Government
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…
By Valerie Cury At the Purcellville Town Council Meeting on Dec. 12, Vice Mayor Chris Bertaut tried to move forward again with the proposal to remove the Northern Collector Road (NCR) from the Purcellville Town Wide Transportation Plan. During the Nov. 14 Town Council Meeting vote to approve an easement on Mayfair Crown Drive, the…
Second company under investigation By Audrey Carpenter Sam Randazzo turned himself into authorities last month. He is the former chair of Ohio’s Public Utilities Commission which regulates utility service providers, including companies that supply electricity to consumers. Randazzo, 74, of Columbus, self-surrendered in the U.S. District Court in Cincinnati Dec. 4 to the FBI, which…
By Audrey Carpenter On the eve before his swearing-in ceremony on Dec. 4 at the old Leesburg Courthouse, Bob Anderson talked with the Blue Ridge Leader about his excitement and the seriousness with which he undertakes the role of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Loudoun County for a second time. Anderson, a 75-year-old Purcellville resident, formerly…
Anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of Loudoun County government programs and services is encouraged to read Loudoun County’s Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 2024) Program Review, which is online at loudoun.gov/ProgramReview. The FY 2024 Program Review is a comprehensive inventory and description of Loudoun County government programs, activities and services with supporting performance measures. It…
Loudoun County’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Popular Annual Financial Report is online. The report is specifically designed to be readily accessible and easily understandable to members of the general public who do not have a background in public finance. The report is intended as a companion document to the award-winning Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, presenting the highlights…
By Audrey Carpenter January will be a busy month for the Loudoun County Public System as students come back to school on Tuesday, Jan. 2, the same day that all nine new members of the School Board officially get sworn in at a ceremony and have an organizational meeting from 4 to 5 p.m. at…
Loudoun County is currently seeking nominations for its recently launched Heritage Register Program. The program, developed by the Loudoun County Heritage Commission and administered by the Department of Planning and Zoning, will recognize heritage resources that are significant to Loudoun County but may be ineligible for recognition at the state and national level through the…
Loudoun County residents and businesses who wish to offer comment on the Dulles Greenway’sproposed rate hike may do so during a State Corporation Commission public hearing, Tuesday,Jan. 9, 2024, 6 -10 p.m. at Freedom High School, 25450 Riding Center Dr. in South Riding. Toll Road Investors Partnership II, LP (“TRIP II”), the company that owns the Greenway,…
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan “Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act.” Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) has become a champion and vocal advocate for the legislation since her diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy, a form of atypical Parkinsonism, this past summer. In September, Wexton announced her plans…