August Status Update

Town Update

Paul McCray is now an employee of the town, and our new designated point of contact. As former head of Purcellville’s Parks and Rec Advisory Board, he is responsible for helping us interface with all town issues. We held an initial meeting with him and provided a list of questions. He’s already replied with some answers to our questions. Paul is not only knowledgeable, but has been a terrific help over the last six months. We’re pleased to be working with him.

Loudoun Design Cabinet

John Heyner, Chair of our Planning Committee, convinced the Loudoun Design Cabinet to create conceptual designs for the skate Park. Thanks John! We are meeting with the organization next Friday at the Loudoun Government Center. Russ is already working with their members to ensure we have the required documents for their review. This is an exciting opportunity for all of us.

Rotary Presentation

While at Rock the Field in June, Janet Clarke introduced herself and invited us to speak before the Rotary Club of Purcellville. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday where we’ll share our goals and vision with the organization. This could open doors to business leaders willing to help with our efforts.

Planning Progress

We’ve begun creating documents to begin framing project scheduling, budgets, demographic data and a list of local skate parks. These initial documents will help us maintain focus and communicate more effectively with outside groups. Russ will be instrumental in helping to define project requirements, hence the schedule. The demographic data we’ve been collection will help us to better understand the needs of our community. The list of local parks is important because we plan to contact them all to learn from their mistakes. Christian Noel is helping with this task.

Group Meetings

While our individual committees have been meeting over the last month, we have yet to begin meetings with the whole group. This is expected to being within the next month as vacations wind down. Initially, we’re considering monthly meetings where all volunteers will come together to discuss high level issues. During this time, we’ll also solidify member roles, review our Bylaws and other organizational issues. Look for a future email where dates and times are announced.

On that note, we’re looking for volunteers to help fill roles, including Chair of the Marketing Committee and Secretary. Please let us know if you have an interest in these roles, or would like to volunteer time you have available for any number of other committee positions. All of the committees can use help, even if you only have a couple of hours a week.

We're moving ahead full steam!