International Gold Cup: All you need to know in our special section inside Page 25
October 23, 2019
Central Sports Complex will feature one artificial turf field By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer
A $300,000 grant from the PATH Foundation, a $300,000 donation from the Kurt and Dona Rodgers and $300,000 from Fauquier County will provide funding to make one of six rectangular fields at the Central Sports Complex an artificial turf surface rather than grass. A 115,000 square ft. turf field with infiltration trenches to collect water will be installed by Premier Sports Field LLC. S.W. Rodgers is the general contractor on the sports complex project. Supervisors Chairman Chris Butler, Lee District, didn’t vote on the resolution to fund the artificial turf field since he works for Rodgers. The other four supervisors approved the measure during their meeting on Oct. 10. The presence of asphalt trails bordering both sides of the playing surface prompted the change to a larger, artificial surface. The grass field as originally planned would have been 100,000 square ft. Instead of $346,675 for grass, the larger artificial turf field will cost $405,685, which includes $59,010 for the redesign by the Timmons Group. The Central Sports Complex is now under construction outside of Warrenton, adjacent to the county fairgrounds. Five diamond fields will also be part of the complex. Supervisor Chris Granger, Center District, said he was “ecstatic to have a public access turf field.” He noted there is one for students at Liberty High School in Bealeton. In other action, the supervisors approved a special exception to allow a tourist home to be called Silverback Ranch in the Fiery Run Agricultural and Forestal District at 14047 Hume Road in Hume. A maximum of 10 people will be allowed in the four-bedroom residence on the property at a time. There were no speakers during a public hearing that preceded the vote. A couple comments in writing expressed concern about expected noise, additional traffic and safety on the road. See SPORTS COMPLEX, page 2 INSIDE Business.............................................13 Classified............................................50 Communities......................................43 Faith...................................................46
Our 202nd year | Vol. 202, No. 43 | www.Fauquier.com | $1.50
Jordan wants ‘bipartisan’ criminal justice reform House candidate backs changes rejected by GOP By Daniel Berti
Times Staff Writer
D.J. Jordan, one of only two African-American candidates for the Virginia House of Delegates running as a Republican this year, is backing a slate of criminal justice reforms long opposed by GOP delegates, including decriminalizing marijuana, restoring rights to felons and doubling the felony larceny threshold from $500 to $1,000. Jordan is vying to unseat Del. Elizabeth Guzman, a Democrat who defeated eight-term Republican incumbent Scott Lingamfelter in 2017. The
DEL. ELIZABETH GUZMAN, D-31ST
D.J. JORDAN
once-reliably red 31st District includes 47,000 voters in Prince William County and 13,000 in Fauquier County. Jordan and Garrison Coward, who is challenging Del. Dawn Ad-
ams, D-68th, in Chesterfield, are the only two black candidates backed by the GOP in this year’s state races. Since Reconstruction, only two See JUSTICE, page 5
PHOTO BY ROBIN EARL
Leon Williams, of the Pedestrians, Bicycles and Greenways Advisory Committee, and Gary Kwolek, trail specialist for Parks and Rec, try out Parks and Rec’s new trail behind M.M. Pierce Elementary School.
See more on page 2
Health and Wellness............................19 International Gold Cup........................25 Lifestyle..............................................33 Opinion.................................................9
Obituaries...........................................47 Puzzles...............................................12 Real Estate..........................................42 Sports.................................................15