Government
The Loudoun County government and the Loudoun Soil and Water Conservation District are partnering in a program to provide funding to homeowners interested in implementing water quality improvement projects on their property or in their neighborhood. They will host an informational meeting about applying for grants for the projects on Monday, March 24, at 6…
By Valerie Cury On Feb. 14, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine hosted a roundtable with Loudoun County farmers at the Hillsboro Old Stone School. He listened to concerns about the uncertainty and challenges facing the farming community during the early weeks of the Trump administration, including spending freezes, potential tariffs, and the unclear future of immigration…
By Katie Northcott The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors continued discussions about data center re-zoning at a public hearing on Feb. 12. The Board of Supervisors began discussions about changing data center zoning ordinances in the spring of 2022. At its Feb. 6, 2024, business meeting, the Board approved the project plan for a joint…
By Valerie Cury On Feb. 13, the Purcellville Town Council voted 4-3 to advance the Zoning Ordinance to a public hearing scheduled for March 11. Council Members Erin Rayner, Kevin Wright, and Caleb Stought voted against the motion, while Mayor Chris Bertaut, Vice Mayor Ben Nett, and Council Members Carol Luke and Susan Khalil voted…
On Feb. 24, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the launch of “Virginia Has Jobs”, an effort designed to further unleash the Commonwealth’s economic strength by connecting Virginia’s job opportunities with a robust and talented workforce. As part of his commitment to job growth and economic vitality, Youngkin reaffirmed that Virginia is open for business and competing…
At the Feb. 13 Purcellville Town Council meeting, the Council voted 7-0 to accept a one year grant from the County which would allow the Town to eliminate the $25 vehicle license fee for 2025. The Council will reassess options next year. For the 2025 vehicle license fee, council was presented information at the Jan.…
By Valerie Cury At the Feb. 13 Purcellville Town Council meeting, three Council Members expressed disapproval of how Planning & Community Development/Zoning Administrator Director Summer Wilkes was treated at the Feb. 6 Planning Commission meeting. Council Member Kevin Wright criticized the behavior he witnessed, describing it as a mix of arrogance and ignorance. The controversy…
By Sophia Clifton After an intense discussion during the Board of Supervisors Business meeting on Feb. 19, Loudoun County Supervisors voted 5-4 to narrowly pass a motion approving the application for proposed data center Greenlin Park. The new application for the Greenlin Park data center project—located south of Leesburg along the Dulles Greenway, on the…
The Loudoun Workforce Resource Center will host a Loudoun Job Fair on Tuesday, March 18, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the Dulles South Recreation and Community Center, 24950 Riding Center Drive in South Riding. The job fair will primarily focus on the public sector, featuring more than 15 state and local government employers…
U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) have introduced legislation to designate the General George C. Marshall House in Leesburg, known as Dodona Manor, as an affiliated area under the National Park Service. Warner and Kaine advocated for years alongside then-U.S. Representative Jennifer Wexton for an official designation, which would…