Government
As work continues on the Town Hall parking garage, motorists in downtown Leesburg are advised that construction work beginning the evening of Sunday, April 9, may impact entering and exiting the parking garage. The next phase of garage repairs will begin on the Loudoun Street Side of the garage (Level 1B) and impact the Loudoun…
By Liz Tenney Jarvis Despite his heritage as an eighth-generation farmer in Loudoun County, Sam Kroiz did not originally intend to work the land. Kroiz went to the University of Virginia where he studied environmental science but he found that the classes were more oriented towards the requirements for various medical degrees. So Kroiz returned to…
By Valerie Cury The Purcellville Town Council voted to approve the tax rate of $0.20.5/$100 which is one half cent less than what Interim Town Manager John Anzivino requested. Last year’s rate was $0.21/$100, and the equalized rate for Fiscal Year 2024 is $0.19.16/$100 due to real estate assessments increasing 9 percent. The Town Manager’s…
By Valerie Cury At the Purcellville Planning Commission Special Meeting on March 23, commissioners voted unanimously to recommend that the Town Council “deny the proposed Rt. 7/690 Interchange Project or condition its approval in a manner that fully addresses the issues raised in the Planning Commission’s Resolution to the Town Council’s satisfaction.” The resolution deals…
By Valerie Cury At the March 14 Purcellville Town Council meeting, the Council voted 5-2 to rescind their Feb. 28 vote to approve the County’s proposal for a park and ride lot with 250 plus spaces on the 230-acre Fields Farm property, which houses Mountain View Elementary School and Woodgrove High School. The vote was…
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has approved a budget totaling approximately $4.2 billion in total appropriations for the general county government and school system for Fiscal Year 2024. The adopted budget includes a real property tax rate of $0.875 cents per $100 in assessed value for tax year 2023, which is one-and-a-half cents lower…
Gov. Glenn Youngkin will lead his first international trade mission to Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea in April. Youngkin and the Virginia delegation will visit: Tapei City, Taiwan and Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, South Korea from April 24 through April 29. There, Youngkin will meet with the President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen, government officials, strategic…
Loudoun County offers residents opportunities to get involved in local government by serving on a variety of boards, committees and commissions. Board of Zoning Appeals Loudoun County is seeking applicants to serve on the Board of Zoning Appeals. There is one opening for an alternate member whose term would begin immediately upon appointment by the…
Loudoun County is offering new professional development opportunities for local nonprofit organizations on multiple dates in April and May 2023. The free training, titled Data Management Best Practices Series, aims to help nonprofits collect, manage and present data to successfully apply for and implement grants. This informational and educational series of in-person and online training is…
The Leesburg Town Council has authorized a remediation study for the Liberty Street parking lot. The study will evaluate soil conditions of the property, which was previously used as a municipal dump during the mid-20 th century. The remediation study will investigate and characterize the material contained beneath the pavement in the former dump site. The…