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The Loudoun County Department of Building and Development will be closed to the public on Wednesday, April 24, for staff training. As a result, in-person services and phone services will temporarily be suspended for one business day. Anything that is submitted online on April 24 will not be processed until Thursday, April 25, when the…
On April 2, Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed 100 bills, including SB7 and HB18 which safeguard Virginians from unlawful discrimination, hate crimes, and antisemitism. Additionally, the Governor vetoed 4 bills. “From day one, we have made combating antisemitism and religious bigotry a top priority. As one of my first executive orders, I formed the Commission to Combat Antisemitism, which issued…
SPECIAL MEETING PURCELLVILLE, Va., April 3, 2024 — The Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) has called a special meeting for Monday, April 15, 2024 at 8:00AM. This meeting will be held at the Purcellville Train Station located at 200 N. 21st Street, Purcellville. The purpose of this meeting is to have discussions with property owners of 21st Street…
By Valerie Cury On March 25, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) held a day of meetings in Northern Virginia. His day started in McLean at the grand opening of MITRE’s AI Assurance & Discovery Lab. Among other things, the lab will help mitigate risks to AI-enabled systems. It will provide state-of-the-art capabilities to support teams as…
By Reed Carver The recent Zoning Ordinance Rewrite, which was adopted in December 2023, took four years to create. Nevertheless, the 2019 Comprehensive Plan provided the vision that the ordinance was based on, but it was not updated on rural policy. The policy that was in place underneath the Plan was a hands-off approach that…
Purcellville resident Carl “Ben” Nett joined the Purcellville Police Department in 2022 and subsequently graduated first in his class from the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy in Ashburn, Virginia. More recently, Nett received the Sheriff’s Meritorious Action Award for spearheading an investigation into a stolen firearm, arresting an illegal alien MS-13-affiliated middle school student…
By Valerie Cury On Feb. 21, Purcellville Mayor Stan Milan, and Vice Mayor Erin Rayner, held a private meeting with Chuck Kuhn to discuss annexation of his 117.07-acre property. The meeting also included the town manager, the assistant town manager, the engineering department and the head of public works. Nine days later, Kuhn filed an…
By Valerie Cury Welcome to Purcellville Mayor Stan Milan and Vice Mayor Erin Rayner’s vision for Purcellville’s Historic Downtown area: a historic district containing 21st Street, divided into downtown north and south, named Purcellville’s Gaslamp District. They took this idea from the city of San Diego, California, where the historic district is called San Diego’s…
By Valerie Cury At the Feb. 27 Purcellville Town Council Work Session, the town council voted 5-2 for a part time Economic Development Advisor position. Mayor Stan Milan, Vice Mayor Erin Rayner and Council Members Kevin Wright, Mary Jane Williams and Caleb Stought voted for the position. Council Members Carol Luke and Chris Bertaut voted…
By Reed Carver Belmont Innovation Gateway, one of the biggest data centers ever proposed, was heard at the March 13 Board of Supervisors Public Hearing, as the last item discussed that night. Approximately 39 people were wearing red, showing their opposition against this proposal, and as many had stop sign stickers on their shirts. Activists…