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My View From A Small Town: July 2014
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My View From A Small Town. Wednesday, July 23, 2014. First Town Council Meeting, July 22, 2014. Last night was the first meeting of the new Town Council. Here is my recap of the evening. Look at the upcoming vacancies. To see if there is one that interests you. John Nave was unanimously appointed Vice-Mayer with a term expiring in July 2015. The primary function of the vice-mayor is to serve as the "acting-mayor" in the mayor's absence. I must clarify, with regards to Vineyard Square, the developer can s...
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My View From A Small Town: May 2014
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My View From A Small Town. Friday, May 16, 2014. Recap of Planning Commission Work Session May 15th. I attended the Planning Commission meeting May 15th since there was to be discussion about re-zoning the Hirst Rd and Maple Ave Corridor from its current Local Service Industrial (CM1) zoning to Mixed-Commercial (MC), a zoning change that was denied to the Catoctin Creek Towne Center developers just a few short months ago by the Planning Commission. For this area done in 2009. Mr. Sullivan asserte...Consi...
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My View From A Small Town: February 2015
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My View From A Small Town. Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Council in Review, Wednesday, February 25th. Last night's Council Meeting was met with some challenges. Statements that were made by my colleagues on Council were somewhat misleading or were unwarranted and I wanted to take an opportunity to address them here. Phillip Message of the Bush Tabernacle/Purcellville Teen Center gave a. On the activities and events going on there. Mr. Message has done a significant job of attracting new events an...The r...
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Future Oceans? Nobody Gives A Shit - Decline of the Empire
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Decline of the Empire. Laquo; Love At First Sight. Hot Enough For You? Nobody Gives A Shit. The Nereus Program, a joint venture of the Nippon Foundation and the University of British Columbia, issued a report yesterday called Predicting Future Oceans. Pdf) I will re-print the press release. Which accompanied the release. Continued CO2 emissions are leading to changes in ocean temperature, acidity and oxygen levels that have been unprecedented over the last several thousands of years, said Dr. Jorge S...
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My View From A Small Town: May 2015
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My View From A Small Town. Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Constitutions, charters, statutes, and ordinance provide the source of authority for elected officials and staff in the policy-making and day to day process of managing the town. A clear understanding of roles and responsibilities increases our effectiveness. Whether legislative or executive, our goal is to serve the community. The actions last night have made me ponder who exactly is providing the fuel for this narrative that we are a fractured entity.
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My View From A Small Town: April 2015
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My View From A Small Town. Saturday, April 18, 2015. Baseball and Small Towns. April 18, 2015 heralded in the 55th Season of the Upper Loudoun Little League. It was an honor to take part in the Opening Season Ceremony. Haske Baseball Field in Purcellville. Norris Beavers ULLL President, Karen Jimmerson, Mayor Kwasi Fraser,. And Dr. Timothy Johnson, National Sports Medicine Institute. Norris Beavers speaking to the crowds on Opening Day. Thursday, April 16, 2015. Recap of April 14th Council Meeting. The P...
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My View From A Small Town: March 2015
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My View From A Small Town. Friday, March 27, 2015. Council Comments from March 24, 2015. I have made my P ublic Comments. From the March 24th, 2015 Town Council Meeting available via Scribd. Included was my response to the most recent editorial in the Purcellville Gazette. This meeting included a presentation from the International Mountain Bike Association which can be viewed also via Scribd. Brad Quinn, from the Purcellville Volunteer Fire Department. Friday, March 20, 2015. I encourage the public to b...
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My View From A Small Town: Unified or Fractured? Neither?
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My View From A Small Town. Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Constitutions, charters, statutes, and ordinance provide the source of authority for elected officials and staff in the policy-making and day to day process of managing the town. A clear understanding of roles and responsibilities increases our effectiveness. Whether legislative or executive, our goal is to serve the community. The actions last night have made me ponder who exactly is providing the fuel for this narrative that we are a fractured entity.
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My View From A Small Town: Hubris in action in Purcellville
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My View From A Small Town. Wednesday, July 1, 2015. Hubris in action in Purcellville. While traveling back to Virginia yesterday, I received an email from a citizen containing a letter from Mr. Eric Zimmerman, who was appointed to the Purcellville Board of Zoning Appeals Commission by a 5-2 vote on June 9, 2015 and is a local land use attorney:. I sent an email to the entire Purcellville Town Council which included Mr. Zimmerman's email:. I did not know this until today that BZA member Chip Paciulli recu...
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My View From A Small Town: October 2014
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My View From A Small Town. Friday, October 24, 2014. Town of Purcellville Settlement with Crooked Run Orchard. There has been some chatter about the Crooked Run Orchard Settlement of this past week and I was a bit dismayed by the quotes, by previous Town Council members, in the print version of the Leesburg Today Article, which was quite different than the. I want to clarify my position, even though it appears overwhelming that the citizens of Purcellville are very pleased with our vote. Councilwoman Joa...
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