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Dominion Proposes New Dulles-to-Arcola Transmission Line

BY RENSS GREENE

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Dominion Energy has unveiled the first of several accelerated projects to build new power lines and substations to accommodate growing demand from Loudoun data centers.

The energy utility had faced a crunch on its capacity not to generate electricity, but to get it to new data center campuses. During an Aug. 8 earnings call, Dominion CEO Bob Blue said last year the industry’s growth accelerated significantly, driven by the number of data centers planned, their growing size, and their faster schedules to reach full capacity. Seeing that, PJM Interconnection, the company that coordinates power transmission in Virginia, revised its energy demand forecasts upward, triggering a warning from Dominion that it may not be able to immediately serve new data centers in parts of the county.

But he also said Dominion was working to address the demand, and that two new 500 kilovolt transmission lines into eastern Loudoun would be needed.

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Rock Ridge High School teacher Jordan Markwood on Tuesday was announced as the Region 4 Teacher of the Year.

Rock Ridge High School Teacher Named Region’s Teacher of the Year

BY ALEXIS GUSTIN

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Rock Ridge High School teacher Jordan Markwood has been named the Region 4 Teacher of the Year.

Assistant State Superintendent of Public Instruction Elizabeth Schultz made the

announcement during a surprise assembly Monday morning before an auditorium of his fine arts students.

Maggie Miller, 16, a junior at Rock Ridge and one of Markwood’s students, said he is the perfect person for the honor.

“He shows every quality of a leader and a teacher. He always wants what’s

best. He’s so selfless and he cares so much about other people and other students.

And he didn’t need any of this. He would have been happy just knowing he helped a student,” Miller said.

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Realtors Report Slowing House Sales

BY RENSS GREENE

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The Dulles Area Association of Realtors’ July Loudoun County Market Indicators Report included signs that home sales are slowing from their fever pace, although prices continue to climb.

“While we’re still looking at a seller’s market, there’s no doubt it’s continuing to soften and become a more even playing field here in Loudoun County,” stated 2022 DAAR President Rich Blessing. “For the fifth month straight, we saw year-over-year inventory gains, with more than a 20 percent increase in homes on the market last month compared to July of last year.”

He said with mortgage rates moder-

ating and home sales stabilizing, buyers are feeling some slight relief.

According to the report, there were 548 homes sold in Loudoun during July, 323 fewer sales than July last year, as sales have moderated for 11 straight months compared to the busy pace last year. Simultaneously, the supply of houses for sale in Loudoun has continued to grow. In July there were 731 active listings at the end of July in Loudoun County, 128 more listings than last year, a 21.2% increase. That marks five straight months that inventory has continued to grow in Loudoun.

Most of the additional listings were in Leesburg’s 20176 Leesburg ZIP code and Aldie’s 20105 ZIP code areas.

But prices in Loudoun continue

to climb. The median sales price in July countywide was $685,000, rising $55,000 from a year ago, or 8.7%, slightly ahead of the national Consumer Price Index in that same period.

Commissioner of the Revenue Bob Wertz, whose office monitors the real estate market as part of its work to update assessments and inform county budget staff, said he has seen the prices continue to climb as well. His office periodically conducts studies on home sales prices to see how they have changed since the last round of assessments.

He said a study in August found January assessments on suburban homes were now behind by 10.6% for single family homes, 8.7% for townhomes and 7.3% on condos, marking faster relative

growth among detached homes. But, he said, they are beginning to see more sales happening below asking price.

“Previously, I don’t think you saw that when the market was really overheated. Or it would be coming soon, and it would already be under contract,” he said.

More recently, he said, houses have been taking longer to sell.

“You can see houses staying on the market a little bit longer, and some of the prices being reduced as well,” he said. “But I think part of it, too, may be over-aggressive asking prices because people don’t realize the market’s changing a little bit.”

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Beltway Brewing Makes Its Own Name

BY RENSS GREENE

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One of Loudoun’s busiest breweries has started making something new: small batches of its own brands of beer.

Beltway Brewing Company’s new Falling Water limited-release series of hazy IPAs, brewed from the brewery’s mix of scientific rigor and love for beer, and with labels designed by the founder’s 12-year-old daughter, marks a shift for the brewery.

Beltway has always brewed beers under its own label when there was free space in their tanks, or for a special occasion—for example, PPE IPA, their collaboration with Water’s End Brewery in early 2020 to raise money for protective equipment for healthcare providers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, or Batting 1000, the brewery’s baseball-themed red ale celebrating their 1,000th brew in 2019.

That beer ended up being so popular they kept making it regularly, renaming it District of Champions after the Washington Nationals won the World Series later that year. That same year, the brewery signed a contract with a distribution company that for the first time put Beltway beers in stores around the region.

But the brewery’s main business since its creation in 2013 has always been in consulting and brewing for other breweries, as one of the first dedicated contract breweries. That work ranges from helping

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Beltway Brewing Company production manager Kenny Allen and head brewer Ryan Stanley stand with the brewery’s two-barrel brewing system, a far cry from the massive 30-barrel tanks on the main brewing floor that allows them to experiment and make their own limited releases.

brewers develop recipes to making beer for breweries that are just getting started, or don’t have enough—or any—brewing space. And plenty of people have had beer from Beltway’s tanks likely without realizing it, labeled as Lost Rhino, Adroit Theory and Dirt Farm, or New York’s Grimm Artisanal Ales, New Jersey’s Hoboken Brewing Co. and Copenhagen-based Mikkeller.

“A lot of times, we’re hidden behind other people’s brands, and don’t get to express our creative side or our technical capability with our name on it,” said Beltway Head Brewer Ryan Stanley.

Like many businesses, craft brewers felt the ground shift beneath their feet when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

But Beltway had already detected a sea change—in 2018 and 2019, said founder

Sten Sellier, the growing craft beer market started to level out. That was when they started distributing more of their own brands, like District of Champions, The Circle IPA and Changing Lanes DIPA. And in March 2020, as the pandemic was arriving in the US, a previously planned canning machine was also arriving at Beltway, along with Stanley who had been hired to install it. As soon as it arrived, selling packaged beer became the only way many breweries could do business as the pandemic closed tasting rooms.

Then, almost a year ago, Beltway brought on new production manager Kenny Allen, an alum of Old Dominion Brewing, a now-defunct Loudoun brewery that predated much of Virginia’s craft beer explosion and laid the groundwork for Loudoun’s booming brewing scene, and where some of today’s most experienced brewers got their start. Allen has also worked in food science for companies like Nestlé, and other breweries like Old Ox Brewery and Chantilly’s Mustang Sally Brewing, and was introduced to Beltway through a fellow Old Dominion Alum, longtime brewer, and Lost Rhino and Dynasty Brewing co-founder Favio Garcia.

The brewery also bought a small two-barrel brewing system from a BELTWAY BREWING continues on page 35

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Loudoun

Planning Commission Holds First Zoning Ordinance Hearing

BY RENSS GREENE rgreene@loudounnow.com

The Loudoun County Planning Commission on Tuesday held its first public hearing on the county’s Zoning Ordinance overhaul—although crucial chapters of the new ordinance were not yet ready for the hearing.

The new ordinance is the enforceable regulatory document that implements the policies and vision of the 2019 Comprehensive Plan. And like the comprehensive plan which hadn’t been updated in nearly 20 years, the last complete overhaul of the of the Zoning Ordinance was in 2003.

Since the adoption of the 2019 Comprehensive Plan, the county Zoning Ordinance has not matched the updated general plan, while land development and permit applications have continued to come in.

But the new ordinance’s most debated chapters are still not ready for a public hearing, including ones detailing zoning districts, use standards, overlay districts, environmental standards, and attainable housing rules. Those will all go to a future public hearing. And four Zoning Ordinance updates are being addressed separately from the Zoning Ordinance rewrite: an update to the Airport Impact Overlay

District, zoning changes to accommodate a large Dulles Airport solar project, a review of cluster subdivision zoning seeking to better protect prime agricultural soils, and more changes to regulation of short-term residential rentals.

During the hearing Tuesday, development and business interests pushed the commission to loosen the ordinance’s regulations, to give them more flexibility in development.

“Without significant amendments to the draft ordinance, Loudoun will be left with a zoning code that will add significant cost, time and uncertainty into the development process,” said Loudoun Chamber of Commerce Government Relations Manager Theo Stamatis. “The result will undermine not only our own future prosperity, but many of the county’s own priorities.”

Longtime affordable housing developer Kim Hart pointed to the specific issue of parking requirements for affordable housing developments, which he said can be trimmed back even further based on the developments he has been part of. He said small changes to the ordinance can have big impacts.

“The difference between 1.9 parking spaces per unit and 1.5 is about 40 unneeded parking spaces. If a lot of that is

structured parking, that’s adding over a million dollars to an affordable housing development,” he said.

Those voices were joined by the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties, which is engaged in a campaign to promote more attainable housing, “Workforce Housing Now.” Director of Community Engagement Allison Metzger said restrictive zoning pushes up the cost of housing.

“We support reduced regulatory and procedural barriers that drive up the cost and time of development,” she said.

Meanwhile, others called for protecting what is already in Loudoun, such as its green space and historic structures.

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Executive Director Michael Myers urged the commission to adopt stronger requirements to use native species in plantings, connected green spaces and regulations on light pollution. Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains President Peter Weeks urged the commission to preserve the mountains as a source of clean drinking water, clean air, and beautiful views that attract people to Loudoun.

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Annual Girl emPower Summit Announced LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT

The Loudoun Coalition on Women and Girls will hold its annual Girl emPower Summit at Northern Virginia Community College’s Loudoun Campus on Saturday, Sept. 24.

In its third year, the leadership conference is designed by and for young women seeking inspiration, collaboration and networking. All girls in middle and high school may register at no cost. Sophomore Mahsa Riar, the Summit chair and lead youth organizer, will host the event in person for the first time.

“Our goal with this year’s summit is to bring together young women from every corner of our community, to be energized and rise together,” Riar stated. “In a world with constant fluctuation, we have an opportunity to embrace innovation and build

a better future.”

The theme for this year’s summit is “Breaking Boundaries and Embracing Change,” featuring a keynote address from Emma G., a New Zealand-born, award-winning singer/songwriter, youth worker, and TEDx speaker. It will also feature a panel discussion with women in STEM at Amazon Web Services, and sessions on “Mental Health & Wellness” with Miss Virginia Volunteer 2021 and Sisters with Ambition founder Breana Turner, “Entrepreneurship & Leadership” with PurposeWorX LLC president and CEO Kindra Dionne, and “Preparing for Your Future” with Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Senior Educational Advisor Nancy Yarahuan.

“We are in the midst of a turning point for our society, and we need strong female leaders who are ready to steer us in the

right direction,” commission Chairwoman Angela Mitchell stated. “The Girl emPower Summit is a very intentional effort to help our girls understand that they have the answers we need. The future is theirs.”

“We are pleased to continue this partnership with LCWAG and bring the Girl emPower Summit, once again, to the young women in Loudoun,” stated Amazon Web Services Global Lead of Inclusion and Outreach Cornelia Robinson.

“At AWS, we believe deeply in supporting and inspiring the next generation of leaders, especially women and people from communities who have been historically underrepresented in the tech sector.”

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ON THE Agenda Census Data Shows Young, Educated, Diverse Loudoun Analysis of county-level 2020 U.S. Census data by the Virginia Public Access Project shows Loudoun is comparatively a young, educated, expensive and growing county.

It also showed that despite the famous commutes along Rt. 50 and Rt. 7, more people both live and work in Loudoun compared to Northern Virginia and the commonwealth at large.

53.3% of Loudoun workers aged 16 and up have jobs in the county, compared to 48.6% in the region and 50.3% in the state.

Loudoun’s decades-long population growth continues, with 6,633 more Loudouners in 2021 compared to the just last year. The official 2021 estimate for Loudoun’s population is 427,592.

Median incomes and home values in Loudoun dwarf state averages. Loudoun’s $147,111 household median income is almost double the state median income of $76,398, and the county’s median home value of $534,000 is similarly almost double the state median of $282,800.

Loudoun is also highly educated, with 61.6% of Loudouners aged 25 and older holding a bachelor’s or graduate degree, compared to 58.8% in Northern Virginia and 39.6% statewide. And a larger proportion of Loudoun’s population is aged 24 or younger compared to both the region and the state.

A larger proportion of Loudoun’s population is white compared to Northern Virginia, but Loudoun is by every measure more racially diverse than the state at large.

Supervisors Seeks Comments on Input Process Loudoun County is seeking input from the community about the process for providing public comment to the Board of Supervisors.

Currently, people who sign up to speak during public comment periods at board meetings are typically given at least two minutes to speak, with the option to deliver comments in person or remotely. Supervisors are considering amending the county board’s Rules of Order to eliminate ON THE AGENDA continues on page 5

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Zoning hearing continued from page 4 Nance urged specific protections and definitions for historic resources and predicted more debates to come on preservation.

“We see the recent discord over the expansion of Rt. 15 as a sign of conflicts to come in this county,” he said.

And Gladys Lewis, speaking for the Leesburg Garden Club, Loudoun and Fauquier Garden Club and the Purcellville, Upperville and Middleburg garden clubs, hearkened back to a historic member of the Leesburg club and founding member of the Loudoun Planning Commission, Vinton Pickens. Pickens led the push for the county’s first Zoning Ordinance, and to forbid billboards in Loudoun. Lewis, also a former planning commissioner, said those long-standing sign regulations are eroded in the new ordinance.

“The people of Loudoun have been able to find these business with current sizes. Keep sign sizes reasonable,” she said. “… Referrals, time and internet searches will allow customers to find businesses, not new signs.”

“I want to really emphasize that the users of the Zoning Ordinance are all the citizens of the county. It is not just the developers,” said Save Rural Loudoun board

member John Ellis, echoing Maura Walsh Copeland. “…In fact, the ordinance exists because of the interests of citizens in development.”

But speakers from a range of interests agreed: it is difficult to evaluate the ordinance as a whole while looking at it in pieces.

“It’s also hard to analyze the draft Zoning Ordinance when certain sections are released at separate times, when the Zoning Ordinance is a document that really needs to be evaluated as a comprehensive document,” said Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh land use attorney Sasha Brauer, pointing out often parts of the ordinance refer to other sections.

And some pushed the Planning Commission to slow down the work on the ordinance. Zoning Ordinance Committee members, who advised county staff members on early drafts of the ordinance, said they would like another chance at reviewing the package. Brauer’s colleague at Walsh Colucci, land use planner Michael Romeo, said even Planning Commission work sessions are premature at this point.

Commissioners agreed they should take their time.

“We have a duty to sometimes respond to the timeline that the Board of Supervisors has set on certain issues. This is not one of them,” said Commissioner Mark

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Miller (Catoctin). “I would hope that we take as much time as we need to do this correctly. A short shrift by us will only lead to a short shrift by the board.”

Commission Chairman Forest Hayes (At Large) referred back to the previous Planning Commission’s work on the 2019 Comprehensive Plan.

“They will always be known, for good, for bad, as the Planning Commission that did the comprehensive plan,” he said.

“We will be known as the Planning Commission that ultimately did a great zoning rewrite.”

The Planning Commission hearing is the latest step in an extensive process that has included 26 interest groups, online public comment periods, in-person public meetings, and 40 meetings of the county’s Zoning Ordinance Committee and its subcommittees as county staff members have written drafts of the new ordinance. Next, the Planning Commission will take the ordinance to work session for more review and edits.

When the Planning Commission finishes its work on the Zoning Ordinance, it will forward that on to the Board of Supervisors for another public hearing and more work.

Draft zoning ordinance chapters are available for review at loudoun.gov/5274/ Zoning-Ordinance-Rewrite. n

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extra time allotted for non-English speakers, who are permitted to take twice as long to allow for them to speak as well as an interpreter. A vote on that change was delayed until after the board’s summer recess in August.

Members of the public are invited to fill out a survey on the current process for providing input; those results will be provided to the board as they consider changes to the Rules of Order.

The survey is online in English at surveymonkey.com/r/SDGBHBQ and in Spanish at surveymonkey.com/r/N5LJPSM. The survey will be open until the close of business Monday, Sept. 12. To request the survey in a language other than English or Spanish, email publicaffairs@loudoun.gov.

Details on the current procedures for public comment at board meetings are online at loudoun.gov/signuptospeak.n

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Ties That Bind Benefit Raises Money for Uvalde Community

BY ALEXIS GUSTIN

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Artistic Fuel and The Artistic Fuel Foundation on Saturday hosted the Ties That Bind Benefit at Ida Lee Park in Leesburg.

In partnership with the American Art Therapy Association, the Artistic Fuel Foundation is trying to raise at least $100,000 for the creation of an art therapy program for Uvalde, TX, the site of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that killed 19 students and two teachers.

The art therapy center will be set up in the public library in Uvalde and will have an art therapist on the weekends, said Kaeley Boyle, programs director of The Artistic Fuel Foundation. She said the program is for anyone in Uvalde who feels they need it. She said often after something traumatic happens people feel like they don’t deserve to get help because they feel everyone else was more affected than they were. But, Boyle said, the art therapy center is for everyone.

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A child works at one of the art wellnesses activity tables at the Ties That Bind benefit at Ida Lee Park in Leesburg on Aug. 27. The benefit was raising money for an art therapy program for Uvalde, TX.

“It’s something that will be felt by everyone for a long time,” Boyle said of the mass shooting. “The community, the people there still need help. It takes years

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On Saturday, there were art therapists

on hand doing art wellness activities, live music, food trucks, art displays, a panel discussing the process of healing and an outdoor screening of the movie “MASS.” The film centers around two sets of parents, years after a mass shooting. The parents of the shooter and the parents of the victim agree to talk privately to move forward.

The panel included Dr. E. Scott Gellar, alumni distinguished professor of psychology at Virginia Tech; Raquel Farrel-Kirk, who worked as an art therapist supporting the Parkland, FL, community; Fran Kranz, who wrote and directed the film; and producers Dylan Matlock and J.P. Ouellette.

“The Uvalde community is a lot like Leesburg, and it felt symbiotic to do this and it gave us a way to help,” Boyle said.

Boyle said the amount they have raised fluctuates daily but they are on their way to reaching their goal. She said they will spend the next 3-5 months raising funds until they reach their goal.

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Inova Nursing Center Resident Celebrates 105th Birthday LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT

Inova Loudoun Nursing and Rehabilitation Center resident Lois Rorex celebrated her 105th birthday on Aug. 25, joined by other residents, Inova staff and her daughter Saundra Leslie—also a resident at the center.

Rorex describes herself as an “Irish girl from Arkansas” who has lived in several places around the globe, one of the most memorable being France. She loved going to the ballroom and swing dancing with her friends wherever she was. Today, she can be found participating in almost

any activity at the center, as she likes to stay busy.

She attributed her long life and youthful looks to staying healthy and eating well. She has been a resident at the center Rorex since 2018.

Inova staff members bought her a cake and punch for the special day, and she celebrated by opening presents at a small party with staff and other residents. n

AROUND Town Ida Lee Dog Swim Set Sept. 10 Ida Lee Park will hold its 14th annual Dog Swim at AV Symington Aquatic Center on Saturday, Sept. 10.

The dog-only swim gives local pups the chance to have fun in a safe, enclosed area while swimming off-leash with other dogs. All dogs must be six months old, legally licensed, vaccinated, and wearing a visible dog license. All exits will be gated and a veterinarian will be on-site as a precaution.

The pool will be open for the dog swim for two sessions from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required with a two-dog max per person. The cost to attend is $5 per person. Human attendees must be at least 12 years of age with dog handlers being 16 years or older.

Registration is available through WebTrac or by visiting the front desk at Ida Lee Recreation Center. For more information, go to idalee.org or call 703-777-1368.

The dog swim is the last event of the year before the recreation center closes the outdoor water park for the winter.

Police Seek Help Naming Newest K-9 Officier The Leesburg Police Department his hired a new officer, and is asking for help giving him a name.

Officer Bobby Hall has been partnered with a new K-9, a 2-year-old male Belgian Malinois. The department is asking the community to vote on a name for the dog from among three choices: Lucky, Rocky, or Riley in memory of Leesburg

dispatcher Sherry Riley who died earlier this year.

Hall and his new partner will complete a basic K-9 handler course, where the K-9 will receive training in patrol and explosive ordinance detection. Hall has been with the Leesburg Police Department for more than 20 years and has previous experience as a Leesburg Police canine handler.

Voting closes Sept. 1 at noon. Vote online at surveymonkey.com/r/J8SDBY3.

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Tour Leesburg App Gets New Look The Town of Leesburg’s self-guided walking tour app “Tour Leesburg” has a new look following a migration to a new platform.

The new platform currently features four self-guided walking tours of downtown Leesburg: Highlights of Historical Leesburg, Leesburg’s African American History, Loudoun County Foreign War Memorials, and the Public Art Tour.

Viewers may follow along as they are guided from site to site, or they can turn on the GeoAlerts feature, which will alert them to when they are near a site included on the tour. Historical photos, maps, images, and audio narration are offered for each site. Tours will be updated on a regular basis, and new tours are planned including an architectural tour of downtown Leesburg and a historic tree walk.

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Education

SCHOOL notebook Volunteers Sought for K-5 Textbook Review

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The first bus of students arrives at Round Hill Elementary School in western Loudoun on the first day of school, Aug. 25, 2022. Students were met by teachers and staff, members of the Woodgrove High School marching band and ‘Beary’ the school mascot.

Loudoun Students Return to School

BY ALEXIS GUSTIN

agustin@loudounnow.com

More than 82,000 students hit the road last Thursday morning, in buses, on bikes and in cars for the first day of school at Loudoun’s 98 public schools.

Across the county kids were greeted by smiling and cheerful staff members as they walked into school. At Round Hill Elementary School in western Loudoun, students walked into school to music played by the Woodgrove High School marching band and were greeted by ‘Beary’ the bear, the school mascot.

Principal Andrew Davis and Assistant Principal Daneesha Davis gave high five’s to kids to help them start the day.

The school year started with several school start times

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‘Beary’ the Round Hill Elementary School mascot greets a student on the first day of school, Aug. 25, 2022.

adjusted to help address the bus driver shortage in the county. Twenty-nine elementary schools are starting 20-25 minutes earlier than last year at 7:30 a.m., meaning an earlier bus pick up time. Those same schools are also dismissing 20-25 minutes earlier. Additionally, 30 other elementary schools’ start times were changed to start and end 10 minutes later. Twelve middle and 17 high schools’ start and end times were also adjusted. LCPS has 740 buses in its fleet and covers 514 routes.

Parents should check ParentVUE frequently during the first weeks of school for any changes to their child’s bus schedule, as routes and schedules may shift, according to LCPS Public Information Officer Wayde Byard. He wrote that the school district will work over the next few weeks to adjust routes based on ridership. n

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Round Hill Elementary School Principal Andrew Davis high fives a student on the first day of school, Aug. 25, 2022. Students were greeted by staff and ‘Beary’ the school mascot.

Loudoun County Public Schools is looking for volunteers to review the K-5 early literacy curriculum.

The School Board’s textbook adoption policy requires staff and parent involvement. There is a seven-year adoption cycle for textbooks in Loudoun schools, according to Public Information Officer Wayde Byard.

Committee members’ primary role is to set the selection criteria, review textbooks and make recommendations for adoption.

They are not responsible to decide on a curriculum or modify the current curriculum in place. The committee determines which textbooks best support the curriculum and recommends which ones should be approved by the superintendent.

Committee members must commit to reviewing all materials provided by vendors between Sept. 13 and Oct. 19. There are an estimated eight to 15 resources that need to be reviewed, according to the application.

Applications are due by Aug. 31. Candidates will be notified by email on Sept. 2.

Textbooks under consideration will be made available for the public to view at designated locations.

The School Board will adopt textbooks based on final recommendations of the superintendent and the textbook review committee.

Apply online at tinyurl.com/textbook-review.

Academies of Loudoun Announces Holiday Plant Sales The Academies of Loudoun’s long-running fall plant sale will be held Tuesday, Sept. 13 through Thursday, Sept. 15, with mums, pansies, ornamental cabbage and kale, trees and more available.

The plant sale will be at the school located at 42075 Loudoun Academy Drive.

The sale will accept credit cards, cash and checks, and proceeds will help fund scholarships for the Monroe Advanced Technical Academy’s environmental plant science and biotechnology seniors.

The sale will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday.

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New Series to Premiere in Loudoun Classrooms

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BY ALEXIS GUSTIN

agustin@loudounnow.com

Team Kentron, a new original Sci-Fi children’s series premiers in Loudoun County Public Schools this week.

The series was created by A Place to Be music therapy working with Lindsay Orme, the coordinator for social and emotional learning for the school division.

Tom Sweitzer, co-founder and creative director with Middleburg-based A Place to Be, said they’ve had a great relationship with Loudoun schools for years.

Before the pandemic the music therapy nonprofit would put on assemblies in both middle and elementary schools that focused on emotional well-being, acceptance, and diversity. Sweitzer said once COVID-19 hit, they were no longer able to go inside the schools.

He said Team Kentron was born out of the desire to help children better understand their emotions, while being creative about how to bring the message into schools with COVID still around.

He said they figured out the best way to expand the reach of their mission was to create the video series while everyone was still coming out of the pandemic.

“At our core we are a music therapy center, but our values are acceptance, belonging, and love,” Sweitzer said.

He said for the past two years they have seen children go through difficult times.

“For children this is the most vulnerable time, so we wanted to create a small project to offer them. It’s uniquely made for them. It’s from the LCPS curriculum and we are honored that the public schools trust us and very grateful they trust us to make content like this,” Sweitzer said.

He said the social emotional curriculum creates a map to working with children and their emotions that helped guide them as they made the series.

The five-part series is about a group of non-earthlings who have been tasked with earning crystals. To do so they have to go to Earth and figure out some human emotions.

The title, Kentron, in ancient Greek means “center.” Sweitzer said the show is about centering yourself. Also, the non-earthlings come from the center of the universe.

A new episode is released about every three weeks on YouTube. Students in second through fifth grade will watch it

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Actors from the original Sci-Fi children’s series Team Kentron perform a scene from the show. The series will air every few weeks to second through fifth graders in Loudoun County Public Schools.

in their classroom then have discussions about each episode. About 23,000 students will watch the series.

Sweitzer said they will watch how the students respond, and assess by mid-October if another season will be made or a 45-minute movie to be played in the spring.

Sweitzer said children seem to grasp an emotion better when they view it from a non-human perspective. He said it’s science fiction that’s fun and not too scary, but identifiable to where children can relate.

Not only is the series made in Loudoun County and uses LCPS social and emotional curriculum, but all of the actors are local as well. The actors are music therapists and current and former clients from A Place to Be—giving performance opportunities to neurodiverse kids as well as student volunteers from the community.

Filming was done over the summer.

Sweitzer said it was quite the undertaking building the set, including the spaceship and coordinating schedules around summer camps and possible COVID exposures, but he said it was a lot of fun.

“Our team created a UFO, and it seriously looks like a real one. Inside its completely workable with all sorts of lights and buttons and buzzers. It looks like something from Star Trek,” Sweitzer said.

The series premieres Wednesday, Aug. 31, in second through fifth grade classrooms. Watch the trailer at youtu.be/4aNHLLsR5MI. n

Sunday, September 11th Remembrance Ceremony will begin at 5pm at Freedom Park 101 Colonel Grenata Circle, S.E. Leesburg, VA 20175 For more information, contact the Town of Leesburg Parks and Recreation Department at 703-777-1368.

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Public Safety Driver Charged with Hit-and-Run, 2 High-Speed Chases LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT

A man from Leesburg faces a long list of charges after law enforcement officers say he hit a marked Leesburg Police SUV and drove away, then eluded Sheriff’s Office deputies in two high speed chases over the following two days.

Leesburg Police say shortly before noon on Aug. 21, officers in a marked Leesburg Police SUV stopped at the intersection of Washington Street NE and Blue Ridge Avenue NE, then turned left onto Blue Ridge Avenue. A vehicle behind them crossed the double yellow line and tried to pass the police SUV as it turned left, striking the front driver’s side corner, then fled northbound on Washington Street at high speed. Officers say they did not pursue because of safety concerns, and there are no reported injuries.

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And the next morning at 7:57 a.m., another deputy on patrol saw the same vehicle and initiated a traffic stop. The driver sped away, reaching speeds above 100 mph and almost striking several vehicles.

The deputy ended that pursuit, as well.

Deputies identified the suspect as D’Andre M. Jamison, 25, of Leesburg, and arrested him. Leesburg police then filed additional charges against him. He was held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center.

In all, he is charged with one felony count of hit and run, three counts of felony reckless driving–evading, four misdemeanor counts of reckless driving and multiple traffic violations—23 charges in all. He is scheduled to appear in Loudoun County District Court on Sept. 21 and Sept. 22. n

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A 26-year-old Ashburn woman arrested early Monday morning after being stopped for suspicion of driving while intoxicated faces several felony charges after fighting with deputies.

According to the Sheriff’s Office report, deputies were called to Rostormel Court shortly after 1 a.m. Aug. 29 for a report of a possible intoxicated driver.

The woman was found in a vehicle that was blocking a driveway. She allegedly became disorderly and refused to comply with the deputy’s orders. She resisted arrest and kicked the deputy in the leg.

Her situation got worse at the Adult Detention Center. There, she is accused of removing one hand from her handcuffs and activating the fire alarm. As the jail staff attempted to help the deputy restrain her, she continued to resist and kicked another deputy, according to the report.

She was taken to a hospital for checkout and was treated and released.

She is charged with two counts of felony assault on law enforcement, disorderly conduct, felony tampering with a fire suppression system, public intoxication, and resisting arrest. She was held without bond.

Police Seek Video Footage After Suspicious Incident The Leesburg Police Department is asking for the public’s help as it investigates a Sunday night incident in which a juvenile was approached by a stranger in a car.

According to the report, shortly before 7:30 p.m. Aug. 28, Leesburg dispatchers received a report that a gray four-door vehicle had stopped alongside an 8-year-old juvenile as the juvenile was riding a bicycle in the parking lot in the Evans Ridge Apartments. The juvenile reported that the driver said to get into his vehicle. The juvenile fled on foot, and the suspect immediately left the area. n

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Loudoun Residents Unite, Donate in Memory of Woodgrove Student

BY ALEXIS GUSTIN agustin@loudounnow.com

The Woodgrove High School community is rallying to support the family of Colette Baine, a 17-year-old senior who died unexpectedly Saturday, Aug. 27.

Principal Sam Shipp announced the news to the community in an email to help her classmates deal with the loss.

“A traumatic event can evoke a wide range of emotions, and I know that the Loudoun County community shares in the family’s loss and grief. We are sending this note to make parents aware so they may inform their students. We are asking that you talk to your child to the degree you feel is needed,” Shipp wrote.

Baine was a starting guard on the Woodgrove girls’ basketball team. Her family is closely tied to the school as well.

According to Shipp, Baine’s mother Theresa Hoover is the attendance secretary at Woodgrove, and her father is Safety and Security Supervisor Ken Baine. Her sister, Claire, is a special education teaching assistant at Woodgrove.

Funeral services are planned for Friday, Sept. 2, at 10 a.m. at St. Francis deSales Roman Catholic Church in Purcellville. That night, Woodgrove students plan to wear purple to the football game in remembrance of Colette and to show support for the Epilepsy Foundation. There will also be a moment of silence during the game.

The family has asked that donations in Colette’s memory be made to the Epilepsy Foundation at donate.epilepsy.com/campaign/In-Remembrance-of-Colette-Baine.

A visitation will be held Sept. 1 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at St. Francis deSales Roman Catholic Church in Purcellville.

Michael DeMonte, a Purcellville resident, organized a GoFundMe page to help the family with funeral expenses.

“We believe that grief should not be augmented by the financial burden that ultimately accompanies the passing of such a beloved daughter, friend, or teammate.

Therefore, all donations will be used for memorial arrangements,” DeMonte wrote on the GoFundMe page.

DeMonte knows Colette and her family well. He was one of her coaches when she was a freshman on the varsity basketball team. He is also a basketball coach for Loudoun Flight, a travel basketball team Colette was a member of.

The Loudoun Flight organization met on Sunday night and decided they

wanted to do something for the family.

That’s when the GoFundMe fundraising page was created.

He said his mind was blown by the outpouring of support the page has received.

In just one day, the Loudoun community has donated more than $35,000 with just over 400 donations.

Additionally, he said other local business are doing fundraisers and have pledged to donate to the Epilepsy Foundation.

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in Bluemont has pledged to donate a percentage of their weekend profits to the Epilepsy foundation, and Elysium Axe Bar in Purcellville have offered their facility for more fundraising.

“Her personality was bigger than life and she has touched so many people. She would smile and everyone around her smiled. When she walked on that court, she gave it 100% every time. Whether you knew her or not, you had to admire her on how hard she played and how kind she was off the court,” DeMonte said. n

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Nonprofit Fill-the-Boot Returns to Loudoun

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On Labor Day weekend, members of the Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System and the Loudoun Career Fire Fighters Association Local 3756 will hit the streets for the first time in years to “fill the boot” for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

The fundraiser, which sees firefighters collecting donations streetside, was shut down in Loudoun in 2013 when county supervisors banned all solicitation from occupants of motor vehicles over safety concerns. In July, the current county board voted to create an enforcement holiday on that ordinance for Labor Day weekend, authorizing panhandling for fundraising purposes, although not without some concerns raised about safety and constitutionality.

But with that vote done and the prohibition lifted for the weekend, drivers may once again be asked to toss their donation into a firefighter’s boot while sitting at an

intersection. Firefighters will be on the streets Sept. 3-5.

“Our fire and rescue family remains wholly committed to this great cause and we appreciate the generosity of Loudoun County citizens and visitors that will undoubtedly make this campaign a success,” said System Chief Keith H. Johnson.

For more than 60 years, the International Association of Fire Fighters has pledged to help the Muscular Dystrophy Association until a cure was found for the debilitating condition. All funds raised by Loudoun County firefighters assist local families affected by one of the forty-three neuromuscular diseases.

Those donations provide families with a network of specialized clinics, financial aid for assistive equipment, support groups, informative publications, and accessible summer camps for kids.

To instead make an online donation, go to https://bit.ly/FTBLoudoun3756.

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New Choir for Seniors Debuts; Sentimental Journey Singers Return LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT

A new choir for seniors is coming to Ashburn, while another choir for adults with early-stage Alzheimer’s or other memory impairments and their partners is returning for a second season.

Maryland-based nonprofit Encore Creativity for Older Adults is launching its new Encore Chorale of Ashburn this fall at the Ashburn Senior Center, performing a mix of music from many styles and eras.

“We are thrilled to start an Encore Chorale community in Ashburn, our second program in Loudoun County,” stated Encore CEO Joshua Vickery. “Our choral programs have enabled participants to discover a new passion, challenge themselves, foster new friendships and most importantly, experience joy.”

No auditions are necessary; Encore seeks to provide accessible arts education and performance opportunities for older adults regardless of ability or experience.

The choir will be directed by teacher, author, choir director and composer Elaine Rendler, who has taught in the music department of George Mason University since 2000 and is the founding director of the Georgetown Chorale.

Encore is accepting registration for the 15-week program of singing, which begins Sept. 8. The Chorale will meet Thursdays from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Ashburn Senior Center, culminating in a holiday concert. The cost is $222 per person, including a $32 fee to the senior center.

And after an inaugural season in January, Encore will offer a fall session of Sentimental Journey Singers, a choir for adults diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s or other memory impairments, and their care partners. The choir will return to Insight Memory Care Center in Sterling. The free program will begin Sept. 18 and run for 15 weeks on Thursdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

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therapeutic music activities and sing familiar songs and new pieces in a social group setting under the leadership of Dr. Mary Ann East, a performer, teacher and founder of Capital Harmonia. Founded in 2007 during an NIH-funded study to address the mental and physical health benefits of singing for older adults, Encore Creativity for Older Adults now has more than 1,000 singers in 30 programs across the nation.

For more information, go to encorecreativity.org or call 301-2615747. n

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Business

Announcements Landry Named StoneSprings, Dominion Hospital CFO StoneSprings Hospital Center has announced that Christopher Landry will serve as chief financial officer for both StoneSprings and Dominion Hospitals effective Sept. 5.

Landry Landry joined HCA in 2013 when he joined Poinciana Medical Center in Florida as a staff accountant and was promoted to lead accountant in 2017. He moved to Ocala Health as the assistant controller and quickly became the controller in 2018. Currently he serves as the Assistant CFO for Henrico Doctor’s Hospital campuses in Richmond, a three-campus facility with a total 766 beds.

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leadership team,” stated StoneSprings Hospital Center CEO Nathan Vooys. “I am confident that his experience has given him a strong foundation to lead the financial operations of StoneSprings and Dominion Hospitals.”

Salamander Hotels & Resorts founder and CEO Sheila Johnson, who noted the company is working to develop synergies between that property and the Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg.

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CapRelo, a Sterling-based employee relocation and assignment management firm, has hired mobility executive Dan Lucisano as vice president for global client services.

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Middleburg-based Salamander Hotels & Resorts is leading a joint venture to rebrand and manage Mandarin Oriental in Washington, DC. Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is expected to close Sept. 8 on the $139 million sale of the 373-room hotel it opened in 2004 to Henderson Park, a London-based private equity real estate firm.

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Towns Middleburg Leaders Celebrate Wolver Hill Easement

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The Town of Middleburg and Supervisor Tony Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) last week issued a joint statement thanking Chuck and Stacy Kuhn, owners of JK Moving, for placing more than 500 acres into permanent conservation easement.

They said the easement placed on the Wolver Hill estate, immediately north of Middleburg’s boundary, will protect the town from encroaching development, preserve the history of horse training on the property, and continue to emphasize the need for large tracts of open space surrounding the town.

In recent years, the Kuhn family has placed more than 22,000 acres under easement and invested in other conservation efforts, including the renovation and protection of another area equine centerpiece, the Middleburg Training Center.

“This action further implements the goals of the town’s and county’s Comprehensive Plans, which are to create a protective buffer of easements around Middleburg,” stated Mayor Bridge Littleton. “We are extremely grateful for the Kuhns’ continual commitment to preserving open space in Loudoun County and look forward to continuing to work with them and support their conservation endeavors.”

“The Wolver Hill easement is yet another example of how Chuck and Stacy Kuhn understand the importance of keeping Western Loudoun rural. This new easement will permanently benefit our county,” Buffington stated.

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The Lucketts Ruritan Club is sponsoring a Be Stroke Smart awareness program on Sept. 14 at the Lucketts Community Center.

Strokes are the top cause of longterm disability in the United States.

During the program, participants will learn how to identify the signs of stroke so that you can help a family member, friend, coworker, or neighbor.

Training will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. in the auditorium.

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held a public hearing to amend the Fiscal Year 2023 town budget to re-appropriate previous year appropriations for capital projects and remaining unused balance of the first tranche of ARPA funding among other things.

The town continues to offer ARPA utility assistance for residents, businesses and nonprofits who meet income criteria and are experiencing financial hardship. The assistance program provides a credit that is directly applied to the water and sewer account of the applicant at the town.

Lecture: Dispelling the Hessian Myth On Sunday, Sept. 11, the Lovettsville Historical Society will host Hessian descendant Ross H. Schwalm, who will discuss the history of German soldiers in the French and Indian War through the American Revolution and the dozen or so former prisoners of war who settled in Lovettsville.

Schwalm is president of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, which is dedicated to educating the public on the German Auxiliary Troops who participated in the American Revolution. Thousands stayed in North America after the war and blended into the existing communities of German-Americans including Lovettsville.

The program will be held starting at 2 p.m. at St. James United Church of Christ.

For more information, go to LovettsvilleHistoricalSociety.org or email events@lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org.

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property if annexed (response: landowners are required to pay those costs); that the town is secretly considering a Hill School annexation (response: the proposal was presented at council meetings starting in 2020); that the mayor used executive privilege to hide emails and text messages with developers (response: the town followed Freedom of Information Act requirements); that Homewood Farm is seeking to annex 212 acres (response: the proposal calls for 22 acres to be annexed and 160 acres to be placed under easement); and that the Planning Commission should perform the review of the annexation applications (response: the commission does not have a statutory role in annexations).

The complete statement is posted at middleburgva.gov/blafacts.

Obituaries

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Karel Faye Nelson

Co-owners Kathy Jo Shea and Jilann Brunett are planning to wind down their Second Chapter Books store on Washington Street on Sept. 15, but plan to keep serving their faithful bibliophiles online.

Members of the Town Council on Thursday thanked the pair for their long service to the community as business and civic leaders. Before opening their bookstore a decade ago, they operated Solstice Healing, offering acupuncture and massage therapy. Both served on town committees and Shea previously served on the Town Council.

Just as Brunett and Shea filled a community gap when they first opened on East Federal Street in a space that had been Book and Crannies, they said there is a chance their soon-to-be-empty space on Washington Street also could be filled by a new bookstore.

Karel Faye Nelson, 82, died Saturday, June 25, 2022 at her home in Lansdowne, Virginia.

She was born November 27, 1939, in Rawlins County, Kansas to Howard H. Andrews and Daisy (Erwin) Andrews.

She graduated from Colby High School and soon afterwards moved to Denver, Colorado where she worked in the classified ads department for the Denver Post Newspaper. She married Vaughn E. Nelson on August 14, 1960. He preceded her in death.

As a young Army wife and mother, Karel navigated unfamiliar cities in Japan and Germany with babies in tow.

She handled the stresses of military life, raising three children and working in administrative secretarial positions, while Vaughn was on long assignments abroad.

After Vaughn retired from the Army, the Nelson’s ultimately settled in Columbia, Maryland where Karel worked in medical billing for Patuxent Medical Group and Blue Cross Blue Shield.

After retiring, Karel moved to Lansdowne, Virginia. She enjoyed her condo’s 10th floor view of the lush Virginia countryside and told stories of farm life as a young girl and growing up in Colby, Kansas. She passed down an amazing recipe for chocolate mayonnaise cake, best served warm with butter on top.

She loved to travel and enjoyed many trips with children and grandchildren to natural wonders and national parks.

She took full advantage of the county’s senior center bus trips, to performances in Washington DC and historical sights, and on tours of the United States and Canada. Her other loves included cats,

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Council Issues Statement on Annexation ‘Disinformation’

Bush Tabernacle Closed for Floor Replacement The Town Council last week issued a

formal statement seeking to refute a “disinformation campaign” in which some residents have “knowingly misled the public, spread falsehoods and untruths regarding the annexation concepts, the actions of Council, the mayor, and the Town government.”

The 2,200-word statement specifically addresses five issues that has been raised by annexation opponents on the preservemiddleburg.com webpage and in other venues.

In the statement, the town leaders refuted five examples of “unfounded claims:” that the town would have to pay $250,000 to provide sewer service to the Hill School

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The Bush Tabernacle is closed while the Town of Purcellville works to replace the floor in the historic building. The project is anticipated to take three months, through the end of November.

Oak Ridge Commercial Construction was awarded the contract and funding was provided through Loudoun County’s Capital Improvement Program.

The Tabernacle at the Bush Meeting grounds was built in 1903. The building and property, which includes Fireman’s Field and Dillon’s Woods, were owned by the Purcellville Fire Department from 1947 to 2008 when the Town of Purcellville purchased them. n

plants, fine dark chocolate, good potato chips, game shows and Dove miniature ice cream bars.

Shy and unassuming, Karel had a tender heart and touched everyone with her kindness. She was stoic, and bravely persevered through tough times. She loved deeply and was deeply loved, and will be remembered and missed for her generosity, indelible grace, humility and quiet strength.

Karel was preceded in death by a brother, H. Merlin Andrews.

Survivors include a son, Russell Nelson and wife, Sandra, Copperas Cove, Texas; two daughters, Renay Lang and husband Peter, Leesburg, Virginia, Ralean Staub and husband Joseph, Elizabeth, Colorado; seven grandchildren, Matthew Nelson, Jared Nelson, Cassandra Nelson, Thomas Price Lang, Casey Lang, Katherine Lang, Bailey Staub; two great-grandchildren; a brother, Gary R. Andrews, Hays, Kansas.

Graveside service and interment will be held at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, on September 1, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.

Lives are like rivers: Eventually they go where they must, not where we want them to.

LoudounNow To place an obituary, contact Susan Styer at 703-770-9723 or email sstyer@loudounnow.com

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LoCo Living From Jupiter Theater, It’s Comic Relief 1920s Style ‘Our Hearts Were Young and Gay’ Runs Sept. 2-4

SUMMER TUNES Music In The Gap: Hard Swimmin’ Fish

Friday, Sept. 2 Hillsboro Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro Details: oldstoneschool.org The Music in the Gap concert series wraps up the season with fan favorites Hard Swimmin’ Fish. The Fish combine blues, jazz, funk, and New Orleans swing to create an infectious and danceable roots music throw-down.

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The young actors at Loudoun’s Jupiter Theater are on a mission to breathe new life into classic (and sometimes forgotten) plays. Their latest comedic gem is a 1940s bestseller essentially unknown to contemporary audiences. But for actor Jane White, “Our Hearts Were Young and Gay” is just too funny not to share.

“It’s so funny and nobody else had ever heard of it,” said White, who fell in love with the play as a teen after coming across the first act in a literary anthology. White convinced her fellow troupe members to put on the play, based on a 1942 memoir by actress Cornelia Otis Skinner and journalist Emily Kimbrough. “Hearts” details the real-life comic adventures of two recent Bryn Mawr graduates on a European tour in the 1920s. The memoir was a New York Times bestseller and was dramatized as a three-act play in 1946 by Jean Kerr.

White plays the melodramatic Cornelia, starring with Elisabeth Kamakawiwoole as her zany and slightly neurotic best friend Emily. The friendship and dynamics between the two young women are at the heart of the play. Cornelia, who is heading to Europe to launch her career as an actress, is intent on trying out different roles on the steamship journey to Paris, while Emily spends the voyage in constant fear of drowning. On the ship, the young women meet all-American medical students Leo and Dick played by Elias Gannage and Josh Ryan, who serve as straight men to the comedic leads.

“You have a little bit of romance budding and what that looks like with these quirky characters. It’s got a little bit of an ‘I Love Lucy’ feel. …The relationship dynamics are really fun,” Kamakawiwoole said.

“The main focus of the show is very much the friendship between the two leads. But what Leo and Dick provide are the characters the girls bounce off of,” Gannage said.

The juicy roles for women and 1920s girl power message were part of the appeal for White.

“When we do a Shakespeare show— and in a lot of classical theater—there are two female roles that everybody is fighting over. That’s not the case in this one.

We’ve got an opportunity for the girls to

THINGS to do

VAL Plaza Party: 8 Track Jones Duo

Friday, Sept. 2, 6-9 p.m.

Village At Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg Details: villageatleesburg.com The acoustic duo from the 8 Track Jones pop band entertains at the plaza with powerful vocals and favorite covers.

Tarara Summer Concert Series: Bad Animals Heart Tribute

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Jane White playing Cornelia Skinner, Clay Suskalo playing her father Otis Skinner and Josie Wade playing her mother Maude skinner rehearse for Jupiter Theater’s production of the comedy Our Hearts Were Young and Gay.

shine and really get a chance to play with their acting chops,” White said.

Jupiter’s leadership also made the decision to produce “Hearts” as a Renaissance-style show, Kamakawiwoole noted.

In these productions, the company works to replicate 17th century theater practices, including a shortened rehearsal schedule and more intense rehearsal conditions.

The play is fully rehearsed within the span of just one month and has no director, costume designer or props manager. Instead, individual actors are in charge of artistic direction and set their own schedules.

It’s a practice that’s virtually unheard of in local theater but often used by the acclaimed American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, VA where Jupiter Theater founder Christian Fernandez honed his craft while earning a master’s degree in Shakespeare and performance from Mary Baldwin University. It’s an approach that’s both challenging and liberating for the actors involved.

“It’s a really interesting challenge. …

In order for the show to be the best it can be, it means learning how to provide and receive feedback in a way that’s constructive,” Gannage said. “There isn’t a director with a unified vision. So it means figuring out how to work together. Running a show as a democracy is a really interesting thing that you don’t have in most theater.”

The unusual approach requires an extra level of trust and an ongoing give-andtake among actors. But White says it creates an energy that’s hard to find.

“The intensity of the rehearsal schedule—I feed on that. I live for it. It’s fast paced and interesting and just a delight,” White said. “The most exciting time for any show is dress rehearsals, tech week and performance. This process kind of isolates that energy, that sort of creative fervor.”

Kamakawiwoole adds that “Our Hearts Were Young and Gay” is a family-oriented show with laughs for all ages, and the company has worked to keep ticket prices low to allow families and students to attend. The actors producing the show hope that a comedy set in the roaring ’20s that was a hit with World War II-era audiences will also resonate with fans in 2022.

“It was published at that time and popular at that time because people were looking for a little bit of an escape, something lighthearted,” White said. “And that is exactly what we’re doing now.” n Jupiter Theater Company’s production of “Our Hearts Were Young and Gay” runs Friday, Sept. 2 through Sunday, Sept. 4 at Middleburg Community Center. Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for students. For tickets and information, go to jupitertheatercompany.com.

Saturday, Sept. 3, 6-9:30 p.m.

Tarara Winery, 13648 Tarara Lane, Lucketts Details: tararaconcerts.com If you’re a Heart fan, Bad Animals are the next best thing for powerful female vocals. Tickets are $20.

VAL Plaza Party: DeadEye Stare

Saturday, Sept. 3, 6-9 p.m.

Village At Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg Details: villageatleesburg.com DeadEye Stare is a high-energy, four-piece rock band from Annapolis. Their fun setlist includes Top 40 hits along with classic favorites.

LoCo MusicFest

Sunday, Sept. 4, 2-9 p.m.

868 Estate Vineyards, 14001 Harpers Ferry Road, Hillsboro Details: locomusiciansfestival.com Now in its fifth year, this annual festival features top local talent including The Talton Brothers, The Rowdy Ace Band, Bad Panda, Justified and Something’s Brewing. Proceeds support equipment grants for local musicians.

Tickets are $20 in advance. $25 day of show.

LOCO LIVE Live Music: Smash Mouth

Thursday, Sept. 1, 8 p.m.

Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com The high-energy ’90s alt rock favorites bring hits like “All Star” to a performance at the Tally Ho. Tickets are $45 for general admission, $95 for VIP seats.

Live Music: Summer and Eric

Friday, Sept. 2, 5:30 p.m.

Lost Barrel Brewing, 36138 John Mosby Highway, Middleburg Details: lostbarrel.com This DMV duo plays a fun, eclectic and unexpected mix of music from the past and present, as well as original tunes.

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Gonzo’s Nose Celebrates 25th Anniversary at Tarara The reunion concert featured some former members of the band at the Tarara Summer Concert Series, one of only a couple of shows the band performs each year.

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Live Music: Pool Boys

Friday, Sept. 2, 6 p.m.

MacDowell Brew Kitchen, 202 South St. SE, Leesburg Details: macsbeach.com It’s an evening of alt rock from the 90s and early 2000s with The Pool Boys.

Live Music: Gary Smallwood

Friday, Sept. 2, 6 p.m.

Flying Ace Distillery and Brewery, 40950 Flying Ace Lane, Lovettsville Details: flyingacefarm.com Gary Smallwood returns to Flying Ace with his locally famous classic rock, country rock and blues.

Live Music: Short Hill Mountain Boys

Friday, Sept. 2, 8 p.m.

Monk’s BBQ, 251 N. 21st St., Purcellville Details: monksq.com It’s TGIF time with old-time picking and singing from a local favorite.

Live Music: Draw The Line Aerosmith Tribute

Friday, Sept. 2, 8 p.m.

Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com With accolades from Aerosmith themselves and fans worldwide, Draw The Line is in a league of their own among tribute acts. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $35 for VIP seats.

Live Music: BarBarrick

Saturday, Sept. 3, noon Harpers Ferry Brewing, 37412 Adventure Center Lane, Loudoun Heights Details: facebook.com/harpersferrybrewing It’s an afternoon of acoustic rock from longtime regional favorite John Barrick.

Live Music: Laura Cashman

Saturday, Sept. 3, 1 p.m.

868 Estate Vineyards, 14001 Harpers Ferry Road, Hillsboro Details: 868estatevineyards.com Cashman is a local favorite who plays a wide range of genres. Hits from the 70s and 80s are sure to be part of her playlist, but her favorite decade is the ’90s.

Live Music: Shane Gamble

Saturday, Sept. 3, 2 p.m.

Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Hillsboro Details: breauxvineyards.com Rising country music star Shane Gamble returns to Breaux for an afternoon of great tunes.

Live Music: Just South of 7

Saturday, Sept. 3, 5 p.m.

Lost Barrel Brewing, 36138 John Mosby Highway, Middleburg Details: lostbarrel.com Just South of 7 brings five decades of rock to Lost Barrel.

Live Music: Sidetracked

Saturday, Sept. 3, 6 p.m.

Harvest Gap Brewery, 15485 Purcellville Road, Hillsboro Details: harvestgap.com Enjoy guitar-driven rock ‘n’ roll featuring hits and B-sides from the ’60s through the ’90s.

Live Music: Lost Locals

Saturday, Sept. 3, 6-10 p.m.

MacDowell Brew Kitchen, 202 South St. SE, Leesburg Details: macsbeach.com From rock to funk to pop, they cover it all: from The Beatles to Blondie, from Billy Idol to the Black Crowes and beyond.

Live Music: Crosstown Funk

Saturday, Sept. 3, 6 p.m.

Vanish Farmwoods Brewery, 42245 Black Hops Lane, Lucketts Details: vanishbeer.com Crosstown Funk brings old-school dance, disco and soul tunes to Vanish.

Live Music: Richie Kotzen

Saturday, Sept. 3, 8 p.m.

Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com The guitar virtuoso, singer, songwriter and producer made his name with the hard rock supergroup Winery Dogs. Tickets are $29.75 for general admission, $75 for VIP seats.

Live Music: Rowdy Ace

Sunday, Sept. 4, noon ResQ BBQ, 528B E. Market St., Leesburg Details: resq-bbq.com Kick back with a fun mix of country and rock tunes from Rowdy Ace.

Live Music: Chris Bone

Sunday, Sept. 4, noon Bear Chase Brewing Company, 18294 Blue Ridge Mountain Road, Bluemont Details: bearchasebrew.com Kick back with great tunes from Western Loudoun singer/songwriter and one-man band Chris Bowen of the Bone Show.

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Live Music: Meisha Herron

Sunday, Sept. 4, 2 p.m.

Harpers Ferry Brewing, 37412 Adventure Center Lane, Loudoun Heights Details: facebook.com/harpersferrybrewing Rising star Meisha Herron returns to HFB for an afternoon of soul and blues.

Live Music: Hijynx

Monday, Sept. 5, 2 p.m.

Harvest Gap Brewery, 15485 Purcellville Road, Hillsboro Details: harvestgap.com Soaring vocals, great riffs and rhythm help Northern Virginia-based Hijynx recreate danceable favorites old and new.

THE POOL BOYS Friday, Sept. 2, 6-10 p.m.

MacDowell’s Beach macsbeach.com

HARD SWIMIN’ FISH Friday, Sept. 2, 6-10 p.m.

Hillsboro’s Old Stone School oldstoneschool.org

Live Music: Wayne Snow

BAD ANIMALS – THE HEART TRIBUTE Saturday, Sept. 3, 6-10 p.m.

Tarara Vineyards tararaconcerts.com

Monday, Sept. 5, 2 p.m.

Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Hillsboro Details: breauxvineyards.com Wayne Snow is a singer/songwriter based out of Shepherdstown, WV, with a fun repertoire of indie, folk, pop and rock songs.

Live Music: Zach Deputy

Thursday, Sept. 8, 8 p.m.

Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com Savannah-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Zach Deputy is known for his live looping shows with a style he describes as “island-infused drum and bass gospel ninja soul.” Tickets are $12 for general admission, $35 for VIP seats.

RICHIE KOTZEN Saturday, Sept. 3, 7 p.m. (doors) Tally Ho Theater tallyhotheater.com

LOCO FEST 2022 Sunday, Sept. 4, 2-10 p.m.

868 Estate Vineyards 868estatevineyards.com/events

Why I Love Loudoun: Jody Brady, Director, Round Hill Appalachian Trail Festival Jody Brady first visited Loudoun in 1976 with a college roommate who was from Round Hill.

She fell in love with the open skies, Blue Ridge mountains and the Round Hill Diner.

Brady Fast forward 46 years and Brady now lives in the Blue Ridge mountains of Round Hill and is the director of the Round Hill Appalachian Trail Festival.

Favorite place to eat in Loudoun: BKD Bagels in Purcellville for breakfast or lunch and the new BIA Kitchen in Purcellville for dinner.

Favorite place for a craft beverage: B Chord Brewing Company here in Round Hill. It’s not only a great place to sit outside and drink craft beer, but the owners also bring top-notch music acts to western Loudoun. The brewery hosts the Round Hill Appalachian Trail Festival in June where we celebrate the beauty

of the Trail with brews, bites, tunes and talks.

Best secret place in Loudoun: We just went to see the National Women’s Soccer League team Washington Spirit play at Segra Field in Leesburg for the first time. They’re amazing, and there’s not a bad seat in the stadium.

How did I not know about them before?

The Loudoun United FC soccer team and Old Glory DC rugby team also play at Segra.

What’s a must-see place for an out-of-town visitor: The Town of Hillsboro. A short drive through town takes you past beautiful fieldstone buildings surrounded by mountains and vineyards. Stop at Stoneybrook Farm Market for fresh produce, sandwiches and soups. Hillsborough Winery, Brewery & Vineyard’s patio has amazing views, and other wineries and breweries surround the town. If you time it right, you can catch a concert at the Old Stone School or the Music in the Gap Summer Concert series.

Favorite event in Loudoun: Besides our Round Hill A.T. Festival you mean? First Friday in Leesburg is always fun, and we like the Farmers/ Makers Market at beautiful Williams Gap Vineyard in Round Hill on the last Sunday each month.

What’s a fun little-known fact about Loudoun: J. Russell Smith, considered the “father” of economic geography and agroforestry, was born in Loudoun and came back to live in Round Hill after a renowned academic career. He helped the U.S. Department of Agriculture try to save the American Chestnut from an invasive blight right here in Loudoun. His work continues today with test nurseries, including one at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve.

What is the best place to hike in Loudoun: Bear’s Den Trail Center (Overlook)— an easy walk up to an amazing view of the Shenandoah Valley below. Plus, you’ll find miles of other trails to explore.

If you’re feeling ambitious, test your mettle on the infamous “Roller Coaster” section of the Appalachian Trail.

What’s the highlight of the Round Hill Appalachian Trail Festival you started?

The music! The trail talks! The kids’ activities! The truth is that the music and activities might be what draw a lot of people, but the highlights for me are all the displays by groups like the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont Environmental Council—and more, who share their mission with the community, inspiring us all to care more about the amazing trails and green spaces all around us here in Loudoun. n Visit Loudoun strives to bring tourists to the county, but locals can be tourists too.

In this series we ask Loudoun residents to tell us about the joys, secrets and delights of their own backyard. Discover something new and share your local adventure with Visit Loudoun using #loveloudoun.

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COUNTY OF LOUDOUN, VIRGINIA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM COMBINED PUBLIC NOTICE

(1) NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS (NOI / RROF); AND (2) NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT (FONSI) DATE OF NOTICE: GRANTEE NAME: GRANTEE ADDRESS: TELEPHONE:

September 1, 2022 County of Loudoun, Virginia 1 Harrison Street, SE Leesburg, VA 20175 (703) 771-5718

regulations at 24 CFR Part 58 from NEPA requirements. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at the Loudoun County’s Department of Housing and Community Development, 106 Catoctin Circle SE Leesburg, VA 20175 and is available for public examination and copying, upon request, during normal business hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

PUBLIC COMMENTS Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the Loudoun County’s Department of Housing and Community Development, via email to housing@loudoun.gov or via mail to CDBG Program Manager, PO Box 7000 Leesburg, VA 20177. All comments received by September 16, 2022, will be considered by the County of Loudoun prior to authorizing submittal of a request for release of funds to HUD. Commenters should specify which Notice provided herein they are addressing.

TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES, GROUPS AND PERSONS: The purpose of this notice is to satisfy two (2) separate but related procedural notification requirements for activities to be undertaken by the County of Loudoun, Virginia.

(1) NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS (NOI / RROF) On or about September 19, 2022, the County of Loudoun will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds under Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (P.L. 93-383), to undertake a project funded by the FY 2022 CDBG Program for the purpose of improving the parking lot and lighting at The Good Shepherd Alliance, Inc. facility at 20684 Ashburn Rd, Ashburn, VA 20147 (“Good Shepherd Alliance Facility").

ASSESSED PROJECT Good Shepherd Alliance (parking lot): The Good Shepherd Alliance Facility's existing gravel parking lot will be paved, and enhanced lighting will be installed in the parking lot. These measures are to ensure safe and secure access for program participants and staff. The project will include removing and storing existing parking space wheel stops, grading existing stone to level, adding up to 20 tons of new stone to fill low areas, paving existing parking lot with 3-inch of SM9.5A asphalt (estimate 460 tons); re-install parking space wheel stops, install six (6) 20-foot above ground fiberglass direct burial poles with LED fixture heads, trench power supply lines to new asphalt and bore under new asphalt to connect power supply lines to 200 amp panel at building. The total project budget is approximately $95,865.00, of which $75,892.00 will be provided through a grant of the Loudoun County CDBG Program (FY 2022).

The project is anticipated to start in Calendar Year 2022 and be completed in Calendar Year 2023.

(2) NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT (FONSI) The County of Loudoun has determined that the above-identified project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. The subject project is assessed under HUD

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NOTICE OF TOWN COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE 9 USE STANDARDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF POTENTIALLY REVISING THE CONTENTS OF SECTION 9.3.12.2 DOGGY DAY CARE 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, September 13, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176 to consider Zoning Ordinance Amendment TLOA-2021-0004 to potentially revise the following Section of the Zoning Ordinance: Sec. 9.3.12.12 Doggy Day Care, to add additional use standards for this use including indoor animal space requirements.

Copies and additional information regarding the proposed Zoning Ordinance amendment are available at the Department of Planning and Zoning located on the second floor of the Leesburg Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176, during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or by calling Scott E. Parker, AICP, Senior Planning Project Manager at 703-771-2771.

Mr. Parker can also be reached by email at sparker@leesburgva.gov. This proposed zoning ordinance amendment is identified as case number TLOA-2021-0004.

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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ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION The County of Loudoun certifies to HUD that Ms. Valmarie Turner, in her capacity as Assistant County Administrator, consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process, and these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the County of Loudoun to use CDBG funds.

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS HUD will accept objections to its release of funds and the County of Loudoun’s certification received through October 4, 2022, or a period of fifteen (15) days from its receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following basis: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the County of Loudoun; (b) the County of Loudoun has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations pursuant to 24 CFR Part 58; (c) the County of Loudoun or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the projects are unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Section 58.76), and shall be addressed to the CPD Director, HUD Washington, DC Field Office, via email to Michael.D.Rose@hud.gov, or by calling (202) 275-6266. Potential objectors should contact HUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period.

Ms. Valmarie Turner, Assistant County Administrator Loudoun County 1 Harrison Street, SE Leesburg, VA 20175 9/1/22

TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PURSUANT TO SECTION 15.2-2507 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, 1950, AS AMENDED, TO CONSIDER A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION Pursuant to Section 15.2-2507 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL will hold a public hearing on September 13, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chamber, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia to consider the following amendments: A supplemental appropriation of American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funding in the amount of $2,963,836.50 to the Fiscal Year 2023 budget, which exceeds one percent of the total expenditures shown in the Fiscal Year 2023 adopted budget totalling $153,248,631.

A copy of any additional information regarding the proposed amendment is available in the office of the Clerk of Council located at 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) or by calling (703) 771-2720 and asking for Clark G. Case, Director of Finance and Administrative Services.

At this hearing all persons desiring to express their views regarding these matters will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations should contact the Clerk of Council at (703) 771-2733, three days in advance. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711.

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Legal Notices NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LOUDOUN COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF LOUDOUN, VIRGINIA IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $394,252,000

Civil Action No. 22-4013 ORDER THERE HAVING BEEN PRESENTED to the Court the following resolutions adopted by the Loudoun County School Board (the “School Board”) and the Board of Supervisors of Loudoun County, Virginia (the “Board of Supervisors”), respectively: (a) A copy of a resolution adopted by the School Board on May 24, 2022, requesting the Board of Supervisors to request this Court to order an election in the County of Loudoun, Virginia (the “County”) on the question of issuing general obligation bonds in the maximum amount of $315,885,000 for certain school capital projects including, inter alia, HS-14 Dulles North High School, School Security Improvements, School Bus Replacement and Acquisition, Valley Service Center Traffic Signal, Park View HS Renovation/Replacement, and LCPS Facility Renewals and Alterations; and (b) A certified copy of a resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors on June 21, 2022, finding it advisable to contract a debt and issue general obligation capital improvement bonds in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $394,252,000 to finance school capital projects and other County capital projects as stated therein, and requesting this Court to order a special election for this purpose; and IT APPEARING TO THE COURT that such resolutions have been duly adopted and that a special election for the purpose set forth herein is authorized pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 15.2- 2610 and 15.2-2611; it is hereby ADJUDGED, ORDERED and DECREED as follows: 1. Such resolutions are approved and are hereby filed.

2. The regular election officers of the County shall, on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, that being a day not less than eighty-one (81) days from the date hereof and being the same day as the general elec-

tion, hold a Special Election in accordance with § 24.2-681 et seq. of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, and take the sense of the qualified voters of the County on the following questions regarding contracting a debt and issuing general obligation bonds of the County in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $394,252,000 for the purposes set forth in such resolutions.

3. The ballot to be used at the election shall pose the questions in substantially the following form: School Projects QUESTION: Shall the County of Loudoun, Virginia contract a debt and issue its general obligation capital improvement bonds in the maximum principal amount of $268,224,000 to finance, in whole or in part, the design, construction, equipping and other costs of HS-14 Dulles North High School, School Security Improvements, Valley Service Center Traffic Signal, Park View HS Renovation/Replacement, and LCPS Facility Renewals and Alterations; and the costs of other public school facilities as requested by the Loudoun County School Board? ( ) YES ( ) NO Public Facility Projects QUESTION: Shall the County of Loudoun, Virginia contract a debt and issue its general obligation capital improvement bonds in the maximum principal amount of $74,714,000 to finance, in whole or in part, the design, construction, equipping and other costs of Fire and Rescue Station #04- Round Hill Station Replacement, and the costs of other public safety facilities approved in the County’s Capital Improvement Program; and Western Loudoun Recreation Center, and the costs of other public park, recreational and community center projects approved in the County’s Capital Improvement Program? ( ) YES ( ) NO Transportation Projects QUESTION: Shall the County of Loudoun, Virginia contract a debt and

LOUDOUN COUNTY WILL BE ACCEPTING SEALED COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS FOR: GRANTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, RFP No. 540782 until prior to 4:00 p.m., local “Atomic Time”, September 29, 2022.

Solicitation forms may be obtained 24 hours a day by visiting our web site at www.loudoun.gov/procurement. If you do not have access to the Internet, call (703) 777-0403, M - F, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

WHEN CALLING, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ANY TYPE OF DISABILITY IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCUREMENT. 9/1/22

issue its general obligation capital improvement bonds in the maximum principal amount of $51,314,000 to finance, in whole or in part, the design, construction and other costs of the following transportation improvements: Crosstrail Boulevard Segment C (Sycolin Road to Dulles Greenway), a roundabout at Route 15 and Braddock Road, a roundabout at Route 50 and Everfield Drive, Route 7 Improvements Phase 2 (Route 7 & Route 690 Interchange), Route 7 Improvements Phase 3 (Route 9 & Dulles Greenway, Segment 2), an overpass across Sterling Boulevard at the W&OD Trail, and the costs of other public road and transportation projects approved in the County’s Capital Improvement Program? ( ) YES ( ) NO 4. The election shall be conducted, the ballots counted, and the returns made and canvassed in the manner provided by law, and the results thereof shall be certified to this Court, to the State Board of Elections and to the Board of Supervisors.

5. A copy of this Order shall serve as the Writ of Election. The Clerk of this Court shall forthwith send two certified copies of this Order to the Loudoun County Sheriff. Upon receipt, the Sheriff shall forthwith serve one certified copy of this Order upon the General Registrar of the County at the following address: Judy Brown, General Registrar 750 Miller Drive, SE, Suite C Leesburg, Virginia 20175.

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

JJ041604-05-00; JJ043080-03-00; JJ043081-03-00; JJ043082-03-00

Loudoun Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Diana Gissel Medina Lainez, Gabrielle Medina Lainez, Adrienna Medina Lainez & Karen Elizabeth Medina Lainez Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v.

Jose Medina, Putative Father The object of this suit is to hold a dispositional hearing for child in need of services case, pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-278.4 for Diana Gissel Medina Lainez, Gabrielle Medina Lainez, Adrienna Medina Lainez & Karen Elizabeth Medina Lainez.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Jose Medina, Putative Father appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his interests on or before September 28, 2022 at 3:00 p.m 9/1, 9/8, 9/15 & 9/22/22

ABC LICENSE

Upon execution, the Sheriff shall file his return of service with this Court.

6. The Clerk of this Court shall forthwith send a certified copy of this Order to the State Board of Elections and to the Loudoun County Attorney.

7. Pursuant to Va. Code § 15.2-2610, the County of Loudoun shall cause a copy of this Order, preceded by the caption, “NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION”, to be published in a newspaper published or having general circulation in the County. Such publication shall be made at least once but not less than ten (10) days before the election.

Entered this 22 day of July, 2022. Hon. Stephen E. Sincavage 9/1/22

My Home Thai Inc., trading as My Home Thai Bistro II, 19890 Belmont Chase Dr., Ashburn, VA 20147 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA AlCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Wine and Beer On and Off Premisesand Mixed Beverages license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Anuchit S., President 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.

8/25 & 9/1/22

COUNTY OF LOUDOUN, VIRGINIA

AVAILABILITY OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2021 The Loudoun County Office of Housing has prepared a Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for Federal Fiscal Year 2021 on the performance of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program within the County for the period from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022, to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Copies of the draft CAPER for Federal Fiscal Year 2021 will be available beginning Friday, September 9, 2022, until Friday, September 23, 2022. Copies of the proposed CAPER are available and may be examined at Loudoun County’s Department of Housing and Community Development, 106 Catoctin Circle SE Leesburg, VA 20175, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The CAPER is also available online at www.loudoun.gov/cdbg. Written comments on the CAPER may be submitted to the attention of the CDBG Program Manager, Eileen Barnhard, at housing@loudoun.gov. For questions, please call 703-737-8323/TTY-711.

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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, September 14, 2022, in order to consider:

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AMENDMENTS TO THE ADMINSITRATIVE PLAN FOR LOUDOUN COUNTY HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM

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Pursuant to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations at 24 CFR Part 903, the Board of Supervisors hereby gives notice that it intends to conduct a public hearing for the purpose of considering and adopting amendments to the Administrative Plan for Loudoun County Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. The Administrative Plan establishes policies for Loudoun County to implement the HCV Program in a manner consistent with HUD requirements, local goals, and objectives contained in the Administrative Plan.

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A copy of the full text of the above-referenced Administrative Plan and the proposed amendments may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Department of Housing & Community Development, Front Desk, 1st Floor, 106 Catoctin Circle SE, Leesburg, VA 20175 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or call (703) 737-8213 to request hard copies or electronic copies. 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”).

LOUDOUN COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN The Loudoun County Department of Housing and Community Development has prepared the CDBG Citizen Participation Plan pursuant to Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 42 United States Code 5301, et seq., and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations at 24 Code of Federal Regulations Subtitle A §91.105. The purpose of the hearing is to share the draft citizen participation plan, obtain citizens’ views and to respond to questions. All citizens and organizations are invited to present their views and comments.

A complete copy of the full text of the proposed Citizen Participation Plan are available and may be examined at the Loudoun County Department of Housing and Community Development, 106 Catoctin Circle S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Plan is also available online at www.loudoun.gov/cdbg. Written comments on the Plan may be submitted to the attention of the CDBG Program Manager at the Department of Housing and Community Development, Post Office Box 7000, Leesburg, Virginia 20177 or by email to Eileen Barnhard at Eileen.barnhard@loudoun.gov through September 13, 2022.

ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A NEW CHAPTER OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LOUDOUN COUNTY Affordable Housing Land Development Application and Development Permit Fee Waiver Program Pursuant to Virginia Code §§15.2-1427 and 15.2-958.4 the Board of Supervisors gives notice of its intention to propose for passage an ordinance to establish a new Chapter: “Affordable Housing Land Development Application and Development Permit Fee Waiver Program” (“Program”), of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County. The proposed ordinance would establish the Program which allows the waiver of fees associated with Affordable Housing Land Development Applications or Affordable Housing Development Permit applications for qualified applicants and developments. The Program contains provisions, including but not limited to: • Eligible only to affordable housing developments for low or moderate income households exclusively.

• Both types of residential units (for rental units and for sale units), all types of developments (construction, preservation, and/or rehabilitation/renovation), and any development size (small or large) may be eligible for the Program, provided the development consists exclusively of affordable housing.

• Excludes zoning map amendment applications (ZMAP), zoning concept plan amendment applications (ZCPA), and applications that are not exclusively affordable housing developments.

• §501 (c)(3) organizations and private-sector entities may apply.

• The affordable housing units must serve low/moderate income households for a period of for no less than thirty (30) years, which would be insured through the recordation of restrictive covenants on the property.

• The affordable housing development must be completed within three (3) years upon approval of the fee waiver, which may be extended (1) year by the Director.

• The Board delegates the authority to approve/deny Program applications to the Director of the County’s Department of Building and Development (“Director”).

• The Board may determine the maximum amount of fee waiver each fiscal year, starting in 2024.

inspection at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-777-0200. 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 link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).

ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A NEW SECTION OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LOUDOUN COUNTY Chapter 656 - Conduct in WMATA Facilities and Vehicles Pursuant to Virginia Code §§15.2-1427 and 15.2-958, the Board of Supervisors gives notice of its intention to create Chapter 656 of the County of Loudoun Codified Ordinances. The purpose of this addition is to regulate conduct in Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority facilities and vehicles so as to provide for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the County and for the preservation of peace and good order by regulating conduct in and around certain modes of public transportation operated by WMATA. The proposed creation of Chapter 656 will be effective upon adoption by the Board of Supervisors.

A complete copy of the full text of the above-referenced proposed ordinance amendment is on file and available for public inspection at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-777-0200. 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 link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).

AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 482 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LOUDOUN COUNTY Parking Garages and Surface Lots Pursuant to Virginia Code §§15.2-1427 and 46.2-1216, et seq., the Board of Supervisors gives notice of its intention to amend each section of Chapter 482, Parking Garages and Surfaces Lots, of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County. The purpose of the proposed amendments is to: add “on-street parking” to the parking areas subject to the regulations set forth in Chapter 482, to allow virtual permits for permitted on-street parking, and to correct non-substantive grammatical and/or typographical errors throughout the Chapter.

A complete copy of the full text of the proposed amendments for the above-referenced ordinance is on file and available for public inspection at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-777-0200. 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”).

AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 484 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LOUDOUN COUNTY Parking Meters

Pursuant to Virginia Code §§15.2-1427 and 46.2-1216, et seq., the Board of Supervisors gives notice of its intention to amend Chapter 484, Parking Meters, of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County. The proposed amendments to the ordinance include: amending the title “Parking Meters” to “On-street Meters and Permit Parking,” include permit parking as a method of managing parking in the County, allow for the issuance of virtual permits to residents, eliminate outdated criminal enforcement terminology, and correct non-substantive grammatical and/or typographical errors throughout the Chapter.

A complete copy of the full text of the ordinance, including the proposed amendments, is on file and available for public inspection at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-777-0200. 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”).

ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A NEW CHAPTER OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LOUDOUN COUNTY Chapter 485 - Residential Parking Management Areas

The proposed ordinance will be effective upon enactment. Notwithstanding, there will be no funding for the Program for fiscal year 2023. Subject to budget feasibility, funding of the Program will begin by fiscal year 2024, and continue during successive years, with the delegated authority to the Director to be decided by the Board of Supervisors as part of the County’s annual budget process, to be effective for the following fiscal year.

Pursuant to Virginia Code §§15.2-1427 and 46.2-1230, the Board of Supervisors gives notice of its intention to adopt Chapter 485, Residential Parking Management Areas, of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County. The proposed ordinance would allow the establishment of on-street permit parking in administratively defined Parking Management Areas (PMA) and provides eligibility criteria for purchasing an annual residential parking permit for designated permit parking spaces within a PMA.

A complete copy of the full text of the above-referenced proposed ordinance is on file and available for public

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Legal Notices A complete copy of the full text of the above-referenced proposed chapter is on file and available for public inspection at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-777-0200.

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 CONVEYANCE OF COUNTY PROPERTY Conveyance of Easements to Northern Virginia Electrical Cooperative

Pursuant to Virginia Code §15.2-1800 et seq., the Board of Supervisors shall consider conveying fiber and power utility easements over PIN 278-49-1882, commonly known as 21101 Evergreen Mills Road, to Northern Virginia Electrical Cooperative (NOVEC). The proposed easements are fifteen (15) feet wide and approximately eighty (80) feet long. The easements would be used to supply new, upgraded services to the Bell Atlantic Cell Tower, which is owned and operated by Crown Castle Towers, for use by DISH Wireless to enhance local 5G network services. The easements are located on the western edge of the County Solid Waste Management Facility (Landfill), north of The Woods Road, in the Little River (formerly Catoctin) Election District.

Copies of exhibits showing the location(s) of the above-listed conveyance(s) and associated documents are available for review and may be examined at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or call (703) 777-0200. 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”).

During this review, land less than 5 acres, or 20 acres or greater, in size that is currently enrolled in the District will be automatically renewed. However, any parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres will be ineligible for renewal and inclusion within the District unless the owner submits an application on forms provided by the Department of Planning and Zoning and one or more of the following criteria is met: 1. Management Plan that specifically states that the property owner(s) are accumulating the required 5-year production records in order to qualify for agricultural, to include horticulture, land use tax deferral.

2. Animal Husbandry including Equine uses (commercial or non-commercial) with a Management Plan that relates the pasture carrying capacity to limit the number of animals allowed.

3. Forests and woodlands with a management plan that specifies the actions required to maintain and enhance the stands.

4. Wetlands, flood plains, streams and/or rivers that have Management Plans that set forth the terms for their maintenance and enhancement.

During this review, land within the District may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, at the owner’s discretion by filing a written notice with the Board of Supervisors at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District.

Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the Hillbrook Agricultural and Forestal District, were notified by certified mail of the District’s review.

Parcel Listings: Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

384375867000

/46/////////6/

227.57

385184020000

/46//24/////7/

13.82

/46////////50/

10 151.12

PROPOSED CONVEYANCE OF COUNTY PROPERTY

PIN 311353202000

/47///3/////1/

10

Pursuant to Virginia Code §15.2-1800, the Board of Supervisors shall consider conveying three parcels of County-owned property, consisting together of approximately 6.42 acres and all improvements thereon, to the Piedmont Environmental Council. The subject property is located on the south side of John Mosby Highway (Route 50), east of Meetinghouse Lane (Route 732) and west of New Mountain Road (Route 631) in Aldie, Virginia, in the Little River (formerly Blue Ridge) Election District. The subject property is more particularly described below:

347278146000

/46/B/1/////5/

5.68

347279770000

/46/B/1/////6/

3

385205336000

Conveyance of Approximately 6.42 Acres of Real Property to the Piedmont Environmental Council

PIN

ADDRESS

ACRES

ZONING

PIN

347281088000

/46/B/1/////7/

3

385493728000

/46////////19/

348261506000

/46/A/2/////3A

1.39

386186519000

/46///5/////1/

5

348265830000

/46/A/2/////4/

5

386207289000

/46///1/////1A

10

348397542000

/47/////////5A

3

387497678000

/46//16/////1/

33.3

361-45-5744

39469 John Mosby Hwy

3.21

RC, A3 & AR2

348463955000

/46/////////8B

16.6

418197302000

/37/C/1/////3/

0.56

361-45-8246

39483 John Mosby Hwy

0.50

RC

348483672000

/46/A/1/////B/

32.02

420106596000

/46////////21A

66.75

361-45-9838

39491 John Mosby Hwy

2.71

A3 & RC

348494012000

/46////////14D

11.45

420177513000

/45////////65A

10.03

349207633000

/47////////10B

20

420264793000

/45////////87D

22.21

349251308000

/46////////50E

11.73

420284351000

/45////////88/

246.5

349253193000

/46//13/////2/

13.1

420407144000

/46/////////2A

64

349259862000

/46//13/////1/

5.85

421156494000

/45////////53A

10

350370285000

/46////////55A

7

421192134000

/45////////60A

6

Copies of the plat(s) showing the location(s) of the above-listed conveyance(s) and associated documents are available for review and may be examined at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-777-0200. 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”).

383157096000

/46/////////1/

90.25

421203121000

/46////////24D

12.01

APPL-2021-0002

383262181000

/46/////////4C

3

421288243000

/45////////63/

103.25

APPEAL OF ZCOR-2019-0172

383355024000

/37////////37/

150.29

421351997000

/45////////65B

15.01

CLS Bldg C, LC; CLS Phase 1, LC; CLS Phase II, LC; and Comstock Loudoun Station L.C., of Reston, Virginia, have submitted an application for an appeal of the November 12, 2019, Zoning Administrator determination, ZCOR-2019-0172, which granted approval of administrative changes to the approved Concept Development Plan for ZCPA-2015-0014, Loudoun Station Gramercy District, pursuant to Section 6-1216(A) of the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance, including a modification to the road network for the Loudoun Station Gramercy District and an alteration to the orientation of some buildings within the Loudoun Station Gramercy District. The subject property is zoned PD-TRC (Planned Development-Transit Related Center) under the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance and is also located 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 10.7 acres in size and is located north of the Dulles Greenway (Route 267) and south of Shellhorn Road (Route 643) in Ashburn, Virginia, in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 089-36-1174 and is owned by Au Loudoun Station, LLC.

383362307000

/46/////////4A

4.39

422303507000

/46////////36A

72.17

384354504000

/46/////////2/

26.3

422491222000

/45////////60/

114.71

384355168000

/46/////////6A

5.26

454498344000

/36//29/////9/

9.33

REVIEW AND RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE HILLBROOK AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT The current period of the Hillbrook Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on December 18, 2022.

The District has a four-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of 20 acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC), and the Planning Commission to conduct a review in order to determine whether to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Parcels currently enrolled in the District are located within an area generally south of the Town of Hamilton, east of Taylor Road (Route 726) and generally west and north of Shelburne Glebe Road (Route 729), in the Catoctin Election District.

The ADAC held a public meeting on May 16, 2022, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate the Hillbrook Agricultural and Forestal District, and to review renewal applications and requests for withdrawal of land from the District. The reports and recommendations of the ADAC and the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, will be considered by the Board of Supervisors at its public hearing.

In accordance with Section 15.2-4307 of the Code of Virginia, the applications may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by calling 703-7770246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies or electronically at: https://www.loudoun.gov/adac (5-16-2022 ADAC Meeting under Agendas and Bylaws). Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).

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Legal Notices REVIEW AND RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE NEW FEATHERBED AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT The current period of the New Featherbed Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on November 3, 2022. The District has a four-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of 40 acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC), and the Planning Commission to conduct a review in order to determine whether to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Parcels currently enrolled in the District are located within an area generally on the south side, and south, of the Goose Creek, east of Wancopin Creek, west of Cobb House Road (Route 629) and Oatlands Road (Route 650), and north of John Mosby Highway (Route 50), in the Little River (formerly Blue Ridge) Election District.

During this review, land less than 5 acres, or 20 acres or greater, in size that is currently enrolled in the District will be automatically renewed. However, any parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres will be ineligible for renewal and inclusion within the District unless the owner submits an application on forms provided by the Department of Planning and Zoning and one or more of the following criteria is met: 1. Management Plan that specifically states that the property owner(s) are accumulating the required 5-year production records in order to qualify for agricultural, to include horticulture, land use tax deferral.

2. Animal Husbandry including Equine uses (commercial or non-commercial) with a Management Plan that relates the pasture carrying capacity to limit the number of animals allowed.

3. Forests and woodlands with a management plan that specifies the actions required to maintain and enhance the stands.

4. Wetlands, flood plains, streams and/or rivers that have Management Plans that set forth the terms for their maintenance and enhancement.

During this review, land within the District may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, at the owner’s discretion by filing a written notice with the Board of Supervisors at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District.

Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the New Featherbed Agricultural and Forestal District, were notified by certified mail of the District’s review.

Parcel Listings: PIN

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

PIN

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

431264518000

/88////////41A

115.48

466393875000

/88/////////6/

175.61

431479465000

/88//27/////1/

40

467282312000

/88/////////9/

2.64

466196389000

/88/////////7A

15.3

501301846000

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The ADAC held a public meeting on May 16, 2022, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate the New Featherbed Agricultural and Forestal District, and to review renewal applications and requests for withdrawal of land from the District. The reports and recommendations of the ADAC and the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, will be considered by the Board of Supervisors at its public hearing.

In accordance with Section 15.2-4307 of the Code of Virginia, the applications may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by calling 703-7770246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies or electronically at: https://www.loudoun.gov/adac (5-16-2022 ADAC Meeting under Agendas and Bylaws). Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: : www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).

ZMAP-2021-0012 COMPASS CREEK SECTION 4 (Zoning Map Amendment)

Leesburg Commercial LC of Fairfax, Virginia has submitted an application to rezone approximately 10.03 acres from the PD-CC(SC) (Planned Development – Commercial Center – Small Regional Center) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-IP (Planned Development – Industrial Park) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to permit all principal and accessory uses permitted in the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, at a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.60 (up to 1.0 by Special Exception). The subject property is located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contour and the Limestone Overlay District. The subject property is approximately 10.03acres in size and is located south of Battlefield Parkway on the east side of the Dulles Greenway (Route 276) and the west side of Compass Creek Parkway in the Leesburg (formerly Catoctin) Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 234-38-2596. The area is governed by the policies of the 2019

General Plan (Leesburg Joint Management Area (Leesburg Joint Land Management Area Employment Place Type)) which designate this area for a range of light and General Industry uses at a recommended FAR of up to 1.0.

ZMAP-2021-0006, SPEX-2021-0022, ZMOD-2021-0020, ZMOD-2021-0023 & ZMOD-2021-0024 HYDE PARK (Zoning Map Amendment, Special Exception & Zoning Ordinance Modifications)

38 BL 154 Owner, LLC of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, has submitted applications for the following: 1) To rezone approximately 57.61 acres from the PD-OP (Planned Development – Office Park) zoning district and PD-H3 (Planned Development – Housing 3) administered as the PD-OP zoning district to the R-16 ADU (Townhouse/Multi-family, ADU Development Regulations) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to develop up to 779 residential units, consisting of a maximum of 432 single-family attached residential units and a maximum of 347 multifamily residential units, at a density approximately 13.52 dwelling units per acre; and 2) A Special Exception to permit the modification of the minimum yard requirements for ADU developments in the R-16 ADU zoning district. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed modification of the minimum yard requirements for ADU developments in the R-16 ADU zoning district is listed as a Special Exception under Section 7-903(C)(3). The applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance Modification(s): ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION

PROPOSED MODIFICATION

§3-602, R-16 Townhouse/Multifamily Residential, Size and Location.

Increase the maximum district size from 25 acres to 58 acres.

§3-607(B)(2), R-16 Townhouse/Multifamily Residential, Building Requirements, Multifamily, Building Height.

Increase the permitted maximum building height from 45 feet to 60 feet without providing an additional setback from streets or from lot lines in addition to each of the required minimum yard dimensions.

§5-1403(B), Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Road Corridor Buffer Setbacks, Road Corridor Buffer and Setbacks Matrix, Table 5-1403(B).

Reduce the required building setback from 100 feet to 75 feet along Belmont Ridge Road.

AND Reduce the required building setback from 75 feet to 52 feet along Broadlands Boulevard, and from 75 feet to 45 feet along a proposed Broadlands Boulevard right turn lane for a proposed site entrance north of Glebe View Drive (Route 2348)

The subject property is approximately 57.61 acres in size and is located south of the Dulles Greenway (Route 267) in the northeast corner of the intersection of Belmont Ridge Road (Route 659) and Broadlands Boulevard (Route 640) in the Ashburn Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 154-19-9491. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use Place Type)), which designates this area for a mix of Residential, Commercial, Entertainment, Cultural, and Recreational uses as a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) up to 1.0.

ZCPA-2021-0006 MERRITT AT ASHBROOK LOT 4 (Zoning Concept Plan Amendment)

Merritt-AB4, LLC of Baltimore, Maryland, has submitted an application to amend the existing proffers and concept development plan (“CDP”) approved with ZMAP-1994- 0012 in order to reduce the building setback from Route 7 from 300 feet to 200 feet so that an additional 34,000 square-foot building can be constructed on the property. The property is currently developed with a 72,492 square foot, two-story office building with associated surface parking. The resulting change would increase the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) from approximately 0.24 to 0.35. The subject property is located within the Planned Development – Industrial Park (PD-IP) zoning district and within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 noise contour. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance. The subject property is approximately 7.07 acres in size and is located south of Harry Byrd Highway (Route 2020) and on the east side of Ashbrook Place in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 057-47-2346 with an address of 2009 Ashbrook Place, Ashburn, Virginia. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use Place Type)), which designate this area for compact, pedestrian friendly mix of Residential, Commercial, Entertainment, Cultural and Recreational uses at a recommended FAR of up to 1.0.

CMPT-2021-0014 & SPEX-2021-0053 MILESTONE TOWERS MICKIE GORDON PARK (Commission Permit & Special Exception)

Leonard Forkas of Milestone Tower Limited Partnership IV, of Reston, Virginia has submitted applications for the following: 1) Commission approval to permit a 150-foot-tall Telecommunications Monopole

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Legal Notices with a two-foot-tall lightning rod at the top of pole inside a 50 by 50 square-foot related equipment compound in the AR-2 (Agricultural Rural) zoning district; and 2) a Special Exception to permit a 150-foottall Telecommunications Monopole with a two-foot-tall lightning rod at the top of pole inside a related equipment compound in the AR-2 zoning district. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance. The proposed use requires a Commission Permit in accordance with Section 6-1101 and is listed as a Special Exception use in Table 2-202 of Section 2-202 and under Section 5-618(B)(2).

The subject property is approximately 99.89 acres in size and is located on the north side of U.S. Route 50 and the west side of Carters Farm Lane (Route 627) at 23229 Carters Farm Lane, Middleburg, Virginia, in the Little River (formerly Blue Ridge) Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 503-40-4063. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Rural Policy Area (Rural South Place Type)), which designate this area for Open Space, Passive Recreational, Agricultural, Agricultural supportive business, Equestrian facilities, and very low-density Residential uses at a recommended density of up to one dwelling unit per 40 acres or one dwelling unit per 15 acres equivalent for optional Residential clustering in large-lot subdivisions.

ZMAP-2021-0007, ZMOD-2021-0025, ZMOD-2021-0026, ZMOD-2021-0027 & ZMOD-2021-0028 INNOVATION MULTIFAMILY (Zoning Map Amendment & Zoning Ordinance Modifications)

Greystar Development East, LLC of McLean, Virginia, has submitted an application to rezone approximately 4.8 acres from the R-1 (Single Family Residential) 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 develop a maximum of 415 attached multifamily dwelling units at a proposed maximum density of 86.46 dwelling units per acre and a maximum 1,500 of nonresidential uses.

The applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s): ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION

PROPOSED MODIFICATION

§4-802, PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Size, Location, and Components.

Reduce the PD-TC minimum zoning district size from 30 acres to 4 acres.

§4-802, PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Size, Location, and Components.

Allow the Town Center Core to be located within 10,000 feet of another Town Center Core.

§4-802(A), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Size, Location and Components, Town Center Core.

Eliminate the requirement for vertically integrated buildings.

§4-802(A), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Size, Location and Components, Town Center Core.

Reduce the Town Center Core minimum size from 10 acres to four acres.

§4-805(A)(3)(a), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Lot Requirements, Town Center Core, Yards, Front.

Increase the maximum front yard setback from 25 feet to 35 feet.

§4-805(C)(2), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Lot Requirements, Other yard requirements, Adjacent to Other Districts.

Reduce the minimum building and parking setback from 20 feet to 15 feet.

AND Reduce the minimum setback for outdoor storage and loading from 35 feet to 5 feet.

§4-806(A), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Building Requirements, Lot Coverage.

Eliminate the 0.80 maximum lot coverage requirement in the Town Center Fringe.

§4-806(B)(1)(a), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Building Requirements, Building Height, Town Center Core, Maximum Height.

Increase the maximum building height from 60 feet to 85 feet.

§4-808(A)(2), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Generally.

Eliminate the requirement for a town green.

§4-808(A)(3), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Generally.

Allow for a maximum of up to 100% of the total gross floor area to be devoted to residential use.

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

Eliminate the requirement for civic or public uses.

§4-808(A)(5), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Generally.

Eliminate the requirement for on-street parking.

§4-808(A)(8), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Generally.

Eliminate the requirement for 12 foot sidewalks in the Town Center Core.

§4-808(A)(11), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Generally.

Eliminate the requirement for above grade parking structures to be compatible with nearby building architecture.

§4-808(B)(1), PD-TC Planned Development –Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Town Center Core.

Eliminate the requirement for blocks in the Town Center Core.

ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION

PROPOSED MODIFICATION

§4-808(B)(2), PD-TC Planned Development –Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Town Center Core.

Eliminate the requirement for block frontages to be occupied by pedestrian oriented businesses on the ground floor.

§4-808(D), PD-TC Planned Development –Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Access from Major Roads.

Allow the primary access to the district to be from a residential neighborhood street.

§5-1102(D) and Table 5-1102, Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements, Number of Parking and Loading Spaces Required, Parking and Loading Requirement by Use.

Reduce the parking requirements to 1.25 parking spaces per residential unit and 0.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of nonresidential uses

§5-1303(A)(1), Tree Planting and Replacement, Canopy Requirements, Site Planning.

Allow the 10% tree canopy requirement to be calculated based on the land area of the property in lieu of the limits of the rezoning.

§5-1403(B) Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks, Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks Matrix, Table 5-1403 (B).

Reduce the required building setback from 75 feet to 20 feet and the required parking setback from 35 feet to 15 feet along Innovation Avenue and Davis Drive.

AND Allow for a Buffer Type 1 along Innovation Avenue and Davis Drive in lieu of a Buffer Type 2.

§5-1403(D) Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks, Road Corridor Buffer Width and Plant Requirements, Table 5-1403(D).

Reduce the Type 1 required road corridor buffer width from 10 feet to eight feet.

§5-1404(B) Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Buffer Yards, Use Buffer Yard Matrix, Table 5-1404(B).

Eliminate the buffer requirements along the northern property line.

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, within the QN (Quarry Notification) Overlay District- Loudoun Note Area, and partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District). The subject property is approximately 7.11 acres in size and is located north of Innovation Avenue (Route 209) and east of Sully Road (Route 28), in the Sterling (formerly Broad Run) Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN 035-27-7033. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Urban Policy Area (Urban Transit Center Place Type)) which designate this area for a range of Residential, Retail, Office, Entertainment, and Community Activity uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of up to 2.0.

ZCPA-2021-0002 & ZMOD-2021-0032 ONE LOUDOUN

(Zoning Concept Plan Amendment & Zoning Ordinance Modification) KRG Ashburn Loudoun Uptown, LLC of Indianapolis, IN, has submitted an application 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; ZCPA-2015-0013, One Loudoun; ZMAP-2018-0005, ZMAP-2018-0006, and ZCPA-2018-0005, One Loudoun in order to: a) to increase the residential density by 1,745 multifamily units for a total residential density in the PD-TC (Planned Development – Town Center) zoning district of a 0.68 Floor Area Ratio (FAR) and to decrease the amount of nonresidential density from 3,598,400 to 2,813,850 square feet for a total non-residential density in the PD-TC zoning district of a 0.52 FAR. The application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance. The Applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s): ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION

PROPOSED MODIFICATION

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

Eliminate the civic space requirement.

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

Increase the maximum building height to 150 feet

§4-808(A)(3), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Generally.

Increase the maximum allowable percentage of gross floor area for residential use from 50 percent to 60 percent.

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Legal Notices The subject property is located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, between the Ldn 60-65, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60, aircraft noise contours, and located 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 Russell Branch Parkway (Route 1061), in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows: PIN

PROPERTY ADDRESS

057-38-6693

N/A

057-29-5356

N/A

057-29-2150

N/A

057-29-6579

N/A

057-19-4669

N/A

057-20-1127

N/A

057-19-7846

N/A

057-19-7846-001

44669 ENDICOTT DR, ASHBURN, VA

057-19-7846-002

44661 ENDICOTT DR, ASHBURN, VA

057-19-7846-003

44675 ENDICOTT DR, ASHBURN, VA

057-19-7846-004

44675 ENDICOTT DR, ASHBURN, VA

057-10-3053

N/A

057-10-3053-001

20320 EXCHANGE ST, ASHBURN VA

057-10-3053-002 057-10-3053-003 057-10-3053-004

44819 ATWATER DR, ASHBURN, VA 44719 ENDICOTT DR, ASHBURN, VA 44719 ENDICOTT DR, ASHBURN, VA

057-19-7783

N/A

057-19-8211

20522 EASTHAMPTON PLZ, ASHBURN, VA

057-19-8588

N/A

057-19-6686

20575 EASTHAMPTON PLZ, ASHBURN, VA

058-49-7270

20613 EASTHAMPTON PLZ, ASHBURN, VA

058-49-8866

20405 EXCHANGE ST, ASHBURN, VA

058-49-9345

20427 EXCHANGE ST, ASHBURN, VA

058-49-8130

44679 PROVINCETOWN DR, ASHBURN, VA

058-49-9721

20473 EXCHANGE ST, ASHBURN, VA

058-40-3555

44742 BRIMFIELD DR, ASHBURN, VA

058-40-2526

44755 BRIMFIELD DR, ASHBURN, VA

058-40-1649

44726 BRIMFIELD DR, ASHBURN, VA

058-40-0867 057-10-0483 057-10-1684

20416 EXCHANGE ST, ASHBURN, VA 44703 THORNDIKE ST, ASHBURN, VA 44715 THORNDIKE ST, ASHBURN, VA

057-10-3486

44735 THORNDIKE ST, ASHBURN, VA

PIN

PROPERTY ADDRESS

057-10-4978

44786 BRIMFIELD DR, ASHBURN, VA

057-10-4315

N/A

057-10-2808

20350 MINOT DR, ASHBURN, VA

057-10-1401

44720 THORNDIKE ST, ASHBURN, VA

057-10-0299

20376 EXCHANGE ST, ASHBURN, VA

057-10-0115

20370 EXCHANGE ST, ASHBURN, VA

057-10-2420

N/A

057-10-5711 (portion of)

N/A

057-19-8938

20338 EXCHANGE ST, ASHBURN, VA

The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use Place Type)) which designate this area for Residential, Nonresidential, and Public/ Civic uses at an FAR of up to 1.0 FAR. Unless otherwise noted in the above notices, copies of the above-referenced amendments, applications, ordinances, and/or plans and related documents may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-7770246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies, 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”). In addition, for detailed instructions on how to access documents using LOLA, to request that documents be emailed to you, to receive physical copies of documents, or to arrange a time to view the file at the Loudoun County Government Center, please email DPZ@loudoun.gov or call 703-777-0246 (option 5).

Board of Supervisors public hearings are available for live viewing on television on Comcast Government Channel 23 and Verizon FiOS Channel 40, and livestreamed at loudoun.gov/meetings. All members of the public who desire to speak will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. Public input may be provided by electronic means at Board public hearings. Members of the public who wish to provide public input, whether electronically or in person, will be accommodated without advanced sign-up during the hearing, however, members of the public are strongly encouraged to sign-up in advance. For this public hearing, advanced sign-up will be taken after 8:30 a.m. on September 2, 2022, and no later than 12:00 p.m. on September 14, 2022. 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 during the public hearing. Citizens may also submit written comments by email sent to bos@loudoun.gov. Any written comments received prior to the public hearing will be distributed to Board members and made part of the minutes for the public hearing.

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:

Public Notice The Town of Leesburg Board of Zoning Appeals The Town of Leesburg is soliciting resumes and letters of interest for an appointment to serve on the Board of Zoning Appeals. This position is appointed by the Loudoun County Circuit Court to fill a former member’s unexpired term ending December 31, 2023.

The Board of Zoning Appeals meets as necessary the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA. Additional information concerning this quasi-judicial board is available from the Clerk of Council during normal business hours (Mon – Fri 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) at 703-771-2733 or eboeing@leesburgva.gov, or the Town of Leesburg website at www. leesburgva.gov.

Please submit your letter of interest and resume materials by 5:00 p.m., September 12, 2022, to the Clerk of Council, at the Town of Leesburg, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176 or via email to eboeing@leesburgva.gov. All interested parties will be forwarded to the Loudoun County Circuit Court for consideration.

08/11, 08/18, 08/25, 09/01 & 09/08/22

PHYLLIS RANDALL, CHAIR LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

8/25 & 9/1/22

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE TOWN OF PURCELLVILLE Pursuant to Virginia Code Section 15.2-2507, the Town of Purcellville, Virginia hereby gives notice of a public hearing to receive comments on a proposed amendment to its Operating Budget that exceeds 1%. This amendment is to appropriate funding for the renovations at the leased Police Department facility in the amount of $600,000. The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 in the Town Council Chambers of the Purcellville Town Hall, located at 221 South Nursery Avenue.

At this hearing, all persons desiring to express their views concerning the budget will be heard.

Citizens will also be able to participate in the public hearing via remote participation. Please check the Town's website for virtual meeting information. Questions about participating remotely can be sent to Diana Hays, Town Clerk at dhays@purcellvilleva.gov.

Copies of documents related to the public hearing are available for inspection and copying at the Purcellville Town Hall during the hours of 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday, holidays excepted.

David A. Mekarski, AICP, Town Manager 8/25 & 9/1/22

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TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ACQUISITION BY CONDEMNATION AND TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF JUST COMPENSATION FOR REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF LEESBURG, LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE EDWARDS FERRY ROAD NE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT PERMANENT SIDEWALK AND WATERLINE EASEMENTS, AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS ON AND ACROSS REAL PROPERTY DESIGNATED AS: PIN 188-35-2535-000, TAX MAP NO. /48///////130/ PIN 231-30-3748-000, TAX MAP NO. /48/A//34//11/ PIN 231-30-3412-000, TAX MAP NO. /48/A//35//18/ PIN NO. 231-30-2814-000, TAX MAP NO. /48/A//35//17/ The LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL will hold a public hearing on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176, to consider the following Resolution: A Resolution to authorize acquisition by condemnation of permanent and temporary easements on and across real property for the public purpose of construction of the Edwards Ferry Road NE Sidewalk Improvements Project; to enter upon the area encompassed by the permanent and temporary easements; to begin and continue construction before the conclusion of condemnation proceedings pursuant to Virginia Code Sections 15.2-1901 through 15.2-1904 and Chapter 3 of Title 25.1 (§§ 25.1-300 et seq.); and to further authorize payment of just compensation to the owners of the following property:

PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) The Town of Leesburg will accept proposals electronically via the Commonwealth’s e-procurement website (www.eva.virginia. gov), until 3:00 p.m. on September 20, 2022, for the following:

RFP No. 100313-FY23-18 SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL SERVICES The Town of Leesburg (the “Town”) is soliciting sealed proposals to establish multiple term contracts to provide snow and ice removal services. A non-mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be held on Thursday, September 8, 2022, at 10:30 A.M. The pre-proposal meeting will be live streamed via Microsoft TEAMS and made available to the public.

For additional information, visit: http://www.leesburgva.gov/bidboard 9/1 & 9/8

Permanent sidewalk and waterline easements and a temporary construction easement on and across real property identified as PIN No. 188-35-2535-000, Tax Map No. /48///////130/;

A temporary construction easement on and across real property identified as PIN No. 23130-3412-000, Tax Map No. /48/A//35//18/; and PIN No. 231-30-2814-000, Tax Map No. /48/A//35//17/.

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.

9/1/2022, 9/8/2022

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

JJ046453-01-00

Loudoun Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Mailin Perez Munoz Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v.

Manuel Bardales The object of this suit is to hold an adjudicatory hearing regarding child protective order pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-253 for Mailin Perez Munoz; and hold a dispositional hearing regarding child protective order pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-278.2 for Mailin Perez Munoz.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Manuel Bardales appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before September 1, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

(Adjudicatory) and October 12, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. (Dispositional)

Permanent sidewalk and waterline easements and a temporary construction easement on and across real property identified as PIN No. 231-30-3748-000, Tax Map No. /48/A//34//11/; and

A copy of the proposed Resolution and additional information is available from the Town Clerk, Leesburg Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176 during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or by contacting Eileen Boeing, Clerk of Council at 703-731-2733.

Big Dreams Corp., trading as Su Carniceria & Mercado El Rinconcito, 410 S. Sterling Blvd., Sterling, VA 20164 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA AlCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Convenience Grocery Store license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Luz Najarro, Officer 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.

8/25 & 9/1/22

8/25, 9/1, 9/8 & 9/15/22

PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) The Town of Leesburg will accept proposals electronically via the Commonwealth’s e-procurement website (www.eva.virginia. gov), until 3:00 p.m. on October 6, 2022 for the following:

RFP No. 100511-FY23-13 Zoning Ordinance Rewrite Consulting Services The Town of Leesburg is soliciting sealed proposals from qualified firms to assist the Town with a rewrite of the Town’s Zoning Ordinance. A non-mandatory pre-proposal hybrid meeting will be held on Friday, September 9, 2022, at 3:00 P.M. at Leesburg Townhall - Lower Level Conference Room 2 located at 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176. This meeting will also be streamed via Microsoft Teams. It is strongly recommended that all offerors attend this meeting to gain a thorough understanding of the project.

For additional information, visit: http://www.leesburgva.gov/bidboard 8/25 & 9/1/22

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

JJ046150-02-00

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

Unknown Father The object of this suit is to hold an adjudicatory hearing pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-252 for Marjorie Cruz; and hold a dispositional hearing for review of initial Foster Care Plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-278.2 and 16.1-281 for Marjorie Cruz.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Unknown Father appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before September 12, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.

(Adjudicatory) and October 11, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. (Dispositional) 8/25, 9/1, 9/8 & 9/15/22

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TOWN OF LOVETTSVILLE PLANNINC COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO PROPOSE ORDINANCES FOR PASSAGE LEESBURG TOWN CODE AMENDMENTS CHAPTER 34 (UTILITIES) APPENDIX B (FEE SCHEDULE)

LVZA 2022-0002 AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 42, ZONING, TO AMEND Article 42-I, IN GENERAL, TO ADD A DEFINITIONS OF LIVESTOCK AND FOWL ARTICLE 42-VIII-2, ADDITIONAL STANDARDS, TO ADD SECTION 42-306, KEEPING LIVESTOCK AND FOWL

Pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 15.2-107, 15.2-1427, 15.2-2111, 15.2-2119, 15.2-2122, and 15.2-2143, the TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LEESBURG will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as practical, in the Council Chambers at Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176, for the purpose of giving citizens an opportunity to appear and be heard and to consider the proposed Ordinances for passage as identified below.

The LOVETTSVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on the following item at their meeting on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 6 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, Lovettsville, Virginia. Written comments regarding this item can be submitted to clerk@lovettsvilleva.gov by 3:00PM on the day of the meeting. Members of the public may access and participate in this meeting electronically.

Descriptive Summary

The purpose of the amendment is to create definitions for “livestock” and “fowl”, and to establish standards for keeping certain livestock and fowl in Lovettsville. Proposed standards would limit the type and number of livestock and fowl, set minimum lot sizes and setbacks from neighboring properties, and establish requirements for storing feed, disposing of waste, and constructing enclosures.

The proposed Ordinances provides for the repeal of existing Chapter 34 (Utilities) of the Town Code, the adoption of a new Chapter 34.1 (Utilities) and the amendment of Appendix B (Fee Schedule) and the amendment of Chapter 8, Section 118.

All persons desiring to speak will be given an opportunity to do so at this meeting.

Chapter 34.1 Article I of proposed Chapter 34.1 provides for the Town’s water system. Article II provides for the Town’s sewer and sewage disposal system. Articles I and II include definitions and provide for: the Town providing water and sewer service; the applicable rules and regulations, the Sewer Use Regulations, and compliance with the Town’s Design and Construction Standards Manual; the application for and issuance of public facility permits; the operation of the Town’s water and sewer systems; the consideration of applications for out-of-town customers; availability fees; pro rata fees; the cost of improvements and the design and installation of water and sewer improvements; new connections; new development costs; cross connection and backflow protection; customer accounts; user and service charges; rates, fees and charges; billing and payment procedures; responsibility for damage to the water and sewer systems; and the administration and enforcement of Chapter 34.1.

Article II also includes provisions for the Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) Program including: definitions; requiring appropriate devices to manage fats, oils and grease in food service establishments and non-residential facilities; the maintenance and inspection of devices; and administration and enforcement provisions.

Article III provides for the administration and enforcement of Chapter 34.1 including the issuance of notices of violation, penalties, and responsibility for damage to the water and sewer systems.

Appendix B (Fee Schedule) Appendix B (Fee Schedule) is amended to use the Town Code section numbers used in the proposed Chapter 34.1 and to conform the provisions and language in Appendix B to the provisions and language in Chapter 34.1. The amendments to Appendix B do not change the fees or charges for use and services of the Town water and sewer systems except for the hydrant meter rental deposit. There are no changes to existing water and sewer rates. The only proposed fee increases are for security deposits for hydrant rental meters from $1,000 to $1,200 for large meters and from $250 to $300 for small meters in Appendix B, § 34.1-136.

The proposed Ordinances adopting Chapter 34.1 and amending Appendix B impose fees or charges, and penalties in connection with the use and services of the Town water and sewer systems. The fees, charges and penalties imposed for the use of and services of the Town water and sewer system are authorized

by Va. Code §§ 15.2-2111, 15.2-2119, 15.2-2122, and 15.2-2143 and § 3-4 of the Charter of the Town of Leesburg.

The proposed zoning amendment is available for review on the Town website at: www.lovettsvilleva. gov. You may also request a copy be sent to you via email by contacting John Merrithew, Planning Director at (540) 822-5788 between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm weekdays, holidays excepted. In the event the meeting is postponed, the public hearing will be convened on the next regularly scheduled meeting at the same time and place.

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A copy of the full text of the proposed Ordinances are available from the Town Clerk located in Town Hall. Additional information regarding the proposed Ordinances is available in the Department of Utilities, located at 1385 Russell Branch Parkway, SE, Leesburg, Virginia, 20175, during normal business hours (Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or by calling Amy Wyks, Director of Utilities at 703737-7119.

At the public hearing, all persons designed to express their views concerning these matters will be heard.

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Opinion A False Start The Loudoun County Planning Commission this week kicked off the formal public hearing process on the proposed new Zoning Ordinance.

Well, it was a public hearing on some of the new Zoning Ordinance. Perhaps, very little of it.

This week’s hearing was designed to focus on six chapters of the document—248 pages covering mostly administrative elements such as acronyms, definitions, development standards, fees, nonconforming uses, the roles of various regulators, procedures, and sign rules.

The meat of the ordinance—what new development will look like and where those

various types of uses will be allowed—and the new zoning map aren’t ready yet. Another Planning Commission hearing is envisioned sometime this fall to take up those issues.

It was clear from the community input leading up to the hearing that many felt more time was needed to whip the ordinance into shape.

It is not clear that bifurcating the commission’s review process is going to be more productive than waiting for the complete package to come forward.

From a public hearing perspective, the concerns raised by the various interest groups on Tuesday night are unlikely to change for the fall version. And the commission can’t

begin evaluating those comments until the full

regulations arrive at its dais in the months ahead.

It seemed like a bit of a false start on moving

the work forward.

The universal goal is to create development

rules that will build a high quality of life for

county residents for the next generation. The

question facing county leaders now is: Where is

that work going to be done? In the staff cubicles?

Around the Planning Commission’s work session

table? Or on the Board of Supervisors dais, where the final decisions will be made? Or, perhaps, the dais of the next Board of Supervisors? n

LETTERS to the Editor Can Happen to You Editor: This can happen to you. How many Loudoun County residents are aware that a corporation purchased three adjacent houses on Gleedsville Road in southwest Leesburg in January to open a for-profit commercial Residential Treatment Facility?

This proposed facility could house up to 24 clients at a time with mental health and behavioral issues whose therapy treatment cycles would run 30-90 days.

With staff, unlimited visitors, caretakers, and service people there could be more than 50 additional cars a day traversing this residential road.

How many Loudoun County residents are aware that this type of commercial facility, known as Congregate Housing, is not permitted in an AR-1 zoned district? While the Loudoun Planning

& Zoning Board did determine that this proposed use was considered a Congregate Housing Facility and not allowed in an AR-1 zone, they suggested a workaround of the zoning requirements to this corporation, Newport Academy/Newport Institute, so that they might be allowed to operate in this residential area.

The residents of Gleedsville Road are not against mental health facilities and treatment; we recognize the escalating need for these services for adolescents and adults in our community and elsewhere. What we are against is a commercial facility, with a very poor track record as a neighbor in other locations, in the middle of our residential neighborhood.

In other areas where these types of facilities have been permitted to operate there has been a marked increase in police and other emergency services. Adjacent to this property is a non-profit agricul-

tural business, A Farm Less Ordinary using donated land in our community for over three years. AFLO hires and trains young adults with intellectual and developmental challenges and teaches them to be employable and productive through farming. If Newport Academy becomes operational, AFLO would likely have to cease operations on Gleedsville Road because of safety concerns for AFLO employees. The Zoning Board seems unconcerned that a small local and successful nonprofit may be forced out of business by an out-of-state for-profit corporation.

How many Loudoun County residents are aware that this can happen in their own neighborhood? Unless you or your community HOA have current and specific ordinances, the Planning & Zoning Board can allow this exception, even in multi-million-dollar neighborhoods.

The residents of Gleedsville Road have spent thousands of dollars appealing the board’s determination and trying to get a preliminary injunction but were unsuccessful. The Circuit Court is next on Sept. 26. In 2019, the Zoning Board in Fairfax County determined that Newport Academy could not operate an RTC out of three adjacent homes it had purchased for $9 million in McLean because it was deemed a Congregate Housing Facility, not a Group Home. Why is Loudoun County’s Zoning Board and Board of Supervisors not putting their residents and taxpayers concerns above that of Newport Academy?

If the Loudoun County Planning and Zoning Board allows Newport Academy to become operational in a residentially LETTERS TO THE EDITOR continues on page 33

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zoned neighborhood, no residential neighborhood will be immune. This can happen to you.

— Lynne Wright, Leesburg

No Answer Editor: Loudoun County installed its first chief equity officer on July 8, 2021. The officer’s task was to identify and eliminate institutional practices that perpetuated or contributed to racial and social disparities.

On July 1, 2022, I emailed the chief equity officer regarding diversity, equity and inclusion concerns that I had as an employee at the Loudoun County Juvenile Detention Center. The JDC has four Black supervisors and the majority of its frontline workers are people of color. I emailed the equity officer because I had received information that a JDC supervisor or administrator had been advising employees not to join a union. This was troubling because state and county legislation had authorized Loudoun workers to unionize, and this sort of intimidation would effectively marginalize the JDC staff, many of whom are minorities.

I did not receive a response from our equity officer and I followed up with a phone call and left a message with his assistant. I followed up with another email in mid-July and was notified that the equity oficer would be on vacation until Aug. 1. My kids started school today in Loudoun—and still no response.

It is now difficult for me to attend and respect any mandatory trainings from the chief equity office when it seems

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to be just a decorative ornament on the county’s organizational tree. I estimate that we the taxpayers fork over about $120,000 a year for the chief equity officer, plus benefits. And there is the equity specialist position that is still open.

Many of us, for many years, have fought these battles for unions and equity alone, without any support from HR or a diversity office. I will continue the fight, but is there really any justification for a chief equity officer who cannot answer a call for help? And can I get a refund of a portion of the county taxes I paid towards the equity office? It can become part of my inflation reduction plan.

— Jomar Untalan Leesburg

Need a Change Editor: There’s a lot of discord in Loudoun County these days. Almost all of it is driven by contentious national-level political and societal issues forced upon us by leftist, progressive Democrats.

Over the last couple of years, Loudoun County citizens have pushed back on harmful policies that further divide our community. In response, far-left elected Democrats have doubled down on promoting division.

What the people of Loudoun want is a peaceful, smooth-functioning county without woke social agendas incorporated into government policies.

Our county has become famous around the country, and even in other parts of the world, for all the wrong reasons. Our sense of well-being as a community has been trampled upon and cast aside by those who want to “remake” our county in a larger effort to tear down our country’s founding values and to build something few of us want.

Democratic politicians took these actions on their own, without consulting

constituents or basing them on legitimate needs. They just impose and mandate.

Good citizens of Loudoun are tired of the discord. They want their local representatives to focus on core local government responsibilities that foster a flourishing, happy, and safe community—not political activism that destroys and divides our community.

Loudoun County is growing and we face a number of challenges. Republicans offer leadership that solves problems and brings our community together. Republicans offer fiscal responsibility, transparency, safety, and individual freedom.

Most of all, Republicans recognize that government derives its power from the consent of the governed.

The path forward in Loudoun County is to elect Republicans who will: • remove far-left woke issues from the scope of local political activities.

• consult with citizens about their needs.

• operate local governments and schools that provide the best service for the money we spend and measure it.

• increase financial and operational transparency of local government operations.

Our county needs a change of direction to return to functional tranquility.

— Scott Pio, Chairman Loudoun County Republican Committee

Implement the Plan Editor: In regard to last week’s article, “Loudoun Transit, Alternate Transportation Focus in Long-Term Plan Draft”: If Loudoun is serious about providing more travel options for its residents, the county should act much more quickly to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety

around its new Metrorail stations.

In 2014, county staff presented to the Board of Supervisors the “Loudoun Pedestrian and Bicycle Station Access” study, a detailed plan for improving walking and bicycling around the Ashburn and Loudoun Gateway Metro stations. The study recommended specific improvements at 33 intersections and on 38 roadway segments. These include simple changes in road design that would make a big difference for pedestrians and bicyclists, such as squaring off intersections, making crosswalks more visible and installing pedestrian refuge islands.

Eight years later, the roads around the Metro stations remain stressful to walk on and difficult to cross safely. While Loudoun and VDOT are working to fill in some missing sidewalks, they have not made visible progress to slow traffic speeds and improve the intersections for safe crossing.

The imminent opening of Metrorail provides a golden opportunity to shape the county’s future around transit.

The area around the Ashburn station, for example, is full of businesses and neighborhoods, and will have many more residents and workers as planned developments are built out. However, most of the nearby neighborhoods are cut off from transit by dangerous, fast-moving rivers of traffic. Few residents will choose to walk or bicycle to Metro or the businesses at nearby Loudoun Station under these conditions.

Loudoun has a good plan for fixing this situation and making the streets around its Metro station safer for everyone. The county and VDOT should make funding and implementing this plan a much higher priority.

— Douglas Stewart, Co-Chair, Transportation, Virginia Sierra Club

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Transmission lines continued from page 1 line depicts a new Mars substation on Carters School Road near Dulles Airport, with power lines along West Perimeter Road on the edge of airport property, crossing Loudoun County Parkway and then through the North Fork Broad Run Stream Valley Park and trail system near Birchwood at Brambleton. They would connect to the proposed new Wishing Star substation, around 1,000 feet south of the existing Brambleton substation by the intersection of Evergreen Mills Road and Arcola Mills Drive, a facility owned by both Dominion and the Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative.

There are three possible routes, but the only difference between them is where they cross Loudoun County Parkway.

Existing transmission lines nearby follow a similar route but stay south of the stream valley park.

Dominion spokeswoman Peggy Fox said the company plans to file plans with the State Corporation Commission in the fall after gathering public input, including from county leaders and planning and conservation officials.

“Routing is a complex, dynamic and iterative process that starts with identifying the area of need and then carefully considering land uses and constraints which we work with local stakeholders to understand,” Fox wrote by email. “Routing any infrastructure through a heavily developing

Teacher of the year continued from page 1 When Markwood’s name was announced the auditorium erupted in cheers.

Markwood said after the assembly that he was feeling a bit overwhelmed, but was excited and appreciative of all who helped him achieve the award.

“My students are the reason I am here today. They are my motivation for sharing my passion of music. Seeing them engage with it and excel in it is something that is always meaningful to me,” Markwood said.

Other guests at the surprise assembly included Superintendent Scott Ziegler, Assistant Superintendent Ashley Ellis, Chief of Staff Daniel Smith, School Board Member Ian Serotkin (Blue Ridge), Fine Arts Supervisor Michael Pierson and Music Specialist Elaine Stanford. Speakers included Ziegler and Rock Ridge High School Principal John Duellman.

Additionally, Howard Brewer, the

Dominion Energy

A map of proposed substations and routes for a new 500 kV transmission lines from near Dulles Airport property east of Arcola Mills Drive, with existing transmission lines in purple. Note the map incorrectly labels some roads which were renamed in 2020—the road to the north of the proposed lines labeled Shreveport Drive is now Evergreen Mills Road, and the road to the south is Arcola Mills Drive.

area such as Ashburn is an incredibly complex exercise that involves balancing competing impacts. We perform field studies to make sure we have the most up to date information—which is constantly changing.”

She said the specific measures Dominion will propose for that mitigation have not yet been decided. And with three similar options for routing new transmission

lines on the table, ultimately the decision on where to allow them will fall to the State Corporation Commission.

With the planned new substation near an existing one, she said the Brambleton substation is already at capacity and landlocked, and cannot be expanded.

Dominion will need to move up other plans in order to accommodate data center

demand, those include replacing and upgrading transmission lines and structures.

Dominion has scheduled a public open house on the project Thursday, Sept. 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. at John Champe High School, 41535 Sacred Mountain St. near Aldie.

See the map and provide comment at DominionEnergy.com/nova. n

2022 Region 4 Teacher from Fairfax County, was there to help Markwood celebrate his achievement.

Region 4 encompasses school divisions in the counties of Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Madison, Orange, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Manassas, Manassas Park and Winchester.

Markwood was named the 2022 Washington Post Teacher of the Year, after having been named Loudoun County’s 2022 Teacher of the Year. Markwood’s Teacher of the Year nomination package included input from more than 115 people, including 44 educators, 25 of whom are music educators; nine choral directors from across the region and state; students; parents; families; and 29 individuals from his church and the community.

Markwood earned his degree in music education from Houghton College and holds a degree in vocal pedagogy and performance from Westminster Choir College.

As the school’s Fine Arts Department chair and choral director, Markwood said he was excited to advocate for the arts as the Region 4 Teacher of the Year.

“Sometimes we can be seen as maybe an extra thing that people participate in, but I cannot emphasize enough how important the skills you learn within the fine arts can be, especially returning from online instruction,” Markwood said.

He said coming back and learning how to work so closely with other individuals and learning how to make eye contact and to collaborate with others is helping his students to overcome some of the obstacles from online learning.

“I’ll admit to a certain extent I took what we did for granted, that we were able to come together and make music. And then when the thing you love the most becomes the worst thing to do during the pandemic, being back together and being back together to make music is such a blessing,” Markwood said.

He said he wants his students to never take that for granted again and to always share their gift with others.

Sneha Khandavalli, a senior at Rock Ridge, said she has been in Markwood’s classes since her freshman year and has really gotten to know him. She said he is her favorite teacher.

“He’s respectful to all the students.

He’s also the funniest teacher I’ve ever had. He makes learning so much more fun and engaging with his personality,” Khandavalli said.

Khandavalli also said he has some pretty amazing dad jokes.

Markwood is one of eight finalists for the 2023 Virginia Teacher of the Year Award. The Virginia Teacher of the Year becomes the commonwealth’s nominee for the National Teacher of the Year.

The last Loudoun County Public Schools educator to be named Region 4 Teacher of the Year was Jennifer Rodgers, a social science teacher at Dominion High School, in 2020. Patricia Herr, of Smart’s Mill Middle School received the honor in 2009. And Loudoun County High School social studies teacher Lee Daniel “Dan” Kent was named Virginia Teacher of the Year for 1997. n

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Beltway Brewing continued from page 3 brewery closing in Richmond, a far cry from the huge tanks on the main brewing floor. A beer barrel contains 248 pints.

“We were trying to come up with ways to bring more traffic to the taproom and really showcase what we can do, without having to make 30, 60, 90-barrel batches, which is what our system is built for,” said Beltway founder Sten Sellier.

All that opened the door to Falling Water: a series of waterfall-themed, hazy, juicy IPAs. New Falling Water beers come out about every four to six weeks, and once they’re gone, they’re gone.

Stanley said the target is to create an IPA that leaves a person wanting a second.

“I think we’re doing a really good job of making an approachable but unique product,” he said.

It’s a chance for Beltway’s brewers to experiment, apply their experience and expertise, and show off what they can do all with their own name on display.

“I think that’s what makes brewing at

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The labels on Beltway Brewing Company’s Falling Water series of hazy IPAs feature artwork by the founder Sten Sellier’s daughter, 12-year-old Camille Sellier.

Beltway pretty cool, is we see variety inherently, and now we get to focus on doing some of our own beers,” Stanley said.

Allen came up with the Falling Water name the same way he often comes up with new solutions—waking up in the middle of the night with an idea.

“At one in the morning I woke up and my eyes popped up, and I said, you know, I don’t know anyone who doesn’t identify with a waterfall. Everybody’s had a great experience with a waterfall in their life,” said Allen, an avid whitewater kayaker.

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That, combined with his love for architecture—Fallingwater is the name of a famous Frank Lloyd Wright design—made the name a natural fit.

Their experience brewing Falling Water IPAs informs their work on other, larger releases.

“The Falling Water series is a little bit of a halo series, because all the things that we’re learning from this are bleeding into our Circle beers, when we figure out a new technique on our small system,” Allen said.

Stanley and Allen have also figured out other techniques and efficiencies, like how to add their own smaller batches to the end of canning runs for larger brews, leading to less beer lost in the process.

It’s typical iteration and ingenuity from a brewery used not only to working out other brewers’ hurdles, but the scientific rigor to exactly create beer recipes and flavors and get the same result every time.

“We do a lot of reading to make sure that what we’re putting in the tanks, and what we’re expecting to come out— we’re not winging it,” Stanley said.

“There’s a lot of research that goes into

what we’re doing.

Or, as Sellier put it: “We are big-time nerds.”

The beer also helps Beltway balance out the shift in the contract brewing market. Although they were first in the door and still have loyal clients, today they also have plenty of competition—mostly, Sellier said, low-cost competitors.

“Our competition ends up being a lot of these neighborhood brewers that have excess capacity which will contract brew essentially at cost, and there’s a lot of desperate brewers out there who are going to brew unfortunately at the lowest possible price,” Sellier said. “And that’s not us.”

But the real creative genius at Beltway might just be Sellier’s 12-year-old daughter Camille. She creates the art for every Falling Water label, along with other beers like Beltway’s Summer Lady wheat ale.

“I’m incredibly proud, and she’s having fun with it, and it’s just been amazing,” Sellier said. “… Each one, we keep saying, ‘this is our new favorite.’” n

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