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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…
By Valerie Cury At the Feb. 27 Purcellville Town Council Work Session, Vice Mayor Erin Rayner made a resolution to direct the planning commission to send any potential bylaw changes to the town council for approval. Rayner indicated that this resolution was important and necessary, even though the drafted bylaw revisions had already been sent…
Leesburg Town residents are invited to take advantage of Solarize Virginia, a program that launched on Monday, April 1 to reduce the cost and complexity of going solar. Through a community-based outreach initiative managed by Virginia nonprofit Local Energy Alliance Program, homeowners can sign up to receive a free solar satellite assessment and discounted prices from vetted…
Youngkin Also Vetoed Arbitrary Wage Mandates that Would Harm Virginia’s Small Businesses and Farms Acting on 107 bills on March 28, Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed 100 bills, including bills that strengthen law enforcement’s ability to prosecute child predators and expand Department of Corrections inmate access to quality health services. The Governor vetoed seven bills that…
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced he was taking final action on 67 pieces of legislation, signing 31 bills into law, offering amendments to 6, and vetoing 30. “I swore an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of Virginia, and that absolutely includes protecting the right of law-abiding…