Government
By Audrey Carpenter As is tradition in Leesburg, military veterans and the public are invited to participate in the George C. Marshall International Center Veterans Day Commemoration Nov. 11th at 10:30 a.m. on the grounds of Dodona Manor. Dodona Manor is Marshall’s former home at 312 E. Market Street, built in the early 1800s. Marshall…
Loudoun County Adjusts Courthouse Shuttle Operations With Opening of New General District Courthouse
The new Loudoun County General District Courthouse is now open to the public as of Tuesday, October 31, 2023, which was announced last week. Also effective October 31 are updates to the operation of the courtesy shuttle that runs between the courthouse buildings and the designated parking areas for the Loudoun County Courthouse Complex. The courtesy…
By Valerie Cury At the Town of Purcellville Town Council Meeting on Oct. 10, council voted to approve the subdivision plat for the Clark property located at 331 E G Street. The property is a 1.01-acre lot. The owners are subdividing the lot into one lot consisting of the original home and an additional lot…
At a recent meeting of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Finance, Government Operations and Economic Development Committee, staff, serving the Committee, recommended a contract increase for the Rt.7/287 interchange improvements. Located in the Town of Purcellville, the increase recommendation is for $80,232.94, bringing the overall total amount to $2,616,687.24. Volkert, a planning, engineering, and…
On Wednesday, Oct. 18, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin spoke at the 2023 Energy Freedom Summit in Tysons, hosted by the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as well as the Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Youngkin began his speech by addressing what “the future of the energy and power industry is all about. It’s about innovation. And that is at the heart of accelerating to the future.”
By Valerie Cury At the Oct. 10 Town Council meeting Vice Mayor Chris Bertaut asked the town council and the town attorney to review a draft letter written by the planning commission to VDOT Commissioner Stephen C. Birch and Deputy Chief Commissioner Cathy McGhee. The letter lays out concerns regarding the Rt. 7/690 Interchange. After…
On Monday Oct. 23, the Leesburg Town Council discussed the finding of the recently conducted Liberty Street parking remediation study performed by USA Environment & Infrastructure Inc. The site of the current parking lot was previously used as a municipal landfill from the 1940s to the mid-1950s. The town council has been considering possible redevelopment…
On Sept. 1, deputy clerk Bill Loy retired after 49 years of service in the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office. Loy served as the probate manager for Clerk of the Circuit Court Gary M. Clemens for the past 22 years. “Bill was a valuable public servant and offered the best probate services in the entire Commonwealth of…
Gov. Glenn Youngkin reiterated his commitment to Virginia’s veterans and celebrated the extended tax-exemptions for military retirement pay through the removal of age restrictions in the 2023 Virginia state budget. After enacting a state tax exemption for military retirement pay in 2022, this expanded benefit will apply to all military retirees regardless of age and…
On Oct. 11, the Virginia General Assembly celebrated the public opening of the General Assembly Building with a ribbon cutting ceremony, plaque unveiling and public tours of the first purpose-built office building for America’s first and oldest legislative body that’s been serving the people of Virginia since 1619. The new building, known as the GAB, features spacious…