Government
On March 31, Gov. Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin announced the donation of his first-quarter salary to the Good News Jail and Prison Ministry, an organization dedicated to supplying faith-based resources for jails and prisons in the Commonwealth of Virginia and worldwide. At the Prince William County Adult Detention Center, Governor Youngkin maintained his…
The Town of Middleburg will hold a Land Planning Summit, “Loudoun Together: A Strategy for Our Future,” on April 11 at Salamander Resort & Spa, located at 500 N. Pendleton St., Middleburg, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets for the day are $25 with all proceeds going to Seven Loaves Services. Breakfast and lunch are included in…
Budget maintains real estate tax rate at 17.74 cents per $100 of assessed value. The Leesburg Town Council has adopted the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget and Six-Year Capital Improvements Program. The $159.1 million budget takes effect July 1, the start of Fiscal Year The entire proposed budget, including the General Fund, the Capital Projects Fund,…
The Leesburg Utilities Department recently released the Town’s Water Quality Report for 2022. The full report can be viewed on the Town website at www.leesburgva.gov/waterqualityreport. In 2022, Leesburg met or exceeded all of the Environmental Protection Agency’s water quality standards. “Every year, the dedication of our Water Supply Division employees to providing our customers with safe,…
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the general fund revenue collections for February 2023 were 1.2 percent higher in the first eight months of FY 2023, compared to the same period the previous year. Relative to the official forecast updated in December, unadjusted general fund revenues are ahead of forecast by $111.3 million year-to-date. “February’s revenue numbers confirm that…
Loudoun County is hosting the 13th annual Northern Virginia Housing Expo on Saturday, April 1, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Dominion High School, 21326 Augusta Drive in Sterling. Anyone looking for an affordable place to live in Northern Virginia is encouraged to visit the expo, which will showcase both homeownership and rental opportunities…
State Sen. John Bell (D-13) on March 2 announced he will not “seek reelection to the Senate of Virginia.” In a press release Bell wrote, “he had some difficult and personal news to share today. I have been diagnosed with prostate cancer.” He said he has a “number of excellent treatment options he is considering.”…
Loudoun County Commissioner of the Revenue Robert S. Wertz Jr. is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations seeking an exemption from Loudoun County real and/or personal property taxes for the 2024 tax year. The deadline to apply for the exemption is Monday, April 3. Most charitable nonprofit organizations are not automatically exempt from local property taxes…
Loudoun County officials advocating for the Town of Purcellville to accept their $40 million dollar plan for an intersection designed to accommodate County goals northwest of the town continue to struggle to show how their proposal will benefit Purcellville’s residents.
At the Feb. 14 Purcellville Town Council meeting, a clarification was made to the Feb. 10 meeting concerning the resignation of Town Manager David Mekarski. Vice Mayor Chris Bertaut said that since the last meeting where the Town Council voted to accept Mekarski’s resignation, both the Town and Mekarski had failed to reach an agreement…