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Proposed county budget adds firefighters, funds staff raises Spending plan hikes real estate tax bills by $92

Fauquier County budget calendar

• Joint meeting with the Fauquier County School Board: 4 to 6 p.m.

Thursday, March 9, at the Warren Green Building, 10 Hotel St., Warrenton.

• Public hearing: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at Fauquier High School, 705 Waterloo Road, Warrenton.

• Budget “mark up/mark down” work session: 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at the Warren Green Building, 10 Hotel St., Warrenton.

• Budget adoption: 4 to 6 p.m.

Tuesday, March 28, at the Warren Green Building, 10 Hotel St., Warrenton

By Shannon Clark and Colleen LaMay

Fauquier Times Staff Writers

Average real estate tax bills would rise by $92 next year under the $422.3 million budget Fauquier County Administrator Paul McCulla released Friday. The spending plan proposes a 2-cent increase in the real estate tax rate to add 24 new firefighter positions, fund public safety and general staff raises and pay for a new water system project in Opal to allow for future development.

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County Administrator Paul McCulla

Fauquier Times shifts to new office in Old Town Warrenton

Kyle Hart, of the National Parks Conservation Association, speaks during a protest against a state DEQ proposal to allow data centers to run their diesel generators continually in times of stress on the electrical grid.

By Catherine M Nelson Publisher

PHOTO BY DOUG STROUD

Residents, groups protest letting data centers run generators nonstop DEQ plan aims to reduce strain on the electric grid

By Peter Cary

Piedmont Journalism Foundation

If data centers in Northern Virginia are allowed to run their generators 24/7 when the electric grid is struggling, citizens could experi-

ence an increase in toxic air pollution. And more.

That was the message from a mix of national and regional organizations who joined local citizens at a Virginia Department of Environmental Quality public hearing on Monday, Feb. 27. They were protesting a new

Efforts to move the Fauquier Times offices from its current location across from the Fauquier County Circuit Court to 53 S. Third St. have been in works for months, but when the moving van pulled up in front of 41 Culpeper St. last week, rumors began to f ly.

The Fauquier Times is not going out of business. On the contrary, the county’s only print newspaper is on the move. The paint is dry on the new location – The Old Mill Building,

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Computers are humming; writers are figuring out where the reporter’s notebooks are stashed and how Catherine M Nelson, publisher to work the new of the Fauquier coffee machine.

Times and Prince Since the William Times new office is only a block away, much of the daily routine will stay in place. Reporters will still be able to dash into the Warrenton courthouses and Town Hall; sales reps Tony Haugan (ahaugan@ fauquier.com) and Nancy Keyser (nkeyser@fauquier.com) will keep their ready access to Main Street.

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Rhode Island Red chicken flies the coop, gets her day in court

By Colleen LaMay

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

Where is the chicken now?

A rogue Rhode Island Red chicken recently had its day in Fauquier General District Court, a venue most often reserved for humans who run afoul of the law.

The bird was not present for the two-minute hearing Thursday, Feb. 23, but she was identified in a legal notice published in advance of the hearing as a “red and white female Rhode Island Red chicken, having no other tags, marks or identifying information.”

She flew the coop, was reported to animal-control authorities and was captured. The Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control Division seized the hen Feb. 11 at 5137 Weston Road in Casanova.

“The owner of said chicken is hereby notified of the hearing and of the need to appear at the hearing to protect their interests,” the legal notice said.

The purpose of the hearing was to see if an owner came forward to claim the wandering chicken. No one did. That’s typical, said Fauquier County Sheriff’s Deputy

Melynda Barker, who handles animal-control calls. Up to a dozen or so roaming agricultural animals — including cattle — end up in court each year and nearly always go unclaimed, Barker said.

Chickens are unusual because they are often hard to catch, Barker said.

“This guy was pretty easy to catch,” she said. “I didn’t have to chase it. I just got out my net and just caught him pretty easily. It didn’t put up that big of a fight.”

“For any of our agricultural (cases), I don’t think we’ve ever had anyone that comes to the courthouse and says, ‘Hey, that’s my livestock,’” she added.

“Normally, if we’re going to find the owners, we find them before we get to the point of coming to court,” Barker said. “So, we’re just able to

The Fauquier SPCA is required to keep the Rhode Island Red chicken for 30 days before it can be considered for adoption. In the meantime, it is living with a foster family, according to the SPCA.

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Typically, people who call animal control already have confined larger agricultural animals such as cattle, which have been found in the county and sometimes in the town limits.

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Judge orders Bealeton breeders to surrender 8 dogs Some were ‘just skeletal bones under fur,’ witness says

By Colleen LaMay Times Staff Writer

A judge has ordered a Bealeton couple to give up eight Great Pyrenees dogs, including three puppies, that were part of a backyard breeding business, Harmony Acres Farms.

Witnesses described one dog with multiple tumors, a puppy with severe bloody diarrhea and a house with rooms reeking of dog urine and feces.

The dogs were underfed, unvaccinated and sick, but seldom saw a veterinarian, witnesses said.

The farm is at 10762 St. Paul’s Road in Bealeton.

After a two-hour civil trial on Wednesday, Feb. 22, Fauquier County Circuit Court Judge Jessica Foster awarded all eight dogs — belonging to Scott Johnson and his wife, Yvonne Johnson — to the Fauquier County SPCA. In addition, she ordered the couple to pay a fine of $5,937 to cover the cost of the dogs’ medical care and boarding. The couple will not be allowed to own a “companion animal” of any kind for at least two years. Criminal charges are pending in the case, Fauquier County Sheriff’s Deputy Melynda Barker said after the civil hearing.

The Johnsons have 10 days to appeal the court’s decision before the dogs are officially granted to the Fauquier SPCA, Barker said. The dogs are considered evidence in the case and cannot be photographed or adopted.

Barker, an animal-control officer for the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Department, testified that she took the dogs from the farm on Thursday, Feb. 9. She went to the farm to follow up on a complaint from Christina Johnson, 24, one of the cou-

A Great Pyrenees puppy photo from the Facebook page of Harmony Acres Farms. The photo is from a video posted in the summer of 2018. ple’s adult children. Barker spent about four hours at Harmony Acres Farms with Devon Settle, executive director of the Fauquier SPCA. The two went into the house first, finding a Great Pyrenees, estimated to be 8 months to 1 year old, in a bedroom on the main floor. The dog, later identified as Serena, was too excited to allow the women to examine her. “She was just flying all over the room,” Settle testified.

Next, the two went into the basement of the house. “The smell was overwhelming as we went down the steps,” she said. Opening the door to a downstairs bedroom, the pair found two puppies in a room with feces and urine all over the floor.

The dogs were not in good shape. “They were just skeletal bones under fur,” Settle testified.

The puppies appeared only interested in drinking water and not eating food, Settle said. That was concerning because puppies usually have good appetites. During the time Settle and Barker were at the farm, one of the puppies emitted what Settle described as a “pile of bloody goo” from its back-

side. The room smelled too bad to know at that time whether the goo was urine or feces, she said.

That puppy is doing much better now that it is at the SPCA, Settle said.

In the front of the house was a fenced yard with two dogs: Patience and Gabriel. Great Pyrenees are very large dogs that often weigh more than 100 pounds. The two dogs had only a chicken coop as a shelter. They had no food and only a small amount of water, Barker and Settle testified.

Another fenced area to the left of the home held three more dogs: Melody, Serenity and Kody.

Those dogs had a chicken coop, a medium-sized Igloo doghouse and a pickup truck shell as shelter, Barker and Settle testified.

Those dogs, too, had no food and only a small amount of water. Neither fenced area had shade, they testified. Some of the dogs were not well socialized and were wary of the visitors.

The dogs’ “body condition scores,” which are similar to “body mass indexes” for people, were as low as two on a scale of one to nine. The lower the score, the skinnier the dog.

A 9-year-old dog named Patience had skin tags on the back of her neck, along with an abdominal mass and a tumor on her vulva. Serenity underwent emergency surgery for an infection in her uterus. Other dogs at the farm had health issues including malnourishment, matted fur, overgrown nails and severe parasitic infections, according to court testimony.

Scott Johnson, 58, who did not have an attorney present to represent him, testified that his daughter oversaw the dogs’ care on the day Barker and the SPCA visited the farm because he was not present. Scott Johnson was being held Wednesday, Feb. 22, in the Fauquier County Adult Detention Center on an unrelated felony charge.

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Residents, groups protest letting data centers run generators nonstop DEQ, from page 1 DEQ proposal to let more than 100 data centers in Northern Virginia use their emergency generators to power themselves when the electrical grid is struggling.

Opponents called the proposal “reckless,” a “debacle” and a violation of the DEQ’s stated mission “to promote the health and well-being of the Commonwealth’s citizens, residents and visitors in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.”

Among the 41 speakers who opposed the proposal were representatives of the Sierra Club, the National Park Conservation Association, the Southern Environmental Law Center, Piedmont Environmental Council, Prince William Conservation Alliance, the Coalition to Protect Prince William County and Protect Fauquier.

Ann Bennett, land use chair of the Great Falls Group of the Sierra Club, castigated the DEQ for trying to change its rules without carefully studying the effects of the changes.

“You can’t solve problems you don’t understand,” she said to cheers at a press conference just before the hearing.

At the public hearing, two individuals spoke in favor. One was Josh Levi, president of the Data Center Coalition, and the other was Mary Ann Ghadban, who is leading the charge among northern Prince William County landowners to sell their properties for the Prince William Digital Gateway, a 2,100-acre data center corridor proposed just north of the Manassas National Battlefield Park.

While the opposition focused mainly on the likely air pollution caused by the continuous running of diesel generators, others voiced concerns about residents living in lower-income areas downwind of the region’s data center clusters as well as the noise the generators would make.

And for many, the proposal provided an opportunity to take swings at data centers in general.

Some speakers proposed sending warnings to nursing homes and schools when the generators would turn on to protect those with respiratory problems.

But others were outraged over the idea that the data centers could get paid to run their generators. “That is like rewarding a pyromaniac for

Spencer Snakard, president of Protect Fauquier, speaks in opposition to the DEQ proposal.

PHOTOS BY DOUG STROUD

Left: Cindy Burbank, secretary of Protect Fauquier, listens during the DEQ public hearing. Right: Kevin O’Neill, director of the Fauquier Climate Change Group, speaks in opposition to a proposal to allow data centers to run their diesel generators continually in times of stress on the grid. putting out the fire that they started,” said Elena Schlossberg, executive director of the Coalition to Protect Prince William County.

The Monday, Feb. 27, public hearing was the only one scheduled for the proposal — a variance to current law — that was posted on Jan. 25. The DEQ is taking written public comments on the proposal through March 14. DEQ policy analyst Karen Sabasteanski conducted the hearing alone.

Sabasteanski did not respond to the speakers’ remarks but said after the hearing that her department would review them and make recommendations, which would become public.

She said since this was a variance and not a regulation, it would not fall under the purview of the DEQ’s air quality control board but would be handled by her department of air data analysis and planning.

“We need to consider these comments and the different impacts that they will have. So, we’re going to have to respond to the issues that people have brought up,” she said.

Michael Dowd, the director of DEQ’s Air and Renewable Energy Division, said in an email after the hearing, “We believe the proposed variance would result in very little, if any, impact to air quality, including with respect to air toxics.” Opponents stated that the diesel generators would release nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, ozone and fine particulates.

The variance is written to apply from March through July 31 — this year only — which a DEQ notice

cites as “a time of potentially acute stress” on the grid. Some of the speakers during the Feb. 27 public hearing, however, raised fears that it might be renewed every year – indeed, the variance says the grid may suffer shortages for data centers through 2025.

The proposal only affects data centers in Loudoun, Prince William and Fairfax counties. More than 100 data center complexes have been built in the region with ranks of generators standing by in case of a power outage. Currently the law limits their use – other than for testing – to periods of declared grid emergency and local power failures.

The proposed variance would allow the data centers to disconnect from the grid and run on generator power whenever a “load management alert” or a “local load relief warning” is declared by PJM Interconnect, which manages the grid in 14 states. This would allow ‘the data centers to continue to serve their customers, maintain the integrity of the internet and alleviate demand on the electric grid during times of stress,” the DEQ wrote in its proposal.

Current law limits most data center generators to 500 hours of operation per year, and their operation is severely limited during ozone season from May 1 through Sept. 30. The variance does not put a time limit on the running of the generators. It does require that data centers notify the DEQ when they turn on their generators and calculate the air pollution emitted while they are running.

But the DEQ provided no information on the effects of the proposal.

Julie Bolthouse, land use director for the Piedmont Environmental Council, located permits for 4,632 generators on 101 data center sites in the three counties. Sixteen of the sites held more than 100 generators.

Bolthouse had also researched the types of alerts that could trigger the use of generators. She said there were not many in 2018 and 2019, but by 2021 there were about 40, and in 2022 there were 80 – a number the PEC expects to increase as more data centers are built.

Morgan Butler, a senior attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center in Charlottesville, said his re-

search showed that PJM, the grid operator, had issued 15 separate local load relief warnings for “data center alley” in Ashburn totaling 140 hours just in May 2022.

But it is not clear how many generators would actually ramp up during such warnings or alerts. The variance would allow — but does not require — data centers to disconnect from the grid and run on generators in these cases. And the alerts are often limited to small parts of the northern Virginia grid.

Several citizens and group leaders said they were enraged by evidence that the data centers would be paid to disconnect from the grid. The DEQ’s Dowd said after the meeting that he did not believe this was the case.

But the PEC’s Director of Communications Bri West, pointed to PJM’s voluntary “Demand Response” program that compensates customers for agreeing to cut their power need when the reliability of the grid is threatened. Participants receive payments from PJM’s Curtailment Service Providers, PJM’s website says.

Kam Tower, an account executive with CPower, which is Virginia’s curtailment service provider, seemed likely to him that a data center could join the program and be compensated if it agreed to reduce its grid usage when the alerts went out.

Many of the speakers said they consider the proposed variance as a gift to data centers and the internet they support without considering that it is the data centers, with their huge power draw, that largely are responsible for the looming shortages in the first place.

They said the answer is not to give data centers more leeway but rather to cut back or stop their proliferation.

Karen Sheehan, director of the Coalition to Protect Prince William County, said she found everything about the proposal wrong. “You want to waive these data centers and enable them to pollute my air, my daughter’s air, my granddaughter’s air and all of my neighbor’s air because of the internet,” she said.

“This is outrageous; absolutely outrageous. It is dangerous.”

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Laurel Ridge welcomes Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Staff reports Award-winning paper-cut and silhouette artist Janelle Washington will visit the Middletown campus of Laurel Ridge Community College on Thursday, March 2. Washington is a self-taught artist who illustrated the Caldecott Honor-winning book, “Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement.”

The picture book is a biography of Mamie Till-Mobley, whose 14-yearold son Emmett’s brutal murder in 1955 was racially motivated.

Washington, who also received the Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award for her illustrations, has silhouettes housed in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.

She is participating in two events – both of which are free to the public. The first is Lunch & Learn scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Cornerstone Hall, Room 601. Please RSVP at laurelridge.edu/Janelle or by calling 540-664-5027.

Later Thursday evening, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., the college will host a reception for Washington, whose work will be on display in the Delores E. Sekel Art Atrium in Cornerstone Hall through mid-April. The Virginia native will sign copies of

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LEGAL NOTICES PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024, TAX RATES FOR TAX YEAR 2023, AND THE PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2028 FAUQUIER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 7:00 P.M. Fauquier High School - Auditorium 705 Waterloo Road, Warrenton, VA 20186 A Public Hearing on the proposed FY 2024 County Budget, proposed Capital Improvement Program, and Tax Year 2023 tax rates will be held by the Board of Supervisors at the time and place noted above. This hearing is for expenditures and revenues for all County Departments, the Airport Fund, Ambulance Revenue Fund, the Capital Improvement Fund, the Catlett Calverton Wastewater Fund, the Conservation Easement Service District Levy Fund, the County Asset Replacement Fund, the Debt Service Fund, the Environmental Services Fund, the Fire and Rescue Tax Levy Fund, Internal Service Funds, and the School Division Funds for the period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. Tax year 2023 tax rates proposed would be effective upon adoption with real estate taxes due June 5th and December 5th, and personal property taxes due October 5th of each year, with any due date that falls on a weekend moved to the next business day.

The FY 2024 budget proposes an overall real estate tax rate of $0.923 which includes a $0.02 increase designated solely to Fire and Rescue services.

The FY 2024 Proposed Budget, in summary form below, is for informative and fiscal planning purposes only. The Proposed Capital Improvement Program (CIP) plan totals $110.7 million over the five-year planning period. Of this amount, $15.2 million would be allocated for public safety and fire and rescue projects, $8.3 million for county-wide projects, $6.0 million for parks and recreational projects, $31.9 million for library projects, $2.0 million for environmental services projects, $7.6 million for utility projects, $0.5 million for Airport projects, and $39.3 million for school division projects. Copies of the complete proposed budget and the proposed CIP are available at the Office of Management and Budget, the County Administrator’s Office, and online at http://www.fauquiercounty.gov/ government/departments-h-z/management-and-budget. The inclusion of any item in the proposed budget does not represent a commitment by (or obligation of) the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors to appropriate funds for any item or purpose listed. The Board of Supervisors may adjust any or all figures after the public hearing. In accordance with the Code of Virginia, the local tax rates can only be adjusted downward from the advertised rates, unless additional notice is given and a public hearing held on any proposed increase.

ALL COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AND TAX RATES. Any person not able to attend may submit written comments to the County Administrator’s Office, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia 20186.

Paul S. McCulla, County Administrator FURTHER INFORMATION: If there are questions, or if additional information is desired prior to the public hearing, please contact: Office of Management and Budget (540) 422-8360 County Administrator’s Office (540) 422-8001 Fauquier County does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities. Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request.

FY 2024 PROPOSED BUDGET

REVENUES FY 2023 FY 2024 ADOPTED PROJECTED

Source GENERAL FUND Real Property Taxes Personal Property Taxes Other Local Revenue State Revenue Federal Revenue Intergovernmental Revenue

FY 2024 PROPOSED

$150,154,164 $151,436,656 $153,452,916 21,892,500 22,362,500 24,306,975 3,859,516 3,927,988 4,790,956 27,471,108 27,507,346 27,074,023 3,757,825 3,773,762 3,757,350 358,657 358,657 358,657 1,761,234 383,262 108,165 $209,255,004 $209,750,171 $213,849,042

Use of Prior Years' Fund Balance

TOTAL, GENERAL FUND

OTHER FUNDS Airport Fund $832,429 832,962 $984,583 Ambulance Revenue Recovery 1,573,678 1,628,079 2,398,252 Fund Capital Improvement Fund 37,310,469 10,886,027 52,416,322 Catlett Calverton Wastewater 632,815 Fund Conservation Easement Service 936,459 944,212 807,591 District Fund County Asset Replacement 5,380,551 4,570,725 4,206,888 Fund Debt Service Fund 13,399,930 15,620,675 12,345,675 Environmental Services Fund 9,684,082 11,154,271 11,943,362 Fire and Rescue Levy Fund 24,356,294 26,387,442 28,531,816 Fleet Maintenance Fund 3,588,334 3,598,568 4,461,250 Health Insurance Fund 39,597,080 41,519,028 40,284,771 American Rescue Plan Act Fund 6,917,019 0 0 School Division Operating Fund 160,983,588 162,480,747 165,015,118 School Nutrition Fund 6,016,493 6,207,304 6,277,909 School Textbook Fund 1,407,259 1,407,213 1,410,033 School Asset Replacement Fund 3,275,777 3,275,777 2,756,277 Regional Governor's School Fund 1,837,188 1,762,683 2,172,005 TOTAL, OTHER FUNDS $317,096,630 $292,275,713 $336,644,667 Less Local Support

($122,701,631) ($123,583,214) ($128,214,335)

TOTAL REVENUE, ALL FUNDS

$403,650,003 $378,442,670 $422,279,374

LOCAL TAX RATES Levy1

ADOPTED TAX PROPOSED ADVERTISED YEAR 2022 TAX YEAR 2023 TAX YEAR 20232

REAL ESTATE2 General Real Estate Special District Levy (Countywide) Fire and Rescue Conservation Easement Stormwater Management Fee3 Special District Levy (District only) Marshall Electric Light & Business Improvement District PERSONAL PROPERTY Tangible Personal Property Business Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment Machinery and Tools Motor Home/Campers/ Boats Motor Vehicle Carriers (30+ passengers) Fire & Rescue Volunteer Vehicle Handicap Equipped Vehicles Aircraft4 Mobile Homes 1

$0.758

$0.759

$0.759

$0.140 $0.005

$0.160 $0.004

$0.160 $0.004

$13.64

$13.64

$13.64

$0.025

$0.025

$0.025

$3.45

$3.45

$3.45

$3.45

$3.45

$3.45

$3.45

$3.45

$3.45

$1.50

$1.50

$1.50

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$0.25

$0.25

$0.25

$0.05

$0.05

$0.05

$0.003 $0.903

$0.003 $0.923

$0.003 $0.923

Rate per $100 of assessed value.

The FY 2024 Proposed Budget proposes an overall real estate tax rate shows an advertised amount of $0.923, for the purpose of additional fire and rescue services. The Board of Supervisors may determine during budget deliberations to not approve this increase or to increase this allocation to another portion of the overall tax rate.

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The Stormwater Management Fee is a countywide special assessment, on a per parcel basis.

Aircraft stored at the Warrenton-Fauquier Airport are subject to a special maintenance fee assessment.

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Does not include $11.02 million in Consolidated Services shared support.

EXPENDITURES Expenditures Summary

EXPENDITURES (continued)

FY 2023 FY 2024 ADOPTED PROJECTED

FY 2024 PROPOSED

GENERAL FUND GENERAL GOVERNMENT Board of Supervisors Commissioner of the Revenue County Administration County Attorney Finance Geographic Information Systems Human Resources Independent Auditor Information Technology Management and Budget Registrar Treasurer SUBTOTAL, GENERAL GOVERNMENT JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION Adult Court Services Circuit Court Clerk of the Circuit Court Commissioner of Accounts Commonwealth's Attorney General District Court Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court Magistrates Public Defender's Office SUBTOTAL, JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION

$327,766 2,192,374 926,698 934,750 1,874,449

$333,497 2,188,267 931,815 939,633 1,886,507

$349,118 2,412,284 1,137,865 1,010,176 2,213,712

504,008

409,611

438,364

3,525,667 199,283 4,786,666 648,876 659,966 1,626,366

3,604,110 202,955 4,938,920 652,573 628,896 1,638,062

3,901,731 206,455 5,267,800 694,265 790,743 1,772,558

$18,206,869

$18,354,846

$20,195,071

Expenditures Summary COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Agriculture Development Community Development Contributions Cooperative Extension Economic Development John Marshall SWCD Planning Commission/BZA/ARB SUBTOTAL, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NON-DEPARTMENTAL Non-Departmental SUBTOTAL, NONDEPARTMENTAL

$195,778 4,240,308 1,151,203 261,034 965,502 185,135 157,636

$154,589 4,281,640 1,155,622 261,765 952,151 186,619 157,636

$357,841 4,500,612 1,159,689 285,278 976,319 190,350 157,636

$7,156,596

$7,150,022

$7,627,725

$5,941,813

$5,909,632

$2,928,482

$5,941,813

$5,909,632

$2,928,482

$59,017

$59,550

$146,584

1,093,000

457,860

4,466,661

4,892,551

3,122,030

2,772,078

11,653,531 13,795,619 10,462,158 6,905,732 6,957,121 7,382,799 95,803,591 95,803,591 95,803,591 $120,407,422 $120,195,771 $121,033,871 $209,255,004 $209,750,171 $213,849,042

$1,182,868 147,875 1,569,051 15,600 1,832,880 32,700

$1,233,263 222,804 1,702,720 15,600 1,928,532 32,700

17,726

17,726

17,726

TOTAL, GENERAL FUND

87,773 42,170

87,773 42,170

91,107 25,000

OTHER FUNDS

$4,892,036

$4,928,643

$5,269,452

PUBLIC SAFETY Juvenile Detention & Probation Sheriff SUBTOTAL, PUBLIC SAFETY

$309,624 23,463,187 $23,772,811

$309,624 23,742,538 $24,052,162

$309,624 26,027,032 $26,336,656

PUBLIC WORKS General Services SUBTOTAL, PUBLIC WORKS

$5,950,553 $5,950,553

$5,935,279 $5,935,279

$6,570,509 $6,570,509

$922,809 649,276 13,496,337

$968,949 662,262 13,668,258

$968,949 724,020 13,481,795

$15,068,422

$15,299,469

$15,174,764

$76,628

$78,764

$83,265

2,826,229 4,955,625 $7,858,482

2,843,083 5,002,500 $7,924,347

3,211,764 5,417,483 $8,712,512

CULTURE Laurel Ridge Community College Library Parks and Recreation SUBTOTAL, CULTURE

FY 2024 PROPOSED

TRANSFERS Airport Fund Capital Improvement Program Fund County Asset Replacement Fund Debt Service Fund Environmental Services Fund School Division Operating Fund SUBTOTAL, TRANSFERS

$1,174,096 147,144 1,555,893 15,600 1,818,934 32,700

HEALTH AND WELFARE Community Services Board Public Health Social Services/CSA SUBTOTAL, HEALTH AND WELFARE

FY 2023 FY 2024 ADOPTED PROJECTED

Airport Fund $832,429 $832,962 $984,583 Ambulance Revenue Recovery 1,573,678 1,628,079 2,398,252 Fund Capital Improvement Fund 37,310,469 10,886,027 52,416,322 Catlett Calverton Wastewater 632,815 Fund Conservation Easement Service 936,459 944,212 807,591 District Fund County Asset Replacement 5,380,551 4,570,725 4,206,888 Fund Debt Service Fund 13,399,930 15,620,675 12,345,675 Environmental Services Fund 9,684,082 11,154,271 11,943,362 Fire and Rescue Levy Fund 24,356,294 26,387,442 28,531,816 Fleet Maintenance Fund 3,588,334 3,598,568 4,461,250 Health Insurance Fund 39,597,080 41,519,028 40,284,771 American Rescue Plan Act Fund 6,917,019 0 0 School Division Operating Fund 160,983,588 162,480,747 165,015,118 School Nutrition Fund 6,016,493 6,207,304 6,277,909 School Textbook Fund 1,407,259 1,407,213 1,410,033 School Asset Replacement Fund 3,275,777 3,275,777 2,756,277 Regional Governor's School Fund 1,837,188 1,762,683 2,172,005 SUBTOTAL, OTHER FUNDS $317,096,630 $292,275,713 $336,644,667 Less Local Support

($122,701,631) ($123,583,214) ($128,214,335)

TOTAL, OTHER FUNDS

$194,394,999 $168,692,499 $208,430,332

TOTAL EXPENDITURES, ALL FUNDS

$403,650,003 $378,442,670 $422,279,374

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | March 1, 2023

Fauquier superintendent pens book on ‘courageous school leadership’

David Jeck’s book listed as an Amazon ‘hot new release’

By Colleen LaMay

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

David Jeck, superintendent of the Fauquier County school division, has spent the past two years writing a book aimed at helping school leaders stand up for teachers and “embolden those who genuinely care about the future of our kids.”

The 138-page book, “Courageous School Leadership: Don’t Let the Why Get Lost in the How,” will be released March 8 on Amazon, which has listed it as a “hot new release” in educational leadership. The book is available now for preorder at $80 for the hardcover edition and $32 for the paperback. The publisher is Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, an independent publishing house for the academic market.

“Drawing on his many years of experience as a superintendent and educator, Jeck offers practical wisdom on how to think through complex educational issues and how to lead with clarity of vision, moral integrity and a strong dose of humor,” Pedro Noguera, dean of the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education, says in the forward to the book.

“Having seen Jeck and dozens of other leaders like him handle the turmoil that often accompanies controversial educational issues, I cannot overstate the value of his insights,” Noguera said.

The book is written for two groups of people, Jeck says in the forward to the book. The first group is children who struggle in school and sit at the back of the class hoping the teacher won’t call on them. The second group is the teachers and school leaders who help those kids, who “see the beauty and potential in every kid.”

Jeck said he began writing the book about two years ago, pulling chapters together from his old blog posts, a conference presentation and other sources. When his son, David Collins Jeck, “Lil’ Dave,” died unexpectedly in December 2021 at age 28, the elder Jeck dove into his writing because it helped him cope with the grief of losing a child.

“I had started it, and I had done some things to it, but I didn’t get into it in earnest until around this time last year,” he said.

“A lot of Lil Dave is in that book,” Jeck said.

“He was just an innate leader and really was conscious of how you treat people.”

All the proceeds from the elder Jeck’s book will fund scholarships for students who plan to attend a culinary-arts school after they graduate from Fauquier schools. Jeck’s son graduated from the New England Culinary Institute and was close to realizing his dream of managing his own restaurant when he died.

For Lil Dave, looking out for other people was a way of life, and it’s also at the heart of good leadership, said Jeck.

“We are required to look out for each other.

That is part of our responsibility,” his father said.

School leaders face some daunting challenges, Jeck said.

“I think part of it is just being willing to push back on some of the misinformation that is out there and stand up for your folks,” Jeck said.

Jeck emphasized that his book is meant for a national academic audience. The Amazon blurb meant to describe the book is not aimed at Fauquier County. It says, for example, “We now find ourselves intimidated by the loudest parents, the most partisan school boards, the most over-the-top media figures and the most cynical politicians.”

David Jeck is the superintendent of the Fauquier County School Division.

The Jeck File

“Growing up as the youngest of 11 children in a blended-family home, David Jeck learned the importance of standing up for oneself courageously. A former special education student, Jeck overcame a variety of obstacles, eventually becoming a college athlete, teacher, coach, high school principal and school superintendent.

“Dr. Jeck has been recognized as the Virginia Region IV Superintendent of the Year and earned the VAESP “Pathfinder Award” as well as the George Washington University’s “Student Choice Award.” Currently serving in his 15th year as a Virginia superintendent, he is one of the state’s longest-tenured division leaders and has consistently maintained graduation rates at or above 95%.”

– SOURCE: AMAZON

School board meetings in Fauquier County have been orderly compared to those elsewhere, and the local school board is not partisan, he said.

Asked whether some parents have lost so much trust in schools that they want to end public education, Jeck said no. “It’s inconceivable to me not to have a public-education system in this country,” he said. “I know there are people who think that’s the end game, but I’m not one of them.”

Misinformation

An example of misinformation Jeck writes about is the controversy over critical race theory, or CRT, an academic theory that systemic racism is baked into American society. CRT is not taught in K-12 public schools, but some politicians and media celebrities have used the issue to stoke fear among parents about how issues involving race are being discussed in classrooms.

“Tucker Carlson, have you ever been in a public school classroom?” Jeck asked of the television host. “Do you know what goes on in schools?”

Parents have a right to know what happens in their children’s classrooms, Jeck said. “I think it’s important to remember that parents want what is best for their kids. They send us their babies. We have to keep in mind that people are concerned about the safety of their kids always.”

Library book challenges

Library books also have become a cultural flashpoint not only in Fauquier County, but in school divisions nationwide. Parent groups have sought to remove books they see as too sexually explicit or otherwise inappropriate for students.

“Parents must have a voice in what their children read,” Jeck said. But, he added, “It’s a fine line to walk. Parents need to have the information to make those decisions for their kids, but we also have to understand that every parent sees those things differently.”

Blurb for ‘Courageous School Leadership: Don’t Let the Why Get Lost in the How’

“Schools need bold, fearless and innovative leadership more than ever, but school leaders have been back on their heels for at least the past two years and have allowed others to hijack our narrative, something we ought to be directing.

We now find ourselves intimidated by the loudest parents, the most partisan school boards, the most over-the-top media figures and the most cynical politicians.

“Sadly, we’ve had to consistently play defense while the heroic work of our teachers, administrators and staff members has been largely ignored and certainly unappreciated. The national teacher shortage should surprise no one.

Lack of support, lousy pay and a casual disregard for the value of our teachers has left current and potential teachers discouraged and uninspired.

“We need to stand up for our folks, demonstrate boldness, recapture the message, encourage the beaten down and embolden those who genuinely care about the future of our kids!”

– SOURCE: AMAZON

Teacher shortage

The teacher shortage is another critical issue facing schools everywhere. Teachers are leaving the profession, and too few college students are choosing a teaching career, Jeck said. Low pay is not the only reason. The job is stressful.

“Teachers go to bed at night worrying about other people’s kids,” he said. “Who else does that? … If we don’t do something meaningful about the teacher shortage issue, we will all suffer, ultimately.”

Parents have much quicker access to their children’s teachers than they once did, thanks to the Internet and social media. That’s a good thing, but it takes up more of teachers’ time, Jeck said.

“Teachers are good people. They want to be responsive, but that takes a toll. At the end of the day, teachers care about their students, and they want what’s best for students. They are not subversive people.”

Reach Colleen LaMay at clamay@fauquier.com

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County administrator’s proposed budget adds firefighters, funds staff raises BUDGET, from page 1 The budget does not, however, include the extra $4.1 million in county funding that Fauquier County schools Superintendent David Jeck requested to help fund 5% raises for all teachers and staff next school year. However, it does reflect an identical amount of additional state funding the school division is expecting, which will fund a portion of the raises.

“We are requesting (the extra county funding) and are hopeful that the county will fund it to us,” Denise Sandlin, assistant superintendent for business and planning, said Friday.

McCulla’s proposed budget raises the current real estate tax rate from 90.3 cents to 92.3 cents per $100 in assessed value. The $92 average tax bill increase is based on an average home assessment of $460,445.

The plan reflects an additional $18.6 million in spending over the current year, according to McCulla’s executive budget summary.

During its budget deliberations in

the coming weeks, the county board can choose to reduce the advertised tax rate of 92.3 cents but cannot adopt a higher rate, the summary said.

McCulla’s budget proposes a “step” pay increase for sheriff’s office and fire and rescue personnel, which would result in salary increases between 1.5% and 5%, depending on employees’ positions on the pay scale. All other employees would receive a 2.1% pay bump under McCulla’s plan.

The proposed 2024 budget also includes $35.9 million to pay debt related to the renovation and expansion of Taylor Middle School. That figure is too low, however, to cover the ever-rising cost of the project, Sandlin said.

The latest estimate of the project’s cost is $56.6 million, which reflects supply-chain slow-downs and the rising costs of construction materials, among other economic factors, she said. The original cost estimate was $40 million.

“They are not recognizing that costs have gone up,” Sandlin said.

Judge orders Bealeton breeders to surrender 8 dogs BREEDERS, from page 3 “We kept the house clean every morning and every evening,” Scott Johnson testified. “I was under the impression that these things were being taken care of,” he said of conditions at the farm.

The additional positions in the county’s professional fire and rescue staff are intended to ensure that both a fire engine and an ambulance are always available to go on emergency calls. Currently, both usually are available, but not always, according to Lisa Henty, director of the county Office of Management and Budget.

The proposed budget does not introduce many new initiatives beyond the tax increase for fire and rescue.

“It’s really a continuation of the current services residents are receiving,” Henty said.

The additional fire and rescue staff come on top of 15 additional positions added during the current year.

The county expects to apply for a federal SAFER grant to help cover the cost of the new positions, as it did last year, McCulla’s summary said.

The budget includes $7.6 million to design and construct the necessary water infrastructure improvements for Opal.

The county also expects to begin spending state grant money it received to improve broadband in-

“This is just a family farm, and we have done the best we can over the years,” he said.

Yvonne Johnson also testified at the civil trial, saying that she left the farm because her husband, Scott, was very controlling. “I fled because I didn’t know what to do,” she said.

She testified that she didn’t like leaving the dogs behind but didn’t know what else to do. She wanted to take the dogs to the veterinarian, she

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ternet service to underserved areas of the county. The project will fund an additional 705 miles of fiber infrastructure to provide high-speed internet service to about 10,000 homes, the budget summary said.

For the school division, the budget also includes $3.3 million for onetime “critical maintenance needs” as prioritized by the school division.

In a statement, McCulla said the budget “funds multiple key initiatives, with many needs remaining unfunded due to the financial resources available.

“I look forward to working with the board of supervisors over the next month to develop a budget that focuses on responsibly delivering essential programs and services to the citizens throughout the county with finite financial resources as the economy continues to remain in flux, as inflation rates continue to trend higher than expectations and jobs numbers remain below national goals,” he said.

Reach Shannon Clark and Colleen LaMay at news@fauquier.com

said, but her husband controlled the household money.

Johnson was remorseful and said that she should have done a better job of keeping up with changes in laws regarding dog-breeding facilities, vaccination requirements and other matters.

“That’s on me,” she said. “I should know what the laws are.”

Reach Colleen LaMay at clamay@fauquier.com

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | March 1, 2023

Fauquier Fire Chief Darren Stevens to retire March 31

Darren Stevens has been Fauquier County Fire Chief since 2016.

Staff Reports Fauquier County Fire Chief Darren L. Stevens will retire March 31 after an almost 35-year career with the county, according to a county news release.

Stevens began his career in Fauquier County during his time with the United States Army, working at Vint Hill Station. At the same time, he served as a volunteer firefighter with the Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company.

In 1988, the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office hired him to work in the patrol division. Stevens moved to the newly created Fauquier County Department of Fire and Emergency Services in 1995, where he worked as a paramedic, training officer, captain, fire marshal and assistant chief before being hired as the fire chief in August 2016.

“Being part of this organization

and watching it grow from three mobile paramedics to over 150 highly skilled and dedicated first responders has been an incredible journey,” Stevens said in a statement.

“Leading this group for the past seven years has been both an honor and privilege. How blessed have I been to be able to work every day and know that I am part of something that strives to make a positive impact in our community each day.”

“For 35 years, Darren Stevens has faithfully and selflessly served the citizens of Fauquier County, keeping us safe and healthy. During his tenure, Darren served in all aspects of our Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management, rising from the rank of paramedic to fire chief,” Fauquier County Administrator Paul McCulla said in a Feb. 17 news release. “I wish to applaud Darren for his years of service and steady leadership of the depart-

ment during a period of change and growth.

“I also wish to personally thank him for helping me in my role as county administrator,” McCulla added. “He will be remembered for his steady leadership, can-do attitude and ever-present smile. On behalf of the county organization and the citizens, I wish Darren all the best in his future endeavors.” Chris Butler, chair of the Fauquier Board of County Supervisors, thanked Stevens for his years of service.

“On behalf of the board of supervisors and citizens of Fauquier County, we thank Chief Stevens for his years of public safety in both law enforcement and fire and rescue services. We wish him all the best in his retirement and future endeavors.”

Over the next month, the board of supervisors with county administration will begin the process of hiring a new chief, the release said.

Afro-American Historical Association receives $50,000 grant Staff Report The Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County in The Plains received a $50,000 grant from the Virginia Museum of History & Culture’s Commonwealth History Fund.

The AAHA will use the money on its project, “Know Their Names,” an effort to identify each person who was enslaved in Fauquier County, according to Director Karen Hughes White.

“This project started more than two years ago when we began identifying by name the enslaved population of Fauquier County, 1759-1865,” Hughes said. “Since that time, we have abstracted information from various county records, Bible records, diaries, newspaper accounts and journals. The information is now housed in more than 20 databases with approximately 59,000 entries.”

The project intends to merge the information into one large document where people may search for an ancestor, whether free or enslaved. The task will require the expertise of skilled IT technicians to do the work.

“VMHC funding will allow us to complete Phase II of the project,” Hughes said.

The AAHA hosts a reference library and research areas, housing thousands of copies of archival records and local family files. It also maintains a community space and a static museum, with a timeline that begins in Africa and runs through the integration of Fauquier schools in 1969-70. The last aisle of the museum is dedicated to Fauquier’s men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. A virtual tour of the museum may be arranged at fauquierAAHA.org.

A page from the AAHA’s virtual story map, which tells the story of Fauquier’s African American residents through maps and photographs.

Foxcroft alumnae donate $22 million for STEAM building

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Foxcroft alumnae Charlotte Audrey Rossetter, Pamela Mars Wright, Victoria Beth Mars and Bernadette Schuetz Russell recently donated $22 million to their alma mater.

Foxcroft School, a boarding and day school for girls in Middleburg, announced a $22 million gift from alumnae Victoria Beth Mars (1974), Pamela Mars Wright (1978), Bernadette Schuetz Russell (2003) and Charlotte Audrey Rossetter (2012).

The funding will be designated for the construction of a science, technology, engineering, arts and math wing.

The project is part of Foxcroft’s 10-year, $65 million “Building for

Our Future” campaign. The effort is raising money for the renovation of “schoolhouse,” the school’s main academic building, the music building and the construction of the Ruth T. Bedford 1932 Performing Arts Center, in addition to a STEAM wing.

The gift is the largest ever given to Foxcroft by living donors in its 108-year history.

“The four of us — my mother Victoria, my aunt Pamela, my cousin Charlotte and myself — feel very

Middleburg Humane names new executive director The Middleburg Humane Foundation has announced that Sally Brecht Price has been named the nonprofit’s executive director.

MHF, a 501(c)(3), is devoted to “the rescue and rehabilitation of abused animals and conquering the cycle of abuse through humane education,” according to a press release.

Middleburg Humane Foundation has a new state-of-the-art facility in the western part of Marshall that has become a model for other rescues across the U.S. It is one of the region’s largest diverse animal shelters housing cats, dogs, equines, livestock and small mammals.

“My career focus has been to help nonprofits to

grow and evolve into the best organizations possible,” said Price. “I look forward to working with the Middleburg Humane Foundation team to bring the foundation to the next level, making a positive difference for even more animals and people living in our area.”

Price has more than 30 years of experience assisting nonprofit organizations as executive director and/or development director. She was director of development and executive director of an animal shelter in Charleston, South Carolina, for two years. Most recently, she was executive director of Land Trust of Virginia for six years. LTV now holds more easements than any other private land trust in Virginia.

Sally Price

strongly about the school and our experiences there and believe in the need to give back and help the school advance,” said Russell, who currently serves on the school’s board of trustees.

“We made this gift because we believe in women supporting women, in investing in the place that is important to us and in inspiring others to join in support of this vital effort to help our school reach its campaign goal.”

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Ruritans honor founder Bill Benner for 55 years of service Aimée O’Grady

Special to the Fauquier Times

William “Bill” Benner, born in Warrenton in 1935, helped launch the Warrenton Ruritans in 1967 and has remained a loyal member ever since. At a recent meeting, members awarded him with the Ruritans’ highest honor: The Tom Downing Fellowship.

For 55 years, the Warrenton Ruritan Club has improved the community and built a better America through fellowship, goodwill and community service, Benner said.

The Tom Downing award is named for one of the co-founders of Ruritan. Along with Jack Gwaltney, in 1928 Downing recognized the need for an organization where community leaders could meet and discuss ways to make their community a better place.

For decades, funds raised by the club were disbursed to organizations and people in need throughout the community, most notably through student scholarships. At its peak, the Warrenton club awarded 10 $1,000 scholarships to Fauquier High School students.

Residents who reserve the large pavilion on the hill at Rady Park for family gatherings and birthday parties have Benner and the Ruritans to thank for that, as well.

These days, Ruritans can be found at community events such as First Fridays, the Spring Festival

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Bill Brenner was recently awarded the Tom Downing Fellowship, the Ruritan’s highest honor. and high school football games. At one time, they provided safety and security for fans until that responsibility was taken over by the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office.

The Warrenton Ruritan Club also

helps Future Farmers of America students who need assistance with travel costs to participate in national competitions, and the Ruritans sponsor two Fauquier Community Theatre performances each year. They

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‘A safe place to land’ Migrant children continue to arrive in the U.S. daily.

At the Gregoires’ house, the door is always open.

By Sondra Anzalone

Special to the Fauquier Times

Deborah Gregoire of Bristow says being a foster parent is something she’s wanted to do since she was a child. It’s a goal she’s fulfilling in a big way. Since 2019, she and her husband, Marcus, have fostered more than 71 children through Youth For Tomorrow.

In the past year, the couple has taken only unaccompanied migrant children, often opening their home to up to four children at a time.

“Our house is like a revolving door,” says Gregoire, 51. Kids can arrive just a couple hours after a phone call and stay from one night to two months.

The Gregoires (pronounced gregwar) don’t speak Spanish, but that hasn’t stopped them from communicating and bonding with their foster kids.

“We play a lot of Uno and use Google translator,” she says, demonstrating that simple question, “¿Como se dice?” while pointing to an object, is a great way to help kids feel like they’re teaching the couple Spanish while also helping the kids with their English.

“We’re the waiting room,” says Gregoire. “So, we try to make their stay with us as comfortable as possible.”

Youth For Tomorrow, a nonprofit in Bristow, is primarily a group home and private school for at-risk kids. But for more than a decade, it’s also served as a shelter and a foster care agency for hundreds of migrant children, most of whom traveled to the U.S. on their own from parts of Central and South America.

In 2012, YFT received a bipartisan request to help the rising number of unaccompanied minors. To date, YFT has assisted more than 4,700 children from 27 countries, some of whom arrived impoverished, fled violence in their home countries or were at high risk of abuse or trafficking.

In 2020 alone, YFT placed 241 migrant children in local foster homes, according to its annual report. That number has been “steadily increasing” each year since, said Andrea Fontana, YFT’s assistant treatment foster care supervisor.

YFT is continually looking for families like the Gregoires to serve as foster parents for migrant and domestic children, said Jermaine Johnson, YFT’s vice president of community-based services.

Johnson said he has worked with foster youth for more than 20

Backpacks and suitcases in the foyer are a common sight at the Gregoire home in Bristow, where more than 71 foster children have found a safe place to land over the years.

Learn more about foster parenting

Youth For Tomorrow will hold online information sessions about how to become a foster parent from 5 to 6 p.m. Mondays March 6, 13, 20, 27.

To sign up, visit: www.youthfortomorrow.org

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Deborah and Marcus Gregoire of Bristow have fostered more than 71 children through Youth For Tomorrow, a nonprofit in Bristow. years, “and we’ve never had enough foster families.”

As of late 2022, YFT had about 30 foster families on its roster, Johnson said.

A waiting game

Most unaccompanied migrant children travel to the U.S. with plans to settle with a relative or a family friend who will serve as their guardian. Foster homes are needed so children have a place to stay while U.S. immigration officials perform all the necessary identity and background checks to ensure each child’s ultimate destination is a safe one, which Gregoire said can be “a process.”

On average, the kids remain in their foster homes for about three to four weeks.

Having to stay with an unfamiliar family after a long and often difficult journey isn’t easy for the kids, she said.

“We’re seeing them on some of their worst days,” she said, noting that some of the children have experienced trauma and tragedies. Gregoire said she has found that doing simple things, like taking nature walks, helps kids feel a sense of comfort in a place where everything is foreign.

Helping the children feel safe is a big part of Gregoire’s job. “They’re not always sure what to make of us,” she says. Some open up quickly, like the girls who called them “Señor Papa and Mama Elsa,” she says, pointing to her long, light hair, just

like Elsa’s from the movie “Frozen.”

And some are reserved until their last days at the couple’s home.

The Gregoires give the children ample access to healthy foods because many have suffered severe food scarcity. They also make a conscious effort to respect their personal space and read body language to avoid triggering trauma.

“I’ve rocked many a child to sleep at night. … Nights are hard,” she says empathetically. Even children who are “too old to rock” almost always accept her offer to stay with them until they fall asleep.

Gregoire has also developed a routine for her foster kids when it’s time for them to leave their home.

All their clothes are clean and neatly packed in a suitcase with a fresh toothbrush tucked inside. She also gives them a stuffed animal, so each child has something that belongs to them for their journey forward.

“We want the kids to leave with dignity,” she said.

Gregoire said she remembers vividly how her first two foster children, who later became her daughters, arrived in 2008. The U.S. born girls, now 23 and 21, came with dirty clothes, three used toothbrushes and their shoes jumbled together into a used grocery bag. The older girl was wearing hand-me-down boys’ underwear, Gregoire said.

“When your underwear doesn’t fit, it’s a rough day,” she added, empathetically.

Not wanting other children to endure the same, Gregoire said she ensures that every child who comes to their home receives and leaves with new undergarments, socks and seasonally appropriate clothing that fits.

After fostering the girls for six months, the Gregoires filed for adoption. “Parental rights had already been terminated prior to them coming to us,” said Gregoire. In 2012, the couple adopted a third daughter, now 11, who enjoys playing with the children the family continues to welcome into their home, Gregoire said.

Gregoire attributes much of her and her husband’s success to “having a good network of people.” On many occasions, neighbors and strangers have made donations such as clothes, stuffed animals, suitcases and backpacks – even at a moment’s notice. (She keeps an ample stash on hand.)

Prior to fostering children, Gregoire was a kindergarten teacher, and she still teaches piano lessons on the side. She also recently became a grandmother and intends on helping as much as possible with the baby while remaining a foster mom.

With more than 407,000 U.S. children in the foster care system, there’s a tremendous need for people to open their homes and give kids “a safe place to land” until they can be reunified with their families, Gregoire said.

When people ask if they plan to keep the migrant children, she says she tells them: “Our goal is reunification — we don’t collect kids.”

She does, however, develop deep bonds with some of the children and said it can be hard when they leave, adding: “They’re worth getting attached to.”

Reach Sondra Anzalone at news@fauquier.com

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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING FAUQUIER EVENTS MARCH 1 TO 10

ONGOING EVENTS

What: Lucky Books When: Daily through March 31.

Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton; John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall; and Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Children, teens and adults can check out a book with a shamrock in exchange for a treat. Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton; John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall; and Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton What: Towering Achievements of Women When: Daily through March 31.

Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton; John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall; and Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Children are invited to celebrate Women’s History Month by checking out a biography about a woman. For each book they read, they will be invited to add a LEGO block to our tower.

Support group

What: Spiritual Care Support Ministries Bereavement support group When: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through April 25.

Where: Chapel Springs Church, 11500 New Life Way, Bristow. RSVP at 540-349-5814

Farmers market

What: 2023 Winter Farms Market When: 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday through March 25.

Where: Old Town, 21 Main St., Warrenton

Exhibits

What: Endurance-Secretariat’s Triple Crown at 50 When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays to Sundays through May 14.

Where: National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg Info: A commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the winning of the Triple Crown. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays to Sundays through May 14. National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg What: Identity and Restraint: Art of the Dog Collar exhibition When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays through March 26.

Where: National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg.

Info: $10 for adults; $8 for ages 13-18; $8 for seniors. Innovative traveling exhibition developed in partnership between the National Sporting Library and Museum and the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog in New York.

Community What: 2023 Joint Community Academy When: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays through June 27 Where: Warrenton Police Department,

Community Room, 333 Carriage House Lane, Warrenton.

Info: The Warrenton Police Department and the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office offers a joint community academy for residents and business managers to increase understanding between community members, the police department and sheriff’s office through education and trust. Call 540-347-1107 or visit https://www. warrentonva.gov/209/2023-JointCommunity-Academy

Food assistance

What: Peas and Grace food assistance When: 8:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays and 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturdays Where: Grace Episcopal Church, 6507 Main St., The Plains.

Support groups

What: Support groups/counseling, special events for those experiencing divorce, chronic illness or the death of a loved one.

When: 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; closed Sundays.

Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton. Call 540-349-5814 or visit www.scsm.tv What: The S.E.E. Recovery Center.

Recovery-oriented groups, meetings and the opportunity to speak with someone about mental health or substance use recovery.

When: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays to Fridays; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays; 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sundays.

Where: The S.E.E. Recovery Center, 710 U.S. Ave., Culpeper. Call 540-8253366 or email: SEERecovery@rrcsb.org

Wednesday, March 1 Yoga

What: Seated yoga When: 2 to 3 p.m., also Tuesday, March 7.

Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg. Chairs are used for support in this yoga class; wear movement-friendly clothing. Call: 540687-5730 What: Sunset yoga When: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. March 1 and Wednesday, March 8.

Where: Wollam Gardens, 5167 Jeffersonton Road, Jeffersonton.

Info: $15. Tickets: www.wollam-gardens. squarespace.com/yoga. Bring a mat.

For kids

What: Pre-K Skill Builders for ages 3 to 5 When: 10 a.m. to noon.

Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg. Get ready for kindergarten with fun activities and crafts.

What: Nature School for children in grades 1 to 5 When: 9 a.m. to noon Where: The Clifton Institute, 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton.

Info: Cost: $145, $180. Call 540-3413651. Nature walks and more; bring a small backpack with a full water bottle and snack, a small towel, seat pad, or piece of tarp to sit on What: STEAM for Tweens, Stormy

Weather for children ages 9 to 12 When/Where: Online program for on-demand viewing. Pick up supplies at the library.

Info: Register: https://fauquierlibrary. orgservices/kids/

Meetings

What: John Marshall Soil and Water Conservation District technical committee meeting When: 9 to 11 a.m.

Where: 98 Alexandria Pike, Suite 33, Warrenton.

Info: Call 540-422-8493 or email Melissa Allen, melissa.allen@ fauquiercounty.gov What: MEC Presents “Fauquier Business Talks”: A mini seminar series When: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Where: Mason Enterprise Center, 70 Main St., Suite 23, Warrenton.

Info: Featuring Brian Noyes of Red Truck Bakery. RSVP: 540-216-7100

Reading

What: Wednesday Wind Down for Adults When: 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, and Wednesday, March 8 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg.

Info: De-stressing activity.

What: Banned Books Book Club When: 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton.

Info: Meets the first Wednesday of every month. March pick is “Gender Queer,” by Maia Kobabe.

Story times

What: Raising Readers Story Time When: 10:30 to 11 a.m. and 11 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 1, and Wednesday, March 8.

Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton. Longer stories, finger plays and songs.

Info: For children ages 2 to 4 with a caregiver. Longer stories, finger plays and songs.

What: In-person story time for children up to age 5 and families When: 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 1, and Wednesday, March 8 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall and Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton

English class

What: English-as-a-second-language class presented by Piedmont Regional Adult and Career Education programs When: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, and Wednesday, March 8 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton.

Info: Call 540-718-8243

Trivia

What: 2023 Trivia at Barking Rose Brewing Company When: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, and Wednesday, March 8 Where: Barking Rose Brewing Company, 9057 Old Culpeper Road, Warrenton What: Trivia Night at Old Busthead Brewing When: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, and Wednesday, March 8 Where: Old Bust Head Brewing Company, 7134 Farm Station Road, Warrenton, hosted by Fauquier Trivia

Thursday, March 2 Senior supper

What: Senior Supper at the Bistro on the Hill for 55-plus When: 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, March 2, and Thursday, March 9.

Where: Bistro on the Hill, 500 Hospital Drive, Warrenton Cost: $7:50. Bistro on the Hill, 500 Hospital Drive, Warrenton

Coffee and conversation

What: Fellowship, encouragement and hope through conversations with others When: 10 a.m. to noon Thursday March 2, and Thursday, March 9.

Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton Info: Fellowship, encouragement and hope through conversations with others. Coffee, tea, light refreshments. Call 540-349-5814.

Seminar

What: An Equestrian Perspective — What Can You Do About Buttercup and Tick-Borne Theileria?

When: 6 to 8 p.m.

Where: National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg.

Info: Virginia Cooperative ExtensionLoudoun will discuss the management of Buttercup before it flowers in the pastures and Theileria Orientalis. Call: 540-687-6542.

Food pantry

What: Fauquier FISH Food Pantry for residents of Fauquier County When: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 1, and 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 4, and Tuesday, March 7.

Where: Fauquier FISH, 24 Pelham St., Warrenton.

Info: Ready-to-cook meals and additional food for those in need. Bring ID and proof of county residency

Exercise

What: Tomba When: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 2, Saturday, March 4, and Thursday, March 9.

Where: Middleburg Community Center, 300 W. Washington St., Middleburg.

Info: Tom Sweitzer’s version of Zumba. Call: 540-687-6373.

Story time

What: Musical Storytime for all ages When: 10 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 2, and March 9 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg.

Info: Rhymes, songs, stories and movement What: Pajama Story Time When: 6:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 2, and Thursday, March 9 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Stories, songs and activities; PJs are welcome What: Live online story time for young children and caregivers When: 10:30 to 10:45 a.m.

Thursdays.

Where: Virtual See EVENTS, page 15

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EVENTS, from page 14 Info: Stories with finger plays and sing-alongs. Register: https:// fauquierlibrary.org/services/kids

Caregiver support

What: Powerful Tools for Caregivers of adults living with chronic conditions When: 10:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, March 2, and Thursday, March 9.

Where: Generations Central Adult Day Care, 318 S. West St., Culpeper.

Info: $25. Register: https://www. cstonecares.org. Learn to reduce stress, build confidence, find balance, communicate and find resources

For kids

What: Art Cart for preschool and elementary school aged children When: All day Thursday, March 2, and Thursday, March 9.

Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton.

Info: Express creativity with the library’s art supplies

English class

What: English-as-a-second-language class presented by Piedmont Regional Adult and Career Education programs When: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 2, and Thursday, March 9.

Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton.

Info: Call: 540-718-8243

Conservation

What: Conservation Easement Summit-Protecting the Heart of the Heritage Area When: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 2 Where: Trinity Episcopal Church, 9108 John S. Mosby Highway, Upperville RSVP: https://www.piedmontheritage. org/events/2023/3/2/ conservationeasementsummit Info: The summit is followed by a beer and wine reception

Live music

What: Open Mic Night for all ages When: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 2 Where: Old Bust Head Brewing Company, 7134 Farm Station Road, Warrenton Info: Hosted by Jacob Bennett: indoors; performers get a beer (or root beer) on the house What: Featuring Bailey Hayes When: 4 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 2 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton

Friday, March 3 Story time

What: Story Time for the Littles ages 3 to 6 When: 11 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 3, and Friday, March 10 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: 540-878-5358

Book Cellar

What: Book Cellar with books, movies and music for all ages, sponsored by the Friends of Fauquier Library When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, March 3, Saturday, March 4, and Friday, March 10 Where: John Barton Payne Building Basement, 2 Courthouse Square, Warrenton Volunteer: 540-341-3447

Writing

What: Lunchtime Write-In for all writers When: Noon to 1 p.m. Friday, March 3, and Friday, March 10 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: Bring fully charged laptops; 540878-5358

Blood drive

What: American Red Cross Drive When: 10 a.m. Friday, March 3 Where: Sycamore Room, Fauquier Health, 500 Hospital Drive, Warrenton Registration: www.redcross.org or 1-800-733-2767

Movies

What: Family Movie Night When: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 3 Where: Barrel Oak Winery, 3623 Grove Lane, Delaplane

Karaoke

What: Karaoke Night When: 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, March 3 Where: Beer Hound Brewery, 201 Waters Place, Culpeper

Live music

What: Featuring Frank Solivan and Jillian Lea When: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 3 Where: Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station What: Featuring Stephanie Carter When: 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 3 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton

Saturday, March 4 Local author

What: Book Signing at The Open Book When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 4 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: Local author P. J. Fakoury will sign his new book, “The Glass Edge”

Art

What: All Ages Art for elementary, middle school, and high school students When: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 4 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Learn a different artistic element and the artists who mastered these elements and their process and body of work

Chess

What: Drop-In Chess Club for all ages and abilities When: 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 4 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Meet in the teen room chess table

History

What: The Settle’s Kettle When: Noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 4 Where: Sky Meadows State Park, 11012 Edmonds Lane, Delaplane Cost: $10 car parking fee Info: Learn how foods differed between the Settle family and their enslaved; get historic recipes to try at home

Blacksmith

What: Farmer’s Forge When: Noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 4

Where: Sky Meadows State Park, 11012 Edmonds Lane, Delaplane Cost: $10 car parking fee Info: Members of the Blacksmith Guild will show off their skills; purchase handmade goods on site

For those in need

What: Toiletry Distribution When: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 4 Where: Faith Christian Church and International Outreach Center, 6472 Duhollow Road, Warrenton Info: Hygiene and toiletry items for low-income families

Concert

What: Manassas Symphony Orchestra-Inspirations When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4 Where: Hylton Performing Arts Center, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas Cost: Tickets cost $25 for adults and are free for students Tickets: 703-993-7550

Live music

What: Featuring Joe Downer When: 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 4 Where: Denim and Pearls, 29 Main St., Warrenton What: Featuring Form of Expression When: 5 to 8. p.m. Saturday, March 4 Where: Old Bust Head Brewing Company, 7134 Farm Station Road, Warrenton What: Featuring South Canal Street When: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton What: Featuring Patchwork Dorothy Band When: 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 4 Where: Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station

Sunday, March 5 Cold War Events

What: How Russia Views Information, the Web, and Modern Conflict and Control When: 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 5 Where: Virtual Cost: $20, tickets available at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/therussian-roots-of-putins-disinformationhow-russia-views-informationtickets-461740216417 Info: Presentation by Justin Sherman, hosted by the Cold War Museum

Concerts

What: Paragon Philharmonia String Fever When: 5 p.m. Sunday, March 5 Where: Grace Episcopal Church, 6407 Main St., The Plains Cost: Tickets $25; $15 student; 18 or younger get in free Info: Paragon Philharmonia’s chamber orchestra will present a string orchestra concert featuring classical and contemporary pieces What: Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents Songs We Love for all ages When: 4 p.m. Sunday, March 5 Where: Hylton Performing Arts Center, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas Cost: Tickets $48, $41, $29; half price for youth through grade 12. Call 703-993-7550

History

What: Fauquier County’s Germantown — An Early 18th Century Town

that Thrived, Died and Changed our Community Forever When: 2 p.m. Sunday, March 5 Where: John Barton Payne Building, 2 Courthouse Square, Warrenton Info: Hosted by the Warrenton Antiquarian Society; speaker is Dr. Eric Larsen, chief archaeologist for the Germanna Foundation

Yoga

What: 2023 Bend and Brew for any fitness level When: 11 a.m. to noon Sunday, March 5 Where: Barking Rose Brewery, 9057 Old Culpeper Road, Warrenton Cost: $20, includes a 50-minute yoga class and a flight of beers Info: Bring a yoga mat and bottle of water

Live music

What: Featuring Tamara Mae When: 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 5 Where: Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station What: Featuring Dunlap and Mabe When: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 5 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton

Monday, March 6 Story times

What: Family Story Time for all ages with a caregiver When: 4 to 4:30 Monday, March 6 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg What: Tiny Tots Story Time for infant to 2-year-old children with a caregiver When: 10:30 to 11 a.m. and 11 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, March 6 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Songs, rhymes and simple stories What: Pajama Story Time When: 6 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 6 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Info: Stories, songs and activities; PJs are welcome

Arts and Crafts

What: Teen Be a Maker Cart When: All day Monday, March 6, to Sunday, March 12 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall; Bealeton Branch Library, 10977 Willow Drive, Bealeton, and Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Learn, create and make a project using the library’s craft and maker supplies What: Art Cart for preschool and elementary school aged children When: All day Monday, March 6 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Info: Express creativity with the library’s art supplies What: Spring Crafts-on-the-Go for pre-K, school age, and tween age groups When: All day, Monday, March 6 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton; John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall; and Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Pick up a bag of supplies for a spring craft while supplies last See EVENTS, page 24

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Fauquier commits to smoke-free parks County is 8th in Virginia to adopt Y-Street ‘share the air’ campaign

By Shannon Clark

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

Parks, outdoor recreation areas and even sporting event areas like baseball fields are now officially smoke-free as Fauquier County becomes the eighth county in Virginia to participate in Y Street’s Share the Air campaign.

Founded in 2004, Y Street is a prevention program built under the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth that works with high school students to help advocate for a healthier Virginia through classroom-based prevention and after-school programs.

“Our main goals are to amplify the importance of prevention of secondhand smoke and to really increase health equity and make no smoking and no vaping a behavioral norm for all communities in Virginia,” said Rachel Johnston, campaign manager for Share the Air campaign.

Trained Y Street leaders from high schools across the state present to leaders in their local communities about the benefits of committing to smoke-free parklands and outdoor recreation areas. In Fauquier County, Director of Parks and Recreation Gary Rzepecki said the Share the Air campaign aligns with the needs of the community.

“I get a lot of requests from citizens and organizations on things they would like to see,” Rzepecki said.

“I see if their needs or ideas fit into our mission, and this one really does. It does because the national recreation parks association is looking at parks as wellness hubs where

people go to be healthier,” Rzepecki said. “And smoking generally is not looked upon as a wellness option.”

From July 2019 to June 2022, Y Street found through an opinion survey of 7,000 respondents that 89% of Virginians believed that “parks and playground should be tobacco-free and vape/e-cigarette free.”

Students from Fauquier High School initially pitched the smokefree parklands initiative to Rzepecki in 2021, and the parks and recreation board approved moving forward.

Two years later, the initiative is now a permanent commitment in Fauquier with support from the board of county supervisors.

And for student-athletes like Sam Paccassi, a sophomore at Fauquier High School, volunteering with Share the Air was a personal commitment to helping himself and others stay healthy on and off the field.

“I’m an athlete, and I need to be healthy with the things around me, so that is one of the most important things for me,” Paccassi said. “I definitely think (share the air) will benefit the younger community here with just allowing kids to get outside in tobacco- and vape-free environments ... and to allow them to be out in nature.”

Fauquier County residents can expect to see Share the Air signs and decals posted throughout Fauquier to remind residents of the new commitment to promoting a healthier community for everyone.

“For us, banning and eliminating smoking around [parklands and outdoor recreation areas] improves everybody’s health outcome and really enhances the quality of life as well,” Rzepecki said.

Reach Shannon Clark at sclark@ fauquier.com

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Upset voters will prove ‘This isn’t communist China’ I want to thank Warrenton Town Council members Bill Semple, Paul Mooney and David McGuire for their leadership regarding the Amazon data center special use permit application and their efforts to vote it down. I would also like to applaud everyone that came out to the Warrenton Town Council public hearing on Tuesday night, Feb 14.

It was Valentine’s Day no less, and the Fauquier High School auditorium was packed. Everyone spoke with such conviction and passion, yet our comments were ignored by the majority of council members. One has to ask why, and why they let Amazon Web Services come in the backdoor and steamroll a plan for a data center that the majority of town (and county) residents

are vehemently opposed to and will be adversely affected by. Their own Planning Commission also voted against the application.

Along the way, Amazon helped rewrite the town’s zoning text amendment; the town withheld over 3,000 documents claiming executive privilege in response to a FOIA request; one councilman was asked to recuse himself by constituents for a conflict of interest but refused; and the town manager who started the whole process is now working as an executive for Amazon.

In my opinion, the application remains incomplete and goes against the Warrenton 2040 Comprehensive Plan.

Fortunately, I don’t think this is the last we will be hearing about several of these issues. In

addition, the events of the last several months have awakened town and county residents politically. I can guarantee upcoming political races will be contested; residents will be scrutinizing candidates’ positions; and voter turnout will be high.

I look forward to the day when the pendulum swings back, and the will and best interest of the people is reflected in the voting of our local elected officials, because, after all, as one councilman pointed out during the public hearing: This isn’t communist China.

DENISE SCHEFER Protect Fauquier Leadership Team Marshall

Excellent service from Fauquier County administrator’s office is appreciated On Friday, Feb. 17, while driving on Broad Church Road, I saw a considerable volume of mud on the road that came from a home-building site between Va. 676 and Va. 675.

I called our county administration office and spoke with a person to

determine if this hazard could be taken away.

The person spent enough time with me to obtain all needed information and stated that he would call me later to follow up.

I drove on Broad Run Church

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The Fauquier Times has moved into the Old Mill Building at 53 S. Third St., Warrenton.

MOVE, from page 1 But there is a lot new, too. Readers will notice improvements and updates to fauquier.com, the Fauquier Times’ busy website. Before mid-year, the daily newsletter sent to readers’ emails will be expanded as well.

Internal changes include a new publishing system that will link the print and online versions of the Fauquier Times. Readers may not notice a difference right away, but increased efficiency and flexibility will allow

Road later that day. The mud had been removed. The county employee called me later to follow up. I expressed my gratitude for caring service and accomplishing the task by our county administration.

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the news side of the business to react even more quickly to breaking news.

Robin Earl, the managing editor of the Fauquier Times since 2019, has moved on to other endeavors, but Jill Palermo, longtime managing editor of the Prince William Times, will oversee both community news-

papers. It’s a job Palermo held before Earl joined the team, and one she is tackling again in the interim.

Contact her at 703-608-3739 or jpalermo@fauquier.com.

Reporter Colleen LaMay (clamay@fauquier.com) will continue to cover the health care and edu-

I know our county administrator is retiring soon. I hope his successor continues the present excellent service from our county’s personnel.

FRANK C. ALLEN Warrenton

cation beats, while Shannon Clark (sclark@fauquier.com) has signed on to write about town and county government and public safety. Clark has experience writing for numerous community newspapers and has a master’s degree in journalism from the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland; she is a valuable addition to the team. Look for her byline.

Publisher Catherine M. Nelson (cnelson@fauquier.com) will host an open house at 53 S. Third St., Suite 100, as soon as she can find a place to plug in the copier. Look for an announcement about the “welcome to Third Street” gathering sometime in April.

Ruritans honor founder Bill Benner for 55 years of service See BENNER, page 11 Benner has been there through it all. He has seen the community change over the years and watched as more residents commute out of town.

“I know they don’t necessarily want to attend a club meeting after their evening commute home,” he said. Club member numbers have dwindled to only 15 from a high of 40.

Benner and his wife, Margaret Lee Kidwell, were graduates of Warrenton High School. The couple married when they were 18, then bought land near his parents and built a home where they raised their four children – Steve, Don, Jennifer and Amy – and where Benner still lives.

Some of Benner’s fondest memories include Ruritan fundraisers such as turkey shoots and circuses.

One year, Ruritan members were called to help the circus leave town after an intense storm. “We pushed the cars out of the mud, but the elephants had to push the trucks,” he recalled.

Benner never had to worry about an evening commute. He followed in his father’s footsteps and farmed cattle and hogs. When he wasn’t farming, he was a postal carrier assigned to the county’s rural routes. His wife, who passed away in 2021, was a beautician. The couple was married for 67 years and never saw a reason to leave Warrenton.

“My parents’ farm was just up the road from us, and her parents

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Members of the Warrenton Ruritan Club. bought the house next door. It would get a little hot around here,” joked Benner.

Benner said he is content to continue meeting his fellow Ruritans each month and welcomes other

community members to join him.

To join the Ruritan Club, contact Jeff Cahall at jpcahall@verizon.net.

Meetings are on the third Thursday of the month at the Bethel United Methodist Church from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

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BRENTSVILLE GIRLS BASKETBALL MAKES STATE QUARTERS The Brentsville High girls basketball team (19-6) fell to Meridian 37-31 in the Class 3 Region B championship game but still advanced to the Class 3 state quarterfinals Friday on the road at Lakeland or Lafayette.

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NO. 1-RANKED HAWKS TAKE AIM AT FIRST STATE BOYS HOOPS TITLE

By Matthew Proctor

Special to the Fauquier Times

Some of the faces are new, but the high-powered Highland School boys basketball program has remained as explosive as ever in 2023.

Behind first-year coach Logan Miller and a vastly different lineup, Highland (27-3) enters this week’s VISAA Division II state tournament as the No. 1 seed and one of the favorites to win it all.

Bidding for their first title, the Hawks open quarterfinal play Wednesday against No. 9 Seton School or No. 8 Atlantic Shores Christian.

“We can score with just about anybody. We do a really good job defensively. We got guys that are tough, we got guys that are willing to sacrifice their body. I think that gives us a chance no matter what,” Miller said.

Led by senior guard Cam Coles, who has committed to the U.S. Naval Academy, the Hawks’ guard-oriented offense made 11 3-pointers in a recent 88-75 win over National Christian Academy (Md.).

With an army of deadeye shooters on the floor, Highland makes the high school 3-point line look ridiculously close. The presence of a 30-second shot clock plays into Highland’s hyper-speed style. “We play extremely fast, and it all starts on the defensive end,” Miller said.

“Once we get a stop and a rebound, we feel like most people can’t stop us in transition.”

After last season, Highland lost two NCAA Division I recruits in Patrick Ngongba and Isaiah Abraham, who transferred to a higher profile program in Paul VI (Fairfax), but Cole is back to run the show.

He is the Hawks’ primary ball

Junior guard Julian Rivera typifies Highland’s relentless, guard-heavy attack, which emphasizes quick shots, pressure defense and lots of 3-pointers.

Hawks’ first-year coach Logan Miller is a 2014 Highland grad who played at Christopher Newport. is a sharpshooter that is in range “as soon as he crosses halfcourt.”

Now in the final stretch of the season, Miller likes his team’s chemistry and postseason potential.

“They’ve figured out how to play to each other’s strengths. If you watch us play, it’s extremely unselfish basketball. These guys are just trying to win ball games,” Miller said.

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Quick, dynamic senior guard Cam Coles is the heart of a Highland School squad ranked No. 1 in VISAA Division II entering this week’s state tournament.

The Hawks (27-3) hope to win their first state title after falling in the championship game last year to Blue Ridge School. handler, plays lockdown defense and oozes athleticism and focus. “We look to put the ball in Cam’s hands.

He’s a phenomenal decision maker and he can score the ball with the best of them. He’s got length, he can

score at all three levels, he’s as special as they come,” Miller said.

The Hawks start two other seniors in 5-10 Kai Johnson and 6-5 D.J. Johnson. An Eastern Mennonite University commit, Kai Johnson a guard who can score, defend, and make plays with the ball in his hands.

D.J. Johnson, a University of Mount Olive (N.C.) commit, is an athletic forward who can play both inside and outside with a great midrange game.

Junior Julian Rivera is another do-it-all guard. Standing at 6-feet, Rivera is revered for his toughness and willingness to do whatever it takes to win.

Freshman forward Evan Brown completes the starting lineup. At 6-6, Brown is an accurate shooter and a physical rebounder.

Jeremiah Gorham, Chance Perkins and Evan Thornton, all sophomores, come off the bench. Gorham is a playmaker, ballhandler and a strong leader, while Thornton is an improving, athletic forward. Perkins

Miller, 27, is a former Highland player who replaced Brian Hooker, who resigned after seven years, including last year’s run to the state final, a 67-50 loss to Blue Ridge School that marked the best season in school history.

At Highland, Miller was a physical point guard for three years, graduating in 2014. He played at Christopher Newport University, then ventured into coaching as a player during an extended period where he was injured, before becoming a fulltime coach upon graduation in 2019.

Miller works as a study hall proctor and substitute teacher at Highland.

“If we develop relationships with our players outside of basketball, and they know that you genuinely care for their best interests, they’re going to run through a brick wall for you on the floor,” Miller said.

Can Hawks win it all?

The Hawks are coming off a 6259 loss to Mt. Zion Prep (Md.) in the Metro Private School Conference tournament semifinals that ended a 19-game win streak.

“I wouldn’t say that we were on this phenomenal roll. It’s just about us being who we are and us staying true to what we do best. That’s what carried us,” Miller said.

“It’s a blessing to be the one seed.

We’re going to enjoy it, we’re going to enjoy the first-round bye,” he said as his squad prepared for Wednesday’s state quarters at home.

The state semifinals are Friday and final Saturday in Petersburg.

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2022-23 ALL-NORTHWESTERN DISTRICT BASKETBALL TEAMS

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First team: Emerson Fusco, Sr. Handley; Kellen Tyson, Sr., Sherando; Tyler Seminaro, Sr. Millbrook; JORDAN TAPSCOTT, SR., KETTLE RUN; Trey Williams, Jr. Sherando; Ashton Kees, Jr., James Wood; JOE MINOR, SR., LIBERTY; Detric Brown, Sr., Millbrook.

Second team: DYLAN DONNER, SOPH., FAUQUIER; TRAVIS BROCK, JR., FAUQUIER; Braelyn Miller, Jr., Handley; Jaevon Brisco, Fr., Handley; Chris Morrison, Sr., James Wood; CONNOR DEAN, SR., KETTLE RUN; Ryan Liero, Sr., Millbrook; Lazare Adingogo, Sr., Sherando.

Honorable mention: Jacob Brown, Sr., Sherando.

Player of the Year: Emerson Fusco, Handley.

Coach of the Year: Garland Williams, Sherando.

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First team: Brynna Nesselrodt, Sr., James Wood; Hannah Stephanites, Sr., Millbrook; Grace Burke, Sr., Sherando; Jaliah Jackson, Soph., Millbrook; Jaiden Polston, Sr., Sherando; Aliza Murray, Fr., Sherando; Jolie Jenkins, Soph., James Wood; Laura Hogan, Sr., Handley.

Second team: FELICITY AWUNGANYI, JR., FAUQUIER; Jadyn Washington, Sr., Handley; Nayah Edwards, Soph., James Wood; ERIN PORTER, JR., KETTLE RUN; BETHANY NORMAN, SR., KETTLE RUN; BRIANNA GUTIERREZ, SR., LIBERTY; Valentina Burrill, Jr., Millbrook; Kaylene Todd, Sr., Millbrook.

Honorable mention: KENZA CHIENKU, SOPH., FAUQUIER. Player of the Year: Brynna Nesselrodt, James Wood.

Coach of the Year: Erick Green, Millbrook.

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HORSE BRIEFS SPRING POINT-TO-POINT GETS UNDER WAY WITH MARCH 4 RAPPAHANNOCK RACES The Rappahannock Hunt Point-to-Point kicks off the Virginia steeplechase season this Saturday, March 4, at The Hill in Boston near Culpeper.

Post time is noon for the first of at least six races, with pony races opening the card.

Purse money is offered in the timber and turf races.

The next in the spring series is the Warrenton Hunt Point-to-Point March 18 at Airlie.

Complete entry information and all details about the race circuit are at centralentryoffice. com. Ticketing details for Saturday, including online ordering, are at rappahannockhunt.com.

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Two dozen foxhunters joined hounds and staff from the Princess Anne Hunt at the Virginia House of Delegates on Friday for a presentation to legislators about the history and importance of horses and hunting to the Virginia economy. At the podium are Del. John McGuire, left, Del. David LaRock, Del. Hyland Fowler and Del. Chris Runion.

RACE AWARDS PARTY IS THIS FRIDAY The Virginia Steeplechase Association will host their 2022 champions award dinner Friday, March 3, at the Middleburg Community Center. Call or text VSA president Don Yovanovich to reserve space: (540) 270-0115.

Legislators, foxhunters rally in Richmond Junior riders and the Princess Anne Hunt hounds are enthusiastic purveyors of the ‘saving open space’ message at Friday’s event

By Betsy Burke Parker Special to the Times

Two dozen junior foxhunters, staff and representatives from hunt clubs around the commonwealth met at the historic clock tower at the legislature building in Richmond on Friday, Feb. 24, to discuss the importance of land conservation and protection of the horse sport closely identified with Virginia’s horse country, north to south.

Liveried staff and hounds from the Princess Anne Hunt, kenneled near Fredericksburg, attended to lend colorful pageantry to the second annual event.

“Mounted foxhunting is one of Virginia’s oldest traditions and reflects the Commonwealth’s hunting heritage,” said Ryan Brown, executive director of the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.

“Today’s mounted foxhunters are some of our best ambassadors of hunting to the Virginia public.”

HORSE HEALTH CARE SEMINARS SCHEDULED True North Equine is hosting a series of horse health seminars at their new facility south of Marshall.

Dates include: March 4: spring into wellness; March 23: nutrition; April 1: equine metabolic issues; May 6: functional hoof care; May 25: nutrition; June 3: equine ulcers; and June 22: rider biomechanics.

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All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Virginia and federal fair housing laws, which make it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, or elderliness, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.”

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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Great books discussion group

What: Discussion of “Interpreter of Maladies,” by Jhumpa Lahiri When: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, March 6 Where: Virtual Info: Call 540-422-8500, Ext. 2, or email jeanne.day@fauquiercounty.gov

What: Open Mic Tuesday with Matt When: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 7 Where: Barking Rose Brewing Company, 9057 Old Culpeper Road, Warrenton Info: Mics are provided; bring own instruments

Tuesday, March 7 ESL class

Wednesday, March 8 Coffee and conversation

What: ESOL-English Language conversation group for all levels When: 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 7 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Cost: Free Info: Practice English through conversation and games in small group setting; 540-687-5730

Art

What: Art Cart for children in preschool or elementary school When: All day Tuesday, March 7 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester Drive, Warrenton Info: Express creativity with the library’s art supplies

Homework

What: Homework Help for School-Age Children in elementary and middle schools When: 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 7 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow St., Bealeton Info: Help by Liberty High School National Honor Society members; students should bring in specific

What: Talk with other people who have experienced big life changes such as retirement or relocation When: 9:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 8 Where: Hope Fellowship Christian Church, 4173 Bludau Drive, Vint Hill, Warrenton Info: Contact Debbi Mancini at dbmancini51@gmail.com

Health

What: Total Joint Replacement class When: 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 8 Where: Fauquier Health, 500 Hospital Drive, Chestnut Room, Warrenton Info: Learn about joint replacement surgery and rehabilitation Registration: 540-316-5000

Conservation

What: John Marshall Soil and Water Conservation District board meeting When: 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 8 Where: 98 Alexandria Pike, Suite 51, Warrenton Info: 540-422-8493 or email Melissa Allen, melissa.allen@fauquiercounty. gov

What: Marshall Afternoon Book Club When: 1 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Info: Discussion of “Horse,” by Geraldine Brooks Join meetings: email deborah. cosby@fauquiercounty.gov or 540422-8527

Older adults

What: OWLS (Older Wiser Learners) for active, older adults When: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 8 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton Info: Make new friends, learn new things and share knowledge; refreshments provided

Volunteering

What: Volunteer Peacebuilding Ambassador Meeting When: 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Where: Piedmont Dispute Resolution Center, 98 Alexandria Pike, Suite 54 (Fauquier Habitat for Humanity Conference Room), Warrenton Info: The public is invited to learn about the Community Justice and Peacebuilding Program’s (CJP), Community Peacebuilding Ambassador opportunities, refreshments provided. RSVP to 540347-6650 by Tuesday, March 7

Thursday, March 9 Live music

What: Featuring Enya Agerholm

When: 4 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton

Friday, March 10 Ballet

What: La Boutique Fantasque and More When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 10 Where: Hylton Performing Arts Center, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas Cost: Tickets $65, $55, $45, $35, $25 Info: Featuring the Manassas Ballet Theatre Reservations: 703-993-7550

Live music

What: Featuring Phil Hunt and Eddie Estes When: 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, March 10 Where: Drum and Strum, 102 Main St., Warrenton Cost: $20; children 12 or younger admitted free with parent Info: Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; concert begins at 8 p.m.

Tickets: https://eventbrite.com/e/philhunt-eddie-estes-live-at-drum-strumtickets-536251140597 What: Featuring Daniel Carter When: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 10 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton What: Featuring The Wandering Band When: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 10 Where: Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station

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Lisa Aiken Turner to Shelby H. Mason Tr., Townhome at 112 Dorset Lane, Warrenton. $360,000 Arthur C. Gunn to James Edward Corum IV, 0.1859 acre at 38 Spring Lane, Warrenton. $225,000 Jean J. Jolicoeur to Lauren Keyser, 233 West Ridge Court, Warrenton. $475,000 James A. Whitt Jr. to Sayed Faroz Shah Fakhri, 785 General Wallace Court, Warrenton. $384,900

RFI WC LC to NVR Inc., Lots 128 (0.6217 acre) and 129 (0.5757 acre) on International Drive, Warrenton Chase, Warrenton. $588,000 Patrick J. Boisvert to Jose Fernando Jimenez Jimenez, 12187 Riverton Court, Remington. $485,000 Daniel Greco to Codie Harrison, 1.0443 acres at 6592 Covington’s Corner Road nr. Opal. $390,000 Mintbrook Developers LLC to NVR Inc., Lots 160, 161, 162, 163, 164 and 165 on Hancock Street, Bealeton. $540,000 Andrea Yoak as Plenary to Floyd R. Hitt Jr., 1 acre at 6583 Weaver Lane, Bealeton. $70,000 William H. Brown to Marlene N. Torres, 0.9183 acres at 9665 Routt’s Hill Road nr. Warrenton. $420,000 ADL Investment LLC to Soila Martinez Guevara, 7.9900 acres at 14090 Marsh Road, Bealeton. $335,000 Alvin Thomas Arnold Jr. to John E. Perfili, 10.001 acres at 14027 Maryann Lane, Sumerduck. $634,300

Scott District James Robert Gray to Joshua Dominic Abate, 1.2204 acres off Baldwin Street on Nareena Spring Lane nr. Warrenton. $135,000 Mohsin Husain to Anmoldeep Singh Ghuman, 2.4952 acres at 6658 Gray’s Mill Road, Warrenton/ New Baltimore. $1,293,000 Andrew P. Woolman to Marcia W. Woolman Tr., 1/6 interest in2.2366 acres at 3085 Burrland Lane, The Plains. $110,000 Victor O. Falsone to Ronnie Gene Hayes, 6755 Eckert Court nr. Warrenton. $710,000

George Sharikas to Nathan Hartman, 1.3834 acres at 6086 Whippoorwill Drive, Warrenton. $750,000 NVR Inc. to William Kun Shen, 0.6974 acre at 5952 Quarter Place, Warrenton/New Baltimore. $1,035,645 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. to Leo Luviano, 1.4527 acres off Zulla Road, The Plains. $10,000

Marshall District

Jennifer E. Ware to Scott Anthony Stern, 10.0182 acres at 7688 Retreat Lane nr. Warrenton. $680,000 William A. Stewart III to Clint Hinote, 22.004 acres at 8899 Grasslands Court nr. Marshall. $1,600,000 Gilbert Allen Edwards to Jefferson Holdings LLC, 7.5676 acres at 11490 John Marshall Hwy., Markham. $300,000 U.S. Bank Nat’l. Assn. Tr. to Jose Gilber Rivas Caceres, 2.0791 acres at 9817 Crest Hill Road, Marshall. $165,000 Nicholas Myers to Nicholas Scott Juran, 0.7049 acre at 9258 Lee Hwy., and 0.0758 acre off Lee Hwy., nr.

Warrenton. $405,000

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Daniel L. Thompson, Jr. Daniel L. Thompson, Jr., 83, of Marshall, VA, passed February 25, 2023.

Funeral services will held Monday, March 6, 2023, 12 pm, at Mt. Nebo Baptist Church, 4679 Free State Rd., Marshall, VA 20115.

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Richard M. Galecki, a proud Veteran of the United States Navy, passed away unexpectedly on February 19, 2023.

Rich, the son of Richard J. and Irene T. Galecki, both deceased, grew up in Philadelphia, PA. After high school, Rich attended Villanova University under the NROTC program. During his time with the NROTC, Rich participated in a Foreign Exchange program with the Mexican Naval Academy serving on the ARM Chihuahua (B8). Upon graduating from Villanova with a aBAproud in Political Science, Richard M. Galecki, Veteran of the Rich continued to serve as aaway Lieutenant Junior United States Navy, passed unexpectedly Grade on the19, USS Nimitz. on February 2023.

Rich a veteran the Cold Rich, isthe son of ofRichard J. War and and IreneGulf T. War servingboth on the USS Wasp grew (CVS18), Galecki, deceased, up USS in Nimitz (CVN68), UUS Philadelphia, Forrestal (CV59), USS PA. After highInchon school, (LPH12), Rich atAmphibious Constructiontended Battalion 2 (ACB2), USS Ainsworth Villanova University under the(FF1090), NROTC Military Sealift Commandprogram.

HQ, USS Clark (FFG11) and with the USS During his time thePatterson NROTC, (FF1061). Rich served honorably achieving in thea rank of Captain.

Rich participated Foreign ExchangeRich’s produty and honor played a very role in hisNaval life. After serving over gramimportant with the Mexican Academy serving 21 years on active duty and theARM reserves, he retired honorably from the oninthe Chihuahua (B8).

Upon graduating Navy but continued to serve countrywith and acommunity. fromhis Villanova BA in Political Science, While working at Bradson theasUS Federal Aviation RichCorporation continued toand serve a Lieutenant Junior Administration, Rich served hison community as the Chair of the 10th Grade the USS Nimitz.

Congressional District Democratic Fauquier County Rich is Committee a veteran ofand thethe Cold War and Gulf Democratic Committee. He served Board Lord Fairfax Waralso serving on on thethe USS Waspat(CVS18), USS Community College,UUS was Forrestal the former President the USS(LPH12), Nimitz Nimitz (CVN68), (CV59), USSof Inchon Association, Boy Scout leader, and a2volunteer with Ainsworth the Fauquier School Amphibious aConstruction Battalion (ACB2), USS (FF1090), Band Boosters Club.

Military Sealift Command HQ, USS Clark (FFG11) and the USS Patterson Rich is survived by his wife Eileen, his son (Desiree), his (FF1061).

Rich served honorably achieving theRichard rank of L.Captain.

Rich’s daughter Natasha Rasnick androle hisin7his grandchildren, Yazmin, duty and honor played a very(Kenny) important life. After serving over Michael, Gabe, Luke, Grayson, and His loved ones 21 years on activeRicky, duty and in the reserves, he Jake. retired honorably from the Richard M. Galecki, a proud Veteran of will remember him for his to States his country, community, and family.

Navy but continued to service serve his country and passed community.

United Navy, away unexpectedly A service honoring the life Richard19, M. 2023.

Galecki held on March While working at Bradson Corporation and thewill USbe Federal Aviation on of February 13, 2023, at 11AM at Saint Roman Catholic Church Administration, Rich servedJohn his the community the Chair of the 10th Rich, theEvangelist son of as Richard J. and Irene T. (271 Winchester St. Warrenton, VA 20186).

Celebration of LifeCounty will be Congressional District Democratic Committee and the Fauquier Galecki, both The deceased, grew up in directly afterwards at the American Legion PostBoard 72 (345 Legion Dr. Democratic Committee.

He also served onAfter the at Lord Fairfax Philadelphia, PA. high school, Rich atWarrenton, 20186).wastended Community VA College, the former President of under the USS Nimitz Villanova University the NROTC In lieu of aflowers , please donate to thehisFauquier SPCA to the Association, Boy Scout leader, and aDuring volunteer with Fauquier School program. timethe with theorNROTC, American HeartClub.

Association.

Band Boosters Rich participated in a Foreign Exchange proRich is survived by his gram wife with Eileen, son Richard L. (Desiree), his thehis Mexican Naval Academy serving daughter Natasha Rasnick his 7 grandchildren, Yazmin, on(Kenny) the ARMand Chihuahua (B8). Upon graduating Michael, Gabe, Ricky, Luke, loved ones will fromGrayson, Villanovaand withJake. a BAHis in Political Science, remember him for his service to his country, community, and family.

Rich continued to serve as a Lieutenant Junior A service honoring the life of Richard Galecki will be held on March Grade on the M. USS Nimitz.

13, 2023, at 11AM at Saint John Catholic Church Rich the is a Evangelist veteran ofRoman the Cold War and Gulf (271 Winchester St. Warrenton, VA 20186). of Life willUSS be War serving on The the Celebration USS Wasp (CVS18), directly the Forrestal American (CV59), Legion Post (345 Legion Dr. Nimitz afterwards (CVN68), at UUS USS 72Inchon (LPH12), Warrenton, 20186).

AmphibiousVA Construction Battalion 2 (ACB2), USS Ainsworth (FF1090), In lieuSealift of flowers , please to (FFG11) the Fauquier SPCA to the Military Command HQ, donate USS Clark and the USS or Patterson American Association.

(FF1061). Heart Rich served honorably achieving the rank of Captain. Rich’s duty and honor played a very important role in his life. After serving over 21 years on active duty and in the reserves, he retired honorably from the Navy but continued to serve his country and community.

While working at Bradson Corporation and the US Federal Aviation Administration, Rich served his community as the Chair of the 10th Congressional District Democratic Committee and the Fauquier County B. Charnock, wentattoLord be with the Democratic Committee. HeDiana also served on the73, Board Fairfax Saturday, Feb. 18,of2023.

Community College, wasLord theonformer President the USS Nimitz She and wasa the wife of Howard Charnock of Association, a Boy Scout leader, volunteer with the Fauquier School Midland.

Band Boosters Club.

The Eileen, two enjoyed Rich is survived by his wife his son fishing, Richard beekeeping, L. (Desiree), garhis dening, raising and their dog,Yazmin, Bandit. daughter Natasha Rasnick (Kenny) and chickens his 7 grandchildren, They Grayson, attended Grace Episcopal Church in CasMichael, Gabe, Ricky, Luke, and Jake.

His loved ones will anova.to his country, community, and family. remember him for his service nurse, Diana heron career as A service honoring the lifeAofregistered Richard M. Galecki willspent be held March a health-care provider.Roman Catholic Church 13, 2023, at 11AM at Saint John the Evangelist She VA is survived

by Celebration her sister, Patty of (271 Winchester St. Warrenton, 20186). The of LifeBann will be Florida, a niece and three nephews. directly afterwards at the American Legion Post 72 (345 Legion Dr. A memorial Warrenton, VAservice 20186).will be held at a later date.

Online may bedonate expressed Diana’s SPCA family orat towww.

In lieu condolences of flowers , please to thetoFauquier the moserfuneralhome.com.

American Heart Association.

Richard M. Galecki

Flora B. Poles Jr. Daniel L. Thompson, Flora 90, of Hume, DanielB.L.Poles, Thompson, Jr., 83, VA, of passed February 26, 2023.

Marshall, VA, passed February 25, Funeral services will be held Satur2023. day, Marchservices 4, 2023,will 11 am, Beulah Funeral heldat Monday, Baptist 3124 March 6,Church, 2023, 12 pm,Beulah at Mt. Road, Nebo Markham, VA 22643.

Baptist Church, 4679 Free State Rd., On line condolences: www.

Marshall, VA 20115. joynesfuneralhome.com On line condolences: www. joynesfuneralhome.com

Kevin L. Moore Flora B.62,Poles Kevin L. Moore, of Warrenton,

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VA, passed February Flora B. Poles, 90,23, of 2023.

Hume, VA, Funeral services will be held passed February 26, 2023.

Thursday, March 2, 2023, 12 PM, at Funeral services will be held SaturJoynes Funeral Home, N. at Third St., day, March 4, 2023, 1129 am, Beulah Warrenton, VA, 20186.

Baptist Church, 3124 Beulah Road, On lineVAcondolences: www.

Markham, 22643. joynesfuneralhome.com On line condolences: www. joynesfuneralhome.com

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Sheila Lynn Salisbury Basham, born December 11, 1954, went to be with our Lord February 19, 2023.

She leaves behind her husband of 27 years, Stephen Basham; along with her sisters: Sheryl Miller (Joe), Lorna Trevor (David) and her brothers:Kurt Spooner (Cathy), Roland Spooner, and many extended family.

Preceding her in passing: her mom Hattie Mae Corson Spooner, her dad Roland Spooner, her father Thomas Salisbury Sr., her brother Thomas F. Salisbury, and her son Sean Michael.

She will be laid to rest beside her mom at Oak Hill Cemetery in Fredericksburg, VA. Memorial services will be held at Plains Baptist Church 4359 Fauquier Ave. Plains, VA. 20198 on March 11, 2023 at 11:00am

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Kevin 62, of Warrenton, DanielL.L.Moore, Thompson, Jr., 83, of VA, passedVA, February 2023.

Marshall, passed23,February 25, John Cantrell Sr passed away on February 19, Funeral services will be held 2023.

2023.

He was a well known life long resident of Thursday, March 2, 2023, 12 PM, at Funeral services will heldFauquier Monday, County and a develper/builder all Joynes 29at N. Mt. Third St., March Funeral 6, 2023,Home, 12 pm, Nebo over the Northern Virginia areas.

Warrenton, VA, 20186.

Baptist Church, 4679 Free State Rd., On line www.

Marshall, VA condolences: 20115. passion was flying and anything to do joynesfuneralhome.com On line condolences: His www. with planes and aircraft. joynesfuneralhome.com

Flora B. Poles He is survived by his four sons, Mike Cantrell and their daughter John wife W Beth Cantrell, SrBeth, of Tap-

Flora B. Poles, 90, of Hume, VA, Mark Cantrell of Arlington, Va, pahannock, passed February 26, 2023. John Cantrell Cantrell, SrJr passed of Manassas, and Colin away onVA, February 19, Funeral services will be held SaturCantrell of Warrenton, Va. life long resident of 2023.

He was a well known day, March 4, 2023, 11 am, at Beulah Fauquier Baptist Church, 3124 Beulah Road, County and a develper/builder all The funeral service and celebration of life over the Northern Virginia areas.

Markham, VA 22643. service will be held soon, please contact the On line condolences: www. for a time location.

His passion wasand flying and anything to do joynesfuneralhome.com family

with planes and aircraft.

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He is survived by his four sons, Mike Cantrell

Kevin L. Moore, 62, of Warrenton, wife Beth and their daughter Beth, of TapVA, passed February 23, 2023. pahannock, Mark Cantrell of Arlington, Va, Funeral services will be held Cantrell, Jr of Manassas, VA, and Colin Thursday, March 2, 2023, John 12 PM, at Cantrell of Warrenton, Va. Joynes Funeral Home, 29 N. Third St., Warrenton, VA, 20186.

The www. funeral service and celebration of life On line condolences: soon, please contact the joynesfuneralhome.com service will be held LANDSCAPING A GRAVESITE

It’s never too late to share your John W Cantrell, Sr loved one’sp story.

Places of Worshi It’s never too late Place a memoriam to share your today. loved one’s story. family for a time and location.

Cemeteries provide many services before and during a burial and are also responsible for maintaining the cemetery grounds. However, the family of the demust provide main-19, John Cantrell parted Sr passed away any on ongoing February for their loved one’sresident gravesite. of 2023. He was atenance well known life long Many cemeteries allow adornment and Fauquier County and ofaa gravesite, develper/builder all decoration including over the Northern Virginia areas. planting live plants on or around a grave.

Some cemeteries have planting restricHis passion tions, wassoflying andtheanything to do check with cemetery first.

If with planes and youaircraft. are available for regular visits to the gravesite, you can choose annual plants or higher that you He is survived by hismaintenance four sons,plants Mike Cantrell care for.

Low-maintenance wife Beth andwilltheir daughter Beth, perenniof Tapals are Cantrell a better choice gravesites that pahannock, Mark of for Arlington, Va, can’t be maintained as often.

Consider John Cantrell, Jr of Manassas, VA, and Colin your area’s seasonal or annual rainfall Cantrell of Warrenton, Va. and choose drought-tolerant plants that don’t require a lot of watering.

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Town of Warrenton, Virginia NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITATION TO BID ON A NONEXCLUSIVE LEASE/ FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, MAINTAIN, EXTEND AND OPERATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ON PROPERTY OWNED BY THE TOWN OF WARRENTON Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Warrenton, Virginia, a Municipal Corporation of the Commonwealth of Virginia, pursuant to § 15.2-2102 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, and after advertisement required by §§ 15.2-1800 and 15.2-2101 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, and in the mode prescribed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, intends to receive bids and adopt an Ordinance for the lease/franchise of Town-owned property located at 34 North Fourth Street, Warrenton, for cellular communications equipment and associated facilities for a term of up to Five (5) years, with the option to extend for up to Five (5) additional terms. Bids shall be in writing and delivered to Council Chambers, Town Office, 21 Main Street, Warrenton Virginia on March 14, 2023 at 6:30 p.m., local time, in open session of Council, to the Clerk of Council. After the council has had a public hearing concerning such grant of lease, bids shall be opened in public session and marked for identification by the mayor or other presiding officer.

If an acceptable bid is received, the Town Council may adopt an Ordinance to grant nonexclusive use of the Town’s property to the successful bidder. Such Ordinance shall include required terms, such as, monthly lease amount, length of lease, and tenant’s obligations. A copy of the full Ordinance is available at the Town Office, 21 Main Street, Warrenton Virginia, from 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

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Foreclosure TRUSTEE’S SALE 265 Fairfield Drive Warrenton, VA 20186 In execution of the Deed of Trust dated August 27, 2015 and recorded on August 28, 2015 in Book 1494 at Page 2075 of Fauquier County land records, Trustee Services of Virginia, LLC, the appointed Substitute Trustee, will offer for sale at public auction on the front steps of the Fauquier County Courthouse located at 40 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia on May 4, 2023 at 02:00 PM the property more particularly described in the aforementioned Deed of Trust, located at the property address listed below and briefly identified as follows: All of Unit R-3, in Group 10, also known as Townhouse Number 265, and further described as 265 Fairfield Drive, in LEEDS SQUARE, Phase 2, a condominium, in accordance with the Declaration of a Master Deed recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Fauquier County, Virginia, in Deed Book 290 at Page 520, corrected by Deed of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Deed Book 294 at Page 642, and amended by Deed of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 363 at Page 9, and any and all subsequent amendments recorded thereto. SUBJECT to covenants, conditions and restrictions of record.

Tax/Parcel ID#: 6984-51-0793-005 Tax No.: 6984510793005 Property address: 265 Fairfield Drive, Warrenton, VA 20186 The property will be sold “AS IS,” WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND SUBJECT TO conditions, covenants, restrictions, reservations, easements, rights of way, and all other matters of record taking priority over the Deed of Trust, if any, as might be listed in this notice or may be announced at the sale.

TERMS OF SALE: A non-refundable bidder’s deposit of $18,500.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is less, by cashier’s or certified check required at time of sale, except for the party secured by the Deed of Trust. Risk of loss is on the purchaser from date and time of auction. Balance of the purchase price must be paid by cashier’s check within 14 days from sale date. Except for Virginia Grantor tax, all settlement costs and expenses are purchaser’s responsibility. Taxes are pro-rated to the date of sale. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining possession of the property. If purchaser defaults, deposit may be forfeited and property resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser who shall be liable for any deficiency in the purchase price and all costs, expenses, and attorney’s fees of both sales. If Trustee does not convey title for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of deposit without interest. This sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan secured by the Deed of Trust including but not limited to determining whether prior to sale a forbearance, repayment, or other agreement was entered into, the loan was reinstated or paid off, or whether the property became subject to an automatic stay under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code prior to the sale; in any such event this sale shall be null and void and purchaser’s sole remedy shall be return of deposit without interest.

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Town of Warrenton, Virginia NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITATION TO BID ON A NONEXCLUSIVE LEASE/ FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, MAINTAIN, EXTEND AND OPERATE CABLE AND INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT WITHIN PROPERTY OWNED BY THE TOWN OF WARRENTON

Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Warrenton, Virginia, a Municipal Corporation of the Commonwealth of Virginia, pursuant to § 15.2-2102 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, and after advertisement required by §§ 15.2-1800 and 15.2-2101 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, and in the mode prescribed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, intends to receive bids and adopt an Ordinance for the lease/franchise of Town-owned property located at and along right of ways within the Town Warrenton, as indicated in the submitted site plan for consideration, for cable and internet communications equipment and associated facilities for a term of up to Five (5) years, with the option to extend for up to Five (5) additional terms. Bids shall be in writing and delivered to Council Chambers, Town Office, 21 Main Street, Warrenton Virginia on March 14, 2023 at 6:30 p.m., local time, in open session of Council, to the Clerk of Council. After the council has had a public hearing concerning such grant of lease, bids shall be opened in public session and marked for identification by the mayor or other presiding officer.

If an acceptable bid is received, the Town Council may adopt an Ordinance to grant nonexclusive use of the Town’s property to the successful bidder. Such Ordinance shall include required terms, such as, monthly lease amount, length of lease, and tenant’s obligations. A copy of the full Ordinance is available at the Town Office, 21 Main Street, Warrenton Virginia, from 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

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The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors will hold a work session at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 9, 2023, in the Warren Green Building at 10 Hotel Street in Warrenton, Virginia, and will hold a regular meeting and public hearings at 6:30 p.m. in the same location on the following: 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR GRANTING OF A POWER EASEMENT TO DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA - A public hearing to consider granting of a 15-foot-wide power easement to Dominion Energy Virginia across property owned by Fauquier County identified as Corral Farm Transfer Station, PIN# 6983-81-0145-000, for the benefit of Laurel Ridge Community College Educational Foundation, Inc. property. (Paul S. McCulla, Staff) 2. A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE XV, SECTION 8-52 THROUGH 8-55 OF THE FAUQUIER COUNTY CODE (MARSHALL ELECTRIC LIGHT AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT) (Erin M. Kozanecki, Staff) Copies of the above files are available for review by contacting the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors’ office Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. by calling (540) 422-8020.

Interested parties wishing to be heard on any of the above are encouraged to send written correspondence in advance of the meeting to 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, VA 20186, or by e-mail to BOS@fauquiercounty.gov prior to March 9, 2023. Citizens wishing to appear in person should arrive prior to the start time of the meeting. Comments are limited to three minutes. The meeting is also livestreamed at http://fauquier-va.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1.

Fauquier County does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities. Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request. Citizens requiring reasonable accommodation for disabilities or requiring any other assistance related to the meeting should contact Ms. Renée Culbertson, Deputy Municipal Clerk, at (540) 422-8020.

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Legal Notices Public Notice – Environmental Permit PURPOSE OF NOTICE: To seek public comment on a proposed reissuance of a permit that authorizes the land application of biosolids and water treatment plant residuals (WTP) in Fauquier County, Virginia.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: February 22, 2023 – March 24, 2023.

PERMIT NAME AND NUMBER: Virginia Pollution Abatement Permit No. VPA00054 issued by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), pursuant to applicable water laws and regulations.

APPLICANT NAME AND ADDRESS: Recyc Systems, Inc, P.O. Box 562, Remington, VA 22734.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Recyc Systems, Inc. has applied for a permit reissuance to include 10,138.1 acres of agricultural land at 43 sites, of which 809.3 acres is new land application area. The permit authorizes the land application of biosolids and WTP residuals as fertilizer to specific sites in Fauquier County, and limits the application of nutrients, metals, and pathogens contained in these materials to amounts that protect water quality and human health. For site-specific information about this proposed reissuance and additional information about the DEQ permitting program for biosolids and WTP residuals, visit the following website: https://www.deq.virginia.gov/permits-regulations/public-notices/water/land-application-virginia-pollution-abatement TENTATIVE AND FINAL PERMIT DECISION PROCEDURES: DEQ’s tentative decision is to reissue a permit. Based on comments received on the draft permit, DEQ may make a final decision on the permit, or hold a public hearing on the draft permit before making a final permit decision.

HOW TO COMMENT AND/OR REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING: DEQ accepts comments and requests for public hearing by hand-delivery, e-mail, or postal mail. All comments and requests must be in writing and be received by DEQ during the comment period. Submittals must include the permit number, name, mailing address and telephone number of the commenter/requester. A request for a public hearing must also include 1) Name and permit number for which the hearing is requested. 2) The reason why a public hearing is requested. 3) A brief, informal statement regarding the nature and extent of the interest of the requester, including how and to what extent such interest would be directly and adversely affected by the permit. 4) Specific references, where possible, to terms and conditions of the permit with suggested revisions. A public hearing may be held, including another comment period, if public response is significant, based on individual requests for a public hearing, and there are substantial disputed issues relevant to the permit.

CONTACT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: John Thompson, DEQ-NRO, 13901 Crown Court, Woodbridge, Virginia 22193, Phone: 540-223-6039; E-mail: john.thompson@deq. virginia.gov. The public may review the draft permit and associated documents at the DEQ office named above by appointment or may request copies of the documents from the contact person listed above.

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TOWN OF WARRENTON NOTICE OF TOWN COUNCIL MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Warrenton will hold their Regular Monthly Meeting Work Session on Tuesday, March 14th, 2023, at 9:00 AM in the Warrenton Town Hall Council Chambers (First Floor) located at 21 Main Street, Warrenton, Virginia.

Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Warrenton will hold their Regular Monthly Meeting on Tuesday, March 14th, 2023, at 6:30 PM in the Warrenton Town Hall Council Chambers (First Floor) located at 21 Main Street, Warrenton, Virginia. Town Council will hold a Public Hearing on the following items: ORDINANCE 2023-01: Indemnification of Town Employees This Ordinance Amends the Town Code with additional sections. The ordinance change was initiated by Interim Town Manager Christopher E. Martino on the behalf of the Town Staff. This Ordinance change would provide indemnification of Town Employees working within the parameters of their duties as Town Staff.

ORDINANCE 2023-02: Appointment of the Town Clerk This Ordinance Amends Section 2-96 of the Town Code. The Ordinance change was initiated by Interim Town Manager Christopher E. Martino to better align the Town Code to the current practices of the Town Council and Staff. This Ordinance change would delegate the authority of the appointment of the Town Clerk and Recorder to the Town manager.

People having an interest in the above are invited to participate in the hearing and state their opinion regarding the above issues. The public may also choose to submit written comments through the Town’s website or by emailing citizencomment@warrentonva.gov during the public comment period, which will end at noon the day of the Public Hearing, March 14th, 2023. Copies of the Ordinances and the Town Code are available for review at Town Hall located at 21 Main Street, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The Town of Warrenton desires to make its programs, services, facilities, and activities accessible to persons with disabilities. If you need accommodations or auxiliary services, please contact the Town as far in advance as possible.

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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING FAUQUIER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting on March 9, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. in the Warren Green Building at 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia, for the purpose of conducting a closed meeting pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A)(1) of the Code of Virginia, for discussion, consideration, or interviews of prospective candidates for employment.

Renée P. Culbertson, MMC Deputy Clerk to the Board of Supervisors (540) 422-8020

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE FAUQUIER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION March 16, 2023 The Fauquier County Planning Commission will hold a work session beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2023 in the Warren Green Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia.

The Fauquier County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the following items at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2023 in the Warren Green Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia: 1. SPECIAL PERMIT – SPPT-23-019177 – BRETT J. LUDDEN AND HAYLEY SYKES (OWNERS/APPLICANTS) – DWELL COTTAGE TOURIST HOME – An application for a Category 3 Special Permit to operate a Tourist Home.

The property is located at 5049 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall District, Hume, Virginia. (PIN 6928-56-6141-000) (Kaitlyn Worley, Staff) 2. SPECIAL EXCEPTION – SPEX-22-018543 – SIOCHAIN, LLC (OWNER)/ EDEL KUNKEL (APPLICANT) – MOUNTAINSIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL – An application to amend a previously approved Category 5 Special Exception (SEAM12-SC-003) to operate a primary school and a Category 5 Special Permit (SEAM12-SC-036) to operate a preschool. The property is located at 4206 Belvoir Road, Marshall District, Marshall, Virginia.

(PIN 6979-68-1334-000) (Kara Marshall, Staff) 3. SPECIAL PERMIT – SPPT-22-018901 – JASON P. AND KELLIE WALTER (OWNERS)/JASON WALTER (APPLICANT) – WALTER PROPERTY – An application for a Category 2 Special Permit to allow the operation of a small contracting business as a Major Home Occupation. The property is located at 8293 Lock Lane, Lee District, Warrenton, Virginia. (PIN 6960-86-1010-000) (Adam Shellenberger, Staff) The application materials can be found on the Land Development Online Portal at: https://commdevpay.fauquiercounty.gov/Energov_Prod/SelfService#/home.

Approximately one week prior to the public hearing, staff reports for all items will be available online at: www.fauquiercounty.gov/meetingagendas. To arrange a time to review files in person, please contact the Department of Community Development’s Planning Office at (540) 422-8210, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Members of the public who would like to provide comments at a regular public meeting of the Planning Commission are encouraged to send advance written comments to Fauquier County Department of Community Development, 10 Hotel Street, Suite 305, Warrenton, Virginia 20186 or email to meredith. meixner@fauquiercounty.gov. Citizens wishing to appear in person should arrive prior to the start time of the meeting. Comments are limited to three minutes. The meeting may be viewed on Fauquier County Government Channel 23 and is livestreamed at http://fauquier-va.granicus.com/ ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1.

Fauquier County does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities. Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request. Citizens requiring reasonable accommodation for disabilities should contact Ms. Meredith Meixner, Administrative Manager – Planning and Zoning, at (540) 422-8210.

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Legal Notices Section 106 Public Notice Spire Towers, LLC proposes to construct a 197-foot-tall Monopole tower located at 5405 Rodgers Drive, Warrenton , Fauquier County, VA 20187 at Latitude N380 41’ 32.9“, Longitude W770 45’ 57.4”. Spire Towers, LLC seeks comments from all interested persons on the impact of the tower on any districts, sites, buildings, structures, or objects significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, or culture, that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Specific information about the project, including the historic preservation reviews that Spire Towers, LLC is conducting pursuant to the rules of the Federal Communications Commission (47 C.F.R. Sections 1.1307(4)) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (36 C.F.R. Part 800) will be made available to interested persons who request the information from the contact below.

All questions, comments, and correspondence should be directed to Julia Klima at Dynamic Environmental Associates, Inc., 3850 Lake Street, Suite C, Macon, GA 31204, 877-968-4787, Sec106@ DynamicEnvironmental.com within 30 days from the date of this publication.

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Warrenton | $645,000 It's a great time to put your home on the market Call to see how I can help!

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Haymarket | $975,000 Marshall | $650,000 Country home conveniently located minutes from Warrenton and Culpeper. Over 13 acres, about 5 acres open and I’ve just sold a home in Audubon Way and I can do the same fenced and the rest wooded that extends to a stream at the back of the property. Large chicken coop in corner of for you. If you’re interested in selling, or just want to know the value of your house in the current market, please the open area. Tudor style with stone and brick work to accent the stucco. Basement remodeled in 2020 with flue contact me or stop by my office. I’d be happy to discuss the and wood stove added - Bathrooms remodeled in 2017 - HVAC System replaced in 2016 - Hardwood floors replaced sale of your home. in 2015 and are beautiful. Unique and Very private property!

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FOR SALE Marshall | $649,000 Beautiful brick Cape Cod in picturesque setting. The minute you pull up you'll see that this is a special property. The covered front porch offers plenty of seating to enjoy the views. This home is located on 6+ acres of sheer beauty with scenic vistas on all sides and only minutes to Marshall and Warrenton.

Call Patti Brown | 703.401.5798

CULPEPER LOCALS! This home has found it's family but 2 NEW properties are coming soon looking for their forever family! I'm an expert in the Culpeper real estate market and would love to discuss real estate with you. Please call for details.

Call Mandy Brown | 540.718.2459

LOOKING TO BUY OR SELL? As your local realtor and Snow Hill neighbor, I'm knowledgeable of the Fauquier area and surrounding communities. Please think of me for all your real estate needs!

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Bealeton | $338,000 When the time comes to buy or sell a home, finding a real estate professional who is not only experienced and skilled but also looking out for your best interest is essential. As a real estate professional, I am engaged in the market with new inventory available at all times. Please call me if you or someone you know is considering a move.

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SPRING IS COMING! Are you looking for a change of scenery this spring? I am an expert on the entire NOVA real estate market and can help you find the home of your dreams. Call today for a free, no-obligation discussion!

Call Dawn Dye | 540.295.0466

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THINKING OF BUYING OR SELLING THIS SPRING? I'm not just your Brookside neighbor, I'm also your local realtor! I'm knowledgeable of the Brookside and greater Fauquier area. Please think of me if you are considering buying or selling in the area.

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The Martin Realty Group is on your side. Melissa and Dawn will work tirelessly to Help You Find Your Way Home! Call today for more details!

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FOR SALE Jeffersonton | $527,990 Winchester | $399,990 This new single-story home design combines comfort TO BE BUILT! Lennar at Stonehaven is currently offering a $20,000.00 closing cost credit with Lennar Mortgage and convenience. It features an open-plan layout AND $12,000.00 towards options!! Located just 12 connecting the Great Room, multi-functional kitchen and minutes from Old Town Warrenton. This new single-story breakfast nook. Senseny Village is Lennar’s first home design combines comfort and convenience. community in Winchester, VA, offering new single-family Call Julia Foard Lynch | 540.270.4274 homes for sale and townhomes coming soon.

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Whether you are looking to buy or sell a home, your next real estate experience should be a positive one.

Contact me today - I love to help people find happy homes and happy hearts!

Call Christine Duvall | 540.270.6344

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