Loudoun Now for June 20, 2019

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Dunn Faces Calls to Resign Amid Proclamation Uproar

BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ AND RENSS GREENE Leesburg Councilman Tom Dunn’s decision to write remarks rather than sign his name on three ceremonial resolutions, including one marking the abolition of slavery and a memorial to a young lynching victim, has prompted calls for him to resign.

Although he later agreed to sign fresh copies of the resolutions while under pressure, Dunn said he has no intention of resigning and defended his actions.

One proclamation commemorated Juneteenth, marking the abolition of slavery on June 19, 1900, in the last former Confederate state, Texas. It also recognized the efforts by the Loudoun County NAACP and Loudoun Freedom Center to place a memorial on the site where 14-year-old Orion Anderson was lynched on Nov. 8, 1889, which “the Town of Leesburg acknowledges with profound regret.”

On that resolution, in his signature line, Dunn instead wrote: “This is a celebration.

Lynchings aren’t.”

On a resolution marking Gun Violence Awareness Day on June 7, Dunn wrote “people are violent, guns are not.” On another, marking June as Pride Month, Dunn, who was absent, asked fellow Councilman Josh Thiel to write “everyone is equal. Identities don’t help,” which Thiel did.

In response, three Leesburg council members and the Loudoun NAACP have called for Dunn to step down.

“It will not be tolerated,” said Loudoun NAACP President and Loudoun Freedom Center founder Michelle Thomas during a press conference last Friday. “We’re done with Thomas Dunn, just as we’re done with racism in Leesburg.”

Thomas said Dunn “used his power to oppress people as they celebrate their particular efforts,” mirroring oppression of black people throughout American history.

Councilman Ron Campbell, calling for both Dunn’s resignation and a formal censure vote, said it wasn’t the first time Dunn has “used his council position to make disrespectful comments about citizens, and yet in the past, no town council has held

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Leesburg Council Weighs Massive Annexation

BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ & NORMAN K. STYER

Dunn said his choice to write a statement on his signature line rather than sign his name was not meant to offend, but to wake people up. He said, of late, the proclamations being brought forward have represented more extreme, controversial views

A week after a Board of Supervisors’ surprise vote allowing Loudoun Water— rather than the Town of Leesburg—to extend utility service into the 7,000-acre Joint Land Management Area just outside of town, the Town Council set in motion a plan to annex the entire growth zone.

The Joint Land Management Area was established in the early 1990s as a designated urban growth area south and east of Leesburg’s corporate limits, planned for future development that would be served by town utilities and, ultimately, be annexed into the town. The concept was that town and council leaders would work cooperatively on development plans for the zone, although the county retained control over land use approvals.

Past town councils had declined to pursue annexations as mostly residential developments were built in the JLMA, but the current council was in talks with the county over a boundary line adjustment that would bring the Compass Creek development into the town limits. That property includes the new Walmart supercenter and land purchased by Microsoft to build data centers.

On Tuesday, June 11, those expansion plans got bigger.

Following a closed-door briefing by the town’s legal and utilities staff, the council voted unanimously to draft a resolution that would begin the exploration of the process and issues involved with annexing the entire Joint Land Management Area at once.

Mayor Kelly Burk said town leaders were blindsided by the supervisors’ action.

She said concerns voiced by supervisors last week had not been raised during recent meetings with supervisors and council members who were working through the boundary line adjustment plans.

“The Town Council is tired of the treatment we are getting from the county,” Burk said, adding that the towns should be viewed as cash cows by county leaders because town residents and businesses pay

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Loudoun NAACP legal counsel Buta Biberaj, Leesburg Councilman Ron Campbell and NAACP President Michelle Thomas call on Councilman Tom Dunn to resign during a June 14 press conference in the Leesburg Town Council chamber.

him accountable for his behavior.”

“Mr. Dunn is not fit to hold the office he occupies, as he has lost all credibility to lead and cannot offer legitimate opinions or votes without prejudice that can affect the lives of all who reside in our good and diverse community,” he said.

Campbell said that Dunn violated the Town Council’s code of ethics, last updated in 2009, which establishes that “Council Members shall make every effort in written correspondence and in oral communications to distinguish between the official position of the Council as demonstrated by an official vote and personal views of the individual Council Member.”

Shortly after Campbell and the NAACP called for Dunn’s resignation, Vice Mayor Fernando “Marty” Martinez and Councilman Neil Steinberg joined the call, issuing a joint statement citing “the defacement of proclamation documents presented to our community organizations; disregard for accomplishments made by organizations and individuals within our community, and animosity directed toward these organizations and individuals; enmity directed towards applicants with business before the Council.”

“His continued rude and disruptive

behavior towards his colleagues and our communities makes Mr. Dunn an ineffective council member who detracts from our Council doing business in an effective and timely manner,” they wrote.

The Juneteenth resolution was given to the surviving descendants of 14-year-old lynching victim Orion Anderson, who was lynched on Nov. 8, 1889. Thomas, who gave them the resolution, asked to take it back before a press conference Friday. She said she would ask them which version of the resolution—signed, unsigned, or with Dunn’s message—they want back.

“It’s theirs if they want it, and if they don’t want it, the Loudoun Freedom Center will just put it in our museum as a point of history,” Thomas said.

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Supervisors Wrap Up Comp Plan for those.”

“Industry responds to public pressure just the way we do,” Umstattd said.

“This industry has responded to public pressure and will continue to do so because they want to be good corporate citizens.”

But they did not decide to entirely trust in data center developers’ good will to minimize their impact on the county. Supervisor Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run), who first proposed requiring the special exception for data centers, supported the change. He said while there are some companies, such as RagingWire, that have built much more attractive complexes, “there are still some rather big companies who are not and continue to not, and are putting data centers in places that are very public.”

Supervisors adopted that change 8-0-1, with Supervisor Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin) absent.

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School, county, sheriff’s office and Leesburg Police Department representatives met June 13 for a joint School Board-Board of Supervisors committee.

Sheriff Lays Out $13M Plan to Put Officers in Every Loudoun Elementary School

BY RENSS GREENE AND ANDREW D. PARKER Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office senior staff members laid out Sheriff Michael Chapman’s proposal to put a deputy in all 58 of Loudoun’s elementary schools during a joint committee of the School Board and Board of Supervisors last Thursday.

The proposal, which goes far beyond anything discussed during the School Board meeting two days before, comes amid escalating parent concern surrounding school security incidents and emergency response procedures.

The proposal to expand the School Resource Officer program had previ-

ously only been sketched out in a campaign press release by the Republican candidate for the Chairman At-Large seat on the Board of Supervisors, John Whitbeck, and then in an after-thefact budget request by Chapman that was scrutinized for its lack of detail.

Chapman had not requested the funding for the proposal in the lead-up to county supervisors’ annual county budget deliberations and defended the idea as “speculative” and an issue for a future board to take up.

The Sheriff ’s Office already has eight officers, dubbed Juvenile Resource Officers, who are each assigned to multiple elementary schools and

are responsible for teaching the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program.

Sheriff ’s Office Lt. Col. Mark Poland explained the job those officers would do if the county spends the money to expand that program. He also laid out a four-year schedule for doing so, with an estimated $12.73 million specifically to hire 53 new officers and four new sergeants.

“School Resource Officers’ number one goal is to establish and build a relationship with that community, that school, which in my perspective is the perfect representation of their comOFFICERS IN SCHOOLS >> 47

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County supervisors have wrapped up work on a project that has come to define their term: writing the county’s new comprehensive plan.

At a work session Saturday, supervisors took their final policy votes, setting the stage for a formal adoption Thursday, June 20. The new comprehensive plan was one the first projects the new board launched at the beginning of their term in 2016, and while it was originally scheduled as an 18-month effort, it will now cap off their four-year term as they enter the 2019 election season.

With the majority of the most substantial policy changes on housing already decided, supervisors spent their Saturday session tweaking some of their previous decisions, such as how tightly to regulate data center design.

Previously they had decided that in the county’s suburban employment areas, data center development was to be a

conditional use—requiring an application process that goes through Planning Commission review and needs Board of Supervisors approval.

Supervisors have now decided that that may be avoided. By a unanimous vote of supervisors present, they voted that data center developers can avoid applying for a special exception to zoning rules by meeting certain performance standards, which have not yet been developed but typically include design guidelines and screening to shield neighboring properties from the sight of and sound of the buildings.

Some supervisors cautioned that too strongly regulating the data center industry—which last year put more than $200 million into the county budget, the equivalent of reducing the county’s real estate tax rate by about 23 cents— could chase it away, resulting in higher taxes for Loudouners. Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg) said, “we could lose them to other jurisdictions that are trying to compete hard

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Loudoun Files $280M Opioid Suit Against Big Pharma

BY RENSS GREENE Loudoun County has filed a $280 million lawsuit against dozens of pharmaceutical companies and drug distributors and pharmacies, claiming damages from the opioid crisis and laying the responsibility for that crisis at their feet.

The county government is among many jurisdictions that have already filed suit, including Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, who sued Pur-

due Pharma in June 2018.

Loudoun’s lawsuit, filed June 5 in Circuit Court, claims the companies have caused an opioid epidemic “that has resulted in economic, social and emotional damage to tens of thousands of Americans throughout virtually every community in the United States. It is indiscriminate and ruthless,” killing more than 134 people every day.

“Prescription drug manufacturers, wholesalers/distributors, and pharmacy benefit managers (‘PBMs’) have

created this epidemic,” the suit charges.

“The manufacturers make the opioids and lie about their efficacy and addictive properties.” The wholesalers distribute them, and the benefits managers control where drugs go and how they are paid for, while each “profits enormously.”

Like Herring’s case, it charges the industry, among other things, with paying “hired guns,” doctors who spread LAWSUIT >> 5

Visit Loudoun Pushes to Expand Airbnb Tax

BY RENSS GREENE After a lengthy process to set up registry and try to collect a tourism tax from people renting out space at their home, through services such as Airbnb or VRBO hosts, county supervisors are now considering whether they should exempt all of those and all bed-andbreakfasts from the tax.

Meanwhile the county’s tourism agency, Visit Loudoun, is instead pushing to expand that tax on short-term residential rentals to apply to more hosts.

The Transient Occupancy Tax is a tax on overnight stays such as at hotels or bed-and-breakfasts. Travelers staying overnight in Loudoun pay a 7-percent tax if they are staying in lodging that accommodates four or more people.

Supervisor Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run) had asked the county to look at exempting any business with room for fewer than 25 people—which a county report found would exempt every shortterm residential rental, and, likely, most bed-and-breakfast operations. According to data collected by Visit Loudoun, there is no short-term residential rental in the county with space for more than 18.

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A unit up for rent on Airbnb in Leesburg.

Visit Loudoun tallies 430 properties with those short-term rentals in the county, 377 of which are outside the towns, which collect their own hotel tax. Of those, 208 sleep fewer than four and are exempt from the room tax. Exempting the rest, county staff members estimate, would forego almost $236,000 in tax revenue. If the bed and breakfast properties are added to the exemption, the county would skip almost $408,000 in tax revenue.

But Visit Loudoun President and CEO Beth Erickson said, in fact, the coun-

ty should go the other way—levying the tax on anyone who rents a room in Loudoun.

“The majority of the short-term residential rentals currently would fall below that four-occupant threshold and, in my opinion, if you are renting out one room, one bed, for payment, collecting and remitting transient occupancy tax is part of doing that business,” Erickson told the board’s finance committee Monday. “You are operating in that sphere.”

County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) pointed out that in the past, Erickson’s arguments had been that the tax was meant to capture people operating like a business without paying the tax, not individuals renting out a bedroom.

“You’re now saying they’re in the game, too, and before you weren’t,” Randall said.

Erickson said it’s “an evolution in thought” brought on by a year and a half of studying Loudoun’s market. She said many of the regular, professionally run rentals in Loudoun are only one unit.

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The Loudoun County government is hosting a public meeting from 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 25 for residents to learn about a project to construct a roundabout at the intersection of Rt. 9 and Rt. 287.

The meeting will be held in the Loudoun Valley High School cafeteria.

The meeting will include exhibits, traffic reports and project plans, as well as a presentation at the start of the meeting to provide an overview of the project, its background and current design status. The meeting will afford members of the public an opportunity to offer comments and ask questions about the project. Representatives of the Loudoun County Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure, the Virginia Department of Transportation and design consultant Wallace Montgomery will be on hand.

The project includes approximately one mile of roadway improvements, including a two-lane roundabout at the intersection of Rt. 9 and Rt. 287. Improvements will also include new drainage and stormwater facilities and relocation of some utilities.

When complete, it is expected to significantly reduce existing traffic congestion, improve safety and provide a long-term, cost-effective solution for future maintenance.

The county has budgeted $1.2 million for the design of the project.

There is no construction schedule set.

Loudoun County Launches ‘Lock and Talk Virginia’ Loudoun County is now offering free locking devices for guns and medication as part of the suicide prevention campaign “Lock and Talk Virginia.”

Lock and Talk Virginia focuses on “means safety,” which aims to limit access to lethal means of suicide. Studies indicate that 61 percent of people who die by suicide use firearms, and 19 percent of people who die by suicide overdose on medications. Experts say that “means safety” is the most effective method of preventing suicides.

Teaching life-saving conversation skills is another key component of Lock and Talk Virginia. Talking about the problem of suicide reduces stigma, encourages help-seeking behavior, and ultimately saves lives.

Loudoun County offers two related training programs on an ongoing basis.

Mental Health First Aid trains participants to assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related issue in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Participants learn risk factors and how to identify signs and symptoms for mental health and addiction concerns.

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Lawsuit << FROM 4 misinformation about opioids; and with creating the fictional condition “pseudoaddiction,” for which the treatment is more opioids.

The lawsuit comes after Loudoun launched a study of the epidemic’s impact locally in July 2018, led by a group of law firms. According to the lawsuit, the rate of newborns experiencing withdrawal from drugs to which they were exposed in the womb—a condition called neonatal abstinence syndrome— nearly tripled between 2011 and 2015.

Hepatitis C rates among 18 to 30-yearolds multiplied more than five times from 2011 to 2017, and the rate of fatal overdoses almost doubled from 2003 to 2017.

And problems with legal but highly addictive opioids drive heroin abuse.

The case cites a 2015 study from the National Safety Council which found four out of five heroin users started their addiction with opioid painkillers.

All that has led to increased costs to Loudoun County government, where the justice system, the Sheriff ’s Office, the county’s Combined Fire-Rescue Service and human services agencies have found themselves strained to keep up with the epidemic. It has also led to far-reaching policy and practice changes, such as the sheriff ’s office’s years-long program to train and equip every deputy with Narcan, a drug to reverse opioid overdoses.

Concurrently, the county Department of Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Developmental Services has launched a

regular, free-to-the-public opioid overdose training program, and it and other agencies have also felt the impact on the need for their services.

The county estimates it has cost local taxpayers about $79 million.

And as the lawsuit notes, “adults and children in Loudoun County who have never taken opioids have also suffered the costs. … Many have endured both the emotional and financial costs of caring for loved ones addicted to or injured by opioids, and the loss of companionship, wages, or other support from family members who have used, abused, become addicted to, overdosed on, or been killed by opioids.”

The suit also asks the court to order the defendants to stop their bad practices, along with triple damages, punitive damages, and attorneys’ fees and costs.

One of the most famous of the defendants, Purdue Pharma, has already settled a lawsuit on this topic. In 2007, Purdue settled criminal and civil charges against it around OxyContin and paid the United State $635 million.

The consortium of law firms on the case, the same ones that led the study of the epidemic’s impacts on Loudoun, have been working on a contingency basis, only to be paid if they win damages or a settlement from the lawsuit. County Attorney Leo Rogers said the county “has not paid a dime for any of this.”

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County supervisors appear to be headed toward approving a kennel on Gleedsville Road just north of the Courtland Rural Villages neighborhood, over the objections of people living nearby.

Billed as a dog training facility, Preston Kennel would have room to board up to 40 dogs, with classes additionally planned for up to 30 dogs at once, adding up to as many as 70 dogs on the property at one time overseen by three employees. It would also include an 1,800-square-foot outdoor play area and caretaker residence. Those would replace an existing residence on the property.

During a June 12 public hearing, residents of Stone Fox Estates just a few hundred feet to the north of the kennel property objected to plans by owner David Preston and trainer Lauren White. They worried about traffic and road safety, sanitation, noise, and the ratio of staff members to dogs.

The delegation of speakers included Melt Gourmet Cheeseburgers owner Steve Hancock, who lives in Stone Fox. He said he wrote the applicants’ attorney, Joshua Johnson of Walsh Colucci Lubely Walsh, about his concern that there is no adequate disposal plan for fecal matter, urine, or other contaminated fluids on the site.

Hancock said Johnson replied to say

there would be no septic or treatment plans—instead, fecal matter would be scooped up, put in bags and discarded in a dumpster.

“Mr. Johnson says this is what homeowners do, and the kennel is no different,” Hancock said. “I beg to differ. The kennel is definitely different.

Here you will find a large concentration of dogs—up to as many as 70— defecating and urinating at will. The possible sanitation problems for this and the surrounding areas is huge.”

Supporters of the plan, including White’s acquaintances, argue under her leadership, the dogs will not be noisy.

Johnson, as he had at the Planning Commission, again showed a brief clip of dogs not barking to demonstrate.

Supervisor Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run) pointed out that while he has no doubt White is “an awesome person and an awesome trainer,” “we sort of have to separate ourselves out from that” in land use decisions.

Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) agreed. “Special exception conditions will run with the land … and so if the special exception is approved, they run with the land regardless of any subsequent owner of the land,” he said.

Supervisors have scheduled a vote for July 2.

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Loudoun Hires New Assistant Fire Chief

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The Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System has announced the hiring of veteran fire chief and trainer John J. Caussin, Jr. as the county’s new assistant chief of Support Services and Volunteer Administration.

Caussin brings 34 years of experience to Loudoun. Most recently, he served as the chief of Training and Operations for the Virginia Department of Fire Programs, where he oversaw and coordinated training for fire departments across the state.

Before working for the state, Caussin served with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, as assistant fire chief of the Operations, Business Services, and Personnel Services Bureaus from 2006 until 2018, and then as acting fire chief and chief fire marshal until his retirement in September.

He had reached the role of assistant fire chief after progressing through the ranks from field operations and staff positions, including as battalion chief and deputy chief.

His responsibilities as assistant chief included oversight of the Strategic Planning Office, Communications, Information Technology, Logistics, Special Operations (Hazardous Materials, marine operations, technical rescue and urban search and rescue response, including FEMA VATF-1 and USAID USA-1), Training Division, Safety and Human Resources Office, Professional

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Assistant Chief John J. Caussin, Jr.

Standards Office, the Equal Employment Opportunity and Women’s Program Office, and the Volunteer Liaison Office.

“As we welcome Chief Caussin to Loudoun, I am confident that his vast experience and resolve will ensure that the emergency services provided to our community continue to demonstrate our core values of teamwork, integrity, professionalism, and service,” stated System Chief Keith H. Johnson.

Caussin fills the vacancy created when former Assistant Chief Matt Tobia left in February for a job in Harrisonburg.

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Tax << FROM 4 arate them out, such as how often they rent.

Finance committee Chairman Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) said he’d rather not burden “someone who’s literally just got a bedroom they rent out once in a while.”

“Those are the folks that I think I have a little heartburn creating anything, really, for them to have to do,” Letourneau said.

Loudoun County now requires people operating a short-term residential rental to register annually with the county government, part of an ongoing attempt to count, tax and regulate the historically

mostly unregulated market. There is a $500 penalty for renting out a property without registering, up to $5,000 total.

Violating the registration requirement would also prohibit registration for one or two years, while violating more than three state or local laws and regulations would prohibit registration for one year.

Those businesses are also required to pay the county’s business, professional, and occupational license tax. Those renting out fewer than seven bedrooms and showing less than $4,000 annual gross receipts are exempt. With seven or more bedrooms and up to $200,000 gross receipts, businesses pay a $30 license fee, and above that, 23 cents per $100 of gross receipts. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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by the Suicide Prevention Alliance of Northern Virginia, a regional coalition of Community Services Boards, including the Loudoun Community Services Board, and other groups in Northern Virginia working together to raise awareness and share resources to prevent suicide. More information is online at loudoun.gov/SuicidePrevention.

Help for people experiencing a mental health crisis is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 703-777-0320, or by contacting the PRS CrisisLink Hotline by calling 1-800-273-TALK or texting CONNECT to 85511. In an emergency, call 911 and ask for a Crisis Intervention Team deputy or officer.

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REHAU Celebrates 40 Years in Leesburg

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ION Training Center Praised as ‘Game Changer’ in Loudoun

BY NORMAN K. STYER The formal ribbon cutting celebration occurred last Friday and within hours, Olympic skaters and hockey teams where showcasing their skills at the $100 million ION International Training Center in Leesburg.

During the ribbon-cutting celebration, dignitaries from the Loudoun and Leesburg governments, community leaders, construction contractors and investors gathered at the center’s lobby to mark the completion of the center, a more than 20-year dream of Luiz Taifas, a former Olympic skater and Romanian national champion, that was made possible by the tenacious support of his wife, Mitra Setayesh, the work of Compass Creek developer The Petersen Companies, and remarkable cooperation and coordination between the two governments— required because the town and county boundary splits the building.

“Everyone single person who is here tonight has contributed in one way or another to this day, to this happening,” Setayesh said. “Either the hands on part of this whole project, or has inspired us, or is part of the community for which we’ve done all this.”

On Saturday, the center filled with area residents who enjoyed free open skating—which also will be offered during the next two weekends from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

A highlight of last weekend’s grand opening events was an ice show benefiting the Michael Weiss Foundation on Saturday that featured Weiss, a Figure Skating Hall of Famer,Olympic medalists Nathan Chen, Mirai Nagasu and Dan Hollander, and Canadian figure skater Nam Nguyen.

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The husband and wife team of Luiz Taifas and Mitra Setayesh praised the support they received from the community in building the ION International Training Center in Leesburg.

County Chairwoman Phyllis Randall (D-At Large), noting that too often she hears that there are not enough activities for young people. And the center will be a boost to the economy, she said. “We also know that this facility will bring about $20 million in commercial tax revenue into Loudoun County every year.”

“The community collaboration has been amazing,” Randall added.

“When I met them, they were two people with more energy, enthusiasm and vision than almost anybody it had ever been my honor to meet. And they had the kind of commitment that I

thought if anybody can do this—and this was very complicated—they can, and they did, and I could not be happier. I’m so very pleased,” Supervisor Kristen Umstattd (D-Leesburg) said.

“I just didn’t think that anyone would navigate the town and the county as well as you did. You did it all.”

Leesburg Mayor Kelly Burk recalled the 2017 groundbreaking for the training center, which was held at another location in Compass Creek, one entirely on county land. At the time she suggested, repeatedly, to PetersION CENTER >> 9

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Today, the American headquarters for the privately held global manufacturer oversees operations across four sub-region administrative offices, 20 sales offices, nine plants and eight logistics centers throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America and South America.

“Helmut Wagner had great foresight in 1979 when he selected the Leesburg site amongst, at that time, rolling farmland and dirt roads for our North America headquarters,” stated Theo Haast, president of REHAU Americas. “This location is a beautiful green space where about 90 REHAU employees enable the company to grow in the Americas by pushing the boundaries of what is possible with polymer-based solutions.”

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School administrations are looking to add new cameras outside of school buses to record the license plates of vehicles that fail to stop when students are loading or unloading.

School Bus Cameras Proposed to Catch Stop-Arm Violators

BY ANDREW D. PARKER The Loudoun County School Board is planning to authorize the installation of cameras to catch drivers who put kids and other motorists in danger by illegally passing stopped school buses.

Commonly known as a “stop-arm camera,” the video recording device is placed on the stop sign that extends from the driver’s side of the bus when dropping off at each stop.

Under the program, if another vehicle passes a stopped school bus with its stop-arm extended, the camera will record the license plate along with the time, date and location of the incident. The vehicle’s owner will be subject of a fine up to $250.

The cameras will allow monitoring of what goes on outside the bus, adding to existing monitoring inside.

“We have cameras on the interior of the bus, but nothing on the outside,” Kevin L. Lewis, assistant superintendent of support services, said during the school board’s meeting on June 11.

School administrators met with the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office, as well as police departments in the towns of Leesburg, Purcellville and Middleburg to support an initial evaluation of the system.

The School Board is considering the stop-arm cameras as a deterrent to a growing problem nationally.

“There continue to be student fatalities in the school bus loading zone resulting from motorists illegally passing school buses at passenger stops,” the board’s resolution states. “Passing a stopped school bus is considered to be more dangerous than any other unsafe driving behavior,” the resolution continues, noting a study completed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that showed nearly 3,400 motorists illegally passed a stopped school bus on a single day.

“While the number of actual crashes caused by this violation is low, the potential for injury or death is high,” notes a guide on best practices at nhtsa.gov.

The school board at its June 25

meeting will vote on whether to authorize a feasibility study to determine the impact of system-wide installations. As part of the information-gathering phase, no tickets will be issued. “Only data will be collected, and no citations will be offered to violators passing buses loading or unloading students in the roadway,” the staff report noted.

Once the full system is in place, motorists who to illegally pass stopped school buses will have to pay, and the money will go back into the school system, after being collected and paid into the county treasury.

“The county treasurer shall remit to the school division all fine amounts received in respect to the violations of this section after crediting the county’s general fund with amount equal to the costs incurred by the police department in reviewing violations,” the ordinance states.

“I like that last line,” said School Board Chair Jeff Morse (Dulles). aparker@loudounnow.com

School Board Advances 10 Strategic Actions

BY ANDREW D. PARKER The Loudoun County School Board is set to vote next week on moving forward with 10 actions intended to address student, teacher and administrative goals, while bringing some of the nuts-and-bolts details of the district’s strategic plan up to date.

The School Board is in the midst of updating its “Vision 20/20” Strategic Plan, which was created in 2014 and led to the creation of the

county school system’s mission statement—”Empowering all students to make meaningful contributions to the world”—core beliefs and strategic

goals. The school system’s strategic plan helps guide the big-picture projects and values for teachers, administrators, support staff and other school system employees in their efforts to educate Loudoun students.

School principals and senior staff members provided input to the board in April, followed by a special board work session on May 7. During May and June, various board committees SCHOOL VISION>> 13

After a lengthy discussion in which members appeared unlikely to agree, the Loudoun County School Board voted unanimously last week to stop showing a board video during back to school events this fall.

Parents expressed concerns about the videos following the fall 2018 back to school nights, which included a School Board video that ran 9 minutes and 24 seconds, up from 5 minutes and 19 seconds the previous year.

The board considered several options presented by its Communications and Outreach Committee, including limiting the video to three minutes or showing specific videos from the board member who represents each district, along with the atlarge member.

Board member Debbie Rose (Algonkian) expressed confusion about an option that would remove the videos while requiring principals to acknowledge a member’s presence. “If a backto-school event includes a whole group convening, the principal shall ask any Board members that are present to stand and be recognized without the Board member(s) providing remarks,” the option stated.

“It seems almost unenforceable legally,” Rose said.

Board member Chris Croll (Catoctin) made a motion to change “shall” to “may,” but the wordsmithing did not win over the members who expressed concerns about placing restrictions on staff.

“We need to be very careful, it’s not our place to say what a principal shall or shall not do,” said board member Jill Turgeon (Blue Ridge). Given the community concerns, she added that it makes sense to take a step back this year and re-evaluate the impact of the board videos.

Prior to the vote, board member Tom Marshall (Leesburg) said he as not in favor of doing away with the videos entirely, saying it was important to encourage people to vote for school bonds.

Ultimately, the board voted to do away with the videos for 2019 back to school events, without placing staff requirements on personal board member appearances during back to school nights. Croll noted that board members can still post welcome videos on their websites.

Board Extends Charter Schools in Hillsboro, Middleburg The School Board has renewed contracts with Middleburg Community Charter School and Hillsboro Charter Academy, while SCHOOL NOTES >> 14

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discussed how to further develop the draft strategic actions, and the school board plans to adopt the list during its June 25 meeting. The development process will continue into the start of the 2019-2020 school year.

The board is focusing its strategic actions on communication, competitive employee compensation, gifted education, performance assessments, personalized learning, professional learning, project-based learning, recruitment and retention of a high performing and diverse workforce, social emotional learning and mental wellness, and safety and security.

Following the adoption of that list, the School Board and staff plan to seek input from the community throughout the fall through public hearings, meetings with stakeholder groups and staff meetings. The board will also consider feedback on the strategic plan during the public comment sections of its regular meetings.

The current timeline will allow board members to revise the strategic actions in fall 2019 and start taking action on specific tasks prior to the election in November. “An alternative timeline could be developed that would delay the revision of any strategic actions until 2020, after the next

term of office commences for School Board members,” a staff report read.

Some, including candidates for School Board seats, have lobbied to wait until the new board takes shape before making any changes to the strategic plan. The board is losing at least three members who are not seeking re-election. Sitting members who have declared their candidacy in the 2019 elections say that updating the strategic plan is a multi-year endeavor and the new board can make any changes it likes after members are sworn in.

While the board is looking to bring its strategic actions up to date, much of the framework set forth in policy 1020, including the mission, goals and core beliefs of the school system, will not change much.

“Although only minimal revisions to the Strategic Framework are anticipated, the School Board discussed the possibility of revising one of the core beliefs (an inclusive, safe, caring and challenging learning environment serves as the foundation for student growth) to reference equity explicitly,” the staff report read. “Staff recommends continuing the consideration of a separate strategic action relating to equity in addition to integrating equity work into other strategic actions.”

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[ SCHOOL NOTES ] << FROM 12 also approving the 2019-2020 calendars for the two schools.

The lease with Middleburg's charter school was set to expire June 30, and the renewal runs through 2022. The support services and technology services contracts with Hillsboro Charter Academy expires June 30, and the extension goes until June 30, 2020.

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A former staffer on Capitol Hill who carries a copy of the U.S. Constitution in his pocket, Scharfenberg served in the senior staff for the Committee on Banking and Finance for the U.S. House of Representatives for five years, and as a program Manager for the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration before returning to teaching fulltime in 2007.

A Virginia native and resident of Middleburg who grew up in New Orleans, LA., Scharfenberg holds a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College and a master’s degree from Tulane University.

Leesburg Resident Reaches Young Women’s Finals Savannah Sides, a 2019 graduate of Rock Ridge High School and a Leesburg resident, will represent Virginia at the 62nd Distinguished Young Women National Finals from June 27-29 in Mobile, AL. Sides will compete in five categories—scholastics, interview, fitness, talent and self-expression. The winner of the national finals receives scholarships and the opportunity to represent Distinguished Young Women across the U.S. at various appearances and promote the program’s national outreach initiative, Be Your Best Self.

Freedom HS Student Wins Community Award Freedom High School rising junior Jai Kumar has received national recog-

nition for his volunteer service.

Co-founder of charity organization ForTrinidad, Kumar has helped send more than 1,000 books, school supplies and Christmas gifts to more than 150 children in Trinidad. For that, he has received a Prudential Spirit of Community Award as a distinguished finalist in the state honorees category.

Kumar received an engraved bronze medallion, given by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals, during a June 6 ceremony at Freedom High School. Go to spirit.prudential.com for more information.

Park View Teacher Gains National Certification Park View High School teacher Matthew Poth has been chosen as part of the 2019 class of fellows for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

One of five fellows selected from a group of hundreds of applicants from around the U.S., Poth teaches world history, geography and U.S. and Virginia Government at Park View in Sterling. A professional teacher for seven years, he was a 2017-2018 Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress and is a recipient of a 2018-2019 Fund for Teacher Fellowship.

Rotary Club Awards 4 Scholarships The Rotary Club of Leesburg presented $10,000 Perry Winston Scholarships to Vivian Chen of Heritage High School and Tuscarora High School’s Marcos Diaz and Macarena De La Cruz Velasquez. Lila Mustafa received the Monroe Advanced Technical Academy Award that the Club supports.

The annual awards support students who demonstrate academic excellence and a commitment to Service Above Self.

Chen will study economics at the University of Virginia. Diaz will attend the College of William & Mary; he has yet to determine a field of study. De La Cruz Velasquez will study law at Northern Virginia Community College before moving on to a state university as part of the Pathway to the Baccalaureate Program. Mustafa will study nursing at Northern Virginia Community College.

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Virts Elected President of Loudoun Museum The Loudoun Museum has expanded its board of trustees, and entrepreneur and philanthropist Sharon Virts has been elected chairwoman and president of the board.

During its annual meeting June 11 at Odd Fellows Hall, trustees unanimously approved the slate of candidates recommended by the Museum’s Nominating Committee.

Immediately after the annual meeting, the board elected its new officers, including Virts, the former vice president and vice chairwoman. She is joined by Vice President/Vice Chairman Omari Faulkner, Secretary Sally Travis, and Treasurer Will Thomas.

“The Trustees of the Loudoun Museum are active leaders in our community with passion and the vision necessary to transform the museum into a historical center that serves the entire community,” Virts stated. “The Loudoun Museum now has a powerhouse board with complementary skills to take us to the next level of the museum’s evolution.”

“I am honored and excited to work with this group of dynamic leaders to assist in the execution of our mission to discover, conserve, interpret, and disseminate knowledge of Loudoun’s culture and history,” stated museum director Joe Rizzo. “I am looking forward to working with these trust-

Northern Virginia, the Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation and the Loudoun Impact Fund. He also serves on the Purcellville Lions Club Scholarship Trust Committee; • OMARI FAULKNER, an author and founder of O Street International, a nonprofit organization that supports innovative cultural and educational programs, also serves on the boards of Georgetown University, the Loudoun Education Foundation and on the Loudoun Economic Development Advisory Commission;

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ees as well as with our stakeholders, partners and the community as we transform the museum and advance our mission.”

The new board trustees are: • BRANDON ELLEDGE, a partner at Holland & Knight law firm in Tysons and a director on the boards of the Community Foundation for

• ANN FLAM, a former staff member to a U.S. Congresswoman, law clerk to a federal judge and a practicing attorney known for her communication and development talents; • VIVIAN HU LEWIS, president and founding owner of GeoConcepts, a civil engineering firm recognized on Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 500 list and was the Leesburg New Business of the Year, Leesburg Entrepreneur of the Year, and the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business of the Year;

• TODD PEARSON, a senior executive at BF Saul Company and serves on the board of RED, Inc., is the chairman of the Loudoun Economic Development Advisory Commission, co-chaired Loudoun’s Nighttime Economy Ad Hoc Committee, is a member of the 2030 Group, and is an active member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, International Council of Shopping Centers, and Urban Land Institute.

In addition to the new trustees, Mary Frances Forcier and Sally Coombs Travis were re-elected to second terms, bringing the total number of trustees to 12.

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Derrick Campagna's clients at Bionic Pets come in all shapes and sizes, like (from left) Chi Chi the rescue dog, Fig the fox, and BB from Goats of Anarchy. He averages around 200 to 300 cases per month.

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BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ Many pet parents would do just about anything for their two- or fourlegged babies. And sometimes, that includes finding them new legs.

For that, there are few places in the world they can go, and one just so happens to be in Loudoun County. It keeps Derrick Campagna a very busy man.

On a hot May day, it brought Sean and Sara Dougherty from their New Jersey home hours south to Sterling in a nondescript office park off Old Ox Road. There, Yuki, a Husky who traveled from Iran by way of the Husky House rescue in Matawan, NJ, was being fitted for a mold for her first prosthetic.

The Doughertys aren’t quite sure why Yuki is missing a limb, whether it was a result of trauma or genetics, but they are hoping the addition of the

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Derrick Campagna meets with Yuki, a Husky now living with her adoptive family in New Jersey. Yuki was missing one limb and was in the process of prosthesis.

prosthetic for the extremely social girl can help her avoid long-term health issues down the road.

Amazingly, the life-changing prosthetics can be made in relatively quick fashion.

“I can do it in a day,” Campagna said.

“I just have so many.”

He’s not exaggerating. Campagna said he is one of about 10 in the world who can make the custom products for animals of all shapes and sizes. He’s fitted everything from elephants to small birds and estimates that he has about 200 to 300 cases per month—“because I cover the world,” he said.

But about 80 percent of his customers he never sees. Animal owners can send in molds through the mail for Campagna to send a prosthetic back.

Or, in some cases, they come to him in Sterling or fly him out to wherever in the world they live.

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The constant hum of business makes time off for Campagna all but unheard of. He keeps a cot in his office for the many nights he spends away from home working long hours to churn out the products.

Campagna initially went to school to work on human prosthetics but stumbled upon the niche market of animal prosthetics when he encountered a black lab named Charles in need of an artificial limb for a malformation in his leg. He soon found himself solely in the business of animal prosthetics and developed his own casting kit for his products.

“I got smart after I got good,” he said.

His business quickly went from local to regional to worldwide. Animal Orthocare focuses on braces and different orthotics, but Bionic Pets remains his baby where he deals solely with prosthetics. It’s been located in Sterling for the past three years. Campagna has four people on staff in the Sterling office, and 10 at the headquarters in Minnesota.

Campagna said it is not the large animal cases, like elephants, that are daunting, but the smaller ones.

“There’s lots of fudge factor with an elephant,” he said. “With a bird, if you’re off by a millimeter you’re screwed.”

He evaluates each candidate for a prosthetic by two criteria—the amputation level and whether the prosthetic will benefit their long-term health and mobility; and how the owners will play a role in assisting the animal.

“I have to evaluate [the owners] as much as the animal. Will they take care of them,” he said. “I say ‘no’ more than I say ‘yes.’ If I think [the prosthetic] won’t help them, I won’t do it.”

Perhaps the most surprising part of his business is the relatively low cost of his products. Braces run around $600, while full prosthetic limbs average around $1,000.

More information about Campagna and his business can be found at aocpet.com. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

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BY NORMAN K. STYER Construction is about to begin on the next big thing at One Loudoun in Ashburn.

Last Thursday, project leaders and county dignitaries gathered near the community’s downtown core to break ground on Vyne at One Loudoun, a project that will expand the urban core with 22,000-square-feet of street-level retail space and 378 one- and two-bedroom rental apartments.

Kettler is developing the project, building on its previous work in other Loudoun communities, including Cascades, Brambleton, Potomac Station and the Village at Leesburg.

“Now we’re here at One Loudoun, the most modern and walkable community in Loudoun County, and we’re proud to be a partner with RPAI to develop this dynamic, mixed-use apartment community,” said Bob Kettler.

Supervisor Ron Meyer (R-Broad Run), a One Loudoun resident who lives down the street from the project, welcomed the addition to the community.

“When we see retail, office and residential come together like this in a walkable, exciting, next-generation en-

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vironment, we know that our county is going in the right direction,” he said.

Meyer said he was most excited about the commercial office space.

“We hear from developers about begrudgingly building commercial and not wanting to build it. I’ve heard the exact opposite from RPAI. They are excited to work with our Department of Economic Development. We’re working with them on big-time users and

I’m happy to hear from them that their commercial office is 100 percent full.

“We have added almost as many jobs as the Amazon deal just in this board term alone without getting Amazon—19,000 jobs in three years and three months that Loudoun County has saved or retained or grown. That’s something we can all be proud of.” nstyer@loudounnow.com

Ford’s Fish Shack, with three locations in Loudoun and well known for its New England lobster rolls and fish tacos, is taking its cuisine on the road with its first food truck.

“This is a way to get the same great Ford’s Fish Shack experience out to those who can’t always make it to one of our three restaurants,” said Tony Stafford, the restaurant’s owner. In addition to classic menu items, there have been some new additions, including grilled chicken tacos.

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Purcellville Police Officer Barry Dufek writes a ticket out in long hand, something officers there won’t have to do for much longer.

Purcellville Adopts Added $5 Ticket Fees to Pay for eCitations

BY PATRICK SZABO Those caught speeding through the Town of Purcellville or otherwise breaking the law will be paying a bit extra when they get a ticket.

The Town Council last week voted unanimously to add a section to the Town Code to allow the Loudoun County General District to impose an additional $5 penalty for traffic and criminal convictions that violate the town ordinance. Those fees will pay for the Purcellville Police Department’s purchase of an eCitation system, which will give officers the ability to enter in-

formation electronically by scanning the barcode of an offender’s driver’s license, use drop-down menus to enter violations and print citations using wireless printers with secure WiFi connections in their cruisers.

Police Chief Cynthia McAlister said that, because officers won’t be handwriting tickets anymore, there will be “a lot less human error.”

Officer Barry Dufek, who spearheaded the project about a year ago, said electronic systems would also cut back on the time it takes for officers to issue tickets—from five minutes down to about 45 seconds.

Dufek said that Tyler Technologies would be installing the systems in police cruisers for $2,320 apiece. He said that while the project would be implemented in phases, the department is looking to have two systems installed by the end of this year.

Since two officers can share a unit, it will eventually cost the town nearly $20,000 to provide all 17 of the sworn police officers it currently employs, not including McAlister or Deputy Chief Dave Dailey, with the system. The town should be able to pay that cost back in E-CITATIONS >> 25

Western Loudoun Towns Budget $33M in 2020

BY PATRICK SZABO Fiscal year 2020 is only about a week away, which means the 15,000 residents living in western Loudoun’s six towns should prepare for a year of new tax rates and fees.

Among the towns of Hamilton, Hillsboro, Lovettsville, Middleburg, Purcellville and Round Hill, four towns maintained their real estate tax rates, with the highest rate set at more than a quarter per $100 of assessed value. Two towns opted to lower those tax rates, with the heftiest reduction coming out to be nearly a dime.

As for utilities, three towns raised both water and sewer rates, two towns maintained their rates and another opted to lower water but increase sewer rates.

In all, the six western Loudoun towns’ 2020 operating budgets total $19.1 million and their utility funds total $13.8 million. That means the towns’ operating budgets as a whole increased by the

same amount that their utility funds decreased by—$2.6 million.

Combined, the $33 million that western Loudoun’s six towns budgeted for in their general and utility funds this year make up about 1 percent of the county’s $3.2 billion 2020 budget.

Hamilton The Town of Hamilton’s operating budget rose by the least amount of any Loudoun town in 2020, up $21,500 to a total of $459,000. That budget included a stabilized real estate tax rate at 28 cents per $100 of assessed value, the highest rate in western Loudoun.

Hamilton residents will pay a little more on their real estate bills, though, since the Loudoun County Commissioner of the Revenue’s 2019 Assessment reported a 4.7 percent increase in town property values. The town expects to pull in about $233,000 from the tax in 2020, or $15,000 more than it budgeted for in 2019.

The town’s utility fund rose by $140,000, up to $1 million. Beginning July 1, water rates will increase by 11 cents to $5.71 per 1,000 gallons of use and sewer rates will go up $3.63 to $10.88. The town expects to generate nearly $336,000 from water fees and $443,500 from sewer fees in 2020, or about $59,000 and $132,500 more than it budgeted for in fiscal year 2019, respectively.

Hillsboro Hillsboro’s $125,000 2020 operating budget, up $37,000 over 2019, reflects the town’s small size. With a population of less than 200 residents, it’s the least populous town in Loudoun.

Those residents will soon see a bit of an increase in their real estate tax bills.

Although the town held the rate level at 17 cents per $100 of assessed value, the Commissioner of the Revenue reported

Members of St. James United Church-Christ will travel to southwest Virginia next week to volunteer at the 20th Remote Area Medical clinic in Wise County to help doctors, nurses and dentists provide medical and dental services to thousands of people in the region who have little or no access to medical care.

St. James members are asking the community for support in their efforts to provide clothing, specifically socks and underwear, for those people by bringing donations to the church at 10 E. Broad Way in downtown Lovettsville until June 26. Donations may be dropped off in the large plastic tub in the breezeway between the sanctuary and Fellowship Hall.

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MIDDLEBURG Hill School to Host ‘Holy Cow!’ Musical The Hill School will host A Place to Be’s performance of “Holy Cow! An Udderly Amazing New Musical” at 7 p.m. June 28 and 29, as well as 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 30 The performance will be the culmination of the nonprofit’s summer Musical Theatre Camp, as more than 40 participants will contribute with music, dance and costume and set designs.

Tickets are $10 at the door.

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Garden Club Donates $2,000 to Town The Middleburg Town Council last week voted unanimously to accept a $2,000 donation from the Middleburg Garden Club, which it will use to support its Sept. 21 Art in the Burg event.

The club’s donation was made with no specific limitations on use and came from the $25,000 it raised through beautification projects during the Middleburg Arts Council’s Foxes on the Fence event this spring. The council was required to take a vote to accept the donation, per the Town Code and was not required to designate a use for the donation, but nonetheless TOWN NOTES >> 24

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Town budgets

Lovettsville Lovettsville was the first western Loudoun town to adopt its $1.6 million 2020 operating budget this year, which is up by $100,000 over 2019 and includes a half-cent real estate tax rate reduction that brings it down to 19 cents per $100 of assessed value.

Although that tax rate will decrease on July 1, residents will still pay a little more on their bills in 2020, since the Commissioner of the Revenue reported a 6 percent rise in the town’s prop-

Middleburg Middleburg’s $4.4 million 2020 operating budget marked an increase of $1.2 million over 2019. The county’s southernmost town maintained its real estate tax rate and increased utility fees by more than a dollar.

While residents will continue to pay 15.3 cents per $100 of assessed value on their real estate taxes, their bills should see a slight increase, as the Commission of the Revenue reported a 3.8 percent increase in Middleburg’s property values this year. That means the town should generate about $509,000 in revenue from the tax in 2020, or close to $10,000 more than it budgeted for in 2019.

Middleburg’s $1.4 million utility fund is up by about $87,000 over last year and features water rates up by 50 cents to $17.14 per 1,000 gallons of use and sewer rates up by 51 cents to $17.65. The town expects to generate $629,000 from water fees and $618,000 from sewer fees

Purcellville Purcellville’s $11.7 million 2020 operating budget marks a $1.2 million increase over 2019 and includes a real estate tax rate held level at 22 cents per $100 of assessed value and a Fireman’s Field service tax also maintained at 3 cents per $100 of assessed value.

Given the Commissioner of the Revenue’s report of a 5.2 percent increase in town property values, residents will pay a bit more in those taxes this year.

That should provide the town with $3.1 million from the real estate tax, about the same it budgeted for in 2019, and $423,500 from the Fireman’s Field tax in 2020, $22,000 more than in 2019.

The town’s utility fund decreased by $2.7 million to $7.3 million. That decrease is partly the result of a 75 percent drop in water availability fee revenue and a 90 percent drop in sewer availability fee revenue.

The town expects to pull in about $661,000 from water hook ups in 2020, compared with the $2.6 million it budgeted for in 2019. As for sewer hook ups, it expects to generate about $176,000 in 2020, compared with the $1.7 million it previously budgeted for.

Residents’ utility payments will make up for that lack of revenue to some extent, as water rates will go up by 19 cents on July 1, to $6.66 per 1,000 gallons of use, and sewer rates will follow suit by increasing by 46 cents up to $15.95 per 1,000 gallons. The town expects to gen-

erate $2.3 million from water fees and $3.2 million from sewer fees in 2020, about the same as it budgeted for in the current fiscal year.

Round Hill Like Hillsboro and Lovettsville, the Town of Round Hill is doing what it can to alleviate residents’ financial burden in 2020 by decreasing the real estate tax rate by more than a nickel coupled with utility rates that are down by a combined 51 cents.

The town’s $792,500 2020 operating budget, up $31,500 over 2019, includes a new real estate tax rate of 16.1 cents per $100 of assessed value, down 0.8 cents from 2019. With property values that increased by about 5.3 percent in 2019, residents will pay a little more in the tax than last year, which should provide the town with $160,000 in 2020, about $2,000 more than it budgeted for in 2019.

The town’s $2 million utility fund is about the same as was budgeted for in 2019 and features sewer rates up by 83 cents to $10.44 per 1,000 gallons of use, but water rates down by $1.34 to $6.96 per 1,000 gallons.

Only about 16 percent of the town’s utility customers will pay those rates, since 84 percent of them live outside the town limits in the surrounding Joint Land Management Area. Those residents will pay $10.44 per 1,000 gallons in water fees and $15.66 per 1,000 gallons in sewer fees. pszabo@loudounnow.com

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a property value increase in Hillsboro of 10.5 percent—5 percent more of an increase than what any other town saw.

The town expects to generate $20,000 from real estate tax in 2020, or $500 less than what it budgeted for in 2019.

The town’s $106,000 utility fund, which is up $31,000 over last year’s budget, includes water rates that were also maintained at $11.22 per 1,000 gallons of use, which should provide the town with $30,000 in revenue, or $1,000 more than in 2019. The town is working on a water system that will double capacity.

Hillsboro also has a $325,000 Old Stone School Fund that’s financed through sales at events, grants, rental fees and donations that pays for events, insurance, repairs, maintenance and upgrades in the 145-year-old school building. That budget is up $14,000 over 2019.

in 2020, both $18,000 more than what the current budget projects.

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erty values. That will provide the town with $586,000 in revenue, up by $30,000 from 2019.

The town’s utility fund is one of two in western Loudoun to shrink from 2019, down by $200,000 to $2 million in 2020. That budget comes with stabilized water rates at $8.96 per 1,000 gallons of use and sewer rates remaining at $14.23 per 1,000 gallons. The town expects to pull in $425,000 from water fees and $640,500 from sewer fees, or about $7,000 more and $11,500 more than it did in 2019 respectively.

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ently here,” Cool said.

resolved to set the funds aside for the September event.

To learn more about the garden club, go to facebook.com/MiddleburgGardenClub. To learn more about Art in the Burg, go to middleburgva.gov/ middleburg-arts-council.

Independence Day Parade Participants Sought

Town Selects Bates Trucking for Refuse, Recycling The Town Council last Thursday voted unanimously to authorize Mayor Bridge Littleton to execute a contract with Bates Trucking for the collection and disposal of refuse and recyclables.

In December, Waste Management informed the town that it had sold its Northern Virginia contracts to Bates.

When that happened, the Town Council did not vote to approve a contract with Bates. Instead, Bates agreed to work as a subcontractor to Waste Management in Middleburg, which Town Administrator Danny Davis was able to approve without council consent.

On Jan. 10, the council agreed to continue using Bates as Waste Management’s subcontractor for a few months to assess its performance. According to a staff report, “staff has been pleased with the performance and responsiveness of Bates” since the company took over on Jan. 2.

Residents with questions about refuse or recycling collection should go to middleburgva.gov/trash-recyclingyard-waste.

PURCELLVILLE Council Approves Remote Meeting Participation Purcellville has become the final Loudoun town to allow its Town Council members to remotely participate in meetings.

The council last week voted 6-2 with, Mayor Kwasi Fraser and Vice Mayor Ryan Cool opposed, to allow council members to call into meetings if they notify Town Manager David Mekarski no later than 4 p.m. the day of the meeting and explain why they can’t attend—either because of a disability, medical condition or a personal matter. Council members will be allowed to remotely participate if they take “reasonable steps” to prevent disruptive sounds from being audible, according to the town’s new rules. Participation in closed sessions will be allowed if the council member is in a location that does not allow for them to be overheard.

Council members will be allowed to participate remotely in meetings only twice per calendar year. Roll call votes will be required by the council when one of its members is physically absent.

Fraser and Cool voted against the motion because of their concerns about participation in closed sessions.

“I’m just following how I treat classified meetings and I will do no differ-

Applications to participate in Purcellville’s annual Independence Day Parade on July 4 are being accepted until July 1.

“Purcellville Celebrates America” will be this year’s parade theme. Participants are encouraged to include a creative patriotic theme, music, special effects and other crowd-pleasing elements in their parade entries. There is no cost to enter.

The 2019 parade will begin at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 4 on Orchard Avenue. It will stretch along Main Street and Maple Avenue and finish at Loudoun Valley High School. The top three patriotic entries will receive a ribbon and a banner to display throughout the parade.

For more information, contact Donnie Embrey at 703-727-7191 or forestffembrey@aol.com. Learn more about parade entry guidelines at purcellvilleva.gov.

3 Town Meetings Rescheduled The Tree and Environment Sustainability Committee’s June 17 meeting has been rescheduled to 7 p.m. on Monday, June 24; the Board of Architectural Review meeting has been rescheduled from June 18 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16; and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting has been rescheduled from June 18 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 20. All three meetings will be held at the town hall.

For more information, call the town at 540-338-7421.

ROUND HILL Bluegrass Jam Next Friday The Old Furniture Factory in Round Hill will host its June Bluegrass Jam from 6 p.m. to midnight on Friday, June 28.

Residents are invited out to sit back and enjoy, or bring their instruments to join in on, traditional bluegrass, folk and Celtic jams. Savoir Fare will cater a barbecue dinner and there will also be a cash bar, desserts and snacks. All proceeds from the jam will benefit Genesis International—a nonprofit that supports pre-school education and health programs for orphans and vulnerable children in Africa.

Attendees are asked to park across West Loudoun Street from the Furniture Factory along the road and not in Savoir Fare’s lot.

The Bluegrass, Folk, and Old Time Music Jam is in its 15th year and continues to draw musicians and audiences from across the region. There is no admission charge, but a $5 donation is suggested.

For more information, call 540-3385050 or go to theoldfurniturefactory. com.

BY PATRICK SZABO

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The Town of Purcellville this summer will begin searching for a firm to design and build a new cell tower at the Basham Simms Wastewater Facility.

system—60 points each for their descriptions on how they plan to increase the town’s bandwidth and increase cell coverage area; 25 points for how they plan to maximize revenue for the town; and 15 points for how they plan to make room for town equipment atop the tower. That equipment could improve the town’s communications and daily functions, such as improved water meter readings and police radio systems.

Residents in the town’s southwestern quadrant, specifically the Hirst Farm neighborhood, have experienced poor cell coverage for at least the past four years. Those problems were exacerbated last summer when AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon were forced to relocate their cell antennas from atop the 205-foot-tall Maple Avenue water tower to spots 55-95 feet lower on a

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temporary tower when the town began repairs to the water tower. Nicholson said those repairs should wrap up by July and will most likely improve cellular coverage in town to some extent.

On some occasions, residents said they’ve had to drive to other areas of town that have better coverage to conduct business calls.

As a step to better the situation, the Town Council in February voted unanimously to direct the town staff to create an implementation plan for a town-managed design and construction of a 125- to 175-foot-tall cell tower at the Basham Simms plant, which sits about a mile-and-a-half south of the water tower and abuts Hirst Farm.

In April, the council instead opted for an outside firm to handle that process, since the town would have had to pay $240,000 to design and build a 175-foot-tall monopole and would not have been able to pay that back until a third of the way through year three if four cell carriers leased space at $1,500 per month.

Because the town will outsource the cell tower build and will no longer need to spend any money up front, the council Tuesday night also voted unanimously to return to the Wastewater fund the $280,000 that it transferred to the Wastewater Capital Improvement Program in the fiscal year 2019 budget.

less than three years. The department issued 1,008 citations in 2017 and 904 in 2018—enough to generate $9,560 in extra revenue with the new fee.

The department estimates that it will write about 750 tickets in the second half of 2019, which would allow the town to pull in $3,750 from the added fees by Dec. 31, recouping all but $860 of the cost to install the first two systems before year’s end. “I think we truly are going to save money and save taxpayer dollars,” Dufek said.

The county Sheriff ’s Office began using an eCitation system six years ago and got the Board of Supervisors’ approval to impose the extra $5 fee on guilty verdicts last year.

The Leesburg Police Department still handwrites citations, but Public Information Officer Sam Shenouda said the department is eyeing eCitations.

Middleburg Police Chief A.J. Panebianco said his department has no current plans to implement an electronic system.

Virginia jurisdictions are allowed to assess the extra fee under a law the General Assembly adopted in 2014 that authorizes counties, cities and towns to assess an up to $5 additional fee on guilty verdicts to finance the purchase of hardware, software and other equipment associated with eCitation systems.

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After years of complaints from residents in Purcellville’s Hirst Farm neighborhood, the town is one step closer to improving the issue for good.

The Town Council last week voted 6-0-1 to authorize the staff to advertise for proposals to build a telecommunications tower at the Basham Simms Wastewater Facility off South 20th Street. Mayor Kwasi Fraser abstained from the vote because he works for Verizon.

The council directed the staff to issue the RFP once it finalizes contract extensions with the cell carriers currently in place on the Maple Avenue water tower—AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon. Public Works Director Buster Nicholson said that could be done

by July. According to a staff report, the new cell tower would increase cell coverage in the southwestern portion of town, allow the town to install its own equipment to improve daily functions and provide the town with a new source of revenue.

Having a firm manage and pay for the design and construction of the cell tower would cost the town nothing, but will provide it with revenue in the form of a percentage of what the firm generates annually from the leases it negotiates with cellular carriers, according to the plan.

Staff members will rate the firms on their proposals using a 100-point

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Hillsboro Music in the Gap: The I, IV, Vs Friday, June 21, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Hillsboro Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro

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Details: oldstoneschool.org Named for a classic chord progression, this band offers old school blues inspired by the greats like Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters and BB King. Admission is free.

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Live Music: Dead Cat Bounce Saturday, June 22, 4-8 p.m.

MacDowell Brew Kitchen, 202 South St. SE, Leesburg Details: macdowellsbrewkitchen.com

Photo: David Logan

Now in its sixth year, Flow Jam features more than 40 teachers and healers from Loudoun and across the world, along with more than a dozen bands for three days of yoga, music and more.

Keeping It Mellow: Flow Jam Festival Returns to Western Loudoun

Tarara Summer Concert Series: White Ford Bronco Saturday, June 22, 6-9:30 p.m.

Tarara Winery, 13648 Tarara Lane, Lucketts Details: tarara.com The best of the ’90s from alt-rock, to pop, R&B, hip hop and country.

Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the gate.

BY JAN MERCKER Meredith Walsh is a Loudoun farm girl who traveled the world, fell in love with yoga and came home to launch an increasingly popular Mid-Atlantic music and yoga festival in her backyard.

After building a career in communications and international development, Walsh shifted gears and returned to western Loudoun, where she launched the Flow Jam healing arts festival in 2014. Now in its sixth year, the festival has found a new home on a 100acre property near Lovettsville and has grown to include dozens of local and internationally acclaimed teachers and healers, along with vendors, artists and music from local and regional favorites.

Flow Jam 2019 takes place Friday, June 21 through Sunday, June 23.

“There are not enough spaces for healing outside and connecting with community. There’s a lot of research about how the brain actually changes with three days in nature. It can have transformative effects on people, and it has.” Walsh said.

The event started on Walsh’s 16-acre family farm near Bluemont as a onenight fundraiser for a school in a small village in Tanzania where Walsh had taught yoga with the Africa Yoga Project. Since then, the festival has grown to three days and welcomes teachers, musicians and participants from the DC region and beyond.

“It’s grown from there and it’s grown organically and through a lot of word of

Dead Cat Bounce’s hard-driving, high-energy fusion of blues, rock, funk and jazz will have you dancing on the sand at MacDowell’s beach.

No cover.

Village at Leesburg Plaza Party: Afterparty Saturday, June 22, 6-8 p.m.

Village At Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg Details: villageatleesburg.com Favorite area songwriters and musicians Emma Rowley, Tommy Gann, Todd Wright and Ethan Mentzer join forces to create great tunes.

Acoustic on the Green: Gary Smallwood Saturday, June 22, 7-8:30 p.m.

Photo courtesy of Meredith Walsh

Meredith Walsh returned to western Loudoun to start the Flow Jam festival in 2014.

mouth. We’re super grassroots,” Walsh said. “We’ve really created a community that comes back every year.”

Walsh, 33, grew up in western Loudoun and attended the Hill School in Middleburg, Blue Ridge Middle School and Loudoun Valley High School. She first tried yoga in Leesburg as a young adult as a way to combat anxiety and continued her practice when she went to work in Sydney, Australia after college. Walsh taught yoga in Tanzania and eventually returned to DC to work in communications for the World Bank.

Her work in development helped her see a need for healing and community-building even in wealthy Loudoun

County. Inspired by her travels abroad and to iconic venues in the American West like the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado and the Burning Man festival in Nevada, Walsh decided the time was right to bring a festival to the DC area. This year’s event includes more than 40 yoga and healing workshops, covering everything from acroyoga to healing symptoms of anxiety to preventing ticks naturally, along with 13 bands, many of whom are Loudoun-based.

There are also vendors, camping and children’s activities all weekend.

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Leesburg Town Green, 25 West Market St., Leesburg Details: acousticonthegreen.com A longtime local favorite, Smallwood brings his beloved acoustic blues and classic rock show to Acoustic on the Green for another season. Concert is free and open to the public. Picnics are encouraged. No pets, smoking or alcoholic beverages.

Brambleton Summer Concert Series: Delta Spur Thursday, June 27, 6-9:30 p.m.

Legacy Park, Brambleton Details: brambletonhoa.com

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2019 Saturdays • 7 - 8:30 pm Town Hall Green 25 West Market Street

Smart’s Mill Middle School, 850 N. King St., Leesburg Details: library.loudoun.gov/llf

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The county’s most amazing book sale takes place over three days with more than 90,000 books, CDs and DVDs for sale.

Admission is free.

Loving v. Virginia Panel Discussion Friday, June 21, 3-5 p.m.

John Wesley Methodist Church, Waterford Details: visitloudoun.org Courtesy of Delta Spur

Family-oriented band Rocknoceros gets things rolling at 6:30, followed by regional country cover favorites Delta Spur. Bring a picnic or buy dinner from a local food truck on site. Event is BYOB, with photo ID required for folks enjoying adult beverages.

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Hogback Mountain Pony Rides Unicorn Festival

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Mark Forrest Broadway Cabaret

Saturday, June 22, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Saturday, June 22, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Hogback Mountain Pony Rides, 19732 Hogback Mountain Road, Leesburg

Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville Details: franklinparkartscenter.org Acclaimed Irish tenor Mark Forrest presents an evening of Broadway favorites.

Tickets are $20.

LOCO CULTURE

Details: hogbackmountainponyrides.com Have a magical time with unicorn rides, pool time, vendors, swag bags and a food truck. An unlimited pony ride pass is $20.

Photo sessions can also be arranged with professional photographer Chris Weber.

Admission and parking are free. Donations to Irene’s Prom Closet will be accepted.

Loudoun Library Foundation Giant Book Sale Friday, June 21, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday, June 22, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, June

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The Loudoun Freedom Center, Visit Loudoun and the Waterford Foundation present a panel discussion on the history and impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision to allow interracial marriages in the case of Loving v. Virginia.

The discussion, hosted by George Mason University Professor George Banks, is free and open to the public.

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Thursday Night Thoughts with Balik Outdoors

Sunday, June 23, 6 p.m.

Thursday, June 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Catoctin Creek, 120 W. Main St., Purcellville

Bear Chase Brewing Company, 18294 Blue Ridge Mountain Road, Bluemont

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Details: bearchasebrew.com Naturalist and photographer Brian Balik walks participants through a full year in the wilds of Virginia with photos and anecdotes. Tickets are $20.

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The Wine Kitchen’s chef Tim Rowley joins forces with Long Stone Farm to provide an interactive breakdown of pork primals, demonstrate how primals are further broken down and discuss various cooking techniques to help you get the most out of your pork share. Tickets are $50 for Long Stone pork share customers and $65 for others.

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Friday, June 21, 6-10 p.m.

This multimedia musical stage show is the ultimate celebration of the ‘60s and the decade’s biggest musical phenomenon: The Beatles. Tickets are $20 in advance for this fully seated show.

Monk’s BBQ, 251 N. 21st St., Purcellville

Hailing from Cincinnati, OH, the Rumpke Mountain Boys combine signature vocals, a unique command of string instruments and dynamic special effects to create a musical stream of consciousness with no setlist, minimal structure and improvisational flow. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door.

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Live Music: Lost Locals

This husband and wife duo offer earthy, edgy, aggressive folk rock with Loudoun roots. No cover.

Saturday, June 22, 9 p.m.

Skate Back to the 80s Dance Party

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Saturday, June 22, 7:30-11:30 p.m.

High-energy music from the ’70s through the 2000s. No cover.

Live Music: Mercy Creek Friday, June 21, 8 p.m.

Bush Tabernacle, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville

Old Ox Brewery, 44652 Guilford Drive, Unit 114, Ashburn

Open Mic Night with Emma Rowley

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Friday, June 21, 6-8 p.m.

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868 Estate Vineyards, 14001 Harpers Ferry Road, Hillsboro

Relive those fun ’80s nights at the skating rink with tunes from DJ Fun Billy and 101 The 80s. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

Join representatives of the African Wildlife Foundation for a night of activism and fundraising that brings together Northern Virginia artisans and local businesses to make a global impact.

Loudoun Community Cat Coalition Pints for Paws Sunday, June 23, noon-4 p.m.

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French Hound Brasserie, 19286 Promenade Drive, Lansdowne

Singer/songwriter Emma Rowley hosts a family-oriented evening celebrating local talent. Plan to perform or just listen and enjoy.

Live Music: Bill Rose and Laurie Blue

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Friday, June 21, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Vanish Farmwoods Brewery, 42245 Hopwoods Lane, Lucketts Details: vanishbeer.com Enjoy great beer, live music from the Virginia Hipnecks and vendors to support LC3’s mission to manage the population and welfare of community cats. Tickets are $25 in advance and include a drink ticket and a raffle ticket.

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Live Music: Teddy Chipouras and Friends

Unwind with fun covers and originals from a favorite local duo. No cover.

Thursday, June 27, 7:30-10 p.m.

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Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg

Saturday, June 22, 8 p.m.

1836 Kitchen and Taproom, 34 E. Broad Way, Lovettsville Details: facebook.com/1836kandt Western Loudoun’s rising folk/Americana star is home for the summer and hosting a monthly jam session in his hometown.

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ing footprint, Walsh moved the event from her family’s farm to a larger space near Lovettsville last year, where local entrepreneur Josh Shores is working to create an event venue hosting everything from yoga festivals to Civil War reenactments.

This year’s Flow Jam is drawing teachers and healers from around the world, but Walsh is also heavily focused on the local yoga and music scenes.

“In general, my whole advocacy is for supporting local. There’s so much amazing talent locally that has drawn so much power from the Blue Ridge Mountains,” Walsh said.

Tiffany Coombs, also a western Loudoun native, brought yoga to Lovettsville last year when she launched Lotus Town Yoga, revamping a downtown quonset hut that had operated as the town’s beloved mini-mart for years.

Coombs will be leading a workshop on therapeutic vinyasa at Flow Jam and will also have a booth with studio information and hand-designed items, including t-shirts and chakra coloring books for sale Coombs, who returned to Lovettsville two years ago with her family after living out of the area for years, decided the time was right to open a studio in her hometown. She worked with the building’s new owners to renovate and upgrade the space to create an inviting studio that welcomes students of all ages, backgrounds and experience.

“My goal when I opened was to make it a place where people felt really comfortable. Nobody needs to care about what they’re wearing or if their toes are nice...I try to make sure that that vibe is always in place. You can really come as you are. We just want to get to know you as a person and support your wellness,” Coombs said. “A lot of people have come to the studio never having done yoga before, or it’s been 15 years since they’ve done it and they want to get back to it because it’s in their town.

In that way it’s cool because a lot of us have grown together in the past year.”

For Coombs, having Flow Jam in Lovettsville taps into the same energy.

“I’m hoping that there will be a lot of locals there. It’s nice to be able to teach for a broad audience. I’m excited to see who comes from where, but I’m hoping that a lot of local people will show up and get to experience something like a yoga festival that usually just happens on the West Coast or somewhere far away,” she said.

The festival also draws music lovers for several days of great tunes from Loudoun artist Mateo Monk, who has been a featured performer since Flow Jam’s infancy. Asheville, NC-based Buddhagraph Spaceship has also been on board since the beginning, and fans turn out for local favorites like Joey and the Waitress, The Woodshedders and the Short Hill Mountain Boys.

For Walsh, seeing the festival gain critical mass and attract interest from Loudoun neighbors while drawing interest from around the world is gratifying, and she’s hoping locals will scoop up gate tickets and check it out.

“To put that much effort into something and to see the seed grow into a small tree feels really good,” she said.

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Pioneering Lost Rhino Celebrates 8 Years, Continues Expansion

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Eight years ago, Matt Hagerman both revived and jumpstarted the craft brewing movement in Loudoun, opening Lost Rhino Brewing Company in a nondescript industrial space in Ashburn. On Saturday, the brewery is having a party to celebrate its anniversary.

Hagerman honed his craft at Loudoun’s first brewery, Old Dominion Brewing Company in Ashburn, where he started work as a janitor.

After the brewery was sold in an Anheuser-Busch-backed purchase to the Fordham Brewing Company, the beloved Loudoun Tech Center brewpub closed and ultimately was demolished to make way for a data center.

While several of Dominion’s brewers went on to start their own operations, fueling rapid growth of the region’s craft beverage industry, Hagerman more closely carried on the traditions of the company by purchasing Dominion’s brewing tanks and tasting room furniture to set up Lost Rhino on the nearby Red Rum Drive.

The brewery’s name, iconic logo and its first beer—its award-winning Rhino Chaser—pay homage to surfer culture and the search for the next big wave.

Lost Rhino quickly tapped into the (now obvious) demand for fresh local beer and has been growing ever since,

including the opening of the Lost Rhino Retreat restaurant in Brambleton.

Last week, Hagerman announced new expansions, as the company took over more space in its Red Run Drive building. Behind the tasting room walls, the brewery is planning to install a new six-tank system that will triple the brewery’s capacity. Perhaps more exciting for patrons, the brewery last weekend opened a patio to provide outside space for the first time. Lost Rhino also is going to offer more canned beer, both locally and in the Tampa, FL market.

To celebrate the past and the future, Lost Rhino plans a full day of activities on Saturday, with the release of its 2019 anniversary beer, Ocho Rhino, music by Mercy Creek from 2 to 5 p.m., Al’s Food Truck from 7 to 10 p.m. and an eight-hour braised rib food special.

In 2011, Lost Rhino was Loudoun’s only craft brewery. Today, there are more than 30 across the county. Although Hagerman has helped brewers at several of those locations as part of Loudoun’s beer scene’s collaborative culture, he admitted that he has yet to visit them all.

Lost Rhino is located at 21730 Red Rum Drive, Suite 142, in Ashburn. For more information, go to lostrhino.com.

Norman K. Styer/Loudoun Now

Lost Rhino Brewing Company founder Matt Hagerman enjoys a cold Versus, a brew created for the All Star Comic Con, on the newly opened patio outside the Ashburn tasting room.

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Ramin Malakooti (57) passed away in his home on June 10, 2019 after a long-term battle with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. Ramin has resided in Leesburg, Virginia with his wife and two children since May 2011.

Ramin was born in Tehran, Iran on April 15, 1962. He opened his own electronics store in Tehran when he was eighteen years old. Due to religious persecution he immigrated to the United States in 1985.

Ramin was proud to become a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1993.

He attended Northern Virginia Community College where he earned an Associate’s degree in electronics. Ramin started his own Audio and Video business in Herndon, Virginia in 1992 where he enjoyed serving his clients with his expertise in car stereos, mobile video and home theater design. He was happy to be a job creator and employer.

He took his responsibilities as a small business owner seriously.

Ramin was a self-taught piano player, a sports car enthusiast, loved bike riding, camping and nature hikes. He was a dynamic and energetic man who truly loved his business and interacting with his clients.

Sadly, Ramin was diagnosed with Progressive MS in May 2009.

Ramin is survived by his wife of almost 24 years, Denise Malakooti, son, Maximilian Malakooti, and daughter, Sasha Malakooti. Ramin is also survived by his brothers; Bob Malakooti (Niloofar), Behzad Malakooti (Lily), Behnam Malakooti (Mina); sister, Ferreshteh, and his nephews and nieces.

Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company, Station 20 61 Plaza Street NE Leesburg, Virginia 20176 Loudoun County Volunteer Rescue Squad, Company 13 143 Catoctin Circle SE Leesburg, Virginia 20175

Carl R. Siebentritt Jr Carl Robert Siebentritt Jr. passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 9, 2019 at the age of 96, surrounded by his family in his Lucketts, Va home. He is survived by his six children, son Carl III (Irida), daughter Gretta, son Peter (Andrea), son Joel (Carter), daughter Heidi (David), and daughter Krista (Scott), as well as adoptive son Thai Pham.

In addition, he leaves behind thirteen grandchildren— Irena (Edher), Jesse, Henry, Lila, Chris, Sam, Grace, Kate, Peter, Ella, Jacob, Claire, and Matthew, and one great-grandchild, Isabel. Carl was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Elise. The family will celebrate his life with a private memorial service at a later date.

Carl was born on August 14, 1922, in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was an Army Combat Engineer in World War II, participating in the Central Europe and Rhineland Campaigns. Upon returning from the War, Carl

Carl was passionate about running. He completed 14 Marine Corps Marathons and was a fixture at the annual Rotary Resolution 10K Race, running well into his eighties.

Carl loved his regular workouts at Ida Lee Rec Center until his health began to decline this year. He studied wildflowers and mushrooms, and was a lifelong fisherman and birdwatcher.

Carl and Elise were founding members of Pilgrims After Christ (PAX), an intentional eucharistic Catholic community in McLean, dedicated to meaningful liturgy, religious education, and social justice outreach. Carl was a member emeritus of the National Health Physics Society, a member of the Scientific Research Honor Society (Sigma Xi), a member of Lucketts Ruritan Club, and a volunteer at Loudoun Hunger Relief. Carl will be remembered for his generosity and his singular sense of humor. Above all, Carl valued his family and friends, whom he loved deeply.

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Audrey Dale Woolfolk Audrey Dale Woolfolk, Age 64, of, Sterling, Virginia. departed this life on June 15, 2019 at Loudoun Hospital, Leesburg, Virginia She leaves to cherish her memory – Husband, Dwayne Lee Woolfolk, children, Michelle D. Meador of Sterling, VA, Jennifer H. Shepherd of Sterling, VA and Keith D. Ogden (Thao) of Aldie, VA; grandchildren, Audrey L. Rogers, Terra D. Longerbeam, Brenden D. Shepherd of Sterling, VA, Ben N. Ogden and Zach K. Ogden of Aldie, VA; sisters, Mary Roberts, Dora Mullinex of Weston, WV, Anne Shelby-Brown (Lenny) of Herndon, VA, Mildred Smith (Carl) of Como, NC and Hattie Collins of Fayetteville , NC; brother, Edward “Bubby” Boyd (Kim) of Martinsburg, WV, and a host of nieces , nephews, cousins other relatives and friends .

Visitation will be held at 10:00 am till time of “ Home Going” service 11:00 am on Friday, June 21, 2019 at Lyles Funeral Chapel, 630 South 20th St., Purcellville, VA 20132. Interment will be Private.

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in death by her husband, Leonard Stickles Jr. in 2004. She is survived by a brother Douglas Gray, and a son Kevin L. Stickles and his wife Tammy. Janet was also a proud grandmother of three grandsons, Joshua B. Donations in Carl’s memory Stickles, Jeremy D. Stickles and his wife Whitney, and Zachary D. should be directed to: Stickles. Pastor Kurt Bowman of Pax Christi Fund for Peace Purcellville Baptist Church will (www.paxchristifund.org) conduct a graveside ceremony Franciscan Mission Service on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at (franciscanmissionservice.org) 11:00am at Union Cemetery in Leesburg, VA. In lieu of flowers, Janet G. Stickles donations can be made to Inova Lifetime Loudoun resident Janet Loudoun Nursing & Rehab, G. Stickles, 86, died June 15th or Capital Caring Hospice. at the Inova Loudoun Nursing Please share online condolences & Rehabilitation Center in with the family at www.

Leesburg, VA. Janet was preceded loudounfuneralchapel.com

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In lieu of flowers please make donations in memory of Ramin to the Leesburg Fire and Rescue.

They were kind, compassionate and amazing to Ramin for the last four years.

earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a MS in Physics from the University of Cincinnati. A physicist and inventor with expertise in nuclear preparedness, he holds multiple patents for radiological instrumentation, including the field-grade pocket dosimeter used by the military and first responders. Carl left private industry in 1962 to join the Department of the Army’s Civil Defense Agency, which later became the Federal Emergency Management Agency, retiring after 37 years of distinguished Federal service.

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Ramin was a devoted husband and father. He was loved by everyone who knew him. Ramin will continue to be an inspiration to his family and many friends because of his great love and positive outlook on life.

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Legal Notices PUBLIC HEARING The LOUDOUN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a public hearing in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room on the first floor of the County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following:

REQUEST FOR WITHDRAWAL OF LAND BELONGING TO THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES FROM THE OATLANDS AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT Pursuant to Virginia Code §15.2-4314 and the Oatlands Agricultural and Forestal District Ordinance, the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States, of 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, D.C., has submitted an application to withdraw a 250-acre parcel from the Oatlands Agricultural and Forestal District. The subject property is located on the east side of James Monroe Highway (Route 15), the south side of Gap Road (Route 651) and the north side of Little Oatlands Lane, in the Catoctin Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 316-16-3498. The Oatlands Agricultural and Forestal District currently has a four-year period that will expire on April 5, 2023, and is subject to a subdivision minimum lot size of 50 acres.

In accordance with Section 15.2-4307 of the Code of Virginia, the application(s) will be on file and open to public inspection at the Department of Planning and Zoning, 2nd Floor, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am until 4:30 pm or call (703) 777-0246. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/pc (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for Public Hearings Packet).

SPEX-2019-0001 ENTERPRISE AT GUILFORD STATION SOUTH (Special Exception) Old Sterling LLC, of Bethesda, Maryland, has submitted an application for a Special Exception to modify the conditions of approval and Special Exception Plat associated with SPEX-20170004, Guilford Station South, which currently govern the subject property in order to allow an additional building envelope for an Automobile Sales and Service use in the C-1 (Commercial-1) zoning district. This application is subject to the 1972 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed use is listed as a Special Exception use permissible by the Board of Zoning Appeals upon favorable recommendation by the Planning Commission under Article 4, Schedule of District Regulations for the C-1 zoning district. The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District and within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contours. The subject property is approximately 6.4 acres in size and is located in the northwest quadrant of the Sully Road (Route 28) and West Church Road (Route 625) interchange in the Sterling Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows:

PIN

PROPERTY ADDRESS

044-40-6864

22000, 22035 & 22065 Railcar Drive, Sterling, Virginia

044-40-0952

N/A

The area is currently governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Sterling Community) and the Route 28 Corridor Plan), the Countywide Retail Plan, the 2010 Countywide Transportation Plan, and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Master Plan, which designate this area for Route 28 Core uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.6 to 1.0. The Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan is scheduled for adoption June 20, 2019.

Under the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan, this area is proposed to be designated as Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use) at a recommended FAR up to 1.0. This proposed designation and associated density/FAR may change upon the final adoption of the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan by the Board of Supervisors.

CMPT-2019-0002 & SPEX-2019-0006 INVISIBLE TOWERS - MORVEN PARK (Commission Permit & Special Exception) Invisible Towers LLC, of Waterford, Virginia, has submitted applications for the following: 1) A Commission approval to permit a 135-foot Telecommunications Monopole and associated ground equipment in the AR-1 (Agricultural Rural-1) zoning district; and 2) A Special Exception to permit a 135-foot Telecommunications Monopole in the AR-1 zoning district. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and the proposed use is listed as a Special Exception use under Section 2-102 and requires a Commission Permit in accordance with Section 6-1101. The subject property is located partially within the MDOD (Mountainside Development Overlay District), partially within the LOD (Limestone Overlay District), and partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District). The Commission Permit and Special Exception area is approximately 0.55 acre portion of an approximately 932.43 acre parcel that is located on the north side of Old Waterford Road (Route 698), on the south side of Tutt Lane (Route 740), and on the west side of James Monroe Highway (Route 15) in the Catoctin Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows:

PIN

PROPERTY ADDRESS

228-17-9141

41576, 41579, 41580, 41584, 41588, 41592, 41600, 41661 & 41664 Sunday Morning Lane, Leesburg, Virginia.

17638 Old Waterford Road, Leesburg, Virginia.

17170, 17171, 17189, 17195, 17263, 17269, 17339 & 17349 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg, Virginia.

The area is currently governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Rural Policy Area, Leesburg Subarea), which designate this area for Rural Economy uses and Residential development at a recommended density of 1 dwelling unit per 20 acres. The Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan is scheduled for adoption June 20, 2019. Under the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan, this area is proposed to be designated as Rural Policy Area (Rural North) at a recommended density of 1 dwelling unit per 20 acres. This proposed designation

and associated density/FAR may change upon the final adoption of the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan by the Board of Supervisors.

SPEX-2019-0005 & SPMI-2019-0010 MILESTONE TOWER - COURAGE COURT (Special Exception & Minor Special Exception) Milestone Tower Limited Partnership IV, of Reston, Virginia, has submitted an application for a Special Exception to permit a 137.75-foot Telecommunications Tower and associated ground equipment in the JLMA-20 (Joint Land Management Area-20) zoning district. The application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and the proposed use is listed as a Special Exception use under Section 5-618(C)(2). The modification of the Additional Regulations applicable to the proposed telecommunications tower use is authorized by Minor Special Exception under Section 5-600, Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, pursuant to which the Applicant requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s):

ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION

PROPOSED MODIFICATION

§5- 618(C)(3)(h), Telecommunications Use and/or Structures, Telecommunications Towers, Telecommunications Towers, General Performance Criteria.

Permit lights on a telecommunications tower.

The modification of the buffering and screening requirements applicable to the proposed Special Exception uses is authorized as part of an approved action of a Special Exception under Section 5-1403(C), pursuant to which the Applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s):

ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION

PROPOSED MODIFICATION

§5-1407(A), Buffering and Screening, Permit buffering and screening to be located adjacent to Buffer Yard and Screening Requirements, the proposed equipment compound in lieu of being located Location along the perimeter of a lot or parcel.

The subject property is located partially within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, between the Ldn 60-65, and outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60, aircraft noise contours for the Leesburg Executive Airport, partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District), and partially within the QN (Quarry Notification) Overlay District - Luck Note Area. The area of the Commission Permit and Special Exception is an approximately 0.47 acre portion of an approximately 646 acres parcel and is located on the east side of Sycolin Road (Route 625/643), on the south side of the Town of Leesburg, and on the west side of the Goose Creek in the Catoctin Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows:

PIN

PROPERTY ADDRESS

191-16-9866

16632, 16605, 16550; 16600; 16595, 16591 16650 & 16615 Courage Court, Leesburg, Virginia.

42055 Gourley Transit Drive, Leesburg Virginia.

42214 Greenfield Mill Drive, Leesburg, Virginia.

19788 Horserun Drive, Leesburg, Virginia.

42031, 42075, 41904, 41975, 42035, 42000, 42000, 42020 & 42010 Loudoun Center Place Leesburg Virginia.

42075 & 42095 Loudoun United Drive Leesburg, Virginia.

16451, 16445, 19520, 16480, 16501 & 16450 Meadowview Court, Leesburg, Virginia.

19730 Sycolin Road, Leesburg, Virginia.

42225 Adoption Drive, Leesburg, Virginia.

42152 & 42405 Claudia Drive, Leesburg, Virginia.

19737 Union Church Drive, Leesburg, Virginia.

The area is currently governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Leesburg Joint Land Management Area (JLMA)) and the 2010 Countywide Transportation Plan, which designate this area for Business and Keynote Employment uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.40 to 1.0. The Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan is scheduled for adoption June 20, 2019.

Under the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan, this area is proposed to be designated as Leesburg Joint Land Management Area (JLMA)(Leesburg JLMA Employment) at a recommended FAR up to 1.0. This proposed designation and associated density/FAR may change upon the final adoption of the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan by the Board of Supervisors.

ZMAP-2018-0005, ZMAP-2018-0006, ZCPA-2018-0005 SPMI-2018-0011 & ZMOD-2018-0018 ONE LOUDOUN (Zoning Map Amendment Plan & Zoning Concept Plan Amendment) (Minor Special Exception & Zoning Modifications) One Loudoun Holdings, LLC, and One Loudoun Neighborhood Association, Inc., of McLean, Virginia, have submitted applications for the following: 1) To rezone approximately 10.10 acres from the PD-SA (Planned Development-Special Activity) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-TC (Planned Development – Town Center) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to permit an additional 620,000 square feet of nonresidential development; 2) To rezone approximately 13.39 acres from the PD-SA zoning district under the

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PROPOSED MODIFICATION

§1-205(A), Interpretation of Ordinance, Limitations and Methods for Measurements Permit access to single family attached units from private of Lots, Yards and Related Terms, Lot Access streets if the streets also serve non-residential units.

Requirements. §3-606(C)(3)(a), R-16 Townhouse/ Multifamily Residential, Lot Requirements, Yards, Traditional Design Option for Single Family Attached, Front.

Reduce the minimum front yard to 10 feet in the R-16 zoning district.

§3-606(C)(3)(b), R-16 Townhouse Multifamily Residential, Lot Requirements, Yards, Traditional Design Option for Single Family Attached, Side.

Reduce the minimum side yard to from 8 feet to 5 feet for end units in the R-16 zoning district.

§3-606(C)(3)(c), R-16 Townhouse/ Multifamily Residential, Lot Requirements, Yards, Traditional Design Option for Single Family Attached, Rear.

Reduce the minimum rear yard from 25 feet to 15 feet in the R-16 zoning district.

§3-607(B)(1), R-16 Townhouse/Multifamily Residential, Building Requirements Building Height, Single Family Attached.

Increase the maximum height for single family attached dwelling units from 45 feet to 50 feet in the R-16 zoning district.

§3-610, R-16 Townhouse/Multifamily Residential, Development Setback and Access from Major Roads.

Permit access to single family attached units from private streets if the streets also serve non-residential units.

§4-805(B)(3)(b), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Lot Requirements, Town Center Fringe, Yards, Side.

Reduce the required minimum side yard from 10 feet to 5 feet for a nonresidential use abutting a lot used or planned for single-family attached dwellings or single-family detached dwellings in the PD-TC zoning district.

§4-806(B)(2)(a), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Building Requirements, Town Center Fringe, Maximum Height.

Increase the maximum building height to 175 feet without the need for additional setbacks in the PD-TC zoning district.

§4-808(A)(4), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Generally.

Reduce the minimum requirement of the total gross floor area within the district for civic uses from 3% to 2%.

§4-808(A)(8), PD-TC Planned Development Reduce the minimum walkway width of a continuous – Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, sidewalk from 9 feet to 5 feet in the Planned DevelopmentGenerally.

Town Center Fringe.

Permit the maximum 1,600 feet perimeter distance of a full block in in the Town Center Fringe to 3,400 feet Land §4-808(C)(1), PD-TC Planned Development Bay A-2 to 2,800 feet in Land BayA-1 and increased for all – Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Town other blocks in the Town Center fringe to between 2,000 Center Fringe. feet and 2,800 feet, all without the requiring a throughblock pedestrian linkage. §5-1406(E)(4)(b), Buffering and Screening, Reduce the required Type 5 buffer yard for property that Determination of Buffer Yard Requirements, adjoins Route 7 between Broad Run and the east corporate Special Situations. limit of Leesburg to a Type 3 buffer yard along Route 7.

PIN

PROPERTY ADDRESS

057-20-1127

20296, 20304 & 20312 Exchange Street, Ashburn, Virginia

057-38-6693

N/A

057-29-5356

N/A

057-29-2150

N/A

057-19-4669

N/A

057-29-6579

N/A

057-18-9133

20450 Savin Hill Drive, Ashburn, Virginia

058-20-9286

N/A

058-20-6677

N/A

057-38-7340

N/A

057-10-2470

44732 Endicott Drive, Ashburn, Virginia

057-10-3972

N/A

The area is currently governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Ashburn Community)) and the 2010 Countywide Transportation Plan, which designate this area for Keynote Employment uses and Business uses at a recommend Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of up to 1.0. The Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan is scheduled for adoption June 20, 2019.

Under the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan, a portion of this area is proposed to be designated as Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use) at a recommended FAR up to 1.0, and a portion of this area is proposed to be designated as Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Compact Neighborhood) at a recommended residential density of 8 – 24 dwelling units per acre and limited non-residential at a recommended FAR of up to 1. This proposed designation and associated density/FAR may change upon the final adoption of the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan by the Board of Supervisors.

Unless otherwise noted above, full and complete copies of the above-referenced amendments, applications, ordinances and/or plans, and related documents may be examined in the Loudoun County Department of Building and Development, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 2nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday or call 703-777-0220, or electronically at www. loudoun.gov/lola. This link also provides an additional opportunity for public input on active applications. Additionally, documents may be viewed and downloaded electronically the week before the hearing at www.loudoun.gov/pc. For further information, contact the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-777-0246.

Citizens are encouraged to call in advance to sign up to speak at the public hearing. If you wish to sign up in advance of the hearing, please call the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-777-0246 prior to 12:00 PM on the day of the public hearing. Speakers may also sign up at the hearing. Written comments are welcomed at any time and may be sent to the Loudoun County Planning Commission, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 3rd Floor, MSC #62, Leesburg, Virginia 20175, or by e-mail to loudounpc@loudoun.gov. If written comments are presented at the hearing, please provide ten (10) copies for distribution to the Commission and the Clerk’s records. All members of the public will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. Any individual representing and/or proposing to be the sole speaker on behalf of a citizen’s organization or civic association is encouraged to contact the Department of Planning and Zoning prior to the date of the public hearing if special arrangements for additional speaking time and/or audio-visual equipment will be requested. Such an organization representative will be allotted 6 minutes to speak, and the Chairman may grant additional time if the request is made prior to the date of the hearing and the need for additional time is reasonably justified.

Citizens are encouraged to call the Department of Planning and Zoning on the day of the public hearing to confirm that an item is on the agenda, or, the most current agenda may be viewed on the Planning Commission’s website at www.loudoun.gov/pc. In the event that the second Thursday is a holiday or the meeting may not be held due to inclement weather or other conditions that make it hazardous for members to attend, the meeting will be moved to the third Tuesday of the month. In the event that Tuesday is a holiday or the Tuesday meeting may not be held due to inclement weather or other conditions that make it hazardous for members to attend, the meeting will be held on the following Thursday. The meeting will be held at a place determined by the Chairman.

Hearing assistance is available for meetings in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room.

FM Assistive Listening System is available at the meetings at all other locations. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation as a result of a physical, sensory or mental disability to participate in this meeting, contact the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-777-0246. Please provide three days’ notice.

BY ORDER OF:

FRED JENNINGS, CHAIRMAN LOUDOUN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

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The subject property is located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, between the Ldn 60-65, and outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60, aircraft noise contours, and partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District). The subject property is located in the southwest quadrant of the Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7) and Loudoun County Parkway (Route 607) interchange, and north of Gloucester Parkway (Route 2150), in the Broad Run Election District.

The subject property is more particularly described as follows:

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Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-OP (Planned Development-Office Park) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and designate it as open space with no change in density; 3) To rezone 2.81 acres from PD-CC(CC) (Planned Development – Commercial Center, Community Center) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the R-16 (Townhouse/ Multifamily Residential) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to develop 27 single-family attached dwelling units at a density of 9.61 units per acre; 4) To rezone 16.29 acres from the PD-OP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the PDTC zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and designate it as open space with no change in density; 5) To amend the concept development plan and amend the proffers approved with ZMAP 2005-0008, One Loudoun; ZMAP 2012-0016, One Loudoun; ZMAP 2013-0009, One Loudoun; ZCPA 2008-0003, One Loudoun; ZCPA 2012-0012, One Loudoun; ZCPA 2013-0006, One Loudoun, ZMAP 2015-0007, One Loudoun; and ZCPA-2015-0013, One Loudoun, in order to: a) increase the non-residential development density by 320,00 square feet for a total of 620,000 square feet of nonresidential development density on Land Bays A-1, A-2, A-3, and A-5, respectively, in the PD-TC zoning district; b) increase the area of open space parcel O-3 by approximately 13.5 acres in the PD-OP zoning district; c) eliminate agriculture, horticulture, forestry or fishery uses as prohibited uses and add crematorium and automobile services station as to the list of prohibited uses in the PDTC zoning district; d) eliminate agriculture, horticulture, forestry or fishery uses, telecommunications monopoles, golf courses, and utility substation, distribution uses as prohibited uses in the PD-IP zoning district; e) develop an additional 27 single family attached units in the proposed R-16 zoning district; f) eliminate the Special Activity definitions and designated area from the Land Use Plan of the Concept Development Plan; g) add a restriction that no total residential units in Land Bays A-1, A-2, and A-3 shall be within 100 feet of Atwater Drive; h) eliminate references to the stadium uses and guidelines; and 4) A Minor Special Exception to permit a 25,000 square foot craft beverage manufacturing use in the PD-IP zoning district. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed use is listed as a Minor Special Exception use under Section 4-504, pursuant to Section 4-504(NN) and Section 5-668. The Applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s):

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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, July 10, 2019, in order to consider: PROPOSED CONVEYANCE OF COUNTY PROPERTY Grant of Easement to Columbia Gas Sections of State Street and Landmark Court Dedicated Rights-of-Way Pursuant to Virginia Code Section 15.2-1800, the Board of Supervisors shall consider granting an easement to Columbia Gas of Virginia for the purpose of constructing, installing, operating, maintaining and repairing a proposed 8-inch gas line for the distribution of natural gas through certain County-owned property. The subject property comprises sections of the dedicated rightsof-way of State Street and Landmark Court that have not been accepted into the Secondary State Highway System by the Virginia Department of Transportation yet. The subject property is located south of Loudoun County Parkway (Route 607), east of Westwind Drive (Route 2988), and north of Broad Run, in the Dulles Election District.

Copies of the plat(s) showing the location of the proposed easement and associated documents are available for review and may be examined at the Office of the County Administrator, County Government Center, 5th Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday or call (703) 777-0200. Documents may also be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the ling for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 1450 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LOUDOUN COUNTY AFFORDABLE DWELLING UNITS Pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 15.2-1427 and 15.2-2304, the Board of Supervisors gives notice of its intention to propose for passage amendments to Chapter 1450, Affordable Dwelling Units, of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County in order to authorize the County of Loudoun Housing Trust to receive a portion of any proceeds/surplus funds that may result from an Affordable Dwelling Unit (ADU) that is sold pursuant to a non-judicial foreclosure or judicial sale process, and align Chapter 1450 with the requirements of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA) to increase the potential number of lenders available to make loans to ADU certificate holders purchasing ADUs. The proposed amendments also would comprehensively revise Chapter 1450, and include without limitation amendments that would establish new, and clarify, revise, and/or delete existing: (i) Language in regard to the purpose of the Affordable Dwelling Unit Program; (ii) Definitions necessary for the administration of Chapter 1450; (iii) Regulations in regard to the Affordable Dwelling Unit Advisory Board’s (ADUAB’s) composition and role in the development of design specifications and sale and rental prices for ADUs and the administration of the ADU Program; (iv) Regulations in regard to the initial sale of an ADU and associated purchase option periods and priority for purchase; (v) Regulations in regard to the initial rental of an ADU; (vi) Regulations in regard to the sale control price and rental control price of ADUs; (vii) Regulations in regard to the resale of an ADU after initial sale and the subsequent rental of an ADU after its initial rental; (viii) Regulations in regard to the ADU sale control price and ADU rental control price; (ix) Regulations in regard to the non-judicial foreclosure sale of an ADU; (x) Regulations in regard to the contents and recordation of Declarations of Affordable Dwelling Unit Covenants; (xi) Regulations in regard to eligibility for, and administration of, Certificates of Qualification for participation in the ADU Program; and (xii) Penalties for certain violations of Chapter 1450.

A complete copy of the full text of the above-referenced proposed amendment(s) is on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the County Administrator, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 5th Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703777-0200. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).

PROPOSED LEASE OF COUNTY PROPERTY TO STERLING PARK SAFETY CENTER, INC. 104 COMMERCE STREET & 203 HOLLY AVENUE, STERLING, VIRGINIA Pursuant to Virginia Code §15.2-1800, the Board of Supervisors (“Board”) shall consider leasing to Sterling Park Safety Center, Inc. (“Safety Center”), two adjacent parcels located at 104 Commerce Street, Sterling, Virginia (PIN: 022-26-9724) (“Commerce Street Parcel”) and 203 Holly Avenue, Sterling, Virginia (PIN: 022-27-1928 ) (“Holly Avenue Parcel”) (together, the “Property”). The Commerce Street Parcel is currently owned by Safety Center. The Holly Avenue Parcel is currently owned by the Board. Pursuant to a Sale, Build and Leaseback Agreement between the Board and Safety Center, the Board will purchase the Commerce Street Parcel, consolidate the Commerce Street Parcel with the Holly Avenue Parcel, construct a new fire and rescue station on the Property, and lease the Property including the new station to Safety Center.

Approval of the proposed lease is a condition of Safety Center’s agreement to close on the sale of the Commerce Street Parcel to the Board. The new fire and rescue station to be constructed on the Property will serve as the new home for Sterling Park Volunteer Fire Company and Sterling Park Rescue Squad, and staff from Loudoun County Fire and Rescue also will provide service from the new fire and rescue station. The Property is located on the southwest side of E Holly Avenue (Route 1401) and on the southeast side of Commerce Street (Route 1523), in the Sterling Election District.

A copy of the proposed lease is available for review and may be examined at the Office of the County Administrator, County Government Center, 5th Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Lees-

burg, Virginia, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday or call (703) 777-0200.

Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).

DOAM-2018-0002 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES AND FACILITIES STANDARDS MANUAL (Development Ordinance Amendment)

Pursuant to Virginia Code §§15.2-2204 and 15.2-2253, Chapter 1602 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County (Codified Ordinances), a Resolution of Intent to Amend adopted by the Board of Supervisors (“Board”) on March 5, 2019, and an Agreement for Traffic Signal Preemption for Emergency Purposes between the Board and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), notice is hereby given of proposed amendments to the Codified Ordinances and the Loudoun County Facilities Standards Manual (FSM) in order to establish new, and revise, clarify, and/or delete existing, regulations and definitions, in regard to Emergency Vehicle Preemption, Fire Apparatus Access Roads, the Standard Curb and Gutter Individual Driveway Entrance Figure, and Latent Defect Indemnification Agreements and bonds. The general purpose of the proposed amendments is to establish standards for the installation of Emergency Vehicle Preemption control devices on traffic signals for the safe passage of emergency vehicles and to improve emergency response times, revise standards pertaining to Fire Apparatus Access Roads to be consistent with the Loudoun County Fire Prevention Code, revise the Standard Curb and Gutter Individual Driveway Entrance Figure to be consistent with Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) requirements, and revise Latent Defect Indemnification Agreement and performance bond requirements to streamline the bonding process. These amendments propose revisions to Chapter 424 of the Codified Ordinance, Chapters 4 and 8 of the FSM, and such other Chapters, Sections, Subsections, and provisions of the Codified Ordinances and FSM as necessary to fully implement and maintain consistency with the foregoing amendments, or as otherwise necessary to correct typographical errors, section and subsection numbering, and formatting within, update internal cross-references to, and further clarify the requirements of, the above-mentioned Chapters, Sections, Subsections, and provisions of the Codified Ordinances and FSM. The proposed text amendments include, without limitation, the following: Description of proposed amendments to Codified Ordinances, Chapter 424, Authority of Fire Departments: • Amendments to Chapter 424.01, Traffic Control, to establish new requirements in regard to the installation of preemption control devices on all new traffic signals or modifications to existing signalized intersections.

Description of proposed amendments to FSM Chapter 4, Transportation: • Amendments to Chapter 4 to establish new cross-references to Section 4.810, Fire Apparatus Access Road Requirements.

• Amendments to Section 4.200, Transportation Planning, to clarify existing and establish new requirements in regard to the number of access points for Planned Development Housing Districts of eighty (80) or more dwelling units served by Fire Apparatus Access Roads.

• Amendments to Section 4.310, General Design Requirements, to clarify existing maximum street length requirements for roads ending in culs-de-sac or turn-arounds; establish new requirements for culs-de-sac or turn-arounds for Fire Apparatus Access Roads in regard to geometry (minimum cul-de-sac radius), minimum turning radius for landscaped islands within culs-de-sac, and minimum number of points of access; and delete existing requirements in regard to emergency vehicle access easement and travelway width, slope, and design vehicle (the requirements being deleted are being revised and relocated to Section 4.810, Fire Apparatus Access Road Requirements).

• Amendments to Section 4.330, Private Roadway Standards, to establish that all private roadways (Category A, Category B, and Category C roadways) deemed to be Fire Apparatus Access Roads shall comply with Fire Apparatus Access Road Requirements, and revise existing travelway widths for Category B Roadways that are not deemed to be Fire Apparatus Access Roads.

• Amendments to Section 4.400, Parking Geometric Standards, to establish that parking lot travelway aisles deemed to be Fire Apparatus Access Roads shall comply with Fire Apparatus Access Road Requirements, and revise the existing minimum width of travelway aisles adjacent to buildings and major site accessways that are not deemed to be Fire Apparatus Access Roads.

• Amendments to Section 4.800 to retitle this Section as Fire Apparatus Access Roads and Signs.

• Amendments to Section 4.810, Fire Apparatus Access Road Requirements, to clarify that this section is intended to supplement and does not replace or supersede the separate requirements of the Loudoun County Fire Prevention Code, how conflicts with other regulations, ordinances, codes, or laws will be addressed, and the authority of the Fire Marshal to administer the requirements of this Section; revise the existing definition for “Fire Apparatus Access Road” and establish a new definition for “Aerial Fire Apparatus Access Road”; establish new, and/ or revise and clarify existing, Fire Apparatus Access Road and Aerial Fire Apparatus Access Road standards and Figures in regard to minimum specifications (unobstructed width and vertical clearance, location, positioning, and proximity in regard to buildings and overhead utility and power lines); Fire Apparatus Access Roads designated as accessways for emergency vehicles (easement width and typical section); on-street parking; load bearing capacity; number of access points; provision of turn arounds; geometric standards (minimum turning radii and grade/slope); fire lane identification (signage and pavement painting); gates and barriers; and preemption systems for new traffic signals and modifications to existing signalized intersections.

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Description of proposed amendments to FSM Section 8.305, Bond Procedures and Requirements: • Amendments to establish a new requirement for performance agreements and bonds to guarantee against latent defects and deficiencies for construction of physical improvements not maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).

• Amendments to the requirements for performance agreement and bond release to establish new requirements and a new process for the reduction of certain performance bonds to the Latent Defect Indemnification Agreement (LDIA) bond amount, and clarify existing requirements for the letter of acceptance by entities responsible for maintaining physical improvements requiring private maintenance.

• Amendments to the requirements for LDIAs and associated bonds to clarify existing requirements for the type of private physical improvements to be guaranteed by the LDIA agreement and bond, establish a new definition for “physical improvements,” clarify existing requirements for the commencement date of the LDIA and bond following written approval of physical improvements, establish new authority for the Director or designee to extend the 30-day period for repairs to physical improvements guaranteed by the LDIA and bond, and establish new requirements for the calculation of different LDIA bond amounts if the original Performance Agreement does or does not include physical improvements maintained by VDOT. The public purposes of these amendments are to achieve the purposes listed in Sections 15.22200 and 15.2-2240 of the Code of Virginia and to assure the orderly subdivision of land and its development.

A complete copy of the full text of the above-referenced proposed amendment(s) is on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the County Administrator, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 5th Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703777-0200. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).

APPL-2019-0006 ALDIE FIRE AND RESCUE STATION (Appeal)

The Loudoun County Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure (DTCI) has submitted an application pursuant to Section 6-1909(B) of the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance (“Zoning Ordinance”) for an appeal of the February 11, 2019, decisions of the Historic District Review Committee to deny DTCI’s Certificate of Appropriateness applications submitted under Sections 6-1902(A) and 6-1902(B) of the Zoning Ordinance for the demolition of existing structures (CAPP-2018-0016) and construction of a new fire and rescue station (CAPP-20180017) on the subject property. The subject property is zoned A-3 (Agricultural Residential) under the Zoning Ordinance, is located within the HCC (Aldie Historic and Cultural Conservation District) and VCOD (Village Conservation Overlay District-Village of Aldie), and is located partially within the MDOD (Mountainside Development Overlay District). The subject property is approximately 2.71 acres in size, and is located on the south side of John Mosby Highway (Route 50), and east of Meetinghouse Lane (Route 732) and Little River, at 39491 John Mosby Highway, Aldie, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 361-45-9838.

SPMI-2019-0006 ISABELLA’S DAYCARE LLC (Minor Special Exception)

Isabella’s Daycare LLC, of Potomac Falls, Virginia, has submitted an application for a Minor Special Exception to permit a child care home in the R-8 (Single Family Residential) zoning district. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed use is listed as a Permitted use under Section 3-503. The modification of the Additional Regulations applicable to the proposed use is authorized by Minor Special Exception under Section 5-600, Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, pursuant to which the Applicant requests the following modifications: Zoning Ordinance Section

Proposed Modification

5-609(A)(14), Child Care Facilities, Child Care Homes

Permit the care of twelve (12) children, including the provider’s own children, in a single family attached dwelling that is located on a lot less than 5,000 square feet in size.

The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District. The subject property is approximately 0.04 acre in size and is located west of Algonkian Parkway (Route 1582), south of Winding Road (Route 1948), and southeastward of the intersection of Emerald Point Terrace and Lake Haven Terrace, at 45521 Lake Haven Terrace, Potomac Falls, Virginia, in the Algonkian Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 028-26-1992. The area currently is governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Potomac Community)), which designate this area for Residential uses at a density of 4 dwelling units per acre. The Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan is scheduled for adoption June 20, 2019. Under the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan, this area is proposed to be designated as Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Compact Neighborhood) at a recommended density of 8 to 24 dwelling units per acre. *This proposed designation and its associated density may change based on the final adoption of the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan by the Board of Supervisors.

(Minor Special Exception)

Emina Trionfi of Ashburn, Virginia, has submitted an application for Minor Special Exception to permit a child care home in the PD-H4 (Planned Development – Housing 4), administered as Single Family Residential (R-8), zoning district. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed use is listed as a Permitted use under Section 4-203 and requires Minor Special Exception approval by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to 5-609(A) (6). The modification of the Additional Regulations applicable to the proposed use is authorized

by Minor Special Exception under Section 5-600, Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, pursuant to which the Applicant requests the following modifications: Zoning Ordinance Section

Proposed Modification

5-609(A)(14), Child Care Facilities, Child Care Home

Permit the Child Care Home in a single family attached dwelling (duplex) that is located on a lot greater than 5,000 square feet in size.

The subject property is approximately 0.143 acre in size and is located on the north side of Sungrove Terrace (Route 3517), and west of Belmont Ridge Road (Route 659), at 42532 Sungrove Terrace, Ashburn, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 155-46-3931. The area currently is governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Ashburn Community)), which designate this area for residential uses. The Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan is scheduled for adoption June 20, 2019. Under the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan this area is proposed to be designated as Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Neighborhood) at a recommended density of 4 dwelling units per acre. *This proposed designation and its associated density may change based on the final adoption of the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan by the Board of Supervisors.

SIDP-2019-0002 SHEETZ AT LEXINGTON 7 SIGN DEVELOPMENT PLAN (Sign Development Plan)

Sheetz, Inc., of Altoona, Pennsylvania, has submitted an application for a Sign Development Plan to request alternative sign regulations for permitted signs in order to modify the total aggregate sign area, maximum area of any one sign, and maximum height of signs. The subject property is being developed pursuant to ZMAP-2015-0001, Lexington 7, in the PD-CC-CC (Planned Development – Commercial Center – Community Center) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and pursuant to Section 5-1202(E) alternative sign regulations for permitted signs may be requested with the submission of a Sign Development Plan. The subject property is located partially within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contour. The subject property is approximately 1.94 acres in size and is located on the south side of Riverside Parkway and north of Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7), at 19910 Riverside Commons Plaza, Ashburn, Virginia, in the Algonkian Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 056-17-6154. The area currently is governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Ashburn Community), which designate this area for Keynote Employment uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.4 to 1.0. The Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan is scheduled for adoption June 20, 2019. Under the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan this area is proposed to be designated as Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use) at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of up to 1.0. *This designation and its associated FAR may change based on the final adoption of the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan by the Board of Supervisors.

SIDP-2018-0007 MCDONALD’S SIGN PLAN (Sign Development Plan)

SWA Architecture LLC., of Huntington, New York, and Washington, D.C., has submitted an application for a Sign Development Plan to request alternative sign regulations for permitted signs in order to modify the total aggregate sign area, maximum number of signs, maximum area of any one sign, and maximum height of signs. The subject property is being developed pursuant to ZMAP-1991-0005, South Riding, in the PD-H4 (Planned Development – Housing 4), administered as PD-CC-CC (Planned Development – Commercial Center - Community Center), zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and pursuant to Section 5-1202(E) alternative sign regulations for permitted signs may be requested with the submission of a Sign Development Plan. The subject property is located within the QN (Quarry Notification) Overlay District-Chantilly Crush Stone Note Area, and within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contour. The subject property is approximately 1.353 acres in size and is located on the north side of Defender Drive (Route 1279), east of Elk Lick Road (Route 621), and west of South Riding Boulevard (Route 2201), at 43250 Defender Drive, Chantilly, Virginia, in the Dulles Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 127-17-5694. The area currently is governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Dulles Community)) and the Arcola Area/Route 50 Corridor Plan, which designate this area for Business uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.4. The Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan is scheduled for adoption June 20, 2019.

Under the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan this area is proposed to be designated as Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use) at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of up to 1.0. *This designation and its associated FAR may change based on the final adoption of the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan by the Board of Supervisors.

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Description of proposed amendments to FSM Section 8.107, Site Plans (STPL) and Rural Economy Site Plans (REST): • Amendments to establish new requirements in regard to the depiction of Fire Apparatus Access Roads and Signs on Site Plans.

SPMI-2019-0011 EMINA’S HOME DAYCARE

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Description of proposed amendments to FSM Section 8.106, Construction Plans and Profiles (CPAP): • Amendments to establish new requirements in regard to the depiction of Fire Apparatus Access Roads and Signs on Construction Plans and Profiles.

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Legal Notices ZMAP-2016-0023, ZCPA-2016-0017, SPEX-2016-0067, SPEX-2016-0069, SPEX-2017-0039, SPEX-2018-0013 & ZMOD-2016-0023 WHITMAN PROPERTY - SOUTH (Zoning Map Amendment Petition & Zoning Concept Plan Amendment) (Special Exceptions & Zoning Modifications)

Van Metre Whitman Farm Commercial, L.L.C., of Fairfax, Virginia, has submitted applications for the following: 1) To rezone approximately 7 acres from the TR-3 (Transitional Residential-3) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-CC-CC (Planned Development-Commercial Center-Community Center) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to permit the development of all principal and accessory uses permitted in the PD-CC-CC zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance with no resulting change in maximum density; 2) To amend the existing Proffers and concept development plan (“CDP”) approved with ZMAP-2014-0008, Whitman Property South, in order to: a) Reconfigure building and site layout and traffic circulation; and b) Allow new uses within Subareas 1 and 2, with no resulting change in maximum density; 3) A Special Exception to permit an Automobile Service Station (with a convenience store, up to eight gas pumps, and a car wash); 4) A Special Exception to permit an approximately 13,000 square foot Automobile Service Station (with no gas pumps); 5) A Special Exception to permit an approximately 2,400 square foot Restaurant with drive-through facilities; and 6) A Special Exception to permit an existing Telecommunications Facility to remain in the proposed PD-CC-CC zoning district; These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed uses are listed as Special Exception uses under Section 4-204(B). The Applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s): Zoning Ordinance Section

Proposed Modification

§5-1403(E), Buffering and Screening, Standards.

Permit the canopy and understory trees in the Type 3 Front Buffer Yard required to be planted along the subject property’s frontage with Braddock Road (Route 620) to be relocated to another location within Subarea 1.

§5-1407(A) Buffering and Screening, Buffer Yard and Screening Requirements, Location.

Permit the canopy and understory trees required in the Type 3 Front Buffer Yard plantings to be relocated to another location within Subarea 1.

imately 15.87 acres in size and is located on the east of Gum Spring Road (Route 659), and on the south side of Braddock Road (Route 620), at 25626 and 25742 Gum Spring Road, Chantilly, Virginia, in the Dulles Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 206-19-1366. The area currently is governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Transition Policy Area (Dulles Community)) which designate this area for Residential uses and small scale Non-Residential uses at a recommended density of 1 dwelling unit per 3 acres and 1 dwelling unit per acre. The Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan is scheduled for adoption June 20, 2019. Under the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan this area is proposed to be designated as Transition Policy Area (Transition Community Center) at a recommended density of 4 to 8 dwelling units per acre and Floor Area Ratio (FAR) up to 0.6. *This designation and its associated density and FAR may change based on the final adoption of the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan by the Board of Supervisors.

Unless otherwise noted in the above notices, full and complete copies of the above referenced amendments, applications, ordinances, and/or plans, and related documents may be examined in the Loudoun County Department of Building and Development, County Government Center, 2nd Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday or call 703-777 0220 or electronically at www.loudoun.gov/lola. This link also provides an additional opportunity for public input on active applications. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/ bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).

All members of the public will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. Citizens are encouraged to call in advance to sign up to speak at the public hearing. For this public hearing, advanced sign-up will be taken after 8:30 a.m. on June 28, 2019, and no later than 12:00 p.m. on July 10, 2019. If you wish to sign-up in advance, call the Office of the County Administrator at (703) 777-0200. Citizens will also have the option to sign-up at the public hearing.

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. 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:

The subject property is located partially within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contour. The subject property is approx-

06/20, 06/27, 07/04/19

Town of Leesburg Continues Water Valve Exercise and Maintenance Program Public Notification

TOWN OF LEESBURG DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES NOTICE OF WATER MAIN FLUSHING The Town of Leesburg will conduct controlled flushing of water mains throughout the Town beginning June 1 through November 30th, 2019. This preventative maintenance program is essential for maintaining the Town’s high standards of water quality.

Water mains are flushed by opening fire hydrants and allowing them to flow freely for a short period of time. The flushing cleans out sediment, removes air which may accumulate in the water mains and restores chlorine levels in areas of limited use, thereby, reducing the potential for bacteriological contamination.

Water is safe to drink and safe to use during flushing. However, flushing may result in temporary discoloration and sediment in the water. If discoloration or sediment is evident, the Town recommends residents avoid doing laundry until the discoloration subsides. Flushing may also introduce air into the water, which may temporarily cause erratic flow.

Some residents and businesses may experience lower pressure during the flushing in their neighborhood. The Town regrets any inconvenience the flushing operation may cause.

Please call the Utilities Department at 703-737-7075 for further information. For after-hour emergencies, call the Leesburg Police Department at 703-771-4500.

06/20/19 06/13/19

PHYLLIS RANDALL, CHAIRMAN LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

The Town of Leesburg is continuing a preventative maintenance program to protect the longevity and operation of the water system infrastructure and valves.

This consists of a valve exercise program, which requires closing, then opening each main line valve and service line valves in specific distribution areas.

The purpose of the program is to exercise main line valves throughout the distribution system to assure reliable operation and maintain water quality. During this program crews will exercise the valves by operating the valve through a full cycle and returning it to its normal position. Where valves are exercised, a fire hydrant will be flowed to ensure that the water in the main remains clear.

During the valve turning exercise customers may experience some sediment or discolored water for a short period of time. Water is safe to drink and safe to use during this period. If this condition is noticed we recommend running several cold water taps at full force for a period of 1-2 minutes which should remove any discoloration from the water. It may be necessary to repeat this process after 30 minutes in some cases. In addition, the closing and opening of valves may introduce air into water lines which can cause temporary erratic water flow.

The valve exercising will occur June through November during the hours of 7:00am – 2:30pm, Monday through Friday. The Town regrets any inconvenience the maintenance program may cause. If you have any questions regarding our valve exercising program, or have any concerns about water quality, please call the Utilities Department at 703-737-7075. For after-hour emergencies, please call the Leesburg Police Department at 703-771-4500.

06/20/19

To advertise contact Classifieds: 703-770-9723

In Print & Online

06/13/19

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There will be no trash or recycling collection in the Town of Leesburg on Thursday, July 4th. The trash and recycling schedule will shift by one day for the 4th of July holiday. The revised holiday schedule is as follows: • Monday, July 1st – NW • Monday, July 1st – Yard Waste collection Town-wide • Tuesday, July 2nd – NE – Inside the Bypass • Wednesday, July 3rd – NE – Outside the Bypass • Thursday, July 4th – No collections • Friday, July 5th – SW plus Meadowbrook • Saturday, July 6th – SE Commercial curbside customers will have trash and recycling collection on Friday, July 5th. For more information please visit www. leesburgva.gov/publicworks 6/20 & 6/27/19

ABC LICENSE Breaux Vineyards, LTD, trading as Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Purcellville, VA 20132 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA AlCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Virginia Wine Wholesaler’s license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Jennifer Breaux, Vice President

6/20, 6/27/19

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.

06/20/19 & 06/27/19

LOUDOUN COUNTY WILL BE ACCEPTING SEALED COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR:

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

PETROLEUM PRODUCTS - REISSUE, IFB (RFQ) No. 87780, until prior to 4:00 p.m., local “Atomic Time”, July 9, 2019.

Case No.:

Case No.:

CONSTRUCTION OF THE SENECA RIDGE DRIVE TRAFFIC CALMING IMPROVEMENTS, IFB (RFQ) No. 92781, until prior to 4:00 p.m., local “Atomic Time”, July 30, 2019.

Loudoun County Circuit Court P.O. Box 550 18 East Market St., Leesburg, VA 20176

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on July 1, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at the Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure, 101 Blue Seal Drive, Leesburg, Virginia 20175 for clarification of any questions on the drawings, specifications and site conditions.

Solicitation forms are available by downloading them from the website at www.loudoun.gov/ procurement at no cost. Solicitation forms may also be picked up at the Division of Procurement at 1 Harrison Street, 4th Floor, Leesburg, Virginia 20175 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays or call (703) 777-0403.

WHEN CALLING, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ANY TYPE OF DISABILITY IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCUREMENT. 06/20/19

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § § 1-211.1; 8.01-316, -317, 20-104

CA18-24

Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Valentina Layla Casco Soriano The object of this suit is to: Allow Victoria Soriano and Oscar Gustavo Soriano to adopt minor child, Valentina Layla Casco Soriano It is ORDERED that Unknown Father/“John Doe” appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interests on or before August 2, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.

06/06/19, 06/13/19, 06/20/19, & 06/27/19

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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 8.01-316

JJ024579-05-01

Loudoun J&DR - JUVENILE

Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Isaiah Matos

Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v.

Earl Marshal, putative father 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 16.1-281 for Isaiah Matos. It is ORDERED that Earl Marshal, putative father appear at the above-named Court and protect his interests on or before July 11, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

05/30/19, 06/06/19, 06/13/19, 06/20/19

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Town of Leesburg 4th of July Trash and Recycling Collection Schedule

June 20, 2019

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Legal Notices NOTICE OF IMPOUNDMENT OF ABANDONED VEHICLES

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS will hold a public hearing in the BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING ROOM, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, on Thursday, June 27, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following:

VARI-2019-0001 Youngs Cliff Road Subdivision Houzzbuyer LLC, of Centreville, Virginia, has submitted an application for a variance to permit a reasonable deviation from the following provisions of the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to permit the subdivision of the subject property into 2 lots (1 lot already is improved with an existing single family detached dwelling): 1) Section 2-404(A), Lot Requirements, Size, which requires a minimum lot size of 3 acres; and 2) Section 2-404(B), Lot Requirements, Width, which requires a minimum lot width of 200 feet for lots fronting on Class II or III Roads. The subject property is zoned A-3 (Agricultural Residential) under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and is located partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District). The subject property is approximately 3.46 acres in size located along the north and south sides of Youngs Cliff Road (Route 811), on the south side of the Potomac River, and east of Broad Run, at 19551 Youngs Cliff Road, Sterling, Virginia, in the Algonkian Election District. The subject property is more particularly identified as PIN: 038-38-4280.

Full and complete copies of the above-referenced application(s) and related documents may be examined in the Loudoun County Department of Planning and Zoning, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 3rd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call (703) 777-0246.

All members of the public will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. If any member of the public requires a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability in order to participate in a public 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. Nan M. Joseph Forbes, Chairman 06/13/19 & 06/20/19

This notice is to inform the owner and any person having a security interest in their right to reclaim the motor vehicle herein described within 15 days after the date of storage charges resulting from placing the vehicle in custody, and the failure of the owner or persons having security interests to exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle within the time provided shall be deemed a waiver by the owner, and all persons having security interests of all right, title and interest in the vehicle, and consent to the sale of the abandoned motor vehicle at a public auction.

This notice shall also advise the owner of record of his or her right to contest the determination by the Sheriff that the motor vehicle was “abandoned”, as provided in Chapter 630.08 of the Loudoun County Ordinance, by requesting a hearing before the County Administrator in writing. Such written request for a hearing must be made within 15 days of the notice.

YR. 2013 2008 2002

MAKE MERCEDES VOLKSWAGON SATURN

MODEL C300 JETTA L200

VIN WDDGF8AB7DR266456 3VWJM71K48M155805 1G8JU54FX2Y527918

STORAGE D&M STORAGE ROADRUNNER BLAIRS TOWING

PHONE# 703-471-4590 703-450-7555 703-661-8200

06/13/19 & 06/20/19

NOTICE OF IMPOUNDMENT OF ABANDONED VEHICLES This notice is to inform the owner and any person having a security interest in their right to reclaim the motor vehicle herein described within 15 days after the date of storage charges resulting from placing the vehicle in custody, and the failure of the owner or persons having security interests to exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle within the time provided shall be deemed a waiver by the owner, and all persons having security interests of all right, title and interest in the vehicle, and consent to the sale of the abandoned motor vehicle at a public auction.

This notice shall also advise the owner of record of his or her right to contest the determination by the Sheriff that the motor vehicle was “abandoned”, as provided in Chapter 630.08 of the Loudoun County Ordinance, by requesting a hearing before the County Administrator in writing. Such written request for a hearing must be made within 15 days of the notice.

YR. 2008 2003 2002 1994

N/A

MAKE MODEL VOLKSWAGON JETTA SATURN VUE SATURN L200 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL TRACTOR DITCHWITCH S7B

VIN 3VWJM71K48M155805 5GZCZ23D03S860940 1G8JU54FX2Y527918

STORAGE ROADRUNNER DOUBLE D TOW BLAIRS TOW

PHONE# 540-338-4595 703-777-7300 703-661-8200

1FUPCSEB6RH583614 1DS0000J3X17S1261

ROADRUNNER ROADRUNNER

540-338-4595 540-338-4595

06/20/19 & 06/27/19

NOTICE OF ABANDONED BICYCLES

ORDER OF PUBLICATION COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE §8.01-316

Case No.:

JJ042254-04-00

Loudoun J&DR – Juvenile Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re AGR Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v.

Enil Ernesto Garcia Garcia, putative father The object of this suit is to: hold a dispositional hearing for review of initial foster care plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-281 and 16.1278.8 for AGR. It is ORDERED that Enil Ernesto Garcia Garcia, putative father appear at the above named Court to protect his interests on or before July 3, 2019 at 3:00 pm.

06/06, 06/13, 06/20, 06/27/19

Notice is hereby given that the bicycles described below were found and delivered to the Office of the Sheriff of Loudoun County; if the owners of the listed bicycles are not identified within sixty (60) days following the final publication of this notice, the individuals who found said bicycles shall be entitled to them if he/she desires. All unclaimed bicycles will be handled according to Chapter 228.04 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County.

Description

Case Number

Recovery Date

Recovery Location

Phone Number

Orange Mongoose S20 bicycle

SO190007511

4/25/19

Sandridge Way, Leesburg

571-258-3497

Orange Mongoose S bicycle

SO190007511

4/25/19

Sandridge Way, Leesburg

571-258-3497

Lime green Gelnoale Kent bicycle

SO190007511

4/25/19

Sandridge Way, Leesburg

571-258-3497

06/13/19 & 06/20/19

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TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO TOWN PLAN CHAPTERS 3, 6, 9, AND 10 REGARDING PROFFERS FOR DEVELOPMENTS CONTAINING A RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT

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1. Chapter 2 (Natural Resources), Natural Resources Policy Implementation: Revise language to Objective 10.b. distinguishing commercial and small area comprehensive plan.

2. Chapter 3 (Parks and Recreation), General Objectives: Revise language to Objective 10.b. distinguishing commercial and small area comprehensive plan.

3. Chapter 6 (Land Use), General Objectives: Revise language to Objective 4.b. distinguishing commercial and small area comprehensive plan, and add new language to Objective 4.c. to add qualifying small area comprehensive plan.

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4. Chapter 9 (Transportation), Objectives: Revise language to Objective 7.a. distinguishing commercial and small area comprehensive plan with respect to proffers, and Objective 7.b. distinguishing commercial and small area comprehensive plan with respect to proffers.

5. Chapter 10 (Community Facilities and Services), Objectives: Revise language to Objective 3.c. distinguishing commercial and small area comprehensive plan with respect to proffer guidelines.

Copies and additional information regarding these proposed amendments to the Town Plan are available at the Department of Planning & Zoning located on the 2nd floor of Leesburg Town Hall, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg VA 20176 during normal business hours (Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.), or by contacting Brian Boucher, Deputy Director, via email at bboucher@leesburgva.gov, or via telephone at 703-771-2774. This Town Plan amendment application is identified as case number TLTA-2019-0001.

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.

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Pursuant to Sections 15.2-1427, 15.2-2204, 15.2-2205 and 15.2-2285 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL will hold a public hearing on TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg VA 20176 to consider the following amendments to the Zoning Ordinance:

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Amendments to Article 3 to update the Zoning Ordinance to incorporate changes made by the Virginia General Assembly with regard to proffers and residential development in Virginia Code Section 15.2-2303.4, and to repeal the prohibition against accepting proffers for residential rezonings outside of exempt areas as described in Zoning Ordinance Article 3.

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Copies and additional information regarding these proposed Zoning Ordinance amendments are available at the Department of Planning & Zoning located on the 2nd floor of Leesburg Town Hall, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg VA 20176 during normal business hours (Mon.Fri., 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.), or by contacting Brian Boucher, Deputy Director, via email at bboucher@leesburgva.gov, or via telephone at 703-771-2774. This zoning ordinance amendment application is identified as case number TLOA-2019-0004.

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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.

06/13/19 & 06/20/19

Employment

6/13/19 & 6/20/19

TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING APPEAL FROM DECISION OF BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW Pursuant to Section 15.2-2306 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended and Town of Leesburg Zoning Ordinance Section 3.1.9.D.1, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Leesburg Town Council on June 25, 2019, at 7:00pm in the Town Council Chamber, second floor in the Leesburg Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 to hear the following appeal from a decision by the Leesburg Board of Architectural Review: Case No. TLHP-2018-0107, 7 E. Market Street: Matthew P. Snow, on behalf of M.E. Associates, LLC and Samuel D. Engle (sole owner of M.E. Associates, LLC), has submitted an appeal from the March 4, 2019 decision of the Leesburg Board of Architectural Review (BAR) denying the retroactive request to replace the roof of the subject structure with a new, synthetic slate material. The BAR denied this application as authorized in §3.10 of the Town of Leesburg Zoning Ordinance with the finding that the proposal is not consistent with the Old & Historic District Guidelines for replacement materials for the following reasons: 1. The subject structure is a contributing structure in the Old and Historic District.

2. The Guidelines support repair and replacement in-kind for historic structures. Replacement with an alternative material is appropriate only when it is compatible with the age, style, and character of the building.

3. The proposed material (synthetic slate tiles) is not compatible with the age, style, or character of the building. Synthetic slate tiles are more appropriate on new construction or otherwise non-contributing structures.

4. The Guidelines support the use of synthetic or composite slate on new construction but are clear that historic structures should receive repair and replacement in-kind or another compatible material.

5. In this case, the most appropriate alternative material was standing seam metal.

The property subject to this appeal is the historic structure located at 7 E. Market Street and further identified as Parcel Identification Number (PIN#) 231-38-4978-000 in the Leesburg Old and Historic District.

Full and complete copies of the above-referenced appeals and related documents may be examined in the Leesburg Department of Planning & Zoning, on the second floor of the Leesburg Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm), or by calling 703-771-2773 and asking for Lauren Murphy, Preservation Planner, Department of Planning & Zoning.

At this hearing, all persons desiring to express their views regarding this matter will be heard.

Persons requiring special accommodations should contact the Clerk of Council at 703-7712733, three days in advance of the meeting date. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711.

06/13/19 & 06/20/19

Construction Project Manager/Project Engineer Meridien Group, LLC is seeking a motivated, qualified individual to handle all aspects of construction project management. Duties include Preparing, scheduling, coordinating and monitoring the assigned projects Monitoring compliance to applicable codes, practices, QA/QC policies, performance standards and specifications Interacting daily with the clients to interpret their needs and requirements and representing them in the field.

We are looking for an accountable project engineer/project manager to be responsible for all engineering and technical disciplines that projects involve. You will schedule, plan, forecast, resource and manage all the technical activities aiming at assuring project accuracy and quality from conception to completion.

Responsibilities • Prepare, schedule, coordinate and monitor the assigned projects • Monitor compliance to applicable codes, practices, QA/QC policies, performance standards and specifications • Interact daily with the clients to interpret their needs and requirements and represent them in the field • Perform overall quality control of the work (budget, schedule, plans, personnel’s performance) and report regularly on project status • Cooperate and communicate effectively with other project participants to provide assistance and technical support • Review engineering deliverables and initiate appropriate corrective actions • Proven working experience as a project engineer/project manager • Familiarity with Procore construction management software preferred, not required.

• Knowledge of design and visualizations software such as AutoCAD • Advanced MS Office skills • Familiarity with rules, regulations, best practices and performance standards • Ability to work with multiple discipline projects • Project management and supervision skills • Decision making ability and leadership skills • Time management and organization skills • BS degree in Engineering/Construction Management or relevant field

Contact Info: Katherine Hicks 208 South King Street Suite 303 Leesburg, VA 20175 Send Resume to: khicks@meridiengroupllc.com (703) 777-8285

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Pursuant to Sections 15.2-1427, 15.2-2204, 15.2-2205 and 15.2-2285 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL will hold a public hearing on TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg VA 20176 to consider the following amendments to the Town Plan:

TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE 3 (REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES) REGARDING PROFFERS FOR DEVELOPMENTS CONTAINING A RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT

June 20, 2019

TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Employment

June 20, 2019

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Town of Leesburg Employment Opportunities Please visit www.leesburgva.gov/jobs for more information and to apply online.

Resumes may be submitted as supplemental only. EOE/ADA.

Attention Loudoun County!

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Regular Full-Time Positions Position

Department

Salary Range

Closing Date

Deputy Director of Public Works and Capital Projects

Public Works and Capital Projects

$86,040-$147,299 DOQ

Open until filled

Deputy Town Attorney

Town Attorney’s Office

$86,040-$147,299 DOQ

Open until filled

Events Coordinator

Parks and Recreation

$52,446-$89,790 DOQ

Open until filled

Senior Engineer

Public Works and Capital Projects

$70,374-$120,339 DOQ

Open until filled

Storm Water and Environmental Manager

Public Works and Capital Projects

$82,999-$141,929 DOQ

Open until filled

Utilities Project Manager

Utilities

$76,426-$130,688 DOQ

Open until filled

Utility Inspector II

Utilities

$56,956-$97,512 DOQ

Open until filled

Utility Inventory Specialist

Utilities

$44,905-$76,882 DOQ

Open until filled

Utility Locating Technician or Senior Utility Locating Technician

Utilities

$44,905-$83,085 DOQ

Open until filled

Utility Plant Operator: Trainee, I, II or Senior

Utilities- Water Pollution Control

$41,353-$89,790 DOQ

Open until filled

Zoning Inspector

Planning and Zoning

$54,244-$92,869 DOQ

Open until filled

Flexible Part-Time Position Position

Department

Hourly Rate

Closing Date

Library Associate

Thomas Balch Library

$21.93-$37.55 DOQ

Open until filled

To review Ida Lee (Parks & Recreation) flexible part-time positions, please visit www.leesburgva.gov/jobs.

Most positions will be filled at or near the minimum of the range. Dependent on qualifications.

All Town vacancies may be viewed on Comcast Cable Channel 67 and Verizon FiOS Channel 35.

Construction Superintendent: Meridien Group, LLC is seeking a motivated, qualified individual to provide on-site coordination for all phases of construction projects, including coordinating subcontractors, material and equipment, ensuring that specifications are being strictly followed, and that work is proceeding on schedule and within budget. The Project Superintendent shall be responsible for scheduling, inspections, quality control, and job site safety. Part time with potential for full time.

Contact Info: Katherine Hicks 208 South King Street Suite 303 Leesburg, VA 20175 Send Resume to: khicks@meridiengroupllc.com Office: (703) 777-8285

NOW HIRING SOD INSTALLERS! Rolling Green, LLC, Round Hill, has openings for an Estimator, a Crew Supervisor & Sod Installers. We’re seeking full-time, permanent employees to grow with our business.

WHY WORK FOR US? We’re a family-owned business that treats our employees like family and we offer challenging and rewarding work with the satisfaction that, as a team, we’ve given our customers a yard they can be proud of!

If interested, send your work experience to: orders@pftsod.com

I AM A CERTIFIED PRIVATE CAREGIVER Looking For Private Duty Work Providing Care for the Elderly Senior/Persons with Disabilities, in their homes & all of their daily needs.

• Will run errands • Has own transportation

Home Instead Senior Care is looking for caring and compassionate CAREGivers to become a part of our team and join our mission of enhancing the lives of aging adults throughout the Loudoun county community. Home Instead provides a variety of nonmedical services that allow seniors to remain in their home and meet the challenges of aging with dignity, care and compassion.

Why should you join Home Instead Senior Care?

• Very rewarding - meet wonderful people, build fulfilling relationships, and make a difference in the lives of our clients.

• Paid training in healthcare-industrybest practices.

• Flexible scheduling - perfect for retirees, stay-at-home moms, or students.

• Great supplemental income Call us today at 703.530.1360 or visit homeinstead.com/507/home-carejobs to begin!

Home Care Agency needs CAREGIVERS in Vienna!

Call 703-530-1360 and ask for Anne. homestead.com/507/homecare-jobs to begin!

Yard Sales

• Good cook

To Hire Call Naana (630) 200-9592

YARD SALE! June 29 • 8a-12p 17291 S Trathalllen Ct. Purcellville

A little bit of everything!

ARCHITECTURAL DESGINER — BA in Architectural Design or equiv., 6 yrs. exp. as an Architectural Designer; extensive exp. w/CAD; develop models & unique design proposal, draw rough draft & detailed scale plans for foundations & building structures based on prelim concepts; engineering calculations sketches, specs; availability to travel to each work site; 40 hrs./wk. + ot; split shifts; nights, holidays& wknds; must pass background check; MAIL all CV’s to Foster-Herz Inc.108 Church Street, Unit C, Leesburg, VA 20175

Loudoun Now Employment Ads Post your job, get responses.

703-770-9723

Visit Loudoun is looking for a Marketing & Content Manager.

The role of the position is to ensure the continuity and relevance of the overall marketing messages on various print and digital platforms utilized to generate awareness and overnight visitation to Loudoun County.

A full job description can be found at visitloudoun.org/tourism-industry/about-us/jobs/

‘One child allowed free’ For mothers wanting to work

Please submit cover letter and resume to Greg Harp, Harp@VisitLoudoun.org

by COB July 5, 2019.

For Rent CONDO FOR RENT 2 BR, 1 BA Condo in Exter on Huntmaster Terrace. $1350/month plus deposit.

571-577-0295

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A Wolf Moment As the dust settles a bit on the unexpected battle between the Loudoun and Leesburg governments, it appears the friction being generated is over much more than a disagreement over which jurisdiction will run utility lines into the Joint Land Management Area.

Before last week, there was little question that the town would provide that service; that had been the expectation—and the county’s own policy—for three decades. Although that was a cooperative agreement, the county government actually retains full control over land use decisions in the unincorporated area, a fact confirmed in the Virginia courts when Purcellville’s Town Council questioned it.

The county board’s decision to use that leverage now appears to be motivated more by economic development than by a desire to control utilities. If supervisors’ claims that major corporate investors are balking at doing business with, or in, Leesburg, are true, then an entirely different set of alarm bells should be going off in the Town Council chambers.

Is the Board of Supervisors making a power grab or taking extraordinary steps to offer an unexpected helping hand to these businesses? It’s unclear and will remain that way until the two sides and the landowners sit down to talk through the concerns.

What should become evident to town leaders quickly is that this is a Wolf Moment. This is the point when publicly aired frustration about Leesburg’s development processes—real or perceived—can alter the course of the town’s fortunes unless the town itself changes course. That was the town’s response years ago when the owners of Wolf Furniture announced they would scrap their expansion into Leesburg because of concerns about a cumbersome regulatory process.

Despite the reforms that followed, an undercurrent of frustration from businesses and builders remained, and some critics claimed little had changed in the long run. Town leaders have been quick and consistent in their dispute of such grumblings and have followed that path in the wake of the supervisors’ criticism.

Meanwhile, supervisors feel that they’ve been on the receiving end of the town’s regulatory web through their involvement in promoting construction of D.C. United’s new headquarters and Loudoun United’s new stadium just south of the town boundary, in the Joint Land Management Area. As crews rush to complete construction this summer, it is still uncertain how traffic will flow there or even whether utilities will be hooked up. Town and county leaders have accused each other of failing to cooperate on the project. In that environment, supervisors may be inclined to give credence to the protest of others working in the area.

It is clear that the only way for Leesburg to control development in the Joint Land Management Area is to annex it. It also is clear, is that the only way to address concerns—real or perceived—about the town’s development process and utility costs is to talk with their potential customers—not simply dismiss their criticisms.

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[ LETTERS ] Move to RE Editor: Big boxy data centers are springing up across the county, seemingly overnight, on every vacant lot. Loudoun County houses the highest concentration of data centers in the world.

Data centers, which allow browsing, streaming, and communication using the internet, cater to global needs but unfortunately demand inordinate amounts of local resources. Each data center requires energy and local water to operate, run, and cool its equipment. Most of the energy comes from Dominion Virginia Power, the state’s largest utility. Dominion’s current Integrated Resource Plan calls for decreasing fossil fuel usage by 2030 by only 2 percent. Since it aspires to increase the amount of electricity it generates by 29 percent by 2030, the net effect will be an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, not a decrease.

Dominion is actively pursuing fossil fuel sources, especially the $7 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which will deliver fracked gas into Virginia and North Carolina and further lock Virginia into relying on fracked gas.

The largest cloud computing data centers in Virginia are Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, and Google—AWS dominating, with at least 55 data centers and more planned.

The addition of its second headquarters makes it the largest consumer of electricity in the county. In 2014, Amazon pledged to power its data centers with 100 percent renewable energy (RE) but gave no deadline.

By 2016, it added 132 megawatts of RE in Virginia. However, since 2017 (while building 23 new data centers in Loudoun), it added 0 megawatts in RE. The new data centers added 626 megawatts of energy demand, the equivalent usage of 1.4 million U.S. homes, while AWS data centers

in Virginia are powered by only 12 percent RE. Although AWS could influence the state’s strategy on RE, despite its public statements, it seems to be doing less than it should.

According to an in-depth study by Greenpeace of 15 companies having data centers in Virginia, nine have made some sort of renewable energy commitment but only five (AWS, Microsoft, Facebook, SalesForce, and Apple) have some renewable power sources for their Virginia operations.

Of these five, only Apple, with the smallest requirement of 20 megawatts, has reached the 100 percent level.

The tech giants are Dominion’s customers and they should be the ones hounding Dominion for RE sources. According to UtilityDive. com, 10 tech companies sent a letter to Dominion criticizing the company for “continuing to plan for the development of additional natural gas infrastructure.” The companies included Apple, Microsoft, AWS and seven others, though neither Google nor Facebook.

Who are the losers if this trend continues? Tech giants will continue to build data centers and profit from them. Power companies will continue to produce energy and profit from doing so. The citizens of Loudoun and the world—and future generations—will see the effects of climate change—flooding, droughts, mega-storms—with damage to homes, crops, roads, water supplies, and loss of life. Finding and using RE sources is a global problem which requires global as well as local solutions. Given the rapid growth of data centers and the tremendous amount of energy they need, it’s critical that we find ways to encourage them to transition away from fossil fuels as rapidly as possible.

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Councilman Ron Campbell said the vote primarily was intended to send a message to the county, although it remains unclear whether full annexation is feasible for the town. Instead, he hopes the two governments can begin talking more cooperatively.

“You just don’t pull the plug without telling anybody,” Campbell said.

The Board of Supervisors action to add Leesburg’s Joint Land Management Area to Loudoun Water’s service area was led by board Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn), who had heard from developers who said they felt bullied by town representatives into agreeing to have their land annexed. He said those developers objected to the town’s higher utility costs—much more than Loudoun Water, and higher than the town charges inside town limits. He said he had also heard that working with the town government can be unpredictable and difficult.

Campbell said the town needs the opportunity to address those concerns.

“The county has its problems and we have our problems, too,” he said. “We’ve got work to do.”

Some are questioning the lasting impact those decisions will have on the Town of Leesburg, and whether the county’s decision has created a public relations nightmare of sorts for the largest town in Virginia.

It was just shy of a dozen years ago that the town had an image nightmare of a different making, when Wolf Furniture abandoned its plans to open a Leesburg storefront, citing the onerous land development process. Its decision set off a series of sweeping changes to the town’s land development efforts. That eventually led to a decision by Wolf to open a Leesburg store after all, which it did in

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Town staff members and elected leaders, however, are quick to draw a distinction. Mayor Kelly Burk said the county has unfairly created a negative perception of the town with its action, which she was quick to note came with no advance warning to the Town Council. She said neither the Board of Supervisors nor the development community has explained specifically to the town what issue there is with the town or how it treats businesses.

Economic Development Director Russell Seymour said Leesburg does indeed have a problem—that so many companies want to locate in or near the town, there is trouble finding space to put them. He points to the recent opening of ION International Training Center, on land that is bisected by the town/county border in Compass Creek development, as an example. ION’s owners have publicly lauded how helpful the town staff was in its land development process, and they were anxious to be in the town.

“I tell developers, business owners, if there are issues please give our office a call. It’s not about sending emails or leaving phone messages, it’s ... tell us the issue, let’s roll up our sleeves and figure out how we’re going to address this. Not how we’re going to prevent it, that’s not the mindset, it’s how are we going to make this work. That’s been a very positive thing,” he said. krodriguez@loudounnow.com nstyer@loudounnow.com

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Editor: I read the excellent commentary by David W. Walker concerning the Era of Perpetual War and found it to be detailed and well researched except for one thing—there is no mention of diplomacy and the part that the “Military Industrial Complex” plays in our world today. The conclusion that we must live in an Era of Perpetual War is wrong.

War is the failure of diplomacy and should not be entered into except as a last resort, not a first resort. I also know by my service in Vietnam in 1970 that the reason given for us to go full bore into a war there (the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution) was a lie and as a result more than 58,000 died and many suffered wounds, both mental and physical, as a result of that lie.

I also was in the Pentagon on 9/11 when the plane hit and know that there are those who would destroy our way of life. I felt then that we were justified to go into Afghanistan after Osama bin Laden. However, we were again lied to and went into Iraq and caused a power vacuum there. We are paying dearly for this effort in the wave of refugees and the resurgence of Iran, which had

been kept down by Sadaam in Iraq, who was not connected to Osama bin laden.

As an Army officer, I was taught that we fought wars against countries and governments. We had clear objectives. There was a clear end to those wars (Korea being the exception) when peace treaties were signed. But the War on Terror is a misnomer, since it is against an idea—how do you fight against an idea? The only way to fight an idea is by having a better idea—not by killing insurgents who in turn produce more insurgents. As Gen. Petreous famously asked, “tell me how this ends.” How will we know when the “War on Terror” is over?

Who benefits from perpetual war? The military industrial complex does—it is a convenient way to get government funding for weapons, ships and personnel. It also provides full employment for those who serve in uniform and then, after retirement, work for the “Parkway Patriots” whose contracts they oversaw while on active duty.

What are we passing on to our future generations? Perpetual War? Why can’t we pass on Perpetual Peace instead?

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June 20, 2019

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Comp plan << FROM 3 Supervisor Suzanne M. Volpe (R-Algonkian) also led several changes to housing, opening up the possibility of accessory dwelling units—such as socalled mother-in-law suites or granny units—and ensure redevelopment and infill projects are compatible with surrounding development. She also suggested offering landowners the change to switch to updated zoning in the Rt. 28 Improvement District, which includes properties from its intersection with the Dulles Greenway near Dulles Airport to its northern terminus at Rt. 7. That change reflects Loudoun’s complicated zoning ordinances—there are three zoning ordinances in the county, reflecting updates in 1972, 1993 and the constantly-updated Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance. Different properties are governed by different zoning ordinances. Upon finishing the comprehensive plan, county planners will set to work writing a fourth major revision to the county’s zoning.

Under board direction, county staff members will also work to incorporate a bicycle and pedestrian plan, which Meyer said will “be what separates us” from other localities in the region.

The Board of Supervisors also passed a symbolic resolution to “strongly encourage” future boards to revise the comprehensive plan every five years.

While state code directs localities to update their comprehensive plans every five years, it is not common practice in many places. The current comprehensive plan work is the first major overhaul in nearly two decades.

“I think none of us knew in 2016 what we were walking into,” said County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) later. “But that just goes to show how it’s important to update your comprehensive plan in a

Dunn << FROM 1 than in his decade-plus on the council.

Defending his action this week, he said the council is becoming “activist.”

“We’re turning to council proclamations for an opportunity to make extreme activist views,” Dunn said. He said this week’s episode is reflective of the politics at the national level where dividing people, rather than uniting them, makes them easier to control.

“They want you to be victimized by the injustice from the past so you don’t see what the same politicians are not doing for you today to achieve greatness tomorrow,” he said.

Dunn said he has no intention of resigning, and that he has been very supportive of minority groups over the years.

“Because some people and some groups will not accept a difference of opinion or speech and resort to calling those differences hate, I will not resign my position,” Dunn wrote. “I will continue to work for fair treatment of everyone and work against those efforts to divide us.”

But Thiel wrote to the Town Council

holistic way every five years, especially for a county that’s growing as fast as Loudoun.”

And she said nearly 20 years after the last major comprehensive plan overhaul, she is not surprised it took three and a half years to do the work.

And, she aaid, she is satisfied with the result.

“I believe had it not been 20 years, we would not have seen some of the encroachment in parts of the rural policy area that we did, and that’s unfortunate, but in the end the only difference in the rural policy area was 0.95 square miles,” Randall said.

Both Randall and Howard predicted that under the new plan, that area will resemble Reston Town Center in 20 years, and both hoped the rural areas will look much the same as they do today.

Still, Howard pointed out, writing the new comprehensive plan involved many different and sometimes competing interests, “so it’s never going to be perfect in anyone’s eyes. We just have to accept that.”

To Randall, that means the plan should have more language about sustainability and environmental protection. To Howard, it means more about

I think none of us knew in 2016 what we were walking into. But that just goes to show how it’s important to update your comprehensive plan.”

— County Chairwoman Phyllis Randall (D-At Large)

Supervisors voted to move some land out of the county’s Transition Policy Area, a strip of land dividing Loudoun’s suburban east from its rural west and rural Fauquier and Prince William Counties to the south. It was a controversial move—conservation advocates saw the change as further suburban creep threatening Loudoun’s rural areas. But Randall said she is “well pleased” that, other than that, “we were able to protect Rural Policy Area.”

Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce President Tony Howard in particular celebrated the new Urban Policy Area, a new, fourth policy area that joined the Rural, Suburban and Transition Policy Areas. It includes the county’s future Metrorail stops, and he said well let Loudoun “take full advantage of the investment we have made as a community in Metrorail.”

affordable housing.

“The vast majority of [supervisors], some more often than not, recognized that Loudoun’s having a housing affordability crisis, and actually it can only be described as a crisis,” Howard said. “And depending on the pay scale you inhabit, it’s a crushing crisis.”

But, he said, “I’m not convinced that this plan goes nearly far enough to address that.”

He also said the process was not handled well, dragging on too long in its early stage with a 26-member stakeholder steering committee that lasted two years. That, he said, meant the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors were pushed for time, and couldn’t make the most of the contribution of those volunteers.

“That’s just way too much to ask from citizen volunteers, and especial-

to apologize. He said it was “natural” for him to agree to write on the resolution on Dunn’s behalf.

“But, my inclination to do a favor for him in this matter was a mistake and regret fulfilling his request,” Thiel wrote.

“My decision to serve as Councilman Dunn’s scribe was wrong and it allowed his personal statement to be inscribed on the official Pride Proclamation. I look forward to the discussion to depolarize future proclamations.”

The controversy first surfaced June 11 when Campbell found out from a member of Moms Demand Action, which was presented the Gun Violence Awareness Day resolution, that Dunn had written the message instead of his signature.

Campbell said he then asked Clerk of the Council Eileen Boeing to check the batch of signed proclamations for this week, when it was discovered that Dunn had also written messages on the Juneteenth and LGBTQ Pride Month proclamations.

Reaction was swift, and overwhelmingly negative, on social media once representatives from both groups shared those proclamations the following morning. Leesburg Mayor Kelly Burk said she was embarrassed by Dunn’s actions and how they reflect on the town. She, along

with others on the council, including Dunn, have pushed for a review of the process under which proclamations are brought forward at a future meeting.

Outcry Prompts Review of Proclamations It was at Burk’s suggestion following her return to the council in 2012 that all council members began to sign the proclamations instead of the past practice of just the mayor signing them. Proclamations can also be brought forward with only the support of one council member, instead of a majority, unlike all other matters that come before the council for discussion that require a majority vote.

Burk noted that all council members have a choice to not sign their names to a proclamation if they do not feel comfortable doing so. Both Thiel and Councilwoman Suzanne Fox did not sign the proclamation on the LGBTQ Pride Month.

Fox, the Republican nominee for the 33rd District state senate seat, had also stirred a bit of controversy by offering an alternate proclamation for “Love Your Neighbor Month” in lieu of the LGBTQ Pride Month one. Fox said she offered the alternate proclamation “to include all

ly people who are already pretty busy with their family and other personal and professional obligations,” Howard said. “I frankly don’t think that was very respectful.”

And, he said, that could affect future attempts to revise the comprehensive plan. Theoretically, the county would aim to update its comprehensive plan every five years.

“I don’t think the memories are going to fade form the stakeholders who participated, and if we’re going to go back to them or their organizations and say, ‘hey, can you lend us somebody else?’… They’re going to say ‘we need a contract that you’re going to wrap this up in six to nine months, not two years.’”

Most people are understandably still coming to grips with everything in the 500-page document, which has been assembled in a mad rush to beat a 90day deadline for the Board of Supervisors to ratify the plan after the commission’s review. The final version was only published Tuesday evening—less than two days before the final vote.

“I have been impressed that the board, given what they were faced and given what the time frame was, has taken this really seriously and made a real effort to get into it,” said former Planning Commissioner and Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition cofounder Al Van Huyck. “But of course, the plan itself is so large and so full of things that they had to be selective on what issues they were addressing.”

He said he and his colleagues will make a detailed examination of the final plan, but that isn’t likely to be complete by Thursday. As of Tuesday evening, calculations of the plan’s fiscal and housing impact were not available.

Browse all of Loudoun Now’s coverage of Loudoun’s new comprehensive plan at loudounnow.com/compplan. rgreene@loudounnow.com citizens, and not just a single group subdivided based on arbitrary criteria.”

“I wanted a proclamation that unites us, not divides us,” she said.

That proclamation was not voted on by the council, in what Fox called an error on the part of Burk who ruled the motion for the alternate proclamation was out of order.

Now, as the council grapples with the fallout from the controversial proclamations, it looks toward revising its proclamation process. Dunn said he favored having only the mayor sign the proclamations, or having the proclamations presented a half hour before the council’s business meeting begins.

Burk said she feels it is important to recognize the many groups who contribute to the community and wants proclamations to continue.

“When you have groups of people and individuals that have contributed to the community and you want to acknowledge them there shouldn’t be a problem with that,” she said. krodriguez@loudounnow.com rgreene@loudounnow.com

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Parent Concerns Parents have spoken before the School Board in recent weeks raising concerns about a number of security incidents, including during the most recent meeting June 11. Concerns persist among parents of Loudoun Valley High School students, who again urged the board to take action.

Last week, Williams took steps to address another group of parents from Tuscarora High School that has recently spoken before the board. The Tuscarora parents left a meeting with Williams, Ashley Ellis, assistant superintendent of instruction, and Kevin Lewis, assistant superintendent of support services, feeling cautiously optimistic and with a sense of trust that their concerns are being heard.

“That trust has been lacking for a while,” said Jeff Mitchell, one of the parents who has been asking the school system to review communication and security response procedures.

Following an incident at the high school in March, the parents brought their concerns to the school board, speaking during public meetings in April and May. After getting no official response for weeks, in a May 21 statement from Lewis, the school system announced a series of steps designed to improve school security, including a full review of visitor management protocol and a three-year capital improvement project to install or update secure vestibules across all 92 schools in the county. Developments continued last week with the joint meeting and the school board issuing a $1.07 million contract to MCN Build for the

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munity,” Poland said. “The students, the parents, the workers, the staff—everyone in that school is representing their community.”

According to an item prepared for the June 13 meeting, their responsibilities would also include being present for school safety; checking the security measures in the school; being a presence in the classroom to nurture the learning environment; developing learning programs such as bike safety; teaching DARE to fifth grade students; and addressing law enforcement related calls for service.

County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) and committee co-chairman Supervisor Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) pointed out that there are many pieces to school security.

“I have just read so much information on what school safety means, and when you read, what you realize is school safety is much more than just having officers in schools who are trained and ready,” Randall said. “And we appreciate that, but it’s also things like having enough counselors in there for mental health services.” She pointed out that most school shootings are perpetrated by students at the school.

Supervisors requested the School Board take a formal position on the proposal before the Board of Supervisors’ next budget deliberations begin in early 2020.

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next phase of the vestibules contract.

Williams told the parents he would facilitate a meeting later this summer with two new directors that the school system recently hired—Rob Doolittle and John Clark. Both fill newly created staff positions. Doolittle is the director of communications and community outreach, and Clark will join the district Aug. 1 as director of safety and security. A former senior executive with the United States Secret Service, Clark also led its Criminal Investigative Division and Dignity Protective Division and served in its Presidential Protective Division.

“I was really pleased that Dr. Williams committed to encouraging the new directors to meet with us,” said parent Jill Weiss. “We were taken very seriously, there was mutual respect at the meeting.”

The parents are seeking more standard practices across schools, specifically when it comes to emergency response and communications protocols. While they understand some leeway is required from school to school—and situation to situation— they pointed to examples where inconsistent practices can lead to confusion among students.

One example is the practice of locking school bathrooms as a response to the problem of student vaping, a “Draconian solution,” according to Mitchell, that takes away a potential hiding spot in an active shooter situation— not to mention time taken away from learning while students search for an unlocked bathroom during non-emergencies.

The parents, who said the meeting was set up with the help of Beth Barts—a candidate for the Leesburg District seat on the School Board— pointed to research done following high-profile school shootings including in Parkland, FL and Columbine, CO that led to increased programs around student mental health. “The information is all out there,” Mitchell said.

“Mental health is such a huge part of safety. They are so linked,” Weiss added.

In addition, the parents studied responses to incidents across Loudoun schools, and found different reactions.

For example, the response to one incident involved a “field of counselors” for students the following day, while others included little or no response at all. “It should be consistent,” said parent Ryan Benton.

“There’s not enough standardization,” he said. Through their experiences looking at Tuscarora, examining school-wide policies and canvassing responses at other schools, the parents learned that there are still some important areas where principals are being allowed to operate in silos.

“Fifteen years ago, that might have still worked. Heading into 2020, there needs to be more standardization of policies that affect students across the board, to help those principals who need extra support,” Mitchell said.

Two new initiatives they won’t have to wait for are a new mental health hotline and an app for students to report safety concerns, both of which will be in place for the start of the 2019-2020 school year.

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