Loudoun County

PEC stands with citizens to build excellent communities, relieve taxes and traffic, and protect open space in Loudoun. We work to maintain a balance between the towns and villages, the suburbs, and the country so residents can enjoy all the places that make Loudoun unique.

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Why True North Data is Worse than Current Zoning

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Last week I wrote a post about Public Drinking Water Supply and the Loudoun Transition Area, but this time, I want to drill down into a specific development proposal that would impact water quality: the True North Data center application ...
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Public Water Supply Protection & The Loudoun Transition Area

Public Water Supply Protection & The Loudoun Transition Area

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The question facing Loudoun today is this: How much are we willing to increase development in the environmentally sensitive Transition Area? Particularly when we know the result would be a long-term reduction in water quality and increased cost to taxpayers ...
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True North Data – Wrong Direction for Loudoun

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True North Data is being proposed on an environmentally sensitive site in Loudoun’s Transition Policy Area. At the same time, the Board of Supervisors is asking citizens what they would like for that area's future as part of a Comprehensive ...
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Potomac Bridge Crossing Maps

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During the summer of 2017, the Loudoun Board of Supervisors directed county staff to study and recommend potential Potomac bridge crossing sites between Goose Creek and the Fairfax County line. The new bridge has long been a dream of area ...
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Eight Reasons to Put an End to the Potomac River Bridge Project (before it bites)

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As their name implies, zombie projects have a way of coming back every few years. Proponents of these projects keep spending money, they gin up PR campaigns and they eventually convince policymakers that the project deserves another look. In the ...
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A Closer Look at TransAction Plan Projects in Loudoun

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The draft NVTA TransAction Plan is a wish list of over 350 projects being considered for funding. Though we strongly oppose the new Potomac River Bridge project (24) and the Bi-County Parkway (226), there are many good projects on the ...
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Envision Loudoun Workshop

Two Paths for Loudoun. Weigh In!

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Dear Supporter, Loudoun County is continuing the process of updating its Comprehensive Plan, which guides all future growth and development in the County. After sitting through the Envision Loudoun public workshops and participating in the Comprehensive Plan Stakeholder Committee, I ...
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Envision Loudoun Workshop

Choices facing Loudoun

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Remember taking civics or government in high school? Sometimes, it may feel fairly irrelevant to your day to day life... But then you think about traffic, taxes, school boundary changes, parks and recreation, social services, where you work or shop, ...
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A lot to report on! (re: the Loudoun Comp Plan update)

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The Comprehensive Plan Stakeholder Committee has been on a semi-monthly schedule of meetings since March, in an effort to be prepared for the next round of Envision Loudoun workshops for resident input scheduled for the first half of June ...
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More About Roundabout Meadows

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Over a 20 year period, The Piedmont Environmental Council has played a leadership role in preserving the historic and scenic landscape at Gilberts Corner. This Rte. 15 & 50 corridor serves as the symbolic gateway to the Piedmont; essentially a ...
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