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By Valerie Cury The Purcellville Planning Department has skirted years of citizen input, election results and the principals of transparency, as well as the Town’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan, in favor of advancing developers’ interests. This is most clearly reflected in the significant proposed changes that Planning Staff made to the draft zoning ordinance before presenting…
By Liz Tenney Jarvis Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum in Sterling will be exhibiting 11 photographic prints capturing those Loudoun farms that are part of the State of Virginia’s Century Farm initiative. Professional photographer Philip Ulanowsky visited 11 out of the currently registered 22 farms that meet the Century Farm criteria. According to the Code of Virginia:…
By Valerie Cury At the Oct. 16 Board of Supervisors Business Meeting the Board voted 7-2 to move the special exception process forward endorsing Concept A for the renovations to Mickie Gordon Memorial Park, with Supervisors Kristen Umstattd (D-Leesburg) and Matt Letourneau (R-Dulles) voting against. Initiating the special exception process will allow the community to…
By Kwasi Fraser, former Purcellville Mayor It was my intention to step away from politics after serving you for four terms as Mayor, but I still live in this town, and what I see happening compels me to speak up. Misinformation is being spread by individuals who clearly lack even a basic understanding of finance.…
By Valerie Cury At the Sept. 17 Board of Supervisors Business Meeting, County Administrator Tim Hemstreet sought direction from the Board regarding a potential annexation request from the Town of Purcellville. Chuck Kuhn’s project known as Valley Commerce Center, is requesting annexation into the Town of Purcellville. This issue was on the Supervisors agenda as…
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,…
By Katie Northcott On Friday, Sept. 20, Congressional candidates Mike Clancy and Suhas Subramanyam answered questions concerning the economy, transportation, and immigration. Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce hosted a debate between Clancy and Subramanyam for its 2024 PolicyMaker series. The questions focused on business and quality of life issues. “Our intention is to provide our…
By Reed Carver and Valerie Cury On Aug. 13 the Purcellville Planning and Community Development Department hosted a workshop, along with the Virginia Main Street program. The meeting was held at the Train Station. In attendance were seven staff members to include the Purcellville Planning Department, members of the Economic Development Advisory Committee, Purcellville residents,…
By Reed Carver The Loudoun County School Board voted to allow Collective Bargaining, a unionization vote the night of Aug. 13 at their Board Meeting. Loudoun Education Association will become, “the exclusive bargaining unit” for teachers in Loudoun. Teachers are now unionized, but more is needed, said members of LEA outside in the gathering area…
Purcellville is set to sizzle this September with the launch of its Inaugural Purcellville Restaurant Week. Sponsored by Silas Redd, owner of Mister on Main and Nostalgia Boutique, this highly anticipated eventpromises to showcase the vibrant and diverse culinary scene of this charming small town. There is a need for more restaurants to sign up…