Kevin Wright - Leesburg Town Council

Hometown Fine Arts and Craft Show and Spring Bling

One of the signs of spring in Leesburg is the Hometown Fine arts and Craft Show and Spring Bling event at Ida Lee Park. The event is Saturday March 6, 2010 from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM at the Ida Lee Recreation Center in Leesburg. This event is two great shows in one! Enjoy shopping for the finest in home décor, fine art, hand-poured soaps and candles and more. Then continue your day of shopping by browsing the most current trends in jewelry and personal accessories. Find great gift ideas for Easter, Mother’s Day and graduations.

First Friday Returns

First Friday returns to downtown Leesburg with a wide range of events...for more information go to http://www.leesburgfirstfriday.com/ .

Leesburg's Recycling Rate Improves for 2009

The recycling rate for calendar year 2009 for the Town of Leesburg for materials collected by the Town's waste collection contractor, chipped brush and leaves collected by the Town's Street Maintenance department, and the shredded paper collected from the Town's community shred events was 33.6%. The recycling rate for calendar year 2008 was 30.0%. The minimum requirement by the State of Virginia is 25%.

Other items of note in the report for CY 2009...

• The Town saw a reduction of 15% in refuse collected compared to CY 2008. (21,105.11 tons in CY 2008 compared to 17,949.99 CY 2009) Research indicates this trend is consistent across several municipalities based on the decline in the economy.
• The two community document shredding events hosted by the Town in CY 2009 shredded and recycled 8.11 tons of paper.
• The Town's Street Division collected less brush in CY 2009 compared to CY 2008 while the Town's contractor saw a 60% increase in yard waste collected through the curbside bagged pick-up. The change reflects the success of outreach efforts to shift from utilizing brush collection by the Town to yard waste collection by the contractor.

United States Census 2010 - Census Forms Coming Soon

The Leesburg Town Council received a briefing from representatives of the US Census at our last council meeting. The United States Constitution requires a national census once every 10 years, one of the primary objectives of the census is to show population counts and determine representation in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The representative from the Census wanted to highlight three key points about this year's census...

1. It is Easy - This year's Census consists of only 10 questions, the shortest Census in history.
2. It is Safe - Personal information cannot be shared, every Census employee takes an oath to protect personal information.
3. It is Important - In addition to determining representation in the U.S. House of Representatives, information gathered from the Census helps determine Federal and other funding of public infrastructure projects.

Census forms should be arriving in your mailboxes in March, please take the time to complete the Census and be counted.  You can learn more about the Census at http://2010.census.gov/2010census/index.php 

Cobb Theatres Signs Lease for 12-Screen Cinema at Village at Leesburg

Cobb Theatres has signed a lease at Village at Leesburg for a 12-screen cinema. Pending zoning approval, the project will break ground this summer. The concurrent rezoning and special exception applications are scheduled to go the Leesburg Planning Commission and the Leesburg Town Council for public hearings and action in April 2010.

The proposed cinema will be located at the western end of the Village at Leesburg’s Town Center, above street-level retail and adjacent to the LA Fitness currently under construction. The Birmingham, Alabama-based entertainment company is anticipating a late spring or early summer 2011 opening date, based on the success of the zoning approval and accompanying construction schedule.

Upon its opening, this will be the first Cobb Theatres project in the greater Northern Virginia-Washington, D.C. region, with the next closest locations in Hampton and Richmond, VA. The company currently operates 194 theatres primarily in Florida, but also throughout Alabama, Georgia, Colorado and Virginia. The location at Village at Leesburg will also feature an upscale bar & grill element, modeled after its CinéBistro amenity contained at certain theatres around the country.

Read the whole press release on the Town Website.

Campaign Kick-Off a Great Success - We are off and running...

Thanks to the volunteers, friends, neighbors, and supporters who took time out from their Monday schedule in advance of our next round of snow to join me for my campaign kick-off.

For those who missed it you can read Kevin's Kick-Off Speech Here! Download 2010 - Kick Off Final

You can watch the kick - off speech on Leesburg Today's coverage on their website.

The campaign is off and running and there are a lot of opportunities to help out...

• Host an event
• Help with Door to Door
• Volunteer for the Campaign
• Place a bumper/window sticker on your car
• Place a Sign in Your Yard

Go to the Campaign Support Page to Learn More & Sign Up!!

Kevin Wright Re-Election Campaign Kick-Off Monday at 12 Noon

I hope that you will join me and my family as I formally kick-off my re-election campaign for the Leesburg Town Council elections. The kick-off will be held on Monday February 15, 2010 at Ida Lee Recreation Center's Lower Level Meeting Rooms at 12 Noon. Please join us, light refreshments will be provided.

And remember to vote to re-elect Kevin Wright to the Leesburg Town Council on Tuesday May 4, 2010!

Campaign Links...

Campaign Page

Support Page

First Friday for February Canceled

As we continue to dig out the First Friday events originally scheduled for Feb. 5th and then rescheduled for Feb. 12th have now been canceled. Look for First Friday again on March 5th...

GUYS - Note - Valentines Day is still on Sunday, and as caring as our significant others are they aren't going to reschedule that - Go Shopping - Buy Flowers, Massage, Something!!!

Storm Update: Recycling Pick Up Delayed by One Day

As we dig out from another foot of snow recycling pick-up has been modified.

All recycling for the whole Town will be picked up on Friday, residents with normal Thursday recycling pick up will have it picked up on Friday. Residents with Friday pickups will see that happen on schedule.

Governor Reverses Freeze on Local Composite Index

After extensive lobbying by local officials, our state delegation, and residents Governor Bob McDonnell announced yesterday that he will support updating the Local Composite Index. By allowing the update to the index Loudoun County will receive it's fair share of state funding for education. If approved by the General Assembly, the estimated additional $34 million in state funding for education should provide some relief to the proposed county tax rate.

Please find the Governor's Press Release below...