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By Valerie Cury The owners of the Shoppes at Main and Maple Avenue shopping center, located at 745 East Main Street in Purcellville, are planning to build a 5,000 sq. ft. restaurant in the location behind Walgreens. At the Feb. 16 Planning Commission meeting, the applicants, White Star Investments, asked for a Special Use Permit…
In the last remaining minutes of the six and a half hour Feb. 7 Board of Supervisors Business Meeting, the Supervisors came out of executive session and Supervisor Tony Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) made a motion to authorize the County Administrator to execute a purchase agreement to purchase 142.71 acres for a Western Loudoun Recreational Center. …
Funding made possible through bipartisan infrastructure law will improve safety and customer experience U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $29,400,000 in federal funding for three Virginia airports. Funds were made available through the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Terminals Program. This funding was made possible through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which was negotiated by Sen. Warner and strongly supported by Sen. Kaine. “Another day, another win…
In mid-February, County Administrator Tim Hemstreet presented a proposed budget for the Loudoun County government to the Board of Supervisors for Fiscal Year 2024, which begins July 1, 2023. The budget totals $4.2 billion in appropriations for the County government and Loudoun County Public Schools. The proposed budget has been prepared at a real property…
Loudoun County Commissioner of the Revenue Robert S. Wertz Jr. has scheduled free information sessions to familiarize residents with the eligibility criteria for the County’s generous real estate tax and car tax relief program. Loudoun County homeowners 65 or older or with disabilities who are below established income and wealth limits may benefit from a…
Loudoun County celebrated an Adult Drug Treatment Court graduation on Wednesday, Feb. 22, in a ceremony hosted at the Loudoun County Courthouse. Drug treatment courts are specialized court dockets within the existing structure of Virginia’s court system offering judicial monitoring of intensive treatment and strict supervision of substance-abusing defendants in drug and drug-related cases. The primary…
The Purcellville Town Council went into executive session at 1 p.m. on Friday Feb. 10 to discuss a personnel matter. Town Manager David Mekarski will no longer be working for the Town effective April 13. His contract with the Town of Purcellville has been terminated. John Anzivino will serve as interim town manager, commencing Monday…
During its Feb. 7, meeting, the Board of Supervisors formalized the name of Loudoun County’s courthouse complex in downtown Leesburg. Additionally, the Board approved the placement of a special moniker on the historic 1895 courthouse on the corner of King and Market streets to honor civil rights attorney Charles Hamilton Houston. The move comes as…
The Loudoun County Department of Planning and Zoning will be closed to the public on Monday, February 13, 2023, for staff training. As a result, in-person services will temporarily be suspended for one business day. The department will reopen for normal operations on Tuesday, February 14. Online Services Online services will continue to be available, including: In-Person…
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) along with U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA-16) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) reintroduced the Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act) — legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code to ensure that funding for broadband deployment from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the American Rescue Plan will not be considered taxable income.…