Government
By Audrey Carpenter A current NextEra Energy senior attorney and former legal advisor to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark Christie was elected to the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) Jan. 24 by the Virginia General Assembly. Kelsey Bagot has been working for NextEra for 1.5 years. Prior to that she was the legal…
By Valerie Cury “I understand; and I hear you; and I feel you,” said Purcellville Mayor Stan Milan at the Jan. 23 Town of Purcellville Town Council Work Session before his – and a majority council yes vote – to vacate “a part of a plat on which is shown a 100-year flood plain easement.”…
Loudoun County is hosting a meeting to gain input from the public on the Rt. 50 corridor Feb. 15, in Aldie. The study corridor is approximately 14 miles of Rt. 50 from Northstar Boulevard to the Fauquier County line. The study will identify safety and operational issues and present recommended solutions. The Rt. 50 public input…
On Jan. 30, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Todd Young (R-IN) and U.S. Representatives Jen Kiggans (R-VA-3), Susan Wild (D-PA-7), Buddy Carter (R-GA-1), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, a comprehensive law…
By Reed Carver The owners of the Dulles Greenway (Toll Roads Investors Partnership II, or “T.R.I.P.”) have requested of the SCC to raise the rate of tolls from $5.80 to $8.10 during rush hours, and up from $5.25 to $6.40 during other hours. The rush hour change would be one of 40%. The off-hour change…
Loudoun Commissioner of the Revenue Robert S. Wertz Jr. has recently mailed notification of 2024 personal property filing requirements to all owners of automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, campers, trailers, boats, motorhomes, aircraft, and mobile homes currently on the county’s tax rolls. Residents will soon begin receiving notices in the mail with an account number and instructions…
By Audrey Carpenter Loudoun County will be sending three brand new legislators to Richmond to begin working on the people’s business Jan. 10. State Senator-elect Russett Perry (D) will represent the 31st Senate district that was created as part of the redistricting efforts of the Virginia General Assembly in 2021. It includes portions of both…
By Audrey Carpenter U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) met with a group of mental health practitioners, the school superintendent, Board of Supervisors Chair and corrections officials on Monday at the Loudoun County government building in Leesburg to learn more about substance use issues in the County and how to address them better. Kaine introduced the…
Ceremonial Swearing-In of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors and the Loudoun County School Board on Saturday, Jan. 6 at the Holiday Inn, Dulles.
By Audrey Carpenter At its monthly meeting Dec. 19, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark Christie supported reform of FERC’s planning and cost management rules, and its incentives policy related to electrical transmission projects. FERC is composed of five commissioners who vote on regulatory matters in the electric, oil, gas and hydropower industries. Before…