Government

LCSB adopts FY 24 Budget

February 7, 2023

The Loudoun County School Board adopted the FY24 Budget during the Operating Budget Adoption and Public Hearing on Thursday, Feb. 2, at the Loudoun County Public Schools Administrative Offices in Ashburn. Ten community members provided comment, six in-person and four virtually, for the Board to consider as they tackled the over $1.6B operating fund. The session was…

Youngkin to prioritize cutting state taxes

February 5, 2023

By Tabitha Reeves On Jan. 26, Gov. Glenn Youngkin was the keynote speaker at the National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Day, where he emphasized the need to cut state taxes. Comparing Virginia to surrounding states, he explained why his administration believes that Virginia is too expensive and that a reduction in taxes can…

Wexton Named to House Appropriations Committee Subcommittees

February 2, 2023

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced her selection to serve on the House Appropriations Committee Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee and Legislative Branch Subcommittee. “I’m honored to be selected once again to serve on the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and the Legislative Branch Subcommittees. I look forward to…

Purcellville Wastewater Funding: “It’s not a good idea,” Mayor Milan says as senior management advocates raising utility rates to reduce debt

February 1, 2023

At the Purcellville Town Council Work Session on Jan. 25, the Council voted unanimously to use the $926,000 plus interest in monies obtained from the sale of nutrient credits on the Aberdeen property to offset wastewater increases.

Board of Supervisors’ resolution on social and racial equity passes

February 1, 2023

Loudoun County’s recently established equity resolution defines the term as “commitment to promote fairness and justice in the formation of priorities, policies, and programs.”

The Town of Purcellville Projects continue amidst concerns

February 1, 2023

Tabitha Reeves On Jan. 10, Mark Hoffman of the Transportation and Capital Infrastructure Department updated the Loudoun County Finance, Government Operations and Economic Development Committee on the Town of Purcellville Projects. Despite making some requested changes to the proposed infrastructure, such as including pickleball courts at Fields Farm and moving the Park and Ride lot…

VA Council accepting entrees for Women’s High School Essay Contest

January 30, 2023

Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced that the Virginia Council on Women is encouraging female high school students to enter the 12th Annual Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and Healthcare essay contest.  The contest is open to Virginia women in their senior year of high school who hold at least a 3.0 GPA for the merit-based awards…

Board adopts Airport Impact Overlay District amendments

January 23, 2023

At its Jan. 17, meeting, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors approved changes to the county’s Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Ordinance and zoning map pertaining to land development in areas where airport noise impacts are known to occur currently and expected to occur in the future as airport traffic increases. The Airport Impact Overlay District is a zoning designation for…

Amazon Web Services plans to expand Data Center Campuses

January 22, 2023

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced that Amazon Web Services, an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), plans to invest $35 billion by 2040 to establish multiple data center campuses across Virginia. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with the General Assembly’s Major Employment and Investment Project Approval Commission to secure the project to expand data center investment…

Del. Dave LaRock Files “Sage’s Law,” HB 2432

January 22, 2023

Sage’s Law seeks to address several failures of government that were experienced first-hand by a Virginia teenager and her parents over the past year. Michele Blair, the mother of the bill’s namesake shared her story of being intentionally kept in the dark about her daughter’s gender struggles while at school from both teachers and counselors,…