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NOVA Parks and philanthropists Chuck and Stacy Kuhn conducted a deed-signing event on June 28 at Springdale, a 128-acre property the Kuhns have donated to the inter-regional parks agency. Springdale Regional Park is near Point of Rocks off Rt. 15 and the Potomac River. Part of the property is comprised of 150 acres that was previously…
The new disposable plastic bag tax of 5 cents per plastic bag that was adopted by the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors earlier this year is effective July 1. The measure is intended to reduce plastic pollution in the region. Shoppers may avoid the tax by bringing their own bags with them to stores. The new tax…
During its June 7, meeting, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors adopted amendments to the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, Chapter 207 – Election Districts, which updates the County’s election districts. The Board adopted the LT-Revised 1 Plan, which was developed through a public process over the past year. New election districts balance population/representation The County’s new…
Zoning Ordinance discussion grows heated By Valerie Cury Both the May 5 Purcellville Planning Commission meeting and the May 9 Special Joint Purcellville Town Council and Planning Commission meeting shed light on two opposing points of view regarding the Town’s Comprehensive Plan. On one side is Town Attorney Sally Hankins, who doesn’t want to follow…
By Laura Longley Sometime soon America’s rural towns—like Purcellville–will have the opportunity to cash in on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $1.9 trillion funding package, the largest flow of federal money to the American people since President Dwight D. Eisenhower created the interstate highway system. Purcellville will be in the running for a piece of the…
At its business meeting on June 21, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider a Comprehensive Plan Amendment related to safety and operational improvements to Route 15 north of Leesburg. If the Board votes to approve this CPAM, the county will be positioned to move forward with designing road improvements and identifying funding…
By Valerie Cury Developer Casey Chapman has given his tenants two months’ notice to vacate their businesses on 21st Street in downtown Purcellville. To show the County that he is serious about starting the Vineyard Square project, Chapman will be cutting off utilities to the buildings before his permits were to expire for the third…
By Laura Longley At a time when Loudoun County is taking its first tentative steps to address the lack of affordable housing for the County’s workforce, Middleburg, capital of the nation’s horse and hunt country, has surprising news: The Town is considering two offers that would add 55 acres and as many as 126 new…
By Laura Longley While the Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance Committee works its way through revisions of the 2019 Comprehensive Plan, a process that will take at least until summer, an increasing number of farms in western Loudoun are disappearing fast. Four large farms around Hillsboro have been sold since June, a fifth a few months…
Is a vote for Purcellville annexations welcoming a Trojan horse? By Valerie Cury During mayor and council comments at the Feb. 22 Purcellville Town Council meeting, Mayor Kwasi Fraser responded to people’s inquiries about the proposed Kuhn annexation request by referring to it and other potential requests as a “Trojan horse,” warning the council against…