Opinion
How Mayor Milan’s policies could undermine years of fiscal responsibility By Kwasi Fraser, former Town of Purcellville Mayor For starters, I want to make clear there is a policy prescription for what ails our town. I fully endorse and ask the citizens of Purcellville to elect Christ Bertaut for Mayor and, for Town Council, Ben Nett, Brian Green, Susan Khalil,…
Dear Editor: A friend of mine supports Ben Nett for Town Council and has had his sign in their yard for a month. This week, Mayor Milan knocked on my friend’s door and tried to convince them to remove Ben’s sign and support his slate of candidates instead. They declined. The next morning, Milan (or someone from his campaign)…
Dear Editor: I keep hearing again that Purcellville needs to annex property outside of its borders so they can control what is developed on the land. Let’s call this what it is—a flimsy argument wrapped in the guise of concern. The notion that annexing land into the Town will magically grant us control is, at best,…
Dear Editor: Ah, Mayor Milan, what a triumphant declaration! One could almost hear the trumpets blaring as you proudly announced the town’s new AAA rating—a feat, according to you, unmatched in the annals of municipal governance. But before we shower you with laurels, let’s take a moment to pull back the curtain and see what’s…
By Charles Houston Land use, housing, sprawl and property rights have been studied to death, and I don’t think many of those studies have found any universal truths. One recent attempt is from James Barr, an economist and professor, who has just published a book titled, “Cities in the Sky, The Quest to Build the…
By Kwasi Fraser, former Townof Purcellville Mayor First and foremost, I extend my gratitude to each of the three planning commissioners, Nan Forbes, Ed Neham and Nedim Ogelman, whose terms expired on August 31, and were not renewed by the council majority. Your unwavering dedication over the years in revising our 2030 Comprehensive Plan based…
By Ben Nett My name is Carl Benjamin Nett, but everyone calls me “Ben.” My name on the ballot for the upcoming Town of Purcellville election is Carl B. “Ben” Nett, in keeping with the naming options available by state law. I’ve been known by a great many names and monikers over the course of…
By Daniel A. Brubaker On Tuesday, August 13, the LCPS board will vote on whether to finalize unionization of our Loudoun school system, which already eats up roughly 2/3 of the county budget. Are the union people doing it for the kids? No. The teachers? Actually, no. President Franklin D. Roosevelt once wrote, “All Government…
Dear Editor: Once again, Dominion Energy has demonstrated why it may deserve the reputation as the Commonwealth’s worst corporate citizen. Everyone riding around major highways and rural roads can see the dreadful blight of Dominion’s “vegetation management.” The ubiquitous haphazard brown out of plants along our roads and roadsides results from Dominion’s spraying herbicide supposedly…
By Chris Bertaut, Ben Nett, Brian Green, Susan Khalil, and Jon Arnburg Mayberry Not Metropolis. These three simple words have resonated with the majority of Purcellville residents. Citizens are weary of out-of-control utility costs, the pettiness and personal attacks emanating from Town Hall, and the continual push for mass urbanization that threatens to destroy our…