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Loudoun County officials encourage residents and businesses who wish to offer comment on Dominion Energy’s proposed transmission lines along Rt. 7 in Loudoun County to attend the State Corporation Commission public hearing, Thursday, Sept. 5, from 6 – 10 p.m., at Belmont Ridge Middle School, 19045 Upper Belmont Place in Leesburg The SCC is considering a request…
The Purcellville Police Department has announced that Officer Carl Benjamin Nett was recently selected as the “Officer of the Year.” The Officer of the Year award is an anonymous, peer-selected award. Officer Nett joined the Department in 2022. He graduated from the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy in December of 2022, where Officer Nett received the…
By Grace Bennett On July 13, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) met with county and Appalachian Trail representatives at the Bear’s Den Trail Center to discuss the dangers of road crossings for hikers. The intent of the meeting was to raise awareness and propose solutions to the safety concerns between traffic and pedestrians. The Appalachian Trail…
By Grace Bennett The Town of Leesburg has already once this year exceeded its water treatment capacity, and the expansion of high-demand projects such as data centers may trigger the need for expensive utility upgrades. During a presentation in late 2023, staff pointed out that an increase in funding for water treatment systems was already…
By Valerie Cury At the end of the July 23 Purcellville Town Council Work Session Council Member Caleb Stought asked Mayor Stan Milan to add a presentation by Casey Chapman of his revised proposal for the Vineyard Square Project to the September council agenda. The request was made even though the same presentation had already…
By Reed Carver Greenlin Park, a potential data center, was discussed by the Planning Commission on May 28. The 81.17-acre property is owned by Chuck Kuhn through JK Land Holdings. It is located south of Leesburg, on the west side of Sycolin Road. Shreve Mill Road and the Dulles Greenway make up the other borders…
By Valerie Cury At its July 9 Purcellville Town Council meeting an update was provided on the Chuck Kuhn Valley Commerce Center annexation/boundary line adjustment proposal. At the council’s work session on July 23, the council’s majority voted to continue the annexation/boundary line adjustment process to further enter into discussions with the applicant. In a…
By Reed Carver The problem, and proposed solution Arcola was an agricultural region that is now changing rapidly. Rezonings as far back as 2014 began to shift the area from farming to industrial/data centers uses. These trends have sandwiched the neighborhood along one-lane gravel road Hiddenwood Lane between data centers, soon to be built data…
The Leesburg Town Council approved rezoning and special exception applications for Chuck Kuhn’s Westpark Tech development at its meeting on July 23. The site fronts Clubhouse Drive and is surrounded on three sides by open space owned by Loudoun County. The property is the former site of the Westpark Hotel and Golf Club. By-right development…
Virginia’s general fund revenues ended fiscal year 2024 $1.2 billion over the official revenue forecast. For the full fiscal year, overall general fund revenue collections grew 5.5 percent, well above the 1.3 percent increase assumed in the official forecast. The official forecast incorporated $525 million of excess revenues received through April, and $22 million of…