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News and Events for the Lovettsville Area
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Mayor's Message
Happy Sunday, Lovettsville!
Election Day
From last week’s election, congratulations to:
- Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton
- Mayor-Elect Christopher "Chris" Hornbaker
- Council-Elect Jennifer Reed
- Council-Elect Brandon Davis
- Council-Elect Robert “Bobby” Merhaut
Thank you to all that ran in the election, all those that showed up to vote, all the poll workers, and everyone who remembered, “democracy is not a spectator sport,” it requires everyone’s participation.
Veterans Day
In the Town of Lovettsville, there were two incredible ceremonies. We started the day at Lovettsville Elementary School's Veterans Day Ceremony, which has always been one of my favorites. Huge shout-out to our new Music Teacher, Antonio Ford, for creating such a memorable ceremony, honoring our veterans. I really enjoyed the new song, "This is America!" Nothing better than small town ceremonies celebrating our heroes. Thank you to the teachers, staff, and administrators for all that they do!
The Town’s annual Veterans Day Ceremony soon followed at 11:00am. Typically, our ceremony is held outside at our Lovettsville Veterans Memorial at Zoldos Square/"the Squirkle," however, due to the rain from Friday's Tropical Storm, the Lovettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company saved the day, and allowed us to move our Ceremony into their beautiful banquet hall as we honored our Veterans and dedicated 13 new Veteran Pavers to our Lovettsville Veterans Memorial.
Every year, I have a charge for attendees, find a veteran, and ask them to tell you their story. Every single woman and man who has raised their right hand and pledged to give their life for their country, if needed, did so for a reason. Ask them why, ask them what they did, ask them anything. In Friday's ceremony, there were no WWII veterans in attendance. We are losing incredible stories, and life experiences, when we don't ask people to share their stories. We thank all our guests for braving a Tropical Storm on Friday to show our Veterans how much they mean to us and to simply say, "Thank You," for all that they have done and continue to do. To all our Veterans, thank you for sharing your stories with us. We salute you!
On behalf of the Town of Lovettsville, I want to thank our Keynote Speaker, David Walker, President and CEO of Coalition to Salute America's Heroes, US Army Chaplain, Yul Song, members of Lovettsville American Legion Post 1836, members of Loudoun County Marine Corps League Detachment 1205, and the amazing Antonio Ford with the Lovettsville Elementary School 5th Grade Chorus for making Friday's ceremony so special!
Town Council Meetings
We have two Special Meetings for Thursday, November 17th. The first meeting is a Budget Retreat at 5PM to set the budget priorities for next fiscal year (July 2023 – June 2024).
The second Special Meeting for the 17th starts at 7PM and the agenda includes:
- Public Hearing - LVZA 2022-0002, Keeping Livestock and Fowl
- Public Hearing – Town’s Comprehensive Plan Amendments
- Game Protective Association Open Space Easement
- AT&T Conditional Use Permit
- A closed session.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, or simply want to verify information, please feel free to reach out to myself, any member of Town Council, the Planning Commission, and/or the Town Manager and we will be more than happy to answer your questions. There are many projects in process and our staff works diligently to ensure their success. Reminder, our agendas, meeting materials, and previous meeting video recordings will be posted on our AV Capture solution.
We Want YOU!!
Want to help us keep Lovettsville the best community around? Have you ever wanted to give back, but could never find a way? Are you new to Town and want a way to meet your neighbors and get involved? Have you been around town for a while, and have ideas on improvements? Are you like myself and excel at “lifting things up and putting things down?” Well, WE WANT YOU!!
For our committees, you can live in Town or outside of Town and still serve. The Town has three main committees and their sub-committees. Please see below and let us know if you’re interested!
- Commerce and Business Development (Increasing collaboration with businesses, increase marketing for the town and businesses, Public Relations and Information Flow, etc).
- Parks, Infrastructure, Environment & Utilities Committee (Provide recommendations to the town on Parks, Infrastructure, Water & Sewer, etc.)
- Events Committee (Oversee all the event sub-committees and work to create efficiencies)
- LOVE Summer (Movies/Concerts on the Green)
- LOVE Winter (Light-Up-Lovettsville, Tree Lighting, Berserkle on the Squirkle)
- LOVE Mayfest
- LOVE Oktoberfest
- LOVE America (Memorial Day, Town portion of our annual 3rd of July Parade, Patriot Day, Veteran’s Day)
If you are interested in any of our vacancies, please fill out the Town application!
#LovettsvilleLiving
In the town that begins with LOVE, we want to highlight all the special things in your life, cheer you on, and take pride in all that we do as a community. Email your announcements to mayor@lovettsvilleva.gov by 4:30pm on Thursdays to be included in the weekly email.
As always, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at mayor@lovettsvilleva.gov should you have any questions or concerns.
Have a great week!
~Mayor Nate |
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Town Hall Meetings
All Council, Commission, Board and Committee meetings will be held at the Town Hall, 6 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, Lovettsville VA 20180 and Remotely.
November 15
Infrastructure Committee Meeting
November 17
Budget Retreat (5PM)
Regular Council Meeting (7PM)
November 23
Thanksgiving (Holiday-Town Offices Closed)
FY23 Town Calendar (July 2022-June 2023)
The calendar includes Town Council and Planning Commission meetings, special events, and holiday office closures.
***After Hour Emergencies***
If you have a water/sewer emergency after normal business hours (M-F from 8:30-4:30), please call 540-822-0155. For all other emergencies, call 911.
Sign Up for Alert Loudoun
Emergency Notification System
The Town of Lovettsville uses Alert Loudoun to provide emergency alerts, notifications, and updates. Messages can be sent via E-mail (work, home, other), cell phone, pager, and Smartphone/PDA. Go to Alert Loudoun to create a new account or manage an existing account. Select the "Town" group, then select the Town of Lovettsville.
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TOWN HALL FOOD PANTRY
The Town has resumed being a food pantry donation drop off point for nonperishable items. There is a bin/container located inside the door of the Administrative Building. Please place the items in the container and someone from the food pantry will pick it up when it is full. We appreciate your gratitude. |
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Lovettsville Community Library
Upcoming November Events
- Storytime Programs
- Messy Mondays – Mondays at 10:00am
- Baby Sensory Playdate – Tuesdays at 10:00am
- Family Storytimes – Wednesdays at 10:00am
- Family Events
- Wednesday Wind Down – Wednesdays at 7:00pm
- Mobile Hope Donation Drive (K-12 and Adult) – Thursday, November 10th at 3:00pm
- Family Crafts: Snow Globe – Wednesday, November 16th at 7:00pm
- Youth programs
- STEAM Club – Tuesday, November 15th at 3:00pm
- Art and Autism (Elementary) – Saturday, November 19th at 2:00pm
- Teen Programs
- D&D Club – Wednesdays at 5:30pm
- DIY Teens: No-Sew Blankets for Charity – Saturday, November 5th at 1:00pm
- Teen Book Club - Thursday, November 17th at 6:00pm: The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson
- The Family Table (Grades 9-12 and Adults) – Saturday, November 19th at 11:00am
- DIY Teen: Smoothie Making Challenge – Saturday, November 26th at 2:00pm
- Homeschool Enrichment
- LEGO club (Birth-Elementary) – Fridays, November 4th and 18th at 9:30am
- Culinary Tour (K-12)– Wednesday, November 9th at 1:00pm
- Science (Elementary-Middle)– Thursday, November 17th at 11:00am
- Programs for Adults
- Adult Book Club - Monday, November 28th at 1pm: Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee
- Live Music Programs - Saturday, November 5th at 2:00pm: Guitarist Cristian Perez
- Art on Exhibit: Nature (Staff Curated)
- Display Case Exhibit: Staff Exhibit: Cows
Things to Note
- All libraries will be closed on the following days:
- Tuesday, November 8th for Election Day
- Friday, November 11th for Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving
- Library closes at noon on Wednesday, November 23rd
- Thursday, November 24th
- Friday, November 25th
- The library Friends group has started collecting book donations for the December event. As the boxes get filled, we will store them within the library for collection at a later date.
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Pay Your Water and Sewer Bill Online w/Credit Card or E-Check
The Town of Lovettsville encourages residents to register with Invoice Cloud in order to make Water and Sewer Bill payments online. You can register for an account by clicking here: Lovettsville Water and Sewer online. When registering your account, please be sure to provide the full account number, including the dash (ex: 00000-00). Click here for more information or copy and paste the direct link to your browser and save it as a favorite: https://www.invoicecloud.com/lovettsvilleva.
Utilizing Invoice Cloud for your monthly Water and Sewer bill payments has many benefits and convenience for bill payers. Currently, the Town absorbs all fees associated with e-check transactions, so the cost to you is no more than paying by cash or check. Invoice Cloud offers other features such as autopay, paperless billing, and pay by text. You also receive three emailed reminder notices before your bill's due date. All payments post automatically to the Town’s billing software, eliminating the need for Town staff to manually post and deposit paper checks.
You can also check your water meter data status at: https://getmymeter.info.
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Loudoun County Business Hazardous Waste
The next Loudoun County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection event is scheduled for Saturday, November 19th at Claude Moore Park, 46150 Loudoun Park Lane, Sterling (8:30-2:30). Loudoun residents are welcome to bring HHW from their homes to the event, free of charge.
What’s Accepted
- Typical HHW includes: fluorescent light bulbs, dry-cell batteries (alkaline, Ni-Cad, Lithium, rechargeable, etc, but no automobile batteries), oil-based paints and stains, varnish, paint thinner, mineral spirits, metal polish, rust remover, wood strippers and preservatives, furniture polish, waxes, sealants and solvents, bleach, pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, fertilizer, pool chemicals, muriatic acid, sulfuric acid, ammonia, mercury, mercury thermometers and thermostats, gasoline, expired fuel, auto cleaners and flushes, brake and transmission fluid, windshield washer fluid, fire extinguishers, moth balls, flea and tick products, photographic chemicals and other hobby chemicals.
- Anyone who has an item that is not on this list is encouraged to call the county’s Waste Management Division at 703-771-5500 to see if the item is accepted or if an alternate disposal option is needed.
- HHW should only be brought to the event location on the scheduled date and event time. Please do not drop off material at any unattended site.
- The limit per household is 15 gallons of liquid HHW (container size not to exceed 5-gallon), and 40 pounds of solid HHW (container size not to exceed 5-gallon).
- Participants should be able to provide proof of Loudoun County residency such as a driver’s license or utility bill.
What’s Not Accepted
- Motor oil, antifreeze, automobile batteries, propane tanks, helium tanks, CO2 tanks and cartridges, drywall compound and oil-based space heaters are not accepted at HHW collection events. These materials are accepted at the Loudoun County Solid Waste Management Facility (Loudoun County landfill), 21101 Evergreen Mills Road, Leesburg. Visit loudoun.gov/landfill for more information.
- Ammunition, explosives, fireworks, and gun powder are not accepted at HHW collection events. For information about disposal of these items, contact the Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office at 703-737-8600.
- Electronics are not accepted at HHW collection events. Information on how to properly dispose of unwanted electronics is online at loudoun.gov/electronics.
- Medical waste and medications are not accepted at HHW collection events. Disposal information is available at loudoun.gov/hhw.
- Latex or water-based paint is not hazardous and should be taken to the Loudoun County Solid Waste Management Facility (Loudoun County landfill), Monday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; fee applies. Visit loudoun.gov/landfill for more information.
- Non-residential hazardous waste is not accepted. Businesses and organizations in Loudoun that generate less than 220 pounds of hazardous waste per month are encouraged to visit loudoun.gov/bhwp or call 703-771-5500 for information about the county’s Business Hazardous Waste Collection Program.
Event Procedures
Because of safety concerns related to the handling of various types of hazardous materials, the events feature a drive-through process in which residents are instructed to remain in their vehicles and allow event staff to unload any items accepted for disposal. To ensure everyone remains in their vehicle while at the point of service, items must not be in sealed or tied plastic bags. Staff are not allowed to open any plastic bag containing HHW.
Future Loudoun County HHW Events (All events are from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.)
HHW Contact Information
For more information about the Loudoun County Household Hazardous Waste Program, call 703-771-5500 or visit loudoun.gov/hhw.
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Town's 2021 Annual Consumer
Report
The Town’s water supply comes from a series of wells located throughout the community. All of the well water is treated and tested for any contaminates and then distributed to users. Every year the Town provides a Drinking Water Report to everyone who is connected to the Town water system. The 2021 Annual Consumer Report is located on the Town's Website: Water | Town of Lovettsville, VA (lovettsvilleva.gov) |
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Think Before You Flush!
Friendly Reminder: Many people are using disinfecting wipes, paper towels, masks and gloves to maintain health protocols, the Town asks that residents please do not dispose of these products in the toilet. They do not break down like toilet paper and can clog your pipes and the Town’s sanitary sewer system.
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