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Three winning designs will be used on “I Voted” stickers distributed to voters who cast their ballots at early voting and Election Day polling locations. The stickers will also be sent to those who vote by mail. The Loudoun County Office of Elections and Voter Registration is offering Loudoun residents the chance to design an…
Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, has announced the availability of $535,653 in grant funding for Project Safe Neighborhood initiatives. “Addressing violent crime is among my top priorities, and it is where EDVA is focusing significant effort. We are collaborating closely with our local, state, and federal partners on violence…
Loudoun County is hosting an online meeting to gain input from the public on the proposed Washington & Old Dominion Trail bridge over Sterling Boulevard. The public information meeting will be held Wednesday, March 23, from 6 – 7 p.m. Members of the public are invited to join the virtual meeting to learn, ask questions,…
Loudoun County residents who have questions about the “safe haven” facility at The National Conference Center in Lansdowne are invited to view a Facebook Live question-and-answer session Thursday, March 10, 2022, 3 to 4 p.m. Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis J. Randall and Ashburn District Supervisor Michael R. Turner will host the session. The question-and-answer session will be…
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced that applications are being accepted for the 2022 Governor’s Fellows Program. The Governor’s Fellows Program is a prestigious opportunity for rising college seniors and recent graduates to get a firsthand look at the executive branch in action. Since 1982, fellows have worked alongside the Governor’s Cabinet and staff, learning about…
March is the month when Loudoun County’s Supervisors begin crunching the numbers. The County’s proposed FY 2023 budget was presented to the Board of Supervisors by County Administrator Tim Hemstreet in early February, followed several weeks later by a series of three public hearings. The proposed budget will set the tax rate at $0.895 cents,…
Gov. Glenn Youngkin, on Feb. 21, announced a nearly 89 percent decrease in the Virginia Employment Commission backlog. This is the first step in the governor’s day one game plan commitment to fix the VEC, and put government to work for Virginians. On day one, Secretary of Labor Bryan Slater, Chief Transformation Officer Eric…
Delegate Dave LaRock has announced that the House Appropriations Committee included in their recommended amendments to the budget, Del. LaRock’s amendment providing funding to the Department of Conservation and Recreation for operations of the State Park in Northwest Loudoun County along Harper’s Ferry Road. LaRock said, “I’m very pleased to see that we are moving closer…
Nonprofit organizations serving Loudoun County residents are encouraged to provide input on American Rescue Plan Act federal pass-through funding. Loudoun County will host one virtual general input session and five virtual ‘office hours’ listening sessions for nonprofit organizations to share their needs as the county begins planning for another round of funding. Loudoun County encourages…
Consumers will soon see new symbols and QR codes identifying genetically modified and bioengineered foods as the U.S. Department of Agriculture implements new labeling rules. Food manufacturers, importers and certain retailers must now comply with the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard, which requires labeling foods that have been genetically modified. It also replaces the term genetically…