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Loudoun County continues to make progress through the waitlist of people who are pre-registered for a COVID-19 vaccine. As a result, the county is currently making vaccination appointments for people who are pre-registered and in Virginia’s Phase 1a and 1b priority groups. Anyone who has not yet pre-registered for a COVID-19 vaccine and is among those…
Purcellville Mayor Kwasi Fraser has been appointed to the National League of Cities 2021 Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Federal Advocacy Committee. Fraser was elected to a one-year term, and will provide strategic direction and guidance for NLC’s federal advocacy agenda and policy priorities. The appointment was announced by NLC President Kathy Maness, Council member, Lexington, SC. “This…
Goose Creek Overlook votes will be remembered for turning the tide on a big development, but what they surfaced about Loudoun’s leaders and “place types” may be more revealing in the long run. Until March 16’s final Board of Supervisors vote on the controversial Goose Creek Overlook development, you’d have found quite a few Loudoun…
On a sunny and surprisingly warm March 26th near the end of Women’s History Month, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) arrived in Loudoun to visit Leesburg, Purcellville, and Round Hill and deliver a long-awaited message: With vaccinations and the new American Rescue Plan, relief is on the way for women in business. After meeting in Leesburg…
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…
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 Town of Leesburg’s 31st annual Flower & Garden Festival will take place on Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18 at Ida Lee Park. Approximately 70 vendors are expected. Traditionally, the event has been held on the streets of historic downtown Leesburg. Due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, the event has been moved to Ida…
Loudoun County has scheduled more free, drive thru COVID-19 testing events through April. Testing events will be held on Tuesdays only, and end one hour earlier than the testing events held over the past two months. The new COVID-19 testing schedule is now Tuesdays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the following locations: March 30: Franklin…
Loudoun County is home to the world’s largest concentration of data centers, and this Wednesday, Loudoun Economic Development is partnering with the Data Center Coalition and 7×24 Exchange DC to celebrate the impact and future of Data Center Alley. The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors recently passed a resolution to declare March 24 as International Data…
The Loudoun County Health Department continues to discourage non-essential travel at this time, particularly for spring break and upcoming holidays, to slow the spread of COVID-19 and limit the potential of bringing variant forms of the coronavirus back into the community. “While we have been vaccinating more and more people each week, we are also…