Opinion
By Lloyd Harting The number of commercial trucks passing through Purcellville will increase significantly if the pending application submitted by 17110 Purcellville Road LLC for annexation of its 117-acre property along Purcellville Road is approved by the Purcellville Town Council and results in the construction of a 1.2 million square foot industrial/commercial Valley Commerce Center…
By David Eno and John Payne David Eno and John Payne have been friends for forty years. They have some things in common and others not in common at all. They both moved to Purcellville, but were raised in other states. David in New York, John in California. Both worked at one time or another…
By John Ellis The citizens of Purcellville love their beautiful small town, as do many others like me who live nearby. However, we do have some complaints, including our frustration with traffic congestion. And, unfortunately, that particular problem keeps getting worse. So how do we fix it? There are two general approaches. The “go to”…
By Charles Houston On October 16 our Board of Supervisors will vote on yet another rezoning request by JK Land Holdings, the biggest land speculator in the county and a frequent recipient of the Board’s favorable votes. The owner of JK Land Holdings has probably made a billion dollars on its land deals. (That amount’s…
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…