Is it a coincidence that Benedict Arnold betrayed his country and last week Ken Reid betrayed his biggest supporters, his long time friends and confidants, and his county, when he vote for the Silver Line extension into Loudoun County? Like Benedict …
Since my house hasn’t had power since Friday evening, and won’t have it again until at least Tuesday afternoon, I am staying in a hotel in PA because on Saturday there were no hotel rooms in the Leesburg area. No rooms from Winchester to…
Today I read this excellent letter to the editor, written by David Dickinson, a resident of Catoctin District in Loudoun. By Mr. Dickinson’s calculations, if metro is approved, it will cost Loudoun commuters $25 a day in tolls to commute to D…
Loudoun County board of supervisors voted tonight to lower the property tax rate to $1.235 per hundred dollars down from the current rate of $1.285. Two of the nine supervisors voted against the budget with this lowered rate, Eugene Delgaudio and S…
A Transit Project for the 1 Percent? Extending the Metro Silver Line from Reston into Loudoun County will provide benefits to those contractors building the (at least) $2.7 billion project, out of state union workers, financiers who float the bonds to …
It is clear that bringing the Metro to Loudoun will increase taxes, raise tolls on the toll road, and bring more traffic to all other roads in the toll road corridor, particularly Routes 7 and 28. Yet some supporters assert that the train will bring …
Anyone who has ever doubted that Suzanne Volpe controls Loudoun County should have attended last night’s board of Supervisors’ meeting. The Board finally voted on the western Loudoun sheriff’s substation, a monstrosity that Simspon wa…
Last night, prior to the LCRC meeting, I met with some of the members of the current Virginia 10th district committee. They confirmed that Anna Lee of Fairfax will announce her run for Chairman of that committee at the FCRC meeting on Monday night. Ann…
My three favorite restaurants are also the top three in the county, Tuskie’s, Lightfoot, and Magnolia Mill, according to Leesburg Today’s article entitled Best of Loudoun. Tuskie’s bartender, the wonderful Gerry Waldren, was was rated…
I am very happy to announce that my friend, Tim Sparbanie, is running for Mayor of Lovettsville. For all the details read Loudoun Patriot’s post and please join us for Tim’s kickoff at Market Table Bistro on December 5th. If you haven’…