Government
At its business meeting on July 5, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors approved the Comprehensive Plan Amendment related to safety and operational improvements to U.S. Rt. 15 north of Leesburg. With this approval, the Loudoun County 2019 Countywide Transportation Plan will be amended by changing the planned ultimate condition of U.S. Rt. 15 between Montresor Road…
By Laura Longley On June 30, Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) and Catoctin District Supervisor Caleb Kershner (R-Catoctin) hosted a Rural Town Hall at Round Hill Elementary School. Blue Ridge Supervisor Tony Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) was unable to attend, but his senior staff represented him. Looking around the school’s multi-purpose room,…
By Laura Longley Despite Loudoun County Planning Commission and County Planning staff recommendations to deny a developer’s application for the rezoning of 87 acres on Fleetwood Road, west of Evergreen Mills Road, on June 7, the Board of Supervisors gave it a go-ahead. That approval allows the developer to expand the project from 29 single…
On the Nov. 8 ballot, in Purcellville Stanley J. “Stan” Milan, Sr. will be running against Joel D. Grewe for Mayor. There are six candidates running for three council seats. Caleb J. Stought, Erin K. Rayner, M.F. “Tip” Stinnette, Ronald B. Rise, Jr., Carol A. Luke, and Mary F. “Boo” Bennett are running for Town…
Loudoun County has sold $64.7 million in general obligation refunding bonds at a favorable interest rate of 2.75 percent. The County received $6.2 million in premium, which was used to reduce the par amount of the bonds, and the proceeds will go into escrow to pay off the outstanding Series 2013A GO Public Improvement and…
Joe Kroboth has been appointed as an Assistant Loudoun County Administrator, announced Loudoun County Administrator Tim Hemstreet. Kroboth has had a lead role in the county’s capital construction and transportation infrastructure development since becoming director of the Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure in 2013. Most recently, he has been serving as interim director of the…
Loudoun County is hosting an online public meeting to gain input from the public on the outcomes of the Russell Branch Parkway: Ashbrook Marketplace Plaza to Ashbrook Place Corridor Study. The meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 11, at 6 p.m. Members of the community are invited to join the virtual meeting to learn, ask questions and…
U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), in June, announced the designation of $9 million in federal funding to three Virginia-based organizations helping to provide affordable housing and services to low-income individuals. This funding comes in addition to the nearly $115 million in funding for affordable housing in Virginia announced earlier this year. Sens.…
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced that the number of employed Virginians expanded to more than 4.2 million workers in May. Virginia has added nearly 80,000 since February. Virginia’s unemployment rate held steady at 3 percent in May. This continues to be below the national rate, which was unchanged at 3.6 percent. The Commonwealth’s labor force…
Gov. Glenn Youngkin ceremonially signed seven bills that deliver on the Governor’s commitment to enact legislation to combat human trafficking in the Commonwealth and empower survivors. Following the ceremonial bill signing, Secretary Kay Coles James officiated the swearing-in ceremony for the Commission on Human Trafficking Prevention and Survivor Support. “Today’s first Human Trafficking Commission meeting…