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FY25 Budget – Bad Timing for More Debt

By Purcellville Council Member Chris Bertaut Purcellville is in budget season and the outlook is not good for the town’s residents. For the first time since 2012, millions in new debt is being proposed that will reverse progress made, with…

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How much are you willing to pay for “by right” development?

By John Ellis Loudoun citizens’ frustrations continue to rise as breakneck growth and development overwhelm our roads, schools, neighborhoods, and countryside. And that’s even before we start to consider how much it costs us as taxpayers; which is a lot.…

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Some Supervisors May Hate This

By Charles Houston Abridged conversation:  Citizens: “We must reduce housing density in the county.” Big easement donor and a developer: “That’s downzoning and is illegal. If you enact it, we won’t do anything more in Loudoun.” This person is wrong,…

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Rt. 7/690 Interchange – ‘Measure twice to cut once and the divorce before the marriage’  

By Kwasi Fraser Citizens of Purcellville, let me clarify my position on the Rt. 7/690 Interchange. I once supported this proposed project based on the Loudoun County Interchange Justification Report (IJR) design.  I envisioned relief for Hirst Road congestion as…

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