Government
Daniel Galindo is Loudoun County’s new director of the Department of Planning and Zoning. Galindo was promoted to director after serving as assistant director of the department since Feb. 2021. Galindo’s appointment has been effective as of Oct. 13. “Mr. Galindo has showed exceptional leadership since joining Loudoun in 2017, demonstrated by his continual promotions…
Loudoun County election officials remind residents that if they are not registered to vote or need to update their registration, they have until Monday, Oct. 17., to do so in order to vote a non-provisional ballot in the Nov. 8 general election. The voter registration deadlines are: Online Voter Registration: Monday, Oct. 17, at 11:59…
The Purcellville Economic Development Advisory Committee has scheduled a special meeting on Wednesday, Oct.19, to begin at 9 a.m., and to be held at the Train Station, 200 N. 21st Street, Purcellville. The purpose of this meeting is for members to be able to attend and conduct a business outreach program designed to provide helpful information to…
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), joined by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), introduced the Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act — legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code to ensure that funding directed for the implementation of broadband from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the American…
The Rt. 7 Bypass will have lane closures between Monday, Oct. 3 and Friday, Nov. 11 for cleaning and painting of the Bell Road (Rt. 720) overpass located between the Rt. 7 Business (East Loudoun Street) Purcellville/Round Hill interchange and the Rt. 287 (Berlin Turnpike) interchange, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. Lane closures…
John Anzivino’s Leadership Analysis for Purcellville On Sept. 29, the Purcellville Town Council held a special meeting to hear a Leadership Analysis presentation and discussion conducted by John Anzivino, Management Analyst and Coordinator. In 2017, Anzivino served as Interim Town Manager for the Town of Purcellville. “This is a very different community than when I…
By Laura Longley How does a 156-foot cell tower with arrays for up to five carriers get approved for construction next to an area zoned by a county as an “historic district”? Take one town with a community desperately in need of cell service; a Town Council trying to meet the need and benefit from…
Loudoun County will host a hazardous waste collection event for businesses or otherwise nonresidential generators on Thursday, Oct. 6. Pre-registration is required to participate and must be received no later than 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30. The program consists of two collection events per year where eligible hazardous waste generators may deliver toxic, reactive, ignitable…
Dear Editor: It has come to my attention that Purcellville Mayoral candidate Joel Grewe has stated in a recent Facebook group that “Also, on the note of history I believe Karl Phillips in 2006 had a partisan endorsement from the LCDC (Loudoun County Democratic Committee) in a run for mayor here in town.” Mr. Grewe’s…
Loudoun County election officials want voters to be aware of notices being sent by the Virginia Department of Elections to all Virginia voters regarding their polling locations for the Nov. 8 general election. They want voters to know: There is only one polling place in Loudoun County that has changed from the last election. In…