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chool superintendents are usually the highest paid public employees in most communities, and it’s no different in Loudoun County. Eric Williams, who stepped in as the county’s new superintendent last week, will be paid a compensation package of about $277,000 to lead Virginia’s third largest school system. His base salary is a hefty 42 percent raise over what he made as superintendent of York County Public Schools, but that district has about 12,500 students compared with Loudoun’s more than 70,000. Williams’ compensation package falls in line with what Virginia’s largest school systems are paying their top leaders. His salary is more than $47,000 less than Steven Walts’, superintendent of Prince William County schools, the next largest school system in the commonwealth, and $13,300 more than Superintendent Aaron Spence’s pay to lead Virginia Beach public schools,
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which has a few hundred fewer students than Loudoun. (See graphic.) Loudoun County School Board Chairman Eric Hornberger (Ashburn) said when negotiating Williams’ contract the board conducted a similar side-by-side comparison, and looked at current compensation rates at school systems in the region about the same size. “The board empowered me to negotiate within agreed upon parameters,” he said. “I believe that the board and superintendent reached a reasonable agreement.” A look at the contracts of several Virginia superintendents shows some large additions to the school leaders’ base salaries. For example, Prince William County Superintendent Walts’ compensation package comes with an annual “supplemental benefit” of $28,245 for expenses such as health care, dependent care, home security and college savings and Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Karen Garza receives an annual stipend of $24,000 to cover housing expenses, according to their contracts. Williams’ compensation package, as well
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The J.T. Hirst Reservoir, seen in the background, is closed to the public. Town staff cite security concerns that could contaminate the town’s water supply. Margaret Morton
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hile the general public is prohibited from using the Hirst Reservoir property for recreational use, Town of Purcellville staff members and town volunteers are allowed to hunt and fish on the property. Under the town’s wildlife resource and property management plan—which has been in place since the 1930s—a small number of town employees and town volun-
teers on boards, council and commissions have been granted permission to hunt and to fish on the watershed property to control the deer population and curb damage to neighboring crops, according to Town Manager Robert W. Lohr Jr. Deer control is a high priority, particularly with the high incidence of Lyme disease, and neighboring farmers who have crops, including hay, soybeans and corn to protect, Lohr said. “We can’t allow 1,262 acres of deer populating.” The town’s management plan also
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concern that has been making headlines in eastern Loudoun is now simmering in Purcellville, as outdoor enthusiasts press for public access to the town’s reservoir property. After Loudoun Water acquired the Goose Creek and Beaverdam reservoirs from the City of Fairfax earlier this year, one of its first public actions was to adopt new policies restricting public access to the property that
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Bonnie H. Hoffman appealed the verdict. The appeal claimed that, without a specific definition, the county’s prohibition on “hindering” law officers should be viewed synonymous with “obstruction.” Under Virginia law, obstruction does not occur when a person fails to cooperate fully or renders the officer’s work more difficult, as long as the officer is not impeded or prevented from performing his or her required task, according to the appeals court opinion written by Chief Judge Walter S. Felton Jr. The appeals court disagreed that “hinder” and “obstruct” were synonymous, but instead found that hindering, resisting and obstructing were overlapping offenses in the county ordinance. The judges also ruled there was sufficient evidence to conclude that Roberts had hindered the deputies in their effort to prevent crime, safeguard life and property, and preserve the peace. Loudoun Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Plowman hailed the ruling as significant. “This is not only a significant win for Loudoun County, but for all local jurisdictions that wish to tighten the laws to prevent people from interfering in a law enforcement investigation,” he said in a statement. “Further, it reinforces the position that local jurisdictions will take the necessary steps to aide and protect those that help keep our communities safe.” Assistant commonwealth’s attorneys Sean P. Morgan and Amy M. McMullen represented the county in the appeal. n
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• Burglary: 20800 block of Gardengate Circle, Ashburn; at 12:30 p.m. a resident saw a man enter a neighbor’s garage and remove an item. The suspect fled when confronted. He was described as a black male, 5’8” tall, wearing a purple shirt, a black hat and athletic shorts. • Larceny: 40 block of Park Place, Lovettsville; between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. someone removed two bicycles from a backyard. • Peeping Tom: 20500 block Glenbrook Terrace, Sterling; around 10:30 p.m. a resident reported seeing a man looking in her window. The suspect fled the area.
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Saturday, July 5 • Destruction of Property: intersection of Freeport Place and Lennoxville Way, Sterling; between 10 p.m. July 4 and 5 a.m. July 5 someone vandalized a playground. • Attempted Fraud: 43700 block of Mink Meadows Street, Chantilly; a resident received a text message appearing to be from Bank of America. Upon calling the listed phone number, the resident was advised his or her debit card had been compromised and was prompted to enter a social security number. The resident called the sheriff’s office to report the incident as a potential scam.
Sunday, July 6 • Burglary/Auto Theft: 11100 block Harpers Ferry Road, Neersville; sometime between June 26 and 6 p.m. July 6, someone entered a shed and removed an ATV and wood ramps. • Larceny: 20300 block of Ashcroft Terrace, Sterling; between 8:30 a.m. July 5 and 10 a.m. July 6 someone entered a vehicle and removed a backpack, which later was found discarded nearby. A smart phone was reported missing.
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placed to direct traffic to the marked trailers at each location. Tax receipts will be provided to donors. A wide variety of items are needed—in particular rare or valuable items that can be added to the silent auction. Also needed are furniture, clothing, books, household items, linens, lamps, sports equipment, silver, antiques, small appliances, rugs, jewelry, glassware, china, shoes—you name it. Items, where possible, should be packed in boxes with lids/flaps shut. Clothes should be packed in plastic bags and closed with ties. Mattresses or large appliances. cannot be accepted. To find out what is acceptable, go to www.LadiesBoard.org/rummage. There will be additional Saturday donation days on Aug. 23, Sept. 13 and Oct. 4. To make arrangements for the pick-up of larger amounts or items, call 703-771-2985 or email RummageLadies@gmail.com. The sale will be held Oct. 18-19 at the Morven Park Equestrian Center north of Leesburg. n
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Public Safety Meetings Planned The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office will hold public safety meetings at each of the agency’s service area stations in July. Sheriff’s Office captains and Sheriff Mike Chapman or a member of his leadership team will lead the meetings and discuss crime trends in the area, traffic safety concerns and other public safety related issues. The meeting times and locations are as follows: 7 p.m. July 24 at the Eastern Loudoun Station, 46620 East Frederick Dr. in Sterling; 7 p.m. July 28 at the Dulles South Public Safety Center, 25216 Loudoun County Parkway in Chantilly; and 7 p.m. July 31 at the Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road in Ashburn. The quarterly public safety meetings are part of the agency’s effort to better utilize resources, while providing a higher level of service to county residents. All residents, homeowners associations,
The Rotary Club of Ashburn held its Annual Officer Installation Luncheon last Thursday at 1757 Golf Club. The club’s outgoing president Mary Maguire presented her remarks to the club and recognized individuals for outstanding service to the club this past Rotary year. The event also served as an official passing of the gavel for Doug Corbett, who will serve as club president for the next year. Corbett laid out his plans to grow the club and increase community involvement. Lisa Svendsen, Michael Schimmel and Shawn Mitchell were recognized with presidential awards for their efforts in creating the Rotary Family Member Plan and 100% Paul Harris Fellow. n
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eesburg’s newest ABC liquor store at Fort Evans Plaza II features a new design concept intended to give customers a deluxe, hassle-free shopping experience. Modern fixtures such as LED and track lighting, wood trim, metal display towers, and custom Corian counters are emphasized by the 4,500-square-foot store’s open space, which Carol Mawyer, public relations representative for ABC, said is ideal for easy navigating. “What we’ve done is looked at shopping patterns at other high-end retail stores and we’ve used that model in our stores,” she said. The layout includes wide aisles and a direct line of sight from the front of the store to the back. The concept encourages customers to browse more and gives them the opportunity to explore familiar products as well as some they’ve never seen, Mawyer said. “It’s not your grandfather’s ABC store.” The new location at 506 Fort Evans Road NE has been up and running since June 27. It is only the second of what ABC is calling its “premier store;” one opened in Williamsburg in March. There are plans to open another premier store in the Virginia Beach area this fall. The location, just down the street from the previous store at 210 Fort Evans Road, carries much of the same products, but in higher quantities. Considered a dual operation facility because of its high volume and increased customer base, the store allows customers to special order items from its premier catalog that can be shipped from any location. ABC plans to expand the Leesburg store’s product line, making it the only one in the area to offer some of the more top shelf spirits. Since its opening, customer reaction has been positive, store manager Shaun Sharpe said.
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“Some say it’s the nicest store they’ve ever seen.” Sharpe described the space as having a wine store kind of feel, distinct from the traditional warehouse look. “For me, it looks unlike any other liquor store out there,” he said. The store offers more than 13 different types of liquor and 12 different mixers. It also has a section dedicated to Virginia-based products including Catoctin Creek Mosby’s Spirit
distilled in Purcellville. A flat screen TV mounted behind the registers will provide entertainment for customers while a tasting station will give them the chance to sample the store’s newest products. An additional employee and extra register were added to accommodate the anticipated high-traffic flow. The proximity to the Leesburg Premium
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he Loudoun Board of Supervisors will seek approval to issue $208 million in new debt when voters head to the polls Nov. 4. The funds will be used for eight construction projects and to purchase fire-rescue vehicles. Supervisors voted last Wednesday to divide those into three referenda questions, although some wanted four. Under a resolution being sent to the Circuit Court for approval, the ballot will include questions for: • Public Safety Projects: $34,690,000 to finance the construction of a new animal shelter; purchase land and construct a replacement for the Sterling Park Rescue Squad station; and to purchase a Hazmat unit, seven ambulances, a fire truck, a fire engine and a tower truck. • Parks, Recreation and Library Projects: $10,935,000 to relocate, renovate, expand and equip the Sterling Library; renovate and equip the Sterling Community Center; and for other similar projects. • School Projects: $162,900,000 to build and equip an elementary school in the Dulles North area; to build and equip a middle school in the Dulles North area; and to build and equip the Advanced Technology Academy. There were two points of contention during the supervisors’ discussion of its referendum question options. The first was raised by Supervisor Suzanne Volpe (R-Algonkian) who requested a change in the wording of the first question to make clear the new animal shelter would be built in a location more accessible to eastern Loudoun residents. She said too few know about the exis-
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tence of the current shelter, located on Rt. 9 near Waterford. So far two locations have been identified as options, along Sycolin Road adjacent to the planned Advanced Technology Academy or at the Government Support Center south of Leesburg, but County Chairman Scott K. York (R-At Large) said the board has not selected a location. Under the board action, the referendum question will stipulate the shelter will be built in the Leesburg area or east of Leesburg. The second area of debate was whether to separate the $83,175,000 proposed for the Advanced Technology Academy from the other school projects. Supervisor Matt Letourneau (R-Dulles) pressed for four questions. He said he was concerned about public support for the ATA and feared that, if opposition emerged to that project, the bond question could fail—leaving the county without funding to build the schools needed to accommodate increasing enrollment. York and Supervisor Ralph Buona (R-Ashburn) disagreed, saying the academy—a $114.6 million project for which funding has been repeatedly delayed over the past decade— is proving to be popular in the community. Buona said his concern was the opposite of Letourneau’s. Noting the trend of school bonds passing by more narrow margins in recent years, he said financing for two schools serving the same part of the county could lack support from voters in other areas. Buona said the “vast” countywide support for the academy should be used to generate greater support for the other school projects. Letourneau’s motion to request four bond questions fell short on a 4-5 vote. He was joined by Supervisors Eugene Delgaudio (R-Sterling), Geary Higgins (R-Catoctin) and Volpe in the effort to divide school financing from the ATA project. n
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Loudoun County Administrator Tim Hemstreet has promoted Mike Seigfried to serve as the next director of the Department of Building and Development. Seigfried, who joined the county staff in 1987, has served as interim director since Jan. 1, following the retirement of Terry Wharton. Hemstreet told county supervisors that Seigfried emerged as the top choice following a nationwide search. “Mike stood out as an exceptional leader and manager,” he said. “I am confident that under his leadership, the Department of Building and Development will continue to provide for the public’s safety and welfare as it oversees all phases of construction within Loudoun County.” Also, Hemstreet told supervisors that he has completed a departmental reorganization that transfers responsibility for zoning enforcement from Building & Development to the planning department. The Department of Planning Services has been renamed the Department of Planning and Zoning. Planning and zoning functions previously were housed together in the former Department of Planning, Zoning and Community Development, which was dismantled in the early 1990s. Seigfried joined the county staff as a planner and over the past 27 years has moved up through the department. He was named assistant director in charge of Land Subdivision in 2005. Seigfried is only the second director to lead the department. Wharton, then the director of engineering, was named as director when the department was created in 1991.
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n update of the Purcellville’s Retail Market Study, first conducted a decade ago, shows the town’s businesses are expanding their reach for consumer dollars. During its June 24 work session, the outgoing Purcellville Town Council was briefed on the updated report by Tripp Muldrow, of the Arnett Muldrow consulting firm. In 2004, the firm conducted a community assessment report through the Main Street Loudoun organization that recommended a detailed retail market analysis. That study, completed in March 2006, examined retail and demographic trends in the community, and made a number of recommendations to the town on how to turn around the “retail leakage”—of area residents choosing to buy goods and services elsewhere. Fast forward to 2014—when Muldrow returned with the update to the 2006 study, show-
Loudoun Government $108,000 to $168,000 annually. • New Office Space Study: A request from the Department of Economic Development for more office space has prompted a broader initiative to evaluate the space needs of the whole county government. DED is one of the few departments that has continued to grow following the recession and its 22-employee staff won’t fit in the agency’s space, designed to house 14, on the fifth floor of the County Government Center. Last week, county supervisors authorized the department to research alternate office space options. At the suggestion of the finance committee, the board also directed that panel to take a broader look at
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the government’s overall space needs. • Name The Park: The Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services is inviting residents to propose names for a 7.7-acre passive park at the Dulles Town Center. The land includes a segment of old Vestals Gap Road and is planned to include a trail, benches and historical markers. Under county policies, new parks should be named in relation to the surrounding community, a nearby street or to describe its function. In some cases, parks may be named in honor of significant individuals who are no longer living. County supervisors initiated the name search last week and it could take two months to complete the process. n
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There were many high-quality floats in this year’s Leesburg Independence Day parade, but ArtSquare’s entry was judged by members of the Leesburg Rotary Club Daybreak to be the top choice to win the Leesburg Today Patriot Cup. The display featured artist Kara Sheehan at work as the float worked its way down King Street. Located at the Shops at Dodona Manor in Leesburg, ArtSquare is the home of the Loudoun Academy of the Arts Foundation, and is dedicated to supporting the visual arts, fostering emerging and professional artists and bringing art to a growing community through classes, workshops, seminars and special events. ArtSquare’s name will be engraved on the cup, which is on display at Town Hall. You can view hundreds of photos from the parade online at www.leesburgtoday.com/multimedia/ lens_on_loudoun/.
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other water-specific purposes and not returned to the sewer system, according to Wyks. Based on historical data, the average residential customer uses 15,000 to 20,000 gallons per quarter and the consultants suggested implementing a 30,000 galloon billing cap for sewer service. Therefore, customers would not incur wastewater charges more than 30,000 gallons a quarter or 10,000 gallons per month on average. Currently, Ori said, customers are paying more in wastewater charges than in water charges, but it’s not fair to assume that customers are using that much irrigation. Umstattd said the town should not assume that water used for irrigation does not enter the sewer system. “As a Town Council we have to look at a bigger picture because now we’re seeing an interrelationship. I see an awful lot of in lawn irrigation systems that result in water in the sidewalk and water going into the gutter.” Ori agreed that regular watering does have an impact on sewage treatment, but not as great as Umstattd asserted. “I don’t think irrigating is going to have that much runoff into the storm
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tally increased over the next five years. Under the changes, a typical residential quarterly water and sewer bill—for a customer using 15,000 gallons—would increase from $155.25 to $174.46 effective Jan. 1. The higher rates imposed on out-of-town customers (41 percent surcharge for water and 52 percent for sewer) would be retained and those customers could expect their bills to increase from $221.85 to $248.20 next year. The report looked at rates charged by 27 Virginia utility systems and calculated the average typical bill at $201.54 per quarter. Under the original proposal, commercial customers were to see a significant raise in rates next year and then gradual decreases after that. Councilwoman Kelly Burk suggested, rather than imposing such a dramatic impact on customers, to balance out the sewer rates for all customers over the five years. Ori explained that the change would force commercial rates to drop and low water users would see a slight increase in their rates. It would also result in decreased revenue stability because the system would be more dependent on high-use customers. At the end of the day we “still want to recover $21 million,” he said. While she agreed that drastic increases in a given year are not ideal, Umstattd said that some commercial users benefit from tax breaks that residential customers do not. “The question is whether residents of the town would understand why their bills would go up at all in order to subsidize the commercial sector.” To address that concern, the town staff spent much of Tuesday reworking the advertised rate schedule to allow the council flexibility to lower the increase for commercial users—a change that resulted in higher rates for residential customers. Under the new program, customers would still be billed based on the type of class, the size of the meter, and the amount of water consumed as indicated by individual meter readings. The difference, Director of Utilities Amy Wyks said, is how the rates are to be applied. According to Wyks the system is a more “simplified” approach and will help customers better estimate the cost of service based on their usage habits. Under the proposal, customers who live in single-family homes will be charged according to a four-tiered rate system for their indoor water use. Users will fall into one of the four tiers based on the amount of gallons they use per quarter: • Tier 1 = 0-6,000 gallons a quarter at a reduced rate targeting low indoor use; • Tier 2 = 6,001-15,000 gallons a quarter at the average cost targeting average indoor use;
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pany based in Herndon, to launch an independent private school that allows students to log in from anywhere. The partnership clicked, Head of School Staci Kimmons said. And the result is one of only three online high schools in the country. The school started as a high school three years ago, and just this year added a middle school program. In that time enrollment has grown to 160 students. About 50 of those live in the Washington, DC, metro area and, Kimmons said, “the rest are literally around the world.” Every one of the classes
Michael Tornatta, a student at the George Washington University’s Online High School, delivers a presentation last month.The school is one of three full-time online high schools in the nation.
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he building that has housed Middleburg School for more than 100 years has officially changed hands. Middleburg Community Charter School moved in last Monday, and is preparing for its first day of school Aug. 4. The new school—the first public charter school in Northern Virginia—still has space for a few third-through-fifth-grade students. On the other hand, it has a lengthy waiting list for its kindergarten through second grade classes, and is expected to open with a first-year enrollment of 122 students—more than double the number initially planned. Last month, the Loudoun
County School Board approved a funding advance, of sorts, so the charter school could hire an additional 3.5 full-time equivalent teachers to meet the demand. The charter application adopted by the School Board in March estimated the school would have just 60 students in its first year. The charter school, which is open to any Loudoun elementary student, operates under the umbrella of Loudoun County Public Schools and is funded through an approximately $11,700-per-pupil allotment from the school system, as well as grants and donations through a newly formed endowment. The increased enrollment will not cost the school system any more, according to Assistant Superintendent for Financial Services E. Leigh Burden, because
the students transferring to the charter school would need to receive services elsewhere if not at the new school. “We’ll take the money out of salary accounts, and then it will be paid back,” she told School Board members at its June 24 meeting. After some board members expressed concern that the charter school was requesting more than its approved budget, Burden said, “You have to take into consideration that this first year is challenging because you can’t know exactly what to expect. But in the future, once that enrolment levels out, it will just be tinkering around the edges a little bit.” The board approved the funding unanimously. With that advance in hand, the charter school’s board
of directors and Principal Barbara Smith are finishing hiring its team of teachers, which will include seven full-time teachers, three teacher assistants and six part-time specialty staff members, two of whom are from the Community Music School of the Piedmont in Upperville. Susana Calley, member of the board of directors, called the teachers amazing. “They are embracing the concept of projectbased learning and are already hard at work,” she added. Middleburg Community Charter School will operate on an extended year calendar. The school building will be open from 9 a.m. to noon weekdays for the rest of July. To learn more about the school, including enrollment information, go to www.middleburgcharterschool.com. n
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through the virtual learning website Blackboard. com where the teacher presents a lesson and students can ask questions and have discussions. “The same way you would in a brick and mortar English class, they do that with Blackboard,” Kimmons said. “They are expected to attend class, and an advantage is if you miss a class or want to go back to a lesson you can always watch the recording.” “It’s not what you would expect,” according to Becca Levy, who was one of 32 graduates from the school’s class of 2014 last month. “It feels like you’re in a community.” Like any high school, GWU’s online high school has student clubs, including a school newspaper and yearbook, a service learning club and math club, among others. Students can also take in-person enrichment programs, and join their classmates for the school’s annual international school trip—destinations have included Greece, Italy and Eastern Europe. Students are also invited to study under a university professor for a two-week Summer Immersion program, which Kimmons said, “lets
them actually experience what it’s like to be a college student.” GWU Online High School’s courses are rigorous and the school is selective in who they accept. Students are required to submit their transcript from their previous school, as well as an essay that illustrates why they can be successful at the online high school. Parents are also required to complete a questionnaire to indicate how involved they will be in their child’s education. Parent involvement is key with online learning, Kimmons said. “A lot of people have a misconception that they’ll sign their student up for online high school, set them in front of a computer and they’ll take it from there. But students need help with time management, so we want parents to be involved and have conversations about their student’s progress.” The George Washington University Online High School tuition is $12,000 for full-time high school students and $10,500 for full-time middle school students. The school will host a 45-minute online open house at noon Thursday, July 10, and Tuesday, July 29. Go to www. gwuohs.com for more information. n
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statement about the partnership. A recent survey of local art teachers showed they are open to visits from artists of any medium. Teachers are especially interested in hands-on demonstrations or interactive activities while the artist talks with students about their work. This is a volunteer opportunity, but all tools and supplies for classroom activities during the visit will be provided. The arts council wants to get an idea how many artists would be interested in participating in the program. Interested
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Philadelphia. The You Be The Chemist Challenge is a contest that encourages middle school students to learn about chemistry concepts, scientific discoveries and laboratory safety. The competitors battled through 10 rounds of chemistry questions before Audrey Gallier, a sixthgrader from Illinois was Courtesy of You Be The Chemist crowned champion. She Varun Mosur, far right, placed fourth in the You Be The Chem- was followed by Amar Moturu of Texas, Michael Allen ist Challenge. of Ohio and Varun. Varun went further in LOUDOUN STUDENT the competition than any Loudoun public school student ever has. A BUDDING CHEMIST For his fourth-place finish, Varun Varun Mosur, an eighth-grader at won a $1,000 educational scholarship, a Blue Ridge Middle School, placed fourth $50 gift card to the Discovery Channel in the national You Be The Chemist Chal- Store, a TI-84 calculator and a CHEM lenge last week at The Kimmel Center in C3000 Chemistry Set.
pand its research and provide more financial aid to its students. “Our ambitious goal—1 billion dollars to be raised by June of 2018—will enable us to implement the strategic plan that was unanimously adopted last year by the Board of Trustees and provides the blueprint for GWU ANNOUNCES achieving the full greatness that was always in this university’s future,” GWU President Ste$1B FUNDRAISING GOAL ven Knapp stated. GWU is a private university based in The George Washington University has launched its largest fundraising campaign of Washington, DC. It also has a research and its 200-year history, hoping to bring in $1 bil- graduate campus—The George Washington University Virginia Science and Technology lion. The seven-year campaign, called Mak- Campus- in Ashburn. Learn more about the Making History ing History, is aimed at raising money to en- hance the university’s academic offerings, ex- campaign at http://campaign.gwu.edu. n artists can send an email to info@loudounarts.org by Friday, July 18, with their name, medium and any relevant experience they may have.
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bank and the Middleburg Investment Group. “Apart from a mandatory three-day closing in 1933 when the U.S. banking system collapsed, Middleburg Bank has never closed,” President and CEO Gary R. Shook said with pride in an interview last week. An item Shook’s had on his wall since he took over as the bank’s CEO in 2010 from Joe Boling is a historic handwritten document—the bank’s first balance sheet—titled the Daily Statement, signed July 1, 1924, and showing assets of $36,000. The 1990s signaled a major expansion period for Middleburg Bank. Those were the Boling years, in which the former president and CEO and the board of directors expanded the bank’s reach with the construction of several
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the Middleburg Hunt—Daniel C. Sands and Charlotte H. Noland, along with other local leaders. Sands was a Wall Street financier, who loved nothing better than foxhunting around Middleburg, so he had a business practice in Middleburg. His partner in the venture was the redoubtable “Miss Charlotte,” founder and headmistress of Foxcroft School. Middleburg National Bank opened its doors July 1, 1924, at 1 E. Washington St., in a building that now houses The Home Store butcher shop, where it remained until 1958. It then moved a few blocks to 111 W. Washington St., next to the Middleburg Post Office. In the intervening years, the bank expanded to a full-service financial institution, Middleburg Financial Corporation, parent company to the
new branch offices. Although the bank had clients throughout Loudoun, the first branch did not open until 70 years after the bank’s founding, on East Main Street in Purcellville in 1994. That same year it formed the Independent Community Bankshares holding company. Two years later, in 1996, a Leesburg branch opened on Catoctin Circle. In 1997, Middleburg Investment Services opened and in October of that year ICB stock was publicly traded for the first time. The expansion continued. In 1998, the Mortgage Banking Division was launched and the following year a branch opened in Ashburn. In 2002, ICB acquired Gilkison Patterson Investment Advisors. In May, ICB became Middleburg Financial Corporation. The Leesburg operations center—housing human resources, credit services, administration, marketing and IT—opened adjacent to the Catoctin Circle branch in June. The following month, a second Leesburg office, Fort Evans, opened. The bank also operates a small walk-in kiosk on South King Street in downtown Leesburg. Marching onward, in 2003, MFC completed a 40 percent acquisition of Southern Trust Mortgage. By December, MFC’s assets exceeded $500 million. Spreading its influence eastward, the bank opened a Reston branch in 2004. In 2005, the Middleburg Investment Group was formed. Two years later, MFC opened a branch in Marshall. Next, the financial institution turned its eyes southward, opening a Williamsburg branch in 2010 and its first Richmond office in 2011, followed by a second in 2013. This year, the bank sold its membership interests in Southern Trust Mortgage, but continues to offer consumer mortgage loans through Middleburg Bank. Shook joined Middleburg Bank in 2005,
ne day after a scrubbed launch, Dulles-based Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 satellite was successfully carried to space from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California July 2. With liftoff just before 6 a.m., the OCO-2 entered a 429-mile orbit, completed activation procedures and deployed its solar arrays. Orbital Sciences designed, built and tested the carbon dioxide-measuring spacecraft at its satellite manufacturing facility in Gilbert, AZ, for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. NASA’s first satellite to make space-based measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide, OCO-2 is planned to launch aboard a Delta II rocket. The satellite will undergo several weeks of in-orbit testing. It then will maneuver into a 438-mile altitude, near-polar orbit with five other scientific satellites as part of the Afternoon (A-Train) Constellation. This international constellation of earth-observing satellites circles the globe once every 98 minutes in a sun-synchronous orbit that crosses the equator near 1:30 p.m. local time and repeats the same ground track every 16 days. Orbital will perform the day-to-day mission operations of OCO-2 from the company’s Mission Operations Center in Loudoun. It is the 151st spacecraft Orbital has completed for customers during the past 32 years. n
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opportunities—listening to their passion and talking face to face. Perfecting that blend is the name of the game,” Shook said. Management, particularly over the past 25 years, owes much to the efforts of its 225 staff members, also the support and direction of an active and engaged local board of community leaders who provide input, knowledge and advice, Shook said. Typically between 10 and 12 in number, the board is a blend of community advocates and business people. There is a corporate board of directors and three regional boards, covering Middleburg-Fauquier, Northern Virginia and Williamsburg. Currently, the bank has no plans for further acquisitions, but will focus on strengthening operations in its existing communities. Shook said the bank is watching growth and demographics in the Richmond, Williamsburg and Charlottesville areas and the bank also has a sizeable number of customers in Winchester and Frederick County. Shook said plans could change “if we came across a great banker in an area we’re interested in.” For more information about Middleburg Bank, go to www.middleburgbank.com or contact 703-777-6327. n
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Middleburg Investment Group manages $1.7 billion, while the bank itself has $1.2 billion in assets. “We settle estates through the trust company and manage people’s money,” Shook said, noting accounts range anywhere from $5,000 to a hundred million dollars. Looking ahead, Shook cited the bank’s venture into the IT world as a “real game changer,” including the use of mobile apps that allow customers to deposit checks from their smartphones. That innovation is part of the board’s determination to keep Middleburg Bank relevant for the future, he said. “There’s no technology that the big banks have that we don’t have.” Side by side with technological innovation comes the need to make sure the programs are secure. “People demand it (technology) so you have to have it, but you have to be constantly vigilant,” Shook said, noting that the bank’s security effort is one of its largest expenses, second to Human Resources. “It’s got to be absolutely safe,” Shook said. Exploring technological features is ongoing, Shook said. Gadgets are great for research and many investors use the bank’s online chat rooms, he said. “But nothing beats actually coming in to talk to someone about investment
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after having worked at the Fauquier Bank since 1983. “I’ve been in financial services all my career,” with a focus on the money management side, Shook said. His first responsibilities at Middleburg were two-fold—to serve as the bank’s community executive for Fauquier County and to open a branch in Warrenton in 2006. Today, “we’re the largest of all the independent banks in Loudoun County—the last one standing,” Shook said. Middleburg Bank also is the largest Loudoun bank of all sizes based on its deposit base, he said, citing the FIDC’s annual report that gives a snapshot of every bank in the country. It is the only Loudoun headquartered community bank. “We’re controlled locally, not by some big behemoth in a far-off city,” Shook said. His marching orders from the board of directors are to “make the bank relevant for the next generation and for them to carry it forward.” To have the decision makers close by, and for them to know the neighborhood so they can look at various projects just by being close by is all-important, Shook said. “We take a lot of time to do that.”
Middleburg Bank’s focus on serving the community’s financial needs is reflected in its ratings. Last year, “we had the No. 1 share of the market in Purcellville, also in Leesburg,” Shook noted. That was the focus in 1924, when the bank opened to facilitate banking services right where customers needed them—not having to travel to far-off centers such as Leesburg or Warrenton when most residents still travelled with horse and buggy over rutted gravel roads. In 1924, People’s Bank (now Lightfoot Restaurant on King Street in Leesburg) was the big Loudoun bank, along with the National Bank of Loudoun. But Middleburg was also the center of big money, an area beginning to flourish with wealthy horseman and foxhunters from the north, drawn to the open country and beauty of the Virginia’s piedmont. The new bank quickly established its place in the market. The town, which straddles Loudoun and Fauquier counties, had turned the corner after the ravages of the Civil War, and was an active agricultural hub for the area, surrounded by large estates. Today the company continues to build on Boling’s legacy of branch building and expanding sources of revenue. Shook said money management is a growing operation—noting the
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n a recent gorgeous summer night at John Champe High School’s baseball field, the Aldie Senators came to bat in the bottom of the eighth inning tied 2-2 with the Covington Lumberjacks in a Valley Baseball League game. To this point, the game had featured solid pitching and good defense, but very little offense. However, the end of the game epitomized the progress that the Senators have made over the past two weeks. Nine batters later, Aldie had put together four singles, two walks, a sacrifice fly, and a 7-2 lead. Aldie manager Eric Lemley talked after the game about perseverance lending itself to success. “We try to stress quality at-bats throughout the game regardless if they get a hit or drive in a run,” said the second-year manager, who coaches at University of Virginia-Wise during the school year. “From the first to the ninth, we want them to get quality at-bats. Over the course of a game, if you consistently have quality at-bats you’re eventually going to get that inning where you’re going to get a rally going. “This team’s going to be OK because they’re good kids, they work hard, and they get along well. In summer ball, that’s a lot
of it. Once they jell as a team, the Aldie’s Matt Albanese, a junior at Seton Hall, and a Freedom High School graduate from South Riding, successfully results will take care of themselves.” beats the throw at second to steal a base. After a slow start, those results are now beginning to do exactly that. As of July 7, the collegiate summer baseball team is “Right now, everybody is clicking, if we can keep playing like we have 13-12 and just 4.5 games behind first-place Harrisonburg. Having been lately, we should be able to make a run.” lost nine of their first 14 games, Matt Malacane First baseman/outfielder the Aldie offense struggled initially, averaging just 3.4 runs per game. Since June 23 however, the team has won eight of its last 11 games. The offense has awakCatcher C.J. Brazil is leading the team with we can put all three together and that’ll let ened, averaging 7.8 runs per game over that a .340 average, followed by Matt Albanese us progress the rest of the season into the span. The increased offense combined with (.314), and all-star selections Joe Giacchino playoffs.” solid pitching and defense has given the team (.307), and Garrett Vrbanic (.304, two home “A lot of those guys have [increased optimism as the second half of the season runs). their individual batting average] during the begins this week. On the mound, all-stars Reece Karalus winning streak,” Lemley added. “About two “Everyone’s starting to swing the bat a (1-0, 0.00 earned run average) and Junior weeks ago, we had a lot of guys hitting in the little better,” said first baseman/outfielder Delatorre (1-3, 2.05) lead the way. Reid van .200s. Now that we’ve got that winning streak Matt Malacane (South Riding/Freedom HS/ Woert has a 2-0 record and an ERA of 2.57. going, a lot of it is due to the offense and guys Seton Hill College). “We have a nice rotaKyle McCormack, a local product, is 1-1, getting hot.” tion for our players so everyone’s starting to 2.45. Malacane thinks the pitching has car- Along with Malacane and McCormack get more off-days now that everyone is here. ried the team all season and is pleased that (Ashburn/Broad Run HS/South CarolinaBefore, everybody was still coming in from the hitting is picking up. Beaufort), there are several other local guys their college teams that were in the playoffs. “Our pitching has been really good all playing for the Senators: Matt McMahon Now with the new rotation, guys are fresh and year,” he said. “The guys have the ability to fill (Upperville/Mercerberg Academy/Eckerd not as exhausted. And as a result, guys are up the zone and throw strikes. Our defense College), Bobby Mason (Sterling/Park swinging the bats better.” is really solid so we have good pitching and View HS/Chowan University) and Joe Sal Aldie’s team’s batting average increased good defense. Now that we’re starting to hit, zano (South Riding/Paul VI HS/Catholic 15 percentage points in the past 10 days. Continued on Next Page
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University). Malacane is hitting .280 at the halfway point; McMahon has hit .244 in limited time due to arm soreness; Mason has an ERA of 1.80; and despite one difficult outing that inflated his statistics earlier in the season, Salzano has only allowed two runs in his last two appearances. Lemley said he specifically wanted local players on the roster. In fact, he coached McMahon during the Greater Loudoun Babe Ruth U-13 World Series run in 2007. To have the opportunity to coach one of his former players again is a moment that Lemley cherishes. “It’s probably the coolest feeling in coaching,” he said. “I had a guy last summer—J.J. Sarty—who played for us who
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ASHBURN TODAY: TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RESTAURANT.
Daniel Stevens: I was hired to help generate the idea of producing, not fusion but kind of a duet, a dynamic menu between Korean and Cajun. I don’t know of any other place that’s doing it and certainly when it comes to restaurants that operate with more than one cuisine in mind, it more often than not becomes a mishmash. My belief is that with a lot of people’s cuisines, it’s pretty near and dear—it’s important. And if you take a purist stance on it, you have to be pretty respectful of tradition…We try to pay homage to the traditional format, but then we say, all right, postmodern cuisine, we have this esthetic philosophy behind how a dish works, aromatically, visually, and then flavor-wise, texturally…
AT: WHAT WOULD BE A TYPICAL MEAL THAT SOMEONE WHO COMES IN FOR THE FIRST TIME MIGHT ORDER?
DS: Effectively, what I’m going to do is ask you a few questions to figure out what it is that I think you would like…The small plates can be treated as an appetizer but at the same time you could have three or four small plates and that might be the perfect meal for you if you’re not trying to eat a huge amount of food…Medium plates are kind of more of a fine dining entrée size…The large plates are designed for family-style sharing…If you were to go to a Cajun household or a Korean household, it’s really going to be done kind of buffet style or everything’s in the middle of the table and you just kind of share…That kind of communal eating method is something that makes it a little bit more interactive…Family style eating is something that people enjoy—they get a lot of fun out of it.
AT: THE FAMILY STYLE TRADITION SOUNDS LIKE IT’S ONE AREA OF OVERLAP BETWEEN THE TWO CULTURES
Mokomandy’s young executive chef Daniel Stevens puts a fresh twist on Cajun and Korean cuisine.
AND THE TWO CUISINES. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER COMMONALITIES THAT MAKE THIS WORK SO WELL?
DS: In terms of functional ingredients, the way you get to a great tasting dish, a method that you’ll see in both, is very simple cooking. You might have oysters on the half shell, you might have simply lightly spiced boiled crawdads, a grilled scallop, a simple piece of grilled fish with sesame oil and sea salt. Both cuisines cook that way. The other way is to find ingredients that kind of develop deeper flavor—the Japanese call it umami—by trying to get more glutamic acid and glutamates out of your cooking methods. Cajuns work with chocolate roux and Koreans work with things like soy sauce and fermentation to develop these really deep, complex flavors… That being said, neither [cuisine] really shies away from the usage of chilies and garlic… Gochu, which is the pepper Koreans use for making gochu flake and gochu paste, that pepper is related to a cayenne chili…Just as the westernization of New Orleans and Cajun country would have been happening, those ingredients would have been hitting the shores of Korea through Portuguese sailors.
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DS: My grandfather’s hobby after he retired was in part cooking...Visiting him up in Cape Cod, we would cook a lot…So I started cooking relatively young. It wasn’t by any means a chore at any point in time, but when it came time to get a job, working in my dad’s law office, helping him with boxes and filing wasn’t as fun as working at Cheeburger Cheeburger or a barbecue shack. It was a little more entertaining, more colorful, more people to talk to…After going to Gettys-
burg College for a little bit, I decided to take a friend’s offer of a position in Nantucket at a yacht club for chef Bob McGowan and he effectively said if I was interested, he could give me a recommendation for the Culinary Institute of America. I thought: Gettysburg is pretty expensive and I see a lot of guys graduating and doing stuff they don’t want to do. I know what office work is like and I’m not all that interested in it. I’m not entirely sure my parents were all that pleased with my decision, but I decided to do it. But I didn’t really know what I was getting into. I didn’t fully recognize the prestige of going to the CIA… I also worked quite a bit… I did everything from high end catering, worked the line at small restaurants, both high end and kind of bistro. I lived in and operated a B&B for a number of years, which included a little farming, gathering eggs from chickens, splitting wood, baking bread, turndown service, ironing sheets, making detergent and soap. All that fun, fun stuff.
AT: WHEN DID YOU GRADUATE FROM CIA?
DS: I took periods off to go to Spain and to Germany and I lived in California for a little bit…I finished in 2010, effectively right before I got this job. I had been doing some independent consulting for the Kims on the concept, and after a debrief interview, a few days later they called me and asked me if I was interested in being their first hire and the executive chef, not just focusing on the menu but also focusing on the HR process, front of house, menu development, back of house…I still control the wine list, the cocktail menu, the beer list, do the dessert menu, train everyone on the line…If you find the right people…you walk them through the process and if you have the right personality and they’re a hardworking, kind individual, autonomy kind of ensues. [Kitchen manager] Susan [Sung] comes in and she doesn’t need to say a word to me until it’s time, and usually I have to bug her. I could
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DS: My sous chef is Jon Stanziano. He’s a CIA grad…He’s a sushi guy by trade. He was previously at Hooked…Susan [Sung] was previously a paralegal. She went to University of Maryland for criminal justice…What she adds that most of us don’t is a ton of focus. She can accomplish anything. She’s very strong-willed and creative and very smart and very kind. Jon is a lot of fun. He’s a very chipper individual but he loves to work hard and he’s very capable of it and he gets really excited over simple things like properly cooked pasta or rice or tuna. I don’t know if I can overstate that concept…It’s contagious—we have a lot of contagious personalities here in general.
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DS: Most of the people in the front of the house have managed restaurants or have managed retail establishments… Good social IQ is a must at Mokomandy in general. It’s a small team. Everyone kind of needs to be a jack-of-all-trades and want to be a master of all of them, too. You need to be interested in education…The quicker I can get the customer to kind of submit, calm down, have comfort in the fact that the server wants you to have a great time and we’re all working hard to produce great food and let us guide you a little bit once we know what it is that you like and don’t like. If people can get to that point, I think they have not only a unique dining opportunity with us. It’s potentially one of the best tailored for the area. No one is really trying to do that. Continued on Page 32
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Master Gardener Wildflower Meadow Tour
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Live Music: Westmain
6-10 p.m., Temple Hall Farm, 15789 Temple Hall Lane, Rt. 15 north of Leesburg. Contact: www.nvrpa.org/park/temple_hall_farm Enjoy farm tours, live music, face painting, a moonlight night hike, bonfire, giant jumping pillows, games and prizes. Free food and drink including kettle corn, hot dogs, snow cones, s’mores and lemonade will be available. Beer and wine are available for adult purchase until 8 p.m.
Last Ham Standing
8 p.m., Franklin Park Arts Center, Purcellville. Contact: www.franklinparkartscenter.org Talented performers take suggestions from the audience to create wacky scenes and funny improv games. Fun and laughs for the whole family. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students and $8 for children.
Friday Night Flights
6-9 p.m., Tarara Winery, 13648 Tarara Lane, Lucketts, north of Leesburg. Contact: www. tarara.com This adults-only evening features live music at the lakeside pavilion. Tickets are $20 and include a flight of wine.
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Ebenezer UMC Country Breakfast
8-10:30 a.m., Neersville Firehouse, 11762 Harpers Ferry Road, Neersville. Contact: 540-6686504 Homemade biscuits and sausage gravy, scrambled eggs, sausage patties, fried potatoes, pancakes, fruit, coffee cake, and more. Free will offering.
Acoustic on the Green: Gary Smallwood
7-9 p.m., Leesburg Town Green, 25 W. Market St., Leesburg. Contact: www.acousticonthegreen.com Popular singer/guitarist Smallwood brings his signature blues/rock to the Acoustic on the Green series for the 11th straight year.
Crooked Run Brewing; • Guitarist Victor Torres will perform at Designer Goldsmith; • Indecision will perform at MacDowell Brew Kitchen; • The Civil Rights Act 50th Anniversary Art Exhibit will be at Night Gallery; • Glass Blowing Demonstrations at Allura Glassworks; and • Loudoun Museum offers an open house and tea tasting. For more information, go to http:// www.leesburgfirstfriday.com/.
6-9 p.m., Tarara Winery, 13648 Tarara Lane, Lucketts, north of Leesburg. Contact: www. tarara.com Relive the ’90s with this fun cover band playing the best of alt rock, pop, country and more. Tickets are $15 in advance or at the door.
Willowcroft Premier Food and Wine Pairing
1 p.m. and 3 p.m. seatings, Willowcroft Winery. 38906 Mount Gilead Road, Leesburg. Contact: willowcroftwine.com This special tasting includes Willowcroft wines and gourmet food from Food 4 Thought. Tickets are $30 and advance reservations are required.
Fall Vegetable Garden Seminar
10 a.m.-noon, Ida Lee Park Demonstration Garden, Leesburg. Contact: www.loudouncountymastergardeners.org It’s not too early to start preparing for a great fall garden. Join the Loudoun County Master Gardeners for tips and answers to your questions. Continued on Page 30
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11 a.m.-6 p.m., Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Purcellville. Contact: www. breauxvineyards.com Enjoy wine tastings, craft vendors, food vendors, children’s activities, cooling station, and more. There will be live music all day, including reggae with the Archives and the Caribbean flavor of the Key West Band. Tickets are $16 at the door, $20 at the gate. No dogs or picnics permitted.
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In Leesburg, Second Friday Is First Friday ith Independence Day celebrations dominating the schedule last week, the organizers of First Friday in downtown Leesburg postponed their events until July 11. The delay won’t reduce the offerings. There are more than 20 concerts planned along with six art shows, four wine tastings, book signings, a Civil Rights exhibit and more. Events will be held at businesses and restaurants throughout the downtown area. Some of the highlights are: • Singer/songwriter Todd Wright will perform at Social Butterflies Salon; • Guitarist/singer Prescott Engle will per-
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7 p.m., Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, The Woods Road, south of Leesburg. Contact: www. loudouncountymastergardeners.org Join naturalist Ron Circe for a tour of Banshee Reeks’ wildflower meadow with a focus on pollinators. Meet at the visitor center.
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7:30 p.m. doors open, 8:30 p.m. music begins. Tally Ho Theatre, Leesburg. Contact: www.tallyholeesburg.com The hard rock hitmakers bring their high-octane show to the Tally Ho. Advance tickets are $15.
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Bluemont Concert Series: Daryl Davis Band
7:30 p.m., Middleburg Community Center baseball field, 300 W. Washington St., Middleburg. Contact: www.bluemont.org Singer, pianist, guitarist and composer Davis leads a five-piece rhythm and blues rock band. Suggested donation is $5, $4 for Bluemont members and $2 for children under 12.
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Live Music: Nate Davis Sports
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Balls Bluff Battlefield Tours
11 a.m.-1 p.m., Balls Bluff Battlefield, Leesburg. Contact: www.nvrpa.org/park/ball_s_bluff Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority offers free, guided battlefield tours every Saturday and Sunday through November.
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performing professionally since he was 16 and has appeared at Acoustic on the Green since its launch in 2004. He brings his acoustic blues and classic rock show to the series for the 11th year on Saturday. A regular feature at local clubs and wineries, Smallwood has shared the stage with or supported acts such as Robin Trower, Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush, Jeff Healey, Elliott Easton, Marshall Tucker Band, Molly Hatchet, Bret Michaels, Guster, Catfish Hodge, Michael Fath and many more. Acoustic on the Green takes place from 7-9 p.m. at the Leesburg Town Green, 25 W. Market St., Leesburg. The event is free and open to the public. Picnics are encouraged. No smoking, alcoholic beverages or pets. For more information on Smallwood, go to www.garysmallwood. com. For more information on the Acoustic On The Green series, go to www.acousticonthegreen.com. n
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Birding Banshee
8 a.m., Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship, 11661 Harpers Ferry Road, Neersville. Contact: www.potomacaudubon.org. The Potomac Valley Audubon Society sponsors a bird and butterfly walk covering about three miles and lasting around three hours. Children are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. Advance registration is recommended.
Tuesday, July 15 Audubon Bird and Butterfly Walk
8 a.m., Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, The Woods Road, south of Leesburg. Contact: 540554-2542 or jcoleman@loudounwildlife.org. Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and the Friends of Banshee Reeks on the second Saturday of each month for a bird walk at the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve. Because of varied habitat, this beautiful preserve is a birding hot spot. Bring binoculars.
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Lucketts Mid-Summer Bluegrass Minifest
3 p.m., Waterford Old School, 40222 Fairfax St., Waterford. Contact: 540-882-0004 Historian Jon Vrana discusses Waterford’s historic cemeteries, including the Quaker and Union cemeteries. He’ll also give tips on surveying, photographing and creating castings of cemetery stones. No reservations are required.
Oatlands Afternoon Tea
1-3 p.m., Oatlands Carriage House, 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg. Contact: www. oatlands.org Enjoy tea, sandwiches, scones and sweets in an elegant setting. Advance registration is required. Teas are $28.95 plus tax per person for ages 3 and up.
Bluemont Concert Series: Dixie Power Trio
7 p.m., Loudoun County Courthouse, 18 E. Market St., Leesburg. Contact: www.bluemont.org An eclectic mix of New Orleans jazz, zydeco, Cajun and original compositions. Suggested donation is $5, $4 for Bluemont members and $2 for children under 12.
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1:30-5 p.m., Lucketts Community Center, 42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg. Contact: www. luckettsbluegrass.com A bluegrass triple-header featuring Stoney Creek Bluegrass, The Blue Moon Cowgirls and Circa Blue. Tickets are $15 at the door. Sandwiches, snacks and drinks will be available for purchase.
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2 p.m., Lovettsville Museum, 4 E. Pennsylvania Ave. Lovettsville. Contact: 540-822-9777 Meeting is open to members and prospective members and will include a report on the past year’s activities and upcoming events and election of a new board of directors. A social hour will follow the meeting.
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DS: A trend would indicate that it’s happening time and time again. I think it is. I don’t think it’s meant to be trendy. I think it’s just a by-product of what’s happened. You have this massive quick, fast growth and strip malls really are the solution to a number of issues like where do I buy my groceries, where do I take care of my dog, stuff like that...People want to have a nice place to eat that doesn’t freak them out in terms of how stuffy it is but gives them exciting food. It’s a little more relaxed and fun.
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DS: Seasoning is really important. Thinking about when the appropriate time to season and potentially re-season...Trying to take notes on a recipe, what you liked and didn’t like, if you’re going to focus on recipes that’s one way to work. I do best in really visualizing the process that’s going on so if you see the diagram like “On Food and Cooking” Harold McGee’s book, trying to really imagine on a detailed and microscopic level what’s going on. It puts you in better touch with the whole cooking process. Thinking about the difference between functional ingredients and purely esthetic ingredients and sometimes ingredients that do both...Over-thinking your food is fun—it’s not necessarily a bad thing. n Mokomandy is located at 20789 Great Falls Plaza #176 in Sterling. For more information, go to www. mokomandy.com.
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udition registration for the Loudoun Symphony Youth Orchestra’s 2014-2015 season is now underway. The LSYO is open to middle and high school students wishing to enhance their musical experience through membership and performance opportunities in this select youth orchestra. Students who play strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion or harp, and have at least three
years experience with a private teacher or in a school music program, are invited to apply. Auditions will be held from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, and Saturday, Aug. 30, at the Catoctin School of Music in Leesburg. For more information and to schedule an audition online, go to www.loudounsymphonyyouth.org.
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Clubs & Organizations Thursday, July 10
Goose Creek Ruggers Meeting
6:30-9 p.m., Leesburg-area location. Contact: 540-338-6264 The group is open to all styles and skill levels of rug hooking. The group meets on the second Thursday of each month—call for specific meeting location.
Friday, July 11
La Leche League of Ashburn
10:15 a.m., Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road, Ashburn. Contact: 703-729-4907 or 703-729-1205 Support group for pregnant and nursing women. Children are welcome. Meetings are free. Group meets on the second Friday of each month.
Saturday, July 12
Ashburn Classics Meeting
10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Mills Recreation Center, 43895 Grottoes Drive, Ashburn. Contact: 703-729-6591 or 703-723-3724 Area residents ages 50 and older are invited to meet new friends and enjoy guest speakers, refreshments, club games and entertainment. Meetings continue on the second Saturday of each month. Call for more information.
Monday, July 14
La Leche League of Ashburn
7 p.m., Sonak Family Chiropractic, 21240 Ridgetop Circle, Suite 105, Sterling. Contact: 703-729-4907 or 703-729-1205 Support group for pregnant and nursing women. Children are welcome. Meetings are free. Group meets on the second Monday of each month.
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Book Discussion Group
10:30 a.m.-noon, Carver Center, Purcellville. Contact: 571-258-3400 The monthly book discussion group is led by Anne Hardy. Meetings continue on the third Tuesday of each month. Call for titles—books provided. $2 per person drop-in fee.
Junior Woman’s Club Of Loudoun
7 p.m., Paxton Campus, Leesburg. Contact: www. jwcl.org Area women ages 18 and older who are interested in volunteering to support the community are invited to attend the group’s regular meeting. Gatherings continue on the third Tuesday of each month.
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The newly formed environmental action committee invites similar-minded folk to discuss next steps for the group, including publicity, educational outreach, fossil fuel divestment and other possible actions to address climate issues in Loudoun County. Group meets every first Monday and every third Tuesday.
Wednesday, July 16 MOPS Meeting
9:30-11:30 a.m., St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 711 W. Main St., Purcellville. Contact: Katrina Bills, katrina@kbills.com or Megan McConville, megana. mcconville@gmail.com; www.purcellvillemops.com The Mothers of Preschoolers group is open to area women with newborns through kindergarten-age children. Meetings are a chance to forge friendships, find support and make connections while enjoying snacks, coffee and crafts. Childcare, including playtime, crafts and snacks, is provided. Meetings continue on the first and third Wednesdays of every month.
Parkinson’s Support Group
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Carver Center, Purcellville. Contact: 571-258-3400 Robyn Thompson, a speech pathologist with Inova Loudoun Hospital, leads the monthly support group for individuals struggling with Parkinson’s disease, their families and caregivers. Meetings continue on the third Wednesday of each month.
Thursday, July 17
Totally Hot And Happy Menopause Support Group
6:30 p.m., second floor patient education room, Inova Loudoun Hospital, 44045 Riverside Parkway, Leesburg. Contact: Tracy Cross, 703-858-8060 The group provides a supportive and encouraging environment for women experiencing menopause. Meetings continue on the third Thursday of each month.
Loudoun Toastmasters Meeting
7:15-9 p.m., National Conference Center, 18980 Upper Belmont Place, Lansdowne. Contact: 703727-2845 or info@loudoun.freetoasthost.org Practice public speaking skills with others. The club meets on the first and third Thursday of each month.
Loudoun Valley Sheep Producers Meeting
7:30 p.m., Loudoun Extension Office, 30-B Catoctin Circle, Leesburg. Contact: ckope@hotmail.com The group conducts its regular business meeting. Meetings continue on the third Thursday of each month.
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Single-family homes, townhouses and condos are on sale now at One Loudoun in Ashburn, which advertises an “allencompassing place to live, work, dine, shop and socialize.” And Crescent Place, a 12-acre mixed-use development under construction at the corner of Harrison Street and Catoctin Circle within walking distance of downtown Leesburg, will open its first residential models this fall. Tony Howard, president and CEO of the Loudoun Chamber, said business leaders
a Rosslyn or a Clarendon, which have become Northern Virginia’s Mecca for young professionals. But all signs indicate the area will only open its arms wider to young people. He started the Loudoun Young Professionals Initiative as part of the Loudoun Chamber in 2008 with about a dozen people. Now, the group’s monthly gatherings—5:30-7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month—draw 45-60 young professionals. “It was created to build community among young professionals,” he said. “It’s full of people in their 20s and 30s who live here and love it.”
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sandy beach and Shoes a bocce ball court. And Arbogast can walk there, and to his office, from his home on King Street. “You’ve got to look a little harder than Arlington to find them but I feel like there are more young people coming to the area, and I think the right things are happening in the county to continue that,” Arbogast said. Now, he says it’s his friends in Arlington and Washington, DC, who come this direction for a day at the wineries. “This area has a lot going for it,” he said. “I absolutely love it here, and I will do everything I can to get more people here.” DeButts said Loudoun won’t ever be
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want to hire ambitious young people who they can train to one day run their companies, and the mixed-use communities is one tool to bring them here and keep them here. “The types of urban walkable environments that we’re seeing more of is very appealing to a younger workforce, and I think it does add an element of retention,” he said. It was a job with Toth Financial Advisory Corporation that brought Kevin Arbogast to Leesburg four years ago. Then 24, he said it was nerve-wracking moving to a suburb where he knew no one. But quickly he made friends through Loudoun Chamber’s Young Professionals Initiative and got out to experience what the county has to offer. He’s found some gems in downtown Leesburg, including MacDowell’s Brew Kitchen, Shoes Cup & Cork and Chimole, that draw the county’s younger crowd with regular live music sets and fun atmospheres— MacDowell’s has an actual
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he U.S. economy usually roars back full-bore after deep recessions by creating a slew of new jobs. But as local authors John Dearie and Courtney Geduldig discovered, the recovery from the most recent recession – the worst in 80 years – has been anemic at best. At the current jobcreation rate, U.S. employment will not equal its pre-recession levels until 2023, they said. The pair last year published a book, “Where the Jobs Are: Entrepreneurship and the Soul of the American Economy,” which zeroes in on problems stymieing job creation and suggests policy solutions to reverse the decline and unleash the country’s entrepreneurial potential. The book’s central thesis is surprising: Start-up companies have accounted for the creation of most new jobs during the last 30 years and been responsible for a
lopsided share of innovations. Ominously, the rate of creation of new companies has dropped sharply since the recent recession, they said. Start-ups have a high failure rate, so the authors looked for ways to help those companies survive their perilous first few years. “New businesses are different from existing businesses,” said Dearie, a Great Falls resident who is executive vice president for policy at the Financial Services Forum. “They’re exceedingly fragile. They’re like toddlers trying to find their feet. It’s a high-wire act. One misstep and they’re dead.” Geduldig, of McLean, and Dearie decided to escape from the wonkosphere in Washington, D.C., and talk with entrepreneurs at roundtables held all around the country. The authors picked locations that not only represented different geographical areas, but diverse economic focuses as well. Varied as the groups were, the authors
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were stunned to hear the exact same complaints from all of the business people. The entrepreneurs told Geduldig and Dearie that: » The U.S. education system does a poor job of training students for the highly competitive, hyper-technological world economy. » Immigration policies are overly complex and force top-performing foreign students to leave the country instead of staying and using their talents to create more jobs in the United States. » Governmental regulations are complex, burdensome and ever-shifting, forcing entrepreneurs to expend valuable time and resources just trying to comply.
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» Vital capital for start-up companies is hard to come by, as risk-averse banks prefer to lend to existing businesses with established track records and venture-capital firms invest in companies in more advanced stages of growth than most start-ups. » Taxes on start-up companies are onerous and often snuff the new firms before they can stabilize and grow exponentially.
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» Political shenanigans in Washington, D.C., and other sources of uncertainty make business owners reluctant to invest in equipment, expand operations and hire more employees. The authors came up with more policy suggestions than can be listed here. Among the highlights: » The federal government should encourage students to take science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) classes and offer tax credits to those who graduate with college
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makers a reason to read the book, quote from the book and relate to what’s going on,” said Geduldig, vice president of global regulatory affairs at Standard & Poor’s. Many of those quoted in the book are from Northern Virginia. The authors did this not only out of convenience, but also because the Washington area’s economy is noteworthy for the extent of its governmental contracting, Dearie said. Brett Coffee, general counsel at Springfield-based Computer Systems Center Inc. and a former chairman of the Fairfax County Small Business Commission, expounded in the book about the negative effects of over-regulation. Dearie and Geduldig made their book interesting both to laymen and policy wonks, Coffee said. If implemented, many of the authors’ suggestions would help create jobs and boost the overall economy, he said. “What most struck me after reading the book was how politicians of either party first look to a very government-centric approach to solving the problems,” Coffee said. “What’s very much needed is for American individualism to take center stage again. Everybody’s scared and hesitant to act.”
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degrees in those fields. » The U.S. government should create preferential tax and regulatory environments for start-up companies during their first several years. » Federal officials should eliminate the cap on H1-B visas, which allow foreign scientists, engineers and other specialists to work for American companies and colleges, and automatically grant permanent-residency cards to foreign students who complete degrees in STEM fields. » U.S. officials should grant tax credits for “angel” investors who put money into start-up companies and streamline the process for Small Business Administration loans. » Congress should create, and the president sign, legislation authorizing a federal Regulatory Improvement Commission, which would untangle, streamline and possibly eliminate thickets of regulations. » Federal officials should increase funding for research and development and make tax credits for such efforts the most favorable in the world. Instead of writing a dry policy paper, the authors obtained anecdotes from roundtable participants to dramatically illustrate their case for the nation’s political leaders. “It was important that we have stories to tell that would ultimately give policy
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Sec. 34-60. Water use rates:
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Sec. 34-58. Water service deposit for new accounts: (1) For residences and small commercial users: (estimated water flow less than 350 gallons per day per public facilities permit.) $65.00 $75.00. (2) All other For heavy commercial users inside the town limits: 200 percent of an the deposit shall be the estimated quarterly water usage per the public facilities permit times the applicable water rate per 1,000 gallons but not less than $250.00.
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The following Fee Schedule amendments are proposed: Sec. 34-22. Damage or obstruction of water system property; cross connections; unauthorized connections. The cost for any repair or replacement shall be $50.00 plus the direct cost of labor, materials, equipment and administrative overhead calculated at fifteen (15) percent of such direct costs. Sec. 34-28. Water system connection and meter installation fees: (1) The fee for any connection within the town's service areas, as established by town council, where the town provides all materials, equipment and labor for installation of a water connection shall be $50.00 $80.00 residential, $120.00 commercial plus the direct cost of labor, equipment, materials, and administrative overhead of fifteen (15) percent of such direct costs. (2) The fee for any connection within the town's service areas, as established by town council, where a developer or subdivider provides all materials except the meter, meter box, lid and setting setter shall be $50.00 $80.00 residential, $120.00 commercial plus the direct cost of materials furnished by the town including administrative overhead of fifteen (15) percent of such direct costs. (3) In addition to the connection fee, a fee for installation of the meter shall be $50.00. Sec. 34-39. Cross connection and backflow prevention control program: (1) Disconnection and resumption of water service for failure to comply with Cross Connection and Backflow Prevention Control program: $30.00. (2) As required by the Commonwealth of Virginia/State Board of Health, Waterworks Regulations, the Town will conduct annual cross connection/backflow prevention inspections of non-single family residential plumbing systems connected to the Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water distribution system. The charge for each inspection per connection, premise or account shall be: 5/8â&#x20AC;? Meter $25.00 3/4â&#x20AC;? Meter $32.50 1â&#x20AC;? Meter $47.50 1 ½â&#x20AC;? Meter $75.00 2â&#x20AC;? Meter $120.00 3â&#x20AC;? Meter $225.00 4â&#x20AC;? Meter $375.00 6â&#x20AC;? Meter $750.00
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The following Town Code amendments are proposed: Sec. 34-60. Rates established. Amendments to define account classification and effective billing date. Sec. 34-61. Fixed and account charge per quarter. Amendments to define account classification, effective billing date, account charge and minimum quarterly charge. Sec. 34-63.1. Estimates of water consumption when customer is absent. Delete section as an accountâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winter quarter will no longer be established. Sec. 34-69. When due and payable; notice, late payment penalty and second billing to delinquent accounts; discontinuance of service to delinquent accounts. Clarification of disconnection process. Sec. 34-126. Fee for sewer connection. (b). A new section establishing a sanitary sewer inspection charge prior to occupancy. Sec. 34-155. Charge where connection made to both water and sewer system. Amendments to define account classification and effective billing date. Sec. 34-155.1. Cooling Tower. A new section regarding metering water that that does no return to the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wastewater system due to evaporation for a cooling tower. Sec. 34-156. Fixed charge per quarter. Amendments to define classification, effective billing date, and minimum quarterly charge. Sec. 34-157. Charge where connection made to sewer system only â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Generally. Amendments to define account charge and fixed charge for residential connections made to sewer system only. A new section regarding approval and charge for outdoor draings that allows rainwater to enter the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wastewater system. Sec. 34-159. When user has metered private water supply. Amends the section from â&#x20AC;&#x153;withoutâ&#x20AC;? to â&#x20AC;&#x153;outsideâ&#x20AC;? the corporate limits.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LEESBURG TOWN CODE AMENDMENTS ORDINANCE TO ADD, AMEND AND REORDAIN CHAPTER 34 (UTILITIES), ARTICLES II (WATER SYSTEM) AND III (SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL) AND FEE SCHEDULE (APPENDIX B)
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Sec. 34-62. Water drawn at existing designated public fire hydrant with a town issued hydrant: Water usage charged at outside town non-residential rate per 1,000 gallons of water; $100 per quarter for late reporting charge; $1,000.000 rental deposit for 2â&#x20AC;? and larger meters or $250.00 rental deposit for 1â&#x20AC;? or smaller meters; Cost of meter repair including direct cost of labor, materials and 15 percent overhead. Sec. 34-69. Disconnection and Resumption of water service for nonpayment of charges: $30.00 Sec. 34-71. Miscellaneous fees and charges: Incorporate Ordinance 2010-O-025 setting forth fees; Water flushing: $50.00 service charge in addition to outside town non-residential rate per 1,000 gallons of all water drawn; Bacteriological Test: $25.00 per test; Replacement materials: cost of the material and 15 percent overhead; Hydrant Flow Test Fee: $300.00; Re-Inspection Trip Fee: $50.00 Sec. 34-126. Sewer connection fee: $80.00 residential, $120.00 commercial; direct cost of labor, materials, equipment and 15 percent overhead; Closed circuit television (CCTV)inspection: $50.00 Residential, $100.00 Commerical; Re-inspection $50.00 residential, $100.00 commerical. Sec. 34-132. Damaging, defacing, etc., sewage works property cost for repair or replacement shall be $50.00; direct cost of labor, materials, equipment and 15 percent overhead. Sec. 34-155. Sewer use charge where connection made to both water and sewer system: Sewer Use Rates: Class Residential Individually Metered (Single Family) Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective 01-01-2015 07-01-2015 07-01-2016 07-01-2017 07-01-2018 Inside Town â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons 0 - (30,000-42,0000) $5.89 $5.92 $5.94 $6.17 $6.40 > (30,000-42,0000) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Outside Town â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons 0 - (30,000-42,0000) $8.95 9.00 $9.03 $9.38 $9.73 > (30,000-42,0000) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Sewer Use Rates: Class Residential Master Metered (Apartments) & Nonresidential Effective 01-01-2015 07-01-2015 07-01-2016 07-01-2017 07-01-2018 Inside Town â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Consumption $5.89 $5.92 $5.94 $6.17 $6.40 Charge per 1,000 gallons Outside Town â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Consumption $8.95 $9.00 $9.03 $9.38 $9.73 Charge per 1,000 gallons Sec. 34-156. Fixed sewer charge per quarter where connection made to both water and sewer system: Fixed Charge per Quarter for Sewer Use: Class Residential Individually Metered (Single Family) Water Meter Size Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective 01-01-2015 07-01-2015 07-01-2016 07-01-2017 07-01-2018 5/8" to ž" 5.50 10.23 15.30 19.64 24.58 Full ž" 5.50 10.23 15.30 19.64 24.58 1" 5.50 10.23 15.30 19.64 24.58 1½" 5.50 10.23 15.30 19.64 24.58 2" 5.50 10.23 15.30 19.64 24.58 Fixed Charge per Quarter for Sewer Use: Class Residential Master Metered (Apartments), Nonresidential and Cooling Tower Water Meter Size Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective 01-01-2015 07-01-2015 07-01-2016 07-01-201707-01-2018 5/8" to ž" $5.50 $10.23 $15.30 $19.64 $24.58 Full ž" $8.25 $15.35 $22.95 $29.46 $36.87 1" $13.75 $25.58 $38.25 $49.10 $61.45 1½" $27.50 $51.15 $76.50 $98.20 $122.90 2" $44.00 $81.84 $122.40 $157.12 $196.64 3" $88.00 $163.68 $244.80 $314.24 $393.28 4" $137.50 $255.75 $382.50 $491.00 $614.50 6" $275.00 $511.50 $765.00 $982.00 $1,229.00 8" $440.00 $818.40 1,224.00 $1,571.20 $1,966.40 Sec. 34-157. Flat sewer charge, account charge and fixed sewer charge per quarter where connection made to sewer system only: Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective 01-01-2015 07-01-2015 07-01-2016 07-01-2017 07-01-2018 Inside Town - Flat and Account Charge $88.35 $88.80 $89.10 $92.55 $96.00 Inside Town â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sewer Only Fixed Charge $10.91 $17.15 $22.77 $27.55 $32.67 Outside Town â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Flat and Account Charge $134.25 $135.00 $135.45 $140.70 $145.95 Outside Town â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sewer Only Fixed Charge $10.91 $17.15 $22.77 $27.55 $32.67 Sec. 34-162.
Deposit for new sewer accounts: For residences and small commercial users: $75.00; All other users: Based on public facilities permit and minimum $250.00.
The advertised rates are the highest rates within the range of rates that may be adopted. The final rates as adopted may be lower. A copy of the proposed ordinance amendments are available from the Town Clerk, located in Town Hall. Additional information regarding these proposed amendments is available in the Department of Utilities, located at 1385 E. Market St., Leesburg, Virginia, during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or by calling Amy Wyks, Director of Utilities at 703-737-7119.
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Copies and additional information regarding this Rezoning Concept Plan Amendment application are available at the Department of Planning and Zoning located on the second floor of Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176 during normal business hours (Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) or by contacting Michael Watkins, Senior Planner, at 703-737-7920.
You can claim items of found property with documented proof of ownership. Call 703-771-4558.
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The Property is identified by Loudoun County Property Identification Numbers (PIN) 231-372722, 231-37-2745, 231-37-1451, 231-37-3763, and 231-37-3433 which encompasses 3.2 acres within the Town of Leesburg. The Property is zoned B-1 Community (Downtown) Business District. The Property is identified as Downtown on the Town Planâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Land Use Policy Map and is located within the H-1, Overlay Old and Historic District. The Town Plan recommends medium to high residential densities. The proposed 10.3 dwelling units per acre density is consistent with the existing development density on the Property. Approval of TLZM 2013-0008 will not permit development of additional density on the Property.
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Pursuant to Sections 15.2-1427, 15.2-2204, 15.22205 and 15.2-2285 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the Leesburg Town Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at 7:30 p.m., in the Town Council Chambers, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176 to consider a rezoning application with a rezoning and concept plan and no proffers for TLZM 2013-0008, Chesterfield Place Condominiums. The application is made by the owners of the real property described below (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Property) who have applied for approval of an application to rezone 3.2 acres of the Property from the B1 Community (Downtown) Business District to the Planned Residential Neighborhood District (PRN), including modifications of PRN District regulations to reduce the size of the PRN District from five acres to 3.2 acres, to reduce the number of required parking spaces to 70 spaces, including garages, and to modify proposed lot dimensions, all as stated on the Rezoning Plat.
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Controller â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Finance and Administrative Services ........................................................................................ $75,454-$126,644 DOQ........................................................................................... Closing Date: July 31, 2014 REQUIRED: BA/BS Degree in Accounting; CPA; min. of five years of increasingly responsible experience in accounting or equivalent combination of education and experience; min. of three years of professional supervisory experience; experience with automated accounting systems; excellent organizational and communication skills; excellent customer service skills PREFERRED: MBA Degree or equivalent; grants, fixed assets and capital projects accounting experience; supervisory, auditing and Munis experience; bilingual in English/Spanish
Curator of Manuscripts and Archivesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Thomas Balch Library......................................................................$49,949-$83,837 DOQ........................................................................................Closing Date: Open until Filled REQUIRED: Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Degree in American History, Archival Administration, Public History, Library Science or related field with specialization in archives and manuscripts; min. of five years experience in a special collections library or equivalent combination of education and experience; Must be available to work occasional evening and weekend hours PREFERRED: Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Degree in American History or Public History with archival coursework and a Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Degree in Library Science; Records Management experience; min. of 10 years of upwardly responsible positions in special collections or academic libraries; archival certification; bilingual in English/Spanish
CONTRACTUAL POSITION Tennis Professional--Parks and Recreation.....................................................................................................$20.60-$23.69/hr.*...............................................................................................Closing Date: Open until Filled REQUIRED: USPTA or USPTR Level III certification; min. of one year of experience teaching tennis; CPR and Standard First Aid certifications or ability to obtain within 90 days of employment; various days/times; minimum of 20 hrs./week *Competitive salary plus commission on private and group lessons; health benefits available
*Most positions will be filled at or near the minimum of the range. *Dependent on Qualifications. TO APPLY: A Town of Leesburg application for employment is required for each position. Please go to www.leesburgva.gov/jobs to apply online. Applications must be received by 5:00 pm on the closing date, unless otherwise noted. Resumes may be submitted as supplemental only. The Town of Leesburg is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age and disability in employment or the provision of services. The Town of Leesburg also supports the Americans with Disabilities Act by making reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, so that they may participate in job interviewing, services or employment offered by the Town. Please call (703) 777-2420 or Virginia Relay Center (TDD 1-800-828-1120/Voice 1-800-828-1140). All Town vacancies may be viewed on Comcast Cable Channel 67 and Verizon FiOS Channel 35.
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A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, July 12, between 7pm and 10pm at the Doukenie Winery, in Loudoun County, VA. The invitation to join us in celebrating the life of this wonderful man is extended to his friends and those who loved him. An Irish blessing, eulogy and balloon release (weather permitting) will be held at 8pm.
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In addition to his parents, he leaves behind his wife, Susan; their daughters (Lauren & Lesley) Lauren Constantine, and husband Charles of Brandywine, Md., Lesley Riley of Brooklyn, NY and grandchildren, Daylyn and Mason. His sisters and spouses, Trish Riley (Harry Zohn) and half-sister Stacie Merchant (Mark Merchant) In-laws Jo Delk (Cliff Delk), Bob Stone (Deb Stone), Barbara Moreland (Jim Moreland, whom he called â&#x20AC;&#x153;brotherâ&#x20AC;?) Rick Stone (Kathi Stone), Gary Stone (Vicky Stone) and Clifton Stone as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles and friends.
Bill Riley, 59, of Charles Town, loving son, brother, husband, father and grandfather, passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at home, while surrounded by his wife, Susan, daughters, Lauren and Lesley, as well as his sister, Trish. Born April 20, 1955, in Leesburg, Virginia, he was the son of Helen Audrey Hough Cooper and husband Clifton Cooper, of Lovettsville, VA. Bill was known as an avid NASCAR enthusiast, music lover, photographer and handyman. He had a reputation as the go-to man for fixing everything from cars, to homes, to skinned knees. He had a love for the outdoors and could often be found walking with the love of his life and wife of 35 years, Susan, in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. He was one of the few men who would never complain about anything, be it a burnt dinner or long shopping trip. He was an exceptional father. He always helped his two daughters, Lauren and Lesley, with their math homework and later taught them how to use power tools and to change both a tire and the oil in a car. He often commented that he was so very proud of them and the women that they have become. He took extreme pride in his two grandchildren, Daylyn and Mason, for whom he made amazing Halloween costumes, built a swing-set and, every night that he was with them, read bedtime stories. He thoroughly enjoyed architecture and loved his travels to Italy, Germany, France, Great Britain and Switzerland and also within the U.S. His most recent trip to Asheville, North Carolina, ranked high among his favorites. Bill was quite the animal whisperer and you would frequently find an extra cat amongst the Riley household and cat food laid out on both the front porch and back deck for neighborhood strays. He loved his pup, Chloe, and would often rile her up to play and take her for walks along the Potomac River in Harpers Ferry and Shepherdstown. He sported his favorite red polo on most weekends and could sometimes be seen with his baseball cap on backwards, which everyone knew was just to tease his wife. He had quite a witty, sarcastic, and dry sense of humor and was always cracking jokes, most often under his breath. He was also known for regularly quoting a few certain movies.
at Blue Ridge Bible Church. A short graveside service (all invited) will also be held immediately following the funeral at Ebenezer Paulette Hope Phillips Cemetery, 20421 Airmont Rd, Bluemont, VA â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peppyâ&#x20AC;? Suddenly on Monday, June 30, 2014, Paulette 20135. Following this a reception for all will Hope Phillips â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peppyâ&#x20AC;?, 63, was called Home to be held at Blue Ridge Bible Church. Heaven. Paulette â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peppyâ&#x20AC;? was born on FebIn lieu of flowers, donations may be made ruary 17, 1951 in Leesburg, VA, and raised in to Shepherds Ministries, 1805 15th Ave., Hamilton, VA. She was the daughter of Paul Union Grove, WI. 53182-1597. Hindman (deceased) and Mary Jane (Weidman) Hindman Poston of Hamilton, VA. Paulette leaves to grieve and mourn this great loss her beloved husband, best friend and soul mate Shirley Phillips of Harpers Ferry, WV. They were married for 44 wonderful years and had one son, Posey (Joe) Phillips (Sharon) and one granddaughter, Rachel Phillips of Bluemont, VA. Surviving Peppy are her mother, Mary Jane Hindman Poston and brothers Richard Hindman, Robert (Tony) Hindman and John Hindman, along with her sisters Gaye (Larry) Barbour, Dixie (Garry) Orrison and Ivy Hindman, and many nieces and nephews.
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Michael Stephen â&#x20AC;&#x153;Steveâ&#x20AC;? Sutphin, age 59, born on September 18, 1954, passed away on July 3, 2014 in Haymarket, VA surrounded by family and friends.
At age 14, he started mowing grass for Bill Brockett at Virginia Beef Corporation and worked his way up to shop foreman at the time of death. Also at age 14, he married his childhood sweetheart, Lynda Sue and celebrated 43 years of marriage on August 12, She was predeceased by her brothers Clin- 2013. He loved nothing more than the outton Hindman, Michael Hindman, Dennis doors and in his free time could be found hunting, fishing or driving his boat. Hindman and Billy Hindman.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honor can be made to â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Riley Project,â&#x20AC;? a nonprofit created by him and his family to bring awareness, education and services to patients, families affected by cancer as well as the general public. Information will be provided during the celebration of his life or can be obtained by Peppy was a loving, kind and gentle lady, writing The Riley Project, 119 Mary Lee Drive, wife, Mom and Grandma, who cared so Charles Town, WV 25414. much about her family and friends, especially her granddaughter Rachel. She worked in the cafeteria of Loudoun Valley High School and numerous times would pay for lunches of the students who were less fortunate and could not afford their school lunch. She enjoyed reading and any time she could be with her family. She always made her family come first in her life, wanting nothing in return.
Steve is survived by his parents Clarence Lee Sutphin and Betty Jene Sutphin, his wife, Lynda Sue Sutphin, daughter Michelle Ann Sutphin, son Christopher Wayne Sutphin, daughter in law Michelle Joy Sutphin, grandson Trevor James Lee Sutphin, grandson Andrew Michael Thomas Sutphin, granddaughter Madilyn Ava Rose Sutphin, grandson Stephen Alexander Sutphin. Brother Gary Wayne Hollis, brother Douglas Lee Sutphin, sister Debbie Jene Hare, sister Sherry Kathleen Bell, sister Sharon Mae Frye and numerVisitation was held on Thursday, July 3, ous other loving family members. Steve was 2014, from 6:00pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:00pm at Hall Funeral predeceased by his grandparents Lola Mae Home, 140 South Nursery Avenue, PurcellHollis and William Sellers Hollis. ville, Virginia 20134.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, Funeral services were held on Friday, July July 11, 2014 at noon at Park Valley Church 4, 2014, at 10:00am at Hall Funeral Home on Waverly Farm Drive, Haymarket, VA. A Betty Jane Moore in Purcellville. She is interred at Lakeview reception will be held afterwards. In lieu of Cemetery, Hamilton, VA. flowers, donations may be sent to the AmeriBetty Jane Moore (nĂŠe Cros) can Cancer Society or the Rally Foundation Was born 26 October 1940 in Charles Town, Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the for Childhood Cancer Research. West Virginia to Annie Rebecca Cross and family by visiting www.hallfh.com. Richard Taylor. Memorial donations may be made to the John Phillips Waller On 30 June 2014, at 4:00 AM, Betty, mother American Heart Association or a charity of John Phillips Waller, 90 of Winchester, passed of Joshua David Moore and LaKellia Moore, your choice, if desired. away Sunday, July 6 2014 after a long illness. and grandmother or Gma to Kyla Moore, passed away peacefully in her sleep after a Mr. Waller was born June 2, 1924, at Alexlong fought and courageous six year and Claudia â&#x20AC;&#x153;Janineâ&#x20AC;? Jenkins andria Hospital, Alexandria, VA. The child of eight month battle with Stage-IV Metastatic Claudia â&#x20AC;&#x153;Janineâ&#x20AC;? Jenkins, beloved daughter of the late Charles Page Waller and Mary WalBreast Cancer. Russell and Claudine Jenkins graduated to heavlace Phillips; John graduated from George en to begin her new life on July 7 at her home Washington High School in 1941 and atShe is also survived by her grandson Julian, in Purcellville, Va. Janine was born in Arlington, tended Virginia Polytechnic Institute unsisters Veronica Turner, Lilly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ritaâ&#x20AC;? Johnson, VA. Feb. 12, 1960, with Down Syndrome. til 1943 when he was drafted into the U.S. and Pardalia Sullivan, and brothers Carter Army. Mr. Waller served as a member of Smith, Tommy Smith, and Larry Smith, a She is survived by both parents, four older The Tank Corps with tours of duty in France multitude of extended family members across brothers (Warren, Russ, Joe, and Rob), one and Germany. After the war, Mr. Waller took the country, and remembered by dear and younger sister (Tammy Hughes), 15 nieces and many courses from the American Institute cherished friends. nephews, and 20 great nieces and nephews. of Banking and graduated from the Rutgers University Graduate School of Banking. His She worked as a nurse for 43 years at several Being Down syndrome and unable to read different hospitals before retiring from Barstow or write, Janine accomplished nothing by this long career in banking started at Riggs Bank Community Hospital in 2003. She was an avid worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standards. But by heavenly standards, (1947-1952) before moving on to Alexandria sports fan, loved watching professional tennis, Janine accomplished great things as she be- National Bank (1952-1963) and finally Peoand was a wonderful cook. She was a strong, came the standard bearer for 4 generations ples National Bank in Leesburg, VA where he hard working, stoic, and caring wife, mother, of Jenkins. Her character of love, forgiveness, was President of the bank for 18 years. (1963grandmother, sister, and friend, and will be joy, and gentleness became the standard of 1986). missed. The family will be honoring Bettyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s godliness we have, and will continue to aim Mr. Wallerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many community activities inwishes and holding a private memorial at a place for, but likely never match. cluded 16 years as President or member of and time to be determined. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that a donation be made in Viewing will be Friday July 18 from 6PM the Board of Loudoun Memorial Hospital, 30 Mrs. Mooreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name to the charity of their choice. to 8PM at Blue Ridge Bible Church, 770 S. years as Treasurer, SR. Warden; or as Ves Please share condolences with the family at 20th St., Purcellville, VA, 20132 The funeral Obituaries cont. on next page. www.LoudounFuneralChapel.com. will be held Saturday July 19, 10:30AM also
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46, of Purcellville, VA, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, July 6, 2014. Born June 16, 1968 in Leesburg, VA; he was the son of Stanley R. and Edna M. Thomas, of Purcellville. He was a 1986 graduate of Loudoun Valley High School. Services will be private. Memorial contributions can be sent to Capital Caring Hospice, 2900 Telestar Ct., Falls Church, VA 22042. Please visit www.hallfh. com to express online condolences to the family. Arrangements made by Hall Funeral Home, Purcellville, VA.
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A graveside service will be held for Robert Joseph Pancoast on Saturday, July 12, at 2:00 in the Friends Meeting Cemetery in Lincoln, VA. Mr. Pancoast passed away on May 30, 2014 in Greenville, NC.
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Maria Teresa Martinez Valbuena, a resident of Round Hill, Virginia, passed away on Monday, June 30, 2014. Maria was 85 years old. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of Pedro Martinez and Teresa Espinosa. Maria was predeceased by her husband Jaime Valbuena. Maria will be remembered fondly by the loved Henry H. Schneider, Jr ones she leaves behind. Family services will be Henry H. Schneider, Jr, passed away on July held at a later time. Please leave condolences 2, 2014 at his home in Kearneysville, WV. He at www.colonialfuneralhome.com. was born in Round Hill, BA August 17, 1929, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH and attended the old Lincoln HighPRODUCED School. Gordon W. Mason (Bill) Viewing will be from 12:00-to 1:00 p.m. at Hall Gordon W. Mason (Bill), 55, Sterling, VA passed PRODUCED Funeral Home Purcellville, VA with burial im- away June 23, 2014. Leaves wife Susan, son IN PARTNERSH mediately following at Hillsboro Cemetery. Robert and step-daughter, Jamie Schroeder, In lieu of flowers donations may be made to sister Laura Parker, nieces and nephew. FamHospice of the Panhandle, 122 Waverly Court, ily and friends are invited to gather between PRODUC Martinsburg, WV 2540., the American Can- 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, PRODUCED2014 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH201 Edwards cer Society or your favorite charity. at Colonial Funeral Home, Ferry Road NE, Leesburg, VA 20176. MemoJames Timothy Bowles, Sr. rial Service immediately following starting James Timothy Bowles, Sr. passed away on at 7:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to Friday, July 4, 2014. He was 64 years old. Generosity Feeds at He and his wife, Terri, made their home in https://www.generosityfeeds.org/donate. Chantilly, Virginia. He will be fondly rememAsk us about our other publications. bered by his family and friends whose lives he Please call 703-771-8831 touched. A memorial service will be held at a later time. Please check www.colonialfuneralhome.com for upcoming arrangements and to leave condolences.
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Joseph â&#x20AC;&#x153;Glenâ&#x20AC;? Glenwood Clarke II, 53, of Ashburn, VA, passed away on Monday, June 28, 2014. He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Donna and his daughter, Michelle Clarke. To honor Glenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request, no services will be held and memorial donations may be made to HunIn lieu of flowers, donations may be made to tingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Disease Society of America, www.hdsa. Christ Episcopal Church, 114 W. Boscawen org. Please share condolences with the family at St. Winchester, VA 22603 or Shenandoah www.LoudounFuneralChapel.com. Valley Westminster-Canterbury Fellowship Fund, 300 Westminster-Canterbury Dr. WinCarl E. Orner, Jr. chester, VA 22603. Donations may also be Carl E. Orner, Jr., 88, Leesburg, Virginia made to a charity of your choice. passed away Friday, June 13, 2014 while residing at Heritage Hall of Leesburg. Carl was Services will be held at Christ Episcopal married to Eva M. Orner who preceded him Church, Winchester VA at 2:00 pm on Thurs- in death on November 5, 2002. A mechanic, day, July 10 2014. he showed his talents while working on aircraft. Although he will be missed by those he Interment will be at Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alex- leaves behind, his memories will continue to andria, VA at 1:00 pm on Friday, July11, 2014. live on. Carl will be laid to rest in Mattawana Cemetery in McVeytown, Pennsylvania. Online condolences may be made to www.colonialfuneralhome.com. www.jonesfuneralhomes.com
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Riad Toufic Elkari, 70, of Sterling, Virginia has passed away. He was married to Charlotte Elkari. Many will remember him as their taxi driver. Though he is gone, his memories will continue to live on in the many lives he touched. Services are scheduled for Tuesday, July 8, 2014 starting at 11:00 a.m. at Saints Peter and Paul Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church, 10620 River Rd, Potomac, Maryland 20854. Burial to follow in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Herndon, Virginia. www.colonialfuneralhome.com.
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uietly, Loudoun reached a major milestone last week when the Board of Supervisors agreed for the first time to ask voters to support construction of an advanced technology academy.
To this point, it has been a project too big and too amorphous for
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There is still more work to be done during the next five months.
It is important that the enthusiasm of Loudoun’s educators, supervisors and business leaders for the project not outpace that of the voters. With referenda results in recent years displaying a trend of greater weariness with the annual requests to support multi-million dollar school bond issues, approval of conventional school projects is no longer a sure thing. The addition of the academy to this year’s bond question adds to that uncertainty.
Will voters view the ATA as the next investment needed to ensure
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would like to add some information to Ms. Morton’s article from last week entitled “Rut Repairs: Supervisors, VDOT Report Progress on Rural Roads.” Thank you for covering an issue so relevant to the community. My office receives a variety of inquiries every day but none as consistently as concerns regarding rural roads. I want to provide additional details on the reduction in paving funding the county experienced this year. I was able to sit down with VDOT officials, county staff and my Loudoun colleagues in the General Assembly a little over a week ago to discuss a strategy moving forward to address resources for Loudoun County for unpaved roads and our maintenance budget. Overall, Loudoun saw a roughly $40 million
reduction in funds for paving unpaved roads—$19 million due to a decrease in actual revenue from the gas tax and another $21 million due to the qualifying threshold change from 200 car trips per day down to 50. One would think that lowering the threshold would increase the funding, but what actually happened was that the limited funding is now available to any unpaved road in the commonwealth with 50 car trips per day. While this reduction had serious implications for road improvement projects in VDOT’s Secondary Six-Year Plan, it did not affect general maintenance funding or funding for roads that are already paved. The reduction only affects roads, which were unpaved and slated to be paved as part of the Secondary Six-Year Plan. However, it should be noted that funding for the general maintenance budget still remains woefully inadequate for Loudoun County’s 330 miles of unpaved roads, the most of any county in Virginia.
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Next Week’s Question: What’s your view of plans for a $163 million school bond referendum?
“A committee with 34 members. Seriously. Who was it who said, ‘The decision making ef fectiveness of a committee can be thought of as being inversely propor tional to its size’?” — Jim Dunning, on SOL Reform Committee Includes Loudoun Assis tant Superintendent
“Each project should have the merits to st and on their own and not have to be lumped together to get the suppor t. I am ok with lumping new schools to meet the demand of current needs under one bond but with the animal shelter and f ire and rescue being under the same bond. Yes, they are both Public Safety issues but two tot ally dif ferent animals (no pun intended)—or apples and oranges.” —JMU87, on Three Ques tions Planned For Loudoun Voter s
f acilities including schools when they have refused to fully fund operations. I suggest that the f amilies vote against any new building until the BoS assures us that they will properly fund schools, safety, and —local-dad, on Three Ques tions Planned For Loudoun Voter s
Robert W. Lohr Jr. Purcellville Town Manager
“British patrol of f icers have no guns. Specially -trained teams rarely That beats Loudoun County’s record, doesn’t it? Brit ain’s population is about 200 times Loudoun’s.” —Cmckeonjr, Sherif f ’s Of f ice Firing Range Plan Carries Higher Cos ts
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Currently there are 23 hunting permit holders, including town staff, six town volunteers and six Purcellville Police Department officers, and 13 fishing permit holders, including Lohr. The permits are issued each year, and holders must show their hunting license and re-sign the regulations.
“Only people that work for or serve the town” are allowed on the property, Lohr said, noting the land is not open to State Police or the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. “They do a good job managing the wildlife,” Lohr said, noting hunting is permitted from September through late March. n
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Dear Editor: Having participated in both the Leesburg and Purcellville parades on Friday with VFW Post 1177 of Loudoun County, and enjoyed an awesome fireworks display in Leesburg that evening, I’d like to thank the swarms of public servants on the town and county staffs that made that possible. These folks worked tirelessly on a day we all take as a holiday. Consider, for example, Jeremy Payne’s day on Friday—he’s the special events coordinator for the Town of Leesburg’s Parks & Rec department. His top-notch efforts started before sun-
Dear Editor: Just want to thank the man in the sporty red convertible car exiting from Shoemaker School Road onto the north bound lane of Silcott Springs Road about 10 a.m. June 30. No thanks for trying, but thanks for not passing on the double yellow line—which is illegal not to mention the traffic coming towards us. The traffic in front of my vehicle contained about three cars, a van and a truck with horse trailer in the lead. That certainly must have been visible to the driver on his several attempts to pass. Riding my or any one else’s rear-end is also not a wise thing to do, especially if I had to suddenly stop because of traffic or a deer crossing the road in front of me. Mind you, if you want to cross double yellow lines, feel free to do so. However, putting my life or that of others in jeopardy is not smart and could be extremely costly to you or your estate. With cooperation from the law enforcement and VDOT, you might be able to convince them to close the road off, put some junk cars and trucks on both sides, and let you travel at a high rate of speed so that you can see how well you can maneuver that sports car. You might fare well, but remember the big trees. Alternatively, you can just follow the law and respect other drivers and their rights to the road. Robert Lorenz, Purcellville
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accidents, including drownings, that occurred on the property. Loudoun Water shouldn’t be viewed as the “bad guy” for wanting to close access for a period of time and develop a new plan to upgrade the reservoir and keep it a safe and secure source of drinking water, Lohr said. He also said it is not the responsibility of the town’s water system customers to provide recreational opportunities for others. “What do you do when something happens,” he asked. “You’d have damage to our water system, contamination, and we’d have to buy water from others until the situation could be righted. You want me to have to tell people their water rates are going to go up, meantime?” Lohr said he had also suggested the group consider other town properties, including the Aberdeen property near the town’s water treatment plan, which is more than 200 acres. But Harrington said, although a nice property, “90 percent of it is pure field, with no tree lines, and offers little in terms of recreational value.” Whether the town would allow public access to the land was raised as an issue during the campaigns leading up to the May election, which saw Vice Mayor Keith Melton handily defeated by political newcomer Kwasi Fraser in the mayoral race. “Our impression was Mr. Fraser may be more open [to public access on the land] than Mr. Melton,” Harrison said this week. Lohr said he had talked with Harrington, who “made it clear the group fully understands my position and that of the [current] council, and they would abide by it.” While that may be the case, Harrington and his group still hope to find a different position once the new council settles in. n
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While the Commonwealth Transportation Board’s High Volume Unpaved Road Program Policy enacted this year is acknowledged and appreciated, the program only allows localities to submit applications to compete for supplemental funding up to $300,000 annually to apply hard surfaces on high-volume unpaved roads. It is imperative that the quality of Loudoun’s roads both paved and unpaved be increased. To that end, I have asked VDOT for a comparison of maintenence budgets among various districts. Supervisor Clarke and I have consistently encouraged VDOT to allocate greater maintenance resources for Loudoun and will continue to do so moving forward. I commend VDOT for their responsiveness and flexibility in responding to the recent reduction of funding for Loudoun County and look forward to their future commitment toward our rural roads. Thank you again for keeping the public informed on this issue. One last note, if anyone in the Catoctin District has concerns regarding the maintenance of a gravel road, please email my office at geary.higgins@loudoun.gov. Geary Higgins Supervisor, Catoctin District
rise to get ready for the Leesburg parade, then shifted gears to pull off a flawless fireworks celebration that was attend by thousands, and viewed by tens of thousands. Considering how hard Parks and Recreation Director Rich Williams, Deputy Kate Trask and their staff worked to make this week’s events a success, supported tirelessly by the Police Department, Streets Division, and others, I think we need to thank those folks who work behind the scenes to make this a great place to live. Dennis B. Boykin IV, Leesburg
Just one accident—say diesel fuel accidentally spilled into the watershed—could have a severe effect on the town’s water supply, Lohr said. Allowing recreational use on reservoirs was once a common practice throughout the country, Purcellville Director of Public Works Alex Vanegas said, but that changed following 9/11 when the Bioterrorism Act of 2002 recommended that water supplies be closed to the public. While the watershed and reservoir comprise 1,272 acres, Lohr said the reservoir itself is only a small piece, “like a finger, of between five and eight acres in a land mass that includes springs and three impoundments.” The town property is surrounded by private property including farms and a vineyard. The town has access to the reservoir watershed through easements granted by the property owners: there is no public road access. There are two entrance points where the gates are locked. The property’s boundary is posted with “no trespassing” signs. But Harrington said large water systems across the county use trail users as security agents. “The federal government has endorsed allowing recreational use of these type of activities,” he said. “We act as security, we are a part of the security endorsement,” he said. “We’re all working together to allow recreational facilities.” The town takes a different view. During its June 10 meeting, the council unanimously adopted a resolution stating there would be no trails established—either for horses, cyclists or walkers—on the property and no public access granted. But the matter is unlikely to rest there, as Harrington made it plain his group plans to present a new proposal from a number of asso-
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from the Board of Supervisors to allow mountain biking on county park property and worked with the Loudoun County Parks, Recreation and Community Services and equestrian and other groups to open a multiuse trail near the county landfill in May. Now the group has its sights set on Purcellville’s reservoir property. Rob Harrington, Atlarge MTB LoCo board member, said the land is perfectly suited for outdoor multiuse trail recreation and could serve as a revenue source for the town while providing area residents more green space for outdoor activities. Additionally, the watershed could be used by area schools for educational purposes, he said. The town has placed the property under easement with the Virginia Outdoors Foundation to permanently protect the reservoir from encroaching development, but that easement doesn’t prohibit recreational uses such as trails. But the easement is not as much of a concern to Town Manager Robert W. Lohr Jr.; security is, because it is the town’s drinking water source.
ciated organizations, including the equestrian U.S. Trail Ride, trail runners and hikers, and the Potomac Heritage Trail Association, of which he is a board member, to the incoming council, which will hold its first meeting July 22 with a new mayor and three new members. “This is much larger than MTB LoCo,” which he founded five years ago, Harrington said, noting a larger group, Loudoun County Trails Alliance, stemmed from a business plan developed by the Rural Economic Development Council and approved by the Board of Supervisors. “This has a lot more support than a couple of mountain bikers looking for trails. I want these opportunities for my kids and for all county children,” Harrington said. And from the town’s point of view, Lohr said, it’s not that the town wouldn’t consider some kind of restricted public access in the future, but he is concerned that even opening the land to the most well-intentioned organizations could have significant unintended consequences. Public use of Beaverdam Reservoir in Ashburn was unregulated under years of City of Fairfax ownership, Lohr noted, citing various
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Muldrow noted progress on two key areas cited as concerns in 2004: the future of Fireman’s Field and a need for festivals and events to bring people to Purcellville. The town acquired Fireman’s Field in 2008 and instituted several increasingly successful annual culinary and arts festivals, beginning with the Loudoun Grown Expo in 2011, the Purcellville Food & Wine Festival in 2012 and this year’s inaugural Music and Arts Festival. In comparing the retail market of 2006 with 2014, Muldrow said the town’s primary trade area (PTA) lies mostly in the Purcellville and Round Hill ZIP codes, an area stretching from Loudoun Heights on the county’s northern border to the Philomont area to the south of town. The 2006 report found 46 percent of shoppers came from the Purcellville ZIP code. By 2014, 30 percent came from Purcellville and only one in five were town residents the town itself. In 2006, “you had virtually no visitors,” Muldrow said. He noted the wine industry, which has given Purcellville a huge boost, was then in its infancy. That situation has changed dramatically. In 2006, 4.7 percent of shoppers identified themselves as visitors, but that figure is 20.8 percent today. “You imported some dollars,” Muldrow said, noting the impact of tourism promotion efforts. The population in the town’s trade area grew by more than 35 percent between 2004 and 2013 and boasts a median income of $114,000. The study found that the retail market, measured in sales volume, within the town’s PTA also grew dramatically—from $143 million in 2006 to $254.3 million, a 77 percent sales increase over the past eight years. “That’s huge,” Muldrow said. But Muldrow said the town continues to experience a “retail opportunity gap,” with area residents purchasing goods and services in other areas. By comparison, Loudoun County as a whole experiences an inflow of shopping dollars, he said. In certain retail categories, such as clothing, the town would unlikely develop businesses that can fill the demand. “Leesburg is sucking the wind out of those sales,” Muldrow warned. Purcellville’s food and beverage stores do the best in capturing shoppers, reporting sales of $146 million, including an inflow of $95.2 million from outside the primary trade area. Even as the town’s businesses in the Foodservice and Drinking Places category have increased and flourished—generating sales of $26.56 million—the study finds there is more to be gained, with some $19,97 million being spent elsewhere. In conclusion, Muldrow cited several factors that should spell future success for the town’s retailers. The population will continue to increase and is relatively young—median age 35.5 years—family oriented and affluent. Tourism and regional customers also have increased as Purcellville has built a reputation as a grocery and dining destination. Dining sales having quadrupled since 2006, but that remains a market segment that can accommodate more players. “There is room for more, particularly casual dining,” the report concluded. Muldrow noted the demographics provide fertile ground for the launch of the small entrepreneur. “You want top-of-the-line niche stores, specialty retailers, outdoor recreation and coffee shops—two things people love,” he told the council. He also encouraged town leaders to continue to consider the establishment of a 40-room downtown hotel. “I’m seeing that could be very successful,” Muldrow said. The opening of Metro’s Silver Line also could change the picture. “As soon as you cut the commute time, more [people] will come. Watch what happens to Leesburg—that’s your bellwether” Muldrow said. To see the full report, go to the town’s website www.purcellvilleva.gov. n
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