Government
On Jan. 3, the Board of Supervisors authorized the use of unassigned General Fund balance from the Loudoun County Adopted Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Budget. The $114,561,290 fund balance includes revenue collected during the fiscal year that was not anticipated and therefore not assigned to budgetary items and expenditure savings. The largest portions of the…
Ram Venkatachalam, Chair of Loudoun’s Transit Advisory Board and a 14-year resident of Brambleton, has announced his run for the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors to represent the new Little River District. Little River was created this year following the decennial US Census and redistricting. It is mainly comprised of the eastern portion of what…
Current Legislative Aide Seeks to Lead the Renamed, Redrawn District Laura TeKrony officially announced she is a Democratic candidate for Supervisor for the newly renamed and redrawn Little River District in 2023. TeKrony has been a resident of Aldie for over 18 years. Since 2016, she has been the legislative aide to Phyllis Randall, Chair…
At the Jan. 3 Purcellville Town Council Special Meeting, Ron Rise, Jr. was appointed to fill the vacant Town Council seat, which was vacated by Mayor Stan Milan. Milan’s town council seat was vacated Jan. 1 when he became mayor. The vote was 4 – 2 with Mayor Stan Milan, Vice Mayor Chris Bertaut, Council…
The Loudoun County Water and Wastewater Program will begin accepting applications for County assistance with community water and wastewater projects starting Jan. 1. The Water and Wastewater Program is designed to support Loudoun County communities experiencing issues with deficient or non-existent water and/or wastewater systems with funding and other resources. Properly functioning water and wastewater systems…
On Tuesday, Jan. 3, Loudoun County will resume collecting fares on its Silver Line bus routes, including the paratransit bus service. In November 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved a temporary waiver of fares on the Silver Line bus routes to promote the use of bus services to Metrorail’s Silver Line. Riders can visit loudoun.gov/busfare for more…
An online version of the Loudoun County 2022 Community Survey is now open to all Loudoun County residents. Loudoun County surveys its residents periodically to get their feedback on government services, the County’s quality of life and priorities for government initiatives. Residents may take the survey online by visiting loudoun.gov/survey through Jan. 9. The online version of…
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced the fiscal year 2023 Virginia Farmland Preservation Fund grant recipients. Five localities have been awarded a total of $875,000 from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Office of Farmland Preservation. The five localities will provide matching funds to support local Purchase of Development Rights programs. PDR programs empower…
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) is calling on Virginians to provide feedback on internet coverage in their communities. Last month, after a sustained push from Sen. Warner, the Federal Communications Commission released a new map with their best estimates of broadband coverage across the country. Now, Warner is asking Virginians to review the FCC map…
The Town of Leesburg has released its Popular Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2022. The report presents key information about the Town’s General Fund finances in a concise format in easily understandable language. “The Popular Annual Financial Report is part of our on-going efforts to provide transparency about the Town’s…