Government
Gov. Ralph Northam has announced that the Commonwealth of Virginia has distributed approximately $304.5 million in Federal American Rescue Plan Act funding to 190 towns. These payments represent the first half of funding provided by the U.S. Treasury for Non-Entitlement Units of local government, with the same amount to be provided in June 2022. These…
Loudoun County has launched a new online system that allows people who are seeking in-person services from the County’s community development departments to make an appointment or to get in a virtual line from anywhere. The new system is designed to improve the experience for the County’s customers at the Government Center in Leesburg through…
By Valerie Cury The Purcellville Town Council has voted 4-2 to reduce building heights in the Town’s C-4 District (historic downtown). Mayor Kwasi Fraser, and Council Members Stan Milan, Chris Bertaut, and Tip Stinnette voted in favor of the new limits with Vice Mayor Mary Jane Williams and Council Member Joel Grewe voting against.The vote…
By Valerie Cury The Town of Purcellville’s Historic Corridor Overlay District, which was created in 2005, is made up of parts of Main Street, North 21st Street, North 23rd Street and South 32nd Street. This District is meant to protect the Town’s architectural and historical character, protect and preserve buildings, and ensure that new development…
Loudoun County will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Davis Drive extension Thursday, July 1, at 1 p.m. The extension of Davis Drive completes a missing link in Loudoun County’s road network by providing a roadway connection between Old Ox Road (Route 606) and South Sterling Boulevard (Route 846). Previously, vehicles…
At a special meeting on June 21, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors adopted guidelines and a preliminary timeline for the 2021 local redistricting process. The Board also voted to maintain its current size, which consists of a chair at large and eight supervisors elected to represent single-member districts. Redistricting is the process of redrawing…
Virginia’s unemployment rate dropped 0.2-percentage point to 4.5 percent in May, which is 4.0 percentage points below the rate from one year ago, Gov. Ralph Northam’s office announced June 23. Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continues to be below the national rate of 5.8 percent. “More people are working in Virginia and our recovery is…
Loudoun County is hosting an online meeting to gain input from the public on the Rt. 7 corridor study on Monday, July 12, from 6 to 7 p.m. The limits of the draft study, completed in February 2021, were from Rt. 28 to the Fairfax County line. The public meeting will examine current safety and…
Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) has requested $10 million to fund a new interchange at Rt. 7 and Rt. 690, Hillsboro Road, and this was included in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s surface transportation reauthorization bill. The bill, titled the INVEST in America Act, must next be passed out of the Committee before going to…
By Valerie Cury Developers want higher building height limits in key parts of Purcellville, with periodic support from certain Council members, depending on the moment, they have tried to take power away from the local legislative body – and, in turn, the citizens – who don’t agree with them. At the Town Council Work Session…