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| Purcellville Awarded Byrne Justice Assistance Grant. |
On July 9, 2010 – Purcellville was been notified by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services that the Purcellville Police Department’s “Byrne Justice Assistance Grant” application requesting $31,303.00 to establish a mobile In-Field Reporting System has been awarded. The Town is required to match the grant with $1,647.00 in local funds for a project total of $32,950.00
The U. S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) are awarded on a competitive basis to facilitate the prevention and control of crime and improve law enforcement functionality.
The Purcellville Police Department will utilize the JAG funds to establish an In-Field Reporting System. The In-Field System will consist of six ruggedized notebook computers to be placed in six patrol vehicles and shall utilize a specific software system designed to facilitate field reporting. The department’s incumbent Incident Based Reporting software vendor DaPro will install their MobileFR software on the new notebooks and also the office server to permit the officers to generate and file incident, accident and other reports directly from their patrol vehicles through the use of a secure remote computer interface system. The system has a proven track record in Virginia and is currently in use in Amherst, Greene, Patrick, and Rockingham Counties and the City of Harrisonburg and Towns of Elkton, Broadway, Timberville, Grottoes and the James Madison University PD. The MobileFR System will seamlessly integrate with the department’s existing Incident Based Reporting software.
Board of Supervisors Adopts Revised Countywide Transportation Plan
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The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Tuesday adopted a Revised Countywide Transportation Plan (CTP), which serves as a guide for planning the county’s transportation system and is intended to serve the mobility needs of the county over the next 20 years.
The update of the CTP addresses a variety of transportation planning issues, including projected future travel patterns, their impacts on the transportation network, and ways to reduce vehicular travel demand such as transit, carpooling, telecommuting and bicycle and pedestrian accommodations.
The CTP is intended to clarify the county’s strategy for the orderly construction, maintenance, and improvement of the transportation system. It serves as a guide for future transportation infrastructure investment to be financed by federal, state, and local dollars as well as private sector contributions. The CTP is a companion document to the General Plan and together they make up the Comprehensive Plan, a set of policy documents adopted by the Board of Supervisors which serve as a guide for development over the next twenty years. Adoption of the CTP came after an extensive public process which included public input and public hearings by the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors.
Here are some excerpts from the documents:
"Like the Northern Virginia 2020 Transportation Plan, this ranking focuses on arterial and major collector roads. In major corridors, such as Route 7, 28 and 50, road improvement projects are split between Priority Categories as appropriate depending on traffic forecasts and identified funding. Costs have not been estimated for Rural Policy Area collector road improvements nor have priorities been assigned to them."
"• VA Route 7 is a primary arterial highway running east-west through Loudoun County. In the Rural Policy Area, it connects from the western boundary of the County with Clarke County to the western boundary of the Town of Leesburg. VA Route 7 is currently planned to be a six-lane primary arterial highway between West Market Street (in Leesburg) and Round Hill, and a four-lane primary arterial highway from Round Hill to the Clarke County line. This limited access highway upgrade was approved by the Board of Supervisors as a high priority implementation project in the fall of 1999.
• VA Route 9 will be maintained as a two-lane minor arterial highway in the Rural Policy Area. VA Route 9 runs from the northwest boundary with West Virginia to VA Route 7 near Paeonian Springs. The Loudoun Board of Supervisors has requested funds from the Commonwealth Transportation Board for a VA Route 9 Corridor Study for safety improvements with community input.
• VA Route 287, between the Potomac River near Brunswick, Maryland and Route 7 in Purcellville, will be kept as a two-lane minor arterial highway. The Town Council of Purcellville has requested funds from the Commonwealth Transportation Board for improvements to the interchange at VA Route 7 and VA Route 287 as well as extending Route 287 on the south side of Business Route 7 to Route 690 as the South Collector Road. Safety improvements will also be implemented on Route 287."
See the Documents at www.loudoun.gov/ctp.
| Outlook is Positive for Loudoun Wine Industry |
Loudoun vineyards are pleased to report that despite the recent frost which primarily affected Fabbioli Cellars, only a small percentage of Loudoun’s total grape crop was impacted. The overall high quality and consistent quantity of Loudoun wine remains unchanged. Loudoun’s wine industry is the largest in Virginia in terms of total number of wineries and continues to grow.
Loudoun has a tight-knit community of wine growers, vineyards, and wineries led by the Loudoun Wineries Association and the Loudoun Winegrowers Association. The county’s wine business owners frequently source fruit from other Loudoun vineyards which helps mitigate the impact of unexpected issues. Stephen Mackey, owner of Notaviva Vineyards and president of the Loudoun Wineries Association states “2010 is shaping up to be a great year for everyone in Loudoun’s Wine Country. Many of our members are bottling their 2009 wines and the early indications are of a wonderful vintage. Although the recent weather exemplifies the challenges of viticulture in Virginia, our robust relationships and camaraderie will enable us to assist those in need. It is this diversity of Loudoun’s 'terroir' and business climate that enables us to produce our award winning wines.”
| Planning for College, It is never too early |
Recent research and studies have found that students are waiting until too late to start looking at colleges.Too often, graduating High School students find themselves behind the curve when it comes to college selection. Rising GPA's and SAT Scores have served to make Colleges more competitive than ever. High School students should start considering college admission requirements almost as soon as they enter High School. Some colleges require AP courses in order to enter various schools of study, and others require completion of certain course levels. There are minimum GPA and SAT requirements. If a High School student is not careful, they could find themselves off the necessary curriculum path required to reach the prerequisite courses of their college of choice.
The point at which attending college moves from a conceptual thought to a pending reality often occurs when the student starts doing research on the colleges themselves. Visiting the prospective college campus is highly recommended. Altogether, selecting and being accepted to a college can often be quite an ordeal. A great source for comparison of Virginia colleges is http://www.collegesofva.com. This site is designed as a quick and easy reference guide linking to both student reviews and Collegeboard.com profiles.
Another source that has proved invaluable to many college bound students is online at: www.princetonreview.com . This site offers free registration, and rates the colleges, offers attending student comments, and statistical reports on admission requirements as well as student life. This site also offers the 'Best of', and the 'Worst of' in hundreds of categories. Find out which college ranks 1st in the "DORMS LIKE DUNGEONS" category.
An additional online reference for colleges is: www.collegeboard.com. This site is brought to you by the SAT organization, and here you can register for the SAT's, get your scores, send them to colleges, and get facts about those colleges as well. Both websites offer search engines based on student preferences, and are free for students to use.
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