Government
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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.