Current Issues
What's going on and how you can get involved.
Once again, pro-development forces are pushing for an Outer Beltway around the DC suburbs, which could cost billions, spread sprawl, and take away local control.
The Outer Beltway around DC and the Charlottesville bypass are both demonstrably bad ideas and wastes of public money--which is why road proponents are sneaking around the public process to push them forward.
Learn more about this costly and unjustified road proposal in a May 2011 PEC email alert and use the Take Action links to write to the Governor!
The Catoctin Creek Scenic River Advisory Committee has been reestablished by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). Learn more about the goals of the committee and the Scenic Rivers Program.
Request to rezone approximately 190 acres within the Transition Policy Area from residential to industrial. The rezoning would allow a 4.9 million square-foot secure business park --as opposed to the current zoning, which allows 19 homes.
February 9, 2011. PEC Press Release
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.
The proposed Unison Battlefield Historic District is home to one of the nation's most pristine Civil War battlefields.
Check out the Buy Fresh Buy Local website and download your 2011 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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