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July 25, 2018 | Serving Haymarket, Gainesville and Western Prince William County | Vol. 17, No. 30 | www.PrinceWilliamTimes.com | 50¢
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Crossroads Village advances in Haymarket By James Ivancic
the project during that meeting.
Times Staff Writer
Crossroads Village – a mixed-use project that aims to add 79 townhomes, three fast-food restaurants, a new hotel or assisted-living facility and other commercial outlets in downtown Haymarket – received support this week from the town’s planning commission and now heads to the town council for final approval. The project is proposed by Chantilly-based developer Meladon Group, which built the Cascades Overlook Town Center in Sterling. It’s planned for 21 acres bordered by Washington Street, U.S. 15 and Interstate 66. The development would eventually add three entrances on Washington Street between Giuseppe’s Italian Restaurant and the Chick-fil-A restaurant. The hotel or assisted-living facility will be capped at a height of no more than 75 feet, according to the proposal the commission recommended for approval Monday, July 16. The Haymarket Town Council will have the final say on whether the new development proceeds. The council meets Monday, Aug. 6, and could schedule a future public hearing on
Impact on overcrowded schools
Crossroads Village’s impact on school enrollment and traffic have raised the most questions from the planning commission and the public since it was first proposed earlier this year. The Prince William County school division anticipates the 79 new townhomes will generate a total 49 new students, including 24 elementary-schoolers; 11 middle-schoolers; and 14 high-school students. The area is zoned for Haymarket Elementary, Reagan Middle and Battlefield High School. Of the three, only Haymarket Elementary is projected to remain under capacity at 86.5 percent this school year. Both Reagan Middle and Battlefield High School are already overcapacity. Battlefield High will again be the most crowded school in the county when school begins in August. With a projected enrollment of 3,022 students, Battlefield will be 969 See CROSSROADS, Page 2
Crossroads Village – a mixed-use project that aims to add 79 townhomes, three fast-food restaurants, a new hotel or assisted-living facility and other commercial outlets in downtown Haymarket – received support this week from the town’s planning commission and now heads to the town council for final approval.
Stewart aide says he has no ties to white nationalists Three other county staffers formerly paid by Stewart campaign By Jonathan Hunley Times Staff Writer
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Part-time Prince William County staffer Brian Landrum, right, has come under fire for being part of a Facebook chat group that included white-nationalist Jason Kessler. Landrum, an aide to Corey Stewart, said he doesn’t recall being added to the group. He was photographed at Stewart’s victory party in June. INSIDE Calendar.............................................13 Classifieds...........................................15 News....................................................4 Obituaries.............................................8
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A part-time staffer for Prince William Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart is under fire for what’s being characterized as a possible connection to white-nationalist Jason Kessler. Multiple media organizations are reporting that Brian Landrum was part of a closed Facebook group set up by Kessler, organizer of the August 2017 Unite the Right rally that resulted in the death of counter-protester Heather Heyer in Charlottesville. However, Landrum, who works in Stewart’s county office and also volunteers on his U.S. Senate campaign, said Friday he doesn’t recall being added to the group or making a comment that’s been attributed to him: four laughing-face emojis and the message “what in all f---.” Landrum reportedly made the comment in May in response to another comment in the thread. Two See STEWART AIDE, Page 3
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