Government
The Leesburg Town Council has voted to approve a voluntary settlement agreement with the County of Loudoun related to the annexation of more than 400 acres at the Compass Creek property for economic development purposes. The Feb. 27 action follows a Feb. 6 vote by the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors to approve the agreement.…
By Valerie Cury On Tuesday Feb. 20, Mayor Stan Milan and Vice Mayor Erin Rayner held a private meeting with Chuck Kuhn and his team regarding the potential annexation of his 117.07-acre property on Purcellville Road. His property is located in the county. Attending the meeting along with Milan and Rayner were the town manager,…
By Valerie Cury At the Purcellville Town Council meeting on Feb. 13, Mayor Stan Milan made another about-face from issues he ran on just a year ago. From his commitment to removing the Northern Collector Road from the Town Wide Transportation Plan, to Rt. 7/690, to not working out deals with developers like the developer of Vineyard…
But accept dense housing in the Transition Policy Area By Reed Carver On Feb. 8, two development companies pitched applications to the Loudoun County Planning Commission. The first, Innovation Gateway, applied to build a combination community park, residences and two data centers in the Urban Transit Center Place Type. This project would require re-zoning. The…
By Reed Carver At the end of the Jan. 10 Board of Supervisors Public Hearing, the Board listened to county staff’s evaluation of the Village at Clear Springs development proposal, the applicant’s arguments, and public comments, until 2 a.m. The decision was not made that night. The applicant is Leonard S. “Hobie” Mitchel, of Clear…
Loudoun Commissioner of the Revenue Robert S. Wertz Jr. announces that participants in the county’s tax relief program for residents who are 65 years of age or older and/or permanently and totally disabled should soon begin receiving their renewal forms. Applications and certifications for tax year 2024 were recently mailed to applicants who are already…
Purcellville Chief of Police Cynthia McAlister announced she will retire on May 1, after nearly nine years of service to the Town of Purcellville, and over 42 years of law enforcement service to the Northern Virginia community. Chief McAlister has led the Purcellville Police Department since June 2015. During that time, she has expanded the…
The proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget and Six-Year Capital Improvements Program was presented to the Town Council Tuesday night. The proposed General Fund budget totals $81.6 million. The entire proposed budget, including the General Fund, the Capital Projects Fund, and the Utilities Fund, is $157.8 million. The proposed budget does not recommend an increase in…
Loudoun County Government is issuing a correction to a factually incorrect report by WJLA-TV and Channel 7 reporter Nick Minock published Feb. 12, 2024, to ensure the taxpayers of Loudoun have correct information regarding the county’s regular legislative program. The report incorrectly claimed that Loudon County hired a lobbyist at a cost of $156,000 to defeat Senate…
Gov. Glenn Youngkin, First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin, and the Virginia Council on Women are holding the 13th Annual Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and Healthcare essay contest and encourage female high school students to enter. “These scholarships are important investments into the futures of women seeking a career in science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics…