Government
By Valerie Cury At the March 17 Purcellville Town Council Special Meeting, Town Manager David Mekarski presented the Town’s Fiscal Year 2022 proposed budget of $22.4 million. This is a 7 percent increase over last year. The General Fund is proposed for $11.7 million – a 1 percent increase over last year. For Parks and…
By Valerie Cury The American Rescue Plan Act, also known as the COVID-19 Stimulus Package, will net Purcellville $9,250,037 as it stands today, but could be as low as $2.2 million. Loudoun County will be receiving $80,203,148. However, there might be a recalculation in the numbers. At the March 23 Purcellville Town Council Meeting, Council…
Ignoring Planning Commissioners, split Town Council – Names Dooley Purcellville Zoning Administrator
By Valerie Cury At the March 9 Purcellville Town Council meeting, Don Dooley Purcellville’s newly-hired Planning and Economic Director was voted in as Zoning Administrator. The Council voted 4-3, with Vice Mayor Mary Jane Williams, and Council Members Joel Grewe, Ted Greenly, and Tip Stinnette voting yes. Purcellville Mayor Kwasi Fraser, and Council Members Stan…
The Leesburg Town Council adopted the real estate tax rate for the 2021 calendar year and approved the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget and the six-year Fiscal Year 2022-2027 Capital Improvements Program. The council maintained the current real estate tax rate of 18.4¢ per $100 of assessed value. “We are taking a very conservative, cautionary approach…
Gov. Ralph Northam has released preliminary guidance for how K-12 schools, as well as colleges and universities, may safely hold in-person graduation and commencement events this spring. These tentative plans have been reviewed with education officials and are expected to be included in an April 1 update to Third Amended Executive Order Seventy-Two. Graduation events…
On March 17, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted to pass bipartisan legislation that would reauthorize and expand the Violence Against Women Act. Since its original passage in 1994, VAWA has helped millions of women fight back against domestic violence and sexual assault by equipping them with legal assistance, expanding access to survivor support services, and…
On March 11, the 33rd House of Delegates Republican Legislative District Committee announced that Delegate Dave LaRock is officially the Republican nominee, as no other candidates filed to run in the June 5 convention, which will now be cancelled. LaRock, a Loudoun father, grandfather and small businesses owner, has represented the district since January 2014. Del. LaRock…
Loudoun County Commissioner of the Revenue Robert S. Wertz Jr. is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations seeking an exemption from Loudoun County real and/or personal property taxes for the 2022 tax year. The deadline to apply for the exemption is Thursday, April 1. Most charitable nonprofit organizations are not automatically exempt from local property taxes…
Loudoun County is hosting an online public information meeting for the Village of Waterford Traffic Calming and Byway Assessment Study. The purpose of this meeting is to seek feedback from the public on the study. The meeting will be held Thursday, April 15, from 6 – 7 p.m. Members of the public are invited to…
Loudoun County’s network of unpaved roads is a treasure for outdoor enthusiasts, attracting cyclists, runners and equestrians from throughout the country. To assist visitors and residents, the Loudoun County Office of Mapping and Geographic Information has launched a new mobile-friendly online map of the county’s unpaved roads. In 2020, Loudoun County’s 300-year-old rural road network received recognition…