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Budget Debate Opens With Schools $24.9M Short ounty Administrator Tim Hemstreet’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year provides nearly $25 million less in local spending for education than what the Loudoun School Board approved Jan. 29. Hemstreet last week rolled out his budget proposals at the government center in Leesburg. His spending plan totals $2.2 billion, but at a real estate tax rate of $1.13 per $100 of assessed value, it would leave the School Board to find $24.9 million in savings in its adopted $982.1 million operating budget.

The $1.13 rate was used in calculations because that was the “equalized” figure when Hemstreet prepared his budget. Because property values have risen in Loudoun, the equalized rate is the one that would generate the same amount of revenue as the current levy, $1.155 per $100 of valuation. However, Hemstreet noted that information that became available just before the printing of the budget shows the equalized rate actually would be $1.135. The administrator advertised a real estate tax rate of $1.165 per $100 of assessed value for FY16. That would be a 1 cent increase from the current rate, but property owners shouldn’t fret:

That won’t necessarily be the figure that’s ultimately approved. Once a rate is advertised, the Board of Supervisors can adopt a lower levy, but not a higher one. That means that $1.165 is the maximum rate that property owners could see in the next fiscal year. The $1.165 figure is important for another reason, as Hemstreet wrote in his official letter to supervisors introducing his appropriation proposals: “This tax rate would allow the Board to fully fund the School Board request if you choose.” Approval of a $1.165 rate isn’t likely, however, because it would mean the supervisors OK’ing a tax increase in a year when all nine board seats are up for election.

At the $1.13 rate, the schools would see local funding in the amount of $636.2 million, according to Hemstreet’s plan. That’s a $35.4 million, or 5.9 percent, increase in tax revenue over what’s in the current fiscal year’s budget. Overall, Hemstreet’s proposal represents a $224.9 million, or 11.3 percent, increase in all appropriations over the current budget. “I believe that the budget that I have submitted carries out your vision for Loudoun County and adheres to your strategic priorities while also meeting the needs of our community,” the administrator told the supervisors, who are slated to adopt a budget and tax rate by early April.

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coming years who are qualified to step in and meet the new demands of the industry. “How people get medical care is evolving,” said Kathy Ganske, dean of the Eleanor Wade School of Nursing at Shenandoah University. “We’ll still have hospitals and we’ll still have lots of need for that, but the prediction is that more dollars are going to go toward prevention, wellness and care out in the community, so that people don’t end up in acute settings, which is the hospital.” The implementation of the Affordable Care Act is expected to result in more trips to primary doctors to prevent illness or injury and fewer trips for surgery or serious illness. That will mean a boost in demand for nurse practitio-

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Loudoun grand jury Monday handed up 11 indictments against the alleged principal attacker in the 2009 murder of William Bennett and the beating of his wife Cynthia Bennett along a Lansdowne street. Based on evidence presented by Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Detective Mark Bush, Anthony R. Roberts was indicted on five counts of capital murder, two counts of robbery, one count of aggravated malicious wounding, object sexual penetration, abduction with intent to defile, and rape. Roberts, 26, is in prison serving sentences for unrelated offenses. He is scheduled to appear in Loudoun County Circuit Court Monday, Feb. 23.

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he winner of Best Swim Coach in the Best of Loudoun Poll results published Jan. 29 should have been identified as Tom Dolan of the Tom Dolan Swim School. The runner-up was Coco Buck of Hydrodynamic Therapy.

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Old Ox could use the color red in conjunction with its products, and that customers could confuse the Ox of Loudoun County with the Bull of Austria. Red Bull’s filing notes that neither of Old Ox’s trademark applications “contain a color claim and can be used in any color, including red, in connection with Applicant’s beverages.” Furthermore, it says: “An ‘ox’ and a ‘bull’ both fall within the same class of ‘bovine’ animals and are virtually indistinguishable to most consumers. In addition, an ox is a castrated bull.” Red Bull on Tuesday sent a statement about the dispute to Leesburg Today. “Red Bull has not sued anyone,” spokeswoman Patrice Radden wrote in an email. “Brands, big and small, seek to protect their trademarks every day. All we are asking for is to allow the administrative process at the U.S.

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a logo using an ox’s face. Plus, Graham Burns said Monday, the brewery’s website at one time described its product as the “no-bull” beer, with the “bull” colored red. He can understand why Red Bull might not have liked those moves. But he noted that the brewery ditched the ox logo for one with a stylized “O” and “X.” And the “no-bull” language was just on the Internet and never a part of the trademark filing, he said. So Burns had hoped Ox could make nice with Bull, and that would be that. A lawyer for Red Bull even told him that matters probably could be worked out, he said. But Burns said before his family knew it, their small operation, which brewed its first beer in June, was having its potential trademarks questioned. It appears that Red Bull is concerned that

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enway drivers who want to curb toll increases on the privately owned highway. The legislation by Ramadan (R-87), of South Riding, would have changed state code sections used by the State Corporation Commission to regulate the Greenway, giving guidance for toll rates to be cut and distance-based pricing implemented. Distance pricing would mean tolls wouldn’t be based on a flat fee but instead on how far a motorist drove on the 14-mile highway. “While I am very disappointed that the Greenway and their high-priced lobbyists convinced some of my colleagues in the House to defeat my bill, I am not giving up the fight against outrageous tolls on the Dulles Green-

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zations have been left to raise money to purchase playground equipment, which means most of the schools are without a playground for the first two or three years of their operations. Debate over whether the county’s $25 million elementary schools should come with playgrounds has simmered in recent years, especially as some families were left to raise money for a second or third playground as their children were reassigned schools following attendance zone boundary changes. But the conversation picked up steam in September after Panda Power Funds made a donation of almost $100,000 to help build an inclusive playground at Discovery Elementary School. Inclusive playgrounds are specially designed for children with physical disabilities. Loudoun supervisors, who hold the purse strings for the schools, have since urged School Board members to include playgrounds as part of their capital funding requests to design and build new schools. “Today we draw a new line and say there’s

a new way of doing business,” Supervisor Ralph Buona (R-Ashburn) said during a December Joint Board of Supervisors/School Board meeting. “We should consider a playground a fundamental aspect of an elementary school, just like we consider a stadium a fundamental aspect of a high school.” Under the motion expected to be adopted Tuesday, the school system would provide a standard playground for between $50,000 and $75,000. School communities that want to an inclusion playground—which can cost between $130,000 and $175,000—can raise enough money to make up the difference. The motion also allows for the four alreadybuilt elementary schools that do not have playgrounds to get them. Leftover bond money will be used to purchase playground equipment for Frederick Douglass, Moorefield Station and Cardinal Ridge elementary schools. The School Board also carved out $50,000 from its adopted operating budget for the installation

of a playground at the 36-year-old Meadowland Elementary in Sterling. “It is unfair to leave one school behind that has been there for almost 40 years without a playground,” Chairman Eric Hornberger (Ashburn) said. Of the new policy, Rose said she’s heard people who have raised money for playground equipment call the School Board’s decision to provide playgrounds for future schools unfair. “Many folks have said ‘we had to raise money, so shouldn’t they?’” To that, Kevin Kuesters (Broad Run) said, “Fair is in the eye of the beholder. There’s plenty of people in this county that just won’t agree with whatever decision we make, so we just need to move forward and make a decision.” Kuesters said the county’s three newest elementary schools, Frederick Douglass, Moorefield Station and Cardinal Ridge, could have playgrounds as early as June. n

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he end is in sight for the practice of parents and teachers raising money to build elementary school playgrounds. The Loudoun School Board was scheduled to vote Tuesday to equip all future elementary schools—and five existing ones—with playgrounds. A recommendation from the staff to adopt such a policy going forward was included in the board’s consent agenda, which typically is approved unanimously. “This is a major change,” School Board member Debbie Rose (Algonkian) said during discussion of the matter at the Jan. 27 board meeting. “We have so many elementary school communities that have raised money for playgrounds.” Loudoun County is one of only two Virginia school systems that does not provide elementary schools with playgrounds. Parent-teacher organi-

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residents have priority enrollment, but all Loudoun County residents are welcome to apply. A lottery will be held for the remaining open spots March 17. Notification of admission status will be sent to parents by March 20. The school, with an enrollment of about 125 students, offers an innovative, interdisciplinary curriculum, multi-age classes, all-day kindergarten and a modified school-year calendar. Learn more about the school during one of its two information nights: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17 and 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12 at

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Students take the competition seriously, she added. Coming out on top can be a résumé-booster, and just being a part of the event is good experience. “All of this is good preparation for jobs after high school,” she said. The top students in all of the various competitions will go on to compete at the state level, and the winners from that competition will go on to the SkillsUSA National Championship. Monroe Tech students have a history of success in the SkillsUSA competition, with several students in recent years making it to the national championship in their fields. But Turgeon said Brambleton probably would need another school before too long. Enrollment at Rosa Lee Carter and Moorefield Station elementary schools are expected to surpass their capacities this fall. “You certainly can’t say that the school needs for Brambleton are met with these new schools,” she added. “The immediate needs are, but there will be future needs. I don’t want anyone to think we’re resting on our laurels.” n

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His plan takes into account that the assessed value of all taxable property in Loudoun increased by 6.1 percent last year and forecasts that the general assessment will increase by 6 percent this year. It would maintain the current personal property tax rate of $4.20, and it includes money for a performance-based pay raise for county employees that would average 3 percent. The administrator also proposes spending $381 million on general government capital projects in the next fiscal year and $112 million on school projects. The largest capital expenditure category is transportation infrastructure at $252 million, which includes $130 million for parking garages related to the planned Silver Line Metrorail stations. Of the $112 million in school spending for FY16, $108 million would be for building the Academies of Loudoun. In addition, the budget calls for the hiring of the equivalent of 68.49 full-time employees. Some of those positions would require new spending; others would be paid for through the reallocation of existing funds. And Hemstreet outlined for supervisors a list of projects that could be undertaken—and jobs that could be created—with additional revenue if the board wanted to approve a budget with the current tax rate of $1.155 instead of with the $1.13 levy. Even though Hemsteet’s proposal leaves a $25 million education-funding gap, School Board member Kevin Kuesters (Broad Run), who chairs his board’s finance committee, expects this budget cycle to go better than it has the past three years. “Just the fact that we have a new superintendent already gives us a leg up,” he said. He commended Superintendent Eric Williams for eliminating positions and repurposing that money to bolster other parts of the budget. For example, the budget proposes cutting 25 bus driver positions and requests no new buses, a first for the school system. “The old way of doing things was we have this many new students, so we need this many buses and this many new drivers,” Kuesters said. “But Dr. Williams found places that had fat and eliminated it. I think the supervisors see some of that, so they’re less inclined to think they’re getting jerked around.” Leaders of the Loudoun Education Asso-

ciation, which represents about 4,000 county school employees, also are optimistic. “This is the first time in three years that I have hope that the supervisors will listen,” Joey Mathews, president of the association, said. He commended county Chairman Scott K. York (R-At Large) for posting a link to a survey on his Facebook page seeking input about the School Board’s funding request, saying it was a good first step. “Hopefully they’ll accept that the majority of people want the schools’ budget funded,” Mathews added. Whether through surveys, emails, phone calls or in-person talks, supervisors likely will hear from a slew of school employees and parents in the coming weeks. “We’re hoping for even more support this year,” Mathews said, referring to the crowds who packed board meetings last year to urge supervisors to fully fund the schools’ budget. “We feel that last year was just the beginning.” Contacted Monday night, Supervisor Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) noted differences between how he and his peers would like to see taxpayer money spent and how the School Board would divvy it up. But he and Supervisors Shawn M. Williams (R-Broad Run) and Matthew F. Letourneau (Dulles) shared the positive outlook of Kuesters and Mathews. Buona said that he thinks school and county government officials can work budgetary matters out in the end. “I’m hoping so,” he said, “but I guess I’m an optimist.” Buona and Letourneau said one concern they have is that the School Board wants to build a middle school in the Dulles South area three years earlier than planned. That move could save the county $5.4 million, Hemstreet noted in his budget, but it presents financing problems because it would require exceeding the annual debt cap limit. And that could threaten the county’s triple-A credit rating, Buona said. “So that presents a bit of a challenge,” he said. The supervisor, who chairs his board’s finance committee, also said he and his peers probably won’t be able to approve a final spending plan with the $1.13 rate and pay for all of the programs that Loudoun residents desire. Letourneau joined Buona and Shawn Williams in complimenting the budget work of Superintendent Williams, and he said that he

plans to fairly assess education-spending priorities when School Board members formally present them to the supervisors this week. The Dulles District Republican also said he’s keeping an open mind in terms of real estate taxes. “I’m not locked into a particular tax rate,” Letourneau said. Williams said he was disappointed that School Board members passed a budget that was even larger than the superintendent’s proposed spending plan. But he’s figuring that he and his peers will find line items that can be eliminated. On taxes, Williams, the board’s vice chairman, said the supervisors have to be worried about not only the bills of individual homeowners, but also the perception of prospective businesses that may want to set up shop in Loudoun. That is, a rate that is too high could turn off companies. And the county wants to continue to encourage economic development that can expand the tax base, bringing in revenue from sources that don’t generate more need for government services, Williams said. “That is the long-term solution to all these budgetary things,” he said. HAVE YOUR SAY Anyone wanting to comment on the proposed county budget can do so in a variety of ways. There will be public hearings at 3 and 6 p.m. Feb. 25 and at 9 a.m. Feb. 28. An additional hearing, at 6 p.m. Feb. 26, will be held if needed. The Feb. 25 and 26 meetings are scheduled to be at the government center in Leesburg. The Feb. 28 gathering is to be held at the school’s Administration Building in Ashburn. Anyone who wants to speak at the hearings may sign up in advance for one speaking slot by calling 703-777-0200. Comments also may be emailed to the supervisors at loudounbudget@loudoun.gov, and commenters can call the Citizen Comment Line at 703-777-0115, or write to the board at P.O. Box 7000, Leesburg, VA 20177. More information, including the proposed budget for FY16, Hemstreet’s budget presentation and the adopted FY15 budget, is available at loudoun.gov/budget. n Deputy Editor Danielle Nadler contributed to this story.

Assessments Continue To Bounce Back; Data Centers Surpass Office Space In Value

he debate over next year’s county budget is underway and Loudoun property owners can see how the tax rates under consideration by supervisors would impact their upcoming tax bills as the market continues a rebound. Updated real estate assessment notices should begin arriving in mailboxes this week, but property owners who want to check their updated property values earlier can go to loudoun.gov/parceldatabase. The updated assessments are required to reflect the fair market value of real estate on Jan. 1. The county’s total taxable real estate increased to $66.5 billion, up 6 percent overall. An average suburban single-family home (those on lots up to 20 acres without public water or sewer service) saw the largest average year-over-year increase in value at 9.3 percent, according to the Commission of the Revenue’s Office, which is responsible for the annual valuations. Condominiums saw a decline of 4.9 percent. The total value of commercial property in the county was up 5.4 percent over 2014, with data centers having the greatest impact on that

class. For the first time, the value of data centers, $1.7 billion, surpassed the value of Loudoun’s office space, $1.6 billion. The value of office properties declined 7 percent compared with 2014. Meanwhile, the value of data center properties increased by 15 percent, according to the commissioner’s office. The assessed value, in conjunction with the tax rate to be set by the Board of Supervisors in April, provides the basis for bills that will be due June 5 and Dec. 5. Property owners who believe their assessments are incorrect may request a review by the commissioner’s office. Requests can be made online at loudoun.gov/reaa before March 9. Property owners will notice changes in their printed notices this year. Because of legislation adopted during last year’s General Assembly session, localities must now report the assessment notices not only of the new and immediately prior assessed values of property, but also the prior two years’ values, total tax levies, and the percentage year-over-year changes in total taxes levied. Notices also have been changed to provide property owners additional information regarding their real estate. This year, notices

will inform property owners if one or more of the following apply: Agricultural or Forrestal District, Historic District, permanent open space easement, land-use assessment, tax relief for the elderly or disabled, or affordable dwelling unit. Commercial property owners will see the deadline for submitting their income and expense information to the commissioner’s office. Commercial property owners can expect to begin receiving income and expense forms in the mail in April or can obtain the necessary reporting form online. Participants in the county’s land-use assessment program likely will see increases in their taxable use values for 2015. The State Land Evaluation Advisory Council, the agency that supplies use values to local tax assessment offices, increased the per-acre values for all agricultural, horticultural and forestry categories in Loudoun. Values did not increase in the open space category. The actual deferred value will be different for each property owner, depending on the current fair market of the property, its use-value category and soil type. n

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mong the notable facts and figures included in County Administrator Tim Hemstreet’s budget:

• IF SUPERVISORS ADOPT the proposed $1.130 real estate tax rate, the annual homeowners’ tax bill—on average— would increase by $11. Holding the tax rate at $1.115 would result in a $117 increase. • IT WOULD COST $8.4 MILLION to fund Hemstreet’s plan for 3 percent employee compensation increases and a bonus pool. • HEMSTREET IS PROPOSING $6.2 MILLION in new funding for the general county government and the addition of 49.96 full-time equivalent positions. Public safety agencies get most of the recommended additions. Fire-Rescue Services would get 22.4 new FTEs and a $2.15 million funding increase. The sheriff’s office would get an additional $2.1 million and 15.56 additional positions to increase jail staffing and hire Ashburnbased deputies. • THE PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN includes $1.97 billion in project funding over the next six years. Capital spending in transportation (40 percent of total CIP funding) would surpass spending on school construction (32 percent) during the period. • THE CIP INCLUDES calls for spending $106.9 million in cash proffers from developers—the largest amount allocated in any six-year period. • 14.2 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL FY16 appropriation would be needed to cover the county’s debt service obligations next year: $180.5 million. • THE BUDGET INCLUDES 3,729.98 FTES for the general county government. The three county departments with the most staffing are the Sheriff ’s Office (779.74 FTE), Fire-Rescue (612.52 FTE) and Parks & Rec (538.47 FTE). • OF THE 30 COUNTY GOVERNMENT departments, 12 are slated to see spending decline in FY16, even if only slightly. • THE BUDGET INCLUDES $4.5 MILLION in revenue from implementing charges for ambulance service. • REVENUE FROM SALES TAXES are expected to decline in FY16 compared with last year’s budget from $65.8 million to $63.18 million. Meanwhile, revenue from computer equipment taxes is slated to increase from $70 million to $83.41 million.

• THE PROPOSED BUDGET calls for the use of $48 million in unspent FY15 money to carryover into FY16, reducing the need to raise the tax rate. Last year, supervisors had only $1.5 million fund balance carryover. n

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ference. The head coach is Archie Miller, a former guard at North Carolina State. “I play as hard as I can and do as I am told,” said Gruden, who sees a lot of time when Dayton is practicing. Dayton reserves must know the tendencies of the opposition in under to mimic them in practice in preparation for games. The Flyers normally use just seven players in a game and have just nine players on the roster after two key players were dismissed from the program in December. Gruden’s parents were in the stands on Friday when Dayton lost in overtime on a lastsecond shot by GW guard Joe McDonald, who is from Lorton. Gruden’s parents spoke with him outside the Dayton dressing room after the game and his father shook hands with some of the employees who work games at the Smith Center in northwest Washington. “It was good to see all of my family,” Joey Gruden said. The Flyers were 17-5 overall and 7-3 in the Atlantic 10 after the overtime loss at GW. Gruden attended Olympia High in Orlando, FL, as a freshman and sophomore and then attended Sycamore High in Cincinnati as a junior and senior. The younger Gruden was all-conference in three sports at Sycamore: basketball, football and volleyball. He is majoring in sports management at Dayton and hopes to one day be a coach. Gruden turns 21 in June and has two brothers. Younger brother Jack plays basketball at Middleburg Academy. “I went to a couple of practices. I played with him all of the time growing up so I know what he can do,” Gruden said. “He is a

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hen a new high school opens, there are generally many obstacles to athletic teams being successful right away. The limited time available for the coaching staff and players to come together as a team can be a large issue, and with no senior class, a lack of experienced leadership can be a challenge. The boys basketball team at newly opened Rock Ridge High School is proving to be an exception to the rule. The Phoenix have produced a record-breaking inaugural campaign and are looking to accomplish even more. Rock Ridge—classified in Group 3A this season—improved to 12-8 overall Monday with a 49-43 home victory against Park View (a 4A school). The victory enabled the Phoenix to surpass the 2010-11 Woodgrove boys for the most wins in a season for a first-year Loudoun program. In addition, the victory gave Rock Ridge a 6-3 record in the Dulles District (a combination of the county’s Group 4A and 3A teams) and an opportunity to capture the district title outright when it played at Woodgrove Wednesday (results not available at press time).

“[Getting to 12 wins was] something that was kind of a goal, and another was to get to the regional tournament,” Rock Ridge head coach Jay Geyer said. “The idea of winning the district regular season was never even in our minds. To have an opportunity to do that is pretty special in our first year.” Geyer is no stranger to building a program from scratch. He was the freshman coach at Freedom the year that school opened in 2005, then he joined former head coach Mike Benson at Briar Woods the next season after the Falcons won zero games in their inaugural season. After four years there, Geyer became the head coach at Dominion in 2010-11. Taking over a program that won two games the year before, Geyer built the Titans into a contender in the Dulles District and Group 4A’s Conference 21. The hard work came to fruition last season as Dominion reached the Conference 21 championship game and won in the region quarterfinals. Geyer said there were many factors that attracted him to Rock Ridge. “It was close to home and an opportunity to teach and coach in the same building, which is something I really wanted to do,” Geyer said. “I have experience starting from the bottom, so I was never concerned [with the negatives]. It’s great to build relationships with the guys all day

and be around them more. It’s really been helping a lot.” Named the coach at Rock Ridge last spring, Geyer was able to get a head start on developing his team. He started workouts with his potential players, who were still students at Briar Woods and Broad Run at the time, and the Phoenix went to a team camp and began play in a summer league in June. Rock Ridge went to another team camp at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg in the fall, and by the time the Phoenix started their season in December, they had played more than 40 games together. “That helped a lot because we had guys coming together from different schools,” Geyer said. “It’s brand new for everybody, so building chemistry was really important for us. We wouldn’t have won a game like [vs. Park View] if we didn’t have that chemistry and trust in each other. “I always knew we just had to be patient and do the right things,” he added. “I think we’re a little ahead of where I thought we would be, and that’s great.” Junior Monteral Jackson—a 6-foot-2 guard/forward—scored 16 points and added six rebounds to lead Rock Ridge past Park View Monday. Junior 5-6 guard Justyn Tate added 10 points, 6-4 freshman forward Ayush Mayur had seven points and 6-2 junior forward Tommy

Caldwell had six points and seven rebounds. Jackson leads the Phoenix with 13.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game for the season, while Mayur adds 9.2 ppg, Tate averages 6.4 ppg and Caldwell averages 7.2 points and 5.6 boards per contest. “We’re learning how to win close games, something we weren’t doing all summer, all fall and into the season,” Geyer said. “If we shoot the ball well, we’re really good. If we don’t, we have to scrap, make plays and cause turnovers. Rebounding is something we’re constantly working on to get better. Even when we have a size advantage, we tend to stand and watch sometimes. “We’re starting to make plays at the right time, which is good,” he added. “Winning ugly is better than losing ugly.” Geyer believes his team will be ready for the Conference 28 tournament, which begins Monday, and feels the opportunity is there to advance to the 3A East Region playoffs. But if not, he is pleased with Rock Ridge’s outlook for the future. “The season has put us ahead of schedule,” Geyer said. “I’m just proud of where we are and how coachable the players are. I think that will help us grow for next year. We don’t lose anybody, so we have a chance to be really good next year. We’re ahead of schedule, but we haven’t done anything yet. We have to keep going.” n

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FRIDAY, FEB. 20 African American Heritage and Communities in Loudoun 7 p.m., Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road, Ashburn. Contact: library.loudoun.gov Thomas Balch Library’s Black History Committee gives a presentation on communities and life of African Americans in Loudoun after the Civil War. Event is free and open to the public. Looking Blackward Noon-5 p.m., Purcellville Train Station, 200 N. 21st St., Purcellville. Contact: 540-454-0364 The Purcellville Arts Council hosts a celebration featuring Buffalo Soldier Re-enactor George Grady Sr. and historical items from the collection of Jay Johnson. Admission is free.

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Looking Blackward 10 a.m.-5 p.m., See Feb. 20 listing. ‘William’s Adventure in Black History’ 2 p.m., Rust Library, 380 Old Waterford Road, Leesburg. Contact: library.loudoun.gov Bright Star Theatre presents a trip through 400 years of black history. Event is free and open to the public.

SUNDAY, FEB. 22 Looking Blackward Noon-5 p.m., See Feb. 20 listing. Author Talk: Michael O’Brien 2 p.m., Thomas Balch Library, 208 W. Market St. Leesburg. Contact: 703-737-7195 O’Brien discusses his book “We Shall Not Be Moved” on the 1963 Woolworth’s sit-in in Jackson, MS. Program is free and open to the public.

FRIDAY, FEB. 27 History Talk: Carol Morris Dukes 10:45-11:45 a.m., Carver Center, 200 Willie Palmer Way, Purcellville. Contact: 571-258-3400 Dukes discusses the restoration of historic Grace Church in Lincoln.

SATURDAY, FEB. 28 Author Talk: Bob O’Connor 2 p.m., Sterling Library, 120 Enterprise St., Sterling. Contact: library.loudoun.gov Historian and author O’Connor discusses the role of the Union Army’s black soldiers. Event is free and open to the public.

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ew people have Loudoun roots as rich and longstanding as Leesburg-based writer Kevin Grigsby. He chronicles his family history and some of the story of the county’s African American community in a pair of exhaustively researched books. Grigsby’s family memoir “Howardsville,” which details his ancestors’ history in southwestern Loudoun from slavery through the mid-20th century, led to his second book “From Loudoun to Glory” and exploration of African Americans from Loudoun who left home to enlist in the Union Army and fight for freedom. Grigsby will read from and sign copies of “From Loudoun to Ashburn Today/Danielle Nadler Glory” at the Purcellville Library Loudoun native Kevin Grigsby’s two books are pictured at Thomas Balch Library in Leesburg, “From Loudoun Feb. 15 as part of Loudoun Public Library’s celebration of Black His- to Glory” and “Howardsville.” tory Month, which features talks by writers and historians at branches there. I always had a goal to one day write a in 1999, where he worked as a counselor for across the county through the end of February. book,” said Grigsby, who is also a social worker that country’s school system for more than a The Loudoun native recalls growing up in Loudoun. “I loved history and I loved to decade. in western Loudoun and Leesburg in the write. My parents promoted education and But the urge to write and explore his per1970s, when Leesburg was a small town and reading and I was lucky to have a couple teach- sonal history continued to surface during his time away from home. Throughout his childhood, Grigsby had visited his grandparents and other older relatives in the Howardsville community near Bluemont, founded after the Civil War and named for Grigsby’s paternal grandmother’s family, the Howards. “I loved that little community. Everyone to some degree was kind of connected,” Grigsby said. “I have so many wonderful memories of my dad and I being there and spending time with my grandmother. I used to love listening to the older folks tell stories. Something just captivated me about it.” He wanted to go beyond the stories that his older relatives and their neighbors told and delve into the more distant past. What started as a plan to put together a history pamphlet for the family’s annual reunion turned into a full-fledged book. In 2006, while living in Bermuda, he started the process of researching and writing “Howardsville,” which was published in 2008. Ashburn Today/File Photo His job in education allowed him to Writer Kevin Grisby is pictured at last year’s Martin Luther King Jr. “I Have A Dream” Celebration return to Virginia during summers, where he pored over land records at the Loudoun in Leesburg. County Courthouse, genealogical information at Leesburg’s Thomas Balch Library and U.S. Census data and conducted extensive where his parents, Delores and Earl Grigsby, ers who cultivated that.” interviews with older residents of Howardswere well known in the community. Grigsby But when it came to college (Grigsby ville, including his grandmother Alice Howard attended Loudoun Country Day School attended Delaware State University on a Grigsby, her siblings and other relatives and and then moved on to Leesburg-area public tennis scholarship), Grigsby opted to pursue neighbors. His grandmother’s cousin Alberta schools, graduating from Loudoun County a degree in social work. After graduation, he Reid, who grew up in the 1920s and ’30s, was a High School in 1991. An honors student went to work for the Graydon Manor mental particularly important source of information. and athlete, he had teachers who supported health facility near Leesburg, and then for the “Howardsville” explores the story of his interest in writing and history. Grigsby county’s Mental Health department, where he Jacob Howard, a slave born around 1835 who mentions several of his most influential high helped launch an preventative services out- was owned by several families related to the school teachers in the forewords of his books. reach program for young people. Looking for prominent Carter family, which owned the “The passion for writing has always been a change of pace, Grigsby moved to Bermuda Continued on Page 27

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7:30 p.m. doors open, 8:30 p.m. show starts, Tally Ho Theatre, Leesburg. Contact: tallyholeesburg.com Best known for its late ‘80s hit “Cult of Personality,” Grammy winners Living Colour bring the high-energy show to Leesburg. Tickets are $29 in advance, $34 day of show.

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7:30 p.m., Broad Run High School, 21670 Ashburn Road, Ashburn. Contact: 571-252-2305 Centurions for the Arts presents a comedy set at the Palm Beach Royale Hotel in 1942. Tickets are $5 for students, $8 for adults. Courtesy of David Cook

10 a.m.-5 p.m., townwide. Contact: www. facebook.com/MiddleburgBusiness Hunt for great finds while experiencing the small town charm of Middleburg. Local stores and restaurants will be providing special deals throughout the weekend—look for the red balloons outside participating stores.

Loudoun Crime Commission Luncheon

Noon doors open, 12:30 p.m. program begins, Belmont Country Club, 19661 Belmont Manor Lane, Ashburn. Contact: rsvp@loudouncrimecommission.org. John “Jack” Riley, Drug Enforcement Administration chief of operations, discusses the influence of Mexican drug trafficking organizations within the United States. Cost is $15 for members, $20 for guests.

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5-9 p.m., Village At Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg. Contact: villageatleesburg.com Celebrate Valentine’s Day with free horsedrawn carriage rides, strolling musicians, photo ops dining specials and more. Red Cross blood drive Friday only from 2 to 7:30 p.m.

RHAC Handy Hour: Starting Seeds Indoors

6:30-8 p.m., Round Hill Arts Center, 35246 Harry Byrd Highway, Round Hill. Contact: www.roundhillartscenter.org Julia Brizendene of Feed Loudoun - Plant a Row for the Hungry will discuss how to start seedlings that will thrive. $25 fee includes materials and refreshments.

“25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

7 p.m., Heritage High School, 520 Evergreen Mill Road, Leesburg. Contact: www.heritagedrama.com Heritage Drama presents a family-oriented musical comedy, which centers on a fictional spelling bee at the fictional Putnam Valley Middle School. Six quirky adolescents compete in the bee, which is run by three equally quirky grown-ups.

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7 p.m. doors open, 8 p.m. music begins, Adroit Theory Brewing, 404 Browning Court, Purcellville. Contact: www.buncearoo.com Buncearoo Concerts presents the NYC-based singer/songwriter and pianist who’s drawn comparisons to Alanis Morissette and Regina Spektor. Russell Howard opens. Tickets are $25.

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“Take 2: Life In Review”

8 p.m., Franklin Park Arts Center36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. Contact: 540-751-9588 Main Street Theatre Productions presents a celebration of love featuring talented actors and singers of all ages. Tickets are $23 for adults and $20 for students and seniors.

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1-3 p.m., Carver Center, 200 E. Palmer Way, Purcellville. Contact: 571-258-3400 Seniors 55 and older can strut their stuff at this annual celebration. Seniors are encouraged to bring their adult children as guests. Cost is $3.

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8 a.m.-noon, Philomont Firehouse, 36650 Jeb Stuart Road, Philomont. Contact: 540-3385792 The Philomont VFD auxiliary’s annual brunch features sausage gravy with biscuits, scrambled eggs, ham, potatoes, and baked goods. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 children 5-12. Children 4 and under are free.

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6 p.m., Hilton Washington Dulles Airport. Contact: www.keepthecandleglowing.org The foundation, which delivers comfort and information to women after breast cancer surgeries, hosts its annual gala fundraiser featuring a candlelit dinner, dancing, silent and live auctions and more. Tickets are $175.

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Wednesday, Feb. 18 Live Music: The Pimps of Joytime

11 a.m., Saint James UCC, 10 E. Broad Way, Lovettsville. Contact: 540-869-6517 Saint James celebrates the annual Evolution Weekend, observed by religious congregations around the nation, by focusing on the spiritual philosophy of French philosopher and Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Bishop Jim Burch of the Dioceses of One Spirit leads the discussion.

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Live Music: Bubba Sparxxx

7:30 p.m. doors open, 8:30 p.m. music begins, Tally Ho Theatre, Leesburg. Contact: www. tallyholeesburg.com Hip-hop southern style from this rural Georgia native, best known for his singles “Deliverance” and “Ugly”. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. n

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1-4 p.m., Belmont Country Club, 19661 Belmont Manor Lane, Ashburn. Contact: intimatebridalshows.com Brides to be can check out numerous vendors, including wineries, florists, bakeries and more to help plan their big day. Admission is free. Advance registration is required.

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oudoun-based nonprofit This Is My Brave is hosting auditions for its May production of “This Is My Brave – The Show.” The organization, started in 2013 by two Ashburn women, puts on productions that encourage people to share their stories of recovery from mental illness through theater, music, poetry and essays. Auditions will be held 1-4 p.m. Feb. 14 and 15 at Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road in Ashburn; 1-3 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Central Library,

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Ashburn Rotary Hosts Mardi Bras Event Feb. 17

he Rotary Club of Ashburn hosts its second annual Mardi Bras event Tuesday, Feb. 17 from 6 to 9 p.m. at V Eatery and Brewhouse in Ashburn. The event benefits the nonprofit Free The Girls, which supports women who have been rescued from sex trafficking and helps them rebuild their lives. Free The Girls, launched in 2010, has collected more than 400,000 new and used bras from women all over the world. Mardi Bras is open to the public and organizers are accepting donations of cash or gently used bras. Donations also can be dropped off at 1806 Woods Edge Drive in Leesburg, at the Modern Mechanical office located at 21750 Red Rum Drive, Suite 182 or at the restaurant on the night of the event. V Eatery is located at 44630 Waxpool Road in Ashburn. For more information, call 571-3184146. n

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tions and fee collection. A $25 per hour fee would beandcharged special events Oatlands Bellfieldforplantations. Afterrequiring the Civil support of the county’s maintenance division. War, Howard went on to buy a piece of land from a whiteThe landowner in the area that becameDevelHowDepartment of Economic ardsville. The diary of Elizabeth Osborne Carter, opment would see the suspension of the the wife of Oatlands Plantation owner George international businessmentions recruiting Carter, which regularly Jacobprogram, Howard, was a rich source of information for Grigsby, saving $150,000 and the elimination of the who will be keynote speaker at Oatlands’ Civil rural marketing manager, saving $88,000. The War Trails marker dedication ceremony April 11 Department of the Building Development when he’ll discuss lives ofand enslaved people at Oatlands and neighboring plantations. would see the elimination of nine vacant posi tionsFilled withFTEs historical “Howardsville” and 10 in codedetail, enforcement, bond also includes Grigsby’s personal reflections on support counterracism staffing. the legacyand of slavery, and the importance RegionalHe’organizations of education. s proud of the that worktraditionally ethic of his ancestors and members of the Howardsville get funding support from the county alsocomwill munity in general and gives them credit for much hit.success Allocations reduced by 50 ofbethe of the would family’sbelater generations, percent, his to own $405,000, in the recommended including professional success and access tobudget higherand education. eliminated altogether if funding is While researching “Howardsville” Grigsby held at FY10 levels. came upon the story of Dennis Weaver, the WhileWartheveteran cuts and enhancements only Civil buried in the Rock proHill Cemetery near the village of Saint Louis in southposed by Hemstreet did not surprise superviwestern Loudoun. Grigsby’s older cousin Vernon sors, they were taken aback by his announcePeterson, who last November was recognized menta that the $1.40 tax rate would a 10 with Loudoun History Award, wasmean caretaker atpercent the cemetery for decades. Years ago, Petertax bill increase for average homeownson Weaver’ marker and beganconsiddoing ers.noticed That, they said,swill be a prevailing his own informal research, surveying cemeteries erationLoudoun during the around for budget markersdeliberations. of other black Civil War veterans. “There are many people who assessments wentWeaver is mentioned “Howardsup, many, many andbriefly a lot ofin them are in ville” but Grigsby was compelled to use his story the more stabilized portions of eastern Loudas a jumping off point for a second book. Grigsby, oun,”hadBurton said. “It’s goingfulltotime be difficult. who returned to Loudoun in 2011, threw himself into researching the many But yet you turn around and look atAfrican what American soldiers from Loudoun who enlisted in we have to do, three schools opening, need to the Union Army. While he was fairly comfortable open aajail, debthistory, service tackling going upthe to more writing family Civil than War was more daunting research $150a million a year, it’stask, notrequiring going to be easy.” including Veterans Administration interviews, Burton predicted the board would end National Park Service databases, and work by Continued from Page 24

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level to macro level, as health care moves toward more personalized care. “The amount of data that we have available to us in terms of making health decisions is unimaginable, and at the same time we don’t have very good systems and practices in place to harness that data in order to turn it into information that we can make decisions from,” Bocchino said. “That’s going to be come very important as we move forward.” Julie Leidig, Northern Virginia Community College’ Loudoun provost, said the decision process ahead of opening or expanding programs is a careful one. The college takes input from fouryear universities and industry leaders about what the job market will look like in five, 10 and even 20 years. “That’s the big focus right now—what are the jobs going to be and what programs would benefit Loudoun County students if they enrolled,” she said. “If we’re going to offer something for students to invest their time and money we want there to be a job for them at the other end.” For several reasons, institutes of higher education cannot simply accept more students and

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ners, physician assistants, occupational therapists, physical therapists and nurses. “In some ways primary care is taking away business from the specialists,” Timothy Ford, dean of Shenandoah’s School of Health Professions, said. “The big push in both preventing injury and recurring injury after accidents will reduce the need for surgeries and expensive specialists.” It’s that expected industry shift that prompted Shenandoah University to partner with Inova Health System to launch graduate programs this school year in occupational therapy, physical therapy and physician assistant studies. By August the programs will provide about 50 seats at the university’s Northern Virginia campus, which neighbors Inova Loudoun Hospital in Lansdowne. The OT, PT and PA students will study in the same building as the campus’s 70 nursing and respiratory students, which also is by design. “They’ll all be able to work inter-professionally, which is also something that you’ll see more of in the industry,” Ford said. “Combining these different disciplines will much better serve the population.” Inova provided $3.2 million in seed money to start the programs at Shenandoah University, which includes leasing space for training labs for up to two years. Students will be able to complete their clinical rotations at Inova facilities, including its Loudoun medical centers. By this fall, it’s anticipated that the university will be able to absorb the full cost of the programs. Speaking to Inova’s partnership with Shenandoah when it was announced a year ago, Inova CEO Knox Singleton cited the numbers of baby boomers—estimated at a rate of 10,000 people a day—entering the Medicare program as a key factor in the need to greatly increase the professional workforce. “Lots of physical therapists, occupational therapists and physician assistants are going to be retiring, just when we need more caregivers to meet the need over the next decade or so,” he said.

With an eye on producing a workforce for what’s on the horizon for the medical industry, George Washington University and Northern Virginia Community College have formed their own partnership. Starting this fall, they will share professors and facilities for what they’re calling a 2+2 program that allows students to complete two years of study in medical laboratory sciences, pharmaceutical sciences and biomedical informatics—which merges biology, computer science and math to collect and analyze biological data, such as genetic codes—at NVCC’s Loudoun Campus in Sterling and two years at GW’s Virginia Science & Technology Campus in Ashburn. The two colleges, with some guidance from Inova Loudoun, have worked for two years to create a pathway for students in the three programs. Joseph Bocchino, senior associate dean for Health Sciences at GW, hesitated to say how many seats the programs will provide because right now it would just be an estimate. “I will say I expect this pipeline to be quite full two years from now.” Speaking to the biomedical informatics program, Bocchino said there is more of a need for collecting and analyzing data, at both a micro

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Obituaries Please share condolences with the family at Cornwall Street, Leesburg, VA. Please leave meister and Steven Penrod and wife Jamie condolences at www.colonialfuneralhome.com. (Birkhimer), both of Windber. www.LoudounFuneralChapel.com.

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Gary Richard English

Gary Richard English, 74, of Lovettsville, VA, passed away on Monday, February 2, 2015. Born on July 11, 1940 in Cumberland, Maryland he was the son of the late Addison â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jackâ&#x20AC;? Richard English and the late Katharine Miller English. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his grandson, Joey Dant. He was a member of New Jerusalem Lutheran Church in Lovettsville where he served on the church council and as treasurer. He was in the banking business for 53 years. He was president of Independent Bank of Manassas from 1977-1995. He was a member of the Rotary Club of Manassas and the Manassas Historical Society. Gary graduated from Loudoun County High School in 1958 where he played basketball and football. He continued playing basketball and baseball in local leagues around the county throughout his twenties and thirties. He coached several Bath Ruth teams, Lovettsville womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s softball teams and basketball teams. He was an avid sports fan who loved the Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles. He has enjoyed cheering on his kids, grandchildren and great grandchildren in all of their sporting events. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Wanda Virts English; daughters, Denise Dant and her husband, Steve of Lovettsville and Lisa Gwaltney and her husband Dwayne of South Hill, VA; grandchildren, Michelle Small (Trent), Kristen Gwaltney, Jessie Snead (Brian), Daniel Gwaltney, Tamara Gwaltney, Gavin Gwaltney and Kyle Dant; great-grandchildren, Dylan Small, Logan Small, Talan Small and Nathan Thompson; and a loving sister, Dianne Moore. The family received friends from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM and from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Loudoun Funeral Chapel. A funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, February 5, 2015 at New Jerusalem Lutheran Church with Pastor Andreas Armstrong officiating. Burial followed at Lovettsville Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Lovettsville Volunteer Fire & Rescue, P.O. Box 123, Lovettsville, VA 20180 or to New Jerusalem Lutheran Church, 12942 Lutheran Church Road. Lovettsville, VA 20180.

Dean KorPan

Dean was born March 22, 1945 in Battle Creek to Raymond Korpan and Lois Richardson. Dean grew up in Rantoul, IL where his father was stationed at the Chanute Air Force Base. He played football in high school, and graduated from Bradly University with a B.A in History; where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. Dean then found himself in Utah and spent many years working there including work at Mesa Verde. After moving to New York and working there he then found himself in Virginia working at Oatlands Plantation. Dean and his wife Merry Ellen met at Oatlands in 1981, and were later married there as well in 1984. In 1990, Dean and his family moved to Charleston, SC where they made their home with their two children (Colin Lee born in 1986 and Kiren Leigh born in 1988) until 1999 when they returned to Leesburg. During that time, Dean devoted time to support the James Island Youth Soccer League. A history buff, Dean studied stone restoration with the Historic Trust, and worked on many historic and significant properties including the White House, Oatlands Plantation in Leesburg, VA; a historic cemetery in Nashville, TN, Drayton Hall in Charleston, SC as well as other private and public buildings. Dean was a member of St James Episcopal Church and was active on the building committee and most recently involved in working with St. James Episcopal Church to replace the original cornerstone on the historic building in Leesburg. Dean passed away on Tuesday February 3, 2015 at Loudoun Inova Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Dean is survived by his wife Merry Ellen of Leesburg, VA; one son Colin Korpan and daughter-in-law Laura Korpan of Kearneysville WV; his daughter Kiren Korpan of Leesburg, VA; his brother Richard Korpan and sister-in-law Pat Korpan of Evergreen, CO; and six grandchildren Anna, Aaliya, Nicki, Jeremy, Michael Korpan; and Makao Miller. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations to: American Cancer Society, 124 Park Street, SE, Vienna, VA 22180 or Cornerstone Fund, St. James Episcopal Church 14 Cornwall St. NW Leesburg, VA 20176. A celebration of Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life will be held on Saturday February 7, 2015 at 2:00 pm at St. James Episcopal Church, 14

Helen Christina Grove

Helen Christina Grove, 92, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2015 at Meadow Glen Assisted Living in Leesburg, VA. Helen was born September 4, 1922 in Gate City, VA, the daughter of Jeremiah (Jerry) and Maggie Jane (Annis) Williams. She graduated from Lovettsville High School. She married her high school sweetheart Paul Grove in 1940. Lovettsville was her home for most of her life.

The family will receive friends from 2-8 p.m. Friday at the Meek & Dalla Valle Funeral Home Inc., Windber. In lieu of flowers, contribution may be made to Windber Sportsmans or Windber Hospice in memory of Jerry.

She spent most of her life caring for others, her love of family, friends, flowers, gardening and sewing. She enjoyed playing cards, especially with her senior groups, her children and grandchildren. Helen touched everyone with her kindness and caring ways. She is survived by her children Joyce Beck of Round Hill, VA; Carolyn Minneci (John) of Manassas, VA; Linda Settle of Chesapeake, VA; Paul Michael Grove of Smyrna, GA, her â&#x20AC;&#x153;adoptedâ&#x20AC;? daughter Terri Greer of Leesburg, VA; 8 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, Christine Joy Rowan and many nieces and nephews. On Thursday, February 5th at 9:05 a.m. Christine Joy Rowan leaped through the heavenly Funeral services were held at 11 am, on Fri- gates and ran into the arms of her Lord Jeday, January 23, 2015 at the Loudoun Funeral sus Christ. A brave, iron-willed woman, she Chapel, 158 Catoctin Circle, SE, Leesburg, encouraged and uplifted others in their faith VA 20175. Interment followed in Lovettsville her entire life. Union Cemetery, Lovettsville, VA. Christine was born on June 18, 1980 in Rochester, NY to Kenneth and Susan (Rich) Mahle. An undergraduate of Messiah College, graduate of George Mason University, and National Board Certified Teacher, Christine was a well-loved and respected fourth and fifth grade teacher. She taught Please share condolences with the family in Frederick County at Bass Hoover for two www.LoudounFuneralChapel.com. years, Loudoun County at Catoctin for five years and Seldens Landing for two years. A consummate professional, she was highly esteemed not only for her mastery of teaching Penrod, Jerry M. Penrod, Jerry M., 65, Windber and Virgina. and love for her students, but also her ability Passed away Feb. 4, 2015 at Windber Hos- to choreograph. pice. Born Dec. 28, 1949 in Windber. Son of George C., and the late Genevieve (Wirick) Christine will be remembered for her pasPenrod. sion and love of family, as well as loving junk food. She loved worship: singing, playing the Survived by father and these children Di- piano and especially dancing. She loved famanna L. Penrod and special friend Ken Bries- ily most of all. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Capital Caring 24419 Millstream Drive, Aldie, VA 20105; or to Lovettsville Volunteer Fire & Rescue P.O. Box 123, Lovettsville, VA 20180.

Obituaries and nephews. He was preceded in death by a daughter Nancy Sue Vandevander, a grandson James Edward Vandevander II, and his beloved dog Brandie.

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Jane D. Koetsch, 94, of Ashburn, Virginia passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2015. Originally from New York, she was born to Louis and Bertha (Hilmer)Dornedden. A homemaker, she was married to Julius F. Koetsch who predeceased her. Her memories will continue to live on in the lives of the loved ones she leaves behind. Please share condolences with the family A graveside service will be held at a later time in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, www.LoudounFuneralChapel.com. Virginia. www.colonialfuneralhome.com

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A memorial service will be held at Kimbles Funeral Home in Franklin, WV on Thursday, February 12 at 1:00 P.M. Family will meet with family and friends immediately after the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests A celebratory memorial service to honor contributions be made to the American Cancer Christineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life will begin at 1:00 PM on Society, 124 Park St. SE, Vienna VA 22180, Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Grace Cov- (703-938-5550). enant Church, 4600 Brookfield Corporate Drive, Chantilly, VA 20151. A second memorial service will be held in the future in Rochester, New York. Memorial donations may be made at the link at https://www.facebook. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions com/thebattleisalreadywon. Online condomay be made to the Leesburg Volunteer Fire lences may be made to the family at Company, P.O. Box 70, Leesburg, VA 20178, www.loudonfuneralchapel.com Hospice (Adler Center for Caring)-Capital Caring, Capital Caring 24419 Millstream Drive, Aldie, VA 20105 or Every Citizen Has Opportunities (ECHO), PO Box 2277 Leesburg, Virginia 20177. The family will receive friends from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at Loudon Funeral Chapel, 158 Catoctin Circle, SE, Leesburg, VA.

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Glenn was a hard worker and proud man. He worked 33 years at Walker Manufacturing in Harrisonburg, VA. He moved to Loudoun County in 2007.

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Leesburg, VA; 2 children Robert J. Zoldos II and wife Sherri A. Zoldos of Lovettsville, VA; Thomas M. Zoldos of Lovettsville, VA; 3 grandchildren: Kathleen T. Zoldos, Robert J. Zoldos III, Ida M. Zoldos. He survived by his sisters Evelyn Boehm of Fairfax, VA; Lucille (& Guy) Linza of Vienna, VA; Loretta Sangston of Spotsylvania, VA; Sister-In-Law Jo (& Joe) Jefferson of Pittsburgh, PA; Sister-InStephanie L. Quinn Law Amy (& Doug) Morris and many nieces Stephanie L. Quinn passed away February 4, and nephews. 2015. Survivors: daughter Shannon Quinn; son He was predeceased by his brothers Harold Stephen Quinn; 4 Grandchildren. In lieu of flowand Stephen and his sister Delores; all of Car- ers donations to: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, www.info.komen.org Capital Carmichaels, PA. ing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Adler Center for Caring (Inpatient Hospice A viewing will be held Tuesday evening Unit), Van Metre Campus, www.capitalcaring. 4:00-7:00PM at the Loudoun Funeral Chapel, org George Mason University Foundation, 158 Catoctin Circle, SE, Leesburg, VA 20175. Breast Cancer Research, Center for Applied A funeral mass will be held on Wednesday Proteomics & Molecular Medicine (CAPMM), morning 10:00AM at Saint John the Apostle www.capmm.gmu.edu A celebration of life Catholic Church, 55 Oakcrest Manor Drive 11:00am Tuesday, February 10, 2015, Colonial Northeast, Leesburg, VA 20176. Interment Funeral Home of Leesburg. Private burial to will follow at a later date in Carmichaels, PA. follow. www.colonialfuneralhome.com.

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Left to honor Christine and remember her love are her husband of 10 years, Glenn Rowan; three daughters, Aleena, Zoe and Annalise; mother, Susan Mahle; brothers, Paul (Precious) Mahle and Kevin Mahle; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Stephen and Gail Rowan; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Paul and Vanessa Rowan; a niece and two nephews, Kaitlyn and Grayson Rowan and Levi Mahle. Christine was predeceased by her father Kenneth Mahle.

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Robert J. Zoldos, 71, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2015 at his home in Leesburg, VA.

William H. (Bill) McMillan

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Betty L. Vandevander, their children: sons James E. Vandevander, Randall G. Vandevander (Pam), his daughter Terry V. Mawyer (David), Grandchildren: Matthew B. Vandevander (Dana), Emily V. Budd (Ben), Leanna M. Ferreira (Trey), Abbey V. Church (Adam); Great Grandchildren: Krisanne and Brandon Vandevander and Kate Budd and many nieces

Bob served on the Leesburg Town Council for 8 years including service on many committees and commissions. He started at the FAA in 1968 as Air Traffic Controller. Bob retired having served as Deputy Chief of Dulles Airport Tower and served as a consultant with two different companies providing expertise on flight traffic and aviation safety including the Air Transport Association. He returned to the FAA in 2005; retiring again in 2013. Bob was very active in the Central Loudoun Little League serving as a coach, manager, umpire, and as President. He was also active in the early years of the Central Loudoun Pee-Wee League. He is survived by his wife Kay L. Zoldos of

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Evelyn Anne Liscouski

Evelyn Anne Liscouski, 94, of Ashburn, Virginia passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2015. A widow, she was married to Joseph George Liscouski. Evelyn was previously emplowed with the Academy of AeroNautics as a legas secretary. Evelynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memories will be deeply cherished. Please check with www.colonialfuneralhome.com for upcoming arrangements.

Janet Lee Flores

Janet Lee Flores 77, passed away on Friday, February 6, 2015. A resident of Leesburg, Virginia, she was married to Gerard A. Flores who predeceased her. Janet showed her compassion while working in the health care field as a Registered Nurse. Janet will be truly missed. But her memories will continue to live on in the lives she touched. All services are private at this time.

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Glenn Carson Vandevander

Glenn C. Vandevander of Leesburg VA passed away at Heritage Hall in Leesburg, VA on Sunday, February 8, 2015. Glenn was born on January 18, 1930 in Zigler WV.

He spent most of his life in the service of others: as a volunteer firefighter, a Town Council member, and as an official with the Federal Aviation Administration. Bob was a Life Member of the Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company where he joined in 1969 and served as a Firefighter, Treasurer, Assistant Chief, President, and Fire Chief. He was a Virginia State Fire Instructor and a member of the Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Association.

Yun-an Tang

Yun-an Tang, 90, passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2015. Mr. Tang made his home with his wife, Hui-chin in Leesburg, Virginia. Mr. Tang will be dearly missed. Family will receive friends on Friday, February 13, 2015 between 11:00am to 12:00pm with services to immediately follow at 12:00pm at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd NE, Leesburg, VA 20176. Burial to follow in Union Cemetery, Leesburg, VA. Please leave condolences at www.colonialfuneralhome.com

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William H. (Bill) McMillan, 90, passed away peacefully on Feb 5, 2015, in Bay Village, OH, surrounded by his children and grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife of 57 years, Margaret â&#x20AC;&#x153;Margieâ&#x20AC;? Frankhouser. He leaves behind one sister, Betty Jean Clark, of Bridgeport, WV, as well as a son and daughter-in-law, David and Chris McMillan of Grafton, OH; one daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Richard Moreno of Sterling, VA; and five grandchildren: Sarah and Katie McMillan, and Andrew, Will, and Joanna Moreno. Family will receive friends 10:00am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00am on Saturday, February 14, 2014 at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd NE, Leesburg, VA 20176 where services will immediately start at 11:00am. www.colonialfuneralhome.com

Bob was born March 24, 1943 in Carmichaels, PA, the son of Stephen and Lucy Zoldos. He graduated from Carmichaels High School. He was active in sports as a child as well as serving as an Altar Boy at Saint Hughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic Church. He attended Waynesburg University and graduated from Shepherd University. He married Kay Lynne Miller of Carmichaels, PA in 1968.

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Colonel John William Callaghan, 90, of Potomac Falls, Virginia passed away on Friday, February 6, 2015. He proudly served his country while serving in the US Army. Family will receive friends on Thursday, February 12, 2015 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd NE, Leesburg, VA 20176. A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, February 13, 2015 at 2:00pm at Falcons Landing, 20522 Falcons Landing Circle, Sterling, VA. Burial in Arlington National Cemetery. www.colonialfuneralhome.com

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Starting On The Right Foot

t this time a year ago, Loudoun’s annual budget debate had already devolved into hard, uncompromising lines of defense. Those lines barely bent as the process wore on, and the result left county and school leaders sharing feelings of

bitterness.

This year’s work is beginning with a decidedly different tone—

on both sides. Whether the current optimism for more productive talks can translate into a harmonious closing of the $25 million school funding gap remains to be seen. There are many factors in play, but there seems to be a greater supply of a key ingredient that has been missing in recent years: Trust.

Credit is due to school and county leaders who recognized

shortcomings of last year’s follies and spent much of the time since then working to prevent a repeat. New Superintendent Eric Williams and his team worked quickly to build credibility, bringing fresh approaches to some long-nagging challenges. In presenting his spending priorities, he highlighted some tradeoffs and creative restructuring to help make this year’s school budget appear more like a well-thought-out compromise than a wish list—at least to those who have been most critical of the school budgets in recent years.

Also important has been the improved communication

between the two boards, ensuring there will be fewer surprises and greater understanding—even for issues on which they differ—when it comes time to make the hard funding choices.

A lot of good work has been accomplished. However, those

efforts will be wasted if the two sides again become entrenched. Particularly in an election year—when all 18 seats on the two boards will be up on the ballot—there will be plenty of opportunity for rhetoric and political gamesmanship to overtake, or undermine, the process.

County residents will be best served if supervisors and School

Board members continue down their new path. If so, they won’t be walking on new ground, but simply getting back on proper course.

LETTERS to the editor Stop Pandering

Dear Editor: ather than pandering to the heartstrings of constituents (who doesn’t want lower tolls on the Greenway?!), legislators in Richmond should focus on preventing mistakes of the past from happening again. The owners of the Greenway built and operate it for one reason— they came across a need that was otherwise going to go unmet and were able to profit from the service they provided. Had state and local officials stepped up years ago and built the Greenway themselves, the private sector wouldn’t have had the opportunity to profit from its users. But elected officials refused to do so and thus, we have the Greenway. And the I-495 Hot Lanes. And I-95 toll lanes. And the coming-in-the-near-future I-66 toll lanes. If elected officials took the tough votes necessary to raise the revenues to build our infrastructure, then

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we wouldn’t need the private sector to fill these voids. The landmark 2013 transportation funding bill, the first in 27 years (pathetic), took a step in the right direction by bringing in some additional revenues for transportation, but by no means got Virginia where it should be when it comes to transportation needs. However, Delegate David Ramadan and State Senator Richard Black—two of the panderers mentioned previously—did not support the transportation bill. I find their actions quite ingenuous. If state and local officials can’t support making the investments needed to build our infrastructure, they can’t be outraged at the private company that fills that void. Personally, I’d rather pay the extra $4 a week in gasoline taxes it would have taken to adequately fund Virginia’s transportation needs than the $60 a week I pay taking the Greenway both ways each day. But what’s done is done, and I acknowledge that the Greenway decision-making was before their

Next Week’s Question: What are your priorities during this year’s county budget debate?

“The fines aren’t high enough and there is no substantial inconvenience to the guilty. Fines for aggressive/reckless driving (tailgating, passing on the double yellow/no passing zone, texting, using the cell phone, speeding 20+ MPH above the posted limit, etc.) should be a minimum of $1,000. It should be a mandator y cour t appearance. Then a minimum of 8 hours in a remedial driving class on a Saturday … No shows should be sentenced to a minimum of 10 days in jail, plus pay the costs of their incarceration.” —myownsense, on Loudoun Of f icer s To Target A ggressive Driving

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Dear Editor: In Leesburg Today’s Feb. 5 article about the meals tax, Leesburg Mayor Kristen Umstattd commented, “Without [the meals tax] you’d have to increase the real estate tax on everyone or cut back services.” Ms. Umstattd’s comment begs the question: Why the hostility towards progressive taxes such as income and property tax in favor of regressive taxes such as user fees, school fees, sales tax, tolls, and—the meals tax? Why tax meals—a modest luxury, or, in many cases, a practical necessity if there is only one parent or both parents work—in favor of reducing property tax which theoretically affects households in proportion to their means? There is the argument that the meals tax and similar taxes hit non-residents, but, as your article indicated, these tend to be duplicated across jurisdictions over time, such that the effect of one region benefiting at the expense of another is muted (although the non-resident factor admittedly underscores the value of coordinated policy-making so as to avoid being the only jurisdiction without a tax). At the extreme, the government could eliminate all income and property tax and simply tax flour, milk and gasoline. Then those with the lowest means would experience the highest effective tax rate. That hardly seems equitable or socially desirable, but the meals tax is a step in that direction. Geoffrey Kostal, Waterford

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because the Environmental Protection Administration’s draft Clean Power Plan would result in expenses to Dominion, and therefore its customers. Current law provides that the State Corporation Commission reviews power utility financial records every two years to determine if customers were overcharged, and if they were, requires companies to refund overages to customers. This is exactly what happened in 2009 and 2011. By most accounts, customers would also have received refunds following the 2015 review. However, if SB1349 becomes law, there will be no SCC review—and no customer refunds—until at least 2020. Dominion did make some last-minute concessions that improved the bill, including modest commitments to build new solar generation facilities in Virginia, and improvements to its energy efficiency programs. However, because I remain deeply concerned that this bill protects Dominion, not customers, I voted “no.” This bill passed the Senate 32-6. Of course, not all bills made it through their respective houses. Of particular note to commuters in Loudoun, two different bills to help lower tolls on the Dulles Greenway and improve transparency in its operations stalled in the General Assembly. My Senate Resolution 234, which would have set in motion the process for the state to purchase the Greenway, was tabled in the Senate Rules committee. Delegate David Ramadan’s House Bill 2344, which would have increased State Corporation Commission oversight of the Greenway and required disclosure of the Greenway’s parent company’s finances, failed to report out of House Commerce and Labor Committee on an 8-14 vote. Although legislators from outside of Loudoun don’t fully understand the issues we face with this private toll road, we will continue to educate our colleagues and seek solutions in future sessions of the General Assembly. Finally, there were several resolutions pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution on the Senate Floor this week. These “Con-Cons,” as they are known, sought a Convention of States to rewrite the United States Constitution. They seek, among other things, to impose term limits on members of Congress, rein in federal executive powers, and require a federal balanced budget amendment. While there was much lively debate off the Senate floor regarding these resolutions, all were ultimately stricken by their patrons, and were not voted upon on by Senate or the House. By the time you read this, we’ll have passed the halfway point of our session and I will be presenting my bills in the House of Delegates. When I write you again, we’ll be in the home stretch! n

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Dear Editor: At this time of year, as politicians make important budgetary decisions, it is difficult to forget comments that Board of Supervisors Chairman Scott York made during last year’s deliberations regarding the importance of public input. He admonished from the dais that the board needs to consider the public’s opinion only on Election Day, that our vote is our only voice. This sort of thinking by an elected official motivated the Loudoun Education Association to discover just how many opinions were being disregarded, especially in light of the overwhelming number of speakers during last year’s sessions who spoke in support of fully funding the Loudoun County Public Schools’ budget requests. Through the Freedom of Information Act, the LEA obtained copies of all 3,000 emails that the board received referring to the FY15 Loudoun County schools budget. We narrowed them down to those specifically addressing the School Board’s proposed budget and collapsed the data down further to avoid counting emails from the same sender more than once. We found that more than 85 percent of these emails, each of which expressed positions and opinions of constituents who were ignored by York and the board, were in support of the Loudoun County Public Schools’ proposed budget. We counted resolutions by school PTAs/ PTOs supporting the school budget only once, even though they represented multiple people who signed their petitions in support. Only 13 percent of the emails identified themselves as LCPS employees. In addition, we found instances of supervisors declaring their intention to establish the tax rate as early as mid-January, well before any department presented a proposed budget. When responding to constituents whose points of view

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he past two weeks in Richmond have been extremely busy, as we in the Senate try to move our remaining bills through committees and the floor of the Senate. We need to finish considering and voting on all of our proposed legislation by the midpoint of the legislative session, known as “crossover.” After crossover—which this year was Tuesday, Feb. 10—the Senate can only consider bills passed by the House of Delegates, and the House must review bills passed by the Senate. Of the many bills that moved through the Senate, several are of special interest to my constituents. Senate Bill 923, or “Connor’s Law,” (which I co-patroned with Senator Barbara Favola) closes a loophole which in some circumstances prevented a parent of a severely disabled child from seeking financial support for that child during a divorce. Under existing law, Virginia provides only for continuation of support already ordered by the court for disabled children, and as a result, parents who split up after their disabled child reached the age of majority could not be awarded child support. “Connor’s Law” will allow a custodial parent to seek support for a child even after he or she is a no longer a minor if the child is severely and permanently disabled, and the disability existed while the child was a minor. Having a child is a lifelong commitment; having a child with a serious disability can often result in a lifelong financial obligation as well. Both parents, not just the parent who has custody, should be responsible for supporting their children, and this bill will help ensure these young people don’t fall through the cracks. Bill 923 passed the Senate unanimously. Senate Bill 1235 will help improve treatment of people with epilepsy. The bill would allow physicians to issue certifications that will allow patients with intractable epilepsy to be treated with cannabidiol oil (CBD), a derivative of cannabis (marijuana). This bill also provides that physicians may not be prosecuted for dispensing the oil pursuant to a certification, and provides an affirmative defense to prosecution for those possessing CBD pursuant to a written certification. CBD oil does not act on the same neural pathways as THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, yet it has shown great promise in reducing the severity and frequency of seizures, with minimal side effects. Many of the senators, myself included, had stories of constituents, friends, or family members who suffered from epilepsy, Dravet’s syndrome, or other seizure disorders that could not be controlled by traditional medications. While further study is needed, CBD could provide relief for those who cannot tolerate traditional medications. This bill passed the Senate 37-1, with broad bipartisan support, and will move on to the House for its consideration. On Friday, the Senate passed a bill that would freeze Dominion Power’s (and other electric utilities’) electric rates for five years. Sounds good, right? But upon closer inspection, this “rate freeze” comes at a price. For starters, the bill was drafted and pushed by the power companies themselves. These companies argue that the legislation is necessary

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time. However, if Ramadan and Black want to prevent it from happening again, they should follow in the footsteps of fellow Republicans Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan, who both had the foresight to raise gasoline taxes that led to the construction of many of the transportation improvements we enjoy today. Ramadan and Black should push for laws to increase revenues and spending for transportation investments rather than bills attacking the Greenway, which serve no other purpose than a press release and campaign fodder. Either that or they should step aside and let someone who is willing to take the tough votes do so. Otherwise, when the next public-private partnership happens (see I-66, Bi-County Parkway), they shouldn’t be allowed to campaign on trying to lower tolls they could have prevented in the first place. Dean Franks, Ashburn

corresponded with their own, some supervisors even showed their disdain for the School Board budget and stated they had no intention of supporting anything above the equalized tax rate. However, those same supervisors would then respond to different constituents who requested full funding by indicating they would consider that emailer’s request. One might consider this as politicians trying to mollify their constituents or being disingenuous at the least. Some supervisors like to say that they don’t control how the School Board spends its money, that the blame for the cuts rests solely on the backs of the School Board. Having sat through public input sessions as well as Board of Supervisors’ work sessions, we find statements like these to be very distorted. Last year, supervisors gave the School Board an additional sum of money with the caveat of it being used for something the supervisors felt the School Board needed. The supervisors also demanded a list of priorities from the School Board, at the same time professing that they didn’t want to micromanage. Will the Board of Supervisors listen to the residents of Loudoun County during the FY16 budget discussions? Or will the residents have to wait until Election Day to vote for officials who are willing to listen to their constituents throughout their four-year term as public servants? Julie Ruhlen, Government Relations Chair Loudoun Education Association

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Dear Editor: Loudoun County is the most attractive destination for a public school teacher in the United States. We have beautiful landscapes, a well-educated populace, supportive parents and outstanding educational facilities. LCPS also has one of the most competitive compensation packages for its teachers in the region and indeed, the nation. However, we are competing with one arm tied behind our back. When a company or organization recruits highly effective personnel, it must use all assets at its disposal. LCPS compensation is not only competitive to regional schools, it is competitive across all industries nationally. But teaching candidates have a difficult time quantifying the value of a “pension.” Competing companies put the overwhelming majority of their compensation into their salary offers. Since much of a teacher’s salary is provided in deferred compensation via a pension, it appears teachers earn less than they really do. But when you calculate the private sector equivalent pay for teachers by adding in the pension values, teaching becomes very competitive. Consider the following equivalent salaries in LCPS: Bachelor’s Master’s Doctoral Step 1 $57K $64K $71K Step 30 $115K $123K $131K We all know Loudoun ranks near the top of the nation in household incomes. But incomes have been dropping as the federal government has trimmed costs. Census data from FY13 shows the median household income was $116.8K in 2013 and the median family income (two adults in household) was $129.6K. You’ll notice our teacher salaries are very competitive with the median incomes of our affluent county: • Two Step 1 teachers with master’s degrees earn $128.5K in private sector equivalent pay—nearly equivalent with the family median in Loudoun;

• A single Step 30 Doctoral teacher earns $130.5K—above the equivalent household and family medians; and • Two Step 30 Doctoral teachers earn $261K per year or 2.2 times the median household income. Since our teachers’ work year follows the school schedule, a 197-day year is also very enticing for candidates. If consultants worked the same schedule, he or she would need to charge $153K per year to equate to a single Step 1 Master’s teacher income or $311K per year to equate to a two-earner Step 30 Doctoral income based on a standard 235-day work year. LCPS should not recruit with one arm tied behind its back. Publishing private sector equivalent pay scales will provide Loudoun with a competitive advantage when we recruit highly effective teaching candidates, including STEM majors who may be considering other professions. We should be proud of the compensation we provide our teachers and leverage it to recruit all world-class teaching candidates. Brian Davison, Lansdowne

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY FOR APPROVAL AND CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES: PACIFIC 230 kV DOUBLE CIRCUIT TRANSMISSION LINE AND 230-34.5 kV PACIFIC SUBSTATION CASE NO. PUE-2014-00115 On November 19, 2014, Virginia Electric and Power Company Existing Substation (“Dominion Virginia Power” or “Company”) filed with the State CorporaFAR Proposed Substation MW tion Commission (“Commission”) an application (“Application”) for a ELL Existing 230kV line WA certificate of public convenience and necessity for the proposed Pacific Existing 230kV Section to be Relocated BECO SH IN Approved 230kV line, under construction 230 kilovolt (“kV”) double circuit transmission line and 230-34.5 kV PaSubstation GT O Approved 230kV Relocation, not yet built N cific Substation (“Project”). Dominion Virginia Power filed the Application & O Proposed Route LD pursuant to § 56-46.1 of the Code of Virginia and the Utility Facilities Act, DO Alternative Route A-2 MI § 56-265.1 et seq. Alternative Route B NI RED RU ON Alternative Route C According to the Application, the Company proposes to construct TR AI L the new overhead 230 kV double circuit transmission line by cutting into Waxpool existing 230 kV Brambleton BECO Line #2137 approximately 100 feet W A XPO Substation OL south of where Line #2137 crosses Waxpool Road, and extending the RO 1757 GOLF CLUB AD 625 new double circuit line approximately 1.8 miles to a new 230-34.5 kV 625 Pacific Substation to be constructed in Loudoun County. The proposed WAY PARK in-service date for the proposed Project is summer of 2016. TY UN O Dominion Virginia Power states in its Application that the proposed C Project requires new right-of-way for the entire route of the line, although 28 Greenway there may be an opportunity to co-locate along an adjacent right-of-way Substation such as a roadway or pipeline, and possibly reduce the width of the new right-of-way. Because no existing right-of-way is available, Dominion SHE LLH Virginia Power proposes a Proposed Route, as well as three alternative ORN ROA routes for the Commission’s consideration. The Proposed Route and AlD ternative Routes B and C terminate at a proposed substation site located Alternate 267 Pacific near the southwest corner of the intersection of Pacific Boulevard and Shellhorn Substation Moran Road near the center of the targeted load growth area. As part of Substation Site a fourth alternative route for the proposed Project, Alternative Route A-2, AD RO N A the Company also proposes an alternative site for the Pacific Substation R MO Proposed immediately across Pacific Boulevard from the proposed substation site. D ULL ES GREE Pacific NWAY According to Dominion Virginia Power, while the Proposed Route Substation and the proposed substation site would best accommodate the property owner’s development plans for its parcels along the Boulevard, should the Commission approve Alternative Route A-2, the sale of the necessary parcel for the substation would be contingent on Commission approval of the alternative Pacific Substation site to avoid frustration of the property owner’s development plans for the parcels. In its Application, Dominion Virginia Power estimates that it will take 12 months to construct the proposed Project as well as 12 months for engineering, material procurement, and construction permitting for the proposed Project. The Company estimates the cost of the proposed Project to be approximately $33 million. Dominion Virginia Power asserts that the proposed Project is necessary to ensure that the Company can continue to provide reliable electric service to its customers served in the Sterling Park area of Loudoun County, consistent with the Company’s distribution reliability planning criteria and to maintain and improve reliability of the existing 230 kV system in the Sterling Park area. Transmission Line Routes for the Proposed Project Proposed Route The Proposed Route begins at a tap point on the existing Beaumeade – Greenway 230 kV Transmission Line, approximately 0.2 mile southeast of the Loudoun County Parkway and Waxpool Road intersection. The Proposed Route parallels Waxpool Road to the south for approximately 1.0 mile and then turns directly south to parallel Sully Road for 0.2 mile. After the 0.2 mile parallel of Sully Road, the Proposed Route turns due west to parallel Moran Road for approximately 0.4 mile. The Proposed Route then crosses Moran Road along the west side of Powers Court. The Proposed Route almost immediately crosses Powers Court to the east side, and then the Proposed Route continues for 0.1 mile south before it turns east between two buildings and enters the Pacific Substation from the west. The proposed substation site is located near the southwest corner of Moran Road and Pacific Boulevard. Alternative Routes Alternative Route A-2 Alternative Route A-2 is the same as the Proposed Route for the majority of its length, and only differs in its approach to the Pacific Substation. Alternative Route A-2 follows the same route as described under the Proposed Route between the tap point and the 0.2 mile parallel of Sully Road. After the 0.2 mile parallel of Sully Road, Alternative Route A-2 turns due west to parallel Moran Road for 0.2 miles. After paralleling Moran Road, Alternative Route A-2 turns to the south, proceeding for 0.2 miles along the eastern side of Pacific Boulevard before it crosses and enters the alternative Pacific Substation site from the east. The alternative Pacific Substation site is located across Pacific Boulevard from the proposed site, near the southeast corner of Moran Road and Pacific Boulevard. Alternative Route B Alternative Route B begins at a tap point on the existing Beaumeade-Greenway 230 kV Transmission Line approximately 0.3 mile north of the intersection of Lockridge Road and Prentice Drive. Alternative Route B parallels a parcel boundary, adjacent to the Lifetime Fitness building, for approximately 0.3 mile to the intersection of Lockridge Road and Prentice Drive. Alternative B then turns to the east to parallel Prentice Drive to the north for approximately 0.4 mile, where it turns due south at the intersection of Randolph Road. Alternative Route B parallels Randolph Road for approximately 0.2 mile and crosses over the Columbia Gas Pipeline. After crossing the gas pipeline, Alternative Route B turns east to parallel the gas pipeline on the southern side for 0.5 mile, where it turns to the southeast for 0.1 mile. From this point, Alternative Route B follows the same trajectory as the Proposed Route into the proposed Pacific Substation site. Alternative Route C Alternative Route C taps the Greenway-Brambleton 230 kV Transmission Line, approximately 400 feet southwest of the Shellhorn Substation. After the tap point, Alternative Route C turns south for approximately 200 feet and then turns northeast for approximately 600 feet, to parallel the gas pipeline on the south side. Alternative Route C continues to parallel the gas pipeline for 1.5 miles, where it turns to the southeast below Dresden Street and continues 0.1 mile. From this point Alternative Route C follows the same path as the Proposed Route and Alternative Route B into the proposed Pacific Substation site. The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding that, among other things, scheduled public hearings in Sterling and Richmond, Virginia. A local public hearing will be convened on March 18, 2015, at 4 p.m. and reconvening at 7 p.m., at Park View High School, Auditorium, 400 West Laurel Avenue, Sterling, Virginia 20164, for the sole purpose of receiving testimony of public witnesses. The public hearing will resume on June 9, 2015, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff. Individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in the hearing should contact the Commission at least seven (7) days before the scheduled hearing at 1-800-552-7945 (voice) or 1-804-371-9206 (TDD). Copies of the Application and documents filed in this case are available for interested persons to review in the Commission’s Document Control Center, located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Copies of the Application and other supporting materials may also be inspected during regular business hours at the following locations: Dominion Virginia Power Dominion Virginia Power Attn: Courtney R. Fisher Attn: Timothy J. Sargeant 701 E. Cary Street, OJRP 12th Floor Lincoln Park 2 Richmond, Virginia 23219 3072 Centerville Road Herndon, Virginia 20171 Persons also may obtain a copy of the Application by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Charlotte P. McAfee, Dominion Resources Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means. Any person or entity may participate as a respondent in this proceeding by filing, on or before March 24, 2015, a notice of participation. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUE-2014-00115. For additional information about participation as a respondent, any person or entity should obtain a copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing. On or before June 2, 2015, any interested person wishing to comment on the Application shall file written comments on the Application with the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above. Any interested person desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before June 2, 2015, by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Compact discs or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUE-2014-00115. The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure may be viewed at http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. A printed copy of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure and an official copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding may be obtained from the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above.

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