Government
Earl Dubin, project coordinator for the Town of Hamilton, spoke at the Oct. 16 Board of Supervisors Business meeting seeking funding from the Board for three Capital Improvement Projects. The first is for help with sewer relining of older clay lines in the Town. Dubin said the Town completed Phase 1 of the relining process…
By Lloyd Harting At the Mayfair Community Association Board of Directors meeting on Oct. 21, the Mayfair Community Association Board of Directors voted against a signed petition submitted by Mayfair homeowners. The petition asked the Board of Directors to send a letter to the Purcellville Town Council requesting that the Town legally terminate its existing…
By Valerie Cury On Oct. 7, the Blue Ridge Leader held their second candidate forum at the Franklin Park Art Center for eight Town of Purcellville Town Council candidates. The Sept. 16 forum was changed from a mayor and town council forum, to just mayor, based on the request from the Milan team. The date…
By Valerie Cury In the race for Purcellville Mayor and Town Council, there are two distinct clear sides from which the two opposing teams are receiving donations. Stan Milan, who is running for reelection for Purcellville Mayor as of the Oct. 15 filing date, received two donations. A donation of $2,000 came in on Aug.…
By Katie Northcott In their meeting on Sept. 17, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors approved a plan to review rural zoning ordinances in Western Loudoun. The Board of Supervisors wishes to facilitate communication between themselves, the Transportation and Land Use Committee (TLUC), and stakeholders in the community. The Board of Supervisors is seeking to…
Gov. Glenn Youngkin released the following statement after a federal judge ruled to reinstate self-identified noncitizens back onto the voter rolls: “Let’s be clear about what just happened: only eleven days before a Presidential election, a federal judge ordered Virginia to reinstate over 1,500 individuals—who self-identified themselves as noncitizens–back onto the voter rolls. Almost all…
On Oct. 24, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced a new $40 million grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Airport Terminals Program to aid in the construction of Washington Dulles International Airport’s new 14-gate regional and commuter terminal. This is the fourth consecutive fiscal year that the new terminal project has received funding through the Bipartisan…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 23, announced $3.6 billion in new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to upgrade water infrastructure and keep communities safe. Combined with $2.6 billion announced earlier this month, this $6.2 billion in investments for Fiscal Year 2025 will help communities across the country upgrade water infrastructure…
Harvey, Panth, and Mozzi have been appointed to serve as the District Election Officers for the Eastern District of Virginia, and in that capacity are responsible for overseeing the District’s handling of election day complaints of voting rights concerns, threats of violence to election officials or staff, and election fraud, in consultation with Justice Department…
View the entire forum recording. On October 7, candidates for Purcellville Town Council participated in a forum at Franklin Park Arts Center. All candidates had initially agreed on the date, and the location was changed as the lighting and sound system for eight candidates were better at Franklin Park Arts Center. The Milan team didn’t…