Current Issues
What's going on and how you can get involved.
The County is considering adopting an ordinance that would regulate the removal of existing trees and shrubs and discourage building structures within the 100ft closest to perennial streams.
Check out the Buy Fresh Buy Local website and download your 2010 guide to Loudoun farms, farmers markets, wineries, restaurants and more.
Loudoun, once the fastest growing county in the nation, is dealing with the consequences of growing too fast, too much, too scattered. The County's debt service obligation has ballooned to $175.5 million for FY '11.
Historic land saved from development preserves a gateway to the Journey Through Hallowed Ground. Read more about the history and the future of Gilberts Corner in this article from the Spring 2010 Piedmont View.
There's a new rezoning request from Kincora in Loudoun -- This time the developer wants to add 1,400 homes and roughly 3.7 million sq. ft. of office and other uses to their property at the intersection of Rt. 28 and Rt. 7.
Loudoun is in the process of updating the Countywide Transportation plan to lay out a strategy for the orderly construction, maintenance, and improvement of the transportation system. Learn more about the plan & weigh in on transportation options.
Read this PEC alert detailing the power plant proposed for the area just south of Leesburg and west of Ashburn. Let the Board of Supervisors know your thoughts about the proposal.
February 1, 2010. PEC Press Release.
Loudoun's new Energy Strategy was just approved by the Board of Supervisors and includes potential projects that will help Loudoun's government, residents, and businesses to save money on energy bills. Read more about the plan & proposed projects.
The Loudoun Outdoors Guide is online! In addition to information on hiking and wildlife, water recreation and biking trails in Loudoun County, you can enjoy interactive maps and links to additional information for each park.
Limestone rock is common in the eastern United States. Human activities and new development can accelerate the natural pace of limestone erosion--causing sinkholes, threatening buildings and roads, and contaminating groundwater.
The Town of Purcellville has donated an easement on 1,271 acres--which includes three springs and a significant portion of a watershed above Purcellville's reservoir. This property is the largest in Loudoun to be protected by a conservation easement.
Piedmont roads take us through some of the country's most historic landscapes, but their future is uncertain. Read this article to learn how PEC saved a gateway at Gilbert's Corner, saw the Rt 50 traffic calming project to fruition, and more.
PEC is a proud contributor to LoudounPedia, the online wiki encyclopedia focused on Loudoun County and brought to you by the Loudoun County Public Library.
May 21, 2008. PEC News Release.
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