News Stories Tagged "Board of Supervisors"

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HCA Proposes Building A Hospital on Route 50

Reversal Could End Fight With Inova

Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009

In a startling reversal, the Hospital Corporation of America announced a proposal Wednesday to build a hospital on Route 50 in Loudoun County, apparently signaling the end of a long struggle with rival Inova Health System over its future in the growing area. Read story and 1 comment »

Power Line Hearings Come to Loudoun

Residents Question Need for Project

Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009

Dozens of Loudoun County residents spoke out Wednesday against plans for a high-voltage transmission line through the county, saying that the line's steel towers would ruin the landscape, drag down property values and hurt the environment. Read story and 7 comments »

Leesburg Plans Utility Rate Change

Out-of-Towners to Pay Less; Residents, More

Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009

The Leesburg Town Council proposed new utility rates last week that would gradually reduce the water and sewer bills of out-of-town customers but slightly increase those of residents. Read story and 1 comment »

Board May Relax Alcohol Law

Beer, Wine Considered At Arts Center, Museum

Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009

Loudoun residents may soon be able to sip wine or beer at concerts, plays, art exhibits and author talks under an amendment that could allow alcohol to be served at two county venues. Read story and 7 comments »

Loudoun News Briefs

Thursday, July 30, 2009

News briefs from around Loudoun County. Read story »

Lots of Talk, Little Action in Loudoun Corruption Probe

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

In Loudoun County, officials and activists have turned widespread talk of an ongoing FBI investigation into a tool for gaining political leverage, a blunt instrument to attack opponents and, most of all, a topic of endless gossip. Read story and 31 comments »

Illegal Signs Must Hit The Road

County Adopts Permanent Ban

Saturday, July 25, 2009

More than 8,000 signs — whether open-house ads or Little League tryout announcements — have been removed from Loudoun County roads since officials launched a pilot program to confiscate them. Read story and 10 comments »

County Road Plan Hitting Some Bumps

Some Supervisors Say It's Taking Too Long

Thursday, July 23, 2009

The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors and its Planning Commission are feuding over changes in the county’s transportation plan, an exhaustive blueprint for building and maintaining roads and highways over the next two decades, according to county officials and e-mail correspondence. Read story and 1 comment »

Zoning Changes For Stadium Approved

Office and Retail Included in Project

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Loudoun County supervisors approved zoning changes Tuesday that would allow a 5,500-seat minor league baseball stadium and a mixed-use office and retail complex to be built at routes 28 and 7. Read story and 35 comments »

Public Meeting Planned on Relocation of The Woods Road

Thursday, July 16, 2009

The location for the scheduled public meeting to discuss the relocation of The Woods Road has been changed due to the level of interest. Read story and 6 comments »

Leaning On Past-Due Tax Bills

Loudoun Proposal Would Raise Fines

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Loudoun County is considering a double-digit increase of its personal property tax fines to crack down on delinquent taxpayers and offset growing costs associated with the accounts. Read story and 3 comments »

Loudoun News Briefs

Thursday, July 2, 2009

News briefs from around Loudoun County. Read story »

Park Gun Ban Divides Supervisors

Self-Defense Issue Delays Measure

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

A measure to lift Loudoun County's ban on carrying firearms in county parks and community centers had been seen as a simple housekeeping amendment. Read story and 6 comments »

The Future of This Old House Is in Supervisors' Hands

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

The last vestige of Lunette, which was a 40-person town in eastern Loudoun County at the turn of the 20th century, is a dilapidated farmhouse stuck in a modern housing development in Aldie. Read story and 24 comments »

Deal Is Reached on Minor League Team

But Supervisors May Block Stadium

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

A group trying to bring minor league baseball to Loudoun County has reached a deal to get a Northern Virginia team but might face an obstacle in a wary Board of Supervisors. Read story and 25 comments »

County's Route 28 Planning Criticized

Study Examines Views Of Property Owners

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

The Route 28 corridor suffers from an "image and prestige problem" because of a lack of large-scale office, entertainment, cultural and retail development, according to a Loudoun County report that focuses on the complaints of dozens of landowners and homeowners associations. Read story and 21 comments »

Board Might Vote Soon On 3-School Campus

Opposition Grows in Western Loudoun

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Loudoun County supervisors could vote as early as this week on whether to kill a proposed deal for a three-school campus near Lovettsville, as pressure ramps up from a group of western Loudoun residents who say the schools would ruin the area's rural economy. Read story and 86 comments »

Owner Fights to Save House

Neighbors Asking County to Raze It

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Two fires, several break-ins, one destroyed roof and four years of rain, snow and sun have left a two-story house at 45 Acorn Ct. in Sterling, or what's left of it, in disarray. Read story and 6 comments »

County Gets $6.3 Million in Stimulus Funds for Transportation Projects

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Loudoun County will receive $6.325 million in its share of a $53 million federal stimulus package earmarked for regional transportation improvements. Read story and 14 comments »

Rally Held To Protest 3 Schools

Complex Planned Near Lovettsville

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Dozens of western Loudoun County residents rallied outside the county government building in Leesburg on Monday night to protest a plan to build three public schools near Lovettsville. Read story and 175 comments »

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