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An “Admiral” Win for Evan Dombrowsky
n June 9th, Middleburg’s Town Council held what was, by all accounts, a productive if uneventful meeting: the pledge of allegiance promptly at 6:00, followed by the usual staff reports, appointments to Town Committees and Councils, mostly technical revisions to zoning ordinances and rental regulations, and well-deserved special recognition of Middleburg’s two 2016 Loudoun Design Award winners: the National Sporting Library and Coe Eldredge of University Group. Lt. Mike Prince continued to report on the Middleburg Police Department’s seemingly never-ending efforts to help smooth the flow of traffic in the face of impossible conditions; facilitate parking; and curb speeding and other issues caused by frustrated commuters, back and forth, doing their best to minimize delays on Route 50. A week later, on June 16, a massive thunderstorm dubbed “The Hailstorm from Hell” capped what was arguably one of the most challenging weeks in the history of the town. There have been worse storms, causing more damage, and longer power outages. There was, as one wag put it, no snow. And at press time the Town appears to have suffered only property damage, without any loss of life or serious injury. That said, June 9 to 16 was a week to remember, or perhaps, better said, a week to forget. Roadwork Construction along main street continued apace, with what has all too sadly become its almost routine accompaniment of noise, dust, one-way traffic jams, blocked or non-existent parking, frustrated commuters, and a resulting marked decline in retail and restaurant traffic. The town’s merchants and service providers, working with Town Staff, the business association and Chief A.J. Panebianco’s hard-working Police Department, carried on: doing all that is humanly possible to rise to the challenge: working out parking alternatives, mapping routes, working overtime, educating visitors and townspeople to constantly changing conditions. Gas Leak Then came a gas leak, ostensibly caused by construction damage to a meter in the northeast end of town. Heard over a policeman’s cell-phone connection, the leak sounded to one newspaper editor like a “jet engine.” As a safety precaution, Police immediately evacuated the area around Middleburg Charter School. As the smell of gas spread to the far east end of town, Middleburg Policemen went door to door, advising business to close and residents to leave their homes if the smell INSIDE their homes became as noticeable as the smell outside. Continued page 17