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Loudoun County Encourages Public Participation in Jan. 9 Hearing on Proposed Greenway Toll Increases
Loudoun County officials encourage residents and businesses who wish to offer comment on the Dulles Greenway’s proposed rate hike to attend the State Corporation Commission (SCC) public hearing, Tuesday, January 9, 2024, 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. at Freedom High School, 25450 Riding Center Drive in South Riding. Toll Road Investors Partnership II, LP (“TRIP II”), the company…
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Heritage students participating in the Plant the Moon Challenge will have an opportunity to speak with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live on Tuesday, Jan. 9, from approximately 1:05 – 1:25 p.m. The event can be viewed in real-time on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the NASA website. Students’ questions…
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By Audrey Carpenter The Leesburg Police Department continues to investigate an overnight burglary at Loudoun Guns (302 Industrial Court SE, #F, Leesburg) that occurred Jan 4. Officers initially responded to the area at shortly before 4 a.m. for a report of a loud noise, believed to be a vehicle striking a building. Once on scene,…
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By Reed Carver Negotiations between representatives of Aldie, the Piedmont Environmental Council, and Loudoun County reached their conclusion on Dec. 6. A purchase agreement was given from the County to PEC. In the coming months, they will sell the approximately 6.42 acres, three different parcels known as the “Aldie Assemblage,” to PEC for $600,000. A…
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By Audrey Carpenter Almost a year to the day it opened, Metro’s Silver Line extension could already be facing interruption to service, according to the Washington Area Metro Transit Authority (WMATA). WMATA, which manages Metro, opened six new stops on the Silver Line extension, a 23-mile expansion program, on Nov. 15, 2022. They include Reston…
Read more...By Valerie Cury At the Nov. 14 Purcellville Town Council meeting, during a vote to approve an easement for the Mayfair community, council members expressed a sense of urgency to amend both the Town’s Transportation Plan and Comprehensive Plan. This amendment would eliminate the Northern Collector Road and the extension of O Street from both…
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By Audrey Carpenter The Evergreen Mills Road widening project is advancing, with the design phase expected to be completed and land acquisition to begin this winter. The widening will encompass approximately 1.3 miles of Evergreen Mill Road from the Heritage High School entrance, south of Battlefield Parkway, to South King Street/Route 15. The existing two-lane…
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By Audrey Carpenter It was standing room only Nov. 30 at the Old Stone School in Hillsboro at the Transmission Line meeting hosted by the Piedmont Environmental Council. About 200 people crowded into the auditorium to look at the maps of where proposed transmission lines could be built to supply more electricity to the burgeoning…
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By Audrey Carpenter A group composed of more than 20 environmental, conservation, historic preservation, and climate advocacy groups, as well as community representatives and neighborhoods across the state, have formed a coalition calling for industry-wide data center reform. The Virginia Data Center Reform Coalition will hold its first press conference Friday, Dec. 1 at 11…
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