News/Events/Meetings

MEETINGS:

April 26 and April 27, 2025

Update: Over 15 PVFD and community members covered over 21 miles of roads in the Philomont (& vicinity) area collecting 15 bags of trash and 9 bags of recycleable materials

The Philomont Volunteer Fire Department (PVFD), in cooperation with Keep Loudoun Beautiful, is coordinating and its members participating in a roadside trash/recycle pickup on April 26 and April 27.  The fire department has identified 18 road segments in the vicinity of Philomont for trash pickup.  Both trash and recycle materials will be picked up.  If you want to help and join in the fun Keeping Philomont (& vicinity) Beautiful, please contact PVFD President Chris Young at e:cyoung@philomontvfd.org, c:703-963-7483 for more detailed information.

June 1, 2023 - Loudoun County Road Renaming Initiative 2022-2023

Jeb Stuart Road name changed to Philomont Road

see https://www.loudoun.gov/5737/Road-Renaming-Initiative-2022-2023 for more information

Virginia Department of Historic Resources Philomont Historic District Preliminary Information Form

Several community members have approached the fire department and asked how to obtain a copy for their review of the VA Dept of Historic Resources Philomont Historic District Preliminary Information Form (PIF) DHR No. 053-6509 as proposed by the Philomont Village Foundation (PVF).

See below for a copy of the PIF.

The Philomont Volunteer Fire Department (PVFD) does not support the approval of this Historic District PIF as drafted for the following reasons:

(1) It is the belief of the PVFD that a goal of this historic district PIF is to stop, delay, defer, or subvert the building of the new station at the PVFD property at 37180 Snickersville Turnpike (formally known as the Horse Show Grounds) and could adversely impact the future use of the existing station once the new station is built.  Note that the property at 37180 Snickersville Turnpike has no Historic or permanent structures on it.

(2) The proposed historic district boundary appears to be subjective in nature, selectively including some Philomont properties while not others.

(3) Discussions with Local Real Estate agents indicate that properties within the historic district boundaries designation could be adversely impacted in the future sellability and value of those properties.

(4) Once the designation has been approved, there is no opportunity to reverse course and remove any of the properties for the present and future property owners.

(5) Even though the designation of Historic District is an honorary designation there is no guarantee that the system and designation could not change and become more restrictive.

(6) There is no guarantee that future historic designation proposals will not be introduced by the Philomont Village Foundation or other entity that would impose more restrictive conditions on Philomont property owners ( via local historic district rules and regulations, ie A Loudoun County Historic Overlay or Small Area Plan)

(7) The honorary designation does not protect the property owners use and what they can do to their properties and therefore does little, if anything, in the form of "Historic" protection.

(8) Due to the historic district application requirements for boundary continuity, the proposed boundary includes structures on properties that are less than 20 years old.

(9) The proposed historic district boundary fails to include structures and properties with significant historic recognition and value.

(10) As a note - No Philomont Village Foundation Board Members reside within the proposed district boundary and their residences would not be impacted by the historic district designation.

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