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Harris Family Donates Cattail Run to NOVA Parks BY NORMAN K. STYER nstyer@loudounnow.com

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SCC Poised to Make Decisions on Greenway Tolls, Western Loudoun Power Lines in 2024 BY HANNA PAMPALONI

After several years of talks, plans to create a new regional park on Leesburg’s eastern border were finalized Wednesday when an 85-acre tract along Battlefield Parkway and Edwards Ferry Road was donated to NOVA Parks. The gift was made by the Harris family, which had owned the farm and timber property for five generations. The donation was made by Henry Harris, the nephew of A.V. Symington, who donated the 286-acre Temple Hall Farm north of Leesburg to NOVA Parks 30 years ago. Cattail Regional Park will feature hiking trails through the property, which includes an upland bog wetland fed by underground springs, as well as wooded areas and meadows on a prominent ridgeline through the property. The property also includes several historic structures, including one believed to have served as a colonial-area ordinary. “The Harris family has a deep tie to this land and the history of our county. It is because of this connection that they have taken the remarkably generous step of creating a new NOVA Park. Many of NOVA Parks’ properties have been donated by generous people with a love of the land, few have been as generous as the Harris/Symington family,” NOVA Parks CATTAIL RUN continues on page 24

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The State Corporation Commission is expected to make two important decisions affecting Loudoun County in 2024— whether to approve a toll rate hike for the Dulles Greenway and whether to approve a route of powerlines across western Loudoun. Just who will be making those decisions is not yet known. There are two vacancies on the three-member commission. The General Assembly is responsible for electing commissioners who serve six-year staggered terms. The Virginia Constitution gives the General Assembly authority to elect up to five members on the commission, but to date it has only appointed three members at a time. With a Democratic majority in both the House and Senate, the General Assembly is expected to make those appointments early in the session, which opens Jan. 10. Formal deliberations on the Greenway rate application will open Jan. 9 with a public hearing at Freedom High School in South Riding. A continuation of that public hearing will take place in Richmond Jan. 30. Toll Road Investors Partnership II, which owns the 14-mile Greenway, applied to the SCC to raise tolls on Norman K. Styer/Loudoun Now

NOVA Parks Executive Director Paul Gilbert walks though the new Cattail Regional Park, which includes a spring-fed uplands bog.

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County supervisors pose for a start-of-term photo prior to their Jan. 2 organizational meeting.

Briskman Elected Vice Chair; Letourneau Again Leads Finance BY NORMAN K. STYER nstyer@loudounnow.com

The Board of Supervisors kicked off its four-year term Tuesday with an organizational meeting that saw the election of Juli Briskman (D-Algonkian) as vice chair and the return of Matthew Letourneau (R-Dulles) to the chairmanship of the fi-

nance committee. The new term comes with a $5,000 raise for supervisors, a compensation change approved by the previous board. Starting this year, district supervisors will be paid $75,916, with the vice chair getting $82,850, and the chair $91,064. The compensation is scheduled to increase 3% each year of the term.

Entering her third term as county chair, Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) nominated Briskman to be her vice chair. “A lot of people don’t know that I actually recruited Supervisor Briskman to run for this office,” Randall said. Randall acknowledged that she didn’t know Briskman before she gained viral notoriety when she was fired from her job

after a photo showed her flipping the bird to President Trump’s motorcades in 2017. “However, and this is the important part, I didn’t ask her to run because of the national attention she gained, I asked her to run because after meeting with her COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS continues on page 24

Mansfield, Istrefi Elected to Lead School Board Mansfield thanked her fellow board members and said it was an honor to be elected chair. “Your confidence in me is both inspiring and humbling. I stand before you today with an immense sense of gratitude and responsibility. As a parent who had to advocate for her own children and at times found it difficult to navigate, I want to make sure that families have the support they need for their children to succeed,” she said. She said she hoped to build bridges

BY ALEXIS GUSTIN

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Melinda Mansfield (Dulles) and Arben Istrefi (Sterling) were elected Tuesday to serve as chair and vice chair of the all new nine-member School Board. Mansfield was nominated by April Chandler (Algonkian) and Deana Griffiths (Ashburn) and was the only member nominated for the chair position. She won the spot unanimously. Istrefi and Lauren Shernoff (Leesburg) were nominated for the vice chair position. The board voted on Istrefi first, with all nine members supporting him.

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Melinda Mansfield (Dulles) and Arben Istrefi (Sterling) the newly elected chair and vice chair of the School Board.

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Myers, Keirce Return to Commission Seats

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Supervisor Juli E. Briskman (D-Algonkian) attends a Board of Supervisors meeting Jan. 2.

Supervisors Add Support for Abortion Rights, Gun Laws to Legislative Agenda BY HANNA PAMPALONI hpampaloni@loudounnow.com

During the first meeting of its term, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to add three items to its legislative agenda before its meeting with state representatives the next night. Those items were each presented by Vice Chair Juli E. Briskman (D-Algonkian). Two focused on supporting legislation and constitutional amendments expanding access to reproductive healthcare and abortion and opposing legislation restricting it, and one supported legislation requiring a wait between undergoing a background check relating to a firearm purchase and the actual purchase of that firearm. Briskman, who brought up the items on short notice, thanked her fellow supervisors for supporting the measures in advance of the opening of the General Assembly session next week. Supervisors Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) and Caleb C. Kershner (R-Catoctin) opposed the position statements,

citing concerns about the amount of staff time that would be required to track all the bills related to the issues and noting the issues were outside the purview of the county board. “We just had an election. The people of Loudoun County elected their General Assembly members. Nobody can claim that this was not a topic of discussion at the election and the will of the voters is being expressed through the General Assembly members. … I continue to have concerns when the board creeps into areas that are outside of its authority,” Letourneau said. Kershner agreed the staff time committed to tracking every bill that supported or opposed reproductive rights and abortion would be a lot. “This is purely a political play, so to speak, to put this in our legislative agenda to gain something that is important to certain board members which, really, we as a board have nothing to do with. And, it is a colossal waste of time for our staff to be working on matters here,” he said. County Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) said the point about staff time was

a good one and something she had not considered. She asked Legislative Liaison Jonathan Freeman if the workload would be increased significantly or if it would detract their time from other matters. Freeman said the staff was prepared to take on whatever workload the board felt necessary. Letourneau and Kershner also criticized Briskman for introducing the items right before the meeting without giving the board time to review them. “I think it’s very problematic when the board is being asked to vote on legislation that’s being brought up as part of our legislative packet on the day of the meeting when there’s been no prior notice of the bills or the intent or anything of that nature,” Letourneau said. Randall said that normally she would agree with Letourneau, but because the board was meeting with the state representatives the next day to discuss the legislative agenda, she felt it was necessary to vote on the matters. “I feel like we are in a bind that I wish we weren’t in,” she said. n

The Loudoun County Planning Commission will have four new faces this term, but only two freshman members. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a slate of appointments for the commission’s fouryear term. The action marked a return to county service for Dale Polen Myers, who was tapped by County Chair Phyllis J. Randall to represent the At Large District. Myers served as the commission’s Broad Run District representative from 1992 to 1995, and then served as county chair from 1995 to 1999. Also returning to the commission is Cliff Keirce, who was picked by Supervisor Koran Saines to represent the Sterling District. Keirce will be the first commissioner to serve as the representative for three different districts. He represented the Dulles District in 2010 and 2011 and the Broad Run District from 2016 to 2019. He served as the commission chair during its work on the new comprehensive plan. Supervisor Juli Briskman (D-Algonkian) appointed attorney James L. Banks Jr. to fill the commission seat held by Jane Kirchner for the past four years. Kirchner, who also served on the commission from 2000 to 2003, had sought reappointment. Banks recently left his position as general counsel of the Society for Human Resource Management to launch his own consulting practice. A U.S. Army veteran, he previously served as the city attorney for Alexandria, on the board of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, and on the Richmond City Council. Supervisor Laura TeKrony selected Robin-Eve Jasper to PLANNING COMMISSION continues on page 5

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Nominations Open for Heritage Register Program The county government is accepting nominations for its new Heritage Register Program. The program, developed by the Loudoun County Heritage Commission and administered by the Department of Planning and Zoning, will recognize heritage resources that are significant to the county but may be ineligible for recognition at the state and national level through the Virginia Landmarks Register and National Register of Historic Places. The Loudoun County Heritage Register program is designed to highlight significant and diverse heritage resources in the county to encourage a higher level of

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community awareness, stewardship and preservation of those resources. Potential sites include historic structures, public and private residences, farms, churches, schools, archaeological sites, outstanding geological formations, heritage corridors, significant trees, cultural landscapes, battlefields, cemeteries, and historic districts. To be considered for listing in the LCHR, a property must be at least 50 years old and meet specific criteria that demonstrate the site’s importance to Loudoun County and its natural, historical, architectural, archeological and cultural features. For more information about the register, including the program guidelines and a link to the nomination form, go to loudoun.gov/heritageregister. n

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Board Approves Application for 25 More Fuel Efficient Buses BY ALEXIS GUSTIN

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Loudoun’s school bus fleet could be getting 10 more electric and 15 more propane buses to add to its growing pool of fuel efficient buses after the School Board voted 8-1 Dec. 12 to approve the division’s application to the EPA Clean School Bus Grant Program. The division would also get two electric cargo vans and six SUVs as part of the application. This is the division’s third time applying for the grant. During the first-year, school divisions were selected via lottery and Loudoun was not picked. The division applied for round two last August. Awardees have not been selected yet. If the division is selected for round three it will have to pay for the buses up front and will be reimbursed once it retires the equivalent number of diesel buses from its fleet and will have 18 months to purchase, install and scrap those buses. The total cost for 10 electric buses, 15 propane buses and 10 level two chargers is $6.8 million, of which the division is responsible for paying $4.4 million. The grant will reimburse the division $2.4 million. The cost for the buses is included in the fiscal year 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program. The CIP has a total bus purchase cost of $9.5 million dollars ac-

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A look under the hood of an electric bus. The School Board approved an application to the EPA Clean School Bus Grant Program on Dec. 12 for 10 new electric buses and 15 propane-powered ones.

cording to the agenda in Board docs. The division staff decided to extend

its pilot program timeframe for the buses by adding the additional buses because it

hasn’t yet decided on which manufacturer of electric buses to go with nor is it ready to recommend to the board to move forward with a fully electric fleet, according to Chief Operations Officer Kevin Lewis. Lewis said they want to make sure the division gets a good study of the different options available to them. “If we are able to get this grant it will equalize the different manufacturers of buses that we have so we have a good representative sample of each manufacturer,” he said. “We are not spending more than we normally would be because the premium for the electric bus is being paid for out of the grant and therefore taxpayers aren’t paying any more for the buses we have and we are able to evaluate these buses and their performance,” Lewis added. Lewis said the division will be installing charging stations for the cargo vans and SUV’s in the facilities area but noted there are six electric driver’s education cars at several schools and said charging stations are currently at Woodgrove High School for those cars and are expected soon at Tuscarora and Heritage High Schools. “We will be adding chargers as we go,” he said. The division began a pilot program of using electric buses in 2021 after looking at its 1.1 million gallons of diesel fuel and EFFICIENT BUSES continues on page 7

AG Drops Remaining Charge Against Fired Superintendent BY ALEXIS GUSTIN

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The Attorney General’s Office announced it will not prosecute the false publication charge against former Loudoun County superintendent Scott Ziegler. In a motion filed Dec. 20 in Loudoun County Circuit Court, Special Assistant to the Attorney General Brandon Wrobleski stated Ziegler was tried and convicted by a jury for retaliation in the firing of special education teacher Erin Brooks and faces up to 12 months in jail and up to a $2,500 fine in addition to other “collateral consequences.” The charges were brought against

Ziegler as a result of a special grand jury investigation in 2022. After winning a conviction on the retaliation charge, Wrobleski stated the commonwealth was “satisfied that justice has been done,” and said they would not undertake the time and expense to pursue the additional charge. “The commonwealth submits that orderly administration of justice, judicial economy, and the ends of justice mitigate against expending the significant additional resources that would be required to try the defendant by jury on the instant Class 3 misdemeanor indictment,” the motion reads. Ziegler was charged with one count of false publication, one count of prohib-

ited conduct, and one count of penalizing an employee for a court appearance. The latter two charges are related to the firing of Brooks who, after reporting she was repeatedly groped by one of her students, filed two Title IX complaints, testified to the special grand jury investigating the school district, and spoke out at the School Board meeting in which she was fired on the board’s administrative consent agenda. All are misdemeanors. The three charges against Ziegler were brought by a special grand jury empaneled by the Virginia Attorney General’s Office to investigate the actions of Loudoun County Public School administrators after a 2021 sexual assault scandal in which a student committed

two sexual assaults in two high schools months apart. Then-Public Information Officer Wayde Byard was indicted with a count of felony perjury in the same grand jury report. He was acquitted of that charge in June. Ziegler was fired unanimously by the School Board after a two-hour closed session Dec. 6, 2022, one day after the grand jury issued the findings of its eight-month investigation. He was found guilty of retaliation Sept. 29, a class one misdemeanor. He was found not guilty of penalizing the same employee for making a court appearance. Ziegler is scheduled be sentenced for the retaliation charge Jan. 11. n

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Efficient buses continued from page 6 over 300,000 gallons of gas used each year. The division applied for the first round of grants through the EPA Clean School Bus Grant Program but was not chosen. It then received five electric buses through a partnership with Dominion Energy that were put into daily service in the Park View High School cluster in Sterling. As part of the partnership with Dominion, the company installed fast chargers at Park View High School which it owns and maintains as well as the batteries on the buses which it is responsible for replacing if they fail. The buses have been in service since 2021 and have accumulated over 114,000 miles collectively according to information on Board docs. The fast chargers can charge two buses in four-to-six hours. The five buses have averaged 63 days of down time. The division expanded its pilot program in 2022 to include electric white fleet vehicles and started with six driver’s education cars. The division applied for and received grants from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and received 16 more buses from two of the three main

manufacturers. Six of those buses began transporting students at the start of 20232024 school year at Cardinal Ridge Elementary School with five more expected. The remaining buses were scheduled to arrive in December at Emerick Elementary School. Level two chargers which were also installed can charge a bus in six-toeight hours. In its third phase of acquiring fuel efficient buses the division opted to try propane fueled buses. Propane buses use an existing gas engine that has been retrofitted to run on propane. The division was given a Blue Bird propane bus to try out and has been running routes in western Loudoun since the start of the school year. The bus has been driven 2,395 miles at a cost of $0.33 per mile and no down time. The cost per mile to drive a diesel bus is $0.48 cents. The division estimates one propane bus will save it $26,250 to operate and maintain on top of fuel savings and requires no additional infrastructure. If the division is awarded the grant, it will put five electric buses at Cardinal Ridge and five at Emerick Elementary School and 15 propane buses in the western part of the county. The application is due Jan. 31. n

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Graduates of Loudoun County’s Fire and Rescue 44th Recruit Class prepare to be sworn in by Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg) on Dec. 29.

Fire and Rescue Class 44 Graduates BY HANNA PAMPALONI

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Loudoun’s Combined Fire and Rescue System added 28 new members after Recruit Class 44 celebrated its graduation at Heritage High School on Friday morning following 26 weeks of training. The graduates were sworn in by county Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg) and congratulated by County Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large). “To you and to your families, thank you. Thank you so very much,” Randall told the graduates. “I don’t know if people really understand how hard it is to be a firefighter or EMT.” She encouraged the graduates to be mindful of their mental health as they enter a demanding field. “Take care of yourselves just as much as you take care of the man or woman standing next to you,” she said. Bradley Smith was recognized as the top recruit of the class. “This recruit showed deep passion and unparalleled motivation to perform the job to the best of his abilities,” Lt. Cory Carper said of Smith. “[He] always put the

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Bradley Smith, who earned the Top Recruit Award during Loudoun County’s Combined Fire and Rescue System’s 44th Recruit Class graduation, speaks to the audience Dec. 29.

Hannah Toranto poses for a photo with her daughter Riley after receiving her badge as part of the county’s Combined Fire and Rescue System’s 44th Recruit Class graduation Dec. 29.

success of the class first even when faced with obstacles.” Carlos Carrasco won the Lt. Alex J. Keepers Award, presented to the recruit who best represented the spirit of the award by overcoming obstacles and becoming a key participant in the class. John Larson was awarded the Physical Fitness Award, given to the recruit who demonstrated the intention to improve in all aspects of fitness and wellness. “[Larson] embodies the vision for wellness and fitness not only for himself but

encourages the vision in his classmates. [He] showed up each day with optimism, positivity and a smile on his face,” Wellness Manager Taylor Goodman said. Assistant Chief James Williams told the recruits they should be proud of what they had accomplished and reflected on where the Fire-Rescue System had come from over 20 years ago growing from an authorized staff of about 100 to 759. “It’s OK to try and fail,” Williams said. “But when you fail just get up and try again. It is not OK to not try.” n

The Sheriff ’s Office has charged a Reston man for filing a false crime report when he claimed he was stabbed by masked assailants at the Dulles Town Center in November. He additionally was charged with twice stealing from the Sports Nation store where he worked at the mall. According to the report, Fawad Fafa, 44, of Reston, reported on Nov. 10 that he was attacked in the mall parking lot by two males wearing masks who approached his vehicle and stabbed him before fleeing in a dark-colored four-door sedan. Detectives determined that the stabbing report was fabricated and that Fafa had injured himself. Two days earlier, Fafa, an employee of the Sports Nation store, reported that someone had entered the store overnight and money was taken. Investigators determined that Fafa had taken the money. He was arrested Dec. 15 and charged with two counts of filing a false police report and embezzlement. He was released the next day on a $1,500 bond. On Dec. 19, Fafa entered the Sports Nation store after it had closed and took money from the cash register. He was then charged with burglary and embezzlement. He was arrested by the Fairfax County Police Department and was held at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.

Winkler Retires from LPD Master Police Officer Stephan Winkler has retired from the Leesburg Police Department after nearly 16 years of service to the town. Winkler He joined the police force in 2008, following service in the U.S. Marine Corps, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue, and the Prince William SAFETY NOTES continues on page 9

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Sterling Park Native Promoted to Rear Admiral in U.S. Navy Sterling Park Native and Park View High School graduate Julie Treanor was promoted Dec. 15 to rear admiral (lower half) at a ceremony at the United States Fleet Forces Command headquarters in Norfolk Virginia. Treanor was the director of Fleet Ordnance and Supply (N41) for the USFF. “It is a privilege to wear the cloth of this great Nation and my profound honor to lead some of America’s best and brightest in defense of our shared ideals,” Treanor said. “I am honored for this promotion and the opportunity to continue my military service.” Treanor is the daughter of Ret. Cmdr. Richard Treanor and Sheila Treanor who lived in Sterling Park from 1972-1994.

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County and Falls Church sheriff ’s offices. While in the Marines, he survived the 1983 barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon, receiving minor injuries from the blast. As a member of the Leesburg Police Department, Winkler has served in many specialized positions, including CPR/ AED instructor, Emergency Response Team – Negotiations member, Crash Reconstruction Unit member, Traffic Management Unit motor officer, school resource officer, and field training officer. He also received a lifesaving award and two Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce Valor Awards. He is perhaps most recognizable for two roles—riding his police motorcycle in community parades and serving as an unofficial Town of Leesburg Santa Claus.

Loudoun’s Lupton Appointed to State Fire Chiefs Board Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief Todd E. Lupton has been appointed to the Virginia Fire Chiefs Association Board of Directors as Division 7 vice president. There are seven divisions in the commonwealth and Lupton will represent Loudoun, Fairfax, Arlington and Prince William Counties and the cities of Manassas, Fairfax, Alexandria, Manassas Park and Falls Church. Lupton began volunteering at the local fire department when he was 14 and has never looked back. “I started my fire service very young

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was also inducted into the school’s athletic hall of fame in 2010. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in 1994, Rear Admiral Treanor was commissioned as a Supply Corps officer. She earned master’s degrees in Business Administration from the University of Florida and Military Art and Operational Science from the Air Command and Staff College. She is also a graduate of the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business Executive Training Program, the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business

School’s Institute for Defense and Business Logistics and Technology Advanced Program, and the Naval Postgraduate School Navy Senior Leader Seminar. USFFC is responsible for manning, training, equipping and employing more than 125 ships, 1,000 aircraft, and 103,000 active duty service members and government employees, and providing combat ready forces forward to numbered fleets and combatant commanders around the globe in support of U.S. national interests. n

Rear Admiral Julie Treanor

Julie Treanor is one of seven siblings to graduate from Park View High School, graduating in PVHS’s Class of 1989. She and realized early on that the fire service was the place for me,” he said. He has over 25 years of fire and rescue experience and serves as the deputy chief of Volunteer Lupton Administration, a job that allows him to support the system’s volunteers. That experience will carry over into his added role on the state board of directors, which is very similar he said. “It’s an association that advocates for the fire service in many different ways, advocating for legislative changes, advocating for money, advocating not only at the state level for those things but at a national level as well,” Lupton said. He said he hopes his experience as both a professional and volunteer firefighter will give him a unique perspective to bring to the position. Lupton has also worked as a firefighter in Warren County, the City of Manassas Park, and the City of Manassas. During his career, he has served at every rank, including serving several times as an interim fire chief. “The more experiences that you’re able to bring, the more fire departments that you’ve been able to work in, just lends itself to having other opportunities to see how other communities provide fire and EMS to their particular jurisdictions,” he said. The mission of the VFCA is to serve the communities of Virginia through its fire service leaders and advance the Fire and Rescue service through leadership, education, and advocacy. n

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Racers dash from the starting line at the beginning of Lovettsville’s annual Berserkle on the Squirkle on New Year’s Day. Inset, Lovettsville Mayor Christopher Hornbaker and his wife Ryan pose for a picture during the race.

Lovettsville Rings in the New Year with Berserkle Nearly 100 Lovettsville residents gathered at the Town Square on Monday morning to start their new year by stretching their legs and trading in that one Christmas gift they didn’t want at the town’s annual Berserkle on the Squirkle 5K race and White Elephant gift exchange. Racers ran, jogged, skipped and hopped around the squirkle 27 times to musically themed laps like shaking oﬀ 2023 to Taylor

Swift’s “Shake It Oﬀ,” becoming a pirate to the “Pirates of the Caribbean” theme song and walking with a new friend to “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.” The cost to participate in the race was a single, good condition unwanted Christmas gift and names were drawn throughout the race for winners to come up and receive a diﬀerent contributed gift. — Hanna Pampaloni

Catoctin HOA Urges Purcellville Council to Consider Effects of Rt. 690 Interchange BY HANNA PAMPALONI

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During the Purcellville Town Council’s first 2024 regularly scheduled meeting Jan. 9, in addition to working through the year’s first meeting regularities such as appointing a vice mayor and making committee assignments, the council is holding a public hearing on the controversial Rt. 7/Rt.690 interchange. The council voted in November to schedule the public hearing while simultaneously drafting a letter to the Virginia

Department of Transportation voicing opposition to and concerns about the interchange. The council has not voted on whether to send that letter. Over the past year, members of the Catoctin Meadows neighborhood have expressed concerns about the effect the interchange—and specifically the eastbound Rt. 7 exit ramp—would have on a floodplain that is located on 14 acres of Catoctin Meadows HOA-owned land. Floodplain easements are in place with the HOA, Loudoun County, and Town of Purcellville as parties to them.

The Jan. 9 public hearing covers whether the town should vacate those easements. Without the vacation, the county would likely move forward with building the interchange with three ramps, leaving off the eastbound ramp. During the Nov. 28 meeting, Council member Erin Rayner told the council that the project would result in two infrastructure improvements that would benefit the town. 690 INTERCHANGE continues on page 11

Lovettsville hired Sara Moseley as the new community engagement and economic development coordinator following the resignation Moseley of Jean LaPadula on Dec. 15. Moseley will be responsible for developing and maintaining effective relationships with town business owners, local nonprofits, community organizations, governmental entities, residents, homeowner associations, and regional and local professional organizations. She currently serves on the town’s Commerce and Business Development Committee. “As a longtime resident of Lovettsville, I have seen incredible growth in the town’s small business community and understand some of the challenges and opportunities presented in sustaining that growth,” Moseley stated. “I am very excited for this opportunity to be able to work within my own community and help our local businesses and organizations connect with residents in our area, and the greater Loudoun community.” She earned her bachelor’s degree in communications, with a concentration in public relations and media studies from Radford University and has worked as a public affairs professional, preschool teacher and luxury travel coordinator. “I have a broad and deep understanding of the importance of clear communication, and the significance of fostering and maintaining effective relationships,” she stated. Moseley’s first day in the position will be Jan. 3. The CEED position was created this year when the Town Council adopted the fiscal year 2024 budget and allocated funds for a new full-time equivalent position. LaPadula, who was hired in July, was the first person to hold the position. n

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Nine Apply for Purcellville Town Council Vacancy BY HANNA PAMPALONI hpampaloni@loudounnow.com

Friday marked the deadline for applicants interested in serving on the Purcellville Town Council for the next year to submit paperwork. Before the 5 p.m. deadline Dec. 29, nine residents applied for the position. They are David Bufkin, Troy J. Brown, Sean MacDonald, Brian Dean, Carl Nett, John Gardner, Stephen Merlo, Christopher Reed and Kevin Wright. The vacancy comes after the December resignation of Mary F. “Boo” Bennett. The council will appoint a resident to serve on the seat until a special election is held Nov. 5, 2024, to fill the seat for the remainder of the term, which expires Dec. 31, 2026. Bufkin and Gardner stated in their applications that they would not be seeking election on the 2024 ballot. “At the end of this appointed term, should I be so honored as to be invited to fill it, it will be time for the voters as a whole to decide who should represent them. I will not be a candidate,” Bufkin stated. “I will not stand for [re]election next fall, nor will I use my temporary council seat to advocate for or against candidates who do,” Gardner stated. Reed ran for council during a special

690 interchange continued from page 10 “The county will pay for boxed culverts to be built that would improve the water flow of the creek and prevent any flooding or overtopping of 21st Street,” she said. “This would be in the tune of $6 million dollars. The county would also pay for the update to the floodplain study and would go through the letter of map revision … which would be a cost around $233,000.” The town has been working with the county since 2005 to have the interchange built, she said. The Catoctin Homeowners Association on Jan. 2 sent a letter via email to the Town Council urging the members to consider whether that is a “good trade.” “We believe the interchange will be built, so the discussion is not whether or not we want/need an interchange. The discussion is really about how the interchange gets financed through other peo-

election in 2023 coming in about 650 votes behind Caleb Stought. MacDonald ran for council in 2021, coming behind now Council Member Erin Rayner by nearly 500 votes. Dean serves on the town’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. Nett serves as an officer with the Purcellville Police Department and said in his letter of interest that he does intend to run for the seat in 2024. “Should I be chosen to serve in local government, I will follow Mr. Petoe’s [Executive Director of the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council] guidance by recusing myself from all matters that deal EXCLUSIVELY with the Purcellville Police Department—or resign my position with PPD,” according to the letter. Wright has worked with Loudoun County Fire and Rescue since 1988 and volunteered with the Purcellville Fire Department for four years before that and is a 50-year resident of the town, according to his application. Merlo works for Northern Virginia Community College as a senior technology and support administrator and has lived in the town for nearly a decade. The council is meeting Jan. 3 to interview candidates and is expected to make an appointment before its Jan. 9 regular meeting. n ple’s money … the issue for Jan 9th is assessing the value of the trade (three-box culvert for vacation of easement),” according to the email. The letter said it was unclear exactly how a three-boxed culvert would improve flood control and asked the council not to vacate the easements, “until it objectively knows exactly (with data) what we’re getting with a three-box culvert.” If the council votes to approve the vacation easement, the county must still obtain land use rights from the HOA, Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure Director Nancy Boyd said. However, the state of Virginia has processes in place that allow the county to obtain those rights through eminent domain if necessary. “In Virginia, we don’t have a process [to use eminent domain] for a town,” Boyd said. The Jan. 9 public hearing will take place at the Town Hall at 6 p.m. n

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Nonprofits Bartel Foundation Launches Facilitator Program The Ryan Bartel Foundation has launched a Teen Mental Wellness Facilitator Training program and is recruiting people who are passionate about promoting mental health and resilience in teens. The TMW Facilitator Training is a professional development program that will help provide more mental health literacy to engage teens within the Ryan Bartel Foundation community in conversations about mental health and resiliency while also creating a safe and trauma informed place for teens to be their “authentic selves.” The inaugural, 20-hour training will be free for the first group of trainees with all licensing fees waived. Those trainees will provide a minimum of six paid RBF workshops in the 12 months after their certification. The first group of trainees will begin in February and end in June. “Today, the behavioral and emotional health of teens is more acute than pre-pandemic levels,” Executive Director of RBF Valerie Walters said. “Having the right skills and tools, along with the right disposition and compassion, is more critical than ever for our program facilitators so they can have a deeper impact on the teens they serve throughout Loudoun County.” The Ryan Bartel Foundation is seeking candidates with at least three years of experience working with teens and who

bring skills, talent and interests that align with RBF’s interactive workshops that explore mindfulness, expressive arts, nature, animals, physical activity, and social-emotional support as strategies to promote resilience in teens. “Facilitators who achieve certification will gain a professional credential to distinguish their commitment of building resilience in teens, while joining a cohort of professional colleagues passionate about youth mental health,” RBF’s Program Director Lacey Rosenbaum said. “They will also benefit from peer-to-peer sharing of experiences, best practices, and connections, while contributing to RBF’s mission of building a community of acceptance, compassion, and inclusion where all young people feel connected and hopeful and have the will to live.” To be considered, applications must be submitted by Jan. 15 at ryanbartelfoundation.org/tmw-facilitator-training. The Ryan Bartel Foundation is a nonprofit in Loudoun County with a mission to prevent youth suicide through awareness, upstream educational programs and activities that support and empower youth, families and the community. Programs are focused on building acceptance, connection, resiliency and hope for those it serves. For more information visit ryanbartelfoundation.org. n

Chamber Awards $48K to 12 Nonprofits The Loudoun Chamber Foundation has awarded $4,000 grants to 12 local nonprofits that are working to support workforce development, economic growth, and quality of life in Loudoun County. Founded in 2014, the Foundation invests in local nonprofits that are focused on the economy, workforce development, public safety, and wellness in Loudoun. Since its inception, the foundation has invested $250,000 into the Loudoun community through 72 grants. “Loudoun is so fortunate to have so many outstanding nonprofits, whose dedicated staff and devoted volunteers work tirelessly to serve our families and neighbors in need. The Loudoun Chamber Foundation is pleased to fund their efforts to ensure that all who live and work here can share in Loudoun’s prosperity and hopeful future,” Cham-

ber President Tony Howard stated. The organizations receiving 2024 Loudoun Chamber Foundation grants are: • A Farm Less Ordinary • Boulder Crest Foundation • Crossroads Jobs • Dulles South Food Pantry • Friends of Loudoun Mental Health Inc. • Good Shepherd of Northern Virginia • LAWS Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services • Loudoun Education Foundation • Loudoun Habitat for Humanity • The Arc of Loudoun • View of Heaven Farm • Women Giving Back The Loudoun Chamber Foundation is a fund within the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties. To learn more, go to LoudounChamber.org/Foundation. n

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LIVE MUSIC\ MELISSA QUINN FOX 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4 Bear Chase Brewing Company, 33665 Bear Chase Lane, Bluemont. bearchasebrew.com JASON MASI 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5 Quattro Goombas Brewery, 22860 Little River Turnpike, Aldie. quattrogoombas.com MARK CULLINANE 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5 Harpers Ferry Brewing, 37412 Adventure Center Lane, Loudoun Heights. harpersferrybrewing.com DAN BARRY 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5 Spanky’s Shenanigans, 538 E. Market St., Leesburg. spankyspub.com ROB HOEY 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5 Vanish Farmwoods Brewery, 42245 Black Hops Lane, Lucketts. vanishbeer.com NOAH “RED” HAWES 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5 Flying Ace Farm, 40950 Flying Ace Lane, Lovettsville. flyingacefarm.com GET POISON’D - A TRIBUTE TO POISON 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5 Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St. SW., Leesburg. $15 to $35. tallyhotheater.com MELISSA QUINN FOX 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5 Monk’s BBQ, 251 N. 21st St., Purcellville. monksq.com ZEPPELIN & COMPANY 8 to midnight Friday, Jan. 5 Spanky’s Shenanigans, 538 E. Market St., Leesburg. spankyspub.com SHANE CLICK 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Bear Chase Brewing Company, 33665 Bear Chase Lane, Bluemont. bearchasebrew.com CLIMB ON 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Vanish Farmwoods Brewery, 42245 Black Hops Lane, Lucketts. vanishbeer.com JASON MASI 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 8 Chains North Winery, 38593 Daymont Lane, Waterford. 8chainsnorth.com

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Teri Scott

WHY I LOVE LOUDOUN: Teri Scott, General Manager, Locksley Farmstead Cheese Company Northern Virginia native Teri Scott has been general manager of Locksley Farmstead Cheese Co. since it opened at the Ag District in 2018, working alongside Dairy Manager Steven Stiles. The creamery makes 11 types of farm cheese using milk from a herd of 40 Jersey and Holstein cows on the property. You can buy them in the tasting room at sister business Chrysalis Vineyards, also part of the Ag District. FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT IN LOUDOUN?

I love the happy hour at King Street Oyster Bar in Middleburg. The oysters are delicious, of course, but they also have a great chophouse burger.

FAVORITE PLACE FOR A CRAFT BEVERAGE?

I am a bit partial to Chrysalis Vineyards where I worked before the creamery opened, but when I need a change of scenery I like to visit Dirt Farm Brewery in Bluemont. There’s always a good selection of beers and I usually order the Straw Golden Ale. The views from the patio are amazing.

BEST HIDDEN GEM IN LOUDOUN?

Paige’s Pitstop on Rt. 9 near Waterford. It’s a great farmstand that has vegetables, eggs and meats all grown on

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LO VE Loudoun local farms and a big selection of other products including pies, cheese and potted plants. It’s the perfect place to shop and support local agriculture. WHAT’S A MUST-SEE PLACE IN LOUDOUN TO TAKE AN OUT-OF-TOWN VISITOR?

I like to take visitors for drives on dirt roads and back country lanes through towns like Hamilton, Hillsboro, and Lincoln where you can still get a glimpse of old Loudoun, when the pace was a lot slower.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE EVENT IN LOUDOUN TO GO TO?

The Bluemont Fair in the fall. There’s always a lot of great artisans, food, drink and music and it has a wonderful historic small-town feel.

LOUDOUN USED TO BE A MAJOR DAIRY REGION. MILK DROPS ARE ON THE COUNTY FLAG. HOW MANY DAIRIES REMAIN?

In the mid-1900s there were hundreds of dairy farms in Loudoun. Unfortunately, there are only two left. It’s part of our mission at Locksley Farmstead Cheese to keep Loudoun’s proud dairy and agricultural heritage alive.

YOU MAKE 11 TYPES OF CHEESES. WHICH IS THE BEST SELLER?

The Nottingham Gouda. We age our Gouda for at least six months, and it develops nice crystallization and a buttery flavor with notes of hazelnut.

IS THERE A SPECIFIC STYLE/TECHNIQUE YOU AND STEVEN USE?

All our cheeses are made from cow’s milk produced right here on our farm. Our cheeses are as local as you can get. Because we don’t source from other

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continued from page 12 SHANE HINES 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Bleu Frog Vineyards & Ole Bleu Brewery, 16413 Little River Turnpike, Leesburg. bleufrogvineyards.com MELISSA QUINN FOX 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Sunset Hills Vineyard, 38295 Fremont Overlook Lane, Purcellville. sunsethillsvineyards.com DEREK KRETZER 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Hillsboro. breauxvineyards.com LOST CORNER VAGABONDS 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Doukenie Winery, 14727 Mountain Road, Hillsboro. doukeniewinery.com NICK TIERRA 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Firefly Cellars, 40325 Charles Town Pike, Hamilton. fireflycellars.com FREDDIE LONG 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Harpers Ferry Brewing, 37412 Adventure Center Lane, Loudoun Heights. harpersferrybrewing.com MARC ALLRED 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Lost Rhino Brewing Co, 21730 Red Rum Drive, Ashburn. lostrhino.com KEN WENZEL 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 The Barns at Hamilton Station Vineyards, 16804 Hamilton Station Road, Hamilton. thebarnsathamiltonstation.com DAN FISK 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Quattro Goombas Brewery, 22860 Little River Turnpike, Aldie. quattrogoombas.com RICHARD WALTON 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Old Farm Winery at Hartland, 23583 Fleetwood Road, Aldie. oldfarmwinery.com GARY SMALLWOOD 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Flying Ace Farm, 40950 Flying Ace Lane, Lovettsville. flyingacefarm.com THIRSTY DRIFTERS 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Lost Barrel Brewing, 36138 Little River Turnpike, Middleburg. lostbarrel.com RAY HUME TRIO 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Vanish Farmwoods Brewery, 42245 Black Hops Lane, Lucketts. vanishbeer.com CLARK PEKLO 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Bear Chase Brewing Company, 33665 Bear Chase Lane, Bluemont. bearchasebrew.com DANNY PAISLEY AND THE SOUTHERN GRASS 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6

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DANNY PAISLEY & THE SOUTHERN GRASS 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Lucketts Community Center luckettsbluegrass.org

U2TOPIA 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Tally Ho Theater tallyhotheater.com

Two-time Male Vocalist of the Year Danny Paisley leads a band with deep roots. Founded by Bob Paisley and Ted Lundy, The Southern Grass continues bloodlines and musical traditions with energy and respect.

Performing a range of music from the early 80s all the way up to present day, U2TOPIA prides itself on delivering faithful, spirited renditions of not only U2’s biggest hits, but also deeper cuts from the catalog.

Lucketts Community Center, 42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg. luckettsbluegrass.org U2TOPIA 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St. SW., Leesburg. $15 to $35. tallyhotheater.com THE JUNIOR BRYCE BAND 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Monk’s BBQ, 251 N. 21st St., Purcellville.

monksq.com ROWDY ACE 8 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, Jan. 6 Spanky’s Shenanigans, 538 E. Market St., Leesburg. spankyspub.com GARY SMALLWOOD 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7 Bear Chase Brewing Company, 33665 Bear Chase Lane, Bluemont. bearchasebrew.com

AS U WISH 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7 Vanish Farmwoods Brewery, 42245 Black Hops Lane, Lucketts vanishbeer.com ANDY B 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7 Bleu Frog Vineyards & Ole Bleu Brewery, 16413 Little River Turnpike, Leesburg. bleufrogvineyards.com

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Locksley Farmstead continued from page 12 farms or co-ops, we can control the butterfat and protein levels and produce the best milk for cheese making. PAIR THREE LOCKSLEY CHEESES WITH THREE CHRYSALIS WINES.

My favorite pairing is the Petit Manseng dessert wine with our King Richard Blue cheese. The sweet wine and pungent, creamy blue complement each other perfectly. You can’t go wrong with Nottingham Gouda and Locksley Reserve Norton and Maid Marian Camembert with our Viognier.

WHAT’S A FUN FACT TO SHARE ABOUT LOUDOUN?

Loudoun was considered to be the “breadbasket” of the American Revolution because it provided so many agricultural products – including milk, butter, cheese, wheat, eggs and meat – to feed our troops.

WHAT’S A FUN FACT TO SHARE ABOUT MAKING CHEESE?

The “curds and whey” you hear about in the rhyme about Little Miss Muffet are what we deal with every day in the creamery. Cheese is made with curds, the soft fat and protein masses formed by coagulating the milk. Whey is the remaining liquid that is drained away from the curd. WHAT’S THE GREATEST CHEESE YOU EVER TASTED?

Our King Richard Blue. It’s creamy and mildly pungent with notes of fruit that give it a hint of sweetness.

HOW SHOULD LOCALS CELEBRATE NATIONAL CHEESE LOVER’S DAY? (JANUARY 20TH)

They should come out to The Ag District, home of Locksley Farmstead Cheese, where they can enjoy some fine artisan farmstead cheeses!

Visit Loudoun strives to bring tourists to the county, but locals can be tourists, too. In this series we ask Loudoun residents to tell us about the joys, secrets and delights of their own backyard. Discover something new and share your local adventure with Visit Loudoun using #loveloudoun.

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An overhead view of Locksley Farmstead outside Middleburg.

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continued from page 13 ANDY CARIGNAN 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7 Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Hillsboro. breaxvineyards.com ONE BLUE NIGHT 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7 Flying Ace Farm, 40950 Flying Ace Lane, Lovettsville. flyingacefarm.com LENNY BURRIDGE 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7 The Barns at Hamilton Station Vineyards, 16804 Hamilton Station Road, Hamilton. thebarnsathamiltonstation.com JASON MASI 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10 The Lost Fox, 20374 Exchange St., Ashburn. lostfoxhideaway.com

NICK MICH 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10 Spanky’s Shenanigans, 538 E. Market St., Leesburg. spankyspub.com ROWDY 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11 Bear Chase Brewing Company, 33665 Bear Chase Lane, Bluemont. bearchasebrew.com TAYLOR SHEPPARD 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11 Spanky’s Shenanigans, 538 E. Market St., Leesburg. spankyspub.com

HAPPENINGS WRITING IN NATURE 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4 Morven Park, 17339 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg. loudounwildlife.org LEESBURG LISTENING ROOM COMEDY SHOW Joey Friedman & Caitlin McDevitt/Griefcat 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11 Leesburg. $20. facebook.com/leesburg.movement

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Pinball Arcade Headed to Purcellville BY HANNA PAMPALONI hpampaloni@loudounnow.com

While brothers Casey and Sam Chapman work to find common ground with the Purcellville Town Council on the Vineyard Square project that would bring condos and retail space to 21st Street, a new business is opening in one of the long-vacant buildings along the street for short term lease. Jackpot Pinball Arcade is being opened by another set of brothers, Eric and David Basile. Eric owns Hit N Run Sports Cards on East Main Street, although he’s moving the business to 21st Street to work in coordination with the arcade room, which means he’s familiar with running a business in a small town. Eric and David grew up in New Jersey and said they have memories of riding their bikes to a swim club not far from their house, where their love of pinball games was born. “We would play them as kids just messing around and stuff,” David said, adding that it wasn’t until recently that he became interested in them as an adult. “I actually bought my first machine in May,” he said. “And it just got addictive and I just kept buying more.” Even before he knew he would be opening an arcade, David acquired 13 pinball machines. Eric was also buying machines and setting them up in the card shop for people to play. “And if people liked them, we would sell them to them,” Eric said, adding that eventually he just decided to open the arcade. Now, David and Eric scour the web and Facebook for pinball machines for sale and David makes frequent trips from New Jersey to drop off the ones that he’s purchased at the shop. Both brothers agree that the business venture has brought them closer together. “We’re talking all the time. We’re planning things out. We see eye to eye on a lot of stuff. It’s great,” David said. David said pinball arcades and tournaments are very social and allow competitors to make new friends. He said he and his wife joined a club in April and now they both compete in tournaments for recreation and as a social activity. “I’ve met so many friends just playing pinball. You see the same people over and over and you play a game together. And now we’re texting and going out and doing different things. … It’s just a good community atmosphere and everybody

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Legal Notices ORDER OF PUBLICATION COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 8.01-316 Case No.:

JJ042687-07-00, 08-00, 09-00, 10-00 JJ042688-07-00, 08-00, 09-00, 10-00

Loudoun Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Jaxon Jenkins and Ashton Jenkins Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Abigail Laura, mother and Samuel Jenkins III, putative father, and Unknown Father

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Eric Basile stands at the location of his and his brother David’s new Jackpot Pinball Arcade, expected to open in early February.

in the community is just so nice,” David said. Eric said the games don’t tend to draw as many teens and young adults as it does 35- to 50-year-olds and he and David are trying to incorporate that into the shop so kids have something to do while the adults play. “Parents that love to do this, they use the kids as an excuse to get out of the house and when they get there, the kids are like, ‘I’m bored.’” Eric said. He said they are hoping to have a game console, tabletop games, and maybe even iPads for kids to play. Eric said he was surprised at how quickly things were coming together, after only deciding to open about two months ago and he credits the Chapmans with a lot of that. “I can’t give them any more praise for how good they are,” Eric said. “[Sam’s] been so good to us.” Eric said they envision charging a $15 “play all day” fee and will likely offer a monthly membership. He’s also working with Purcellville Eats owner Kevin Bednarz to have QR codes linking to the restaurant’s DoorDash menu and food delivered on top of every hour. The restaurant will also offer a few items only available at the arcade, Eric said. They’re also hoping to host tournaments for both kids and adults once the shop gets up and running. Eric and David said they are hoping for an early February opening and are looking forward to welcoming visitors soon. “We just hope people will come out and give us a try and see how much fun it can be. It’s addictive.” David said. n

The object of this suit is to hold a foster care review hearing and review of foster care plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-282 and 16.1-281for Jaxon Jenkins and Ashton Jenkins and hold a hearing on the Petition for Termination of Parental Rights of Abigail Laura, mother, and Samuel Jenkins III, father, and Unknown Father, pursuant to Virginia Code §16.1-283 for Jaxon Jenkins and Ashton Jenkins. Abigail Laura, mother, and Samuel Jenkins III, father, and Unknown Father, are hereby notified that failure to appear on the hereinafter noticed date and time may result in the

entry of an Order approving a permanency goal of adoption as well as the termination of their residual parental rights with respect to Jaxon Jenkins and Ashton Jenkins. Abigail Laura, mother, and Samuel Jenkins III, father, and Unknown Father, are hereby further notified that if their residual parental rights are terminated, they will no longer have any legal rights with respect to said minor child, including, but not limited to, the right to visit Jaxon Jenkins and Ashton Jenkins; any authority with respect to the care and supervision of Jaxon Jenkins and Ashton Jenkins; or the right to make health related decisions or determine the religious affiliation of Jaxon Jenkins and Ashton Jenkins. Further, Abigail Laura, mother, and Samuel Jenkins III, father, and Unknown Father, will have no legal and /or financial obligations with respect to Jaxon Jenkins and Ashton Jenkins, and the Department of Family Services of Loudoun County, Virginia may be granted the authority to place Jaxon Jenkins and Ashton Jenkins for adoption and consent to the adoption of Jaxon Jenkins and Ashton Jenkins. It is ORDERED that the defendant(s) Abigail Laura, mother and Samuel Jenkins III, putative father, and Unknown Father appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his or her interests on or before January 17, 2024 at 3:00 p.m 12/14, 12/21, 12/28/23 & 1/4/24

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LOUDOUN COUNTY IN RE: ESTATE OF NERI ABRIL VELASCO ) FIDUCIARY 20082 ORDER OF PUBLICATION FOR SHOW CAUSE AGAINST DISTRIBUTION It appearing that the Personal Representative has petitioned this Court to enter a Rule to Show Cause against Distribution; that the debts and demands against is estate has been filed, that the Second and Final Account has been filed with the Commissioner of Accounts, and the six months have elapsed since the qualification, on Motion of the said Personal Representatives; It is ORDERED that the creditors of, and all others interested in, the Estate do show cause, if any they can, on the 26th day of January 2024 at 9:00 a.m. before this Court in its Courtroom, against the payment and delivery of the Estate of Neri Abril Velasco, deceased, to the payees without refunding bonds. 1/4 & 1/11/23

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Stone Gables LLC trading as Stone Gables Bed and Breakfast, 19077 Loudoun Orchard Rd., Leesburg, Virginia 20175 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA AlCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Retail Wine, Beer, and Mixed Beverages On Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Colin Malone Note: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200. 1/4 & 1/11/24

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Legal Notices TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Water Use Rates: Class Residential Individually Metered (Single Family)

LEESBURG TOWN CODE AMENDMENTS: CHAPTER 34.1 (UTILITIES) AND ASSOCIATED PROVISIONS OF APPENDIX B – FEE SCHEDULE

Current 07-01-2023

Effective 07-01-2024

Effective 07-01-2025

Effective 07-01-2026

Effective 07-01-2027

Effective 07-01-2028

Inside Town – Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons Tier 1: 0 - 6,000

$5.86

Pursuant to Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, Sections 15.2-107, 15.2-1427, 15.2-2111, 15.2-2119, 15.2-2122 and 15.2-2143

Tier 2: 6,001 - 15,000

$7.35

THE LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January 9, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at Town Hall located at 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176 at which time the public shall have the right to present oral and written testimony on the proposed amendments to Town Code Chapter 34.1 and associated provisions of Appendix B – Fee Schedule.

Tier 3: 15,001 - 30,000

$8.81

Tier 4: > 30,001

$11.46

$11.72

Outside Town – Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons Tier 1: 0 - 6,000

$8.27

The following Town Code amendments are proposed: Sec. 34.1-111. Discontinuance of service generally. Adds cross-reference to associated service charges adopted in Appendix B. Sec. 34.1-123. Damage or obstruction of water system property: cross connections; unauthorized connections. Adds authorization for town manager to develop administrative policy. Sec. 34.1-128. New Section Violators of article liable for expenses, damage, etc., incurred by town. Clarifies violator responsibility for town response cost. Sec. 34.1-146. Miscellaneous fees, charges, and general utility billing. Clarifies section title; amendment for consistency of water and sewer billing provisions. Sec. 34.1-147. New Section Automatic flushing device. Adds requirement for automatic flushing devices in certain circumstances. Sec. 34.1-153. Administration and enforcement. Technical correction. Sec. 34.1-204. Approved method of disposal of human excrement and other polluting waste—What constitutes; generally. Amendment to clarify when required to connect to town sewer system. Sec. 34.1-205. Duty of owner of building to install water closets, make sewer connections and discontinue use of privies. Amendment to clarify when required to connect to town sewer system and responsibility for town response cost. Sec. 34.1-215. Discontinuance of service. Adds cross-reference to associated service charges adopted in Appendix B. Sec. 34.1-237. Cooling towers and similar facilities. Clarifies application to data centers. Sec. 34.1-242. Miscellaneous fees, charges, and general utility billing. Clarifies section title; amendment for consistency of water and sewer billing provisions. Sec. 34.1-253. Administration and enforcement. Technical correction.

Tier 2: 6,001- 15,000

$10.37

Tier 3: 15,001 - 30,000

$12.42

Tier 4: > 30,001

$16.16

$16.53

Tier 1: 0 - 240,000

$8.81

The following amendments are proposed to Appendix B – Fee Schedule: Sec. 34.1-107. Public facility permits. Fee for installation of the meter is revised from $50.00 (current) to $75.00 (proposed). Sec. 34.1-111. Disconnection of service generally. (1) Disconnection of water service is revised from $30.00 (current) to $50.00 (proposed). (2) Resumption of water service is revised from $30.00 (current) to $50.00 (proposed). (3) After hours disconnection water service is revised from $50.00 (current) to $100.00 (proposed). (4) After hours resumption of water service is revised from $50.00 (current) to $100.00 (proposed). Sec. 34.1-112. Denial or discontinuance of water service due to leaks. (1) The service charge for re-establishing water service is revised from $30.00 (current) to $50.00 (proposed). Sec. 34.1-123. Damage or obstruction of water system property; cross connections; unauthorized connections. (c) The charge for tampering is revised from $50.00 plus the town response cost (current) to $100.00 plus town response cost (proposed). (d) The charge for unauthorized turn on or off (activate/deactivate) of water meter is revised from $50.00 plus the town response cost (current) to $100.00 plus town response cost (proposed). (e) The charge for tampering is revised from $50.00 plus the town response cost (current) to $100.00 plus town response cost (proposed). Sec. 34.1-127. Cross connection and backflow prevention control program. (1) Disconnection and resumption of water service for failure to comply with Cross Connection and Backflow Prevention Control program: revised from $30.00 (current) to $50.00 (proposed). (2) Charges for annual cross connection/backflow inspections per connection, premises or account revised as follows:

Tier 2: > 240,001

$11.46

$11.72

Meter Size

Current

Proposed

5/8” Meter

$25.00

$50.00

3/4” Meter

$32.50

$50.00

1” Meter

$47.50

$50.00

Sec. 34.1-128. New Fee Schedule Violators of article liable for expenses, damage, etc., incurred by town. The charge shall be $50.00 plus the Town response cost. Sec. 34.1-132. Water service deposit for new accounts: (1) Residential individual meters and commercial users estimated water flow equal to or less than 350 gallons per day per public facilities permit is revised from $75.00 (current) to $100.00 (proposed). Sec. 34-.1-134. Water use rates. Adopts rates for the following five fiscal years (effective 7/1/24, 7/1/25, 7/1/26, 7/1/27, and 7/1/28) as follows:

Water Use Rates: Class Residential Master Metered (Apartments and Condominiums) and Nonresidential Current 07-01-2023

Effective 07-01-2024

Effective 07-01-2025

Effective 07-01-2026

Effective 07-01-2027

Effective 07-01-2028

$7.92

$11.17

Effective 07-01-2027

Effective 07-01-2028

Inside Town – Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons Tier 1: All Use

$7.92

Outside Town – Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons Tier 1: All Use

$11.16

$11.17

Water Use Rates: Class Irrigation, Data Center, and Cooling Tower Current 07-01-2023

Effective 07-01-2024

Effective 07-01-2025

Effective 07-01-2026

Inside Town – Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons

Outside Town – Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons Tier 1: 0 - 240,000

$12.42

Tier 2: > 240,001

$16.16

$16.53

Sec. 34.1-135. Fixed water and account charge per quarter: Adopts rates for the following five fiscal years (effective 7/1/24, 7/1/25, 7/1/26, 7/1/27, and 7/1/28) as follows: Fixed and Account Charge per Quarter: Class Residential Individually Metered (Single Family)

Account Charge

Current 07-01-2023

Effective 07-01-2024

Effective 07-01-2025

Effective 07-01-2026

Effective 07-01-2027

Effective 07-01-2028

$10.08

$10.33

$10.59

$10.85

$11.12

$11.40

Water Meter Size 5/8” to ¾”

$30.82

¾”

$30.97

1”

$33.48

1½”

$47.96

2”

$49.86

Fixed and Account Charge per Quarter: Class Residential Master Metered (Apartments and Condominiums) and Nonresidential

Account Charge

Current 07-01-2023

Effective 07-01-2024

Effective 07-01-2025

Effective 07-01-2026

Effective 07-01-2027

Effective 07-01-2028

$10.08

$10.33

$10.59

$10.85

$11.12

$11.40

Water Meter Size 5/8”

$30.82

$46.23

¾”

$44.07

$46.23

1”

$72.77

$77.05

1½”

$152.67

$154.10

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Fixed and Account Charge per Quarter for Water Use: Class Auto-Flusher Effective 07-01-2024

Effective 07-01-2025

Effective 07-01-2026

Effective 07-01-2027

Effective 07-01-2028

$10.33

$10.59

$10.85

$11.12

$11.40

2”

$233.14

$246.56

3”

$444.73

$493.12

Account Charge

4”

$683.79

$770.50

Water Meter Size

6”

$1,340.89

$1,541.00

5/8”

$46.23

8”

$2,169.79

$2,465.60

¾”

$46.23

Fixed and Account Charge per Quarter for Water Use: Class Irrigation, Data Center, and Cooling Tower Current 07-01-2023

Effective 07-01-2024

Effective 07-01-2025

Effective 07-01-2026

Effective 07-01-2027

Effective 07-01-2028

1”

$77.05

1½”

$154.10

2”

$246.56

$493.12

$10.08

$10.33

$10.59

$10.85

$11.12

$11.40

3” 4”

$770.50

5/8”

$30.82

$46.23

6”

$1,541.00

¾”

$44.07

$46.23

8”

$2,465.60

Account Charge Water Meter Size

1”

$72.77

$77.05

1½”

$152.67

$154.10

2”

$233.14

$246.56

3”

$444.73

$493.12

4”

$683.79

$770.50

6”

$1,340.89

$1,541.00

8”

$2,169.79

$2,465.60

Sec. 34.1-143. When due and payable; notice, late fee and second billing to delinquent accounts; discontinuance of service to delinquent account (1) Delinquent Account Processing Fee is revised from $30.00 (current) to $50.00 (proposed). Sec. 34.1-146. Miscellaneous fees, charges and general utility billing. Section heading is revised to “General utility billing; miscellaneous fees and charges.” The following subsections are amended as shown: (1) Trip fee (subsequent trips or missed appointments): During normal town working hours is revised from $30.00 (current) to $50.00 (proposed). After normal town working hours is revised from $50.00 (current) to $100.00 (proposed). (2) Tampering charge is revised from $50.00 plus the town response cost (current) to $100.00 plus the town response cost (proposed). (3) Unauthorized turn on or turn off (activate or reactivate meter after discontinuance of water and/ or sewer service) is revised from $50.00 (current) to $100.00 (proposed). (5) Customer-requested leak check: During normal town working hours is revised from $30.00 (current) to $50.00 (proposed). After normal town working hours is revised from $50.00 (current) to $100.00 (proposed). (6) Inspection services performed after normal town working hours is revised from $70.00 per hour (current) with two-hour minimum to $100.00 per hour (proposed) with two-hour minimum. (7) Water or sanitary sewer hydraulic model is revised to remove sanitary sewer hydraulic modeling from this section, and to add the cost of any engineering services required as a fee to the customer (proposed additional language). (11) Hydrant flow test fee is revised from $300.00 (current) to $350.00 (proposed). (12) Reinspection trip fee is revised from $50.00 (current) to $100.00 (proposed). (13) Reinspection fee for television sewer connection inspection is revised from $100.00 (current) to $200.00 (proposed) per commercial reinspection and is revised from $50 (current) to $100 (proposed) per residential reinspection (14) Customer requested utility service location of town infrastructure is revised from $30.00 (current) to $50.00 (proposed). Sec. 34.1-147. New Fee Section Automatic Flushing Device. Water Use Rates: Class Auto-Flusher Effective 07-01-2024

Effective 07-01-2025

Effective 07-01-2026

Effective 07-01-2027

Effective 07-01-2028

Inside Town or Outside Town – Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons Tier 1: All Use

$5.86

Sec. 34.1-205. New Fee Section Duty of owner of building to install water closets, make sewer connections and discontinue use of privies. The charge for any response, replacement or repair shall be $50.00 plus the town response cost. Sec. 34.1-206. Rules and regulations/Sewer Use Regulations. (1) Charges for annual pretreatment inspections of non-single family residential plumbing systems connected to the town’s sanitary sewer system revised as shown for each inspection per connection, premises or account: Meter Size

Current

Proposed

5/8” Meter

$25.00

$50.00

3/4” Meter

$32.50

$50.00

1” Meter

$47.50

$50.00

Sec. 34.1-213. Inspection. (1) Re-inspection fee for CCTV is revised from $100.00 (current) to $200.00 (proposed) per reinspection for a commercial connection lateral and revised from $50.00 (current) to $100.00 (proposed) per reinspection for a residential connection lateral. (2) Minimum per trip re-inspection fee for CCTV of mains is revised from $500.00 (current) to $750.00 (proposed). Sec. 34.1-215. Discontinuance of service. (1) Disconnection sewer service is revised from $30.00 (current) to $50.00 (proposed). (2) Resumption of sewer service is revised from $30.00 (current) to $50.00 (proposed). (3) After hours disconnection of sewer service is revised from $50.00 (current) to $100.00 (proposed). (4) After hours resumption of sewer service is revised from $50.00 (current) to $100.00 (proposed). (5) If sewer is plugged due to noncompliance, the charge is revised from $50.00 (current) plus the town response cost to $100.00 (proposed) plus the town response cost. Sec. 34.1-217. Sewer service availability charge: Adopts charges for the following five fiscal years (effective 7/1/24, 7/1/25, 7/1/26, 7/1/27, and 7/1/28) as follows: (1) Residential uses shall be as follows: Current 07-01-2023

Effective 07-01-2024

Effective 07-01-2025

Effective 07-01-2026

Effective 07-01-2027

Effective 07-01-2028

a. Multifamily dwelling, townhouse or mobile home, per unit:

$5,852.00

$6,666.00

$7,332.00

$8,067.00

$8,871.00

$9,759.00

b. Single-family detached dwelling, or two-family attached (duplex), per unit:

$7,292.00

$7,777.00

$8,554.00

$9,412.00

$10,350.00

$11,386.00

Current 07-01-2023

Effective 07-01-2024

Effective 07-01-2025

Effective 07-01-2026

Effective 07-01-2027

Effective 07-01-2028

a. All nonindustrial uses:

$7,292.00^

$7,777.00^

$8,554.00^

$9,412.00^

$10,350.00^

$11,386.00^

b. All industrial uses*:

$7,292.00^

$7,777.00^

$8,554.00^

$9,412.00^

$10,350.00^

$11,386.00^

(2)

Nonresidential uses:

^ or, if greater, as specified below per gallon per day of the estimated sewage flow from the user. * plus an additional charge in proportion to the excess biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids or other pollutant discharge of the user above the average pollutant discharge of residential users of the system.

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Legal Notices (3) If an additional use or change of use is proposed, fees shall be:

Fixed Charge per Quarter for Sewer Use: Class Residential Master Metered (Apartments and Condominiums), Nonresidential, Data Center and Cooling Tower

Sewer Availability Fee per gallon per day of the additional sewer flow Current 07-01-2023

Effective 07-01-2024

Effective 07-01-2025

Effective 07-01-2026

Effective 07-01-2027

Effective 07-01-2028

Water Meter Size

Current 07-01-2023

Non- Industrial

$20.20

$22.22

$24.44

$26.89

$29.57

$32.53

5/8”

Industrial uses

$20.20

$22.22

$24.44

$26.89

$29.57

$32.53

¾”

Effective 07-01-2024

Effective 07-01-2025

Effective 07-01-2026

Effective 07-01-2027

Effective 07-01-2028

$30.64

$49.64

$53.61

$57.90

$62.53

$67.55

$45.96

$49.64

$53.61

$57.90

$62.53

$67.55

(4) In the event the actual usage at any time exceeds the amount stated in the public facilities permit, the additional fee shall be:

1”

$76.60

$82.73

$89.35

$96.50

$104.23

$112.58

1½”

$153.20

$165.45

$178.70

$193.00

$208.45

$225.15

Sewer Availability Fee per gallon per day of the additional sewer flow

2”

$245.12

$264.72

$285.92

$308.80

$333.52

$360.24

3”

$490.24

$529.44

$571.84

$617.60

$667.04

$720.48

4”

$766.00

$827.25

$893.50

$965.00

$1,042.25

$1,125.75

Current 07-01-2023

Effective 07-01-2024

Effective 07-01-2025

Effective 07-01-2026

Effective 07-01-2027

Effective 07-01-2028

Non- Industrial

$20.20

$22.22

$24.44

$26.89

$29.57

$32.53

6”

$1,532.00

$1,654.50

$1,787.00

$1,930.00

$2,084.50

$2,251.50

Industrial uses

$20.20

$22.22

$24.44

$26.89

$29.57

$32.53

8”

$2,451.20

$2,647.20

$2,859.20

$3,088.00

$3,335.20

$3,602.40

Sec. 34.1-226. – Prohibition against discharge into sewer system. The cost to eliminate illegal connections is revised to state $50 plus the town response cost. Sec. 34.1-232. – Security deposits for new accounts. (1) Residential individual meters and commercial users estimated water flow equal to or less than 350 gallons per day per public facilities permit is revised from $75.00 (current) to $100.00 (proposed). Sec. 34-.1-234. Sewer use charge where connection made to both water and sewer system: Adopts rates for the following five fiscal years (effective 7/1/24, 7/1/25, 7/1/26, 7/1/27, and 7/1/28) as follows: Sewer Use Rates: Class Residential Individually Metered (Single Family) Current 07-01-2023

Effective 07-01-2024

Effective 07-01-2025

Effective 07-01-2026

Effective 07-01-2027

Effective 07-01-2028

Inside Town – Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons 0 – 36,000

$7.84

$8.47

$9.15

$9.88

$10.67

$11.52

> 36,001

$0.00

Outside Town – Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons 0 – 36,000

$11.92

$12.87

$13.91

$15.02

$16.22

$17.51

> 36,001

$0.00

Sewer Use Rates: Class Residential Master Metered (Apartments and Condominiums) and Nonresidential Current 07-01-2023

Effective 07-01-2024

Effective 07-01-2025

Effective 07-01-2026

Effective 07-01-2027

Effective 07-01-2028

Inside Town – Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons

$7.84

$8.47

$9.15

$9.88

$10.67

$11.52

Outside Town – Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons

$11.92

Sec. 34.1-238. Flat sewer charge, account charge and fixed sewer charge per quarter where residential or approved rainwater connection made to sewer system only: Adopts charges for the following five fiscal years (effective 7/1/24, 7/1/25, 7/1/26, 7/1/27, and 7/1/28) as follows: Current 07-01-2023

Effective 07-01-2024

Effective 07-01-2025

Effective 07-01-2026

Effective 07-01-2027

Effective 07-01-2028

Inside Town Flat Charge

$117.58

$127.05

$137.25

$148.20

$160.05

$172.80

Inside Town – Sewer Only Fixed and Account Charge

$40.72

$43.42

$46.33

$49.45

$52.81

$56.43

Outside Town – Flat Charge

$178.70

$193.12

$208.62

$225.26

$243.28

$262.66

Outside Town – Sewer Only Fixed and Account Charge

$40.72

$43.42

$46.33

$49.45

$52.81

$56.43

Sec. 34-1-239. Commercial fixed and account charges and sewer use charge per quarter where connection only to sewer system with metered private water supply: Adopts charges for the following five fiscal years (effective 7/1/24, 7/1/25, 7/1/26, 7/1/27, and 7/1/28) as follows: Sewer Use Rates for Commercial sewer only with private water supply Current 07-01-2023

Effective 07-01-2024

Effective 07-01-2025

Effective 07-01-2026

Effective 07-01-2027

Effective 07-01-2028

$9.88

$10.67

$11.52

$15.02

$16.22

$17.51

Inside Town - Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons $12.87

$13.91

$15.02

$16.22

$17.51

Inside Town

$7.84

$8.47

$9.15

Outside Town - Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons Outside Town

$11.92

$12.87

$13.91

Fixed and Account Charge per Quarter for Sewer Only Use when metered private water supply:

Sec. 34.1-235. Fixed sewer charge per quarter where connection made to both water and sewer system: Adopts rates for the following five fiscal years (effective 7/1/24, 7/1/25, 7/1/26, 7/1/27, and 7/1/28) as follows: Fixed Charge per Quarter for Sewer Use: Class Residential Individually Metered (Single Family)

Account Charge (Per Bill)

Current 07-01-2023

Effective 07-01-2024

Effective 07-01-2025

Effective 07-01-2026

Effective 07-01-2027

Effective 07-01-2028

$10.08

$10.33

$10.59

$10.85

$11.12

$11.40

Current 07-01-2023

Effective 07-01-2024

Effective 07-01-2025

Effective 07-01-2026

Effective 07-01-2027

Effective 07-01-2028 $67.55

5/8”

$30.64

$33.09

$35.74

$38.60

$41.69

$45.03

Private Water Supply Water Meter Size (Per Meter)

¾”

$30.64

$33.09

$35.74

$38.60

$41.69

$45.03

5/8 “ to ¾”

$30.64

$49.64

$53.61

$57.90

$62.53

1”

$30.64

$33.09

$35.74

$38.60

$41.69

$45.03

Full ¾”

$45.96

$49.64

$53.61

$57.90

$62.53

$67.55

1½”

$30.64

$33.09

$35.74

$38.60

$41.69

$45.03

1”

$76.60

$82.73

$89.35

$96.50

$104.23

$112.58

2”

$30.64

$33.09

$35.74

$38.60

$41.69

$45.03

1½”

$153.20

$165.45

$178.70

$193.00

$208.45

$225.15

2”

$245.12

$264.72

$285.92

$308.80

$333.52

$360.24

Water Meter Size

Current 07-01-2023

Effective 07-01-2024

Effective 07-01-2025

Effective 07-01-2026

Effective 07-01-2027

Effective 07-01-2028

3”

$490.24

$529.44

$571.84

$617.60

$667.04

$720.48

4”

$766.00

$827.25

$893.50

$965.00

$1,042.25

$1,125.75

6”

$1,532.00

$1,654.50

$1,787.00

$1930.00

$2,084.50

$2,251.50

8”

$2,451.20

$2,647.20

$2,859.20

$3,088.00

$3,335.20

$3,602.40

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Legal Notices Sec. 34.1-242. New Fee Section specific to sewer charges. General utility billing; miscellaneous fees and charges: (1) Trip fee (subsequent trips or missed appointments): During normal town working hours: $50.00. After normal town working hours: $100.00. (2) Tampering charge: $100.00 plus the town response cost (3) Unauthorized turn on or turn off (activate or reactivate meter after discontinuance of water and/or sewer service): $100.00. (4) Customer-requested meter test found to be accurate: $75.00 for up to 2” meters; $250.00 for meters larger than 2” (5) Inspection services performed after normal town working hours: $100.00 per hour with two-hour minimum. (6) Water or sanitary sewer hydraulic model: $250.00 each plus engineering services as required. (7) Replacement materials to be used in town water or sewer system: cost of the replacement material and administrative overhead of 15 percent plus $15.00 processing fee per billing. (8) Reinspection trip fee: $100.00 (9) Reinspection fee for television sewer connection inspection: $200.00 per commercial reinspection; $100.00 per residential reinspection (10) Customer requested utility service location of town infrastructure: $50.00. (11) Customer requested sanitary sewer property line cleanout: $50.00 plus the town response cost. (12) Utilities collection fee: (a) If unpaid after 60 days: $30.00 (b) If unpaid and a judgment is obtained: $35.00.

Sec. 34.1-263. – Devices Charges for device inspections of non-single family residential plumbing systems connected to the town’s sanitary sewer system revised as shown: Meter Size

Current

Proposed

5/8” Meter

$25.00

$50.00

3/4” Meter

$32.50

$50.00

1” Meter

$47.50

$50.00

The advertised rates are the highest rates within the range of rates that may be adopted. The final rates as adopted may be lower. A copy of the proposed ordinance is available from the Town Clerk, located in Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or by emailing clerk@leesburgva.gov or calling 703-771-2733. Additional information regarding these proposed amendments is available in the Department of Utilities 1385 Russell Branch Parkway, Leesburg, Virginia, with advance notice during normal business hours (Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) by emailing Amy Wyks, Director of Utilities at awyks@leesburgva.gov or calling 703-737-7119. At this hearing, all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations should contact the Clerk of Council at 703-771-2733, three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711. 12/28/2023 & 1/4/2024

VIRGINIA:

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LOUDOUN COUNTY IN RE: ESTATE OF JOHN STANCHIAL WESSELLS, JR. ) FIDUCIARY 20067

Case No.:

ORDER OF PUBLICATION FOR SHOW CAUSE AGAINST DISTRIBUTION It appearing that the Personal Representative has petitioned this Court to enter a Rule to Show Cause against Distribution; that the debts and demands against is estate has been filed, that the Second and Final Account has been filed with the Commissioner of Accounts, and the six months have elapsed since the qualification, on Motion of the said Personal Representative; It is ORDERED that the creditors of, and all others interested in, the Estate do show cause, if any they can, on the 26th day of January 2024 at 9:00 a.m. before this Court in its Courtroom, against the payment and delivery of the Estate of John Stanchial Wessells, Jr., deceased, to the payees without refunding bonds. 1/4 & 1/11/23

ORDER OF PUBLICATION COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 8.01-316 Case No.:

JJ046978-02-00, 03-00, 04-00

Loudoun Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Jimmy Mendez Jr. Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Taya Selner, mother and Jimmy Mendez, father The object of this suit is to hold a permanency planning hearing and review of foster care plan with goal of adoption, pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-282.1 and 16.1-281 for Jimmy Mendez Jr. and Petition for Termination of Parental Rights of Taya Selner, mother, and Jimmy Mendez, father, pursuant to Virginia Code §16.1-283 for Jimmy Mendez Jr. Taya Selner, mother, and Jimmy Mendez, father, are hereby notified that failure to appear on the hereinafter noticed date and time

may result in the entry of an Order approving a permanency goal of adoption as well as the termination of their residual parental rights with respect to Jimmy Mendez Jr. Taya Selner, mother, and Jimmy Mendez, father, are hereby further notified that if their residual parental rights are terminated, they will no longer have any legal rights with respect to said minor child, including, but not limited to, the right to visit Jimmy Mendez Jr.; any authority with respect to the care and supervision of Jimmy Mendez Jr.; or the right to make health related decisions or determine the religious affiliation of Jimmy Mendez Jr. Further, Taya Selner, mother, and Jimmy Mendez, father, will have no legal and /or financial obligations with respect to Jimmy Mendez Jr., and the Department of Family Services of Loudoun County, Virginia may be granted the authority to place Jimmy Mendez Jr. for adoption and consent to the adoption of Jimmy Mendez Jr. It is ORDERED that the defendants Taya Selner, mother and Jimmy Mendez, father appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before January 24, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. 12/14, 12/21, 12/28/23 & 1/4/24

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 8.01-316

JJ046978-05-00

Loudoun Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Jimmy Mendez Jr. Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Unknown Father The object of this suit is to hold a permanency planning hearing and review of foster care plan with goal of adoption, pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-282.1 and 16.1-281 for Jimmy Mendez Jr. and Petition for Termination of Parental Rights of Unknown Father, pursuant to Virginia Code §16.1-283 for Jimmy Mendez Jr. Unknown Father is hereby notified that failure to appear on the hereinafter noticed date and time may result in the

entry of an Order approving a permanency goal of adoption as well as the termination of their residual parental rights with respect to Jimmy Mendez Jr. Unknown Father is hereby further notified that if their residual parental rights are terminated, they will no longer have any legal rights with respect to said minor child, including, but not limited to, the right to visit Jimmy Mendez Jr.; any authority with respect to the care and supervision of Jimmy Mendez Jr.; or the right to make health related decisions or determine the religious affiliation of Jimmy Mendez Jr. Further, Unknown Father will have no legal and/or financial obligations with respect to Jimmy Mendez Jr., and the Department of Family Services of Loudoun County, Virginia may be granted the authority to place Jimmy Mendez Jr. for adoption and consent to the adoption of Jimmy Mendez Jr. It is ORDERED that the defendant Unknown Father appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before January 24, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. 1/4, 1/11 & 1/18/24

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE TOWN OF PURCELLVILLE The Planning Commission of the Town of Purcellville will hold a public hearing in the Town Council Chambers located at 221 South Nursery Avenue, Purcellville, Virginia on Thursday, January 18th, 2024 at 6:30 PM for the purpose of receiving comments on, considering, and possibly voting on the following item: RZ-24-01: Zoning Map Amendment application submitted by property owner, Town of Purcellville. The rezoning request proposes to rezone two parcels, Parcel “A” and Parcel “B”, from “X, Transitional” to “IP, Institutional and Public Use”. The 2.0535 acre(“A”) and 3.0118 acre(“B”) parcels are identified on the plat entitled “Plat Showing Subdivision and the Creation of Various Easements on the Lands of The Board of Supervisors of Loudoun County, Virginia”. The Plat is further identified by Instrument Number 202312270051228, as recorded within the Loudoun County Clerk of the Circuit Court Land Records. SUP-24-01: Special Use Permit for “Public Utility, major” for the above referenced Parcel “A”. The stated purpose of the SUP is to permit the construction and operation of a Town of Purcellville Water Storage Tank on the 2.0535 acre lot(Parcel “A”). Additional information regarding this application is available for review at the Purcellville Town Hall at 221 South Nursery Avenue, Purcellville, Virginia during regular business hours, holidays excepted. At this public hearing, all persons desiring to present their views concerning this matter will be heard. In addition, all persons have the option of sending an email to the Planning Operations Coordinator, Kendall Wisniewski, at kwisniewski@purcellvilleva.gov, with written comments or questions concerning the proposed amendment. Emails sent by 4:00PM the day of the Public Hearing will be part of the written record for the public hearing, but may not necessarily be read aloud into the record at the public hearing. 1/4 & 1/11/24

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Legal Notices PUBLIC HEARING The LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS will hold a public hearing in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, at 6:00 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, January 10, 2024, in order to consider:

cated south of Little River Turnpike (Route 50), west of Loudoun County Parkway (Route 606) and the east side of Tall Cedars Parkway (Route 2200) in the Dulles Election District (the Subject Property). The Subject Property is more particularly described as: PIN

PROPERTY ADDRESS

164-49-0541-000

N/A

101////////48C

ALEGI-2023-0021, REQUEST FOR WITHDRAWAL OF LAND BELONGING TO SARAH M. AND TODD A. BRAMBLETT, FROM THE NEW CATOCTIN SOUTHAGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT

164-39-7141-000

N/A

106/B52///U10/

Pursuant to Virginia Code §15.2-4314 and the New Catoctin South Agricultural and Forestal District Ordinance, Sarah M. and Todd A. Bramblett, of Paeonian Springs, Virginia, have submitted an application to withdraw a 20.34-acre parcel from the New Catoctin South Agricultural and Forestal District. The Subject Property is located north of Hurley Lane (Route 703) and east of Clarkes Gap Road (Route 662), in the Catoctin Election District and is more particularly described as 40454 Hurley, Ln, Paeonian Springs, Virginia, PIN: 306-49-7263-000, Tax Map # /38////////77/. The New Catoctin South Agricultural and Forestal District currently has a four-year period that will expire on June 1, 2024, and is subject to a subdivision minimum lot size of 20 acres. In accordance with Section 15.2-4307 of the Code of Virginia, the application is on file and may be examined at the Office of County Administrator, Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by calling 703-7770246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies or electronically at: https:// www.loudoun.gov/adac (11-6-2023 ADAC Meeting under Agendas and Bylaws). Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at:www.loudoun.gov/ bosdocuments.

LEGI-2023-0048, BELMONT INNOVATION CAMPUS: ZMAP-2022-0021, SPEX-2022-0042, SPMI-2023-0013 & ZMOD-2022-0077

(Zoning Map Amendment, Special Exception, Minor Special Exception & Zoning Ordinance Modification) Loudoun GC, LLC, has submitted applications for a zoning map amendment, a special exception, a minor special exception, and a zoning modification for approximately 111.7 acres of land located south of Leesburg Pike (Route 7), west of Belmont Ridge Road (Route 659) East of Cochran Mill Road (Route 653), and north of Dulles Greenway (Route 267) in the Ashburn Election District (the Subject Property). The Subject Property is more particularly described as: PIN

PROPERTY ADDRESS

TAX MAP NUMBER

114-35-5868-000

19817 Belmont Ridge Rd Ashburn, VA

/61////////30A

114-36-2774-000

N/A

/61////////30B

114-46-4812-000

43148 Goose Glen Ln Ashburn, VA

/61////////30F

113-15-8924-000

43072 Goose Glen Ln Ashburn, VA

/61////////30E

114-45-5543-000

43121 Goose Glen Ln Ashburn, VA

/61////////30C

113-15-6013-000

N/A

/61////////30D

114-46-6446-000

N/A

/61////////30G

113-16-3850-000

N/A

/61////////30H

For ZMAP-2022-0021, the applicant seeks to rezone approximately 70 acres from the PD-GI (Planned Development-General Industry) and A-3 (Agricultural Residential) zoning districts to the PD-IP (Planned Development – Industrial Park) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance to develop data center uses. The application area also includes approximately 41.7 acres of land that is currently zoned PD-IP, for a total application area of 111.7 acres. For SPEX-2022-0042, the applicant seeks to increase the Floor Area Ratio in the PD-IP zoning district to 1.0. For SPMI-2023-0013, the applicant seeks to modify the buffer yard requirements of Table 5-1404 by eliminating required buffer yards between uses and to reduce plantings and buffer yard widths. For ZMOD-2022-0077, the applicant seeks to reduce parking setbacks from 35 feet to 25 feet and building setbacks from 75 feet to 35 feet along Gloucester Parkway and Russell Branch Parkway.

LEGI-2023-0019, CEDAR TERRACE AT SOUTH RIDING: ZMAP-2021-0016, ZCPA-2021-0008, SPEX-2021-0042, SPEX-2022-0028, SPEX-2022-0029, SPEX-2022-0030, ZMOD-2021-0050, ZMOD-2021-0051, ZMOD-2021-0052, ZMOD-2021-0053, ZMOD-2021-0054, ZMOD-2021-0055, ZMOD-2023-0005, ZMOD-2023-0006, ZMOD-2023-0007, ZMOD-2023-0008, ZMOD-2023-0020, ZMOD-2023-0024, and ZMOD-2023-0025 (Zoning Map Amendment, Zoning Concept Plan Amendment, Special Exception & Zoning Ordinance Modifications) Toll VA II, LP, has submitted applications for the following: a zoning map amendment, a zoning concept plan amendment, special exceptions, and zoning modifications for approximately 52.3 acres of land lo-

TAX MAP NUMBER

164-38-8966-000

N/A

101////////48B

164-38-9782-000

24995 Riding Plaza #100, Chantilly, Virginia

106/B52////U7/

164-29-4686-000

N/A

106/B52///MSQ/

164-28-1764-000

N/A

101////////57A

For ZMAP-2021-0016, the applicant seeks to rezone a 25.9-acre portion of the Subject Property from PD-CC(SC) (Planned Development - Commercial Center (Small Regional Center)), PD-H4 (Planned Development-Housing 4), and CLI (Commercial Light Industry) zoning districts to the (R-16 ADU) Townhouse/Multifamily – 16 zoning district of the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance to develop a total of 383 dwelling units consisting of up to 211 single family attached units, 120 multifamily stacked units, and 52 multifamily attached units at a density of 14.79 dwelling units per acre. For ZCPA-2021-0008, the applicant is proposing to amend the proffers and Concept Development Plan approved with ZMAP-2006-0018 to permit development of up to 222,200 square feet of commercial uses on 26.4 acres of the Subject Property currently zoned PD-CC(SC). For SPEX-2021-0042, the applicant seeks to reduce the front and rear yards from 15 feet to 5 feet for single-family attached units. For SPEX2022-0028, SPEX-2022-0029, and SPEX-2022-0030, the applicant seeks special exceptions to permit an Animal Hospital, Veterinary Services, and Indoor Kennel uses, respectively, in the PD-CC(SC) zoning district. For ZMOD-2021-0050, ZMOD-2021-0051, ZMOD-2021-0052, ZMOD-2021-0053, ZMOD2021-0054, ZMOD-2021-0055, ZMOD-2023-0005, ZMOD-2023-0006, ZMOD-2023-0007, ZMOD2023-0008, ZMOD-2023-0020, ZMOD-2023-0024, and ZMOD-2023-0025, the applicant seeks zoning modifications for various regulations affecting the Subject Property including but not limited to: reduce the PD-CC zoned district yard adjacent to residential districts from 100 feet to 0 feet, reduce PD-CC district yards adjacent to non-residential districts from 35 feet to 0 feet for buildings and from 35 feet to 0 feet for parking, waive the requirement that Small Regional Centers must have controlled access to major collector roads to allow for right-in only access to the Subject Property from Loudoun County Parkway and Route 50, reduce the building and parking setbacks from 75 feet to 35 feet along Tall Cedars Parkway, increase the R-16 district size from 25 acres to 29.54 acres, increase the maximum building height in the R-16 district to up to 60 feet with no additional setbacks in Land Bay 3 and up to 55 feet with no additional setbacks in Land Bay 2, reduce the affordable dwelling unit building parking requirement in Land Bay 3 to 1.5 parking spaces per dwelling unit, permit the Route 50 interchange reservation area to remain in its current vegetated state for up to 30 years due to the impending interchange construction, allow structures requiring a building permit to be erected upon a lot fronting on to open space, reduce the required parking for the proposed pool, clubhouse, and central recreation area to five parking spaces, reduce the required road corridor buffer from 10 feet to 9 feet on Street Types 2 and 3, and reduce from 10 feet to 0 feet on Street Type 4, as referenced in the Cedar Terrace Design Guidelines (this road corridor buffer width reduction includes the reduction of plant units within the buffer), increase the maximum building height in the PD-CC (SC) district to up to 60 feet with no additional setbacks in Land Bay 1, to permit a primary access point on a residential neighborhood street, for the access point at PIN: 164-48-2842-000 and PIN: 164-48-1914-000, and to allow commercial and service uses and structures and their parking areas to be oriented toward existing and planned minor streets in residential neighborhoods or from existing and planned adjacent residential neighborhoods not separated from the district by streets.

LEGI-2023-0086, POTOMAC VIEW SIGN DEVELOPMENT PLAN: SPEX-2023-0023 (Minor Special Exception)

Potomac View Development, LLC has submitted an application for a Minor Special Exception for approximately 2.02-acres of land located along the west side of Potomac View Road (Route 637) between Jefferson Road (Route 839) and Oak Lane (Route 826) in the Algonkian Election District (the Subject Property). The Subject Property is more particularly described as: 20881 Potomac View Road Sterling, Virginia, PIN: 012-45-2739-000; Tax Map # /81/C/1/////1/. The applicant seeks to modify the signage requirements approved in SIDP-2018-0002, Potomac View Childcare Center, that includes: 1) the total aggregate area; 2) the maximum number of signs; and 3) the maximum area of one sign in the Countryside Residential – 1 (CR-1) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance. LEGI-2023-0017, VILLAGE AT CLEAR SPRINGS: ZMAP-2021-0008, SPEX-2021-0028, SPEX2021-0029, SPEX-2021-0030, SPEX-2022-0044, ZMOD-2021-0035, ZMOD-2021-0036, ZMOD2021-0091, ZMOD-2022-0036 & ZMOD-2022-0037 (Zoning Map Amendment, Special Exceptions & Zoning Ordinance Modifications) Clear Springs Development, LLC, has submitted applications for the following: a zoning map amendment, special exceptions, and zoning modifications for approximately 245.95 acres of land located east of Evergreen Mills Road (Route 621), west of Dulles Greenway (Route 267), and south of the Town of Leesburg town limits in the Catoctin Election District (the Subject Property). The Subject Property is more particularly described as:

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Legal Notices PIN

PROPERTY ADDRESS

TAX MAP NUMBER

234-36-7151-000

41346 Springfield Ln Leesburg, Virginia

/60///3/////1B

234-37-0852-000

41352 Springfield Ln Leesburg, VA

/60///3/////2A

234-37-4941-000

N/A

/60///3/////2B

234-37-2906-000

41350 Springfield Ln Leesburg, VA

/60///3/////3/

234-27-2750-000

N/A

/60///3/////4/

234-17-2596-000

41406 Springfield Ln Leesburg, VA

/60///3/////5/

235-46-5476-000

19736 Evergreen Mills Rd Leesburg, VA

/60///3/////8B

235-46-0954-000

19724 Evergreen Mills Rd Leesburg, VA

/60///3/////8C

234-16-2147-000

19680 Evergreen Mills Rd Leesburg, VA

/60///3/////9/

234-16-3996-000

41415 Springfield Ln Leesburg, VA

/60///3////10/

234-26-4049-000

41383 Springfield Ln Leesburg, VA 20175

/60///3////11/

234-36-2207-000

41309 Springfield Ln Leesburg, VA

/60///3////12A

235-26-2866-000

19928 Evergreen Mills Rd Leesburg, VA

/60///1/////4/

235-26-8067-000

19862 Evergreen Mills Rd Leesburg, VA

/60///1/////5/

235-37-7793-000

19874 Evergreen Mills Rd Leesburg, VA

/60///1/////8/

235-37-8420-000

19874 Evergreen Mills Rd Leesburg, VA

/60///1////13/

235-47-5463-000

N/A

/60///1/////9/

235-16-4213-000

41335 Shreve Mill Rd Leesburg, VA

/60/////////4/

235-36-3533-000

N/A

/60///1/////3/

235-46-0891-000

19718 Evergreen Mills Rd Leesburg, VA

/60///3/////8A

235-16-3062-000

41318 Shreve Mill Rd Leesburg, VA

/60///1////10A

235-46-7000-000

19856 Evergreen Mills Rd Leesburg, VA

/60///1/////2/

234-16-9543-000

41439 Springfield Ln Leesburg, VA

/60///3/////7/

234-36-6701-000

41365 Evergreen Mills Rd Leesburg, VA

/60///3////12B

234-17-4554-000

N/A

/60///8/////6B

235-46-5737-000

19778 Evergreen Mills Rd Leesburg, VA

/60///1/////1/

234-36-3057-000

19372 Evergreen Mills Rd Leesburg, VA

/60///3/////1A

234-15-8988-000

19624 Evergreen Mills Rd Leesburg, VA

/60/////////5A

234-17-7032-000

41453 Springfield Ln Leesburg, VA

/60///8/////6A

For ZMAP-2021-0008, the applicant seeks to rezone approximately 245.95 acres from the AR-1 (Agricultural Rural) zoning district to the PD-H6 (Planned Development – Housing), administered as R-1 (Residential), R-8 and R-16)) zoning district in order to develop 1,180 dwelling units consisting of 242 single-family detached (SFD) dwelling units (including one existing SFD dwelling unit and 131 age-restricted SFD dwelling units), 578 single family attached (SFA) dwelling units (including 157 SFA age-restricted dwelling units), and 360 multi-family attached (MF Attached) dwelling units (including 180 MF Attached age-restricted dwelling units). For SPEX-2021-0028, SPEX-2021-0029, SPEX-2021-0030, and SPEX-2022-0044 the applicant seeks special exceptions to permit playing fields and courts with lights, a private club or lodge, and to modify the required yards within the portion of the property administered as R-8 and R-1. For ZMOD-2021-0035, ZMOD-2021-0036, ZMOD-2021-0091, ZMOD-2022-0036, and ZMOD-2022-0037, the applicant seeks zoning modifications for various regulations affecting the Subject

Property including but not limited to: allow single family detached dwellings to front and access from a private road, reduce lot width from 24 feet to 20 feet for single family attached residential, to reduce lot width from 24 feet to 20 feet for the townhouse/multi-family district, to eliminate the street tree requirement, to permit the calculation of minimum tree canopy to be tabulated overall for the entire development area, and to eliminate buffer yards. The applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance.

LEGI-2023-0031, TILLETT’S VIEW: ZMAP-2022-0003 (Zoning Map Amendment)

Pulte Home Company LLC has submitted applications for a zoning map amendment for approximately 49.6 acres of land located east of Belmont Ridge Road (Route 659), north of Waxpool Road (Route 900), and west of Ashburn Tillett Drive, in the Broad Run Election District (the Subject Property). The Subject Property is more particularly described as: PIN

PROPERTY ADDRESS

TAX MAP NUMBER

156-26-4485-000

42550 Waxpool Road, Ashburn, Virginia

/78///2/////3/

156-36-8717-000

42594 Waxpool Road, Ashburn, Virginia

/78////////37/

156-36-3643-000

21768 Belmont Ridge Road, Ashburn, Virginia

/78///2/////2/

156-47-3301-000

42656 Waxpool Road, Ashburn, Virginia

/78////////38/

For ZMAP-2022-0003, the applicant seeks to rezone approximately 49.6 acres from the R-1 (Single Family Residential) and RC (Rural Commercial) zoning districts to the R-8 (Single Family Residential) and R-16 (Townhouse/Multifamily Residential) zoning districts in order to develop up to 103 single family detached units, 184 single family attached units, and 110 multifamily stacked units at an overall density of 8.0 dwelling units per acre under the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance.

LEGI-2023-0069, Philomont Fire and Rescue: CMPT-2023-0003 & SPEX-2023-0014 (Commission Permit & Special Exception)

Philomont Volunteer Fire Department has submitted applications for a commission permit and a special exception for approximately 7.03 acres of land located east of Snickersville Turnpike (Route 734) and south of Philomont Road (Route 630) in the Catoctin Election District (the Subject Property). The Subject Property is more particularly described as: 37180 Snickersville Turnpike, Purcellville, Virginia, PIN: 530-17-5737-000, Tax Map # /56////////22/. For CMPT-2023-0003, the applicant seeks a commission permit to allow a fire and rescue station use, pursuant to Section 6-1101(A) of the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance (Zoning Ordinance). For SPEX-2023-0014, the applicant seeks to allow a fire and rescue station use, pursuant to Section 2-504(H) of the Zoning Ordinance on property zoned CR-1 (Countryside Residential-1). Copies of the proposed plans, ordinances, and amendments for each item listed above may be examined at the Loudoun County Government Center; Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-777-0246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies. Additional project files related to land use applications for public hearings may be reviewed electronically at loudoun.gov/landmarc. In addition, documents may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: loudoun.gov/bosdocuments. Board of Supervisors public hearings are held in the Board Room of the Government Center. Meetings are televised on Comcast Government Channel 23 and Verizon FiOS Channel 40. Meetings also are livestreamed at loudoun.gov/meetings. Members of the public desiring to do so may appear and present their views regarding those matters listed for public hearing. Members of the public who wish to provide public input, whether electronically or in person, are encouraged to sign-up in advance; however, speakers may sign-up during the public hearing. If you wish to sign-up in advance, call the Office of the County Administrator at (703) 777-0200. For this public hearing, advanced sign-up will be taken after 8:30 a.m. on December 29, 2023, and no later than 12:00 p.m. on January 10, 2024. Members of the public may also submit written comments by email sent to bos@loudoun.gov. Any written comments received prior to the public hearing will be distributed to Board members and made part of the minutes for the public hearing. Members of the public may also submit comments on land use items electronically at loudoun.gov/landapplications. Hearing assistance is available for meetings in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation as a result of a physical, sensory, or mental disability to participate in this meeting, please contact the Office of the County Administrator at 703-777-0200/TTY-711. At least one business day of advance notice is requested; some accommodations may require more than one day of notice. FM Assistive Listening System is available at the meetings. BY ORDER OF:

PHYLLIS J. RANDALL, CHAIR LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 12/28/23 & 1/4/24

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Legal Notices ORDER OF PUBLICATION COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 8.01-316 Case No.:

JJ046150-06-00, JJ046150-01-00

Loudoun Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Marjorie Cruz Loudoun County Department of Family Services

JANUARY 4, 2024

ORDER OF PUBLICATION COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 8.01-316 The object of this suit is to hold a third permanency planning hearing and review of Foster Care Plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-282.1 and 16.1281 for Marjorie Cruz, AND; hold a motion to Modify the Child Protective Order for Marjorie Cruz It is ORDERED that the defendant Endenilson Alavarado, putative father, and Unknown Father appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or February 13, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. 1/4, 1/11, 1/18 & 1/25/24

Case No.:

JJ048304-01-00

Loudoun Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Gustavo Aldolfo Constante Anaya Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Jose Ricardo Portillo Mejia, putative father, and Unknown Father

The object of this suit is to hold an adjudicatory hearing pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-252 for Gustavo Aldolfo Constante Anaya; and hold a dispositional hearing for review of initial Foster Care Plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-278.2 and 16.1-281 for Gustavo Aldolfo Constante Anaya. It is ORDERED that the defendant Jose Ricardo Portillo Mejia, putative father, and Unknown Father appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before January 11, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. (Adjudicatory); and February 7, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. (Dispositional) 1/4, 1/11, 1/18 & 1/25/24

/v. Endenilson Alavarado, putative father & Unknown Father

OFFICIAL VOTING INFORMATION

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TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

For the convenience of the citizens of Loudoun County, the Office of Elections at 750 Miller Drive, SE, Suite 150, Leesburg, is open each week Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Additional information regarding voter registration, same day registration, registration status,

TO CONSIDER A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH FIBERLIGHT, LLC FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES WITHIN TOWN RIGHTSOF-WAY Pursuant to Virginia Code § 15.2-1800, the LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL will hold a Public Hearing on:

absentee voting, what’s on the ballot can be found by visiting www.elections.virginia.gov.

EARLY VOTING

Early Voting – All registered voters are eligible to vote early in-person, no excuse required. In-person early voting begins at the Office of Elections on Friday, January 19,2024. Important Dates for Leesburg Early Voting –

Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA

Office of Elections – Leesburg – 750 Miller Drive, SE, Suite 150, Leesburg 20175

at which time the public shall have the right to present oral and written testimony on the proposed license agreement authorizing FiberLight, LLC to use certain Town rights-of-way and publicly owned property for telecommunications purposes to install, operate and maintain fiber optic cable, for a term of five years, upon certain terms and conditions. Copies of the proposed Resolution, the proposed License Agreement for Telecommunications Facilities between the Town FiberLight, LLC and additional information regarding the proposed agreement, are available from the Clerk of Council, located in Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.); or by calling Eileen Boeing, Clerk of Council, at 703-771-2733. At this hearing, all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations should contact the Clerk of Council at 703-771-2733, three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711. 12/28/2023 & 01/04/2024

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Early voting starts on Friday, January 19, 2024

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Early voting hours – Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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Early voting ends Saturday, March 2, 2024.

Please note: The Office of Elections (Leesburg) will be closed on Monday, February 19, 2024, in observance of Presidents’ Day. •

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Tuesday, February 27– office remains open until 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 24 and Saturday, March 2 – the office will be open from

9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Important Dates & Deadlines: Claude Moore Recreation & Community Center – 46105 Loudoun Park Lane, Sterling 20164 •

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ORDER OF PUBLICATION COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 8.01-316 Case No.:

JJ047051-04-00, 05-00, 06-00, 07-00

Loudoun Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Tristin Jenkins Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Abigail Laura, mother and Samuel Jenkins III, putative father, and Unknown Father The object of this suit is to hold a second permanency planning hearing and review of Foster Care Plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-282.1 and 16.1-281 for Tristin Jenkins and hold a hearing on the Petition for Termination of Parental Rights of Abigail Laura, mother, and Samuel Jenkins III, father, and Unknown Father, pursuant to Virginia Code §16.1-283 for Tristin Jenkins. Abigail Laura, mother, and Samuel Jenkins III, father, and Unknown Father, are hereby notified that failure to appear on the hereinafter noticed date and time

may result in the entry of an Order approving a permanency goal of adoption as well as the termination of their residual parental rights with respect to Tristin Jenkins. Abigail Laura, mother, and Samuel Jenkins III, father, and Unknown Father, are hereby further notified that if their residual parental rights are terminated, they will no longer have any legal rights with respect to said minor child, including, but not limited to, the right to visit Tristin Jenkins; any authority with respect to the care and supervision of Tristin Jenkins; or the right to make health related decisions or determine the religious affiliation of Tristin Jenkins. Further, Abigail Laura, mother, and Samuel Jenkins III, father, and Unknown Father, will have no legal and /or financial obligations with respect to Tristin Jenkins, and the Department of Family Services of Loudoun County, Virginia may be granted the authority to place Tristin Jenkins for adoption and consent to the adoption of Tristin Jenkins. It is ORDERED that the defendant(s) Abigail Laura, mother and Samuel Jenkins III, putative father, and Unknown Father appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his or her interests on or before January 17, 2024 at 3:00 p.m 12/14, 12/21, 12/28/23 & 1/4/24

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Saturday, March 2, 2024, at 5:00 pm is the last day upon which one may vote an absentee ballot in person for the upcoming election. To find more information regarding the upcoming election, visit our website at www.loudoun. gov/election. _______________________________________________________________________ Judith Brown, General Registrar / 750 Miller Drive, SE, Suite 150, Leesburg, Virginia 20175 Email: vote@loudoun.gov / Telephone: 703-777-0380 / Fax: 703-777-0622 _______________________________________________________________________ 1/4/24

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A panoramic view of a meadow at the 85-acre Cattail Regional Park near Leesburg.

Cattail Run continued from page 1 Chair Cate Magennis Wyatt said. NOVA parks has hired a contractor to design a trail system on the property, with a trailhead likely along Battlefield Parkway. The property is located near two other NOVA Parks properties, Balls Bluff Battlefield Regional Park and Red Rocks Regional Park, but also close to commercial centers, including Leesburg’s outlet mall and is adjacent to a 250-home development approved by county supervisors in 2020 and under construction on another portion of the farm. The acquisition follows another Loudoun County park project undertaken by the regional parks authority in recent

Committee appointments continued from page 3 three separate times, I realized how active she had been in her community.” “In the past four years, she has taken the lead and the initiative on some pretty hard matters. You are always going to know where she stands. Just period. You are never going to be surprised by where she stands. She is who she is all the time,” Randall said. “...she is fiercefully honest. Miss Briskman can’t lie to you, even for tactful purposes.” “Whether I agree with her or not, and I don’t always, I always respect her and I always appreciate where she comes from,” Randall said. “And I have noticed that

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A map of the new Cattail Regional Park, at the southeastern quadrant of the Battlefield Parkway/ Edwards Ferry Road intersection on Leesburg’s eastern border.

she’s always willing to take and accept feedback. Those are all very good qualities in a vice chair and I am proud to make the nomination for Supervisor Briskman.” In other organizational matters, Randall removed Kristen Umstattd (D-Leesburg) from her position as chair of the Finance, Government Operations & Economic Development Committee and reinstalled Letourneau, who held the position during Randall’s first term. Supervisor Mike Turner (D-Ashburn) will continue to serve as chair of the Transportation and Land Use Committee and Supervisor Sylvia Glass (D-Broad Run) will co-chair the Joint Board of Supervisors/School Board Committee. n

years. Last year, NOVA Parks added 128 acres of Springdale property along the Potomac River north of Lucketts and it has partnered with Loudoun Water to develop new facilities at the Reservoir Park at Beaverdam, which is expected to open to the public early next year. “Parkland is one of our most valued public assets. I would like to thank the Harris family for this remarkable gift. Their contributions to our community run very deep,” County Chair Phyllis J. Randall stated. “And I would like to thank NOVA Parks for their continued push to expand parkland, having added nearly 1,000 acres of new parkland in Loudoun County in the last decade! This new park will serve the public for generations to come.” n

educational journey.” Schools select leaders dren’s The board elected Kari LaBell (Catoccontinued from page 3

between the administration, staff, families and the community. “Education is not just about curriculum, although that is important. It’s about connection—bridging gaps between ideas, communities and most importantly hearts and minds. I envision a board that fosters an environment of inclusivity where every voice is heard, valued and respected. I am passionate about advocating for our families. They entrust us with their children’s futures and it’s our duty to ensure that we create an environment where each child thrives, and where families feel supported and empowered in their chil-

tin) as its delegate to the Virginia School Boards Association, with Shernoff elected as the alternate. As chair, Mansfield has the ability to reschedule the date and time of any School Board meeting as well as assign School Board members to serve on the 11 School Board committees. Additionally, each School Board member was officially sworn in by Clerk of the Circuit Court Gary Clemens prior to the organizational meeting. This is the divisions eighth elected School Board and the first time since School Board elections began in 1995 that an entirely new board takes the helm of the school division. n

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The SCC Test For years, annual toll rate increases sought by the owners of the Dulles Greenway were handled

hours and $5.25 in off-peak hours. The application is a test case for legislation

in rubber-stamp fashion in a Richmond office

adopted in 2021 with the goal of increasing

building. This time, things will be different.

consumer protections and improving transparency

Or they won’t.

of the Greenway’s rate reviews. Greenway

Decades of consumer frustration over the tolls

representatives warned that the new law would

charged on the 14-mile privately owned highway

be less beneficial to consumers than one they

will be on display next week when the State

proposed—and the scale of the requested increase

Corporation Commission staff comes to Loudoun

shows an intent to prove that claim.

to collect public comment on the latest fare

The Jan. 9 public hearing at Freedom High School is just the beginning of the public process

hike request. This one is a bit of a doozy—a nearly 40%

that will take months to play out, and, ultimately,

increase in rush hour fares. If approved, motorists

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LETTERS to the Editor Cancel It Editor: In early January, the Purcellville Town Council will be reviewing again the proposed interchange at the junction of Rt. 7 and Rt. 690. The Council should reject this project. Citizens have been led to believe that the interchange would significantly reduce traffic congestion. That is a fable invented by county staff to justify a project they want to impose on the town for completely different reasons. Figures 1-4 and 2-4 of the “Value Engineering Study” conducted by VDOT in 2018 clearly show that, even if this project were completed, traffic congestion would actually worsen on Rt. 7 between Purcellville and Leesburg and at the intersections of Rt. 690 and Allder School Road and 21st Street and 23rd Street. And it would have no effect whatever on the severe congestion expected in 2040 at the following intersections: Hirst Road

and 21st Street (F), Hirst Road and Maple Avenue (F), Rt. 7 and the Rt. 287 (Berlin Turnpike) east-bound ramp (F), Rt. 287 and Eastgate Drive (F), Main Street and 23rd Street (F), and Main Street and Maple Avenue (D). It would also make our roads more dangerous. VDOT projects that the risk of fatalities would increase tenfold on the new interchange alone, posing a particular threat to parents and children driving to and from Mountain View Elementary School and Woodgrove High School. While the project would have no major benefit for Purcellville residents, it would have severe consequences for the Town of Hillsboro and the rural countryside north of Purcellville. It would increase the volume of heavy truck traffic through historic Hillsboro, promote more subdivision and development along Hillsboro Road and Allder School Road, and further fragment and degrade western Loudoun’s farmland, open spaces,

and rural scenery. According to a March 2023 county staff memorandum, the justification for the interchange is that it is “… of regional importance and a critical part of the planned transportation network in western Loudoun County.” The county’s real intention is to accommodate increasing interstate traffic through western Loudoun, particularly on Rt. 7 between Purcellville and Leesburg. That is based on the premise that the areas around Purcellville will continue to suburbanize and that the current small town and rural quality of life our citizens enjoy will not be preserved. Five years ago, the cost of the 7/690 project was estimated at $29 million. It is likely to be much higher now. This is an unreasonable price to pay for no gain and more pain. The project should be permanently canceled. — John Ellis, Hillsboro

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Western Loudoun continued from page 1 two-axle vehicles using the highway to $8.10 during rush hour and $6.40 in offpeak hours. Currently, the toll is $5.80 in peak hours and $5.25 in off-peak hours. Sen. Suhas Subramanyam (D-32) said he is hoping the SCC rejects the increase request. He introduced a bill in 2021 as part of a successful move by Loudoun leaders to enact new oversight and transparency on the state’s only privately owned toll road, tighten the way the SCC evaluates the Greenway’s requests for toll increases, put rules around refinancing its debt, and limit the Greenway to apply for toll increases one year at a time. “It’s outlandish that they would ask for an increase of this size,” Subramanyam said. “… I expect that they will lose this rate case and so I think the SCC is starting to understand the plight of toll road users and I implore everyone to come on Jan. 9 and make their voice heard as to why we shouldn’t have toll rate increases and why they are discouraging use of the road.” The Board of Supervisors in September voted to file a notice of participation, which ensures the board will have access to all information provided to the SCC as it considers the request and allows the board to provide the SCC with testimony independently from what is offered by TRIP II. SCC Information Resources Division

“Generally speaking, these cases can take quite a while once they’re filed, particularly if they are complex.” — Greg Weatherford, (SCC Information Resources Division) Deputy Director Greg Weatherford said the two hearings will be followed by an evidentiary hearing scheduled for Feb. 28 before the hearing examiner makes a recommendation on the matter. The commission will then make a final decision. A representative for TRIP II CEO Renée Hamilton said she would be unable to comment before this article’s deadline. Who the General Assembly elects to the SCC seats will affect more than toll rates as the commission will also be responsible for deciding whether to approve a route of 500 kV transmission lines proposed to cut through western Loudoun. Florida-based NextEra Energy received approval to build the line from PJM Interconnection, the company that coordinates power transmission across the region, in December. Now, NextEra will go through a routing process to determine where exactly the lines would run before presenting it to

the SCC for a final decision. Residents have voiced concerns about the project affecting the county’s viewshed, agritourism, and environment as well as concerns about the company not being based locally and the effect that will have on its regard for public input. NextEra Energy has not responded to a request for comment on the length of the routing process, but Weatherford said as of Dec. 29 no request had been filed by the company with the SCC. “Once something is filed, the hearing examiner will review the request and establish a timeline for any hearings, etc. This will be issued publicly. But until that happens there’s no way to know. Generally speaking, these cases can take quite a while once they’re filed, particularly if they are complex – often about 6-8 months,” he stated in an email. A website set up for the line running from West Virginia through western Loudoun known as the MidAtlantic Resiliency Link said the company plans to begin community outreach in early 2024. “The company’s goal is full transparency and collaboration with communities and stakeholders, and NextEra Energy Transmission MidAtlantic will work with stakeholders to develop and execute on this project to ensure the critical electric reliability needs of the region are met,” according to the website. n

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