The Purcellville Police Department consists of 15 full time officers and 1.5 administrative positions. This year's budget includes $1,332,345 for salaries and benefits and $249,024 for equipment and training, etc.* One of the recent purchases was an outfitted Chevy Tahoe, with all the bells and whistles. Beautiful vehicle, even though I'm not a Chevy girl. So what happened to the 2002 Chevy Blazer? It was taken out of service to make way for this beauty. A recent FOIA request revealed service documents forwarded from Terry's Auto Body and forwarded from Bridge's Auto Center. Considering that it had been involved in an accident in 2006 with just 32,000 miles, the regular oil change and service was performed every 6 months. It is nice to see that the Town is believes in Shop Purcellville!
At a meeting earlier this year, Chief Smith mentioned that the Blazer had approximately 130,000 miles logged on it and, it served the public well. It is difficult to hold on to older vehicles that may become a safety issue and the Town made the right decision putting safety of our officers and responsiveness to the community first. The Blazer was placed on surplus and sealed bid auctioned. A lucky someone got a gem of a deal.
Source: * Town of Purcellville, FY 2012 Adopted Budget Book 3, page 27
http://purcellvilleva.gov/archives/78/FY%202012%20Adopted%20Budget%20Book3.pdf
Friday, June 22, 2012
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
WOW! Town of Purcellville Exposed
It has been a month now since election and I see that usual suspects are up to their usual tricks. Increasing water and sewer rates, removing rates from the Town Ordinances, creating a Tourism district to buildings that are retail and warehouse, spending over $660K just in the month of May, it wasn't even Christmas, and playing host to the Purcellville Wine and Food Festival from 4 pm to 9 pm on July 21.
The professional organizers of the event sent out an announcement and application to potential vendors on May 2 for the inaugural event. The showcase seeks local wineries and local restaurants with the added bonus of live music at the taxpayer's expense.
My questions, which seemed to have opened the proverbial can of worms were - 1) what accommodations were being made for the downtown business customers and 2) why were the meals taxes waived? The response was that the meals taxes would not be waived, but that was a mistake, and it was the business license for the one-day event that was being waived, and they also indicated that a correction would be made and sent out the following day. I am anxiously awaiting that correction.
Although my question regarding parking wasn't directly answered, but instead created a round-about of words stating "the only parking that will be closed will be those spaces along 21st Street - much like the block parties that the downtown group help last year." The email conversation continued with questioning the impact on business, the exact address of the event to place on the Alcoholic Beverage Control license, and choice of an alternate site - The Tabernacle, where there would be ample parking, air conditioning and no matter what the weather, will be a successful event.
Lots of hopes and dreams are coming from this retail business opportunity because "we're hoping that this will have a positive impact on the businesses downtown - that's the reason for the location. For many it will mean increased sales from much higher foot traffic than usual on a Saturday evening." Funny thing, these businesses are seldom open past 6 p.m. So for the first two hours of the event, visitors (or tourists as the Town would like to call them) will be at the wine and food booths, then maybe they will visit the businesses. Uh oh, it's 6 pm! Now the business are closed. The Town also has no way to measure the success of the event. So this will be an annual event at your expense to help the businesses. Sound good?
I was told that "we've been talking and meeting with some of the business owners who have recently taken the lead in trying to market the downtown business area to determine locations and hours that would be the most favorable to the business environment. Now that we have more details worked out for the event, we'll be contacting all the businesses to let them know of the Festival and work with them for their particular needs." That was conveyed on May 3....still waiting for that contact. Obviously the business are afraid to speak up when I asked who is involved with coordinating this event. Again, always afraid of retaliation.
I tried to schedule a meeting with the Town personnel involved, to discuss the event concerns and offer an "in kind" donation valued at $1500, they didn't respond but instead passed it to the Town Clerk who stated, "while the Town appreciates your offer to provide wine glasses at the event the wineries that will be participating will have their own glasses and the Town has no method to hand out items from businesses that will not be attending as take away gifts." I see today that the Town of Purcellville has posted opportunities for Purcellville Wine and Food Sponsorships needed. In kind gifts are considered partners, although they rejected our not once, but twice.
I hope this has given you some insight to the type of shenanigans going on in the administration of this town. Tell the Town Council and Committees how you feel. You'll have 5 minutes to speak at the Town Council meeting tonight at the Town Mahal at 7:00 p.m.
The professional organizers of the event sent out an announcement and application to potential vendors on May 2 for the inaugural event. The showcase seeks local wineries and local restaurants with the added bonus of live music at the taxpayer's expense.
My questions, which seemed to have opened the proverbial can of worms were - 1) what accommodations were being made for the downtown business customers and 2) why were the meals taxes waived? The response was that the meals taxes would not be waived, but that was a mistake, and it was the business license for the one-day event that was being waived, and they also indicated that a correction would be made and sent out the following day. I am anxiously awaiting that correction.
Although my question regarding parking wasn't directly answered, but instead created a round-about of words stating "the only parking that will be closed will be those spaces along 21st Street - much like the block parties that the downtown group help last year." The email conversation continued with questioning the impact on business, the exact address of the event to place on the Alcoholic Beverage Control license, and choice of an alternate site - The Tabernacle, where there would be ample parking, air conditioning and no matter what the weather, will be a successful event.
Lots of hopes and dreams are coming from this retail business opportunity because "we're hoping that this will have a positive impact on the businesses downtown - that's the reason for the location. For many it will mean increased sales from much higher foot traffic than usual on a Saturday evening." Funny thing, these businesses are seldom open past 6 p.m. So for the first two hours of the event, visitors (or tourists as the Town would like to call them) will be at the wine and food booths, then maybe they will visit the businesses. Uh oh, it's 6 pm! Now the business are closed. The Town also has no way to measure the success of the event. So this will be an annual event at your expense to help the businesses. Sound good?
I was told that "we've been talking and meeting with some of the business owners who have recently taken the lead in trying to market the downtown business area to determine locations and hours that would be the most favorable to the business environment. Now that we have more details worked out for the event, we'll be contacting all the businesses to let them know of the Festival and work with them for their particular needs." That was conveyed on May 3....still waiting for that contact. Obviously the business are afraid to speak up when I asked who is involved with coordinating this event. Again, always afraid of retaliation.
I tried to schedule a meeting with the Town personnel involved, to discuss the event concerns and offer an "in kind" donation valued at $1500, they didn't respond but instead passed it to the Town Clerk who stated, "while the Town appreciates your offer to provide wine glasses at the event the wineries that will be participating will have their own glasses and the Town has no method to hand out items from businesses that will not be attending as take away gifts." I see today that the Town of Purcellville has posted opportunities for Purcellville Wine and Food Sponsorships needed. In kind gifts are considered partners, although they rejected our not once, but twice.
I hope this has given you some insight to the type of shenanigans going on in the administration of this town. Tell the Town Council and Committees how you feel. You'll have 5 minutes to speak at the Town Council meeting tonight at the Town Mahal at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
It's Your Infrastructure, and They Spend if They Want To
I again had the pleasure of attending the Town of Purcellville's Infrastructure meeting April 23 at the Town Mahal. On the agenda was approval for additional funds needed for the N. 21st Street Sidewalk Project Change Order. Although I have tried to piece this project together I thought it may be helpful to have some background before I started to dig in to the entire three phases.
When asked by Council member Wiley if there were any questions from the committee or public audience, I did question the percentage that citizens will pay for the beautification project. Armed with a base of $2.3 million in Federal funding so far, I asked Town Manager, Rob Lohr if there would be additional funding sought for this project. Mr. Lohr responded that there would be an additional $300K this year and Town Mayor, Bob Lazaro indicated that these projects, known as the Downtown Enhancement, would only cost taxpayers 10%. I found that difficult to believe. And unless the revised documents are hidden somewhere, what I looked at in the project binder indicated, 20%, 22% and 25% respectively for the applications of 2006-2007, 2007-2008, and 2008-2009. I am guessing that the Mayor has not been updated on the status.
What this means to us taxpayers of Purcellville is that the Town needs to match at least 22% of the total project to make 21st and 23rd Streets pretty. Of course, that doesn't include any modifications/change orders that will be added to the taxpayers' share. Business and land owners in this district will benefit from the project. Just last night the Town Council voted to approve another $118 188.52 in a change order for this project to add additional asphalt and waterline additions.
The Town is in the hole with debt right now. But like a kid with their first credit card, they are trying to see how far they can go before they're caught overspending. Call it what you may, but the Downtown Enhancement Project aka 21st Street Project aka Purcellville Downtown Streetscape aka Phase 1A, Phase 1B, Phase 2, Phase 3 will be a whopping $1 million to the taxpayers for a town population of 7,700.
All of this in the name of banners, hanging baskets and brick pavers, unless this is somehow connected to the Tourism Zone that Council approved in last night meeting.
When asked by Council member Wiley if there were any questions from the committee or public audience, I did question the percentage that citizens will pay for the beautification project. Armed with a base of $2.3 million in Federal funding so far, I asked Town Manager, Rob Lohr if there would be additional funding sought for this project. Mr. Lohr responded that there would be an additional $300K this year and Town Mayor, Bob Lazaro indicated that these projects, known as the Downtown Enhancement, would only cost taxpayers 10%. I found that difficult to believe. And unless the revised documents are hidden somewhere, what I looked at in the project binder indicated, 20%, 22% and 25% respectively for the applications of 2006-2007, 2007-2008, and 2008-2009. I am guessing that the Mayor has not been updated on the status.
What this means to us taxpayers of Purcellville is that the Town needs to match at least 22% of the total project to make 21st and 23rd Streets pretty. Of course, that doesn't include any modifications/change orders that will be added to the taxpayers' share. Business and land owners in this district will benefit from the project. Just last night the Town Council voted to approve another $118 188.52 in a change order for this project to add additional asphalt and waterline additions.
The Town is in the hole with debt right now. But like a kid with their first credit card, they are trying to see how far they can go before they're caught overspending. Call it what you may, but the Downtown Enhancement Project aka 21st Street Project aka Purcellville Downtown Streetscape aka Phase 1A, Phase 1B, Phase 2, Phase 3 will be a whopping $1 million to the taxpayers for a town population of 7,700.
All of this in the name of banners, hanging baskets and brick pavers, unless this is somehow connected to the Tourism Zone that Council approved in last night meeting.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Purcellville Election Eve Reflection
I had the opportunity again yesterday to knock on doors in the heart of Purcellville. Again, the same thing that I had been thinking all along, residents too, had been thinking. When I moved to Town in 2001, I moved away from construction projects and shopping centers to retreat to a quiet farm town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge. But someone pulled the plug on rural and now have started Ashburning Purcellville.
Yesterday evening's visit through Kingsbridge community was like a knife through me when I viewed what is behind the homes on Wexford Place. I would like to ask Town Council and Mayor Lazaro if you have visited these homes at dark. Let me help with the answer, NO! You haven't visited at dark because these homes will never know what dark is. It is an embarrassment that this project was allowed. Nothing like driving into our quaint town, only to see the back of a shopping center, with loading docks, employee smoking areas, and with the trash receptacles as the welcoming ornament.
I wonder how much the town uses in electricity at Town Hall and the Tabernacle... because the lights are ALWAYS on! We are far from being green. Don't make me laugh when you say we're Tree City either. I think you've cut down the trees at Fireman's Field to send off to be made into paper so you can announce a new recycling program, so that too can get an award. Who are you people?
I know for sure that a lot of time is spent getting us awards, when the fact is that our gems are the people of this town. The days of building the political portfolio on the wallets of the town's people is over. My job is to halt spending, enforce transparency, and step into the 21st century with automation.
I'll be looking for you at the polls Tuesday, May 1. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at: marybeth.barbagallo@gmail.com.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Missing! Campaign Sign
I would have to say, that someone feels threatened by me running for Town Council. Removing my sign that was located at My Deli and Cafe, was I am sure, just the first step. I started this campaign less than 10 days ago with just a small amount of personal funds. From the looks of the amount of signs displayed, there are many candidates that have much more funding than I do. Which means, they are not concerned about their money, which I am sure, they are not concerned about your money. This is theft. We are watching and you will be caught. You know who to write-in - Mary Beth Barbagallo
Simple Questions, Not So Simple Answers
Monday, April 23 I again had the pleasure of attending the Town of Purcellville's Infrastructure meeting. In discussion was the 21st Street project, which had just been given TENTATIVE approval of an additional $300,000 toward sidewalk improvements. According to the Town Council, the $2.3 million in Federal funding will be used to protect businesses from having "backwash" into their shops, also preventing icing as reported by owners.
Although I know everyone on 21st Street, I don't know any of the merchants that are experiencing these issues. So I did some investigation, and I could only meet with five of the business on the east side of 21st Street and NONE of them had water issues.
I checked with the Town for reports made to or by Public Works regarding these issues. I was given a copy of the "proposed" drawing of the improvement project, but no documentation for what initiated the project. As of Wednesday, I am still waiting.
The proposed improvement shows a narrowing of the street and widening of the sidewalks to make it more pedestrian friendly and adding beautification items such as planters. But it doesn't address the current telephone poles that the merchants have asked to have put behind the buildings instead of on the sidewalk, which would free up sidewalk space. The proposal also shows the addition of one handicapped space, but no crosswalk to the west side of the street. Of course, this is just a proposal and I am sure that addition will be addding more funding to the "safety" project.
I asked two simple questions in that night's meeting. When asked what the cost was to taxpayers, the mayor stated that it would be 10%. So that means, based on the current amount given by Federal taxpayers for the beautification project, Purcellville residents will pay $260K. According to the town manager, there will be additional funds applied for.... so are you ready to give more money to the town?
The second question I asked was what was the purpose of the project. In addition to backwash and road design, another council member gave the history of the project. After reading again the background of the project on the handouts given in the meeting, it will "have positively changed the looks, functionality and attractiveness of our Downtown Business Community." While this might seem nice to some, it is a burden on the business owners, which will eventually be part of the downtown area becoming a ghost town. I wonder if the business would be able to apply for a bailout?
Business like Shave and a Haircut that is a fairly new business, who has a history of working on 21st Street, Butterfly Gourmet, that has invested quite a bit of funding to bring a beautiful store to downtown, Shamrock Music, with the service Scott provides to families, ReLove-It has now made a thriving place for themselves, and historic Nichols Hardware, which seems to have had a memorial film made about them, will all suffer from the changes proposed by the Town.
The truth about this project is that business owners and residents were given an opportunity to choose among the projects presented. They were not given a choice of the improvements they all agreed they wanted to see. Again, this is the Town not listening. The real question is, are you as a Purcellville resident either concerned about the amount of money that keeps being taken from your wallet, or do you care about what happens to these independent businesses?
I have asked the town
Although I know everyone on 21st Street, I don't know any of the merchants that are experiencing these issues. So I did some investigation, and I could only meet with five of the business on the east side of 21st Street and NONE of them had water issues.
I checked with the Town for reports made to or by Public Works regarding these issues. I was given a copy of the "proposed" drawing of the improvement project, but no documentation for what initiated the project. As of Wednesday, I am still waiting.
The proposed improvement shows a narrowing of the street and widening of the sidewalks to make it more pedestrian friendly and adding beautification items such as planters. But it doesn't address the current telephone poles that the merchants have asked to have put behind the buildings instead of on the sidewalk, which would free up sidewalk space. The proposal also shows the addition of one handicapped space, but no crosswalk to the west side of the street. Of course, this is just a proposal and I am sure that addition will be addding more funding to the "safety" project.
I asked two simple questions in that night's meeting. When asked what the cost was to taxpayers, the mayor stated that it would be 10%. So that means, based on the current amount given by Federal taxpayers for the beautification project, Purcellville residents will pay $260K. According to the town manager, there will be additional funds applied for.... so are you ready to give more money to the town?
The second question I asked was what was the purpose of the project. In addition to backwash and road design, another council member gave the history of the project. After reading again the background of the project on the handouts given in the meeting, it will "have positively changed the looks, functionality and attractiveness of our Downtown Business Community." While this might seem nice to some, it is a burden on the business owners, which will eventually be part of the downtown area becoming a ghost town. I wonder if the business would be able to apply for a bailout?
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Business like Shave and a Haircut that is a fairly new business, who has a history of working on 21st Street, Butterfly Gourmet, that has invested quite a bit of funding to bring a beautiful store to downtown, Shamrock Music, with the service Scott provides to families, ReLove-It has now made a thriving place for themselves, and historic Nichols Hardware, which seems to have had a memorial film made about them, will all suffer from the changes proposed by the Town.
The truth about this project is that business owners and residents were given an opportunity to choose among the projects presented. They were not given a choice of the improvements they all agreed they wanted to see. Again, this is the Town not listening. The real question is, are you as a Purcellville resident either concerned about the amount of money that keeps being taken from your wallet, or do you care about what happens to these independent businesses?
I have asked the town
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Beauty is Only Your Wallet Deep
As I went through the town today listening to residents and businesses concerns, I couldn't find anyone that agreed that the Town was doing a good job at managing their funds. From high water bills to unnecessary projects, they all had the same concerns.
I have lots of questions myself like, "was the major increase in the debt over the last several years directly related to the purchase and renovation of the new Town Mahal?" Of course, I would expect a yes or no answer, but I haven't found anyone on Council that can give me a straight answer. Its the ugly truth.
I guess I'll try to find out for myself. I'll continue to hit the streets and listen to the concerns of the people and ask for their vote Tuesday, May 1 for Town Council.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Cole Farm Property - Where's the Barn?
I was a surprised last year to see the Cole Farm barn destroyed by the developer during site work. We were assured that the barn would be back... it is, but it looks nothing like the last one.... unless they scrubbed the wood clean. New materials were used to put back the "old" barn and I don't believe it's the same footprint.
What I think the Town should do is continue on their mission to remove anything that is old. Let's start with 21st Street since it is an "eyesore" and put in something that is like the complex in Leesburg where the Cobb theater is. What do you think? Maybe some "real" boutique shops, a mattress store, cell phone store, a bowling alley, and a cinema of course.
Now are YOU ready to pay for it? That's what the Town is doing. When asked what the matching resident dollars were on the project a percentage of 10% was given because, as you know in the situation of the Town Hall project, things don't always end up costing what was originally thought. They have slated $2.3M in Federal funding and just received approval for an additional $300K. But they're not done yet. I think two or three more rounds of grant money and they might come up with a total, which I think it will be closer to $4M. That means YOUR share is $400K to pay for the pretty planter project. Sound good? I'll get you started where to send your money.
What I think the Town should do is continue on their mission to remove anything that is old. Let's start with 21st Street since it is an "eyesore" and put in something that is like the complex in Leesburg where the Cobb theater is. What do you think? Maybe some "real" boutique shops, a mattress store, cell phone store, a bowling alley, and a cinema of course.
Now are YOU ready to pay for it? That's what the Town is doing. When asked what the matching resident dollars were on the project a percentage of 10% was given because, as you know in the situation of the Town Hall project, things don't always end up costing what was originally thought. They have slated $2.3M in Federal funding and just received approval for an additional $300K. But they're not done yet. I think two or three more rounds of grant money and they might come up with a total, which I think it will be closer to $4M. That means YOUR share is $400K to pay for the pretty planter project. Sound good? I'll get you started where to send your money.
Follow Up and Follow Thru
When we opened our business in August 2011, we brought to the attention of the Town that we did not have a mail receptacle to receive mail. I asked other businesses how they managed to get payments, important documents and shipments, and the reply was that they used their P.O. Box, which was free. Although I had rented a P.O. Box prior to our business occupying our retail space, there were some items that could not be delivered to a P.O. Box. What occurred the following four months was a finger-pointing between the Town of Purcellville and the U.S. Postal Service. Seems this question had been posed to the Town several years ago and again in the previous year by a business on 21st Street. But all seemed to fall through the cracks.
Even though a local printed media outlet cited that the merchants didn't feel like going to the Post Office, that as just their opinion, and not of those that had missed critical business payments. I decided to get a mediator involved since obstruction of mail delivery is a violation of 18 USC 1701. After receiving a letter from Congressman Frank Wolf, the Town found time in their busy award submission schedule, to coordinate a meeting with the U.S. Postal Service to determine locations of mailboxes since the Town needed to provided the land for the boxes. Finally, at the end of March the boxes were installed. When I spoke with the Postmaster last week he said he was awaiting the route assignments and the Downtown merchants and residents will be receiving mail for the first time in the history of the town.
If I'm doing the job of the town, I think this qualifies me for Town Council.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Mary Beth Barbagallo for Purcellville Town Council
After a serious family illness and two funerals, I am back to talking about items that matter to our town. I have become increasingly frustrated with the lack of common sense of those running for public office. There is one financial leech that is on the minds of everyone in town - the Southern Collector Road (SCR).
As a business owner in downtown Purcellville, I stand outside most every day and view window stickers on vehicles as they travel Main Street. The majority of the vehicles come from jurisdictions outside of Purcellville. Bringing development to Purcellville and having businesses and services that other towns need is a great way of increasing revenue for the town. I can imagine that the road will provide great opportunities for speeding. Well, I guess that's revenue. I would like to know how the "A" St./Southern Collector Rd./Mayor Druhan Speedway will accomplish removing this traffic coming from Round Hill, Hamilton, and Lovettsville, our three neighboring communites, off of Main Street.
The simple solution instead of spending money, is to direct thru traffic to use Hirst Rd., which is 45 MPH. This works well for those in a hurry, which seems to be the majority of the town. If the candidates have stopped long enough from kissing babies and shaking hands, I would like to have answers to the following:
1) How will the Southern Collector Road accomplish removing the traffic coming from Round Hill, Hamilton, and Lovettsville, our three neighboring communites, off of Main Street.
2) Will the completion of the Southern Collector Road be safer for Main Street pedestrians than Hirst Road?
I can't imagine how this will benefit the tractor trailer drivers, nor be safe for the neighborhoods. All those in favor of tractor trailers going through their neighborhood, raise your hand!
As a business owner in downtown Purcellville, I stand outside most every day and view window stickers on vehicles as they travel Main Street. The majority of the vehicles come from jurisdictions outside of Purcellville. Bringing development to Purcellville and having businesses and services that other towns need is a great way of increasing revenue for the town. I can imagine that the road will provide great opportunities for speeding. Well, I guess that's revenue. I would like to know how the "A" St./Southern Collector Rd./Mayor Druhan Speedway will accomplish removing this traffic coming from Round Hill, Hamilton, and Lovettsville, our three neighboring communites, off of Main Street.
The simple solution instead of spending money, is to direct thru traffic to use Hirst Rd., which is 45 MPH. This works well for those in a hurry, which seems to be the majority of the town. If the candidates have stopped long enough from kissing babies and shaking hands, I would like to have answers to the following:
1) How will the Southern Collector Road accomplish removing the traffic coming from Round Hill, Hamilton, and Lovettsville, our three neighboring communites, off of Main Street.
2) Will the completion of the Southern Collector Road be safer for Main Street pedestrians than Hirst Road?
I can't imagine how this will benefit the tractor trailer drivers, nor be safe for the neighborhoods. All those in favor of tractor trailers going through their neighborhood, raise your hand!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
What Really Matters
What I thought I would be talking about in this week's blog seems so small now. Instead what really matters is the community. Purcellville has lost a son, a brother, a friend, and a soldier.We all feel the same, that words cannot express the loss of Capt. Michael Quin, U.S. Marine Corps. I remember the day he came to our front door asking for our daughter Becky. He was polite and formal. Reaching his hand out in the introduction and stating, "I am Michael Quin and I am an acquaintance of Becky." I felt the need to return the formality and invite him in even though Becky was not home. That infectious smile is unforgettable. No need to say he will be be missed by everyone he touched. The Corps lost a great soldier, God got a great son. Every community has a Michael Quin. Reach out and tell them "thank you".
Friday, February 24, 2012
Small Town Matters Defined
I love small towns. The charm, the people, the community. My fascination started back in the 1980s when thumbing through Southern Living magazine and seeing those Rockwell images of Independence Day celebrations. Some twenty years later I find myself raising my family in a small town.
My town is a patchwork of all age groups, religious affiliations and a variety of unique businesses. I am not only a resident of a small town, but now a business owner, and I find my tax dollars matters more. I hope to bring a new story each week that features my small town - Purcellville, VA.
small town - In Virginia, a town is an incorporated municipality similar to a city (though with a smaller required minimum population). But while cities are by Virginia law independent of counties, towns are contained within counties. (source: Wiki's definition)
matters - (the verb) to be of importance (source: Webster's definition); (the noun) something printed or otherwise set down in writing (source: The Free Dictionary definition)
You can expect to read stories about local businesses, and news from the Town Hall. I will keep it light-hearted and fun... because we all take life too serious.
My town is a patchwork of all age groups, religious affiliations and a variety of unique businesses. I am not only a resident of a small town, but now a business owner, and I find my tax dollars matters more. I hope to bring a new story each week that features my small town - Purcellville, VA.
small town - In Virginia, a town is an incorporated municipality similar to a city (though with a smaller required minimum population). But while cities are by Virginia law independent of counties, towns are contained within counties. (source: Wiki's definition)
matters - (the verb) to be of importance (source: Webster's definition); (the noun) something printed or otherwise set down in writing (source: The Free Dictionary definition)
You can expect to read stories about local businesses, and news from the Town Hall. I will keep it light-hearted and fun... because we all take life too serious.
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