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NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Voters, Candidates Face Election Day on Tuesday LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT
After weeks of early voting, the 2022 political campaigns will come to an end Nov. 8 when the final ballots are cast. On Election Day, Loudoun voters will take to the polls to pick their representative in Congress and depending on where they live, the School Board and the town councils of Leesburg, Hamilton, Hillsboro, Lovettsville and Purcellville. They will also be asked to authorize up to $394.3 million in borrowing by the county government. Polls open in Loudoun County at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Anyone standing in line waiting to vote at 7 p.m. is entitled to vote. Voters in precinct 307, Middleburg, will vote at a new location this year, the Middleburg American Legion Post 295, located at 111 The Plains Road in Alexis Gustin/Loudoun Now
ELECTION DAY continues on page 42
Outside the Loudoun Gateway Metro stop. The stop is one of three opening in Loudoun County Nov 15 after four years of delays.
Silver Line Opening Set for Nov. 15 BY RENSS GREENE
rgreene@loudounnow.com
After four years of delays, Loudouners will finally be able to hop a Metrorail train on Tuesday, Nov. 15, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced Monday. Metro announced the opening date with a video featuring the famous line from Lizzo’s song “It’s About Damn
Time.” Nov. 15 will mark the opening of six new stations on the Silver Line, including three in Loudoun at Dulles Airport, Loudoun Gateway Station near the intersection of the Dulles Greenway and Rt. 606, and Ashburn Station near the Loudoun Station Development. In Loudoun, the tracks run along the median of the Dulles Greenway, with a detour for the stop near the airport terminal. In
Fairfax, new stations will open at Reston Town Center, Herndon, and Innovation Center. The extension also includes what will be the largest rail yard in the system, the 90-acre Dulles Rail Yard on airport property, which is expected to employ nearly 700 people. In a statement hailing the SILVER LINE continues on page 43
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Campaign signs crowd the grass around the Office of Elections and Voter Registration in Leesburg.
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