Government

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,…

Free downtown parking extended through February

January 22, 2023

Parking in downtown Leesburg will remain free through the end of February. The extended free parking promotion will allow for a smoother transition to the new ParkMobile system for on-street parking. Free on-street parking will continue to be limited to two hours, and will be enforced by the Town’s parking staff. Free parking will also…

Public Hearing on revised ordinance prohibiting ownership of certain animals

January 19, 2023

The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hold a public hearing Feb. 15, at 6 p.m. on a proposed new section of Chapter 612, Dogs and Other Animals, of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County. If adopted, the new section of ordinance would prohibit private ownership of certain exotic and venomous species of…

General Fund revenues up halfway through FY23

January 17, 2023

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the General Fund revenue collections for December 2022. Through the first half of the fiscal year, adjusting for policy actions and timing issues, general fund revenues were up 6.5 percent over the prior years. On an unadjusted basis, general fund revenues were 0.8 percent higher versus the projected 8.8 percent decline assumed…

Assistance available to low-income residents

January 17, 2023

The Virginia Department of Social Services is partnering with local utilities to distribute funds to help low income households pay their delinquent water/sewer bills. A one-time relief payment will be available to eligible Virginia residents until the federally funded program funds are depleted. Households eligible for the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program must have a past due…