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SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

COVID Spike Prompts New Vaccine Rules

BY HAYLEY BOUR

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Just a week after the long-awaited return to full-time, in-person learning, Loudoun school leaders are facing unexpected new challenges as the Delta variant drives up COVID-19 cases and poses a more severe threat to unvaccinated individuals—with students comprising the largest segment of that group.

The very first day of the school year ended with several classes going into quarantine due to positive COVID cases. In recent days, the increase in cases has prompted two new vaccine mandates and a push from parents to switch their children to a virtual learning option.

By Nov. 1, all teachers and staff members in the district must show proof of being fully vaccinated. Any employee not vaccinated will undergo weekly COVID-19 testing.

By the following week, Nov. 8, all students participating in VHSL athletics will be required to show proof of vaccination to participate in winter and spring sports, and out-season practices. The actions followed Gov. Ralph Northam’s announcement of a vaccination requirement for all state government employees.

While most of last year, school leaders faced protestors demanding COVID SPIKE continues on page 35

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José M. Turcios holds up a sign before a meeting with New Virginia Majority organizers inside the Leesburg Mobile Home Park. New Virginia Majority and residents plan to march to the first Board of Supervisors meeting in September to warn of the chance they will lose their homes after the park was sold.

Leesburg Mobile Home Community Prepares for Uncertain Future

BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ

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Where do they expect us to go?

It’s a question Alex Monroy ponders as he looks at the playground toys scattered around the lawn in front of his trailer.

His family have been residents of Leesburg Mobile Park for more than 20 years.

Now, it’s just he and his wife living there

after raising their now-grown children just outside of downtown Leesburg. They keep the playground toys for their grandchildren, who visit often from Ashburn.

But the future is uncertain this balmy August Monday, as Monroy holds in his hand a letter sent to residents of the mobile home park, 86 lots in total, that tells them an offer has been made to purchase the property—for a whopping

$11 million, perhaps indicative of the property’s desirable location just outside the historic district. To comply with state code requirements, the letter also states that the mobile home park owner can and must consider any counteroffer from a group or entity representing at least 25% UNCERTAIN FUTURE continues on page 34

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School Board Member Leslee King Dies After Medical Complications LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT

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Mohamad and Pakiza Rahmati stand at Jock’s Exxon, Mohamad’s business in downtown Leesburg.

As U.S. Leaves Afghanistan, Locals Fear for Family Left Behind

BY RENSS GREENE

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As the last U.S. troops leave behind the country’s longest war, a family at a familiar Leesburg staple is struggling to bring their relatives to safety as their homeland falls into the hands of the Taliban.

Mohamad Rahmati owns Jock’s Exxon on downtown Leesburg’s Market Street. He and his family are American citizens, but it was a long road to come to the United States. His family is from Afghanistan, and in 2002, when he was 10 years old, the Taliban killed their father.

Their mother, a former journalist, was assisting the U.S., and the Taliban warned her to quit that job or die.

In 2008, she brought her three sons and three daughters to Pakistan as refugees, and in 2012 they made it to the U.S. Today, the family lives together in Springfield.

Some of their family has made it out in recent weeks. Rahmati’s wife, brotherin-law, cousin and first cousin once removed are at a U.S. military base in Germany. But many more relatives are stuck

“It’s just piling up, everything. Every day, somebody dies.

Every day, there’s an explosion.”

— Pakiza Rahmati in Kabul, looking for a way out.

The Rahmatis know what life under the Taliban is like.

“The Taliban now goes block to block, home to home, and they catch young kids, you know, and they kill them all night,” Mohamad said.

Mohamad’s sister Pakiza, who does the business’s accounting, was only a year old when the Taliban killed her father. She is going to college with hopes

to become a lawyer, and is better with English than Mohamad—and speaks five languages altogether.

The Rahmatis are only one of many local families trying to get relatives and loved ones to safety. Pakiza has been staying up until the wee hours of the morning, helping other families who don’t have her fluency with the language, filling out forms to send to the State Department, hoping someone will help.

“It’s painful seeing your people go through everything that they went through 20 years ago, which, we thought that it was over, and it happened again,” Pakiza said. “It’s just piling up, everything. Every day, somebody dies. Every day, there’s an explosion. Every day I get worried, is my grandfather back home OK? Is he going to be OK? My uncles, my aunts, my cousins?”

The family’s elected representatives have been able to offer little help. They reached out to Sen. Mark Warner (DVA), chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence, for help getting their AFGHAN LOCALS continues on page 34

School Board member Leslee King died Tuesday, following complications from a heart procedure earlier this summer.

“Leslee was a dedicated board King member and fierce advocate for every student,” said Chairwoman Breda Sheridan (Sterling), who served alongside King for two years. “She prepared, researched and spoke unapologetically to her positions. Her support and friendship throughout this most difficult and challenging term was unwavering. I will miss my colleague and ally, and most importantly, my friend.”

King had represented the Broad Run District since January 2020. She served as chairwoman of the School Board’s Finance and Operations and Student Services committees and was a member of the Equity and Outreach committees.

She spent her professional career working as a software engineer. During her career, she worked with all branches of the military, the U.S. Central Command, Defense Information Systems Agency, Department of Homeland Security and Department of State, among others.

In a statement, Superintendent Scott Ziegler said, “As a school board member, Ms. King was a positive force for good.

Her voice for all children never wavered and she always spoke her mind in the kindest way possible. I looked forward to her wit and wisdom at our meetings. She will be missed.”

School board members shared their condolences and memories of King on social media.

“Leslee was a relentlessly positive person who never ran out of optimism, kindness, and stories about her children and grandchildren,” her fellow board member, Ian Serotkin (Blue Ridge) said. “She cared deeply for all of our students and staff, and I will miss her greatly.”

The School Board may appoint a resident to fill her seat until a special election is held. The winner of the election will serve the remainder of her term, which expires Dec. 31, 2023. n

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Region Economic Partnership to Reorganize, Relaunch LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT

The Northern Virginia Economic Development Alliance, the group created in 2019 during the region’s bid for Amazon’s HQ2, is working to formalize into a regional economic development organization.

The alliance has issued a request for proposals for a consultant to help develop and establish a formal, joint regional economic development organization, supplementing the efforts of local economic development offices such as the Loudoun County Department of Economic Development.

The alliance has operated under the direction of economic development staff from the counties of Arlington, Fairfax,

Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William, and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park.

“With the combined strengths of our counties and cities, there is no better place to be in the business of economic development than right here in Northern Virginia,” Loudoun Economic Development Executive Director Buddy Rizer stated. “Economic development is a team sport, and we’re looking for a partner to help organize our efforts and ensure that Northern Virginia is synonymous with ‘inNOVAtion.’”

The request for proposals details that the project’s final report will include stakeholder survey results, examples of best-in-class regional economic develop-

ment organizations, recommended organizational structure including staffing and budget, a strategic plan, a marketing plan including media kit for relaunch, and a phased timeline for the organization’s growth.

The full NOVA EDA RFP is at bi z . l ou d ou n . gov / w p - c onte nt / up loads/2021/08/NOVA-EDA-RFP-2021. pdf. Loudoun Economic Development will be answering questions and accepting responses on behalf of the NOVA EDA. All responses must be received at LoudounBiz@loudoun.gov no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10.

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An aerial view of progress at Hal and Berni Hanson Regional Park.

Work Continues at Hanson Park LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT

Crews have begun installing retaining walls at the baseball diamonds at Hal and Berni Hanson Regional Park as work continues on what will be one of Loudoun’s biggest park projects.

The 257-acre park, on Evergreen Mills Road between Brambleton and Willowsford, will include 17 athletic fields with lighting, including two artificial turf fields and one cricket field; five ponds; the historic Hanson House; an event lodge and nature center; a skate plaza and disc golf course; a splash pad and playground with

inclusive features; and open space and wooded trails.

It is on land formerly owned by writer, State Department official and nonprofit worker Haldore Hanson, and named for him and his wife. Hanson died in 1992, and in keeping with the wishes of the Hansons, the Hanson Family Partnership agreed to sell the land to Loudoun County only for use as a park. The property was acquired in 2009 through negotiations with the Hanson family, Dominion Power and the National Park Service as a part of a United States Department of Interior program.

In August, crews began work installing

the baseball diamond retaining walls and continued their work installing sod and sports netting at the rectangular fields, along with construction work on boardwalks, asphalt paving the basketball court, and plumbing and foundation work at the splashpad, all according to a county government update. That is in addition to work at the Hanson House, along with other irrigation and utility work.

Security cameras have also been installed, due to evidence of trespassing on the construction site.

When complete, the park will be operated by the Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services. It is expected to be done in Fiscal Year 2023. n

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Inside the Sterling Library, which will now be open for longer hours.

Libraries Resume Sunday Service, Expand Hours The Loudoun County Public Library system is resuming Sunday hours at seven branches.

The Ashburn, Brambleton, Cascades, Gum Spring, Purcellville, Rust and Sterling branches will be open from noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays.

Patrons are also getting longer hours each day. Prior to the pandemic closures, Sunday service didn’t begin until 1 p.m. Additionally, all libraries will open at 9:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday beginning Monday, Aug. 30. Starting Friday, Sept. 3, 9 p.m. closings on Fridays return at the Brambleton and Sterling branches.

“With the new school year at hand, we’re delighted to be back open on Sundays and increase opening hours across the system,” LCPL Director Chang Liu said in announcing the changes. “Customers now have more access to their library than ever before.”

County Publishes Recycling Guide Loudoun County has published a recycling guide to advise on what’s recyclable, with the goal to reduce the amount of waste in the recycling stream.

The guide lists items that ON THE AGENDA continues on page 6

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• Direct Assistance: Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties, $16,319; Humane Society of Loudoun County: $2,520; Women Giving Back, $4,950.25.

• Domestic Violence: Loudoun Citizens for Social Justice (LAWS), $120,147.

• Domestic Violence/Child Abuse: SCAN of Northern Virginia, $41,953.

• Employment Assistance: Legacy Farms

• Health/Public Health: Bringing Resources to Aid Women’s Shelters (BRAWS), $22,500; Loudoun Free Clinic: $103,129.

• Legal Services: Piedmont Dispute Resolution Center, $6,250.

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We are pledged to the letter and spirit of Virginia’s policy for achieving equal housing opportunity throughout the Commonwealth. We encourage and support advertising and marketing programs in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status or handicap.

• Transportation: Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers, $10,500.

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• Utility Assistance: Help for Others, $3,583.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept advertising for real estate that violates the fair housing law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. For more information or to file a housing complaint call the Virginia Fair Housing Office at (804) 367-9753.

• Utility Assistance/Rental Assistance/ Housing: Leonard W. Kidd Memorial Post 2001 Charitable Foundation, $3,150; Loudoun Cares, $73,156.

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can be recycled with curbside recycling and at the county’s recycling drop-off centers. Items not specifically listed as acceptable materials should not be placed in a recycling container until the local service provider is contacted to confirm whether they can be recycled.

According to the county, there are some common mistakes in recycling.

Plastic bags, plastic foam such as Styrofoam, empty motor oil containers, and recyclables sealed in plastic trash bags are common items mistakenly set out for recycling.

Instead, plastic grocery bags should be returned to grocery stores for recycling, and plastic foam and empty motor oil containers should be trashed. Recyclables should be placed loosely in recycling bins rather than tied up in plastic bags.

Residents also sometimes put hazardous items in recycling bins such as batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, and pressurized cans. These items should not be placed in recycling bins or even the trash, but instead disposed of at one of the coun-

New Vaccine Clinic Planned at Sterling Elementary Loudoun County’s COVID-19 vaccination site will move from the Dulles Town Center to Saturdays at Sterling Elementary School starting Saturday, Sept. 4.

The new vaccination site, at 200 West Church Rd. in Sterling, will be open by appointment only, with appointments available Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vaccinations are free and open to everyone age 12 years and over.

“We are committed to being a COVID-19 vaccine provider for those unable to obtain vaccine through their medical provider or neighborhood pharmacy and we appreciate the partty’s household hazardous waste or business hazardous waste collection events.

And while glass bottles and jars are still accepted for recycling, including in some curbside programs, the county has established a glass recycling program at six recycling drop-off centers where glass

nership with Loudoun County Public Schools that makes that possible,” stated Loudoun County Health Director Dr. David Goodfriend.

COVID-19 vaccines are also now widely available throughout Loudoun County from many providers, such as medical offices and pharmacies. Facing slower demand, the Dulles Town Center vaccination site has already shifted to limited hours of operation.

The complete schedule is posted on the county’s website at loudoun.gov/ covid19vaccine. Go there, to vaccinate.virginia.gov or vaccines.gov to find a vaccine. n is collected separately.

More information about the county’s recycling and waste management programs is available at 703-771-5500 or loudoun.gov/wastemanagement. The guide is available online at anyflip.com/ kuouh/herf and Loudoun.gov/recycling.

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Governor Appoints Two Loudouners to State Boards Tyler Wegmeyer of Hamilton, owner of Wegmeyer Farms, and Mark Peterson, Loudoun Water deputy general manager of administration, have been appointed to state boards by Gov. Ralph Northam.

Wegmeyer was appointed to the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which includes members from every Congressional district, at least eight of whom must be farmers; the presidents of Virginia Tech and Virginia State University; and two at-large members, working in pesticides.

The board creates policy and advises the governor on advancing the agricultural industry.

Peterson was reappointed to the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, an advisory agency comprised of representatives from Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC. The commission seeks to protect and enhance the resources of the Potomac River basin through science, regional cooperation, and education. It was first created by an act of Congress in 1940 in response to high pollution levels in the watershed.

The Mayor and Town Council invite you to spend a moment of reflection at the Freedom Memorial.

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‘Live From the Lot’ Outdoor Concert at Segra Sept. 10 LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT

The Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services will host “Live From The Lot,” an outdoor concert featuring Uncle Jesse and The Reagan Years, Friday, Sept. 10 in the parking lot of Segra Field.

Concert goers are encouraged to bring chairs or blankets, as well as their own food and nonalcoholic beverages. No food or drink vendors will be at the event. No tailgating will be allowed before or after the concert, and cars are not allowed in the viewing area.

General admission tickets cost $10.

VIP tickets cost $20 and provide access to a guaranteed space at the front of the stage on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets can be purchased from Eventbrite at bit. ly/3D3ZV6b. Processing fees apply.

Current Virginia COVID-19 guidelines will be followed for this event and are subject to change. Visit loudoun.gov/ livefromthelot for event details.

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The Reagan Years perform at Live from the Lot at Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020.

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• Old computers • Digital cameras • Wires & Widgets • Weird stuff • A few classics (Yes, I’ll have a Lampshade, Cube and SE for sale).

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Education

SOL Testing Results Show Learning Loss During COVID-19

BY HAYLEY BOUR hbour@loudounnow.com

The Standards of Learning results from last school year indicate substantial learning loss for Loudoun County students, who spent the past year and a half in distance and hybrid learning environments.

Reading scores in the district for all students indicated a 79% pass rate, down from an 84% pass rate in 2019, the last time the tests were administered.

Math scores in the district saw a more significant drop-off, with only 64% of test takers passing, compared to 2019’s 87% pass-rate.

Parents have the option to opt out

of their children taking the SOL’s. The test was not administered during the 2019-2020 school year because of the pandemic. According to the state’s Department of Education, typically 99% of students participate in the testing. Last year, though, only 75.5% of students took the reading assessment, 78.7% took math, and 80% took science.

The categories that saw the largest increase in failure rates were math scores among economically disadvantaged students and among Hispanic students, with failure rates nearly doubling since the 2018-2019 testing.

Compared to students in other districts across the commonwealth, Loudoun’s learners fared relatively well.

Statewide, 69% of test takers passed the reading exams, 54% passed mathematics and 59% passed science.

“Virginia’s 2020-2021 SOL test scores tell us what we already knew: students need to be in the classroom without disruption to learn effectively,” Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane said in a statement. “We must now focus on unfinished learning and acceleration to mitigate the impact the pandemic has had on student results.”

The state Department of Education attributes the lower pass rates in part to fewer students retaking the tests. Typically, students who fail by a small margin are permitted to retake their tests.

At the district level, the scoring is used as a barometer for teachers to understand what their students know as they begin a new school year—and where there are areas of weaknesses.

Loudoun County also uses data from its own Measures of Academic Progress testing, which is conducted three times a year. This year’s MAP testing will begin as soon as next week for some students.

State officials will use the date to inform initiatives and direct funds to programs that will help students make up lost ground, such as funding increased in-person and small-group instruction.

Additionally, some students will take a fall SOL for the first time this year. n

Petition Filed Seeking Barts’ Removal from School Board

BY HAYLEY BOUR

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Fight for Schools, the group leading the efforts to remove Loudoun County School Board members, last week filed a petition in Circuit Court to recall Beth Barts (Leesburg). The group said its submission includes 1,860 signatures from Leesburg residents.

Barts was one of several School Board members involved in a private Facebook group that sparked controversy when some members sought to compile a list of opponents of the school district’s racial equity work. Fight for Schools formed in response to that Facebook group and concerns that Critical Race Theory influences the school district’s teacher training and curriculum.

The group also is collecting signatures on petitions to remove other School Board members, except for John Beatty (Catoctin) and Jeff Morse (Dulles). The petition for Ian Serotkin (Blue Ridge) has more than the number of signatures needed, but has not yet been filed, the group stated.

Ian Prior, executive director of Fight for Schools, described Barts’ behavior as “so far beyond the pale of anything that is acceptable for an elected official in this country.”

In the 24-page filing, Prior alleges that a School Board member discussing public matters in a private Facebook group is a violation of both the Virginia Freedom of Information Act governing public meet-

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Ian Prior, executive director of Fight for Schools, addresses media at the county Government Center announcing the filing of a recall petition for School Board member Beth Barts (Leesburg).

ings and the School Board’s own Code of Conduct policy.

The petition also requests the court to recuse Commonwealth’s Attorney Buta Biberaj from the case, as Biberaj also has been identified as a member of the Anti-Racist Parents of Loudoun County Facebook group. Biberaj is facing a similar recall effort introduced by the conservative group, StandUp Virginia, for her office’s alleged mishandling of criminal cases in the county.

Charlie King, Barts’ attorney, said he

was confident that the petition will be dismissed.

“We are about to start Loudoun’s version of the Scopes Monkey Trial, except the issue today is critical race theory, not evolution,” said King. He referred to a 1925 case in which a teacher was accused of breaking a Tennessee law outlawing teaching about evolution.

King said he would ask for a court date as soon possible, and expects Loudoun’s Circuit Court judges and Biberaj to recuse themselves from the case.

In neighboring Fairfax County, a similar petition to remove School Board member Elaine Tholen was dismissed last month.

To remove an elected official, a petition must have a signature count of qualified voters in the district equal to 10% of the votes cast in the previous election for that office. The petition is then reviewed by a judge, and, if accepted, the Commonwealth’s Attorney prosecutes the case.

As of Tuesday, no court hearings had been scheduled. n

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Court Upholds Ruling to Reinstate Teacher Opposed to Transgender Policy

BY HAYLEY BOUR

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The Virginia Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Circuit Court judge’s decision to reinstate Byron “Tanner” Cross to his teaching position.

Cross was placed on paid administrative leave after his public comments during the May 25 School Board meeting drew objections from several parents of students at Leesburg Elementary School, where Cross is a P.E. teacher. Cross opposed then-proposed Policy 8040, which protects the rights of transgender and gender expansive students. The policy was adopted by the School Board on Aug. 11.

“I love all my students, but I will never lie to them regardless of the consequences,” Cross told the School Board. “I’m a teacher, but I serve God first and I will not affirm that a biological boy can be a girl, and vice versa, because it is against my religion, it’s lying to a child, it’s abuse to a child, and it is sinning against our God.” Cross, represented by the Alliance for Defending Freedom, sued for his rein-

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A truck carrying lithium batteries burned on a Sterling street Saturday afternoon.

Battery Failure Cited in Truck Fire; 1 Injured A Loudoun firefighter suffered minor burns while battling a box truck fire caused by a battery failure Saturday afternoon.

According to Loudoun Fire Rescue, just after 2 p.m. Aug. 28, county dispatchers received a call reporting a vehicle on fire on Ocean Court in Sterling. Crews from Sterling Park, Kincora, Dulles South, and Moorefield were dispatched to a box truck on fire next to a building. The units arrived to find the box truck with visible smoke, but the fire had not reached the building.

The call was upgraded to a hazardous materials response because of batteries in the fire and crews remained on scene to prevent the numerous lithium batteries from reigniting.

The injured firefighter was transported to the hospital for treatment and one civilian was transported for evaluation.

The Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office (determined the fire was accidental caused by a battery failure and estimated damages are estimated at total $400,000, $300,000 for the lost cargo and $100,000 for the vehicle. n

Trial Delayed for Walmart Shooting Suspect A delay in receiving ballistic reports has prompted a postponement in the trial of Steven Thodos, who is charged with two counts of attempted capital murder and eight other felonies following an early January shootout with Loudoun deputies at the Sterling Walmart.

Shortly before 5 p.m. Jan. 2, Thodos was apprehended by a Walmart loss prevention officer before a Sheriff ’s Office deputy arrived and attempted to arrest him. At that point, Thodos, according to witness testimony during a May 13 preliminary hearing, pulled out a gun and started shooting, wounding one deputy and two Walmart employees. He then ran out

of the store, stole a vehicle and drove south to Fairfax County before being arrested by police there.

The 34-year-old Sterling man has been scheduled for an eight-day jury trial beginning Sept. 20. However, attorneys told Circuit Court Judge Douglas L. Fleming Jr. on Thursday they were still waiting for the analysis of bullet fragments recovered at the scene. The report had been expected in late July. Both the defense and prosecuting attorneys said the information would be important to trial preparation.

A new trial date is expected to be set during a Sept. 14 hearing. n

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“The Creighton Farms Invitational has become a signature event for the community as well as the Mid-Atlantic,” said Tommy Southworth, president and COO of Southworth Development LLC, the company that owns and operates Creighton Farms. “We’re proud to host this event annually. Giving back is important to our company and our residents.”

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The Creighton Farms Invitational hosted by Jack Nicklaus returned to Creighton Farms this year after a year-long hiatus caused by the pandemic and raised $1.4 million to support the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation and the National PKU Alliance.

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“We understand that many people in our community and across the nation haven’t been to the dentist for a long period of time. Some don’t understand the importance of dental health, but more often than not, they don’t have the financial means,” Park said. “This event is a great opportunity for us to share our time and resources with those less fortunate and give back to the community.”

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“COVID-19 continues to impact many programs which fund critical programs for nonprofits like The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle program. By offering a convenient way for our valued associates and loyal shoppers to give back, we can help ensure our communities continue to have access to the critical resources they need,” said Danna Robinson, communication manager for Harris Teeter.

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Flying Ace Distillery’s Blended Bourbon Cask Proof was awarded Double Gold, and its Blended Bourbon at 90 proof was awarded Silver at this year’s North American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition.

The Tasting Awards were held over three days of blind tastings in more than 60 categories. Awards for Double Gold and Best of Show were based on the highest score ratings.

“We are honored to accept these awards at this year’s North American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition,” said Greg Moore, master distiller at Flying Ace Distillery. “This was a team effort. We are all extremely proud of the awards and are excited to make Flying Ace Farm and the agricultural bounty Loudoun County, Virginia has to offer a major player in the nationwide bourbon distillery landscape.”

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The Loudoun Chamber of Commerce has adopted a new policy, effective Sept. 7, requiring attendees at its in-person indoor events, meetings, or other activities to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination status.

The temporary policy offers exemptions for medical, religious, or other valid reasons, or for those who provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours of attending the activity. The policy will be reassessed monthly.

“This policy was not adopted lightly, but after weeks of careful consideration, research and discussion. It was a data-driven decision based on the undeniable fact that vaccinated individuals are exponentially less likely to contract and transmit the virus to others,” Chamber President Tony Howard said in the announcement of the policy.

Like many community organizations, after a year of virtual operations, the Chamber was returning to its schedule of weekly activities—ranging from networking mixers to major policy forums—when COVID-19 cases began increasing with the arrival of the Delta variant.

Howard said the main objective of this policy is to ensure the health and safety of all attendees and guests at Loudoun Chamber events and meetings. In addition, the policy is intended to provide assurance to all attendees the organization takes seriously its obligation to protect their health, and to help limit the spread of the virus in the community.

Howard said the vaccine policy was needed to ensure the Chamber could fully carry out its obligation to serve its members.

“This pandemic proved that, while remote meeting platforms and other technologies have their place, humans thrive on face-to-face interaction, something our Chamber specializes in. Without bold action, government restrictions to limit COVID-19 will return and many businesses will suffer,” Howard said. “My hope is everyone who is eligible gets vaccinated against COVID-19. We know from CDC data that the unvaccinated are at exponentially greater risk to contract and transmit COVID-19, are nearly 30 times more likely to be hospitalized and 120 times more likely to die from this virus.” n

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A feasibility study for building a new Philomont fire and rescue station on the station’s current site at the heart of the village—rather than on the former Philomont Horse Show grounds—has found that building a new station on the same site is both feasible and within the project budget.

The current fire station was built in 1956 and expanded in 1975 and 1994, but it is undersized and unsafe by modern standards. Although it is now staffed 24 hours a day, it lacks facilities such as decontamination areas, separate showers and lockers for men and women, and vehicle bays large enough to accommodate PHILOMONT FIREHOUSE continues on page 33

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Amid rising COVID-19 caseloads and increasing virus transmission rates, the Middleburg Town Council has pulled the plug on its Oktoberfest event.

The event had been scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 18.

During their Aug. 26 meeting, council members discussed several options to provide public health safeguards—including requiring masks and limiting crowd sizes—but each was viewed as unenforceable or inadequate in the current environment.

In the end, members agreed the public health risk was too great to move forward.

The action follows the decision by the Town of Lovettsville earlier this month to cancel its large multi-day Oktoberfest program, in part because of the uncertainty caused by the increasing cases attributable to the Delta variant.

The Middleburg event is spearheaded

by Mary Ann Burns and her family and staff at Old Ox Brewery.

Mayor Bridge Littleton called the decision “heartbreaking.”

“This feels awful, but we love working with you and can’t thank you enough for

Town Council Offers Chat Time at Walker Pavilion The Town Council has scheduled a series of informal sessions to meet with the members of the public at the Walker Pavilion.

The meetings are planned on Sept.

10 with Vice Mayor Chris Hornbaker and Councilwoman Joy Pritz; Sept.

17 with Councilmen Buck Smith and Tony Quintana; Sept. 19 with Council members Reneé Edmonston and David Earl; and Oct. 1 with Vice Mayor Chris Hornbaker and Council member Tony Quintana. The sessions will be held from 6 to 7 p.m.

LUCKETTS Lucketts Ruritans Club Awards 4 Scholarships

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The county government is considering options to replace the Philomont fire station.

Middleburg Cancels Oktoberfest as COVID Worries Rise

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all your hard work,” he said to Burns.

The council also agreed to reimburse businesses for expenses related to the event that cannot be recouped or held over to next year’s event.

While the town’s large Christmas in Middleburg celebration is still more than three months away, council members already are looking for ways to keep crowds low, especially during the event’s poplar parade, which draws thousands of spectators lining Washington Street.

Event organizer Jim Herbert attended last week’s council meeting to provide an update on planning. He noted that a crowd of 7,000 to 8,000 people is viewed as a light turnout for the day’s events and acknowledged that crowds nearing 25,000 have proven to be untenable under the best conditions.

He suggested controlling the crowd size by limiting the number of spaces in the event parking area.

Littleton noted that the town has been seeing very large weekend crowds in the months since vaccinations became widely available. He said a prime concern with the Christmas event would be how the town could provide room for visitors to maintain safe distances from others, and asked whether that could be done in a crowd of

8,000 or required a limit to 6,000 or 3,000.

No decision was made at the meeting.

In another area of COVID-19 response, the mayor raised the question of whether the town should or could require all visitors to government facilities to show proof of vaccination to gain entry.

Town Attorney Martin Crim said it was probably within the town’s power to do so, but said it was unclear whether the government could secure a conviction for violators. And, he noted, it would be a controversial move. “You’re probably going to be on the front of the Washington Post if you do that ... at least the front of the Metro section,” he said.

Town Manager Danny Davis also recommended against imposing that requirement. Already, the requirement for visitors to wear masks inside town buildings—a policy adopted by the county government and most of Loudoun’s other local governments—is resulting in confrontations with residents who object to the policy, he said.

Davis said if public health conditions continue to worsen, the likely approach would be to close the Town Office to visitors and use a drop box outside for bill payments and other transactions, an approach used earlier during the pandemic. n

The Lucketts Ruritan Club awarded $15,500 in college scholarships to four Tuscarora High School seniors who are residents of Lucketts based on their academic excellence and community service.

Ella Nassauer was awarded the top scholarship of $5,000 to pursue her studies in the honors college of the arts at Virginia Commonwealth University. Awards of $3,500 each were made to Andrew Morrison to attend the University of Virginia where he will major in computer engineering; Chloe Duncan toward her studies at NOVA/ George Mason where she will major in Environmental Science and Sustainability; and Madison Raborg toward her studies at the University of Tampa.

The club also presented student citizenship awards to Riley Sullivan of Lucketts Elementary School, Tomilola Bolarinwa of Smarts Mill Middle School, and Nya Deshay of Tuscarora High School. They were awarded $100, $300, and $500 Staples gift cards, respectively. Lucketts Ruritan Club President, Al Menendez, presided over the certificate awards and each winner was also given a yard sign to display.

MIDDLEBURG Town Goes Greener with Composting Pilot The town’s Sustainability Committee is advancing plans for a residential TOWN NOTES continues on page 33

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Obituaries Mary Ann Flynn Mary Ann Flynn, of Potomac Falls, VA, passed away suddenly on August 24, 2021. Born in January 1936 in New York City, Mary Ann grew up in the Bronx and attended Mount Saint Ursula Academy and Fordham University where she obtained a BS in Education. It was at Fordham that she met her true love, Tom. They married in 1958, shortly after Tom was commissioned as a Naval Officer, and enjoyed 63 years together, stationed in Norfolk, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. In 1970, they settled in Reston, Virginia where they lived until 2000 when they moved to River Creek in Leesburg, Virginia. In 2014, they moved to Falcons Landing, a military retirement community.

Mary Ann spent more than thirty years as a teacher, primarily teaching first grade in various Fairfax County elementary schools, including Hunters Woods, Dogwood, and Terraset. She loved being a teacher and excelled at sparking creativity and learning in children. In retirement, Mary Ann continued helping children by taking over the Angel Tree Christmas Club and establishing a Birthday Club at St. John Neumann Catholic Church which enabled pa-

rishioners to buy and wrap wished-for gifts for children at the Laurel Learning Center. She was determined that no child should miss out on the excitement of receiving presents and made sure that the gifts were given to the parents so that they would have the joy and dignity of giving them to their child. She was also a key organizer of the Thanksgiving Drive baskets, sorting donations, packing, and delivering hundreds of baskets each year.

In 2003, she and Tom were honored as “The Best of Reston” for their volunteer efforts with these programs.

Mary Ann is survived by her husband, Tom, children Merri, Peter, his wife Sherri, Christopher, his wife Heather and grandsons, Andrew and Thomas. She is predeceased by her parents, Mary Ann and Thomas Ward, and son, Thomas Edward Flynn, IV. Visitation and a funeral Mass was held on Tuesday, August 31st, at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 11900 Lawyer’s Road, Reston, VA, 20191. Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.

Instead of flowers, contributions in Mary Ann’s memory may be made to Laurel Learning Center through www.

Cornerstonesva.org or to the St. John Neumann Samaritan fund which assists people in need and provides other outreach services: https://onrealm.org/ StJohnNeumannCa/-/give/now

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

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Dr. Kent Clayton Roberts Dr. Kent Clayton Roberts, devoted father and husband, dedicated veterinarian, and a founder of the college of veterinary medicine at Virginia Tech, passed away peacefully August 24, 2021 in Williamsburg, Virginia. He was 95.

He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Shirley Fulton Roberts; three children: Kent Clayton Jr. of Richmond, VA, Polly Bokhari of Milton, MA, and Amanda Roberts of Ransomville NY; brother, Dr. Bruce Roberts of Delaware, OH; five grandchildren, a great granddaughter, and a large extended family. He was predeceased by his daughter, Jane, in 1965, and by his sister, Doris Foulds in 2013.

Born in 1925 in Norwich, NY, to Dr. C. R. Roberts and Florence Kingsbury Roberts, Kent graduated from Leonia High School in New Jersey and immediately enlisted in the United States Navy.

He earned a B.S. while in Navy ROTC from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

After service in World War II, Kent followed in his father’s footsteps and earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Cornell University in 1951. Shortly thereafter, he established the Loudoun Animal Hospital in Purcellville, VA, where he practiced both large and small animal medicine for 30 years.

During this time, Kent served a term as chairman of the Loudoun County School Board, was elected president of the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association, and president of the Virginia State Board of Veterinary Examiners. He was appointed by then-governor John Dalton to serve on the Virginia Veterinary Medicine Study Commission, which led to the creation of a college of veterinary medicine in Virginia. In 1974, he was named the Virginia Veterinarian of the year.

Nationally, he was president of the North American Veterinary Conference,

the profession’s most comprehensive life-long learning program, serving thousands of practitioners worldwide.

He also was president of the American Association of Extension Veterinarians, and a lifetime member of the American Veterinary Medical Association.

In 1980, Kent joined the founding faculty of the new veterinary college, serving as steward of continuing education programs for practitioners and related organizations such as the Animal Control Officers’ Association and the Virginia Dog Breeders Association. He was interim director of the school’s teaching hospital and loved to teach classes.

He was a favorite among students and colleagues for his keen wit and cheerful sense of humor.

Dr. Kent Roberts was accorded emeritus status by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors in 1994 and officially retired from the college in 1995, although he continued to serve as a volunteer for many years afterward. In 2009, Kent was presented with the school’s highest honor, the John N. Dalton Award, for his “monumental role in the creation and development of the college” and for his “devoted service to people and animals.”

Kent and family endowed the C. R. Roberts Professorship in Clinical Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech. The professorship honors the life and contributions of Kent’s father, a veterinarian who began as a dairy practitioner traveling on horseback in upstate New York a century ago.

Kent was blessed with abiding love for his family, a brilliant mind, sparkling wit, and uncommon devotion to his life’s mission. He will long be remembered as a beloved doctor in rural Virginia, a national leader in his profession, a founding father of the veterinary college at Virginia Tech, and a kind, giving, compassionate man who cared for all creatures, great and small.

Plans for a memorial service are not yet decided. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to your local Humane Society or the National Wildlife Federation.

Online condolences may be shared at www.NelsenWilliamsburg.com.

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Ready To Get Your Bargain Hunting On? The Ladies Board Rummage Sale Is Back

BY JAN MERCKER

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For longtime volunteers at the annual Inova Loudoun Ladies Board Rummage Sale, the past 18 months have been marked by loss. The deaths of several core organizers since the phenomenally successful 2019 event hit the tight-knit team hard. And, with the 2020 sale canceled, volunteers have missed the special sense of camaraderie and community service that pre-sale prep week creates.

The good news is that rummage is back this year—a month earlier than usual. Organizers also are changing venues, returning to the Loudoun County Fairgrounds where the event was held for 40 years before moving to Morven Park in 2003.

“I’m excited about seeing everyone together. I’m excited about all the ladies feeling like things are okay again,” said Rummage Sale Chairwoman Joylyn Hannahs.“This was a really hard year for older people, and our [volunteer] group includes a large number of older folks in Loudoun. I’m really excited to see them come back and find that energy.”

This year’s 82nd annual Ladies Board Rummage Sale takes place Saturday, Sept.

18 and Sunday Sept. 19 after a one-year hiatus and a smaller scale than the mammoth event it had become in recent years.

“We were thinking we needed to take things down a notch this year with COVID. We decided to go back to our roots and went back to the fairgrounds, and they were so excited to have us back,” Hannahs said.

The volunteer-run sale, which raises money for nursing scholarships and other critical needs at Inova Loudoun Hospital, had experienced explosive growth in recent years, culminating in a record-shattering $343,000 in sales in 2019. For 16 years, the sale took over the equestrian ring and several outbuildings at Morven Park every year in mid-October, with a full week of prep work from volunteers sorting, pricing, and displaying clothing, housewares, antiques, books, and other treasures.

But after canceling last year’s event because of the pandemic, Hannahs and her executive team decided to ramp back up

SUMMER TUNES

Tarara Summer Concert Series: The Darby Brothers Band

Saturday, Sept. 4, 6-9:30 p.m.

Tarara Winery, 13648 Tarara Lane, Lucketts Details: tararaconcerts.com As summer winds down, there’s just one more month of Tarara concerts remaining. Catch the Darby Brothers with favorite classic rock hits.

Tickets are $20 for adults 21 and over, $10 for people under 21. Admission for children 7 and under is free.

VAL Plaza Party: Karen Jonas

Saturday, Sept. 4, 6-8 p.m.

Village At Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg Details: villageatleesburg.com Jonas is a country and Americana songwriter and performer who’s released five acclaimed albums. Her live shows offer a mix of her award-winning originals, modern alt-country tunes and classic country standards.

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A long line of cars dropped off donations Saturday, Aug. 28 in preparation for the annual Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital Rummage Sale.

slowly.

“Our motto is quality over quantity,” she said. “We want to bring it back to the roots of the rummage sale, make a little money and help the community.”

The new location and earlier date allows much of the shopping to take place outside, helping volunteers and shoppers feel safe as uncertainty around the Delta variant persists and with flu season on the horizon.

“We had to make some transitions to make people a little more comfortable,” Hannahs said.

She added that volunteers, many of whom are seniors and retirees, have been chomping at the bit to get back to the sale.

“They were pushing to get this back,” Hannahs said. “They’re so active and the past year they weren’t able to be active. It was so difficult for them as it was for all of us.”

Hannahs said that the hiatus has helped make one of the sale’s most popular departments—The Look upscale women’s clothing and accessories—better than ever. Department chair Alexia Orr hand-picks items for the trendy secondhand boutique within the rummage sale

throughout the year. Now, Orr has had two years to accumulate designer and high-end finds, creating a budget fashionista’s dream.

“She has been prepping for a year and a half. She has some of the best stuff going this year,” Hannahs said.

Organizers are also changing up the sale’s early bird shopping program. Instead of buying tickets to shop early on the first day, this year serious shoppers can pay a premium for three hours of VIP shopping the Friday before the sale.

Hannahs, a GenX Loudoun native who runs a local photography business, has worked to bring in a new generation of volunteers, including the children and grandchildren of longtime volunteers and new Loudoun residents. But a core group of seniors remains at the heart of the event.

“I’m so inspired by what these ladies do,” Hannahs said.

But with the loss of several leaders during the pandemic, the torch is being passed in several departments.

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Sunday, Sept. 5, 2 p.m.

868 Estate Vineyards, 14001 Harpers Ferry Road, Hillsboro Details: 868estatevineyards.com Twenty of the region’s top acts are on tap at the fourth edition of this fundraiser for up-and-coming musicians. This year’s lineup includes Talton Brothers, Steve George and Friends, the Chris Timbers Band, Delta Spur and Wayne Snow. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the gate. Youth under 16 are free but should be ticketed.

LOCO LIVE Live Music: The Bone Show

Friday, Sept. 3, 4 p.m.

Dirt Farm Brewing, 18701 Foggy Bottom Road, Bluemont Details: dirtfarmbrewing.com Enjoy an afternoon of great tunes from western Loudoun singer/songwriter and oneman band Chris Bone of the Bone Show.

Live Music: Chris Devine

Friday, Sept. 3, 4 p.m.

Harpers Ferry Brewing, 37412 Adventure Center Lane, Loudoun Heights Details: facebook.com/harpersferrybrewing Get the long weekend started with highenergy acoustic covers from Chris Devine.

Live Music: Robert Mabe

Friday, Sept. 3, 5:30 p.m.

Flying Ace Distillery and Brewery, 40950 Flying Ace Lane, Lovettsville Details: flyingacefarm.com Mabe is a stellar banjo player and singer/ songwriter from the hills of North Carolina.

His unique style covers a wide range of music from bluegrass to jazz, Irish and roots tunes.

Live Music: Acoustic Soul

Friday, Sept. 3, 5:30 p.m.

Lost Barrel Brewing, 36138 John Mosby Highway, Middleburg Details: lostbarrel.com Acoustic Soul’s Steven Shaffer and Bruce Turner are a guitar and vocals duo who pay tribute to legendary classic rock, blues, R&B and American roots artists.

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Cyclists enjoy a ride on the bike trail network in Leesburg.

Enjoy Loudoun On Two Wheels

BY VISIT LOUDOUN

When fitness instructor Deb Johnson is not teaching classes at Ida Lee in Leesburg, you can find her on her bike, specifically riding the back country roads and bucolic cycle paths of Loudoun County. Indeed, when Johnson moved to Leesburg in 2015, she made sure her new house was less than a mile from one such path: the Washington & Old Dominion Trail.

Virginia’s skinniest park, the 45-milelong cycling, walking and – in parts – equestrian trail is built on the bed of the former W&OD railway line. With 20 miles of the trail bisecting Loudoun between Purcellville and Sterling, there’s no shortage of places to stop along the way and support Loudoun’s local businesses.

“I love the gradual incline when you cycle west and the fact it’s a great departure point for so many towns, villages and gravel roads in the county,” said Johnson. “Also, that it’s shaded much of the way.”

So how best to experience the trail this fall when the leaves change and it’s at its most scenic?

Traveling west to east, begin near the restored, circa 1904 train station in Purcellville, snapping a selfie at the wine-themed LOVE art sculpture that pays tribute to the region’s rich wine country. (Grab a donut or homemade cookie from Sweet Rose Bakeshop to serve as fuel along the way.)

As you head east, take in the spectacular Piedmont scenery of vineyards, fields of grain and lush green pastures dotted with cows, horses and red barns. Enjoy the open views of the Blue Ridge Mountains as you near Hamilton Station Road, which marks the spot where the W&OD train once stopped. Once here, you could cycle south into Hamilton village, or north, one

mile up the hill, for a cool glass of Viognier at The Barns at Hamilton Station Vineyards.

Continue east to Paeonian Springs where refreshments await at Vino 9 Market. The melted brie, apple and honey sandwich is a favorite or try the smoked mac and cheese. From here take the path across Harry Bird Highway and coast downhill alongside Dry Mill Road into gorgeous historic Leesburg.

Park your bike at Raflo Park and explore the sculpture garden, then download the Leesburg Walking Tour App, which features everything from guided public art tours to history tours. Shop trendy boutiques on King Street, visit the Loudoun Museum and cool off with an oversized ice cream cone from Mocatinas. Bike through town on September 18 to experience the Crossroads Music Festival, which will feature regional musicians and bands at various venues throughout Leesburg.

After exploring Leesburg, pedal to Marker 25 in Ashburn. Besides being home to local favorites like Carolina Brothers Pit BBQ and the Wine’ing Butcher Market, this mile marker is also just steps from Old Ox Brewery. Enjoy a Golden Ale, Pale Ale or Porter in the outdoor beer garden.

For people who prefer a bit more off-roading by bike, Loudoun is also home to more than 300 miles of unpaved, gravel roads. Dating back to the 1700’s, these roads take riders through Loudoun’s rich agricultural scene, past horse country, vineyards and farms. In early 2021, Loudoun County released a downloadable map of the rural roads to follow. Alternatively, take part in the annual 1725 Gravel Grinder scenic bike ride, which follows the historic gravel roads of Northern Virginia. n

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Friday, Sept. 3, 6 p.m.

MacDowell Brew Kitchen, 202 South St. SE, Leesburg Details: macsbeach.com Get the Labor Day weekend party started with dance, pop and rock covers at Mac’s Beach.

Live Music: Caveman TV Pink Floyd Tribute

Friday, Sept. 3, 7 p.m.

B Chord Brewing, 34266 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill Details: bchordbrewing.com Caveman TV’s Dark Side of the Cave show is a tribute to Pink Floyd. Admission is free.

Live Music: Cowpoke

Friday, Sept. 3, 8 p.m.

Monk’s BBQ, 251 N. 21st St., Purcellville Details: monksq.com This Leesburg-based band serves up country, folk, blues, pop, rock and jazz for a fun Friday night.

Live Music: Jon France and Charlee Allman

Saturday, Sept. 4, 2 p.m.

Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Hillsboro Details: breauxvineyards.com Kick back with country and rock covers from two regional favorites.

Live Music: Mark Cullinane

Saturday, Sept. 4, 2 p.m.

Two Twisted Posts Winery, 12944 Harpers Ferry Road, Hillsboro Details: twotwistedposts.com Cullinane is back with acoustic classic rock tunes for a fun afternoon.

Live Music: Colin Thompson

Saturday, Sept. 4, 2 p.m.

Flying Ace Distillery and Brewery, 40950 Flying Ace Lane, Lovettsville Details: flyingacefarm.com One of the country’s rising-star roots music guitarists, Thompson serves up high-energy rock, blues and soul.

Live Music: The Dirty Grass Players

Saturday, Sept. 4, 2 p.m.

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Details: bchordbrewing.com This Baltimore-based quartet is known for down, dirty and heated performances with roots in traditional bluegrass. Admission is free.

This south-central PA duo with acoustic guitar and dynamic vocal harmonies plays a range of folk rock, blues and classic rock favorites.

Live Music: Doin’ Time

Saturday, Sept. 4, 5 p.m.

Leesburg Moose Lodge, 43 Catoctin Circle SE, Leesburg facebook.com/leesburgmooselodge Doin’ Time brings favorites from Hank Williams Sr. and Jr., Johnny Cash, George Jones, Willie, Waylon and more.

Sunday, Sept. 5, 5 p.m.

Flying Ace Distillery and Brewery, 40950 Flying Ace Lane, Lovettsville Details: flyingacefarm.com Jake Phillips is a singer/songwriter who has traveled the world. With a powerful voice and dynamic guitar skills, Phillips’s repertoire includes original music and an eclectic set of classic folk and alternative covers.

Live Music: Weekend at Bernie’s

Live Music: Sweet Leda

Saturday, Sept. 4, 6 p.m.

MacDowell Brew Kitchen, 202 South St. SE, Leesburg Details: macsbeach.com Celebrate the weekend with hard-hitting rock anthems and tunes that will get you dancing from Northern Virginia’s Weekend at Bernie’s band.

Concert In The Pines: Oasis Island Steel Drums

Saturday, Sept. 4, 7-10 p.m.

Walsh Family Wine, 16031 Hillsboro Road, Purcellville Oasis Island specializes in Caribbean and American covers and originals in the reggae, calypso, Latin and gospel music traditions, with instrumental and vocal elements and interactive dancing. Tickets are $25.

Live Music: Sister Hazel

Saturday, Sept. 4, 7 p.m.

Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com Sister Hazel’s “All for You” topped the adult alternative charts during the summer of 1997 and propelled their album to platinum status. Since then, they’ve offered exuberant 90s alt-rock to legions of devoted fans. Tickets are $30.

Live Music: Ken Wenzel

Sunday, Sept. 5, 1 p.m.

Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Hillsboro Details: breauxvineyards.com Wenzel returns to a favorite venue with his signature roots-rock, country-jazz take on love, learning and life in America.

Live Music: Acoustic Moose

Sunday, Sept. 5, 1-5 p.m.

Maggie Malick Wine Caves, 12138 Harpers Ferry Road, Neersville Details: maggiemalickwinecaves.com

Live Music: Jake Phillips

Sunday, Sept. 5, 5 p.m.

Harpers Ferry Brewing, 37412 Adventure Center Lane, Loudoun Heights Details: facebook.com/harpersferrybrewing Blending new school funk, psychedelic rock, soul and pop, Sweet Leda’s heartfelt original music has been described as a female-fronted, soul-based Zeppelin meets Chili Peppers.

Live Music: The Wailers

Sunday, Sept. 5, 7 p.m.

Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com The legendary Wailers continue to bring their revolutionary sound to fans, led by Aston Barrett Jr. along with a younger generation of top musicians.

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COMING UP Loudoun Arts Film Festival

Friday, Sept. 10-Sunday, Sept. 19 50 West Vineyards, 39060 John Mosby Highway, Middleburg Details: loudounartsfilmfest.com Loudoun’s ambitious new film festival returns for its second year. Drive-in screenings take place Sept.

10-12 and Sept. 17-19, with virtual screenings throughout the week. Check out the website for tickets and a complete schedule.

Bluemont Fair

Saturday, Sept. 18 and Sunday, Sept. 19 33846 Snickersville Turnpike, Bluemont Details: bluemontfair.org Loudoun’s homegrown country fair returns for its 51st year with children’s activities, live music, vendors, food, beer, wine, and fun. Admission is $10 for adults and youth 10 and older.

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Rummage sale continued from page 20 by the 2020 death of Susan Mills, a former Ladies Board president, longtime Loudoun educator and administrator and head of the sale’s famed books department, where volunteers sell tens of thousands of donated volumes each year. The board also lost its beloved toy department co-chairs Jenny Tate and Ginny Warren in February and March of this year respectively.

The sale is an important fundraiser for the hospital, and Hannahs said that thanks to good stewardship and a string of super-successful years, the board was able to meet its nursing scholarship and other commitments in 2020, despite the skipped year.

But the sale is an annual ritual not just for volunteers, but also for regular shoppers. It’s built up a cult following of sorts among collectors, bargain hunters and

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curious tourists. Sale weekend has become nothing short of a Loudoun institution—and it’s clearly been missed. The Ladies Board’s Twice Is Nice thrift shop in Leesburg has remained open during most of the pandemic, and Hannahs said inquiries about the rummage sale are a daily occurrence.

“We have people coming into the thrift shop saying they’ve been waiting the whole year,” Hannahs said. “We are ready for people to come back and see us and make sure they’re getting their rummage on.”

The 82nd annual Ladies Board Rummage Sale takes place Saturday, Sept. 18 and Sunday, Sept. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Loudoun County Fairgrounds.

Early VIP shopping is Friday, Sept. 17 from noon to 3 p.m. Tickets for the VIP shopping event are $50 per person. Regular admission to the rummage sale is free. For tickets and information, go to ladiesboard.org n

Legal Notices

TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF TOWN COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TLOA-2020-0004 REVISING DESCRIPTION, USE REGULATIONS, AND DENSITY/ INTENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS IN THE GCGOVERNMENT CENTER ZONING DISTRICT 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 14, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176, to consider Zoning Ordinance Amendment TLOA-2020-0004 to amend the following sections: 1.

Sections 7.3.1, 7.3.2, 7.3.3.A, 7.3.3.D, and 7.3.3.E to revise the description, use regulations, and density/intensity and dimensional standards in the GC, Government Center Zoning District.

Additional information including copies of the full text of this proposed Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment are available at the Department of Planning and Zoning located on the 2nd floor of the Leesburg Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 during normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or by contacting Christopher Murphy, Senior Planning Project Manager, via email at cmurphy@leesburgva.gov, or via telephone 703-737-7009. This Zoning Ordinance amendment application is identified as case number TLOA-2020-0004.

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

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

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

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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 TUESDAY, September 14, 2021 in order to consider:

PROPOSED SALE OF COUNTY-OWNED AFFORDABLE DWELLING UNIT Pursuant to Virginia Code §15.2-1800, the Board of Supervisors shall consider the conveyance of the following County-owned Affordable Dwelling Unit (ADU) to an ADU qualified certificate holder: ADDRESS

25633 Pleasant Valley Road, Chantilly, Virginia 20152

PIN #

097-19-8207

ELECTION DISTRICT

DESCRIPTION

PURCHASE PRICE

Dulles District

Approximately 1,686 square feet, 3 bedroom, Single Family Attached Unit (Townhouse)

$147,488

Copies of the plat(s) illustrating the property proposed to be conveyed 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”).

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) AMENDMENTS TO THE FY2019-2020 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN The CDBG FY2019-2020 Annual Action Plan was adopted by the Board of Supervisors (Board) on March 13, 2019, and amended by the Board on May 13, 2020. Due to the CARES Act, the County is receiving additional CDBG funds to address the community impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Staff is proposing that the Board allocate the CARES Act funds to the CDBG FY2019-2020 budget. The County seeks community comments to modifications of the: 1)

CDBG FY2019-2020 Annual Action Plan to enable additional CARES Act funds to be used to address the critical COVID-19 related needs.

HUD has designated Loudoun County as qualified for Urban County participation in the CDBG program and entitled to receive CDBG funding directly from HUD. HUD regulations require the adoption of the above referenced Action Plan which outlines the County’s housing and community development needs, priorities and objectives, and proposed use of the federal funds for the ensuing CDBG program year.

Components of the proposed amendments to the FY2019-2020 CDBG Annual Action Plan include, without limitation, descriptions of:

• • • • • •

Resources and proposed activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19; Federal and other resources expected to be available; Leveraging of resources and how match obligations will be met; The activities to be undertaken; The geographic distribution of investment; and Planned homeless and other special needs activities.

Copies of the approved FY2019-2020 CDBG Annual Action Plan and the proposed amendments to the FY2019-2020 CDBG Annual Action Plan are available and may be examined online at www.loudoun. gov/cdbg. Written comments on the Plan may be submitted via email to Courtenay.Belchik@loudoun.gov through September 13, 2021.

APPROVAL OF A BOUNDARY LINE AGREEMENT TO CHANGE THE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA, AND THE TOWN OF HAMILTON, VIRGINIA Pursuant to Virginia Code §15.2-3106 et seq., the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors hereby provides notice of its intention to approve a Boundary Line Agreement with the Town of Hamilton, Virginia, (“Town”) to change the existing boundary line between Loudoun County, Virginia, (“County”) and the Town. The proposed boundary line change would incorporate into the municipal limits of the Town a land area containing 8.2 acres, more or less, being all of the property identified as Loudoun County Parcel Identification Number (PIN) 418-30-5976 (“Subject Property”), owned by the Town.

The new location of the boundary line between the County and the Town would correspond generally to a line extending southeasterly from a point located along the Town’s northern boundary, which point also is located along the eastern boundary of the Town’s existing wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) parcels (PINs 418-30-2277, 418-30-2357, and 418-40-2600), along the northern boundary of the Subject Property (southern boundaries of PINs 418-40-8216 and 382-35-1178) to the western boundary of Section 1 of the Hamilton Knolls subdivision, and then southwestward along the eastern boundary of the Subject Property (western boundaries of PINs 382-35-1033, 418-30-8737, the western terminus of Peach Tree Court (Route 1111), 418-30-7229, and 418-20-9662), and then northwestward along the southern boundary of the Subject Property (northern boundary of PIN 418-20-2877), to a different point located along the northern boundary of the Town and eastern boundary of the WWTP parcels. The Subject Property to be incorporated into the Town is located on the east side of the current municipal limits of the Town and the Town’s WWTP, in the Catoctin Election District, and is depicted on the below map.

A copy of the draft Boundary Line Agreement 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”).

REVIEW AND RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE NEW ALDIE AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT The current period of the New Aldie Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on January 2, 2022.

The District has a four-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of fifty acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors (Board) has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC), and the Planning Commission (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 Lime Kiln Road (Route 733), on the east side of the Goose Creek, east of Sam Fred Road (Route 748), west of James Monroe Highway (Route 15), and north of John Mosby Highway (Route 50), in the 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 five-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) at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District.

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

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Legal Notices Parcel Listings: PIN

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

359363143000

/89////////10B

61.01

396385665000

/89/////////7/

27.54

360166099000

/89////////15/

21.63

429276024000

/74////////19A

324.18 512.54

PIN

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

360265863000

/89////////14/

1.07

430397624000

/75////////22/

394267556000

/75///9////WL/

55.8

432376182000

/88//19/////3/

18.39

394269821000

/75////////23/

156.34

432387423000

/88//10/////1/

21.32

394288964000

/75////////23A

75

432479430000

/88///1/////B/

18.45

396264807000

/89/////////1/

46.45

432489904000

/88///9/////3/

21.44

396281634000

/89/////////6A

8.17

465289850000

/74////////18/

29.12

396287236000

/89/////////8C

1.61

465305755000

/74////////19/

140.04

396290952000

/89/////////8B

14.49

465396098000

/74/A/1/////A/

24.89

396295883000

/89///4/////F/

32.98

465397945000

/74/A/1/////B/

4.93

The ADAC held a public meeting on May 20, 2021, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate New Aldie Agricultural and Forestal District, and to review renewal applications and requests for withdrawal of land from the District. The report and recommendations of the ADAC was considered by the Commission, along with any proposed modifications, at its public hearing on June 22, 2021. The reports and recommendations of the ADAC and the 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 application 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 4:30 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 (5-20-2021 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”).

REVIEW AND RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE CHRYSALIS VINEYARDS/LOCKSLEY ESTATE AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT The current period of the Chrysalis Vineyards/Locksley Estate Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on November 16, 2021. The District has a four-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of forty acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors (Board) has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC), and the Planning Commission (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 of John Mosby Highway (Route 50), on the east side and north of Champe Ford Road (Route 629), on the west side of Aldie Dam Road (Route 632), in the 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.

2.

3.

4.

Management Plan that specifically states that the property owner(s) are accumulating the required five-year production records in order to qualify for agricultural, to include horticulture, land use tax deferral.

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.

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

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 at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District.

Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the Chrysalis Vineyards/Locksley Estate Agricultural and Forestal District, were notified by certified mail of the District’s review.

Parcel Listings: Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

397267021000

/89//11/////1/

202.36

398254379000

/98//////4B-1/

44.39

PIN

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

434292430000

/97/////////5B

133.07

435496507000

/97///////5A2/

31.94

PIN

The ADAC held a public meeting on May 20, 2021, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate Chrysalis Vineyards/Locksley Estate Agricultural and Forestal

District, and to review renewal applications and requests for withdrawal of land from the District. The report and recommendations of the ADAC was considered by the Commission, along with any proposed modifications, at its public hearing on June 22, 2021. The reports and recommendations of the ADAC and the 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 application 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 4:30 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 (5-20-2021 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”).

REVIEW AND RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE NEW HUGHESVILLE AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT The current period of the New Hughesville Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on December 6, 2021. The District has a ten-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of twenty-five acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors (Board) 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 north of Hughesville Road (Route 725), west of Lincoln Road (Route 722) and east of Shelbourne Glebe Road (Route 729), in the Blue Ridge and Catoctin Election Districts.

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.

2.

3.

4.

Management Plan that specifically states that the property owner(s) are accumulating the required five-year production records in order to qualify for agricultural, to include horticulture, land use tax deferral.

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.

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

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 at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District.

Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the New Hughesville 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

423465298000

/45//38/////A/

200.51

491207761000

/45////////29/

5.33

457300111000

/45//50////B1/

25

492401152000

/45//17/////3/

3.84

457464769000

/45//17/////2/

50.07

492406871000

/45//17/////1/

50.07

459295147000

/57//12/////1B

12.91

*457393105000

/45//50////B2/

32.65

459394908000

/57///2/////B/

15

* Indicates a parcel whose owner is withdrawing it from the District.

The ADAC held a public meeting on May 20, 2021, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate New Hughesville Agricultural and Forestal District, and to review renewal applications and requests for withdrawal of land from the District. The report and recommendations of the ADAC was considered by the Commission, along with any proposed modifications, at its public hearing on June 22, 2021. The reports and recommendations of the ADAC and the Commission, along with any proposed modifications, will be considered by the Board at its public hearing.

In accordance with Section 15.2-4307 of the Code of Virginia, the application 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 4:30 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 (5-20-2021 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 MOUNT GILEAD AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT The current period of the New Mount Gilead Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on December 6, 2021. The District has a ten-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of twenty acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors (Board) has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC), and the Planning Commission (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 Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7), west of Harmony Church Road (Route 704), and east of Silcott Springs Road (Route 690) in the Blue Ridge and Catoctin Election Districts.

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 five-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 at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District.

Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the New Mount Gilead 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 10.29

388353823000

/58////////15/

7.32

493187455000

/56///3/////4/

389255169000

/58////////25A

38.12

493277802000

/56///3/////6/

6.52

389354528000

/58////////25/

15.45

493277835000

/56///3/////7/

10.12

389354963000

/58////////25C

31.54

493285062000

/56///3/////8/

12.91

459352627000

493287001000

/56///3/////5/

10

/56///3////12/

10.02

424157224000

/57////////46B

28.79

493377501000

/56///3////10/

10

424294402000

/57//21/////8/

62.37

494100868000

/56//15/////6/

10.53

425178473000

/57////////51D

49.05

494201489000

/56//15////22/

12.94

2.

**425268364000

/57////////50/

13.56

494253940000

/56///7////11A

4.47

3.

425301174000

/58////////19A

6.23

494256325000

/56///7////11B

5.45

425370341000

/57////////46/

40.51

494294115000

/56//15/////7/

20.07

425393728000

/57////////45/

12.89

494302670000

/56//15////23/

10.85

425398911000

/57/A/1/////A/

2.01

494402858000

/56//15////24/

14.4

425401044000

/58////////18/

10.25

494454041000

/56///6/////9/

15.02

425405442000

/58////////17/

5.89

494459679000

/56///6/////7/

10.01

494460223000

/56///6/////8/

10

/56///6/////3/

10.32

456264401000

/45///7/////A/

16.36

494472331000

/56///6/////6/

6.39

457261326000

/45////////47/

119.47

494478435000

/56///4/////1/

8.04

458107561000

/57//20////18/

17.02

494480383000

/56///3/////2/

8.52

458256717000

/57/////////5/

52.15

495179718000

/56//19/////9/

10.04

458454271000

/45//13/////4/

20.05

495187629000

/56//19////13/

14.83

459101578000

/57///6/////4/

10.01

495474679000

/56//15////14/

14.23

459107374000

/57///6/////5/

10.51

495484478000

/56//15////10/

10.19

459194070000

/57///2/////D/

10

527189190000

/44////////23A

112.63

459202520000

/57////////47D

3

528484773000

/44////////24A

16.51

459254218000

/57//23/////1/

35.25

528499083000

/44////////24B

10

459258283000

/57//23/////2/

18.55

529208759000

/56///7////12/

9.63

23.01

529406516000

/56//20////16/

16.55

12.61

*459205171000

/57////////47E

31.29

492385314000

/44////////32/

14.88

**493390590000

/56////////65A

10.9

492470300000

/44///9/////1/

14.82

**493481923000

/56////////65/

16.44

493178268000

/56///3/////3/

5.97

**529307348000

/56//20////17/

14.96

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:

493368965000

494466227000

/57//23/////5/ /44///9////13/

The current period of the New Rockland Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on November 15, 2021. The District has a ten-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of twenty acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors (Board) has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC), and the Planning Commission (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 north of White’s Ferry Road (Route 655), south of Limestone School Road (Route 661), west of the Potomac River and east of and along James Monroe Highway (Route 15), in the Catoctin Election District.

10

5.75

459454463000 492361990000

REVIEW AND RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE NEW ROCKLAND AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT

41.38

31.76

10

In accordance with Section 15.2-4307 of the Code of Virginia, the application 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 4:30 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 (5-20-2021 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”).

/58////////26/

/58////////19/

/56///7////14/

The ADAC held a public meeting on May 20, 2021, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate New Mount Gilead Agricultural and Forestal District, and to review renewal applications and requests for withdrawal of land from the District. The report and recommendations of the ADAC was considered by the Commission, along with any proposed modifications, at its public hearing on June 22, 2021. The reports and recommendations of the ADAC and the Commission, along with any proposed modifications, will be considered by the Board at its public hearing.

/58///8/////1/

/57////////46A

529301433000

** Indicates a parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres whose owner did not properly apply for renewal.

389455836000

425456705000

27.92

* Indicates a parcel whose owner is withdrawing it from the District.

424106194000

425496500000

/57//23/////3/

1.

4.

Management Plan that specifically states that the property owner(s) are accumulating the required five-year production records in order to qualify for agricultural, to include horticulture, land use tax deferral.

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.

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

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 at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District.

Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the New Rockland 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

142262282000

/30////////19A

26.65

144350845000

/40///1////15/

10.44

142365964000

/30////////20B

24.29

183288314000

/40/////////1A

117.72

143365724000

/40/////////1C

485.75

*185407705000

/40///1////14/

11.6

* Indicates a parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres whose owner did not properly apply for renewal.

The ADAC held a public meeting on May 20, 2021, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate New Rockland Agricultural and Forestal District, and to review

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Legal Notices renewal applications and requests for withdrawal of land from the District. The report and recommendations of the ADAC was considered by the Commission, along with any proposed modifications, at its public hearing on June 22, 2021. The reports and recommendations of the ADAC and the 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 application 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 4:30 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 (5-20-2021 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”).

REVIEW AND RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE NEW UPPERVILLE AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT The current period of the New Upperville Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on December 6, 2021. The District has a four-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of forty acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors (Board) has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC), and the Planning Commission (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 north of John Mosby Highway (Route 50), east of Blue Ridge Mountain Road, west of Foggy Bottom Road/Bloomfield Road (Route 626) and Willisville Road (Route 623), and south of Snickersville Turnpike (Route 734), in the 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.

2.

3.

4.

Management Plan that specifically states that the property owner(s) are accumulating the required five-year production records in order to qualify for agricultural, to include horticulture, land use tax deferral.

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.

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

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 at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District.

Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the New Upperville 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

617151456000

/54///2/////4/

12.01

667187635000

/53////////24/

30

618355115000

/71////////15E

53.24

667277463000

/53////////23/

110

618451976000

/54///2/////3/

11.86

667370971000

/53////////19B

5.13

652157192000

/53///2/////O/

5

667386679000

/53////////21/

147.2

653158587000

/53////////30B

23.02

667467108000

/53////////19E

13.16

653160744000

/53////////30A

20.02

668256718000

/70/////////4B

30.65

655264754000

/70///2/////2/

163.71

668295859000

/70////////34/

404.37

655373536000

/70///2/////3/

62.11

668480218000

/70/////////1/

107.4

656156815000

/70////////16B

48.2

668495647000

/70////////33/

17.62

656356213000

/70////////31/

122.27

669279977000

/70/////////7/

267.59

656464263000

/70///2/////1/

126.21

669354081000

/70/////////4A

94.42

657106815000

/71////////51B

10

669472724000

/70/////////6/

30.42

657195925000

/70///4////14B

53.1

669485330000

/70/////////5/

80.37

657281702000

/70///4////14A

172.24

670400827000

/70/////////8A

60.97

657456747000

/70///8//16B1/

27

671306526000

/70///6/////1/

314.45

659396262000

/84/////////5A

118.08

672482261000

/84/////////2/

34.3

659476922000

/84/////////4/

5.09

677489542000

/52/////////5/

17.7

659479710000

/84/////////4A

1.98

678273932000

/52///5/////4B

50.54

664155277000

/53////////13/

9.52

678397078000

/52///6/////2/

38.93

664157219000

/53////////13A

10

678403093000

/52///6/////1/

36.85

665290318000

/53///3////10/

10.02

678479924000

/52/////////9/

642.21

665361347000

/53/////////4/

107.99

679395575000

/69///1/////3/

166.18

665392980000

/53///3////14/

11.68

679476030000

/52////////15/

100.04

665492430000

/53///3////15/

15.78

680168423000

/69////////21/

22.49

666174910000

/53////////21A

5.93

680378224000

/69////////16/

1085.22

666275448000

/53////////16/

2.5

689306495000

/69////////23/

15.3

666277556000

/53////////20/

0.75

693288918000

/68///2////A2/

8.7

666278329000

/53////////22A

0.5

694196070000

/68/////////3/

153.54

666368936000

/53////////19F

11.39

694391532000

/68/////////7A

122.5

666389152000

/53////////19/

459.12

694394824000

/68/////////7/

103

666406351000

/53///2/////J/

6.78

695275923000

/68/////////2/

190.5

The ADAC held a public meeting on May 20, 2021, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate New Upperville Agricultural and Forestal District, and to review renewal applications and requests for withdrawal of land from the District. The report and recommendations of the ADAC was considered by the Commission, along with any proposed modifications, at its public hearing on June 22, 2021. The reports and recommendations of the ADAC and the Commission, along with any proposed modifications, will be considered by the Board at its public hearing.

In accordance with Section 15.2-4307 of the Code of Virginia, the application 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 4:30 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 (5-20-2021 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”).

ZMOD-2021-0002 DULLES TRADE CENTER WEST LOTS 28 & 29 (Zoning Ordinance Modification)

Dulles Investments, LLC, of Alexandria, Virginia has submitted an application for a Zoning Ordinance Modification in the Planned Development – General Industry (PD-GI) zoning district to request the following Zoning Ordinance modification: ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION §5-1403(A)(1), Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks, General Provisions, and Road Corridor Buffer and Setbacks Matrix, Table 5-1403(B)

PROPOSED MODIFICATION

Reduce the minimum setbacks along Arcola Boulevard from 100 feet to 75 feet for buildings, and from 75 feet to 35 feet for parking.

The subject property is located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, within the Ldn 65 or higher aircraft noise contours. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance. The subject property is approximately 3.93 acres in size and is located north of Arcola Mills Drive (Route 621) and east of Trade West Drive (Route 3535), in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 162-38-0068 and PIN: 162-48-2288. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Industrial/Mineral Extraction Place Type)), which designates this area for large manufacturing, contractor with outdoor storage, and other productive uses at densities up to 0.6 Floor Area Ratio (FAR).

ZMAP-2020-0001, SPEX-2020-0005, ZMOD-2020-0024 & ZMOD-2020-0025 LINDSAY DETAIL FACILITY (Zoning Map Amendment Petition, Special Exception, Zoning Modifications)

Lindsay Holdings, LLC., of Alexandria, Virginia, has submitted applications for the following: 1) To rezone approximately 5.826 acres from the PD-CC(CC) (Planned Development-Commercial Center (Community Center)) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-GI (Planned Development-General Industry) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance at a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.40 (up to 0.6 by Special Exception) and 2) A Special Exception to allow an outdoor automobile inventory lot that will be a second principal use in support of the detail facility. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed uses are listed as a Special Exception use under Section 4-604. The Applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modifications:

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PROPOSED MODIFICATION

§4-607(D)(1) PD-GI Planned Development – General Industry, Use Limitations, Outdoor Storage.

To permit the outdoor storage of vehicles within the front yard.

§5-1406(A) Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Screening of Certain On-Site Functions

Permit perimeter parking lot landscaping and a minimum 6-foot-tall ornamental metal fence adjacent to Shaw Road and the property identified as PIN 044-20-2995 in lieu of required screening under Zoning Ordinance §5-1406(A).

The subject property is located within the Route 28 Tax District, the Route 28 Corridor Business Optional Overlay District and the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 noise contours. The subject property is approximately 5.83 acres in size and is located east of Shaw Road (Route 638) and south of W. Church Road (Route 8625), in the Sterling Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 044-30-1539. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use Place Type)), which designates the area for a compact, pedestrian-oriented environment consisting of a vertical mix of residential, commercial, entertainment, cultural, and recreational uses within the Suburban Mixed Use Place Type at densities up to 1.0 FAR.

SPEX-2020-0020 & SPMI-2020-0008 AT&T MORRISONVILLE (Special Exception & Minor Special Exception)

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. of VA has submitted applications for the following: 1) A Special Exception to permit a 125-foot-tall Monopole and a related equipment compound in the Agricultural Rural-1 (AR-1) Zoning District and 2) A Minor Special Exception to modify the requirements of Section 5-618(B)(3)(p) to allow a telecommunications Monopole along the Short Hill ridge line. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and the proposed use is listed as a Special Exception use pursuant to Section 5-618(B)(2)(a). The Board of Supervisors, at this Public Hearing, will also be considering whether this application is consistent with the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan. The modification of the Additional Regulations applicable to the proposed use is authorized by Minor Special Exception under Section 5-600, Additional Regulations for Specific Uses. The area of the proposed special exception is an approximately 0.0574 acre portion of a larger parcel that is located north of Charles Town Pike (Route 9) and west of Berlin Turnpike (Route 287), in the Catoctin Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN 477-38-7669. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Rural Policy Area (Rural North)), which designates this area for rural economy uses and limited residential development is envisioned with a target density up to 1du/20ac and cluster development with target density up to 1du/5ac.

ZMAP-2020-0007, SPEX-2020-0017, SPEX-2020-0018, ZMOD-2020-0011, ZMOD-2020-0012, ZMOD-2020-0013, ZMOD-2020-0014, ZMOD-2020-0015, & ZMOD-2020-0016 THE SHOPS AND TECH AT ARCOLA CENTER

§4-206(D)(4), PD-CC Planned Development – Commercial Center, Building Requirements, Vehicular Access, Regional Centers. and §4-206(E) PD-CC Planned Development – Commercial Center, Building Requirements, Development Setback and Access from Major Roads.

Vehicular access to the proposed PD-CC-RC district shall be from collector roads (respectively, Arcola Mills Drive and Dulles West Boulevard), rather than from an arterial road.

Vehicular access to the proposed PD-CC-RC district shall be set back a minimum of 50’ from the right-ofway of the major collector road, Dulles West Blvd. A Type 3 front yard buffer shall be provided. Buildings within the proposed PD-CC-RC district shall be set back a minimum of 35’ from the right-of way of the minor collector road, Arcola Mills Drive. A Type 3 landscape buffer shall be provided with an additional 3 evergreen trees per 100 linear feet.

§5-1403(B), Buffering and Screening, Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks, Road Corridor Buffer and Setbacks Matrix, Table 5-1403(B)

Reduce the building setback from 75’ to 50’ along Dulles West Boulevard.

§5-1407(B)(2), Buffering and Screening, Parking Area Landscaping and Screening Requirements, Peripheral Parking Area Landscaping.

Eliminate the requirement for a 10-foot landscaping strip for parking areas next to abutting property lines for parcels within the Property, including those subdivided in the future

§4-505(B)(1), PD-IP Planned Development – Industrial Park, Lot Requirements, Yards, Adjacent to Roads.

Eliminate both the minimum 35-foot setback for buildings and 25-foot setback for off-street parking along private streets (not public roads) adjacent to the PD-IP district.

and §4-505(B)(3), PD-IP Planned Development – Industrial Park, Lot Requirements, Yards, Adjacent to Other Nonresidential Districts. §5-1404(B), Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Buffer Yards, Use Buffer Yard Matrix, Table 5-1404(B).

Eliminate the minimum required 15-foot yards for building, parking, outdoor storage and loading areas between the proposed PD-IP zoning districts and the non-residential zoning districts.

Eliminate the Type B Buffer Yard requirement between Group 10 Flex-Industrial Uses and Group 8 Office Uses and Group 9 Commercial / Retail Uses.

The subject property is located within AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, within the Ldn 65 or higher aircraft noise contour. The subject property is approximately 70.00 acres in size and is located on the south side of Arcola Mills Drive (Route 621), north of Route 50 and west of Loudoun County Parkway (Route 606) in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as: PIN

ADDRESS

163-38-0140

N/A

(Zoning Map Amendment Petition, Special Exceptions, Zoning Modifications)

163-49-1534

N/A

St. John Properties, of Frederick, Maryland, has submitted applications for the following: 1) To rezone approximately 33.94 acres from the PD-CC(RC) (Planned Development – Community Center (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 the development of Flex Industrial uses permitted in the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance at a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.6; 2) A Special Exception to permit an Automobile Service Station in the PD-CC(RC) zoning district pursuant to Section 4-204(C)(1) of the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance; and 3) A Special Exception to permit Office, Administrative, Business and Professional Use, which do not meet the criteria contained in Section 4-503(G) in the PD-IP zoning district. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed uses are listed as Special Exception uses under Sections 4-204 and 4-504. The Applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modifications:

163-48-7614

N/A

162-19-4928

25227 Arcola Mills Drive, Sterling, VA

ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION §4-205(C)(1)(d), PD-CC Planned Development – Commercial Center, Lot Requirements, Yards, Adjacent to Roads, Regional Center (RC). and §4-205(C)(3), PD-CC Planned Development – Commercial Center, Lot Requirements, Yards, Adjacent to Other Nonresidential Districts.

PROPOSED MODIFICATION Allow buildings, parking, outdoor storage, areas for collection or refuse or loading between buildings and streets where such areas are screened from the streets by a Type 3 Landscape Buffer.

Reduce the 50-foot yard requirement to a 35-foot minimum yard requirement along the Property’s Arcola Mills Drive frontage.

Eliminate the minimum required 35-foot yards for building, parking, outdoor storage and loading areas between the proposed PD-CC-RC zoning districts along a portion of the subject property’s western boundary.

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 a range of compact, pedestrian-oriented environments with opportunities for a mix of residential, commercial, entertainment, cultural, and recreational uses at a recommended FAR of up to 1.0.

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).

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Legal Notices Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic this public hearing may be conducted as an electronic meeting. Members of the public are encouraged to view the public hearing electronically; however, the Board Room will be open for any members of the public who wish to attend in person with appropriate physical distancing.

Board of Supervisors public hearings are available for live viewing on television on Comcast Government Channel 23 and Verizon FiOS Channel 40, and are 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. Citizens are encouraged to call in advance to sign up to speak at the public hearing. Instructions for remote participation will be forwarded to all individuals who sign-up in advance and who would like to provide their comments remotely. For this public hearing, advanced sign-up will be taken after 8:30 a.m. on September 3, 2021, and no later than 12:00 p.m. on September 14, 2021. 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:

PHYLLIS RANDALL, CHAIR LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

08/26 & 09/02/21

TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF TOWN COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGS

TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TO CONSIDER ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TLOA-2021-0007 AND ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TLZM-2020-0005 TO EXPAND THE H-1 OVERLAY, OLD AND HISTORIC DISTRICT, TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROPERTY AT 20 UNION STREET NW

TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLES 3, 7, AND 15 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 14, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg VA 20176 to consider the following amendments to the Zoning Ordinance:

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 14, 2021 AT 7:00 P.M. in the Town Council Chambers, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176, to consider Rezoning application TLZM-2020-0005 and Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment TLOA-2021-0007 to include the entirety of the property at 20 Union Street NW, in the H-1, Overlay, Old and Historic District while removing portion of the same property from the Gateway District (Overlay).

1.

The subject property consists of 0.84 acres. That portion affected by the proposed amendment is zoned R-6, Moderate Density Residential District, and further described as Loudoun County Parcel Identification Number (PIN) 230-18-5465-000.

Rezoning/Application TLZM-2020-0005 is an amendment initiated by the property owner (Loudoun County Board of Supervisors) to amend the official zoning map to extend the H-1, Overlay, Old and Historic District, to include approximately 0.60 acres of the subject property.

The subject property is located in the Central Planning Area of the Leesburg Town Plan, and the Planned Land Use Policy Map further designates the Subject Property as “Downtown”. The recommended density range is not specified for non-residential uses. Whereas, the existing density of approximately 0.21 in two separate buildings is intended to remain. The Heritage Resources Chapter specifically identifies the Subject Property for preservation through inclusion in the H-1, Overlay, Old and Historic District.

Zoning Ordinance Amendment Case Number TLOA-2021-0007 is an amendment to the text of Zoning Ordinance Section 7.5.3 to add a description of the land proposed for this addition to the H-1, Overlay, Old and Historic District.

Amendments to various subsections of Zoning Ordinance Section 7.10 Crescent Design (CD) District to permit modifications to allow for development and redevelopment of land consistent with principles of traditional urban design in accordance with the guidelines provided in the Crescent District Element of the Town Plan. Proposed modifications include, but are not limited to: a.

Sec. 7.10.4.C.1 to correct errors in the required Build-to Line and parking Setback Table.

b.

Sec. 7.10.11.A Streets to correct graphics to show the appropriate street element labels.

c.

Sec. 7.10.9.A.2.D [4] and TLZO Sec. 7.10.9.B.2.D [Minimum Rear Yard Setback] to permit townhouse and 2-over-2 lot rear yards to be reduced to five (5) feet if required parking for the unit is on the lot.

2.

Add a new section to Article 15 Signs to be known as TLZO Sec. 15.10.11 Signs in the Gateway District (Overlay) with appropriate subsections to explain how signs in the Gateway District (Overlay) are processed.

3.

Article 3 Review and Approval Procedures to update time and advertising requirements for Comprehensive Plan adoption and amendments thereto as specified by the Virginia General Assembly.

Copies and additional information regarding each of these proposed Zoning Ordinance amendments are available at the Department of Planning & Zoning located on the 2nd floor of Leesburg Town Hall, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg VA 20176 during normal business hours (Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.), or by contacting Michael Watkins, Zoning Administrator, via email at mwatkins@leesburgva. gov, or via telephone at 703-737-7920. This zoning ordinance amendment application is identified as case number TLOA-2021-0001.

Additional information and copies of these applications 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 contacting Christopher Murphy, Senior Planning Project Manager, at 703-737-7009 or cmurphy@leesburgva.gov.

At these hearings, all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard.

Persons requiring special accommodations at the meeting 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.

09/02 & 09/09/2021

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) 771-2773 three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711.

09/02 & 09/09/21

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

Phone Number

Description

Case Number

Recovery Date

Recovery Location

Pink Mongoose bicycle

SO210012843

8/9/2021

42227 Terrazzo Terrace Aldie, VA

703-777-0610

Blue Magna bicycle

SO210012843

8/9/2021

42227 Terrazzo Terrace Aldie, VA

703-777-0610

SO210013151

8/14/2021

20504 Straham Way Sterling, VA

703-777-0610

SO210013574

8/24/2021

43316 Hay Road, Ashburn, VA

703-777-0610

Black Mongoose Element bicycle with pink logo and brake cables Red/silver Schwinn mountain bicycle

09/02 & 09/09//21

ABC LICENSE

GoGi 92 Korean BBQ Inc, trading as GoGi 92, 1603 Village Market Blvd Ste 112, Leesburg, Loudoun, VA 20175-4670 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA AlCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Wine and Beer on Premises/Mixed Beverage Restaurant license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

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.

08/26 & 09/02/21

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ORDER OF PUBLICATION

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 8.01-316 Case No.: JJ038733-20-00

TOWN OF LEESBURG ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID

LOUDOUN COUNTY WILL BE ACCEPTING SEALED COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR: PROPANE DELIVERY SERVICES, IFB No. 428782 until prior to 4:00 p.m., local “Atomic Time”, September 30, 2021.

IFB NO. 100311-FY22-15 CHILDREN CENTER WAY TREE SCREENING **NOTE: Effective January 1, 2021, all bids and proposals in response to a formal solicitation issued by the Town will be securely received via eVA, the Commonwealth’s eProcurement website.

Additionally, at this time the Town is not conducting in-person public bid openings. ** SEALED BIDS to construct the above project WILL BE RECEIVED by the Town of Leesburg, electronically via the Commonwealth’s e-procurement website (www.eva.virginia.gov), UNTIL BUT NO LATER THAN 3:00 P.M. ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2021. Bids shall be submitted electronically using the following naming convention: the IFB number and the name of the bidder (i.e.

“IFB No. 100311-FY22-15_Your Company’s Name”).

All questions regarding this bid must be submitted in writing via email to CapitalBidQuestions@leesburgva.gov until but no later than 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 8, 2021.

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Opinion Safe Spaces When Loudoun administrators were preparing for this school year last spring and into the early summer, they made it clear they did not intend to run dual online and in-person educational programs.

At first, planners so narrowly defined the qualifications for online classes that they were unable to fill the limited slots made available. They broadened the eligibility criteria before the signup deadline, but never approached an opt-in alternative open to anyone.

That was a time when case counts were dropping and young people continued to be viewed as relatively invincible in the COVID environment.

The opposite is true today; cases are climbing rapidly and students now are counted among the most vulnerable. Add to that the fact that the number of students sharing classrooms has doubled over last year’s hybrid model and the challenges mount significantly.

Those changing conditions don’t demand a step back from in-person learning. They do, however, demand strict adherence to the public health protocols that have proven effective against the virus in communities around the country and around the world—including areas that have already weathered the Delta variant spike.

A vaccine-or-test mandate for employees is a good step. Remember, our community put school staffers at the front of the vaccination line last winter.

Evidence is building for even vaccinated workers to have some periodic testing to curb unknowing transmissions. And school divisions elsewhere have recorded successes with some element of student COVID testing, as well.

Just as in pre-pandemic times, parents should have an expectation that the classroom and the school campus are safe spaces for their children. The commitment to in-person learning requires a commitment to student safety.

That may start with a shot, a mask or a test, but it goes wherever needed next to complete the mission. n

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LETTERS to the Editor Where are the Cuts?

Editor: I suppose we taxpayers of Loudoun County were naive to expect to read a follow-on to the recent story about an unexpected shortfall in county revenues from data center operations.

I, for one, expected (hoped, actually) to read about the Board of Supervisors directing all departments to conduct an intensive search for projects and programs to cut, postpone, delay or even eliminate, and provide a list of recommendations to the board for review— with public input encouraged. That’s what responsible stewards of corporate or public resources typically do when faced with financial or budget realities.

Instead, we were treated to a frontpage story about one of the more extravagant—and costly—projects currently underway in the county: “Highway Renaming Panel Narrows Options.”

I would expect to see that particular project high on a list of recommended cuts, along with such frivolous projects as the contracted half-million dollar “study” of the merits of a police department vs. a sheriff ’s office for Loudoun County (a “study” that is a clear case of fraud, waste and abuse, in my mind). I am sure there are many other “pet projects” that qualify

for honest scrutiny at this time of revenue shortfalls.

I challenge the board to meet the revenue shortfall by conducting an honest evaluation of all county expenditures and determine which ones are vital, essential, nice-to-have, postpone, or eliminate. Mr. Hemstreet’s annual assessment is not the answer for poor governance.

— Evan Parrott, Ashburn

Not Essential Editor: Loudoun County is considering taking by condemnation a piece of historic Rockland Farm based on the premise that White’s Ferry is an essential aspect of our local transportation system. As a matter of fact, principle, and perhaps legality, the county taking private, historic land by eminent domain to allow a private company to operate a non-essential business is not the right outcome.

We all love the ferry and its own history. I live in a former Baptist meeting house where, after the Civil War, Elijah V. White, former owner of White’s Ferry, was a minister. He was also a sheriff, a LETTERS TO THE EDITOR continues on page 33

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banker and a farmer. It’s a wonderful history. Rockland Farm has an equally long and historic legacy while being in the same family throughout.

That having been said, I did an interesting exercise recently where I calculated the difference between taking the ferry verses driving around via the Point-of-Rocks bridge: Starting at the Rt. 15/White’s Ferry Road intersection and driving north over the bridge, then taking Rt. 28 southeast in Maryland to Dawsonville/ Rt.107 White’s Ferry Road intersection, where most people travel to get to and from the ferry, was 27 miles and takes 36 minutes traveling at the posted speed.

Starting at the same spot, the intersection of 15/White’s Ferry Road in Virginia, taking the ferry across into Poolesville and ending at the Rt 28/107 intersection in Dawsonville, MD, was 12.5 miles and takes 31 minutes at the speed limits and accounting for the speed of the ferry. Waiting 5 minutes (or more) for the ferry is not unusual.

The cost of the ferry verses the extra cost of the gas for driving around and taking the bridge is basically a wash.

White’s Ferry is not a critical, indispensable mode of our public transportation system. It is a private, for-profit business. For Loudoun County to consider taking private, historic land by condemnation to allow a private company to operate a non-essential business sets a bad precedent.

— Bill Travis, Lucketts

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composting program that seeks to keep nutrient-rich food scraps out of the landfill.

Committee member Lynne Kaye briefed the Town Council on the proposal last week. She said other area jurisdictions including Arlington and Prince William counties already have launched similar programs.

“There are a lot of bad things that happen when you send food scraps to landfills,” she said, noting that in the U.S. up to 40% of food goes to waste and there is a shortage of compost, in general.

The committee is working with a private vendor, Apex Organics, to run the program. Participating households would contract with the company for the food scrap collection buckets and weekly or bi-weekly pickup. The program would need about 25

Philomont firehouse continued from page 18 new, larger emergency vehicles.

The county government had planned to build a new station on a 7-acre parcel that until last year hosted the annual Philomont Horse Show, and which is owned by the Philomont Volunteer Fire Department. The horse show, which the volunteers hosted as a fundraiser since 1957, was retired last year. But county leaders decided to conduct a feasibility study on using the current site after outcry from the community, and over skepticism from county planners and the fire-rescue department.

A study by Reston-based LeMay Erickson Willcox Architects found that ex-

participants to get off the ground. If successful, the program could expand to commercial customers.

No formal approval—and no town funding—was needed from the council.

The committee plans to report back on the results next year.

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The Town of Purcellville deadline for bids in the sale of the Pullen house has been extended a week, to Sept. 20.

The town also added a second day for prospective buyers to participate in a site visit, at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7. Those wishing to attend should contact Kathy Elgin at kelgin@purcellvilleva.gov.

The new submission deadline is 10 a.m.

Monday, Sept. 20.

The property, located adjacent to Firemans Field and across the street from Town Hall, is comprised of two lots, with one 15,661 square feet and the other 5,831 square feet. As a whole, the property consists of 0.51 acres.

The town purchased the property in 2011 for $175,000 with plans for overflow parking, development of a pocket park, a storage location for special events equipment, or other income-generating opportunities. This year, the property was assessed at $264,300.

The council in January stated an intent to get at least $330,000 for the property, but no minimum bid was included in the final bid solicitation.

Additional details are available in IFB#TC-2021-03, which is available for download from the Town’s Bid Board at purcellvilleva.gov/bids.

panding the current building, or tearing it down and building a new one on the same site, could work. And the architects projected a price tag of up to $20 million, which is just within the county’s current budget for the project of $21.9 million.

Both options include $2.4 million to build a modular, metal-frame temporary station offsite so the company can keep running calls during the projected 18-month construction period. However, the study also notes that, while preliminary designs meet the requirements for the station, the fire-rescue department will have to make some compromises from their standard design, such as using a two-story station rather than one-story, to fit the relatively compact 2.3-acre site.

And it notes there are some other expenses not included in the cost estimates, such

as relocating a cell tower onsite.

Loudoun County will host a meeting to hear input from the community on the Philomont Fire and Rescue Station onThursday, Sept. 9, from 6-7:30 p.m. at Woodgrove High School, 36811 Allder School Road in Purcellville.

Meeting materials, including a signup and comment form, project information, and the feasibility study are at loudoun.gov/philomontstation. Members of the public must sign up in advance to ask questions at the event. Signups are due by noon Wednesday, Sept. 8.

The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider options for the station at its meeting Oct. 5. Once supervisors votes on their preferred option, the design process is expected to last approximately two years. n

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Afghan locals continued from page 3 family members out. Warner’s office said Friday they have received more than 4,000 such requests, and on Monday that they were passing names onto the State Department for prioritization and pressing the administration for updates. And while they said American citizens would still be evacuated, their relatives’ fates remain an open question.

Many of the people who have made it to the U.S. are passing through Loudoun, as they come in through Dulles Airport.

And some nonprofits in the region are trying to help, including Catholic Charities, which has a branch in Loudoun, and the All Dulles Area Muslim Society.

Catholic Charities continues to accept monetary donations, volunteers and

Uncertain future continued from page 1 of the tenants with a valid lease in the park. However, according to the letter, the property owner intends to accept the $11 million offer. A sale is not expected to close until closer to the end of the year, according to property manager Carol Konkel.

“How are we going to do that?” Monroy openly questions the notion of counteroffering. “Most of the residents here are low income.”

Many of the residents, like Monroy, have called Leesburg Mobile Park home for many years.

José M. Turcios, speaking through an interpreter, New Virginia Majority organizer Vanessa Prudencio, said he’s lived there more than 10 years, and has no idea where he’d go if the park closed, since rent is too expensive everywhere else. And, he said, it isn’t the best time to be kicking people out of their homes—with the COVID-19 pandemic ongoing, many people have seen their work hours cut back.

Maria Andino moved to the neighborhood in 2005 and raised both of her children there. They’ve expanded onto their trailer over the years. If they were forced to move, her son Jason Tobara said, they could use the money they have saved up to put down a deposit on an apartment.

Others might not be so fortunate, he said.

“This feels like home to me,” their neighbor Linda Huffman said. If the property were sold, “I don’t have the faintest

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housing referrals at CCofVA.org. Meanwhile ADAMS is recruiting volunteers who speak Dari and Pashto, as well as money for a relief fund to help evacuees at ADAMSCenter.org.

ADAMS Board of Trustees Chairman Rizwan Jaka said he toured the evacuee site at the Dulles Expo Center on Aug. 22, meeting with the U.S. Army, Afghan-American volunteers, and the American Red Cross. Those groups, along with the federal State Department and the state and county governments are coordinating on health checks, food, vaccination, and trauma counseling for evacuees.

The U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001, making it the country’s longest war, although that war was never formally declared by Congress. But for people in Afghanistan, the war has been going on longer than that—the country has been locked in one conflict or another since

1978, long before Mohamad or Pakiza were born.

Pakiza has had trouble getting people to understand the pain Afghans feel.

“Once it happens to your country, something similar, that’s when you realize what another country is going through,” she said. “Otherwise, you’re not going to care. You’re just going to go completely blank, like, ‘OK, there’s nothing special about it. It’s just some country people dying, a woman getting raped, it happens a lot in Afghanistan, nothing new.’ It happens a lot and we’re trying to fight for it.

We’re trying to raise our voice for it, but if no one hears you, no one tries to help you, what can you do?”

And she is frustrated by people telling her Afghans need to fight for their country. She pointed to Afghans who have fought for their country for genera-

tions, and continue to do so, like Ahmad Massoud, who followed in the footsteps of his father Ahmad Shah Massoud opposing the Taliban. The father was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001, two days before Al Qaeda’s Sept. 11 attacks that led to the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan; on Aug. 18, the son, leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, penned a letter from Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley asking the U.S. and its democratic allies to assist by sending weapons and supplies.

But while the U.S. withdraws after two decades of conflict, Pakiza said she wishes strong governments like the U.S. would help.

“Mr. Joe Biden, he always knows what he is doing, so if he tries to do something, I’m sure our country would be back to the safe place that it used to be many, many, many years ago,” Pakiza said. “Now, it’s just … nobody’s trying to listen.” n

idea of where I would go.”

The location of the mobile home community is ideal for the five-year resident.

Huffman’s adult son can walk to work, and living in the HUBZone is necessary for Huffman to continue at her job. She pays $550 monthly to rent her trailer and lot, and acknowledges that little, if anything, can be found in Loudoun County for that amount.

All of the neighbors surveyed had eagerly signed on to a petition put together

by Monroy in an effort to unite the community, and call for a fair shot in their own future and, most of all, a desire to stay in their homes. While no communication has been made to residents that they will be asked to, or forced to, move, there was palpable worry in the air as residents confronted the fear of the unknown.

Acknowledging that fear and feeling of helplessness, the community reached out to the New Virginia Majority, an organization representing the rights of working class and marginalized communities, particularly communities of color. Locally, the group had previously called on the Board of Supervisors to fund an Unmet Housing Needs Strategic Plan. Now, it is organizing a march from the park to the County Government Center on Sept. 8, the day of the supervisors’ first meeting back on the dais after their August recess.

The “who” behind the potential purchase of the 60-plus-year-old mobile home community remained a bit of a mystery.

Several sources linked Darius Saiedi, the son of local property owner and restaurateur Fabian Saiedi, to interest in the property. Saiedi grew up in Leesburg and is a 2010 graduate of Loudoun County High

School. He is also a partner in DSP Real Estate Capital, an Ashburn-based firm, but fellow partner Stephen Karbelk has denied that DSP is behind the purchase.

Saiedi did not return multiple calls requesting comment.

While Konkel declined to provide the name of the mobile home park’s current owner, Carol Nunez is listed as the authorized representative of the property and a number linked to Leesburg Mobile Home Park listed Nunez on its voicemail. Nunez also did not respond to calls for comment.

Konkel, the property manager for the past 13 years, said she did not know the identity of the potential purchaser. She said the current owners purchased the property in the 1960s and the sale was due to the owners preparing for retirement.

She said her understanding is that the property would be sold as a mobile home park, and there have been no discussions that she’s been privy to that indicate it will be redeveloped. She said she hopes it remains as it is and pointed to the many residents that have called it home for so long.

But six-year resident Americo Lopez worries. He said with the rent people in the park play, it would take a buyer more than 20 years to make back an $11 million investment. That makes him doubtful the buyer intends to keep it as is.

He has seen kids grow up in the park who have never known another home. He recalled a neighbor who broke his arm and got laid off during the pandemic, and the community rallied around him, selling food to raise money to cover that person’s rent.

“That’s how we are here,” Lopez said.

“Everybody takes care of each other.”

Many of the residents own their mobile homes and rent the land. But, Lopez said, after staying parked in one place for more than 20 years, it’s doubtful the homes are really mobile anymore. And he said everybody is in the same situation—“They don’t know what to do. This came out of nowhere. Nobody was ready for this.”

“There are so many ways to make money, but there’s only one way to keep families together, and it’s homes,” Lopez said.

There is worry in the town hall at what the fate of the mobile home park and its residents will be. Vice Mayor Marty Martinez spoke of the pending sale at a recent Town Council meeting, and said he is concerned that the sale would displace residents in need of affordable housing.

And New Virginia Majority organizers have helped write a letter to the current and future owners of the park. It asks that the residents be allowed to stay.

“The residents of the Leesburg Mobile Park are one large family: many have lived in the park for over twenty years, for over ten years, some 5 years, and also newer owners,” the letter reads. “We have watched each other’s children born and raised on the streets of the Leesburg Mobile Park and our school-aged children are registered to begin their first day of school this month. We are families who work hard to meet our obligations, bring food to our tables, and educate our children as best as possible—our families are the present and the future of Leesburg and of the United States. n Deputy Editor Renss Greene contributed to this report.

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COVID spike continued from page 1 a return to in-person learning, they now are hearing from parents wanting online options.

Hundreds of parents held a silent protest outside of Loudoun County Public Schools Administration Building on Tuesday and submitted a petition with over 4,500 signatures requesting that the school district provide a synchronous online learning option for students.

However, Superintendent Scott Ziegler said Tuesday there are no plans to expand online class offerings after accommodating those who signed up for the program by the June 30 deadline.

Among the protestors was Amar Athikam, a father of two elementary school students, who said the new variant’s late-summer onset is a gamechanger.

“Cases are showing up in elementary schools. We are not asking that everyone goes to distance learning. We can still do the in-person. We just are requesting an option,” he said.

The death of a Fairfax County elementary school student last week, and positive cases at multiple Loudoun elementary schools, sharpened fears among parents.

“There was one kid lost in Fairfax. That left all the parents heartbroken. We don’t want to lose any more kids in Loudoun.

That’s the reason everyone is here, especially elementary school kids,” said parent Sree NagiReddi.

At the beginning of the pandemic, the virus posed a much larger risk to older populations than it did to young children.

Now, though, 76.2% of Loudouners 18 years old and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine, according to the

Cross reinstated continued from page 9 that “parents and students would avoid interacting with Cross to the point he could not fulfill his duties.” The ruling also states that LCPS did not “specify how Cross’ continuing to teach at Leesburg Elementary might pose a real and present threat that he or the Loudoun County Public Schools will contravene any anti-discrimination policy or law.”

“The lower court’s decision was a well-reasoned application of the facts to clearly established law, as the Virginia Supreme Court found,” Tyson Langhofer,

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Virginia Department of Health. The vaccine isn’t yet available to people under 12 years old, making elementary school populations more vulnerable to infection and spread.

The petition, which was presented to Ziegler’s office Tuesday morning, requested that students be permitted to continue in their current classes, with their current teachers, at home, using a video livestream.

In a statement responding to the petition, Ziegler point to the new state law that requires school districts to operate full-time, in-person, but does not require a distance learning option.

And, in an email to families on Monday, Ziegler reviewed health and safety protocols used by the district, which are recommended by the state’s health department. Parents of a student considered a “close contact” of a person infected with COVID-19 will be notified that their child needs to quarantine. Close contacts are students who came within three feet of an infected person. Students who need to quarantine continue online learning using the Schoology platform. If an entire class must quarantine, the class will join on Google Meet.

One of the central concerns of parents during the protest was that students sit near each other during lunch and do not wear masks. At school, students, teachers, and staff may only remove masks when actively eating and drinking, participating in P.E., or standing outside.

As of press time, there were 35 active cases of COVID among students and teachers, and 102 students and teachers quarantining after being deemed close contacts of an infected person. n Cross’ attorney, said.

Cross was recently joined by two other LCPS teachers opposed to Policy 8040, and ADF filed a motion for an emergency injunction, so that teachers would not be required to enforce the policy.

Controversy surrounding Policy 8040 drew a national media attention to Loudoun County. Virginia state law requires that all school districts adopt such protections for transgender students by the start of the 2021-2022 school year, or accept liability for any incidents involving harassment or abuse of transgender students.

The two-day trial date for the Circuit Court case is set to begin Sept. 7. n

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