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A historic building stands along the road to Sleeter Lake Park, which is on land supervisors hope to buy for $1.2 million, connecting that park to Franklin Park.

Supervisors to Buy 106 Acres for Western Loudoun Super-Park BY RENSS GREENE County supervisors have agreed to buy 106 acres between Round Hill’s Sleeter Lake Park and the county’s Franklin Park, creating 320 continuous acres of parkland stretching almost from Round Hill to Purcellville. “Everybody’s looking for more parks, trails and recreation,” said Supervisor Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge). “We recently opened Sleeter Lake to the public, and everyone knows Franklin Park’s not far away. Well, there’s a 105.96-acre lot right between those two.” If all goes well in the due diligence period, closing is expected on or before

Dec. 15 for $1.2 million. The county is buying the property from Round Hill Investors, LLC, and the property has recently been brought up by residents at a Round Hill Town Council meeting who had spotted surveyors on the undeveloped property. “This would end up being probably a passive-use park, just having trails though there, a place you can sit, enjoy the nature, possibly equestrian trails, those sort of things,” Buffington said. “And it stopped houses from possibly being built on there, and it connects two western Loudoun parks into one really big western Loudoun park.” Buffington said he found out about the

land while driving to visit Sleeter Lake Park, which opened in October 2018 after 28 years of planning. He said after reaching out to a few Round Hill officials and Loudoun County staff members, he received mostly positive feedback. “It’d be hard to find that much for that price out here in western Loudoun, and that’s right in between the two towns of Round Hill and Purcellville, so I think it’s as great spot,” Buffington said, pointing out that would also prevent any future houses on the property, which is currently zoned for up to three units per acre. But Round Hill Mayor Scott Ramsay

A Loudoun County Public Schools English teacher has been placed on leave following an investigation conducted by a private school in Washington, DC that linked him to credible assertions of sexual misconduct with students there in the 1970s and 1980s. Eugene Legg has taught in Loudoun County since 1995, and since 2016 has been assigned to Rock Ridge High School. He taught at Loudoun County High School from 1995 to 2005 and at Legg Briarwoods High School from 2005 to 2016. Legg is a popular teacher at Rock Ridge. He was nominated for the Loudoun County Outstanding Teacher Award three years ago and was selected to deliver the keynote address during the school’s graduation ceremony in June. He is also one of four teachers identified in an investigative report by members of the Crowell & Moring law firm, which was contracted by the Maret School to investigate claims made by former students there. Legg taught at the school from 1974-1989, served as the chair of the Humanities Department and, during his later years, as the head of the Upper School, in addition to coaching and various other faculty duties. The report included information from four former students who said Legg pursued sexual relationships with them while in school and/or following their graduation. Legg was fired from the Maret School in 1989, following a mid-year leave of absence for treatment of alcohol abuse.

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BY RENSS GREENE The Town of Purcellville and some of the people involved in the months of scandal and investigations that plagued the town hall and police department in 2017 and 2018 have been hit with yet another lawsuit, as Purcellville police department Cpl. Kristopher Fraley has filed a $9.1 million civil claim. Fraley is the second law enforcement professional to sue the town, followed by Police Chief Cynthia McAlister, who was briefly out a job after a shakeup in Town Hall and an internal investigation that has since been itself investigated. McAlister has sued for $16 million. After longtime Purcellville Town Manager Rob Lohr announced he would resign—among arguments that the Town Council was pushing him out—the Town council appointed Alex Vanegas, then the Public Works director, to an interim post over then-Assistant Town Manager Danny Davis, in May 2017. Davis has since gone on to work as the Town of Middleburg’s town administrator. Vanegas hired a human resources consultant, Georgia Nuckolls, to lead an investigation into McAlister,

which led to a confidential report and a unanimous vote of no confidence in McAlister by the Purcellville Town Council and her firing in November 2017. Only a few weeks later, Vanegas himself was placed on administrative leave as the town investigated that investigation, finding Nuckolls “had a relationship with an employee involved with the investigation” and more than a dozen previous criminal convictions, including felony convictions, such as for credit card fraud. An external audit found serious flaws in Nuckolls’s and Vanegas’s investigation and McAlister was reinstated. McAlister’s lawsuit includes as evidence an email from Nuckolls to Vanegas saying Vanegas was in a relationship with her, defrauded the town and hired Nuckolls because they were dating, did “inappropriate things in your office” and that she built an “iron clad” case against McAlister that Vanegas did not have before. The new lawsuit also includes an email from Nuckolls to the Town Council six days later denying a relationship between the two. The new lawsuit tells a story of a young, low-ranking police officer caught up in a conspiracy among Vanegas, Nuckolls, Town Council members

and police officers to unseat McAlister. It seeks judgment against the town government, Vanegas, Nuckolls, former acting chief Joseph Schroeck, former Purcellville police officer Clark McDaniel, and polygraph contractor Daryll DeBow. It alleges Fraley, who supported McAlister’s reform efforts within the department, attempted to report attempts by his superior, Sgt. Clark McDaniel, to spread a rumor that McAlister was in an extramarital affair with another town employee. According to the lawsuit, Fraley, unaware that Vanegas and Nuckolls were part of the same conspiracy, arranged a meeting with them to report McDaniel’s actions. Immediately thereafter, Vanegas, Nuckolls and Acting Chief Joe Schroek opened an internal affairs investigation into Fraley. Emails from Nuckolls to Schroeck encouraged him to “pull these documents together discretely as we don’t want to raise any suspicions or peak [sic] anyone’s curiosity.” According to the lawsuit, six days later—and two days after his grandmother died—Fraley was called into a meeting with Nuckolls and Vanegas,

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Norma Martin: The Spirit of Giving Back Lives On BY MARGARET MORTON For Norma Martin, the most important thing in life is the willingness to help others in need. That’s a mantra she has fulfilled for most of her 50 years living in Loudoun. As she prepares to celebrate her 100th birthday this week, Martin looks backs on an adventurous and action-packed life, of which her public philanthropy in Loudoun on behalf of dozens of charitable organizations has been the core. Martin’s years helping others will be celebrated by her friends on Saturday at a special birthday lunch. The former Norma Stillwell was born in Panama, where her father was The Locks Division superintendent in the U.S. Canal Zone. Renss Greene/Loudoun Now She met her future husband in PanaNorma Martin celebrates her 100th birthday this week. ma. Lt. Lee McNeer Martin, a member of the U.S. Army Reserve, was called teering as a “Pink Lady”; her work on up in 1941, and his unit deployed to hit a responsive chord in Martin. The meeting marked the beginning the former Carver School in PurcellPanama. They married on April 18, of an abiding relationship between ville; the Loudoun Chapter of the Red 1942 in Pedro Miguel. After the war, the couple was sta- two remarkable women, who between Cross; and her time on the Loudoun tioned in Japan from 1948-1950, be- them spearheaded many of Loudoun’s Library Foundation and Animal Care & Control boards of directors. fore returning to the U.S. and even- philanthropic efforts. “We hit it off … we were best tually moving to the Leesburg area in 1971. Lee Martin died in 1981. The friends,” Martin said. For them both, Nancy’s Cookies couple had three sons and a daughter, “give back” was their motto. Martin has a special fondness for There are few major community Normalee, who lives with her mother the time that she baked cookies at St. projects in Loudoun with which Marin Leesburg. James Episcopal Church in Leesburg tin has not helped. In a recent interwith Brownell and others, and then view, she ticked off 13 organizations sold them to the public from a small A Loudoun Volunteer and nonprofits with which she has nook under the back stairs of LeesThe start of Norma Martin’s phil- been involved—most importantly her burg’s Market Station retail complex. anthropic work in Loudoun began in work with Nancy’s Cookies to raise The focus of the group was to raise 1972, when, as a hospital volunteer, she funds for the county’s first Alzheimer’s funds to build an adult day center to met the late Zora ‘Mac’ Brownell—a respite center. [See sidebar] human dynamo whose cheerful and She also singled out her time at positive attitude toward helping others Loudoun Memorial Hospital, volunMARTIN >> 27

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Supervisors Launch Housing Needs Plan BY RENSS GREENE When county supervisors adopted the 2019 Comprehensive Plan in June, they also laid out some next steps to deal with the open questions still left by that work—in particular, Loudoun’s housing problems. The Unmet Housing Needs Strategic Plan, according to supervisors’ vote over the summer, will be a review of all of Loudoun’s housing policies and regulations, including at least discussions of down-payment assistance programs, utilization of housing trust funds and home purchase programs. The board, according to that vote, should not approve any developer applications for higher-density residential development in the urban policy area around Loudoun’s future Metro stops. The goal is to make sure Loudoun— notorious for its high housing costs and miles of townhouses—has a variety of housing types, sizes, and prices. The new comprehensive plan calls on county leaders to focus on the needs of households making less than the Area Median Income, currently $121,300 for a family of four. After consultation among the

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heads of county offices ranging from family services to economic development to the Commissioner of the Revenue, the plan will focus on three strategies: preserving any affordable housing already on the market, encouraging more development of affordable housing, and making sure people have access to housing they can afford. That will start with gathering input from the businesses, lenders, developers, nonprofits, town governments, realtors, and the general public. Although nothing is yet scheduled, that will include a kick-off open house, a variety of surveys, focus groups, and a page on the county website.

County staff members will then compile the existing and new data and input they have, evaluate the existing plans, and put a draft Unmet Housing Needs Strategic Plan out for public review. That is expected to result in a plan that documents existing and future housing needs and lays out existing and possible strategies and programs, and short- and long-term priorities. It will also include annual production targets and funding priorities. The plan is expected to take 12-14 months to finish, and will be overseen as it continues by the Board of Supervisors’ Finance/Government Operations and Economic Development Committee. Before the plan is adopted, the Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on the plan. Supervisors approved of that process 8-0-1, with Supervisor Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run) off the dais. “This is a tough task, and I want to make sure that we don’t get tunnel vision on just the affordable housing side of it,” said Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles). rgreene@loudounnow.com

Supervisors Punt on ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law Support BY RENSS GREENE Loudoun supervisors have voted to put off taking a position on a proposed state law that would allow law enforcement to temporarily confiscate firearms from people deemed an immediate threat to themselves or others. County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) last week asked supervisors to support a proposal that would allow law enforcement to apply to a judge for an Emergency Severe Threat Order of Protection, based on a bill proposed by Virginia Beach Del. Jason Miyares (R-82). So called red-flag laws would allow law enforcement to remove firearms from a person if the court finds there is “probable cause to believe that a person is experiencing a behavioral health issue and poses a significant danger of imminently causing death or serious physical injury to himself or others and is likely to suffer death or serious physical injury or cause death or serious physical injury to another person unless immediate action is taken.” In that case, the person would be required to give their firearms to a custodian of their choice for up to 14 days. The act as written instructs judges to consider factors like evidence of recent credible threats of violence, a pattern of violent behavior, known dangerous mental health issues, previous emergency severe threat protection orders and convictions for violent crimes. However, that proposal is not the only one under consideration at the state General Assembly, and according to county staff members, the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office and Department of Mental Health, Substance Abuse,

County Awarded $750,000 Grant Against Domestic Violence Loudoun County has received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to strengthen the county’s current coordinated community response to domestic violence. Loudoun County applied for the grant in collaboration with the Leesburg Police Department and Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter. The funding, which begins Oct. 1 and will be spread over three years, will be used in a number of ways, including: • Advanced training for law enforcement, prosecutors, judges and related professionals; • Hiring two specialized domestic violence detectives for the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office and the Leesburg Police Department; • Developing a data tool with standardized metrics for better tracking of domestic violence data; • Expanding multilingual resources; • A strategic plan for the Loudoun County Domestic Violence Steering Committee; • Legal advocacy services for domestic violence victims with immigration concerns; • Updating inter-agency protocols; • Evaluating the impact of new program elements; and • Enhanced Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) case review. LAP is an innovative tool that gives first responders a way to assess risk and intervene before there is a fatal domestic assault.

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Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) pushed supervisors to take a stand on "red flag" gun laws.

and Developmental Services have open questions about the processes laid out in the bill. Randall told a story of one of her uncles after a breakup. “I guess that that moment that she broke up [with him] he felt hopeless,” Randall said. “He walked into my grandparents’ house while dinner was being served, picked up his legal gun, and left his brains on the back wall,” Randall said. Some Republicans indicated they’re open to the conversation, but said they need more information before voting. “I would always point out that especially this year, with it being an election year, and we have members of the General Assembly up for an election, anyone who wants them to do something has an

opportunity to go directly to them and ask them to do that,” said Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles). He pointed out 17 other states have passed similar red flag bills, and asked for more information about those. Supervisors voted along party lines, 6-3, to defer taking a position on red flag laws in Virginia, with Republicans opposed. A number of Loudouners had come to the meeting to voice their opinions— mostly in favor of a red flag law, but some opposed. Matthew O’Donnell recalled his own history of alcoholism. “I’ve been sober for over 30 years, and RED FLAG >> 5

“This is great news for the residents of Loudoun County,” stated Assistant County Administrator Valmarie Turner. “As the county has grown, so has the need for services in this area. In the past five years, the county has seen an increase in domestic violence assaults. The funding will be used to help enhance our efforts to prevent and respond to domestic and sexual violence.” Loudoun County’s coordinated community response to domestic violence is a collaborative effort, which includes the Loudoun Domestic Abuse Response Team, or D.A.R.T. It is comprised of frontline workers and managers from several agencies, advised by the multi-agency Loudoun Domestic Violence Steering Committee. More information about the county’s efforts to prevent domestic violence may be found at loudoun.gov/DART. BRIEFS >> 5

[ BRIEFS ] County’s Fatherhood Skills Initiative to Begin Next Monday A free 12-week program sponsored by the Loudoun County Department of Family Services will help fathers develop skills they can use to be more involved in their children’s lives. Area fathers are invited to register for the National Fatherhood Initiative’s 24/7 Dad® program to strengthen their relationships with their children. The workshop will take place weekly on Mondays, beginning Oct. 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. at 45201 Research Place, Suite 110 in Ashburn. “We want fathers in Loudoun County to know that we support them and we are delighted to again provide this free 12-week program,” stated Glenda Blake, director of the Loudoun County Department of Family Services. “We believe that a dad’s presence in the life of a child is an important part of that child’s development and happiness.” Developed by fathering and parenting experts, the 24/7 Dad program focuses on key fathering characteristics, providing fathers with support, guidance and an opportunity to discover their own parenting strengths. To register, sign up at https://bit.ly/ loudounfathers, email luther.miller@ loudoun.gov, or call 703-737-8786.

Rt. 28 Landowners Advisory Board Seeks Members Loudoun County is seeking nominations for the Route 28 Landowners Advisory Board. Members of the board are landowners within the tax district from Loudoun and Fairfax Counties. Letters were mailed Sept. 23, to all eligible property owners to make nominations. Nominations are due to Route 28 Landowners Advisory Board Chairman Ted Lewis by Oct. 10. Thereafter, ballots will be mailed to property owners in the tax district on Nov. 1, and to vote, must be postmarked by Nov. 22 and returned to Lewis. Election results will be posted online at loudoun.gov/Route28AdvisoryBoard on Jan. 13. To be eligible to serve on the board, a person must own land zoned for commercial or industrial use within

Red flag << FROM 4 I remember that 16-year-old boy, and I guarantee nobody in this room wanted that 16-year-old boy to have that gun,” O’Donnell said. “…If, God forbid, I ever lose my mind and start drinking again, sober me votes right now for drunk me to never have a gun.” Gail Paen said it’s a proposal that will save the lives of police, emergency medical personnel and family members. Others pointed to the familiar statistics around gun violence, such as that by many estimates around 100 people a day are killed by a gun in the U.S. Some Loudouners were wary of the state proposal.

the district; or in the case of a corporation owning such land, be a designated officer or employee; or in the case of a partnership owning such land, be a designated partner. In 1987, the Boards of Supervisors of Loudoun and Fairfax Counties created the Route 28 Highway Transportation Improvement District to fund improvements to Route 28, including widening and construction of ten grade-separated interchanges. The district is governed by a commission comprised of four members from the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, four members from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, and the Virginia Secretary of Transportation. The commission is advised by a Landowners Advisory Board comprised of twelve taxpayer representatives. Six of the Advisory Board members, three from each county, are elected by the taxpaying landowners to serve four-year terms.

Business Hazardous Waste Collection on Friday Loudoun County will host a hazardous waste collection event for businesses Friday, Oct. 4. Pre-registration is required to participate, and must be received no later than close of business Monday, Sept. 30. The Loudoun County Business Hazardous Waste Program is designed for businesses and organizations located in Loudoun County that generate small quantities of hazardous waste. The program includes two collection events, one in the fall and spring, where eligible hazardous waste generators may deliver toxic, flammable, or reactive waste for proper disposal. Hazardous waste disposal through this program typically results in reduced costs for businesses as compared to establishing collection service directly with a hazardous waste management company. Participating businesses and organizations pay only for disposal of the material. Loudoun County pays all other costs such as mobilization, transportation and other fees. Go to loudoun.gov/bhwp for registration forms and event information, or call 703-771-5514.

“We don’t want millions of law-abiding gun owners to lose their rights because of public fear over guns,” said Elizabeth Comerford. “… Please tread carefully in making these laws.” The state General Assembly held a special session in July to address gun violence after another mass shooting, this time at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center, killed 12 people. The session adjourned in 90 minutes, after Republican lawmakers blocked any votes on any proposals. The special session will resume Nov. 18, just after this year’s local and state elections, and red flag law proposals are still under consideration at the House of Delegates Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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Supervisors Approve Affordable Homes, Data Centers near Leesburg

BY RENSS GREENE County supervisors have approved an application rezoning commercial land near Leesburg to make way for 234 affordable homes and 1.4 million square feet of data center space. The Tuscarora Crossing development will add more homes to the county’s Affordable Dwelling Unit program, which offers price-controlled apartments and houses for sale and rent. The approval modifies a rezoning approved in 2015 for about 250 acres making room for up to 496 residential units, including 56 affordable dwelling units, and almost a million feet of commercial and industrial development. It also modifies the developer’s proffer agreement on building a missing link of Crosstrail Boulevard through the property. The owner, DMM Tuscarora, must build Crosstrail before the county will issue the 289th permit for a residential unit; if the county or another organization builds the road, the owner must reimburse that entity for up to $30 million. The application came to supervisors with a recommendation of denial from the Planning Commission, voting on a previous version of the proffer agreement, and during a Sept. 11 public hearing speakers told the board they were concerned about traffic and the loss of green space. “The basic differences between this and the original applications are that we’re going to get, instead of a commercial area, we’re going to have workforce housing, something that we’ve all wanted,” said district Supervisor Geary

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M. Higgins (R-Catoctin). “We’re going to get some additional design standards put onto the data centers that would not have been there before, and we are going to get this road finished a whole lot faster than we would have otherwise.” Supervisor Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run) gave County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) credit for pushing for that affordable housing. HISTORIC LEESBURG, VA

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Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg) voted against the application, citing continuing concerns that people buying property nearby had been told erroneously that the green spaces on the property could not be developed. “I continue to lament the fact that so often we hear from residents who have bought into a community that they were told that the land next to them could never be developed,” Umstattd

said. As she was going door-to-door, she said, “many people said they had been told this would be a nature preserve and could not be touched, and that’s something I just wish we would stop hearing and that people would stop doing that.” Supervisors voted to approve the application 8-1, Umstattd opposed, on Sept. 19. rgreene@loudounnow.com

BY RENSS GREENE Loudoun County supervisors have agreed to move ahead with Supervisor Koran T. Saines (D-Sterling)’s proposal to develop a county LED streetlighting program. County staff members and supervisors will now work toward a plan for setting up more county streetlighting, inside special service districts and paid for with an additional tax inside the district. That work will include establishing criteria for what areas will be eligible for streetlighting, set up a process for creating a streetlight service district, establishing technical standards for those lights, and surveying the areas that today have insufficient street lighting. County staff members also reached out to the Virginia Department of Transportation to ask the state about putting lights on state-owned roads, but were told the state does not typically consider streetlights as part of a project. “Current guidance encourages minimizing installation of street lights on all roads,” VDOT staff wrote, according to a county report. “Basically, the need to perform lighting warrants for any construction project is determined by VDOT management to assist them establish and document the need for lighting and selecting locations. Even meeting these warrants does not obligate the department to provide lighting or participate in its cost.”

The project may restart the county’s sporadic work building street lights, most of which in Loudoun are owned by the state or homeowners’ associations. In 1955, the county launched a program to share the costs of new streetlights with unincorporated, rural communities, subsidizing two-thirds of the costs. By 1977, 110 streetlights had been set up in rural areas, and the county set new, more restrictive rules, including that the county would participate only if funding was available. In 1982, the county expanded its program beyond the rural area, through which neighborhoods would reimburse the county for streetlights and then the government would reimburse the utility. Then in 1993, the county began using funding from the new local gas tax to install streetlights; that program was suspended in 2002. Since then, the county has paid or helped pay to install streetlights sporadically; in fiscal year 2018, the county counted 154 streetlights owned by the Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative, 565 owned by Dominion, and 909 owned by the county, mostly at county public facilities. Supervisors approved the work plan without discussion, 8-0-1 with Supervisor Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) off the dias, at their meeting Sept. 19. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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Music Fest Scores a Hit Singer/Songwriter Emma Rowley performs at the Delirium Café on Saturday evening as part of the Crossroads Music Festival. The first-of-its-kind event in downtown Leesburg featured local performers on stages at seven venues simultaneously from 4 to 8 p.m. It was organized by BENEFIT, a group of musicians and community leaders, as a fundraiser to support children’s charities in the county.

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Leesburg Playground Wins State Award BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ Improvements to the town’s Greenway Park playground have netted Leesburg’s Parks & Recreation Department another award. The department was the recipient of the “Best New Renovation/Addition” award during the 64th Annual Conference of the Virginia Recreation and Park Society, held in Tysons Corner. The award recognized the summer 2018 renovations to the Greenway Park playground, which was unveiled last August. Designed by Playground Specialists, Inc., the playground features two play areas, one for ages 2 to 4 and the other for ages 5 to 12. New components to the playground include climbers, climbing walls and nets from Playground Specialists’ Adventure Series; a swivel seat; ground-level musical and play panels; and an imagination play area. The most unique addition is the cargo net climber, the first of its kind in Leesburg and a favorite among the children. The playground was originally built in 1997. Over 500 delegates from around the state gathered for the annual conference. Highlighting each year’s conference is a formal presentation of awards,

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The Greenway Park playground in Leesburg.

which honors individuals, departments, and organizations throughout Virginia who have demonstrated excellence in any of several areas during the previous year. One hundred and fifteen applications were considered for awards in 14 different categories. Greenway Park is one of 17 parks in

the Town of Leesburg’s 368-plus-acre park system and features a four-acre park that, in addition to the playground, also includes a basketball court, picnic tables, benches, and a nature trail. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

Pennington Garage Opens in Leesburg The new Pennington Parking Garage near the Loudoun County Courts Complex in Leesburg opened for service on Monday, after a delay required to upgrade the security system. At the same time, the adjacent Pennington parking lot off Church Street NE closed temporarily for renovations. The new, four-story garage opens 717 new parking spaces in Leesburg, although the fourth level remains closed to the public. The garage is accessible through the parking lot, but according to the county government, pedestrians are meant to take the sec-

ond-floor exit to North Street NE. The parking improvements are part of an expansion of the Loudoun County courts complex, which includes the construction of a new 92,000-squarefoot courthouse, renovating the existing courthouse and historic Valley Bank building and better pedestrian access to the courts buildings. To sign up for email and text updates about courthouse construction and for additional information about the project, go to loudoun.gov/courtsexpansion.

As part of almost $24 million in federal funding to support improvement projects at Virginia airports, Leesburg Executive Airport will be able to begin preliminary design on an important project. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced last week that the town’s municipal airport was awarded $205,000 in federal dollars. According to Airport Manager Scott Coffman, the grant will help fund the initial site engineering and design work for the airport’s North End Hangar project. The grant will develop construction plans to prepare the site and build an aircraft apron. The North Hangar project will construct additional T-hangars, corporate hangars, and aprons. The project, Coffman said, was developed to help meet existing hangar demand and to replace several older hangar buildings that must be removed. The older hangar buildings will be removed to accommodate a relocation of the airport’s main taxiway, which he said is necessary to meet FAA airport design standards. “This grant is the initial step of the project which anticipates funding sources from the FAA, the Virginia Department of Aviation, and local funding. The FAA Airport Improvement Program will help fund the site and apron work, but will not pay to construct hangars which generate revenues. Revenue received from hangar rentals will fund the local share of construction costs,” Coffman said. Leesburg Executive Airport was one of 11 airports in the state to receive federal funding, including Loudoun’s other major airport, Washington Dulles International, which received over $850,000 to support Voluntary Airport Low emissions infrastructure. The funding was awarded through the Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program, which supports infrastructure improvement projects at airports across the nation.

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[ BRIEFS ] Workshop” on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at the Ida Lee Park Recreation Center. The workshop will consist of two sessions, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Members of the public are invited to drop in at any time during either session. Participants do not need to attend the entire session. There will be interactive stations on various topics, such as transportation, housing, community facilities, and the environment. Participants may engage in as few or as many of these topics as they wish. For more informa-

tion about the workshop, go to legacy. leesburgva.gov. The Leesburg Town Plan is a policy document that guides the future development of the town. The current plan was adopted in June 2012. The town has hired a team of consultants led by Stantec Architecture to produce a complete rewrite of the Town Plan. The project is expected to be completed in summer 2020. For more information about the Town Plan update, contact project managers Scott Parker (sparker@leesburgva.gov or 703-7712771) and Richard Klusek (rklusek@ leesburgva.gov or 703-771-2758).

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During a community forum last week, school leaders formally introduced Stephen Robinson as the school’s new principal and also shared the story of his hiring. After the departure of Principal Rochelle Proctor at the end of the previous school year in June, school leaders conducted a nationwide search for her replacement. The search committee found unanimous agreement to hire Robinson, who served as vice principal of Washington, DC’s Imagine Hope Community Charter School since 2015. It turns out the selection was the easy part. The next step was getting Robinson the required certification to serve as an administrator in Virginia—a task that typically takes three months to complete. Robinson had about four weeks. “We were in an unbelievable pinch to get Stephen approved,” said Middleburg Mayor Bridge Littleton, who serves on the school’s board of directors. While Loudoun County Public Schools staff worked to quickly file the required paperwork, Littleton reached out to Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-27) to get some help in Richmond. “Jill said, ‘I’ve got it. Don’t worry,’” Littleton told the attendees gathered in the school’s auditorium. By the time paperwork arrived, both the governor’s office and the Department of Education were on alert for it. Ten days later, Robinson had his certification in hand. The Middleburg Town Council adopted a resolution of appreciation for Vogel. “You shouldn’t get honors for doing your job,” Vogel said when presented with the resolution, adding that she understands the importance of having community schools. Robinson said he was ready to give up on the grind of DC traffic and return home to Cleveland when a member of the search firm contacted him to gauge

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his interest in the Middleburg position. The interview went well, and he soon found himself adjusting to a shorter commute and to small-town life. “The school is awesome. The scholars, fantastic. The parents, I can’t thank the parents enough,” Robinson said. In addition to encouraging creative thinking through the DaVinci education model that is promoted at the school, Robinson said he wants to focus on helping students maintain high character and become leaders in their class, community and beyond. He also emphasized the importance of having students excited about learning. “At MCCS, our vision is to have your scholar, when they arrive here and when they leave here, they’re excited. It is a place where they truly love to be … and they can’t wait to return the next day,” he said. The school emphasizes project-based learning and a progressive, wholechild approach with a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics)-based curriculum taught to blended classrooms (grades K/1, 2/3, and 4/5). The school has room for 150 students. Seats at the public charter elementary school are open to any students in the county and the classes have space available for additional students this year. nstyer@loudounnow.com

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Loudoun County High School on Friday celebrated the life and contributions of Sonny Pearson by naming the stadium in his honor. Pearson graduated from County in 1965 after earning eight varsity letters and serving as captain of the baseball and football teams. After his military service, he returned to school and graduated from George Washington University before returning to teach in Loudoun County. He taught and coached for 34 years. He was the head football coach at both Loudoun County and Loudoun Valley, as well as the head baseball coach at Loudoun Valley. He also coached track, tennis and girls’ volleyball. He was a mentor to countless students, athletes and other coaches. He also served as dean and athletic director at Park View High School. He ended his career at Heritage High School. He died in March after a stroke.

Belmont Ridge PTO President Named to State African American Advisory Board Teri Helenese was among 16 statewide community leaders sworn in last week as members of Gov. Ralph Northam’s newly created African American Advisory Board. The new entity is charged with advising the governor on ways to strengthen

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A 62-year-old Waterford man was seriously injured after he was involved in a crash with a Loudoun County Public School bus west of Round Hill on Friday afternoon. According to the Sheriff ’s Office, the crash occurred shortly before 5 p.m. Sept. 20 when the school bus was stopped at its regular stop in the right-hand lane of eastbound Rt. 7 at Calumet Lane near Bluemont. A student, the only passenger on the bus, was walking to the front of the bus at the time of the crash. The student and bus driver were not injured. Investigators confirmed the stop sign and lights on the bus were activated when the driver of the eastbound 2007 Subaru Forrester rear-ended the bus. The driver was extricated from his vehicle and was airlifted from the scene to Inova Fairfax Hospital for treatment of injuries described as serious but non-life-threatening. The crash remains under investigation by the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office. Any witnesses who have not already talked with law enforcement are asked to contact Investigator D. Lake at 703-7378307.

Three Arrested for South Riding Thefts; Charged 65 Times Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office detectives have arrested three suspects in a series of larcenies from vehicles that took place in the early morning hours of Aug. 28 on Stadler Lane, Valiant Drive, and Barons Street in South Riding. On Sept. 17, Loudoun deputies, with the assistance of the Fairfax County Police Department, conducted a search warrant at the residence of one of the suspects in Fairfax County. Jonathan E. Crawford-Olebra, 20, of Centreville, was taken into custody on 26 charges resulting from the vehicle break-ins and burglaries. He was also charged in a subsequent theft from a vehicle in the area of Rolling Water Terrace in Ashburn on Sept. 7. Crawford-Olebra was charged with two counts of grand larceny, six counts of identity theft, six counts of credit card fraud, seven counts of credit card larceny, two counts of petit larceny, one count of possession of a Schedule I/ II narcotic, one count of breaking and entering, and one count of conspiracy to commit larceny. The two additional suspects—Domink

E. Melendez, 18, of Centreville, and Shaynne D. Tiongson Serrano, 19, of Centreville—were taken into custody by the Fairfax County Police Department on Sept. 21. Melendez faces 22 charges, to include: seven counts of credit card larceny, two counts of petit larceny, four counts of identity theft, four counts of credit card fraud, one count of grand larceny, one count of destruction of property, one count of breaking and entering, one count of vehicle tampering, and one count of possession of a Schedule I/II narcotic. Serrano faces 17 charges, to include: seven counts of credit card larceny, four counts of credit card fraud, four counts of identity theft, one count of grand larceny, and one count of petit larceny. All three suspect are being held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center.

State Police Target Unsafe Trucks Travelling on Rt. 15 During a special three-day regional inspection and enforcement detail last week, Virginia State Police inspectors took 60 commercial trucks off the road and placed 46 drivers out of service. The program included the targeting of traffic on Rt. 15 in Loudoun Credit: Virginia State Police County. The Trooper J.L. Wilson Jr. Motor Carrier conducts a roadside Safety troop- safety inspection on Rt. ers cited a 15 as part of a regional total of 1,036 enforcement effort last administrative week. violations and issued 18 summonses as a result of the operation. “This initiative was in response to numerous concerns and complaints received from Northern Virginia residents and motorists about commercial vehicle traffic,” stated Capt. Ron Maxey, Commander of the Virginia State Police Safety Division. “These initiatives also serve as reminders to commercial vehicle operators that we take our commitment to improving the passenger and commercial motor vehicle safety across the Commonwealth very seriously.”

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INMED to Launch Aquaponics Program at Paxton LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REOIRT Loudoun County will be one of the first U.S. locations for INMED Partnerships for Children’s international, an award-winning aquaponics program. INMED has partnered with the Paxton Trust to construct an educational aquaponics system with a greenhouse and learning center on the Paxton Campus in Leesburg. The initiative will serve children and youth in need—including those living in low-income environments, those with disabilities and conditions such as autism, and those experiencing mental health challenges—through vocational training in the burgeoning field of adaptive agriculture. INMED Aquaponics is a holistic program that involves hands-on technical training as well as business and financial planning for those interested in launching agro-enterprises. There also will be field visits for younger children to learn about ecology, nutrition, biology, agriculture and the environment. Aquaponics is a combination of fish farming and hydroponics in a closed symbiotic system—a technique used by the Aztecs. It produces crops and fish year-round at yields significantly higher than traditional farming with no chemicals or fertilizers, while dramatically conserving water, energy and land resources. Around the world, INMED has adapted aquaponics into

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Students in South Africa work with an INMED Aquaponics system.

an innovative, simplified package for individuals with disabilities and other populations vulnerable to destructive climate change events. INMED’s Education Center on the Paxton Campus plans to collaborate with other INMED Aquaponics programs worldwide, especially in South Africa. “As the mother of a child with autism, I can attest to the lack of meaningful skills development opportunities for this community,” said Jennifer Smith, INMED’s U.S. programs director and founder of the Paxton Campus.

“With INMED Aquaponics, teens on the autism spectrum, as well as other youth facing challenges, will have greater opportunities for economic independence through employment in the agriculture sector and related fields—and with training and support to launch their own businesses.” INMED has been leveraging aquaponics to improve the lives of people with disabilities for a decade. In South Africa, INMED Aquaponics has been AQUAPONICS >> 15

FACES OF LOUDOUN

Scott's Story

Mental Illness Just Means I Need Help Now and Then For as long as I can remember, I’ve struggled with mental illness. It got worse in my early 20s. All my friends used drugs and drank and, before long, I joined them. When I was under the influence, I made bad choices. My mental health deteriorated, I couldn’t keep a job, and I left those around me hurting. It felt like a downward spiral, and I didn’t know where to turn. No one in Loudoun should have to face mental health challenges alone.

The Next Chapter My family stepped in to get me help. They took me to a hospital with mental health services that helped me get sober and prescribed me medication to keep me on track. They also connected me to a local nonprofit that, for 19 years now, has been my support system. They manage my finances, make sure I’m paying my bills on time, connect me with job coaches, and get me rides when I have somewhere to go. With their support, I’ve turned my

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Loudoun resident Scott talks about his struggle with mental illness.

life around. I can take care of myself now. I moved from a group home into an apartment in Leesburg. I recently graduated from a psychosocial rehabilitation program and am now looking for a part-time job. What’s the milestone I’m most proud of? I just hit 33 years of sobriety. Everyone who helped me get here say they are proud of me. I’ve learned that mental illness isn’t a death sentence. With the help of local volunteers, nonprofits, and government-run programs, individuals like me can live a full life. We just need a little help sometimes. Won’t you lend a hand and help end the need in Loudoun? As part of the Community Foundation’s Faces of Loudoun campaign, Loudoun Now is publishing monthly articles highlighting men, women and children who have found a helping hand when they needed it most. Learn more or donate to help End the Need at FacesofLoudoun.org.

[ NONPROFIT NOTES ] Sowers Honored for 25-Year Volunteerism Loudoun Hunger Relief presented Anna Sowers with its Presidential Service Award during a recent luncheon gathering of the food pantry’s staff and volunteers. The Award was earned for 25 years of volunteer service. Sowers, a retired Loudoun County teacher, has served Loudoun Hunger Relief Sowers almost since it was founded. She also is a member of the Loudoun Retired Teachers group, which collects food and funds for the food pantry at each of its meetings. Sowers has provided almost 1,500 hours of service to the hungry in the community. For many years, Mrs. Sowers served on the Monday morning grocery packing shift at LHR. She has been unable to volunteer for the past several months, and her absence has been felt in the pantry. “Loudoun Hunger Relief is proud to have had Mrs. Sowers as a volunteer for a quarter century. Her service to her community is lifelong and encompasses her teaching career as well as her volunteer work. We are so pleased that her service has been recognized in this very special way,” Loudoun Hunger Relief Executive Director Jennifer Montgomery said.

Humane Society Plans Tails, Ales ‘n Wine Fundraiser The Humane Society of Loudoun County is planning an afternoon of live music, food and beverages, artisan vendors, and furry friends at the “Tails, Ales ‘n Wine” fall fundraiser. The festivities take place from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 at 868 Estate Vineyards. There will be an assortment of raffle baskets, a silent auction, and hourly door prizes along with family fun, games for the kids, and a scavenger hunt. More than 20 vendors from Artisans of Loudoun will be selling specialty gifts just in time for the holidays. Guests may enter their dogs in the “Cutest Dog Contest” the day of the event. Contest rules and details are available on the humane society’s website. Tickets are $30 for adults 21 and over, $15 for ages 13-20, $10 for ages 2-12, and a special family rate of $75. Food, wine, and ale will be available for purchase. The Humane Society of Loudoun County is an all-volNONPROFIT NOTES >> 15

Aquaponics integrated into several school curricula to provide alternative methods of teaching core subjects with adapted learning for students with special needs, such as attention and processing difficulty or challenges with anxiety, who don’t adapt well to a traditional classroom environment. “Aquaponics also has improved the food security and nutrition of vulnerable children and families in under-resourced communities and has helped to develop sustainable livelihoods,” said Dr. Linda Pfeiffer, INMED’s founder and CEO. In Latin America, the Caribbean and South Africa, INMED Aquaponics is providing food security and agro-entrepreneurship opportunities for people living in regions affected by destructive climate events. Pfeiffer and her husband Dr. Thad Jackson, an immunologist and infectious disease specialist who started the Children’s Hospital in Dakka, Bangladesh, developed INMED’s simplified version of aquaponics in the back yard of their Upperville home, raising tilapia fingerlings in their library and experimenting with rainwater capture and solar energy to conserve resources before taking it on the road to regions hard hit by climate change. “INMED Aquaponics has been transformational for under-served populations around the world, and it will be a real game-changer for our autism and special needs community here in Loudoun,” Smith said. A volunteer workday has been scheduled for Oct. 7 to start clearing the vegetation at the project site. Businesses and volunteers interested in supporting this project are invited to contact Smith at jsmith@inmed.org or 571-465-5999 for more details.

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Race to Fight Cancers Shared by Youth, Pups in 5K Two and four legged athletes will be competing to help “crush cancer at both ends of the leash” during the third Two By Four Race Against Childhood & Canine Cancer on Saturday at the Brambleton Town Center. The Canines-N-Kids Foundation is hosting this timed 5K race and untimed mile-long Dog Jog/Fun Run, in partnership with the Smashing Walnuts Foundation. Net proceeds will support cutting-edge research in the cancers that kids and pet dogs both develop. The event will also feature an awards ceremony, vendor fair, and more. The event runs from 8 to 11 a.m. Registration is open at twobyfourrace. org.

The fifth annual Spc. Stephan L. Mace Annual Golf Classic was held Monday at the Loudoun Golf and Country Club in Purcellville. Proceeds from the sold-out, invitational golf tournament will benefit Loudoun County’s HeroHomes, a nonprofit organization established to build homes for those who have fought for the preservation of freedom and democracy for others. The tournament is named in honor of Purcellville resident Stephan Norman K. Styer/Loudoun Now L. Mace, who was one of eight solVanessa Adelson, the mother of U.S. Army Spc. Stephan L. Mace, on Monday addresses diers killed in a 2009 Taliban attack on Combat Outpost Keating, a small participants in the annual golf tournament that supports HeroHomes’ mission to build houses American base in eastern Afghani- for wounded warriors, as members of Mace’s combat unit look on. stan. In addition to local business and community leaders, the field includes HeroHomes has built three homes will be built in Purcellville on a street several members of Mace’s unit in Af- in Loudoun to house wounded veter- named in Mace’s memory. ghanistan. ans and their families. The next home

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Cake or Death Taking Vintner’s Corner BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ Perhaps the most talked about piece of real estate in downtown Leesburg since news broke of the impending retirement of Leesburg Vintner owner Mike Carroll will soon have a new name. Cake or Death, the latest brainchild of restaurateur Curtis Allred, will take over the Vintner’s space at the corner of King and Loudoun streets by year’s end. Allred said he hopes to be open in time for the holiday season. Allred’s latest restaurant project— which will join others in the Rocket Collective Hospitality family, including Leesburg restaurants Delirium Cafe USA, Balls of Glory and the forthcoming Wild Wood Pizza—was more about timing than anything else, he said. Allred said he tried to convince Carroll to keep the Vintner running under new ownership, and had previously even proposed a partnership to help staff the wine shop in the evenings while neighbor Delirium and other downtown restaurants were in full swing. When news broke about Carroll’s retirement, Allred said he reached out to him to ask permission to touch base with building owner Shirley Pearson about renting the space where the Vintner has operated since 1988. “I asked Mike permission, almost like how you ask permission to marry someone’s daughter is what it felt like, to touch base with Shirley about leasing the space after Mike’s retirement and he gave me his blessing,” Allred said. “I knew that her phone was going to be ringing off the hook for that space.” Allred said he and his wife had remarked for years how great it would be to have a dessert spot in the downtown area and the concept for Cake or Death was born. The shop will feature a storefront for local bakers to sell their cup-

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For the past three decades, Mike Carroll’s Leesburg Vintner has operated in this space at the corner of King and Loudoun streets in downtown Leesburg. As he retires, restaurateur Curtis Allred plans a new venture there.

cake and pastry offerings, and also will offer custom orders. In addition to the three independent pastry cases, Cake or Death will also feature some of its own wares, with all baking done off site at a commissary kitchen. Allred said he is just beginning the outreach process to local bakers, so is not sure yet who will be featured. “Pastries are one of those things you can enjoy all day long. [We’ll offer] a little bit of sweet and savory for pastries, along with coffee, cappuccino and espresso. It really is focused on cupcakes, cakes, and pastries. I think that’s something we’ve been missing downtown,” he said. In addition to coffee and espresso beverages, Cake or Death will also have eight sparkling wines on draft, more wine and sparkling wines by the glass or bottle, and a selection of beer. “The idea is it’s a celebratory place. We celebrate with cakes, we celebrate with champagne. There’s no reason we can’t celebrate the idea of celebrating and not need to wait for an anniversary

or birthday,” Allred said. Hours for the shop are expected to be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, offering downtown visitors an after-dinner dessert spot should they desire. In addition to cake or drink on demand, Cake or Death will also allow customers to place custom orders, or even sign up for a monthly subscription service where a selection of cupcakes would be paired with a bottle of sparkling wine and glassware. Along with staffing his latest venture, Allred’s company, Rocket Collective Hospitality, will be hosting a hiring event for positions at all of his restaurants Oct. 1-3, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day at Delirium Cafe USA, located at 101 S. King St. While Cake or Death is eying an end of year opening, Allred is anticipating a late October opening for Wild Wood Pizza in the Village at Leesburg. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

Rusk Receives Ampersand Award LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT Every year, the Town of Leesburg gives its New Business Award to the new business that respects Leesburg’s past and represents the best of the town’s future. This year’s winner, Cartwheels, a transportation venture started by Asa Rusk, is earning widespread praise from the town and its business leaders. Burnett & Williams recently chose Rusk for its Ampersand Award in recognition of extraordinary commitment to the community. Cartwheels serves Leesburg’s Old and Historic District with specially-equipped golf carts that shuttle visitors from perimeter parking lots to the core of downtown. Cartwheels also provides history tours of Leesburg for the elderly, disabled, and anyone else who wants to learn about the town’s underappreciated historic attractions. The enterprise combines Rusk’s commitment to public safety with his affection

for the downtown where he spent his childhood. Rusk got started in the transportation field by giving rides home to people who had been drinking. He charged nothing and was thankful for tips when they came along. Word spread and he kept at it. Before long, he was driving a van and shuttling among Leesburg bars and restaurants taking patrons home, still on a tips-only basis. As time passed, bar and restaurant owners across Loudoun asked to be included and paid a modest stipend for his on-call availability. Judges and probation officers praised his availability and scolded defendants guilty of alcohol-related driving offenses for not using his services. Word spread. Requests for daytime limo and shuttle services came his way. Today, Rusk’s Road Yachts business operates a fleet of 40 vehicles to keep up with the demand for the mainstream work of weddings and wine tours. Cartwheels will take passengers to

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Cartwheels owner Asa Rusk is flanked by Burnett & Williams attorneys Peter C. Burnett, left, and Donald S. Culkin during a presentation of the firm’s Ampersand Award.

parking lots on the perimeter of the downtown, but would-be drivers who appear to be inebriated can expect to find their parked vehicle blocked by a Cartwheels golf cart while waiting for Uber, Lyft, or a sober friend to arrive. Those who know Asa and his drivers have no doubt that the zero-tolerance policy will be carried out with situational awareness, respect, and due regard for the law, thus protecting an untold number of potential victims from avoidable harm.

Sugar Shack to Open in Lansdowne Oct. 3 Sugar Shack Donuts and Coffee will celebrate its grand opening in Loudoun on Thursday, Oct. 3 starting at 8 a.m. when the first 50 customers will win a free donut each month for a year. The shop is launching with a soft opening in the days leading up to the grand opening, with dates and hours to be posted on the company’s social media. Once open, the store will offer a “Freebie of the Day” that could require customers to sing a song, answer a trivia question, draw a picture or complete a fun task in exchange for a free classic donut. The Lansdowne location will feature a fresh smoothie bar, as well as the donuts and coffee drinks. With free WiFi and a large seating area, the owners expect the shop to become a favorite neighborhood spot to meet up and hang out. An Afternoon Donut Break program will run on weekdays, 1-4 p.m., offering a free donut of equal or lesser value with the purchase of single donut. Sugar Shack got its start in Richmond in 2013, where it quickly became a local favorite. The new store is located at 19332 Town Green Drive in Lansdowne and will be open 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Mason's Contractor Chat Focuses on Cybersecurity The Mason Enterprise Center in Leesburg will offer its next Contractor Chat on Monday, Sept. 30 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Innovation and Growth Consultant Roy Luebke, from business consulting organization GENEDGE, will discuss new cyber-security requirements mandated under Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Subpart. Additionally, participants will hear about funding that can pay up to 80 percent of the costs, so that small businesses can more cost-effectively comply with this standard. All government contracts should be upgrading their cyber-security processes for Controlled Unclassified Information, particularly those doing work with the United States Department of Defense. GENEDGE has been funded by DoD and the Virginia Department of Veteran’s Affairs to execute Virginia’s Defend CUI Program, which helps Virginia companies improve their cyber-security processes in order to meet these new requirements. A sponsored lunch will be provided at no cost. To learn more, or to RSVP for the event, go to meetup.com/Federal-Contractors-Loudoun/ events/264895148/.

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Hidden View Bed & Breakfast Owner Ray Shields hears from Hillsboro Mayor Roger Vance and Vice Mayor Amy Marasco about the town’s road project Wednesday night.

Hillsboro Leaders Assert No Decisions Made on Rt. 9 Closures Through Town BY PATRICK SZABO Following weeks of mounting tension over possible Rt. 9 closures through the Town of Hillsboro that could begin as early as the end of this year, area business owners last week were given some of the answers they may have been losing sleep over. Close to 30 business owners and residents gathered Sept. 18 in Hillsboro’s Old Stone School, as Mayor Roger Vance and Vice Mayor Amy Marasco provided further information on the town’s Traffic Calming and Pedestrian Safety Project, which will construct roundabouts on each end of the town and could require closures of Rt. 9 in both directions through the town at certain times of day, possibly beginning in December. The town is considering those closures in an effort to reduce construction time from three years to less than one, result-

ing in cost savings, but many residents and business owners have expressed concern over the idea. As Vance, the project manager, and Marasco, the deputy project manager, answered questions concerning project timelines and the town’s long-term goals, a common assertion emerged— that the town has not made any decisions on whether it will close Rt. 9 through town in its entirety during construction at certain points. Vance opened the forum by giving the residents a bit of background on the project, which he noted is being managed solely by the town, not VDOT. Vance said Clarke County representatives attended an Aug. 28 meeting with first responders, then began spreading misinformation on the project that led many residents to believe that Rt. 9 would be permanently closed throughout the whole project. “I’m sorry that

the misinformation was maliciously put out there,” Vance said. According to an Aug. 29 statement from Clarke County, closing Rt. 9 in both directions is a decision “driven by cost and convenience” that “will add hundreds of cars per day to U.S. 340, Va. 7, and Rt. 612 in Clarke County and secondary roads in Loudoun County” and lead to additional wrecks causing increased injuries and deaths. Clarke County Administrator David Ash said the statement was written based off information that came “directly from the [Aug. 28] meeting,” in which, he said, Hillsboro town leaders “repeatedly stated … that [the closure of Rt. 9 through town during the project] was a done deal and that it would happen.” RT. 9 >> 20

Davis Recounts 63-Year Family History at Fun Shop BY PATRICK SZABO For generations, Middleburg residents and visitors have enjoyed proximity to a friendly local shop where they’ve been able to purchase virtually any home good they could need. But soon, that service might be gone. Former six-term mayor Betsy Davis and her sister, Page Allen, have put the 0.9-acre plot of land along Washington Street up for sale for $3.9 million. The property includes three residential dwellings and the famed Fun Shop, which their family has operated since 1956, when Elvis Presley found his way onto the U.S. music charts for the first time. Next door, former five-term mayor Tim Dimos put the 2,400-square-

foot, 84-year-old building that formerly housed Southern States up for sale in August for $1.35 million. Once both properties sell, nearly half of Middleburg’s westernmost commercial block will be in new hands. It’s news of the Fun Shop’s sale that is saddening residents, many of whom grew up visiting the store and have since passed the experience along to their children. Davis, who’s been either helping out or working at the Fun Shop since she was 9 years old, said her and her sister’s decision to part ways with the shop came in response to their desire to unburden themselves from the day-toFUN SHOP >> 21

The Town of Hillsboro will the second of its three-part Eat, Drink and Be Literary! lecture series on the U.S. Constitution at 7 p.m. this Friday, Oct. 4 in the Old Stone School. Harvard Law School graduate and Constitutional scholar Ben Lenhart will give an hourlong talk on “Impeachment: A Constitutional Guide.” Guests will learn about what it means and takes for a legislative body to remove a government official from office. The final installment of the series, which is now in its third year, will be on Oct. 11 on “The Right to Vote: The Census and Citizens United.” Both lectures begin at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6 p.m. Admission is $15. Light refreshments will be served and local wine and beer will be available for purchase. Proceeds will benefit preservation of the Old Stone School Preservation. For more information, go to oldstoneschool.org.

LOVETTSVILLE Oktoberfest Reigns All Weekend Long The Town of Lovettsville’s 26th annual Oktoberfest will run from this Friday evening, Sept. 26 to Sunday evening, Sept. 28, with the majority of festivities taking place this Saturday, Sept. 27. The town is expecting thousands of visitors to show up for a weekend of German music, food and, most importantly, beer. On Friday at 5 p.m., there will be a Lions Club dinner at the Community Center, with beer taps opening at 7 p.m. at the Walker Pavilion. Saturday will see an opening ceremony at 10:15 a.m., with traditional accordion music at 11 a.m., a ceremonial keg tapping at noon, traditional Bavarian music from 12:30-5 p.m. and the famous wiener dog races from 2-3 p.m. and 5-6 p.m. The Reagan Years, a DC-based ‘80s band, will also perform at 6 p.m. Admission, parking and shuttle service is free to all. For more information, go to lovettsvilleoktoberfest.com.

MIDDLEBURG Byrne Gallery to Host Blue Ridge Exhibit Patrick Szabo/Loudoun Now

Former Middleburg mayor Betsy Davis and her sister, Page Allen, stand in front of their family’s Fun Shop off Washington Street, which their mother founded in 1956.

The Byrne Gallery will host a “Blue Ridge Harmony” exhibit Oct. 2 to Nov. 10 with an artist TOWN NOTES >> 19

[ TOWN NOTES ] reception from 4-7 p.m. next Saturday, Oct. 5. The exhibit celebrates artist Gerald Hennesy’s latest oil on canvas landscapes of verdant pastures, woodland views and the beauty of the Loudoun and Fauquier countryside, with a 72-by-48-inch painting of the Blue Ridge meadows as the centerpiece. The month-long exhibit will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 12-5 p.m. on Sunday and by appointment on Mondays and Tuesdays. Hennesy, 98, paints in an impressionistic style, working both in plein air and in studio. He paints rapidly and attempts to achieve a freshness of color and expressiveness in his brushwork. His work has been exhibited in commercial and museum galleries like the Smithsonian Museum and is also a part of private, corporate and public collections like the U. S. House of Representatives and the State Department. For more information, call the gallery at 540-687-6986.

PURCELLVILLE Police to Host 2 Coffees with a Cop Next Wednesday The Purcellville Police Department will host its National Coffee with a Cop Day events on Wednesday Oct. 2 7:3010 a.m. at the Sweet Rose Bakeshop off North 23rd Street and from 5-7:30 p.m. at Market Street Coffee off Main Street. The event will bring the town’s police officers and residents together with conversation and coffee. Residents are invited to attend to ask questions and learn more about the police department’s work in town. “Coffee with a cop provides our officers and residents with the opportunity to engage one on one in a constructive informal environment,” said Police Chief Cynthia McAlister. “It is my hope that the community always feels comfortable enough to ask us questions, share their concerns or simply get to know our officers.” For more information, call the police department at 540.338.7422 or email Administrative Assistant Christa Kermode at ckermode@purcellvilleva.gov.

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The Town of Round Hill Utilities Department will be flushing fire hydrants from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. all next week, Monday-Friday, Sept. 30 to Oct. 3. Residents’ water is safe to drink and use during the flushing, but it might result in some discoloration and sediment deposits. If either becomes apparent, residents might want to avoid doing laundry. The flushing might also introduce air into the water lines, which can temporarily cause erratic flow. For more information, call the town’s utility department at 540-338-4772.

The Round Hill Town Council last Thursday voted to authorize staff to

We are in the planning stages of building a new 230 kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line and substation near Lockridge Road in eastern Loudoun County. The substation, along with new transmission infrastructure, is needed to accommodate load growth and to maintain reliable electric service in the area.

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The Town of Round Hill is seeking applicants for the position of town planner, following Lauren Runyan’s departure earlier this month. The town planner works under the direction of the town administrator and leads the planning, coordinating and facilitating of town projects and programs. The planner routinely interacts with town leadership and attends high-level meetings to support the town administrator and mayor. Candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree in planning, public administration, political science, business or community development and should have at least one year of related work experience. The planner is one of six town staff members and will be required to work from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day and attend Planning Commission meetings at 7 p.m. the first or second Tuesday of each month and possibly Town Council meetings the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. The selected candidate will be paid $40,000 to $45,000 depending on qualifications. To apply, send an application, letter of interest, resume, two recommendation letters, two applicable writing samples and contact information from at least three work- or education-related references to: Melissa Hynes, Town Administrator, Town of Round Hill, P.O. Box 36, Round Hill, VA, 20142. Applications can also be hand delivered to the town office or emailed to Hynes at mhynes@ roundhillva.org. The submission deadline is 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 4. For more information, go to roundhillva.org or email Hynes.

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Harmony Middle School student Ithan Rubin has organized an adaptive wiffle ball game for the area’s special education youth that will be played at 2 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 28 at Scott Jenkins Memorial Park near Hamilton. In addition to the game, there will be a 50/50 raffle. All proceeds will benefit the special education programming and the buddies club at Harmony Middle School.

apply for a VDOT Transportation Alternatives Program Grant to help fund phase three of the Round Hill Greenway Trail project. The estimated $982,292 project will include the installation of a raised crosswalk along Airmont Road about 500 feet south of Loudoun Street; a 5-foot-wide sidewalk 1,000 feet along the eastern side of New Cut Road from the crosswalk to Yatton Road/Hayman Lane intersection; crosswalks on the north and west legs of the intersection; a 10-foot multiuse path to tie in with the existing trail; streetlights; and warning signage alerting vehicular traffic to pedestrians. If VDOT approves the town’s grant application, the town will be required to match 20 percent of the total amount.

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Ash said Hillsboro leaders failed to mention at the meeting that any possible closures of the highway through the town would be temporary, and not in place 24/7 during the entire length of the project. “It was a clear either/or,” he said. Vance said he’s been deflecting “negative” and “untrue” information since the statement was released, but that the town is “moving forward” in its talks with VDOT on how it can limit project costs via possible temporary full road closures through town that would reduce construction time, which could otherwise run up to 36 months, to less than a year. Vance acknowledged the project will require full closures of Rt. 9 through town at certain times and that people will be inconvenienced, but said his intent is to get the project done “as quickly as possible to minimize that impact.” “We are trying to find the best way to make this work,” he said. Vance noted that the town has spent $75,000 in traffic analyses to find “creative ways” to minimize road closures. He told people at the meeting Wednesday that the town is looking at full closures possibly on weekdays after the morning rush hour, but that the road could be reopened for weekends beginning Friday evenings to provide access to area businesses. “We want weekend access to western Loudoun maintained,” Vance said. Notaviva Craft Fermentations Co-Founder Stephen Mackey asked about the 85 underground crossings of Rt. 9 that will be made during construction, and whether they would be made to help calm traffic or if they’re solely dedicated to town infrastructure—seeing that the project also includes the burial of overhead utility lines and the installation of new water and sewer lines and a stormwater management system under Rt. 9. Vance said those crossings were rolled into the road project to save the town time and money. He said doing that made more sense, as opposed to either first completing the road project and later tearing up the asphalt to install utility lines or first installing utility lines and then undertaking the road project, which could damage the new utility lines. He referenced the “40-some homes here that all need potable drinking water, which they don’t have now.” “We think we saved years of disruption to this entire corridor,” he said. Marasco said combining the projects would be an “elegant way” to bring the town’s $3.2 million water project to fruition alongside the road project. “We are not putting improvements in for improvements’ sake,” she said. “We cannot continue in a town without potable water.” Mackey also mentioned the ReThink9 website, which provides residents with background and updates on the road project. He said he recently viewed a section of the site that outlines the project goal—to encourage traffic, specifically trucks, over time to find transportation routes other than Rt. 9 through Hillsboro. “That seems to be completely at odds with the town’s drive to support busi-

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Hillsboro Mayor Roger Vance and Vice Mayor Amy Marasco held a meeting with area business owners Wednesday night to talk about the town’s road project and answer questions on possible Rt. 9 closures.

nesses,” he said. “If you’re trying to put that message out there … that is a very negative impact on our businesses,” he said. Marasco, the owner of the Fieldstone Farm bed & breakfast, said she had never thought about the project in that way and that, as a businesswoman herself, she understands the concerns. “You have a person sitting here who’s the deputy project manager who also really, really cares about getting that [road closure] schedule nailed down as soon as possible,” she said. When Hidden View Bed & Breakfast Owner Ray Shields asked when business owners would know about the road closure schedule, Marasco said the town would get its first view of the closures by December, assuming the project remains on track and the town selects a construction firm to handle the project in the next two and a half months. She said she didn’t anticipate any surprises. Marasco said the town has a 40-page communication plan that it will use to ensure constant communication with residents, business owners and neighboring jurisdictions once the project begins. Vance assured the business owners that he was looking after their interests “as best I can” and that a mandatory pre-bidders conference to be held by November would have prospective contractors in town to go over project details. “We want contractors to understand every facet of it,” he said. “I’m an advocate for every one of your businesses.” Visit Loudoun President and CEO Beth Erickson told the residents that her organization would help the town develop a communication strategy to let visitors know that local businesses will remain open during the road project construction. “I think that’s a great role for us to play,” she said. Vance assured residents that once the town has a plan in place, he and Marasco would call another meeting with business owners. “We’ll come to you. We’ll come to groups. We’ll do whatever you want to do,” he said. “All of us are in this together. Let’s make it work.” After rejecting three construction contract bids received in August, all of which came in well over the budget for the road project, Vance said the town is now striving to re-advertise construction bids by October, award a contract by December and get the project underway by the end of the year. “Our hope is to get this thing built in 2020,” he said. pszabo@loudounnow.com

Fun Shop day responsibilities of running a business, along with an understanding that their children are unable to take over. “[Selling the property is] sort of the only route we have to take,” Davis said. That route will follow another that the sisters’ mother, Nancy Lee Allen, forged more than six decades ago. According to Page, her mother spent years of her early life observing her father, A. Lee Coble, manage several Winchester-based businesses. “She just thought it was so much fun,” Page said. In 1955, Nancy and her husband, Howard Allen, moved to Middleburg when Howard purchased Thomas Neil Darling’s photography studio. Upon realizing that there were no shops in town to buy children’s clothes or toys, Nancy opened the Fun Shop with the help of a loan from Howard’s mother, Dorothy Gilpin Allen. The shop’s first location was in a small building adjacent to the site of the modern Safeway parking lot. After a few years, Nancy moved into the shop’s current location, pushing her husband’s photography operation into a neighboring building in the process. In the shop’s early days, Nancy would sometimes generate only 10 cents a day from sales. As the shop’s popularity grew, she expanded it to offer not just children’s merchandise, but all kinds of gifts and home décor. She also had an additional building added on in the early 1970s. In 1976, following two years working in Disney World in Orlando, FL, Davis joined her mother to become the shop’s office manager. A little more than a decade later, Page joined the team and became the manager and buyer. The three worked with each other until Nancy was in her 80s. Davis said her mother was a “tough businesswoman” who knew what she liked. She said that when her mother didn’t like a product that a merchant was trying to sell her—a best-selling product, even—she would tell the merchant, “not here it isn’t [a best seller].” Davis said Nancy had a knack for what and how much to buy and that the shop has always been focused on topnotch service. Fittingly, the shop’s unofficial motto is “service, service, service.” Today, the shop, which has employed more than 100 people over its 63 years, encompasses 9,000 square feet of retail space and specializes in selling its usual home décor and children’s items, like Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots and traditional board games, along with Hunt Country gifts, bed and bath accessories, kitchen and gourmet items, lamps, shades and much more. Davis said that another one of the shop’s unofficial mottos is, “if you can’t find it at the Fun Shop, you don’t need it.” Since Davis and her sister have become the two sole owners and operators of the Middleburg landmark, Davis said not much has changed inside. She said the only major change in the past six decades was a switch to a computer-based system—something their mother never learned to use, having for years handwritten tickets for house charge accounts and stashed the shop’s sales tax not in a bank, but at her home

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Mekarski Stays in Purcellville After Vail Town Manager Opportunity Falls Through BY PATRICK SZABO Purcellville’s eighth-ever permanent town manager will be staying in town for the foreseeable future. Town Manager David Mekarski informed Town Council members last Thursday that he was not offered the position of Vail, CO town manager. Instead, the Vail Town Council, following nearly three hours of discussion behind closed doors Sept. 17, opted to go with one of the three other candidate finalists, all of whom live in Colorado. Vail’s new town manager will be Scott Robson, who currently serves as the executive director of the Civic Center Park Conservancy in Denver. In an email to Purcellville council members, Mekarski thanked them for giving him their “indulgence and respect to explore this opportunity.” “The experience has given me a boost of confidence in my professional abilities and elevated my self-esteem,” he wrote. Mekarski previously said that while he was not actively looking for a new job, the opportunity arose when he answered a recruitment invite from the SGR executive recruitment firm and recognized

that the Vail town manager position would have complimented his background in economic development and environmental management Mekarski and sustainability. Mekarski and the three other finalists for the position were selected from a pool of 73 applicants. They visited Vail for a series of interviews early last week. Mekarski has worked as Purcellville town manager since April 2018, following a period of 11 months in which three other individuals held the role on an interim basis after Rob Lohr retired from a 24-year career in town. Now planning on remaining in Purcellville, Mekarski said it’s “time to utilize this newfound energy to accomplish the vision and mission this council has set forth for our community with both vigor and tenacity.” pszabo@loudounnow.com

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until collection day rolled around. Now that the sisters lowered the price tag for the property to a “CarMax price,” Davis said she’s hoping that whoever buys the property will continue running the Fun Shop. Page said she’s heard from many residents that they’d like to see the shop stay in business. “Nobody wants us to go away,” she said. Next door, Dimos is also looking for a purchaser for the Southern States building, which the farm supply company vacated late last year. Although the property has been up for sale since January, the listing is new. Dimos originally advertised the building for rent, at a rate of $6,000 per month. Under the Town Commercial zoning district, the new owners of the properties would be allowed by-right to open retail shops, bed and breakfasts, residential dwellings, drive-through banks, churches, boarding houses or fitness studios, among other uses. If the town were to approve either of the new owners a special exception permit, they could open a funeral home, an inn, a service station, a childcare center or a theater, to name a few possible uses. For now, Davis and her sister said they’re “just sitting until [a property purchaser] shows up.” Once they sell the property and move on with their lives, Davis said she would spend time with her grandchildren, while Page said she’d travel more, having recently hiked across England from coast to coast. “We can get old,” Davis said jokingly

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[ THINGS TO DO ] LOCO CULTURE Lovettsville Oktoberfest Friday, Sept. 27, 5-11 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m.-10:45 p.m. Town of Lovettsville Details: lovettsvilleoktoberfest.com Lovettsville’s nationally recognized Oktoberfest features great beer and food vendors galore, live music throughout town, a family-oriented kinderfest and two sessions of wiener dog races. Friday evening starts with a family-oriented dinner and royalty competition, followed by a show from local favorites Ghost Pepper. On Saturday, traditional German music starts at 12:30 p.m., and an evening show with The Reagan Years starts at 6:30 p.m.

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Lovettsville Oktoberfest’s 2017 kickoff included (from left) 2016 winners Greg and Natalie Metzler, 2017 winners Chris and Carrie Geiger, 2018 winners Melissa and Scott Barton and Lizzy and Nate Fontaine. Fontaine wasn’t crowned Oktoberfest king but was elected mayor in 2018.

Yodeling in Public and Other Essentials Lovettsville’s Oktoberfest Royalty Contest Is Back

BY JAN MERKER Is it the competitive yodeling? Offthe-hook interpretations of the Chicken Dance? Guys in leather pants? The annual royalty competition that kicks off Lovettsville’s Oktoberfest Friday evening is always a crowd pleaser. Now in its eighth year, the contest has only gotten wackier and more hilarious. This year, reigning champions Melissa and Scott Barton take on two pairs of newcomers in what promises to be a festive, friendly and funny competition with plenty of audience engagement. “Once you’ve yodeled in public once, what’s another time?” said Melissa Barton on her third run for the local crown. The royalty competition kicks off Lovettsville’s nationally recognized Oktoberfest at a family-oriented dinner Friday, Sept. 27. The king and queen then preside over a full day of music, food and fun on Saturday. This year, the Bartons, who are parents of four children and ubiquitous community volunteers, take on former interim town council member Rebekah Ontiveros and her husband Chris Gardner, both local small business owners and the parents of three dachshunds and a doberman. At ages 31 and 32, Ontiveros and Gardner are among the youngest competitors in the event’s history, bringing in a little millennial flair. Two of their dogs, Hugo and Odin, will be competing in the town’s beloved wiener races Saturday. The couple has been working on their yodeling chops with some help from YouTube. “The best advice I got is to practice by yourself so your spouse can’t make fun of you,” Ontiveros said. And like all of the competitors, for Ontiveros, it’s about a chance to represent the town they love.

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Melissa and Scott Barton won last year’s Oktoberfest royalty contest with some help from the crowd and their terrier Bentley.

“We love this town so much. I’ve been here since 2007 and Chris has followed me in this journey. We see it as an opportunity to showcase Lovettsville to everyone else,” Ontiveros said. This year’s competition also features a same-sex couple for the first time: 15-year Lovettsville residents and wellknown volunteers Andru Spangler and Rob Scott are dusting off their lederhosen and getting ready to yodel. Spangler, a member of the town’s Oktoberfest Committee, was encouraged to run by fellow committee member Stephanie Burget who oversees entertainment at the fest, including the royalty competition. And while Scott took a little convincing, the couple decided this was the year. “I think the town can handle two kings if we win,” Spangler said. As an event organizer, Spangler has had a full plate overseeing decorations and souvenirs, so he and Scott haven’t

had much time to rehearse. But they’re ready for an evening of friendly competition. “We’re winging it,” Spangler said with a laugh. And one of the biggest challenges, past competitors say, is combining a little bit of rigorous training with an ability to improvise. “It’s what you make of it and how much fun you have with it,” Melissa Barton said. Competitors are judged on dancing, yodeling, costumes and a speech about their role in the community, and there are some very creative performances. But things started out a little more subdued when the contest launched in 2012. The competition is the brainchild of former Oktoberfest coordinator Cheryl Miller, who served on the organizing committee for seven years. Miller was inspired by the Oktoberfest royalty tradition in her native Wisconsin. “The town where my parents are from used to be about 90 percent German,” Miller said. “They pick a king and queen honoring the king and queen who Oktoberfest is celebrated for,” she added, referring to the 1810 wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese in Munich. Lovettsville’s first Oktoberfest king in 2012 was the town’s beloved grandfather figure Paul Cangemi, who shared the title with former Lovettsville town planning commissioner Mari Chastain, the only time the crowns have been shared by non-spouses. Participants are not required to be married—just be aged 21 or over and residents of the 20180 ZIP code. But married couples have been the norm in the contest’s OKTOBERFEST >> 25

The 10th annual Leesburg Airshow features a flying circus, stunt planes, wing walkers, lots of planes to check out on the ground, food vendors and exhibitors. Suggested donation is $3 per person or $5 per family. Parking is available at Heritage High School and Cornerstone Chapel with shuttle service provided.

Hands Across the Appalachian Trail Sunday, Sept. 29, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Bear’s Den Center, 18393 Blue Ridge Mountain Road, Bluemont Contact: william.davies@ sierraclub.org The fourth annual Hands Across the Appalachian Trail spotlights efforts to protect the scenic gem in Loudoun’s backyard. The event features an optional hike to Bear’s Den Overlook.

ON STAGE Leesburg Chamber Players Friday, Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 605 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: holytrinityleesburg.org The Leesburg Chamber Players present a free concert featuring favorites from Mozart, Mendelsohn, Schubert and Biber.

Evie Ladin and Keith Terry Concert and Square Dance Sunday, Sept. 29, 6 p.m. Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville Details: franklinparkartscenter.org Banjo player and square dance caller Evie Ladin is joined by percussionist Keith Terry for an evening of fun for the whole family. Tickets are $15 in advance, free for children 6 and under.

NIGHTLIFE Live Music: Something’s Brewing Friday, Sept. 27, 5 p.m. Leesburg Public House, 962 Edwards Ferry Road, NE, Leesburg

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LOUDOUN BY THE NUMBERS 520 square miles 2019 POPULATION: 412,864

AVERAGE COMMUTE TIME: 33 minutes

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $135,842

BY RACE: 68.4 percent white; 19.4 percent Asian; 13.9 percent Latino; 7.9 percent black

JOBS: 170,514

MEDIAN AGE: 35.9

OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS: 134,380

Some people may view Loudoun as an increasingly urban environment with the coming of Metrorail, never-ending home construction, and acres and acres of data centers. But the county still has a wild side. While perhaps not keeping up with the pace of development, the amount of parkland continues to grow, offering residents a wide range of options to get away from the daily bustle. For most, getting some quiet time among trees and wildflowers is as easy as walking to one of the numerous neighborhood parks, but there are many natural treasures to explore all across Loudoun for those willing to seek them out. Although Loudoun’s government has operated a parks and recreation department for more than 50 years, the development of the county’s park system, in large part, can be traced back to a 1988 decision by the Board of Supervisors— and county voters—to invest in land acquisition. The purchase resulted from a dispute between one of the county’s leading conservationists, the National Wildlife Federation and a developer. Dr. Claude Moore bought the Laneville property in 1941 and made the 1779 farmhouse his home. In 1975, he donated the land to the National Wildlife Federation for environmental education outreach while retaining his right to live on the property until his death. In 1986, the federation sold the

property to a homebuilding company with the intent to use the proceeds to support its conservation efforts elsewhere. Moore, then in his 90s, mounted an unsuccessful court battle to block the development plans. County supervisors proposed buying the land from the developers and voters approved a bond sale to close the deal. The 357-acre Claude Moore Park opened to the public in 1990. After investing in eastern Loudoun parkland, the board sought to provide equity in the west and voters approved another park bond that provided money to purchase the former dairy farm that became the 203-acre Franklin Park. The county’s largest park, the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, resulted from efforts to expand Loudoun’s landfill in 1991, with part of the 695-acre tract needed for a buffer area. Negotiations with the property owner ended with an all-or-nothing deal. It wasn’t until 1999 that the land was formally designated as a nature preserve. With the addition of a 30-acre parcel, the wildlife center now covers 725 acres. Today, the county operates 40 parks, many contributed by developers, that offer quiet spaces and protect sensitive environmental features throughout eastern Loudoun. But the county government isn’t the only game in town; the regional park authority, NOVA Parks, has made significant investments in Loudoun, and

even the state government is finally getting into the act. NOVA Parks’ expansion into Loudoun came in 1975 with the purchase of 838 acres along the Potomac River from the Potomac Electric Power Company. The property included an 18-hole golf course that Pepco had built for its employees. The course remains today, but the property also includes miles of nature trails, picnic areas, cabins, a pool complex and boat launch, among other features. A decade later, the regional authority extended the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park to Sterling and then to Leesburg. By 1988, the trail was completed to its terminus in Purcellville. The trail follows the bed of the rail line that ran between Arlington and Bluemont until it ceased operation in 1968. Also, in the mid-1980s, the park authority accepted the donation of the 286-acre Temple Hall Farm north of Leesburg from A.V. Symington, who hoped the historic property could be preserved in the face of the county’s rapid growth. In subsequent years, NOVA Parks has taken on the stewardship of several other Loudoun properties with historic significance. Three other NOVA Parks properties are geared toward the exploration of nature. The 68-acre Rust Sanctuary on the western edge of Leesburg includes

wooded trails through meadows and forests and on the town’s eastern boundary Red Rocks Wilderness Overlook Regional Park includes trails that take you along the Potomac River. One of the authority’s newest ventures is the 295-acre Whites Ford Regional Park near Lucketts. The riverside park offers a Potomac River boat launch and good fishing spots along with trails through the expansive park. It also includes a history element, as it was the site of the Confederate army’s 1862 crossing into Maryland in the campaign that ended at Antietam. NOVA Parks’ largest undertaking in Loudoun is the Beaverdam Reservoir Park. Working with Loudoun Water, which bought the property from the City of Fairfax, the parks authority is helping to convert the 1,000-acre property into a more accessible nature center, providing an important green space on the western border of Ashburn. [See story, Page 32]. In northwestern Loudoun, the yearslong effort to preserve land along the Blue Ridge is giving rise to the first state park in Loudoun. The Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship already is home to 900 acres, much of that protected by easements granted through a purchase of development rights program previously operated by the county government. Soon that will transform into a 1,000-acre state park. [See story, Page 6]

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Loudoun's only nature preserve—Benshee Reeks—offers visitors 695 acres of different terrain to hike through, fish on and more.

BY PATRICK SZABO From hiking to hunting to flying model aircraft, the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve south of Leesburg has been a destination for outdoors enthusiasts for decades. The 695-acre park contains onethird of all the nature trails operated by the county’s parks department. The park draws its name from an 1830s occurrence when the property owner one night claimed to have seen and heard a banshee, Gaelic for “female spirit,” standing atop the reeks, or “hills.” The park includes river bottomlands, meadows, wooded areas, wetlands and five ponds, as well as a number of historic buildings, including an 1830s log cabin and bank barn. “It’s the best kept secret in Loudoun County,” said Ron Circé, the preserve’s manager. Visitors to the preserve, which the Virginia Department of Conservation

and Recreation designated as a Virginia Treasure in 2016, can hike 20 miles of trails, go fishing, hunt, walk their dogs and fly model airplanes, helicopters and drones. While doing so, they’ll spot wildlife like beavers, woodchucks, deer, foxes, bats, bears, and numerous species of birds, including eagles, all of which live in and around the Goose Creek, a state scenic river that flows along 2.5 miles of the property’s southern boundary. Those seeking more information on the area’s ecology or looking for organized hikes can participate in yearround programs and nature walks offered by school teachers, conservancies, members of wildlife organizations and Banshee Reeks staff. Hunters are also invited to apply for annual managed deer hunts in October, December and February. And for the tech-savvy and aviation-oriented visitors, there’s the Loudoun County Aeromodelers As-

sociation’s private flying field. There, association members and their guests can take to the skies through an agreement between the association, the FAA and the Leesburg Executive Airport. A visitor center is also located in the preserve’s manor house, which features museum-quality specimens of local flora and fauna, a honeybee display, a collection of taxidermy, animal bones, skulls and eggs, as well as a 5-acre pollinator garden—the largest in Virginia. The preserve also is home to one of only two American Chestnut Foundation orchards in Virginia, as it works to help revitalize the American chestnut tree after an early 20th Century blight that virtually eradicated the species. The preserve also features a 10,000-square-foot garden, which Naturalist Randy Mitchell said was used to provide 560 pounds of food to Loudoun Hunger Relief during the 2019 growing season. Visitors who have an affinity for giv-

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Visitors to Banshee Reeks can go fishing in one of its many ponds.

ing back may volunteer at the preserve on the third Saturday of each month. During those workdays, volunteers can help to remove invasive plants, restore native plants, maintain the pollinator and rain gardens, perform trail improvements and man the volunteer desk at the visitor center. Next June, the preserve will launch its Discover Banshee Reeks campaign that will invite visitors to complete missions throughout the property to earn small prizes. While in the preserve, visitors are encouraged to use the #DiscoverYour Outdoors hashtag. Banshee Reeks is open Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday-Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. November through February, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in March and October, and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. April through September. To learn more about all that the preserve has to offer, go to facebook.com/ bansheereeksnaturepreserve.

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Teh Banshee Reeks Visitor Center.

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Efforts Advance to Create State Park in Loudoun

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BY RENSS GREENE Local philanthropists and lawmakers have been working for years to create a 1,000-acre state park in northwestern Loudoun, and this year got the good news: The state will accept the land, and eventually, when the General Assembly comes up with the money, it will be a full-fledged state park. But outdoors enthusiasts will say Loudoun’s just waiting on the state— the park is already there. The Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship already is home to 900 acres, 10 miles of trails, streams, endangered wood turtles, 130 species of birds, foxes, bobcats, and a glimpse at a 19th-century farming community. The center advertises the Farmstead Loop as its signature trail. At just over a mile of relatively easy hiking, the trail passes by several historic structures, the shady and typically algae-covered Wortmon Pond and Piney Run. The trail was once a road through a farming community. Hikers on the Farmstead Loop can also detour across Piney Run toward another pond, Gordon Pond, on the Legacy Loop, which takes those who venture on it to some of the best views on the center at the expansive Sawmill Field. Visitors who don’t mind an uphill hike can head down Butterfly Ally to the Wood Thrush Trail, or keep climb-

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ing up the mountain and walk right onto the Appalachian Trail for a hike to the nearby Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. And anyone who wants to go camping or just have a picnic in the shade

can stop by Demory Field, with views of the valley toward the Shenandoah River, potable water, a fire pit, grills, and a picnic pavilion. There are bathrooms with showers nearby. It’s a popular place for Boy Scout troops and

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Loudoun County was created when it was split from Fairfax County in 1757, despite protests from Fairfax. It was named for Scottish aristocrat John Campbell, Fourth Earl of Loudoun and Governor General of Virginia from 1756-1758. The first Board of Justices held an organizational meeting on July 12, 1757 to organize the court and begin the work of governing. At that time, Boards of Justices held both administrative and judicial powers. It’s believed that for the first two years while the courthouse was under construction, meetings were held at the home of Nicholas Minor, who owned the tavern and property along present-day Rt. 7 that would become the seed of the Town of Leesburg. After the Civil War, the county was reorganized and the first Board of Supervisors met on Aug. 16, 1870. At that time, the board had five members and elected Josephus Carr to

serve as chairman. One supervisor, Harrison Osburn, was not present at the first meeting. In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower selected a site in Sterling for a second major airport to serve the Washington, DC area. In 1962, Dulles International Airport opened with three runways and its iconic main terminal building. Since then, Loudoun has seen rapid growth and change. Sterling and Leesburg were the only populated places in the 1960 census. In 1969, population growth prompted the Board of Supervisors to redraw their election districts for the first time since 1870, creating seven districts. In 1975, the county redrew the districts again, creating eight districts; and in 1991 the county created a chairman At-Large position, creating a ninth seat on the Board of Supervisors. In 2000, the United States Census counted 169,599 people in Loudoun. In 2019, the county estimates 412,864

residents call Loudoun home, well over double the 2000 population. The county has been planning for Metrorail service to Loudoun since 1996, and in 2012 the Board of Supervisors voted to commit to the project. The Silver Line is expected to open three new stops in Loudoun County in 2020, and developers and the county are scrambling to be ready. That includes a complete rewrite of the county’s comprehensive plan, one of the first projects launched when the current Board of Supervisors took office in 2016, and which wrapped up this year. There are many ways to get involved in Loudoun community and government. With 54 board-appointed advisory boards, commissions and committees, there is a place for almost every interest and expertise. To find a way to get involved, go to loudoun.gov/advisory-vacancies. —Renss Greene

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Pictured above: Loudoun County’s Constitutional Officers; from left: Sheriff Mike Chapman, Commissioner of the Revenue Bob Wertz, Clerk of the Circuit Court Gary Clemens, Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Plowman, and Treasurer Roger Zurn.

CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES The county’s Board of Supervisors grabs most of the headlines, but there are five elected constitutional officers who also have a big impact on the county’s quality of life. They are elected by voters countywide and serve somewhat independently of the general county government, although their office staffing, expenditures and revenues are included in the general county budget. Each officer serves a four-year term, except for the Clerk of the Circuit Court, who serves an eight-year term. They, like the Board of Supervisors, are all facing election in November, except Clerk of the Circuit Court Gary Clemens, who is in the middle of his eight-year term. And at least one constitutional officer will be a new face next year—Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Plowman was this year elected in

the General Assembly to an eight-year term as a Circuit Court judge in the 20th Circuit, replacing Judge Jeffrey W. Parker when he retires.

Clerk of the Circuit Court Gary Clemens was first elected as the Clerk of the Circuit Court in 2000 as the first Republican to hold the office. He is in his third eightyear term. The clerk serves as the Clemens recorder of deeds and probate judge, issues marriage licenses and is the official court administrator for all civil and criminal court cases. The clerk’s office creates and maintains all court files

and records, prepares court orders and jury lists, contacts jurors and issues summons and court processes.

Commissioner of the Revenue Robert Wertz has worked for the county for almost 25 years, including as the Commissioner of the Revenue since 2003. The Republican took over following the retirement Wertz of Kitty Ashby, a Democrat, who held the post from 1985 to 2003. The commissioner of the revenue is the chief tax assessing officer in the county, responsible for assessing real estate, individual and business tangible perCONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES >> 10

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Commonwealth’s Attorney James Plowman has served as Loudoun’s Commonwealth’s Attorney since 2003. His office represents the people of Virginia in prosecuting criminal cases, ranging from the Plowman most serious felonies, including murder, rape, and robbery to misdemeanors and violations of local ordinances, including traffic offenses.

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Sheriff Mike Chapman is serving his second term as county sheriff. The office provides all law enforcement services, including investigating crimes, pursuing offenders and making arrests. The sheriff also maintains the local jail, manages other local corrections pro-

grams and transports criminal defendants to and from corrections facilities. The office provides courthouse security, serves legal papers, summons jurors and witnesses, and executes court judgments.

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Treasurer H. Roger Zurn is the county’s longest serving constitutional officer, first elected to the post in 1996 after representing the Sterling District Zurn on the Board of Supervisors. The treasurer is the chief financial officer for the county, collecting taxes and local fees and making payments on behalf of the local government. The office is responsible for all forms of revenue that come to the locality including taxes, permit fees and fines. The treasurer also manages the investment of local funds and maintains records of local finances.

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After Nearly 2 Decades, a New Comprehensive Plan for Loudoun The last time the county government wrote an entirely new comprehensive plan in 2001, there were less than half as many people living in Loudoun as there are today. One of the first things the current Board of Supervisors set in motion when they took office in 2016 was an 18-month plan to write a new comprehensive plan. Three years, a number of committees and hundreds of meetings later, supervisors adopted the new comprehensive plan in June. Because of a state law giving supervisors only 90 days to act after the Planning Commission has passed them the comprehensive plan, many big decisions on the comprehensive plan were made in the final days of that work. Supervisors were working to cut down the Planning Commission’s recommendations for greatly expanding how many more homes would be allowed in Loudoun—particularly COMPREHENSIVE PLAN >> 15

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The Loudoun Board of Supervisors has nine members, representing eight election districts and a chairman elected by voters countywide. Supervisors serve fouryear terms and all run for office in the same year. The election districts are adjusted each decade to maintain approximately equal populations; currently, there are two large western districts covering the county’s rural west and the transitional area and six smaller districts covering Leesburg and the county’s populous east. Supervisors are headed for an election on Nov. 5 which will see at least three new members. Supervisors Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin) and Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run) both announced they would not run again for local office, instead competing in the Republican primary to run for the 13th State Senate District. The current senator from that district, Sen. Richard H. Black (R-13), announced he would retire at the end of this term. Higgins won in the Republican primary and is now campaigning for a seat in Richmond. Additionally, Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn), now in his second term, has announced he will not run again. In the last election in 2015, Loudoun elected its second female chairman at large, its first two black supervisors, and its youngest-ever supervisor. Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) follows only Chairwoman Dale Polen Myers, who served from 1996 to 1999, as female chairman at large. Randall was also the first black woman elected to chair a Board of Supervisors in Virginia history. That election also saw big turnover on the board; five of the nine supervisors are first-term supervisors. Three supervisors are military veterans. The board meets at least three times each month, except in August. The board meets at 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month, holds a public hearing on the Wednesday of the week following the first meeting, and holds a second business meeting on the Thursday of the week following the public hearing. This schedule is adjusted around some holidays. Meetings of the Board of Supervisors are held in the boardroom at the government center at 1 Harrison St. in downtown Leesburg and are open to the public. The county also televises board meetings on Comcast government channel 23, Verizon FiOS channel 40 and open band channel 40, and webcasts meetings at Loudoun.gov/webcasts. The board has three standing committees. Board members serve, as appointed by the chairwoman, on the Finance/Government Operations and Economic Development Committee, the Transportation and Land Use Committee, and the Joint Board/School Board Committee. Since 2008, supervisors have been paid a $41,200 annual salary. The vice chairman, elected by his colleagues on the board, is paid $45,320. The chairman makes $50,000. Last year, supervisors narrowly voted to increase salaries of the next board, a 62 percent increase over the current salaries. That pay increase will take effect when the next Board of Supervisors takes office in 2020. Supervisors will be paid $66,826; the vice chairman will be paid $73,363; and the chairman will be paid $81,100. Thereafter, the next board will receive 2 percent pay increases for each remaining year of their four-year terms.

SUPERVISORS Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) began public service with volunteer work in Loudoun County Public Schools. She worked for more than 15 years as a mental health therapist working with substance abusing

offenders in an adult detention center. Randall serves on all three board committees, as well as on the board of directors of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, the Northern Virginia Regional Commission, the Dulles Area Transportation Association, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, the Rt. 28 Transportation Improvement District Commission, and the Loudoun Coun-

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[ COUNTY GOVERNMENT ] << FROM 12 ty Disability Services Board. She is the current chairman of the Virginia State Board of Corrections. She has a husband and two college-aged sons. She was born in Denver, CO and lives in Lansdowne.

Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona, Ashburn

Phyllis.Randall@loudoun.gov Staff aides:

Bo Machayo, Bo.Machayo@loudoun.gov Laura TeKroney, Laura.TeKroney@loudoun.gov Elizabeth Bennis, Elizabeth.Bennis@loudoun.gov

Judy McCary, Judy.McCary@loudoun.gov Andrew Mowry, Andrew.Mowry@loudoun.gov

Geary.Higgins@loudoun.gov Staff aides:

Stacy Carey, Stacy.Carey@loudoun.gov Liz Dickinson, Liz.Dickinson@loudoun.gov

Ralph.Buona@loudoun.gov Staff aide:

Dorri O’Brien, Dorri.OBrien@loudoun.gov

Suzanne.Volpe@loudoun.gov Staff aide:

Preston Black, Preston.Black@loudoun.gov

Tony.Buffington@loudoun.gov Staff aides:

Ron.Meyer@loudoun.gov Staff aides:

Matt.Letourneau@loudoun.gov Staff aides:

Tom Parker, Tom.Parker@loudoun.gov Jared Midwood, Jared.Midwood@loudoun.gov

Kristen.Umstattd@loudoun.gov Staff aide:

Rachael Holmes, Rachael.E.Holmes@loudoun.gov Robin Bartok, Robin.W.Bartok@loudoun.gov Austin Caswell, Austin.Caswell@loudoun.gov

Valerie Suzdak, Valerie.Suzdak@loudoun.gov

Koran.Saines@loudoun.gov Staff aides:

Omar Masood, Omar.Masood@loudoun.gov Tianni Ivey, Tianni.Ivey@loudoun.gov

Northern Virginia Transportation Authority’s Planning Coordination Advisory Committee. He is also the Board’s representative on the Loudoun County Fiscal Impact Committee, the Other Post-Employment Benefits Investment Committee and the Length of Service Awards Program Committee. This year, he announced he will not seek re-election, bringing to a close a ca-

reer on the Board of Supervisors that saw major decisions like committing to bring Metrorail to Loudoun County. Buona has served on the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce board of directors since 2005 and is active in trade organizations including the Homeland Security and Defense Business Council, the Air Force Association, the Navy League, the Army

Association, and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association. He was born in Ashtabula, OH and lives in Ashburn’s Carisbrooke neighborhood with his wife. He has two children and three grandchildren. SUPERVISORS >> 14

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Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) is in his second term as the Ashburn District supervisor. A former Air Force captain, he concluded his service at Air Force Space Buona Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, where he managed software development related to early warning missile defense systems. He has worked at Telos Corporation since 1984 and is now the company’s senior vice president of corporate business development. He serves on the board’s Finance, Government Services and Operations Committee, as well as the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Climate, Energy and Environment Policy Committee and the

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Supervisor Suzanne M. Volpe, Algonkian Supervisor Suzanne M. Volpe (R-Algonkian) is in her second term in office, as well as her second term on the board’s Transportation and Land Use Committee. She represents Volpe the board on the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government’s Chesapeake Bay and Water Resources Policy Committee. She also is the board’s representative on the Loudoun County Disability Services Board and the Affordable Dwelling Unit Advisory Board. She has worked both for the federal government and the private sector, specializing in communications, public affairs, marketing and event planning. She has previously served on the Loudoun County Library Board of Trustees, the Loudoun Arts Council, the county Commission on Aging, and the Planning Commission, among other postings. She was born in Vienna and lives in Cascades with her husband and daughter.

ropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Air Quality Committee, and the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board. The board’s youngest-ever Loudoun supervisor, Meyer was elected at 26 years of age. He works as the Director of Business Development for MediaDC, the parent company of the Washington Examiner and Weekly Standard. Before that, he ran his own public relations firm in Northern Virginia, Springboard Media Strategies LLC, and was a spokesman for the conservative nonprofit Young America’s Foundation in Herndon. Meyer lives with his wife and daughter at One Loudoun in Ashburn.

Supervisor Geary M. Higgins, Catoctin Supervisor Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin) is in his second term as the Catoctin District supervisor. He serves as cochair of the Joint Board of Supervisors/School Board Higgins Committee and is chairman of the board’s Transportation and Land Use Committee. He represents Loudoun County on the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Human Services and Public Safety Committee,

the Potomac Watershed Roundtable, and serves as the Board’s representative on the Loudoun County Agricultural District Advisory Committee and the Annexation Area Development Policy Committee. He is the vice president of Labor Relations for NECA Inc. and is an arbitrator for the Industrial Relations Council. He previously served on the Loudoun County School Board and is a member of the Loudoun Museum Board of Trustees. Higgins was born in Baltimore, MD, and grew up in Montgomery County, MD. He and his wife live near Waterford and have three daughters and three grandsons. SUPERVISORS >> 15

Supervisor Tony R. Buffington Jr., Blue Ridge Supervisor Tony R. Buffington Jr. (R-Blue Ridge) works in federal law enforcement in Washington, DC. He serves on the Finance, Government Services and OperaBuffington tions Committee and Economic Development Committee, is one of Loudoun’s two representatives on the Northern Virginia Regional Commission and represents Loudoun on the Coalition of Loudoun Towns. He is a member of the Fraternal Order of Police’s Loudoun-Dulles Lodge #69; the Loudoun County Marine Corps League, Detachment #1205; and the Dulles South Alliance. A former U.S. Marine Corps sergeant, Buffington grew up in Berryville and last year moved from Brambleton to Purcellville.

Supervisor Ron A. Meyer Jr., Broad Run Supervisor Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run) serves on the board’s Transportation and Land Use Committee and represents Loudoun on the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, Met-

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Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd, Leesburg Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg) is serving her first term on the county board. She serves on the board’s Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n and Land Use Committee and is Umstattd one of the board’s representatives on the Annexation Area Development Policy Committee, the Family Services Board, and the Potomac Watershed Roundtable.

Supervisor Koran T. Saines, Sterling Supervisor Koran T. Saines (D-Sterling) serves on the board’s Finance, Government Services and Operations Committee and Economic Development CommitSaines tee and represents Loudoun on the Northern Virginia Manpower Consortium Workforce Investment Board. He also serves as one of Loudoun’s representatives on the Route 28 Transportation Improvement District Commission and is one of the Board’s representatives on the Family Services Board. He works in human resources at Washington Gas. He has previously served as an election officer, including as chief election officer in 2014. Saines was born in Fairfax and attended Broad Run High School in Ashburn. He and his son live in Chatham Green.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN << FROM 10 in the Transition Policy Area that buffers rural west from suburban east. Loudoun’s previous comprehensive plan was unusual for its three distinct policy areas—rural, suburban and transition between. The new comprehensive plan maintains those and creates a new policy area around Loudoun’s future Metro stations: urban. Across the county, the plan is expected to allow 40,950 additional homes by 2040, mostly in the suburban east and the county’s planned urban areas arounds its new Metrorail stops. The

new plan accounts for 11,490 more homes than the one it replaced. The new plan is not expected to allow any more new housing in the rural areas than the old one—although 9,560 more homes are already expected there. All of those forecasts depend on the speed of development in Loudoun. Now, county staff members are just beginning the next steps of the new plan: an Unmet Housing Needs Strategic Plan and a new zoning ordinance. Read all of Loudoun Now’s coverage on the comprehensive plan at loudounnow.com/compplan.

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Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) is a second-term supervisor and chairman of the board Finance, Government Services and Operations Committee and EcoLetourneau nomic Development Committee. He serves as vice chairman representing Virginia on the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Board of Directors, represents Loudoun on the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, and is chairman of the Route 28 Transportation Improvement District Commission. Letourneau is senior director of Communications and Media for the Institute for 21st Century Energy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Prior to joining the Chamber, he was the Republican communications director for the U.S. Senate Commit tee on Energy and Natural Resources, and press secretary to U.S. Senator Pete Domenici of New Mexico. He is originally from Shrewsbury, MA. He and his wife and four children live in Little River Commons near South Riding.

She served on the Leesburg Town Council from 1992 to 2016, and as Leesburg mayor from 2002 to 2016. She has previously served as president, Virginia Association of Planning District Commissions; chair, Northern Virginia Regional Commission; Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; Northern Virginia Transportation Coordinating Council; Dulles Area Transportation Association; chair, Towns’ Association of Northern Virginia; Coalition of Loudoun Towns Advisory Committee; Loudoun Hospital Executive Council; trustee, Journey Through Hallowed Ground; and Commander, American Legion Post 34. A former Naval Reserve lieutenant, she joined the Central Intelligence Agency after leaving the Naval Reserve to translate Soviet naval documents into English. She served on the Leesburg Town Council from 1992 to 2016. She served as Leesburg mayor between 2002 and 2016, when she resigned to take office as county supervisor. A native of Philadelphia, PA, she and her husband and daughter now live in Leesburg. She and her husband practice law in Leesburg.

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The Planning Commission: 79 Years of Land Use Planning Loudoun’s Planning Commission is the creation of one of Loudoun’s most energetic and influential women, artist and activist Vinton L. Pickens. Born Jan. 1, 1900 in Charlotte, NC, Pickens moved to Loudoun with her husband, the author and journalist Robert Pickens, in 1934. She purchased property in Ashburn and had Janelia Farms, named for her daughters Jane and Cornelia, built. The farm property is now the Janelia Research Campus of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. In reaction to the proliferation of roadside signs in the 1930s, Pickens’ work led to the county’s anti-billboard ordinance, one of the first in the county, and the predecessor to today’s relatively strict sign ordinances in Loudoun. She also created the county zoning department by persuading the Board of Supervisors to appoint a planning commission, which she then served on for 21 years, from 1940 to 1961. In 1978, the Board of Supervisors appointed Pickens as one of the three founding members of the Art Display Advisory Committee, which today is called the Art Advisory Committee, and still schedules exhibitions of work by local artists in the government center. Pickens died in 1993. Today, her artwork is on display in public and private collections across the country, and her stamp on the county lives on

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Planning Commission Chairman Fred Jennings (Ashburn) meets with county supervisors to report on the commission’s work to update the county comprehensive plan.

in the Loudoun Sketch Club, which she founded in 1944, and the Planning Commission and Department of Planning and Zoning, which can trace their origin to her work. The Planning Commission has recently wrapped up one of its biggest jobs and chief responsibilities: updating the county’s comprehensive plan,

which consisted of the General Plan, last revised in 2001; the Countywide Transportation Plan, which was updated in 2010; and a number of strategic plans on specific topics and areas, such as the Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Master Plan, the Heritage Preservation Plan, and the Arcola Area/Rt. 50 Corridor Plan. The new Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan is expected to guide the county for the next 20 years—although county planners have said they plan to update it more regularly than in the past. The commission focused on getting as much new housing into the plan as it could, which commissioners and development interests argued was necessary to create more affordable housing in the county, but generated strong protest from other interests. The Planning Commission’s draft would have almost doubled the number of new residential units expected to be built in Loudon by 2040 over the old plan, and, controversially, would have put more than half of that development in the 36-square-mile Transition Policy Area, which buffers rural west from suburban and urban east and is only about 7 percent of the county’s total area. Upon receiving that plan in May, county supervisors went to work cutting those numbers back down. Where the Planning Commission’s draft was

projected to allow 56,000 more homes by 2040, the final draft is expected to allow 40,950 additional homes by 2040, just over 6,000 of those in the Transition Policy Area. One planning commissioner is appointed by each of the county’s nine elected supervisors, and commissioners elect a chairman from among their number each year. Currently, the commission includes Chairman Fred Jennings (Ashburn), Vice Chairman Tom Priscilla (Blue Ridge), and Kathy Blackburn (Algonkian), Jim Sisley (At Large), Cliff Keirce (Broad Run), Eugene Scheel (Catoctin), Jeff Salmon (Dulles), Ad Barnes (Leesburg), and Dan Lloyd (Sterling). The commission also advises the Board of Supervisors on land use and development decisions, and many applications to the county from developers must first go through the commission for a vote. The commission holds public hearings at 6 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of every month, and meets for work sessions at 6 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month. The commission meets in the Loudoun County Government Center in Leesburg. Public hearings are advertised in local media. To see the county government master calendar, including Planning Commission meetings, go to loudoun.gov/calendar.aspx.

[ EDUCATION ] Loudoun’s nine-member School Board oversees the county’s 83,000-student school division with a $1.2 billion budget, 94 schools and a workforce totaling 12,500 fulltime equivalent positions. Board members are paid a salary of $20,000 per year and the chairman is paid $22,000. They serve four-year terms, and their current terms ends Dec. 31, 2019. All nine seats are up for election on Nov. 5, 2019; only three incumbents are seeking re-election. The board holds regular business meetings at 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the school administration office, 21000 Education Court in Ashburn. Meetings can be watched live through webcasts. Members of the public can email the full board at lcsp@lcps.org or email individual board members.

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SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS Jeff Morse, Chairman

Dulles District Residence: South Riding Phone: 571-420-2243 Email: jeff.morse@lcps.org

Brenda Sheridan, Vice Chairwoman

Sterling District Residence: Sterling Phone: 571-233-0307 E-mail: brenda.sheridan@lcps.org Brenda Sheridan is serving her third year as vice chairwoman and her eighth year on the board. She is chairwoman of the board’s Legislative and Policy Committee and Sheridan the Ad-Hoc Committee on Equity and serves on the Charter School Committee, Discipline Committee, Finance and Facilities Committee and the Ad Hoc Committee on Special Education. She is also the School Board liaison for the Gifted Advisory Committee and is a Virginia School Boards Association delegate. Sheridan is a 21-year resident of Sterling and is in her second full term as a School Board member. She was appointed to the seat in 2011 to finish out a term of a previous board member, before being elected the

Chris Croll

Catoctin District Residence: Leesburg Phone: 571-509-8400 Email: chris.croll@lcps.org Chris Croll was appointed in December 2018 to fill the unexpired term of Eric DeKenipp, after he moved from the area. She has worked for 25 years in marketing for companies inCroll cluding Network Solutions, America Online, Gartner, The Walt Disney Company, Qwest Communications and several startups. She chairs the Communications and Outreach Committee and serves on the Curriculum and Instruction Committee, the Human Resources and Talent Development Committee, the Ad Hoc Committee on Equity, as the liaison to the Special Education Advisory Committee and as the School Board representative on the School Business Partnership Executive Council. She also previously served on the Ad Hoc Committee on Special Education. Croll holds a master’s degree in interactive telecommunications from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in communications from Ithaca College. She is not running for election in 2019. Running for the Catoctin District seat are Jenna M. Alexander, John P. Beatty and Zerell S. Johnson-Welch.

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Jeff Morse is a 17-year resident of South Riding and is in his second term on the School Board. He served on active duty in the U.S. Navy for 20 years, retiring as a commander Morse in 2006. He is a lead associate for Booz Allen Hamilton, managing and procuring technology and services for the federal government. In January, his colleagues on the board unanimously re-elected him chairman for a second consecutive year. He serves as chairman for the board’s Communications and Outreach Committee, and as a member on the Finance and Facilities Committee and the Joint Board of Supervisors/School Board Committee. He is also the board’s liaison for the Loudoun Education Foundation and the Washington Area Boards of Education. He is running unopposed for re-election.

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mittee on the Academies of Loudoun and is also a member of the Curriculum and Instruction Committee and Legislative and Policy Committee. He also serves as the board’s alternate representative on the Gifted Advisory Committee. Hornberger joined the board with a variety of local and international experience. He served as the president of the Ashburn Farm Association board of trustees and as a leader in the citizens advocacy group Ashburn Farm Parents United. He works as the executive director of The Mustard Seed Foundation, a private family foundation based in Falls Church. In that role, he oversees a variety of international giving programs and was responsible for establishing field offices for the foundation in Singapore, Jakarta, Manila, Mumbai, Hong Kong and Cairo. He also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in West Africa and worked as a program manager at Peace Corps in Washington, DC. He and his wife, Paula, a teacher for Loudoun County Public Schools, have lived in Ashburn since 2004. He is seeking re-election in 2019 and is challenged by Harris Mahedavi.

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Beth Huck is serving her first term on the board. She serves as chairwoman of the board’s Human Resources and Talent Development Committee and Ad Hoc Committee on Huck Special Education. She is a member of the Communications and Outreach Committee and the Legislative and Policy Committee. She is the board’s liaison on the Head Start Policy Council and the alternate delegate on the Virginia School Boards Association. Huck works as an events manager for Blue Compass LLC. Prior to that, she worked as the community lifestyle manager for Brambleton Community Association and, for several years, taught early childhood education. She also served as the chairwoman of the Loudoun County Youth Advisory Commission. Huck and her husband, Aaron, live in Brambleton and have two children. She is not seeking re-election. Running for the At-Large seat are Denise R. Corbo, Kenya A. Savage and Julia L. “Julie” Sisson.

Joy Maloney is in her first term on the board. She unseated one-term board member Kevin Kuesters in her second try for the seat in November 2015, after runMaloney ning a write-in campaign in 2011. She chairs the Student Support and Services Committee and is a member of the Communications and Outreach Committee and the Discipline Committee. She is the board’s alternate liaison on the Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee and its liaison on the Technology Steering Committee. A former high school teacher, Maloney holds a master’s degree in educational leadership and a bachelor’s in secondary education mathematics. She’s worked in the information technology field for the past 20 years, holding positions at Marriott and AOL. She has lived in Broadlands for 17 years. She is not seeking re-election. Running for the Broad Run District seat are Andrew T. Hoyler and Leslee M. King.

At-Large Member Residence: Brambleton Phone: 571-233-9928 E-mail: beth.huck@lcps.org

Broad Run District Residence: Broadlands Phone: 571-577-0439 Email: joy.maloney@lcps.org

Tom Marshall

Leesburg District Phone: 703-727-2318 Email: tom.marshall@lcps.org Tom Marshall was first elected in 2007 and returned to the School Board in 2016 after losing a re-election bid in 2011. He serves as co-chairman on the Joint Board Marshall of Supervisors/ School Board Committee and is a member of the Curriculum and Instruction Committee. He is also the board’s liaison for the Career and Technical Education Foundation and an alternate on the Special Education Advisory Committee. Marshall has worked as a Realtor in Virginia since 1998 and currently works for McEnearney Associates Realtors. He has previously worked as a teacher, guidance counselor and guidance director. He also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines. Marshall has lived in Leesburg for the past 28 years. He is not seeking re-election. Running for the Leesburg District seat are Beth R. Barts and Joseph J. Newcomer.

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Algonkian District Residence: Potomac Falls Phone: 571-291-5983 Email: debbie.rose@lcps.org

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Blue Ridge District Phone: 571-420-3818 Email: jill.turgeon@lcps.org Jill Turgeon taught second grade at Cool Spring Elementary School before she was elected to the School Board in 2011. She owns a photography business and is active Turgeon in a variety of civil and community organizations. She is chairwoman of the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Curriculum and Instruction Committee. She serves on the Charter School Committee and the Human Resources and Talent Development Committee. She is also the School Board liaison on the Minority Students Achievement Advisory Committee. She and her husband, Bill, who teaches in the school system, have three children. She is not seeking re-election. Running in the Blue Ridge District are Ian Serotkin and Ramachandran Venkatachalam.

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Debbie Rose is serving her second term on the School Board. She is the chairwoman of the Discipline Committee and is a member of the Student Support and Services ComRose mittee and the Ad Hoc Committee on Special Education. She is also the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liaison to the Special Education Advisory Committee. She works as an intellectual property fellow for the Association for Competitive Technology. She also worked at the Entertainment Software Association and as a counsel on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property. She previously served as a District Chair of the Loudoun County Republican Committee. Rose grew up in Southern California, moved to Virginia in 1997 and to Potomac Falls in 2006. She and her

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[ O U R T OW N S ] LEESBURG The Town of Leesburg operates under the council-manager form of government, which divides responsibilities between an elected mayor and Town Council and an appointed town manager. The council determines town policy, adopts all ordinances and resolutions, sets the annual tax rates and adopts an annual budget based on a staff-prepared draft. The town manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of town affairs, implementing the Town Council’s policies and hiring a staff to assist in that work.

Town Council The Leesburg Town Council has seven members. The mayor serves a two-year term, while all other council members are elected for four-year terms. Council member terms are staggered, with three seats filled each election cycle. Elections occur in November of even-numbered years. Council members are paid an annual stipend of $15,600. The mayor is paid $16,200 per year.

Kelly Burk, Mayor

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Email: kburk@leesburgva.gov Kelly Burk is serving her second term as Leesburg mayor. Burk was first elected to the Town Council in 2004 and, three years later, she was elected as the Leesburg Dis-

trict representative to the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. She served on the county board from 2008 to 2011. She re-joined the Town Council following an April 2012 speBurk cial election and was re-elected to a new four-year term in 2014. She was elected to her first mayoral term in November 2016. Burk represents the town on the Loudoun County Economic Development Commission, the Northern Virginia Regional Commission, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority Advisory Committee and Virginia Municipal League’s Human Development and Education Committee. A Leesburg resident since 1979, Burk was a special education teacher with Loudoun County Public Schools until her retirement in 2014. She holds a bachelor›s degree in education from George Washington University and a master’s degree in middle school curriculum and instruction from Virginia Tech. She is a past president of the Loudoun Education Association and served on the board of directors of the Virginia Education Association from 1994 to 2000. In 2001, the Loudoun Commission on Women honored her as the Woman of the Year for Educa-

tion and Training. She and her husband, Larry, have two adult sons and two grandchildren.

Fernando “Marty” Martinez, Vice Mayor

Email: mmartinez@leesburgva.gov Marty Martinez was elected to his first term on Town Council in 2002 and was re-elected to his fifth fouryear term last November. He was voted to be vice mayor by his counMartinez cil peers in January, and previously served in the same post from July 2004 to June 2006. Martinez represents the council on VML›s General Laws Committee and the Loudoun County Transit Advisory Board. Before his election to council, he served on the Loudoun County Parks and Recreation Commission, as well as the Loudoun County Community Services Advisory Board. Originally from California, Martinez is a U.S. Air Force (Vietnam era) veteran. He earned his bachelor’s degrees in economics and computer science from Portland State University. Martinez has worked as a consultant for the Federal Aviation Administration and has served as the vice chairman on the board of directors for the

Paxton Campus, which is a full-service organization for children with special needs. He founded Heritage High School Project Grad and helped to co-found the Boys and Girls Club of Loudoun County and La Voz, a Hispanic advocacy group. He has also been appointed by the governor to serve on the Aerospace Advisory Council. He has lived in Leesburg with his wife, Doris, and children since 1993. Martinez has five children and five grandchildren.

Ronald Campbell

Email: rcampbell@leesburgva.gov Ron Campbell was elected to his first Town Council term in November 2016. Prior to his election to council, he served on the Leesburg Technology and CommunicaCampbell tions Commission and the Leesburg Environmental Commission. He also served on two Virginia state task forces on sexual violence, one dealing with institutions of higher education and one with K-12 schools, led by then-Lt. Governor Don Beyer. Campbell represents the council on VML›s Community and Economic LEESBURG >> 23

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Email: tdunn@leesburgva.gov Tom Dunn was first elected to the Town Council in 2008 and is serving his third four-year term. He has represented the town on various VML committees. In adDunn, II dition, he has represented the town on the Government Center Joint Task Force, the School Naming Committee, and the Law Enforcement Committee. He also served as a liaison to the Board of Architectural Review, the Parks and Recreation Commission, the Thomas Balch Library Commission, the Infrastructure subcommittee and the Tourism Historic Preservation subcommittee. Dunn also served a four-year term on the Loudoun County Planning Commission as the Leesburg District representative from 2011-2015. Prior to being elected to the council, Dunn served on the Leesburg Planning Commission and the Leesburg Economic Development Commission for a combined nine years. Dunn holds a bachelor›s degree in social sciences from Mary Washing-

Suzanne Fox

Email: sfox@leesburgva.gov Suzanne Fox was first elected to the Town Council in November 2014 and re-elected for a second four-year term last November. She served as vice mayor from January 2017 to Fox January 2019. Fox is currently running in the 33rd Senate District race against Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D). Fox is the council›s representative to VML›s Planning Coordination Advisory Committee and has served as council liaison to both the Board of Architectural Review and the Airport Commission. She holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from Brigham Young University. Fox is the owner of Legacy Weddings, a wedding planning/coordinating business. She is also a civil celebrant, appointed by the Loudoun County Circuit Court, and has performed more than 8,000 marriage ceremonies. She and her family—which includes three adult daughters, a son-in-law and one granddaughter— moved to Leesburg in 2003.

Neil Steinberg

Email: nsteinberg@leesburgva.gov Neil Steinberg was elected to his first Town Council term last November. He represents the town on VML’s Environmental Quality Committee. He also serves Steinberg as the council liaison to the Airport Commission, Technology & Communications Commission and Tree Commission. A Fairfax County native, Steinberg attended Virginia Tech where he served one year in the Corps of Cadets Army ROTC and studied engineering, political science and theatre. Steinberg and his wife, KD Kidder, moved to

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ton College. He is a Certified Public Planner and has 16 years› experience in mortgage banking. He is currently the president of VCR Inc., a marketing company he founded. He is also a certified in-home care provider. He served eight years as an Officer of Combat Engineers with the U.S. Army. Dunn has been, and continues to be, an active community volunteer, having held various volunteer positions with the Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Loudoun School of Ballet, Little League, Youth Football, Church and Ball’s Bluff PTO. He directed youth summer camps at Morven Park, Oatlands and the Loudoun Museum and has volunteered as a tour guide at Balls Bluff Battlefield. Dunn has been a Leesburg resident in Potomac Crossing since 1998 and has three children who all attended public school in Leesburg.

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Development Committee. He is also a member of the Loudoun County NAACP and Leesburg Daybreak Rotary, and formerly served on the Loudoun County Criminal Justice Board. Campbell has a bachelor’s degree in American studies from Heidelberg University, and a master’s degree in counseling, human services and guidance from Montclair State University. In addition, he has completed doctoral coursework in human sexuality from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a certified planning commissioner. Campbell is also currently enrolled in the program at the Harvard University Kennedy School for the Public Leadership Credential. Campbell started his career with a Wall Street firm, and was a licensed SEC representative, providing wealth management strategies and selling mutual funds. He went on to work in higher education administration for more than 27 years, including as the associate vice president for Student Development and Athletics at the University of Minnesota where he was responsible for a budget of over $100 million. In 2000, he established his own business development consulting company, College Business Concepts, LLC. From 2012 to 2015, he served as the CEO for the National Association of College and University Auxiliary Services in Charlottesville. He currently serves as the executive director of the Loudoun Freedom Center, which is dedicated to the preservation of African American history in Loudoun County. Campbell is a member of Holy & Whole Life Changing Ministries International Church in Lansdowne. Leesburg residents since 2001, Campbell and his wife, Barbara, have four children and six grandchildren.

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Loudoun County in 1975 and began their business, Photoworks, a photography, imaging services, and framing business, in 1979. They have operated it ever since at the same location—on the corner of Loudoun and King Streets in downtown Leesburg. Photoworks and the Potomac Gallery were the founders of the downtown’s First Friday Gallery Walk, which is now the very successful event known as First Friday. Steinberg has studied martial arts since the early 1980’s and holds black belts in three disciplines, including a Master level (5th degree) in taekwondo. He has been an instructor for Grand Master Eunggil Choi at United States Taekwondo Martial Arts Academy (in Leesburg for more than 20 years. Throughout the years, he has been involved in a variety of downtown business organizations, serving as president for what was the Leesburg Downtown Business Association. He is currently a member of the local branch of the NAACP. Steinberg and his wife moved to Leesburg in 2008, where they live with KD’s mother, Doris Kidder, and their two cats.

Joshua Thiel

Email: jthiel@leesburgva.gov Josh Thiel was elected to Town Council in a special election in February 2018 to fill the unexpired council term of former council member Ken Reid. He will be up for Thiel re-election next year. Thiel is a 19-year town resident and previously served on the town’s Economic Development Commission and on the Northern Virginia Technology Council. He is an active member of Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg. Thiel attended Saint Francis University where he received his bachelor›s degree in marketing and communications. At Saint Francis, he was a second team All-American place kicker and a four-year starter for the Red Flash football team. Thiel is the owner of JT Kicking and Training, which helps high school and college athletes train to play at the next level of sports. He coached soccer and football at Tuscarora High School and was a youth football coach for the AYFL for a number of years. Thiel and his wife, Abigail, live in the Crescent Place neighborhood with their dog Odie.

TOWN STAFF Town Manager: Kaj Dentler Deputy Town Manager: Keith Markel

Public Information Officer: Betsy Arnett

Town Attorney: Barbara Notar Police Chief: Gregory Brown Leesburg Executive Airport Manager: Scott Coffman Director of Public Works and Capital Projects: Renee LaFollette

Director of Economic Development: Russell Seymour

Director of Finance & Administrative Services: Clark Case

Director of Human Resources: Joshua Didawick

Director of Parks & Recreation: Rich Williams

Director of Plan Review: Bill

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Director of Planning and Zoning: Susan Berry-Hill

Director of Thomas Balch Library: Alexandra Gressitt

Director of Utilities: Amy Wyks

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The Town of Leesburg has 13 advisory boards, committees and commissions. Inquiries about citizen participation should be sent to clerk@leesburgva.gov.

PUBLIC ART COMMISSION Meeting Date/Time: first Monday at 5:45 p.m. Meeting Location: Town Hall Second Floor Conference Room

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Meeting Date/Time: first Thursday at 6 p.m.

STANDING RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC COMMITTEE

Meeting Location: Leesburg Executive Airport

Meeting Date/Time: first Monday at 7 p.m.

Meeting Location: Town Hall Lower Level Conference Room

BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW Meeting Date/Time: first and third Mondays at 7 p.m.

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BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Meeting Date/Time: second Thursday at 7:30 p.m. as needed Meeting Location: Town Hall Council Chambers

ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMISSION Meeting Date/Time: first Tuesday at 7 p.m. Meeting Location: Town Hall Second Floor Conference Room

PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION

DIVERSITY COMMISSION Meeting Date/Time: first Tuesday at 7 p.m. Meeting Location: Town Hall Lower Level Conference Room

TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Meeting Date/Time: first Tuesday at 7 p.m. Meeting Location: Town Hall Council Chambers

THOMAS BALCH LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMISSION

Meeting Date/Time: third Monday at 7 p.m.

Meeting Date/Time: second Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Meeting Location: Ida Lee Park Recreation Center

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Meeting Date/Time: first Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Meeting Date/Time: first and third Thursdays at 7 p.m.

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HAMILTON Situated between Leesburg and Purcellville, the Town of Hamilton presents itself as a stopping point for the westward traveler. The town features one of the most popular children’s parks in the area— the Hamilton Community Park, which

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was revamped last year to include a new plastic-coated metal play piece and a re-mulching. Each year, the town also celebrates Hamilton Day on the weekend of Memorial Day and features a town-wide parade with classic cars, sports teams, dance troupes, decorated bikes, strolling dog walkers and more. Jones, Cathy Salter, John D. Unger

The Quaker settlement of Hillsboro might be one of the least populous towns in Virginia, but it’s got a lot going on. Commonly known as “The Gap,” the town plays host to several well-attended events each year. Gardens in the Gap is held every spring and is a signature event that allows visitors a chance to venture into some of the town’s historic and ornate gardens, backyards and porches and learn more about the history of gardening in America. Independence Day the Hillsboro Way is a fireworks display event held every year, usually the weekend before July 4. This year, it drew a crowd of nearly 6,000 people. The town’s 2019 Woodstock in the Gap event, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, saw a day filled with the performance of Woodstock-inspired music that was free to all. Proceeds from sales at town events typically all go toward preserving the town’s 145-year-old Old Stone School.

AT A GLANCE: POPULATION: 170 HOUSEHOLDS: 44 MEDIAN AGE: 47 APPROXIMATE SIZE: 0.27 square miles MAYOR: Roger Vance COUNCIL: Vice Mayor Amy Marasco, Claudia Forbes, Bill Johnston, Stephen Moskal, Laney Oxman COUNCIL MEETINGS: 7 p.m. third Tuesday of each month at the Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike STIPEND: None TOWN MANAGER: None For more information and details of town taxes, fees and utility rates go to hillsborova.gov.

COUNCIL MEETINGS: 7 p.m. second Monday of each month at the Town Office, 53 E. Colonial Hwy. STIPEND: mayor $15,000 per year; councilmembers $1,200 each per year. TOWN MANAGER: None For more information and details of town taxes, fees and utility rates go to town.hamilton.va.us.

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HOUSEHOLDS: 713 MEDIAN AGE: 33 APPROXIMATE SIZE: 0.9 square miles MAYOR: Nate Fontaine COUNCIL: Vice Mayor Jim McIntyre, Mike Dunlap, Chris Hornbaker, Matthew Schilling, Buchanan Smith, David Steadman COUNCIL MEETINGS: 7:30 p.m. first and third/second and fourth Thursdays at the Town Office, 6 E. Pennsylvania Ave. STIPEND: Mayor, $8,000 per annum; Councilmembers, $2,000 per annum TOWN MANAGER: Rob Ritter For more information and details of town taxes, fees and utility rates go to lovettsvilleva.gov.

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AT A GLANCE: MIDDLEBURG Long known as the capital of Virginia’s hunt county, the Town of Middleburg is the business hub of southwest Loudoun and a leading destination for tourists. Anchored by the historic Red Fox Inn and the 168-room Salamander Resort and Spa that attract thousands of visitors to the town each year, Middleburg is also home to numerous town events, an upscale shopping district and an ever-growing food and drink scene. Two times each year, the town’s arts council hosts an Art in the Burg event, while the town hosts Christmas in Middleburg each December and the Middleburg Film Festival each October. In 2019, the town added to that roster of activities with its own Oktoberfest and a 500-mile Italian car race, the 1000 Miglia Warm Up USA. Visitors can also walk up and down Washington Street to stop in one of the town’s dozens of specialty shops like Lou Lou Boutiques, J. McLaughlin or Highcliffe Clothiers—or grab a bite to

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In eastern Loudoun, travelers can grab a non-stop flight to almost every major city around the globe. In the county’s western boundary, hikers can do some interstate travel, albeit at a much slower pace. Loudoun is bordered by about 25 miles of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, the famed route that connects Springer Mountain, GA with Mount Katahdin, ME. The trail is a popular destination for

local day hikers. With parking access provided along Rt. 7 near Bluemont and at Keys Gap on Rt. 9, the northern section of the trail is the most heavily traveled. From Rt. 7, popular hikes are to the Bear’s Den overlook to the south or north to Ravens Rock, an outcropping also popular for rock climbing and rappelling. From Key’s Gap, the trail offers a day hike to Harper’s Ferry, passing by land planned as a state park at Neersville.

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other 604 acres. Even as the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation takes over the land, the nonprofit Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship has agreed to keep managing the land. The project to bring a state park to Loudoun has been underway since at least 2012. Then-Gov. Bob McDonnell announced plans for the park in northwestern Loudoun just before leaving office in 2014. Those plans got over another major hurdle this year, when the General Assembly adopted a state budget that allowed the state to accept donated land for a state park in Loudoun.

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The Town of Round Hill's Sleeter Lake Park offers visitors a venue for passive recreation.

Aside from being a relaxing recreational hotspot, Sleeter Lake Park is also an educational destination. Town Administrator Melissa Hynes said the town has planted native plants on the lake’s banks and is working to make the park a place for residents to observe

nature—nature that includes birds, beavers, foxes, eagles and more. Hynes said the town also plans to create an outdoor classroom at the park, which will feature a natural meadow, a monarch waystation, a pollinator garden, a bluebird trail and an observation

beehive. She said once those features are in place, local schools can host field trips at the park. Sleeter Lake Park is open every day of the week from March 1 to Nov. 1, from 7 a.m. to dusk or 8 p.m., whichever comes first.

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If you value a day on the water over a day in the woods, the Town of Round Hill’s Sleeter Lake Park could be a perfect destination for a day of boating or fishing. Opened in 2018, the 11-acre park, located at the end of Lakefield Road just east of town, is a place of solitude where visitors can enjoy passive recreation on the 100-acre lake, which U.S. Army Col. Frank Sleeter built in 1963 when he built a dam along Simpsons Creek to irrigate his 880-acre orchard. Although swimming is prohibited, visitors may canoe, kayak or fish there, all while doing so in a quieter environment, since gas-powered boats are prohibited. Boats with electric motors are permitted on the water as long as they have 195 pounds of thrust—3.5 horsepower—or less. All boats must be 18 feet long or less and may accompany up to 17 other boats on the water at any given time. Up to 12 boaters also have the opportunity to store their boats at the park, as they can apply annually with the town for watercraft storage spaces at a cost of $135 per slip. As for fishing, the town encourages the catch-and-release method but doesn’t mandate that requirement. All bass between 11 and 14 inches long must be returned to the lake.

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LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT With a little help from Mother Nature, the Beaverdam Creek Reservoir on the western edge of Ashburn is slowly returning to its role as Loudoun’s largest body of water. While it refills, following two years of maintenance work at the dam, plans are advancing to transform the property into the county’s largest park. The 622-acre artificial lake stores 1.5 billion gallons of water for Loudoun Water. It is surrounded by dense woods and open meadows and has been a destination of fishermen, crew clubs and hikers for decades. But it was never designed to serve as a public recreation center, with little parking and even fewer amenities. After purchasing the reservoir from the City of Fairfax in 2014, Loudoun Water partnered with NOVA Parks to manage the property’s public access, a move that will result in a significant investment to offer more opportunities to enjoy and explore the land. In 2020, construction will begin on the new park facilities on 71 acres of NOVA Parks’ adjacent 370-acre Brambleton Regional Park. The welcome center will include educational displays, new trails and boat access, among other features. “It’s really been kind of a little oasis that people are just now discovering,” NOVA Parks Director of Park Operations Chris Paulie has said. “It’s been kind of a best kept secret for a long time.”

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Plans for Beaverdam Creek Reservoir include trails, boat access, a pavillion and other features at NOVA Park's adjacent Brambleton Regional Park.

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The flowers of Beaverdam Creek are beginning to reclaim the meadows that have grown during the past two years after the reservoir was drained to conduct repairs to the dam.

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Answering the Call The first fire company in Loudoun County was formed on Nov. 13, 1803. According to an entry in the county’s deed books, 48 residents petitioned to open the first company in Leesburg, then an unincorporated town of about 500 residents. At that time, the county’s population was about 20,000. Today, there more than 400,000 people living in Loudoun, and it takes a lot more than 48 volunteers to answer the call when emergencies occur. Even so, the tradition of volunteer fire and rescue service continues to play a role, even as the number of full-time employees grows, and the training and response

needs grow more complex. Today, the county counts about 1,600 volunteers supporting fire and rescue activities, with half of those on the operational side running calls. They operate alongside more than 500 career fire and rescue workers who ensure 24/7 response coverage. They respond to more than 29,000 calls annually. There are 26 fire and rescue stations, 15 owned and operated by independent volunteer companies and others built and staffed by the government. To learn more about the opportunities and requirements for volunteering, go to answerthecall.info.

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Leesburg Public House celebrates its fifth anniversary with folk, Americana, reggae and rock from Something’s Brewing and an outdoor bar.

Live Music: Bumpin’ Uglies and Tropidelic Friday, Sept. 27, 7 p.m. Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com Annapolis-based Bumpin’ Uglies are rooted in East Coast ska, punk and reggae. Tropidelic dishes out infectious reggae, hip-hop and high-energy funk. Tickets are $12 in advance.

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Live Music: The Plate Scrapers Friday, Sept. 27, 8 p.m. B Chord Brewing Company, 34266 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill Details: bchordbrewing.com Fresh off the Watermelon Park scene, the Plate Scrapers serve up their own flavor of bluegrass by way of folk, jazz, and heavy metal dimensions. Admission is free.

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Saturday, Sept. 28, 7 p.m. Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com The yacht rock favorites return to the Tally Ho with smooth sounds from Christopher Cross, Steely Dan, Toto and other mellow hits from the ‘70s and ‘80s. Tickets are $15 in advance.

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Live Music: Andy Hawk Wednesday, Oct. 2, 8 p.m. Purcellville Pub, 745 E. Main St., Purcellville Details: thepurcellvillepub.com Loudoun’s own Americana favorite Andy Hawk plays a midweek solo show at Western Loudoun’s newest hotspot.

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Details: thewinekitchen.com Enjoy a four-course Italian dinner paired with wines carefully selected by importer Robert Kennedy. Tickets are $115 and include tax and tip.

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Tarara 20th Anniversary Music Fest Benefit Saturday, Oct. 5, 1-10 p.m. Tarara Winery, 13648 Tarara Lane, Lucketts Details: tarara.com With a lineup including Ghost Pepper, Calgary, Todd Wright and Tommy Gann and The Darby Brothers, Tarara wraps up its summer concert series with a bang to benefit the Cancer Can Rock non-profit. Tickets are $20 in advance, $10 for under 21 and $45 for the bistro tent.

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Scott Miller of the Virts Miller Foundation views the new Inova Virts Miller Family Emergency and Trauma Center signage alongside his family and Inova representatives.

Inova Dedicates Renovated Lansdowne Emergency Room BY PATRICK SZABO After three years of work, Inova Loudoun Hospital’s Lansdowne emergency room is finally complete, named and accepting patients. The Virts Miller Foundation on Tuesday dedicated the Inova Virts Miller Family Emergency and Trauma Center with a crowd of about 50 looking on, including emergency room doctors and nurses, project stakeholders and Inova board members. Inova Loudoun Hospital President Deborah Addo said the emergency room will see about 80,000 patients in 2019 and that the new center is an example of persistence, vision and partnership, specifically with Department of Emergency Medicine Medical Director Edward Puccio. Scott Miller thanked the hospital staff for their dedication to providing Loudoun emergency patients with “hard work every day.” “In a growing, prosperous place like this, we can’t afford to not have a facility like this,” he said. Inova Health Foundation Chief Philanthropy Officer and President Sage Bolte pointed out that Miller and his wife, Sharon Virts, don’t just write checks. They’re hands on when they donate funds to bring projects to fruition, noting that their additional $2 million donation will help develop a trauma education program at the Lansdowne hospital. Register at TwoByFourRace.org If you have any questions about this event, please email: TwoByFourRace@gmail.com

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Inova Loudoun Hospital President Deborah Addo speaks during Tuesday’s dedication of the Inova Virts Miller Family Emergency and Trauma Center in Lansdowne.

Addo mentioned that Inova Loudoun Hospital’s $18.8 million capital campaign is now only $1.2 million away from its goal and that come April 25, hospital staff will move into its new patient tower—a seven-story, 382,000-square-foot, $300 million, state-of-the-art facility with 228 planned beds. “This is a lesson in the next step that is to come,” she said. Following the unveiling of the emergency and trauma center’s new signage, small groups were invited inside for a tour. pszabo@loudounnow.com

Oktoberfest eight-year history. Cangemi, who died in 2014, took the role very seriously, friends said, and started the cherished tradition of appearing at community events in costume throughout the year. That first contest was a bit more low-key and involved quizzing participants on local history, Miller said. But it’s gotten sillier, rowdier and more popular over the Patrick Szabo/Loudoun Now years. Interestingly, since the competi- Reigning Lovettsville Oktoberfest King and tion is held at Lovettsville Community Queen Scott and Melissa Barton celebrate Center, it’s one of the few events at the after winning in 2018. fest where alcohol isn’t allowed. This year’s judges are mayor Nate Fontaine (a two-time competitor); Paul Hampkey, president of the Lovettsville Lions Club, which sponsors the kickoff dinner; and an extra special guest judge: Loudoun County Public Schools public information officer and winter-school-closing celebrity Wayde Byard. The event will be emceed by former mayor Bobby Zoldos, who took over as fire chief in Durham, NC last year but returns to the fest for master of ceremonies duties. The Bartons made their first attempt to take the crown in 2017, encouraged by 2016 winner Natalie Metzler, a friend and fellow Girl Scout leader and PTO volunteer. But the Bartons’ first attempt pitted them against LCPS music teacher Carrie Geiger and her husband Chris, whose stellar yodeling carried the day. Last year, the Bartons were in it to win it and took things up a notch working on yodeling with YouTube tutorials and bringing in a secret weapon: their wire-haired terrier Bentley (in lederhosen) who got in on the yodeling act and charmed the crowd and judges alike. But it was their chicken dance training that pushed them over the top. “We were told that we won because of Scott’s ability to get down in the leather pants,” Melissa said. And every Lovettsvillian knows that the outfits are key. Women contestants and fest-goers wear traditional German style dirndls, and guys wear short lederhosen or the knee length bundhosen. Melissa Barton now owns four dirndls, including two new ones bought for this year’s event so she’ll have one for Friday’s competition and a second for Saturday’s festivities. Scott has bundhosen and lederhosen along with the traditional checked shirts in several colors. “Everybody feels like the women’s outfits are the most difficult, but no: this German thing is serious for the men,” Melissa said. The other key element to taking the crown is civic involvement. The Bartons are well known for community engagement, working with numerous town committees and scouting organizations and are heavily involved at Lovettsville Elementary School. After winning last year’s contest, Scott spent much of Friday and Saturday helping clean up trash at the fest and make sure booths were in good shape for civic clubs and organizations. Earning the crown also brings commitments throughout the year, with expected appearances at the town’s annual holiday tree lighting, Mayfest and Independence Day celebrations, with plenty of school breakfasts and storytimes in

up and anything else that needs to get done. “It’s still about working for the community,” he said. “We just do it with a crown on.” The Lovettsville Lions Club dinner and Oktoberfest royalty competition take place Friday, Sept. 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Lovettsville Community Center, 57 E. Broad Way in Lovettsville. Cost for a traditional German meal is $15 for adults and $6 for children. Oktoberfest runs Friday from 5 to 11 p.m. and Saturday Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. throughout town. For more information, including a schedule and a map, go to lovettsvilleoktoberfest.com.

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between. For both 2016 queen Natalie Metzler and 2018 queen Melissa Barton, the reaction from local children has been a highlight, both at the fest and throughout the year. “It was definitely the kids,” Metzler said. “I took more photos with more little girls that weekend, and that is really fun.” “When all these kids ask, ‘How do you get to be king and queen?’ we say by helping in your community and making it a better place,” Melissa said. “It’s not just a one and done thing. It’s continued community support.” And win or lose, Scott Barton will be out at the fest helping with trash pick-

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Airplanes large and small, new and old will be on display on the tarmac of Leesburg Executive Airport for the 10th Annual Leesburg Air Show.

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LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT The 10th annual Leesburg Air Show on Saturday at Leesburg Executive Airport will be a momentous one for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the celebration of the airport’s new global status. This year, the municipal airport welcomed a new U.S. Customs facility, opening up the airport to international flights. “That’s something we’re all really excited about,” Linda Fountain, Leesburg’s events and community outreach manager, said. Organizers also are happy with Saturday’s weather forecast, as Mother Nature, at least for the moment, has ordered sunny skies and warm temperatures. With the airshow typically

drawing crowds of around 8,000 people, expectations are to meet or perhaps break that record. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., attendees will see a snapshot of the general aviation world with an extensive display of military, civilian and experimental aircraft, along with a slew of food vendors and exhibitors on the tarmac. Beginning at 1 p.m., the skies will come alive with daring performances by a wing walker, stunt planes, the Flying Circus skydivers, and even a radio-controlled airplane demo at noon. Planning for the airshow the past couple of years has had its complexities, Fountain noted. With construction and development of the nearby Compass Creek commercial area, it has narrowed the flybox within

which aerobatics and maneuvers can be performed, she said. That limits which performers the town can hire, but many crowd favorites will be back. This year’s lineup features Paul Dougherty, Scott Francis, RJ Gritter, Mark Meredith, members of the Flying Circus and the Commemorative Air Force National Capital Squadron. Attendees are encouraged to park at Heritage High School or Cornerstone Chapel and take the free shuttle to the airport grounds. Shuttles will run continuously from 10:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is free, with a recommended donation of $3 per person or $5 per family. For more details, go to leesburgairshow.com.

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Martin help those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and their families. For many working in the building at that time, the aroma of the freshly baked cookies rising up the back stairs was irresistible, resulting in a brisk daily trade. They were known as “the Cookie Ladies,” or to give the group its own informal name, the “Peaceable Kitchen,” and Martin noted part of the allure of the twice-weekly baking sessions was the fun and camaraderie the women shared. Julie Franklin has known Norma Martin for 30 years, and for a while was one of the bakers at St. James. “She’s my hero,” Franklin said. “She’s just a good person; she’s funny, smart and caring.” She also has abundant energy, according to Franklin. When Martin was her administrative assistant at Meadow Glen of Leesburg, Franklin recalls residents were complaining about their aches and pains, while Martin, who was older than they were, was scampering up and down the stairs to her second floor office.

The Merry Bakers Looking back on the time at St. James, Franklin said, “It showed the power of a group of women.” It was a time of “passion and involvement” in projects for community betterment. The name “Nancy’s Cookies,” came from Loudoun County Extension service home economist Nancy Cockerill,

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Norma Martin as a younger woman with her late husband, Lee McNeer Martin.

who baked with them. “She had all the recipes.” The core baking group at St. James fluctuated between seven or eight, headed by Brownell. Martin loved writing poems and in one, a playful allegory about the bakers’ work in support of the respite center, “The Peaceable Kingdom,” she likened her fellow cooks to creatures of the forest, headed by Brownell known as Mama MacBunny. Martin gave her friends various monikers—such as her own, Norma Needlefish. The animals see the need, and scurry around to find the necessary provisions—nuts

A Foundation of Cookies BY MARGARET MORTON Nancy’s Cookies became an integral part of the effort to establish an independent center for those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. In 1992, the group helped establish the Friends of the Alzheimer’s Respite Center. At first, it was housed in the offices of the Area Agency of Aging on Miller Drive, open only two days a week. Revenue generated by the all-volunteer Nancy’s Cookies operation helped expand hours to three days a week. In 1994, the Northern Virginia Builders Industry Association joined those volunteers to launch an effort to build an independent center on county-owned property near Leesburg Executive Airport. In 1996, construction began, with the support of homebuilder and volunteer Bruce DeAtley, who led the planning for the project. It opened in 1997, a testimony to the support by numerous community contributions including Nancy’s Cookies, and was known as “The House That Love Built.” The center’s name was later changed to the Leesburg Adult Day Center. A second center opened in the former Carver School in Purcellville in 2007, known as the Mac Brownell Adult Day Center. In 2012, a third center opened, known as the Eastern Loudoun Adult Day Center.

Legal Notices JOINT PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED FY2020-FY2025 SECONDARY ROAD SIX-YEAR PLAN AND FY2020 CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT BUDGET PRIORITY LIST In accordance with Virginia Code Section 33.2-331, the BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUDOUN COUNTY and the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION will jointly hold a combined PUBLIC HEARING on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, to consider adoption of the FY2020 - FY2025 Secondary Road SixYear Plan and the FY2020 Construction Improvement Budget Priority List developed for the secondary roads in Loudoun County. All projects in the Secondary Six-Year Plan that are eligible for federal funds will be included in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), which documents how Virginia will obligate federal transportation funds. Citizens are invited to be present and express their views regarding the above mentioned documents. VDOT ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The list of highway improvement projects in the proposed Six-Year Plan, and the proposed annual Construction Improvement Budget Priority List, taken from the Six-Year Plan, are available for public inspection at the Office of the County Administrator, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 5th Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or call (703) 777-0200, and at the Virginia Department of Transportation Leesburg Residency Office, 41 Lawson Road, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or call (703) 737-2000. Hearing assistance is available for meetings in the Board of Supervisor’s Meeting Room. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation as a result of a physical, sensory or mental disability to participate in this meeting, please contact County Administration at 703-777-0200. Three days notice is requested. FM Assistive Listening System is available at the meetings. BY ORDER OF: Phyllis J. Randall Chairman Loudoun County Board of Supervisors 09/19/19 & 09/26/19

Farid Bigdeli Transportation and Land Use Director Virginia Department of Transportation

Town of Leesburg Continues Water Valve Exercise and Maintenance Program Public Notification The Town of Leesburg is continuing a preventative maintenance program to protect the longevity and operation of the water system infrastructure and valves. This consists of a valve exercise program, which requires closing, then opening each main line valve and service line valves in specific distribution areas. The purpose of the program is to exercise main line valves throughout the distribution system to assure reliable operation and maintain water quality. During this program crews will exercise the valves by operating the valve through a full cycle and returning it to its normal position. Where valves are exercised, a fire hydrant will be flowed to ensure that the water in the main remains clear. During the valve turning exercise customers may experience some sediment or discolored water for a short period of time. Water is safe to drink and safe to use during this period. If this condition is noticed we recommend running several cold water taps at full force for a period of 1-2 minutes which should remove any discoloration from the water. It may be necessary to repeat this process after 30 minutes in some cases. In addition, the closing and opening of valves may introduce air into water lines which can cause temporary erratic water flow. The valve exercising will occur June through November during the hours of 7:00am – 2:30pm, Monday through Friday. The Town regrets any inconvenience the maintenance program may cause. If you have any questions regarding our valve exercising program, or have any concerns about water quality, please call the Utilities Department at 703-737-7075. For after-hour emergencies, please call the Leesburg Police Department at 703-771-4500. 09/26/19

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and fruits and roots, etc.—to lay in for creatures who need the help. Martin also wrote about the aromas, warmth and sounds of that kitchen— the scent of fresh dough, different flavors, the scraping of the cookie dough bowl, or the “whacking” of the cookie tins while sliding them into the oven. In the mind’s eye, one can picture the kitchen—windows wide open, warm ovens, butter and eggs on the counter and hear the hum of the women’s chatter. The bakers would turn up in tennis shoes or sandals, likely as not. A favorite memory was of the “dish towel shuffle,” that Brownell would do to clean scraps and dough off the floor. “Our aim was to ‘make a difference,” Martin said. Above all, she cites the excitement and exhilaration of the quest, the comradeship and friendship and the “doing of it.” That included making a wide variety of mouth-watering cookies—from lemon drops, shortbread, oatmeal cookies, raisin cookies, different kinds of chocolate chip cookies, coconut crisp, cream cheese, peanut butter, poppy seed cookies or cinnamon sugared Snickerdoodles. Her writings reflect the glow of pride the women felt to see how their efforts had blossomed. And to the question “have we made any difference at all,” she answers with a resounding “yes.” The fruits of the bakers’ labors have helped many a “lonely soul,” she maintained. And in 2003, she ends one poem with a glad cry—“We made it.” And the overwhelming sentiment from the cooks was “gratitude that they’d been able to play a part” in the eventual construction of the respite center.

Legal Notices NOTICE OF ABANDONED BICYCLES

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Notice is hereby given that the bicycles described below were found and delivered to the Office of the Sheriff of Loudoun County; if the owners of the listed bicycles are not identified within sixty (60) days following the final publication of this notice, the individuals who found said bicycles shall be entitled to them if he/she desires. All unclaimed bicycles will be handled according to Chapter 228.04 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County.

Phone Number

Description

Case Number

Recovery Date

Recovery Location

Pink Krome 2.0 Genesis Bicycle

SO190013482

7/30/19

E Kingslye Ave/N. Croydon Ct., Sterling

517-258-3497 517-258-3497

White Avigo Bicycle

SO190013482

7/30/19

E Kingslye Ave/N. Croydon Ct., Sterling

Light green Diamondback Wildwood bicycle

SO190013872

7/30/19

Huntwick Geln Square, Aldi

517-258-3497

White Nishiki Bicycle

SO190014331

8/6/19

Hales Trace Dr./Explorer, Ashburn

517-258-3497

Black Hyper Bike Company Spinner Pro BMX Model bicycle

SO190014484

8/8/19

Bunker Hill Way, Ashburn

517-258-3497

Red Decipher Pirana bicycle

SO190014724

8/12/19

Vacation Place, Aldie

517-258-3497

Silver/Black DBX Vanquish bicycle

SO190014946

8/15/19

N. Sterling Bl., Sterling

517-258-3497

Silver MGX Mongoose mountain bicycle

SO190015028

8/16/19

Edgewater Dr./Long Forest Dr., Aldie

517-258-3497

Black Hyper Havoc Aluminum 6061 Series 21 speed, no handle bar grips, ripped seat

SO190015560

8/25/19

Tamarak Ct./WOD Trail. Sterling

517-258-3497

Red/Black/Yellow Schwinn Mesa Aluminum 1 speed bicycle

SO190015560

8/25/19

Tamarak Ct./WOD Trail, Sterling

517-258-3497

Blue Mountain Bicycle

SO190015556

8/25/19

25800 block Clairmont Manor Square, Aldie

517-258-3497

Blue and white Genesis V2900 bicycle

SO190015937

8/30/19

46000 block Cranston St., Sterling

517-258-3497 517-258-3497

Pink Schwinn Beach Cruiser bicycle

SO190015973

8/31/19

41900 block Ryan Rd., Ashburn

Black Schwinn 29” mountain bicycle

SO190015973

8/31/19

41900 block Ryan Rd., Ashburn

517-258-3497

Blue Nishiki Anasazi Bicycle

SO190016340

9/5/19

46000 block Woodshirt Dr., Sterling

517-258-3497

09/26/19 & 10/03/19

Notice of Public Hearing Town of Lovettsville Town Council The Lovettsville Town Council will hold a public hearing on the following items at their meeting at 7:30 pm on October 10, 2019 at the Lovettsville Town Office located at 6 East Pennsylvania Avenue:

LVZA 2019-0003

Zoning Ordinance Amendment to Section 42- 28 (Planning Commission)

Consideration of an amendment to Section 42-28 (Planning Commission) deleting paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) pertaining to Planning Commission appointment, membership, terms of office, and process for removal. Remaining paragraph (d) is amended for grammar.

LVZA 2019-0004 Zoning Ordinance Amendment to Reorganize Various Provisions of Article VI, VII and VIII Consideration of an amendment to reorganize various sections of Article VI (Residential Districts), Article VII (Commercial and Light Industrial Zoning Districts) and Article VIII (General Regulations) in accordance with the following: 1.

Section 42-196 (Bed and breakfast homestays, bed and breakfast inns and country inns): Relocate to new Section 42-297.

Section 42-197 (Child care homes and child care centers): Relocate to new Section 42-298.

VIRGINIA: Timothy Andrew Haeberle and Jamie Marie Haeberle, Petitioners In re: E.R.

Case No: CA 19-23

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF LOUDOUN THE OBJECT OF THIS SUIT is for the Petitioners, JAMIE MARIE HAEBERLE and TIMOTHY ANDREW HAEBERLE, to obtain a stepparent adoption. IT APPEARING by Affidavit that the Petitioner has used due diligence to ascertain the whereabouts of the birth father, ROGER JAY COLPITTS without effect, and therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Defendant appear before the Circuit Court of Loudoun County, Virginia, 18 East Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176 on or before the 1st day of November, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. and protect his interests in this stepparent adoption of his daughter, E.H. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the above paragraph be published once a week for four (4) successive weeks in the Loudoun Now, a newspaper of general circulation in Loudoun County, Virginia. Loudoun Now is located at 15 N. King St., Suite 101, Leesburg VA 20176. The Clerk of this Court shall post this Order at the front door of the Courthouse, and shall mail a copy of this Order to the Defendant at his last known address at 8315 201st Street, Ste. E, Spanaway, Washington 98387 09/26, 10/03,10/10, & 10/17/19

PUBLIC NOTICE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) The Town of Leesburg will accept sealed proposals in the Procurement Ofﬁce, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176, until 3:00 p.m. on October 16, 2019 for the following:

RFP NO. 100161-FY20-11 VENDING MACHINE SERVICES

ORDER OF PUBLICATION VIRGINIA:

Case No.:

CL48861-01

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LOUDOUN COUNTY RICKY LEANARDO MASON, Plaintiff /v. KARON ELOISE MASON, Defendant

The proposed zoning amendments are available for review at the Town Office between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm during weekdays or by special appointment, holidays excepted. Call (540) 822-5788 for more information or contact Joshua A. Bateman, Planning Director at jbateman@lovettsvilleva.gov. In the event the meeting is postponed, the public hearing will be convened on the next regularly-scheduled meeting at the same time and place.

The object of this suit is a Petition to the Court for entry of an order to appoint a Special Commissioner to execute a Deed conveying the Real Property at 1141 Keokuk Terrace, Leesburg, Virginia from RICKY LEANARDO MASON and KARON ELOISE MASON to RICKY MASON pursuant to the Property Settlement Agreement executed by the parties and the Final Decree of Divorce entered by this Courter on April 8, 2009, and It appearing by Affidavit filed according to Law that KARON ELOISE MASON cannot be located despite due diligence being used without effect to ascertain her actual location. It is therefore ORDERED that KARON ELOISE MASON appear on or before November 1, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. in the Circuit Court of Loudoun County and do what is necessary to protect her interest.

09/26/19 & 10/03/19

09/26, 10/03,10/10 & 10/17/19

Section 42-198 (Production nurseries and commercial nurseries): Relocate to new Section 42-299.

Section 42-200 (Wayside stands): Relocate to new Section 42-300.

Section 42-201 (Construction and/or sales trailers): Relocate to new Section 42-301.

Section 42-203 (Temporary portable storage containers): Relocate to new Section 42-302.

Section 42-257(2)(5.) (Construction activity): Relocate to new Section 42-303.

Section 42-292 (Temporary dwellings): Relocate to Section 42-200.

Section 42-296 (Limitations on parking of trucks in residential districts): Relocate to Section 42-201.

The amendment would have the effect of making the zoning requirements for the non-residential uses and activities identified above applicable in all zoning districts (not only in the residential districts), making the zoning requirements for residential uses identified above applicable in the residential zoning districts only, and making the limitations on hours of operation for construction activities applicable in all zoning districts (not only in the commercial and industrial districts).

The Town of Leesburg is requesting sealed proposals for the purpose of furnishing, install, service, maintain and stock beverage and snack food vending machines at various Town Buildings. For additional information, visit: http://www.leesburgva.gov/bidboard 9/26/19

Legal Notices

TOWN OF MIDDLEBURG TOWN COUNCIL VACANCY The Middleburg Town Council is accepting letters of interest from individuals, who are qualified voters in the Town of Middleburg, who wish to be considered for service on the Middleburg Town Council. In order to be considered a “qualified voter”, the individual must be a citizen of the United States; at least eighteen years of age at the time of appointment; a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia for a year immediately preceding the time of appointment; reside within the Town of Middleburg; and, be registered to vote in the county of his residence. The successful appointee shall fill this seat from the time of appointment until a special election is held on May 5, 2020 to fill the vacancy. The Town Council meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 6:00 p.m. and in special meetings on an as-needed basis. Anyone interested in serving in this role is asked to send a letter of interest no later than October 1, 2019 to the following: Mayor and Members of Town Council Town of Middleburg P. O. Box 187 10 W. Marshall Street Middleburg, Virginia 20118 Attn: Town Council Vacancy Or via e-mail at townclerk@middleburgva.gov 09/19/19 & 09/26/19

The Land Use Assessment Program provides for the deferral of real estate taxes on property that meets certain agricultural, horticultural, forestry, or open space use criteria. Real property owners who wish to apply for land use assessment for the first time must submit to my office an application along with the required fee by the filing deadline. Forms are available online, in my office, or can be mailed to you. Owners of real property currently enrolled in the land use assessment program must renew their land use status every 6th year by submitting a renewal form along with documentation corroborating the qualifying land use along with the required fee by the filing deadline. Renewal forms were mailed the first week of September to those currently enrolled who are up for renewal. You may check your renewal year online at www.loudoun.gov/parceldatabase by entering the property’s address or parcel identification number and selecting the LAND USE STATUS tab. Properties renewed in 2014 are up for renewal this year. An additional deferral of taxes is available to current program participants if they sign and record an agreement to keep the property in its qualifying use for more than 5 but not exceeding 20 years. The commitment must be filed with my office by November 1, 2019 and recorded in the Loudoun County Clerk of the Circuit Court´s office by December 20, 2019. Please visit our website or contact my office for information or filing assistance.

DEADLINES

First-time Land Use applications and Renewal applications must be submitted to the Commissioner of the Revenue by Friday, November 1, 2019. Applications submitted after the deadline; November 2, 2019 through December 5, 2019, are subject to a $300 per parcel late filing fee in addition to the standard filing fee. No first-time applications or renewal applications will be accepted after the December 5th deadline.

FILING FEES

For submissions received or postmarked by November 1, 2019 -$125 plus $1 per acre or portion thereof For submissions received or postmarked between November 2, 2019 and December 5, 2019 - $125 plus $1 per acre or portion thereof plus a $300 per parcel late filing fee

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE CPAM-2019-01 Round Hill Planning Commission & Town Council The Round Hill Town Council and Planning Commission will conduct a Joint Public Hearing in accordance with Sections 15.2-2204, 15.2-2285, and 15.2-2286 of the Code of Virginia, on Thursday, October 10, 2019 beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Round Hill Town Office, 23 Main Street, Round Hill, Virginia for the purpose of receiving comments on the following proposed text amendments to the Town of Round Hill Comprehensive Plan (“Plan”): Pursuant to Section 15.2-2223 of the Code of Virginia, the Town has completed a review of the Comprehensive Plan in reference to the consideration of conditions for the future extension of water and sewer service to properties outside of town limits. CPAM-2019-01 is for a proposed amendment under Chapter 12 – Greater Round Hill Area. It sets forth a land use policy for areas to consider for future extension of water & sewer service within the Greater Round Hill Area.

Online: www.loudoun.gov/landuse Hours: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, M - F Phone: 703-737-8557 Email: trcor@loudoun.gov Mailing Address PO Box 8000 MSC 32 Leesburg VA 20177-9804 Leesburg Office 1 Harrison Street, SE 1st Floor Leesburg, VA 20175

Overnight Deliveries 1 Harrison Street, SE MSC 32 Leesburg, VA 20175-3102 Sterling Office 21641 Ridgetop Circle, Ste 100 Sterling, VA 20166

09/12, 09/26, 10/03, 10/17, 10/24 & 10/31/19

CPAM-2019-01 proposes that the Town would consider the extension of the Town Water & Sewer Service Area only to the described parcels for the following uses: 1.

A Town, County, or State-owned Public Facility or Community Facility that would address the unmet needs for recreation opportunities or public services.

Residential housing that would address the unmet housing needs of the Greater Round Hill Area, specifically workforce housing, senior housing, or universal design housing or that would provide supportive services for the aged, infirm, or disabled.

Nursing home, Residential Care Facility, or assisted living facility that would address the unmet needs of housing for the aged, infirm, or disabled and providing continuous services and care.

CPAM 2019-01 is only in reference to the following parcels: • • • • •

585-39-6152 585-39-2148 585-39-2030 555-28-5759 555-38-1231

CPAM 2019-01 proposes to add the following definition to Chapter 14 - Glossary: •

“Residential Care Facility” - An adult and/or child caring facility licensed by the Virginia State Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to provide residential services to individuals who are mentally or physically impaired, or developmentally disabled, or licensed by the Virginia State Department of Social Services to provide residential services to individuals who are aged, infirmed, or disabled.

All interested persons should appear and present their views at the above time and place. If a member of the public cannot attend, comments may be submitted by mail to PO Box 36, Round Hill, VA, 20142; by fax to (540) 338-1680; or by email to mhynes@roundhillva.gov. Comments received by Noon on the day of the hearing will be distributed to Commission and Council members and made a part of the public record. Copies may be viewed in the Town Office between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, or at www.roundhillva. org. Anyone needing assistance or accommodations under the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act should call the Town Administrator’s Office at (540) 338-7878. If the meeting is postponed, it will be rescheduled for October 24, 2019 at the same time and place. 09/26/19 & 10/03/19

TOWN OF LEESBURG ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID TOWN OF LEESBURG ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID IDA LEE ROOF REPLACEMENT IFB No. 100314-FY20-17 IDA LEE ROOF REPLACEMENT IFB No. 100314-FY20-17 SEALED BIDS to construct the above project WILL BE RECEIVED by the Town of Leesburg, UNTIL BUT NO LATER THAN 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. Bids shall be SEALED BIDS by to construct the above project RECEIVED by the Town of Leesburg, delivered either mail or hand-delivered to theWILL First BE Floor Lobby Receptionist, 25 West Market UNTIL BUT NOVA LATER on Wednesday, October shall be Street, Leesburg, 20176.THAN Bids 3:00 shall p.m. be marked “Sealed Bid for Ida 16, Lee2019. Roof Bids Replacement delivered either by October mail or hand-delivered to the First Floorwill Lobby Receptionist, 25 West Date–Wednesday, 16, 2019 – 3:00 P.M. ” Bids be opened and read aloudMarket at 25 Street,Market Leesburg, VA 20176. Bids shall be marked Bid and for time. Ida Lee Roof Replacement West Street, Lower Level Conference Room 2,“Sealed at that date Date–Wednesday, October 16, 2019 – 3:00 P.M.” Bids will be opened and read aloud at 25 West questions Market Street, Lower Level Room that date and All regarding thisConference bid must be2, at submitted in time. writing via email to OpsBidQuestions@leesburgva.gov until but no later than 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 8, All questions regarding thismeeting bid will mustbe held be submitted writingOctober via email 2019. A non-mandatory pre-bid at 2:30 p.m. in on Friday, 4, 2019 to at OpsBidQuestions@leesburgva.gov no laterVirginia. than 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 8, Leesburg Town Hall, 25 W. Market until Street,but Leesburg, 2019. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, October 4, 2019 at Leesburg Town demolition Hall, 25 W. of Market Street, Virginia. Work includes existing roofLeesburg, substrate, insulation and skylight materials, and all incidentals related thereto. Work includes demolition of existing roof substrate, insulation and skylight materials, and all incidentals related thereto. The Town reserves the right to perform all, part, or none of the work. U

The Town reserves the to performfor all, part, or none of the work. Bid Documents arerightavailable download from the Town’s Bid Board at http://www.leesburgva.gov/bidboard and may be obtained beginning Thursday, September 26, Bid Documents are McManious available atfor703-737-7073 download orfrom the Town’s Bid Board with at 2019. Contact Jennifer OpsBidQuestions@leesburgva.gov http://www.leesburgva.gov/bidboard and may beAny obtained beginning September questions about obtaining these bid documents. addenda issuedThursday, for this project will 26, be 2019. Contact JenniferBid McManious at eVA 703-737-7073 or OpsBidQuestions@leesburgva.gov with posted on the Town’s Board and (https://eva.virginia.gov). questions about obtaining these bid documents. Any addenda issued for this project will be postedLaFollette, on the Town’s Bid Board and eVA (https://eva.virginia.gov). Renee Director Department of Public Works and Capital Projects 09/26/19 Renee LaFollette, Director Department of Public Works and Capital Projects

A Message to Loudoun County Property Owners Regarding the Land Use Assessment Program from Robert S. Wertz, Jr., Commissioner of the Revenue

Legal Notices PUBLIC AUCTION This proceeding is for the judicial sale of real properties located in Loudoun County, Virginia, for payment of delinquent taxes pursuant to the provisions of Virginia Code Section 58.1-3965, et seq. Pursuant to Orders entered by the Circuit Court of Loudoun County, Virginia, the undersigned Steven F. Jackson and Zaida Thompson, Special Commissioners of Sale of said Court, will offer the real properties described below for sale at public auction to the highest bidder on the steps of the Historic Courthouse of Loudoun County, in Leesburg, Virginia on: October 18, 2019 1:00 p.m. RAIN OR SHINE Registration Starts at 12:30 p.m. TERMS OF SALE: 1. The sale of any real property is subject to the approval and confirmation by the Circuit Court of Loudoun County. 2. The Special Commissioners of Sale reserve the right to withdraw from sale any property listed and to reject any bid by declaring “NO SALE” after the last bid received on a property. 3. Any person who wishes to bid on any property during the auction must register with County staff before the start of bidding. As part of the registration process, potential bidders must: (i) have sufficient funds on hand to pay the Minimum Deposit required for each parcel on which they want to bid; and (ii) sign a form certifying that they do not own any property in Loudoun County for which any delinquent taxes are due, or for which there are zoning or other violations. 4. The Minimum Deposit required for each parcel is specified below, as part of the property description. The full amount of the Minimum Deposit must be paid by cashier’s or certified check made payable to Gary Clemens Clerk of the Loudoun County Circuit Court, at the time the auctioneer declares the sale. 5. In lieu of attending the auction, bidders may submit written bids to Steven F. Jackson or Zaida Thompson, Special Commissioners of Sale, at the address listed below. All written bids must be accompanied by the applicable Minimum Deposit, which shall be paid by cashier’s or certified check made payable to Gary Clemens Clerk of the Loudoun County Circuit Court. Written bids must also be accompanied by a certification that the bidder is not the owner of any property in Loudoun County for which delinquent taxes are due, or for which there are zoning or other violations. A written bid form, which includes the required certification, can be obtained from the Special Commissioners of Sale or the Treasurer’s website. 6. Written bids (with the required deposit and certification) will be received by the Special Commissioners of Sale at any time prior to the date of auction, and held under seal until the date of the auction. If a written bid exceeds the highest live bid received from the audience during the auction, the audience will have an opportunity to bid against the written bid. If a higher bid is not received from the audience, the Special Commissioners of Sale may declare the sale to the proponent of the highest written bid, or may reject all bids by declaring “NO SALE.” 7. If either a written bid or a live auction bid is approved by the Loudoun County Circuit Court, the balance of the purchase price must be paid in full within 30 days after court approval. 8. Once a submitted written bid or a live bid has been accepted during the auction, it cannot be withdrawn except by leave of the Circuit Court of Loudoun County. Any bidder who attempts to withdraw his/her bid after it has been accepted by the Special Commissioners of Sale may be required to forfeit his/her deposit. 9. Properties are offered “as is”, with all faults and without warranties or guarantees either expressed or implied. Prospective bidders should investigate the title on properties prior to bidding. The sale of the properties is not subject to the successful bidders’ ability to obtain title insurance. The sale of the properties is made free and clear only of liens of defendant(s) in the respective judicial proceeding, and of those liens recorded after the County filed a lis pendens with the Circuit Court of Loudoun County. 10. The sale of the properties does not include any personal property, including any vehicles, located on the real property that is being sold. 11. All recording costs (including but not limited to any grantor’s tax/fee) will be at the expense of the purchaser. All property will be conveyed by Special Warranty Deed from the Special Commissioners of Sale. 12. Announcements made on the day of sale take precedence over any prior verbal or written terms of sale. The Special Commissioners of Sale represent that information regarding the property to be offered for sale, including acreage, type of improvements, etc., is taken from tax and/or land records, and is not guaranteed for either accuracy or completeness. Bidders are encouraged to make their

own investigation to determine the title, condition of improvements, accessibility and occupancy status of each property and to bid accordingly. The sale will be made subject to matters visible upon inspection, and to restrictions, conditions, rights-of -way and easements, if any, contained in the instruments constituting the chain of title. Any costs incurred by a bidder to inspect or investigate any property are the bidder’s responsibility and are not reimbursable. The owner of any property listed below may redeem it at any time before the date of the auction by paying all taxes, penalties, interest, costs (including the pro rata costs of publishing this advertisement and attorney’s fees) incurred through the date before the auction. Below is a brief description of each property to be offered for sale at the auction. More detailed information may be obtained by examining the files in the Clerk’s office of the Circuit Court of Loudoun County, or by contacting: the Special Commissioners of Sale at (703) 777-0307; or Cindy Hamilton, Deputy Treasurer for Collections at (703) 777-0532.

*************************** THE COUNTY OF LOUDOUN v. MICHELLE TURNER, et al. CIVIL ACTION NO. CL 19-477 LOUDOUN COUNTY TAX MAP NO. /81/F/3////90/ PIN 033-39-9387-000 Steven F. Jackson, Special Commissioner of Sale Minimum Deposit Required: $ 40,557 Single-family residential parcel containing .19 of an acre, more or less, with improvements in the Sterling District located at 301 East Tazewell Road, Sterling, Virginia 20164 and described of record, among the land records of Loudoun County, Virginia as: Lot 90, Section Three, BROYHILL’S ADDITION TO STERLING PARK, as the same appears duly dedicated, platted and recorded in Deed Book 444, at Page 93 among the land records of Loudoun County, Virginia. AND BEING the same property, bequeathed to Michelle Turner by Frederick Tiemann, II, by his Last Will and Testament dated September 9, 2009, probated as instrument number 20130603-0045912 among the land records of Loudoun County, Virginia.

*************************** THE COUNTY OF LOUDOUN v. HEIRS AT LAW & SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF RUTH A. DAVIS, et al. CIVIL ACTION NO. CL 19-447 LOUDOUN COUNTY TAX MAP NO. /72////////19B PIN 596-25-4192-000 Steven F. Jackson, Special Commissioner of Sale Minimum Deposit Required: $ 10,846 Single-family residential parcel containing .50 of an acre, more or less, with improvements in the Blue Ridge District located at 35240 Snake Hill Road Middleburg, Virginia 20117 and described of record, among the land records of Loudoun County, Virginia as: Beginning at a point in the line of Carter Styles, said point being 295 ft. south of the stone corner of the Church lot; thence in line of division with Carter Styles, S 83 ½ degrees W 200 ft. to a point a corner to said Carter Styles and Col. R.H. Dulaney; thence S 10 ¾ degrees E 115.5 ft. in line of division with Col. R.H. Dulaney to the County Road. Rt. 714; thence with the County Road S 73 ½ degrees 200 feet to a stone; thence in new line of division with the grantor herein N 29 ½ E 115.5 ft. to the point and place beginning, containing one half acre of land, more or less; less and except that portion conveyed to the Commonwealth of Virginia in deed date March 28, 1967 recorded at Deed Book 467 Page 137 among the land records of Loudoun County, Virginia. AND BEING the same property, conveyed from Mary Jane Adams to Ruth A. Davis and Willie Davis, by deed recorded at Deed Book 419 Page 486 among the land records of Loudoun County, Virginia.

*************************** Steven F. Jackson Zaida Thompson Special Commissioners of Sale Office of County Attorney 1 Harrison Street, S.E. P.O. Box 7000 Leesburg, Virginia 20177-7000 (703) 777-0307

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NOTICE OF IMPOUNDMENT OF ABANDONED VEHICLES This notice is to inform the owner and any person having a security interest in their right to reclaim the motor vehicle herein described within 15 days after the date of storage charges resulting from placing the vehicle in custody, and the failure of the owner or persons having security interests to exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle within the time provided shall be deemed a waiver by the owner, and all persons having security interests of all right, title and interest in the vehicle, and consent to the sale of the abandoned motor vehicle at a public auction. This notice shall also advise the owner of record of his or her right to contest the determination by the Sheriff that the motor vehicle was “abandoned”, as provided in Chapter 630.08 of the Loudoun County Ordinance, by requesting a hearing before the County Administrator in writing. Such written request for a hearing must be made within 15 days of the notice. YR. MAKE MODEL VIN STORAGE PHONE# 2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE 3GYT4LEF4CG202544 ROADRUNNER WRECKER 703-450-7555 2000 DODGE DURANGO 1B4H528N3YF181514 ASHBURN TOWING 703-585-8770 09/19/19 & 09/26/19

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Legal Notices The LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS will hold a public hearing in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, at 6:00 p.m. on THURSDAY, October 10, 2019, in order to consider:

PROPOSED 2020 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM Each year, the Board of Supervisors adopts a Legislative Program, indicating its priority issues and initiatives for the upcoming session of the Virginia General Assembly. As part of this Legislative Program, the Board requests the Senators and Delegates representing Loudoun County to introduce specific legislation of importance to the County. The Board is seeking input from the public on the 2020 Draft Legislative Program. All members of the public are welcome to speak before the Board and provide feedback on the proposed 2020 Legislative Program. A copy of the Board of Supervisors’ 2020 Draft Legislative Program is available for review and may be examined at the Office of the County Administrator, Loudoun County Government Center, 5th Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday or call (703) 777-0200. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).

REQUEST TO UTILIZE POTOMAC FARMS BUSINESS PARK PROFFER FUNDS FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF RIVERSIDE PARKWAY – LOUDOUN COUNTY PARKWAY TO LEXINGTON DRIVE Pursuant to Virginia Code §15.2-2303.2.C, the Board of Supervisors shall consider utilization of cash payments proffered and received from the developer of ZMAP-1986-0033, Potomac Farms Business Park, Proffer 8, to fund the planning, design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of a section of Riverside Parkway from Loudoun County Parkway (Route 607) to Lexington Drive (Route 3000) (the “Project”). The original purpose of the cash payment pursuant to Proffer 8 was for the construction of intersection improvements at the intersection of Route 7 and Route 607. Because a grade-separated interchange was constructed already at the intersection of Route 7 and Route 607, the functional purpose for which the proffer contribution originally was made no longer exists. The amount of the cash payment pursuant to Proffer 8 was $9,108, and the current balance totals $9,224. The estimated total cost of the Project is $18,337,175. A map indicating the location of the Project may be examined in the Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure, 101 Blue Seal Drive, Suite 102, Leesburg, Virginia 20177, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or call 703-737-8624. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/ bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).

REQUEST TO UTILIZE SYSTEMATICS GENERAL PROFFER FUNDS FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE INTERSECTION OF WAXPOOL ROAD AND LOUDOUN COUNTY PARKWAY Pursuant to Virginia Code §15.2-2303.2.C, the Board of Supervisors shall consider utilization of cash payments proffered and received from the developer of ZMAP-1985-0014, Systematics General, Proffer 1.1, to fund the planning, design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of street-widening and intersection improvements at the intersection of Waxpool Road (Route 625) and Loudoun County Parkway (Route 607) (the “Project”). The original purpose of the cash payment pursuant to Proffer 1.1 was for the improvement of Route 625. Because the improvement to Route 625 was constructed already, the functional purpose for which the proffer contribution originally was made no longer exists. The amount of the cash payment pursuant to Proffer 1.1 was $0.31 per square foot at building permit, and the current balance totals $73,573.04. The estimated total cost of the Project is $6,348,000. A map indicating the location of the Project may be examined in the Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure, 101 Blue Seal Drive, Suite 102, Leesburg, Virginia 20177, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or call 703-737-8624. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/ bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).

PROPOSED THROUGH TRUCK RESTRICTION ON CEDAR RIDGE BOULEVARD (ROUTE 2738), BULL RUN POST OFFICE ROAD (ROUTE 621), AND TICONDEROGA ROAD (ROUTE 613) Pursuant to Virginia Code Section 46.2-809, the Board of Supervisors will consider whether to request the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to prohibit or restrict through-truck traffic from traveling on the following sections of rights-of-way that are currently being used as a route between Gum Spring Road (Route 659) and Braddock Road (Route 620): 1)

Cedar Ridge Boulevard (Route 2738) from its intersection with Gum Spring Road to its intersection with Bull Run Post Office Road (Route 621), and then Bull Run Post Office Road from its intersection with Cedar Ridge Boulevard to its intersection with Braddock Road (Route 620); and Ticonderoga Road (Route 613) from its intersection with Gum Spring Road to its intersection with Braddock Road.

Such restriction may apply to any truck or truck and trailer or semitrailer combination, except a pickup or panel truck. The proposed reasonable alternate route for northbound prohibited or restricted through-truck traffic would be provided via Gum Spring Road to Braddock Road. The proposed reasonable alternate route for southbound prohibited or restricted through-truck traffic

would be the reverse of this route. The sections of Cedar Ridge Boulevard, Bull Run Post Office Road, and Ticonderoga Road proposed to be subject to the above-mentioned through-truck prohibition or restriction and the proposed alternate route are located in the Dulles Election District. The request to VDOT also shall specify that the Board of Supervisors will request enforcement of the proposed restriction by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. Documents in regard to the foregoing matter, including a copy of the proposed Resolution describing the proposed prohibitions or restrictions and a map indicating the proposed alternate routes, may be examined at the Office of the County Administrator, County Government Center, 5th Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday or call (703) 777-0200. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).

SIDP-2015-0006 LOUDOUN STATION SIGN PLAN (Sign Development Plan)

Comstock Loudoun Station, L.C., of Reston, Virginia, has submitted an application for a Sign Development Plan to request alternative sign regulations for permitted signs in order to: 1) Modify regulations in regard to total aggregate sign area, maximum number of signs, maximum area of any one sign, ground mounted background structure, illumination permitted, minimum setback from right-of-way, maximum height, sign type permitted, and additional requirements; and 2) Permit the use of lights, crane-mounted signs, and electronic message signs. The subject property is being developed pursuant to ZMAP-2002-0005, Loudoun Station, in the PD-TRC (Planned Development -Transit Related Center) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and pursuant to Section 5-1202(E) alternative sign regulations for permitted signs may be requested with the submission of a Sign Development Plan. The subject property is located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60, aircraft noise contour. The subject property is approximately 23.33 acres in size and comprises 31 separate parcels that are located on the west side and west of Shellhorn Road (Route 643), on the south side and south of Loudoun Station Drive, on the north side and north of Metro Center Drive, and east of the Dulles Greenway (Route 267), in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows: PIN

Address

088167575

43800, 43804, 43810 Central Station Drive, Sterling, VA

089460327

N/A

089468658

N/A

089461316

N/A

089467548

N/A

089462408

N/A

089466163

N/A

089462700

43730 Central Station Drive, Sterling, VA

089470533

43801, 43805, 43811 Central Station Drive, Sterling, VA

089463894

N/A

089471719

N/A

089464287

N/A

089470508

N/A

089366561

N/A

089469226

22050 Eastside Drive, Sterling, VA

089465476

22115 Gramercy Park Drive & 43745 Marquis Square, Sterling, VA

089467413

43781 Central Station Drive, Sterling, VA

089469208

N/A

089468994

22080 Eastside Drive & 43800 Metro Center Drive, Sterling, VA

089466740

N/A

089467684

22106, 22114 Gramercy Park Drive, Sterling, VA

089466583

N/A

089466102

43751, 43777 Central Station Drive, Sterling, VA

089462227

N/A

089464753

43750, 43768, 43780 Central Station Drive, Sterling, VA

089461809

N/A

089465834

N/A

089464582

N/A

089464224

N/A

089462993

N/A

089462840

N/A

089465314

N/A

The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Urban Policy Area (Urban Transit Center Place Type)) which designate this area for a mix of Multi-family Residential, Office, Retail and Service Commercial uses at a minimum floor area ratio (FAR) of 2.0 for areas within ¼ mile of a Metrorail Station and a minimum FAR of 1.4 for areas more than ¼ mile from a Metrorail Station.

SPMI-2019-0012, SPMI-2019-0013 & SPMI-2019-0017 ARORA ENTERPRISES LLC (Minor Special Exception)

Arora Enterprises, LLC, of Hamilton, Virginia, has submitted an application for a Minor Special Exception to modify the Additional Regulations of Section 5-627 of the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance regarding Agriculture Support Uses (Direct Association with Agriculture, Horticulture or Animal Husbandry) in order to reduce the minimum parcel size, increase maximum floor area, and reduce setbacks for a livery stable in the AR-1 (Agriculture Rural-1) zoning district.

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PUBLIC HEARING

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Legal Notices This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and the proposed use is listed as a Permitted use under Table 2-102 of Section 2-100. The modification of the Additional Regulations applicable to the proposed use is authorized by Minor Special Exception under Section 5-600, Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, pursuant to which the Applicant requests the following modification(s):

Zoning Ordinance Section

Proposed Modification

§1-205(A), Interpretation of Ordinance, Limitations and Methods for Measurements of Lots, Yards and Related Terms, Lot Access Requirements.

Permit access to single family attached dwellings from private streets if the streets also provide access to non-residential development.

§3-606(C)(3)(a), R-16 Townhouse/Multifamily Residential, Lot Requirements, Yards, Traditional Design Option for Single Family Attached, Front.

Reduce the minimum front yard to 10 feet in the R-16 zoning district.

§3-606(C)(3)(b), R-16 Townhouse Multifamily Residential, Lot Requirements, Yards, Traditional Design Option for Single Family Attached, Side.

Reduce the minimum side yard to from 8 feet to 5 feet for end units in the R-16 zoning district.

§3-606(C)(3)(c), R-16 Townhouse/Multifamily Residential, Lot Requirements, Yards, Traditional Design Option for Single Family Attached, Rear.

Reduce the minimum rear yard from 25 feet to 15 feet in the R-16 zoning district.

§3-607(B)(1), R-16 Townhouse/Multifamily Residential, Building Requirements Building Height, Single Family Attached.

Increase the maximum height for single family attached dwellings from 45 feet to 50 feet in the R-16 zoning district.

The subject property is located partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District). The subject property is approximately 21.19 acres in size and is located south of Charles Town Pike (Route 9), and west of Hamilton Station Road (Route 704), at 39493 Charles Town Pike, Hamilton, Virginia, in the Catoctin Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 38047-2456. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Rural Policy Area (Rural North Place Type)), which designate this area for pastoral and forested landscapes that serve mostly agricultural and agricultural supportive uses with limited residential uses.

§3-610, R-16 Townhouse/Multifamily Residential, Development Setback and Access from Major Roads.

Permit access to single family attached dwellings from private streets if the streets also provide access to non-residential development.

§4-805(B)(3)(b), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Lot Requirements, Town Center Fringe, Yards, Side.

Reduce the required minimum side yard from 10 feet to 5 feet for a nonresidential use abutting a lot used or planned for single-family attached dwellings or single-family detached dwellings in the PD-TC zoning district.

SPMI-2019-0009 MURRAY HILL

§4-806(B)(2)(a), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Building Requirements, Town Center Fringe, Maximum Height.

Increase the maximum building height to 175 feet without the need for additional setbacks in the PD-TC zoning district.

§4-808(A)(4), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Generally.

Reduce the minimum total gross floor area required within the district for civic uses from 3% to 2%.

§5-1406(E)(4)(b), Buffering and Screening, Determination of Buffer Yard Requirements, Special Situations.

Reduce the buffer yard required along the subject property’s frontage with Route 7 from a Type 5 buffer yard to a Type 3 buffer yard.

Zoning Ordinance Section

Proposed Modification

§5-627(A)(2), Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, Agriculture Support Uses (Direct Association with Agriculture, Horticulture or Animal Husbandry), Intensity/Character, Site Size

Reduce the minimum lot area for a livery stable from 25 acres to 21.19 acres.

§5-627(B)(1), Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, Agriculture Support Uses (Direct Association with Agriculture, Horticulture or Animal Husbandry), Size of Use, Structure

Increase the maximum floor gross area for Level I—small scale agricultural support use structures from 12,000 square feet to 33,179 square feet.

§5-627(C), Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, Agriculture Support Uses (Direct Association with Agriculture, Horticulture or Animal Husbandry), Location on Site/Dimensional Standards

Reduce setback from lot lines for agricultural support use structures from 175 feet to 71 feet

(Minor Special Exception) John M. and Margaret B. Rust of Leesburg, Virginia, have submitted an application for a Minor Special Exception to permit a Bed and Breakfast Inn use in the JLMA-3 (Joint Land Management Area – 3) zoning district. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed use is listed as a Minor Special Exception use under Table 2-1203 of Section 2-1203. The subject property is located partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District). The subject property is approximately 56.7 acres in size and is located on the north side of Edwards Ferry Road (Route 773) and east of the Town of Leesburg at 42904, 42910, 42916, and 43022 Edwards Ferry Road, Leesburg, Virginia, in the Catoctin Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 147-40-5625. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Leesburg Joint Land Management Residential Neighborhood Place Type), which designate this area for residential uses at a density of up to 4.0 dwelling units per acre.

ZMAP-2018-0005, ZMAP-2018-0006, ZCPA-2018-0005, SPMI-20180011 & ZMOD-2018-0018 ONE LOUDOUN

The subject property is located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, between the Ldn 60-65, and outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60, aircraft noise contours, and located partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District). The subject property is located within the southwest quadrant of the Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7) and Loudoun County Parkway (Route 607) interchange, and north of Gloucester Parkway (Route 2150), in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows: PIN

Address

057-20-1127

20296, 20304 and 20312 Exchange Street, Ashburn, Virginia

(Zoning Map Amendment Plan & Zoning Concept Plan Amendment) (Minor Special Exception & Zoning Modifications)

057-38-6693

N/A

057-29-5356

N/A

One Loudoun Holdings, LLC, and One Loudoun Neighborhood Association, Inc., of McLean, Virginia, have submitted applications for the following: 1) To rezone approximately 10.10 acres from the PD-SA (Planned Development-Special Activity) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-TC (Planned Development – Town Center) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to permit an 620,000 square feet of nonresidential development at a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.2 2) To rezone approximately 13.39 acres from the PD-SA zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-OP (Planned Development-Office Park) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and designate it as open space with no resulting change in density; 3) To rezone 2.81 acres from PDCC(CC) (Planned Development – Commercial Center - Community Center) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the R-16 (Townhouse/Multifamily Residential) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to develop 27 single-family attached dwelling units at a density of 9.61 units per acre; 4) To rezone 16.29 acres from the PD-OP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-TC zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and designate it as open space with no resulting change in density; 5) To amend the concept development plan and proffers approved with ZMAP 2005-0008, One Loudoun; ZMAP 2012-0016, One Loudoun; ZMAP 2013-0009, One Loudoun; ZCPA 2008-0003, One Loudoun; ZCPA 2012-0012, One Loudoun; ZCPA 2013-0006, One Loudoun, ZMAP 20150007, One Loudoun; and ZCPA-2015-0013, One Loudoun, in order to: a) increase the maximum permitted square footage for non-residential development from 300,000 to 620,000 square feet on Land Bays A-1, A-2, A-3, and A-5 in the PD-TC zoning district with a resulting change in FAR from 0.69 to 0.2 b) increase the size of open space parcel O-3 from 3.6 acres to 16.99 acres in the PD-OP zoning district; c) eliminate agriculture, horticulture, forestry or fishery uses as prohibited uses, and add crematorium and automobile services station as to the list of prohibited uses in the PD-TC zoning district; d) eliminate agriculture, horticulture, forestry or fishery uses, telecommunications monopoles, golf courses, and utility substation, distribution uses as prohibited uses in the PD-IP zoning district; e) develop an additional 27 single family attached units in the proposed R-16 zoning district a density of 9.61 dwelling units per acre; f) eliminate the Special Activity definitions and designated area from the Land Use Plan of the Concept Development Plan; g) add a restriction that no total residential units in Land Bays A-1, A-2, and A-3 shall be located within 100 feet of Atwater Drive; and h) eliminate references to the stadium uses and guidelines; and 6) A Minor Special Exception to permit a 25,000 square foot craft beverage manufacturing use in the PD-IP zoning district. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed use is listed as a Minor Special Exception use under Section 4-504. The Applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s):

057-29-2150

N/A

057-19-4669

N/A

057-29-6579

N/A

057-18-9133

20450 Savin Hill Drive, Ashburn, Virginia

058-20-9286

N/A

058-20-6677

N/A

057-38-7340

N/A

057-10-2470

44732 Endicott Drive, Ashburn, Virginia

057-10-3972

N/A

The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use Place Type and Suburban Employment Place Type)) which designate this area for residential, nonresidential, and public/civic uses at an FAR of up to 1.0, and for nonresidential uses at an FAR of up to 1.0, respectively. ZMAP-2019-0002 PROJECT NOVA (Zoning Map Amendment) SDC Ashburn 1, L.L.C., of New York, New York, has submitted an application to rezone approximately 23.15 acres from the PD-OP (Planned Development – Office Park) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-OP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to develop permitted and special exceptions uses in the PD-OP zoning district at a maximum Floor to Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.6 (up to 2.0 by Special Exception). The subject property is located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, within the Ldn 65 or higher, and between the Ldn 60-65, aircraft noise contours, and located partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District). The subject property is approximately 23.15 acres in size and is located east of Loudoun County Parkway (Route 607), and on the north side of the Dulles Greenway (Route 267), in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly

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Legal Notices ZMOD-2019-0004 PROJECT NOVA

(Zoning Ordinance Modifications) SDC Ashburn I, L.L.C., of New York, New York, has submitted an application to request the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s): Zoning Ordinance Section

Proposed Modification

§5-900(A)(2), Access and Setbacks From Specific Roads and the W&OD Trail, Building and Parking Setbacks from Roads, Route 267.

Reduce the minimum required building setback from 150 feet to 125 feet and reduce the minimum required parking setback from 100 feet to 50 feet from Route 267.

§5-900(A)(10), Access and Setbacks From Specific Roads and the W&OD Trail, Building and Parking Setbacks from Roads, Other Major Collector Roads.

Reduce the minimum required building setback from 75 feet to 45 feet and reduce the minimum required parking setback from 35 feet to 20 feet along Shellhorn Road, Prentice Road, and Lockridge Road.

The subject property is located in the PD-OP (Planned Development – Office Park) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance. The subject property is located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, within the Ldn 65 or higher, and between the Ldn 60-65, aircraft noise contours, and is located partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District). The subject property is approximately 262.22 acres in size and is located on the north side of the Dulles Greenway (Route 267), east of Loudoun County Parkway (Route 607), and along the east and west sides of Broad

LOUDOUN COUNTY WILL BE ACCEPTING SEALED COMPETITIVE BIDS/PROPOSALS FOR: CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROUND HILL TO FRANKLIN PARK TRAIL AND MAIN STREET PROJECTS, IFB (RFQ) No. 21773, until prior to 4:00 p.m., local “Atomic Time”, November 5, 2019. The plans and specifications are contained on a CD that can be obtained by contacting the Division of Procurement or the Contracting Officer. There is no cost for the CD. Each CD contains a geotechnical report and CAD files. A Geotechnical Report Release form and an Electronic Data Transfer Agreement must be signed by an individual authorized to bind the firm into a contract and submitted prior to obtaining a CD. FLEET MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES, RFP (RFQ) No. 75772, until prior to 4:00 p.m., local “Atomic Time”, October 16, 2019. Solicitation forms are available by downloading them from the website at www.loudoun.gov/ procurement at no cost. Solicitation forms may also be picked up at the Division of Procurement at 1 Harrison Street, 4th Floor, Leesburg, Virginia 20175 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays or call (703) 777-0403. WHEN CALLING, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ANY TYPE OF DISABILITY IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCUREMENT. 09/26/19

Run, in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PINs: 062-17-6281 and 062-28-2871. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Urban Policy Area (Urban Employment Place Type)) which designate this area for Employment uses at a minimum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) 1.0. Unless otherwise noted in the above notices, full and complete copies of the abovereferenced amendments, applications, ordinances, and/or plans, and related documents may be examined in the Loudoun County Department of Building and Development, County Government Center, 2nd Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday or call 703-7770220 or electronically at www.loudoun.gov/lola. This link also provides an additional opportunity for public input on active applications. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/ bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”). All members of the public will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. Citizens are encouraged to call in advance to sign up to speak at the public hearing. For this public hearing, advanced sign-up will be taken after 8:30 a.m. on September 27, 2019, and no later than 12:00 p.m. on October 10, 2019. If you wish to sign-up in advance, call the Office of the County Administrator at (703) 777-0200. Citizens will also have the option to sign-up at the public hearing. Hearing assistance is available for meetings in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation as a result of a physical, sensory or mental disability to participate in this meeting, please contact the Office of the County Administrator at 703777-0200. At least one business day of advance notice is requested; some accommodations may require more than one day of notice. FM Assistive Listening System is available at the meetings. BY ORDER OF:

PHYLLIS RANDALL, CHAIRMAN LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 9/19 & 9/26/19

COUNTY OF LOUDOUN SECOND HALF BUSINESS TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX DEADLINE H. Roger Zurn, Jr., Treasurer October 7, 2019

The deadline for payment of the second half business tangible personal property tax is October 7, 2019. Payments postmarked after October 7, 2019 will incur a 10% late payment penalty. Additional late payment interest at the rate of 10% per annum will be assessed on both tax and late payment penalty. Payments not received within 60 days of the due date will incur an additional 15% penalty. The due date will not be extended for bills where assessment questions have been filed with the Commissioner of the Revenue.

CONVENIENT PAYMENT OPTIONS AND LOCATIONS Online: www.loudounportal.com/taxes Pay using electronic check, VISA, MasterCard, American Express or Discover By Telephone: 24-hour line 1-800-269-5971 703-777-0280 during regular business hours. Pay using electronic check, VISA, MasterCard, American Express or Discover Please note: There is a convenience fee added to any payment card transactions. There is no fee for electronic checks (echeck).

PUBLIC NOTICE The LOUDOUN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT has accepted application for preliminary record plat of subdivision for the following project.

SBPL-2019-0009 BROADLANDS SEC. 202 PH I & II LB R Broadlands Commercial Development, LLC, of Broadlands, VA is requesting preliminary plat of subdivision approval to subdivide approximately twenty-one (21.207) acres into eightynine (89) single-family attached residential lots and two (2) multi-family/open space lots. The property is located south of Waxpool Road (Route 2119) and east of Demott Drive (Route 2070). The property is zoned PD-TRC (Planned Development-Transit Related Center) under the provisions of the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance. The property is more particularly described as PINs 119-27-5068-000 and 119-37-9936-000 in the Broad Run Election District. Additional information regarding this application may be found on the Loudoun Online Land Applications System www.loudoun.gov/LOLA and searching for SBPL-2019-0009. Complete copies of the above referenced application(s) are also available for public review at the Loudoun County Department of Building and Development, Land Development File Room, 1 Harrison Street, SE, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Please forward any comments or questions to the project manager, Ronald Dunbar at Ronald.dunbar@loudoun.gov or you may mail them to The Department of Building and Development 1 Harrison Street, SE, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia by October 31, 2019. The Department of Building and Development will take action on the above application(s) in accordance with the requirements for preliminary subdivisions outlined in Section 1243.08 of the Land Subdivision and Development Ordinance (LSDO). 09/26/19

By Mail: County of Loudoun, P.O. Box 1000, Leesburg, Virginia 20177-1000

TREASURER’S OFFICE LOCATIONS Hours: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM 1 Harrison Street, S.E. 1st Floor Leesburg, Virginia 20175

21641 Ridgetop Circle Suite 104 Sterling, Virginia 20166

Extended Hours: Both offices will have extended business hours on October 4 & 7 from: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM 24 hour depository boxes are located outside each office Stay up to date on tax information by subscribing to the Tax Notices category of Alert Loudoun at www.loudoun.gov/alert. You can also text the word “TAXES” to 888777 to receive text messages about tax-related information, including upcoming deadlines. Please contact the Loudoun County Treasurer’s Office at 703-777-0280 or email us at taxes@loudoun.gov if you have not received your bill. 09/26/19 & 10/03/19

described as PIN: 062-17-6281. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Urban Policy Area (Urban Employment Place Type)) which designate this area for Employment uses at a minimum FAR of 1.0.

Legal Notices ORDER OF PUBLICATION

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 8.01-316

Case No.:

JJ042824-02-01

Loudoun County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Isabel Sarai Cruz Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Manuel de Jesus Salamanca, putative father The object of this suit is to: hold a foster care review hearing and review of foster care plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-282 and 16.1-281 for Isabel Sarai Cruz. It is ORDERED that the defendant Manuel de Jesus Salamanca, putative father appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his interests on or before October 15, 2019 at 2:00 pm. 09/19, 09/26, 10/03 & 10/10/19

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Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Donovan, Jaelah, and Key-Moni Thompson Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. John W. Thompson, father The object of this suit is to: Hold a hearing on Motions to Reopen, Review, and/or Modify Child Protective Orders for Donovan, Jaelah and KeyMoni Thompson. It is ORDERED that the defendant John W. Thompson, father appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before October 7, 2019 at 10:00 am. 09/12, 09/19, 09/26 & 10/03/19

JJ024579-07-00

Loudoun County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Isaiah Matos Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Earl Marshal, putative father The object of this suit is to: hold a permanency planning hearing and review of Foster Care Plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-282.1 and 16.1-281 for Isaiah Matos. It is ORDERED that the defendant Earl Marshal, putative father appear at the above-named Court and protect his interests on or before November 6, 2019 at 3:00 pm.

NEW/NEVER USED Jazzy Select Elite Power Chair, 15" wide seat, red power chair and charger, asking price $2,500. Local pick up or free delivery within local area. We paid around $5,000 for the chair. Mother inlaw never used the chair and has passed away since. These are selling now for $3,500 in stores and online vendors. Call or text 808 271-3588

Yard Sale YARD SALE Sat. 9/28 • 8am-1pm 404 N. Mohawk Ct. Purcellville, VA Garden Equipment, Kitchen Items, Too much to List!!

09/26, 10/3, 10/10 & 10/17/19

HUGE Moving/Yard Sale

The deadline for payment of the second half personal property tax is October 7, 2019.

ABC LICENSE

Josue Garcia, Owner

Payments postmarked after October 7, 2019 will incur a 10% late payment penalty. Additional late payment interest at the rate of 10% per annum will be assessed on both tax and late payment penalty. Payments not received within 60 days of the due date will incur an additional 15% penalty. The due date will not be extended for bills where assessment questions have been filed with the Commissioner of the Revenue. CONVENIENT PAYMENT OPTIONS AND LOCATIONS Online:

Sat Sept 28, 8am – 2pm

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Purcellville Restaurant LLC, trading as Purcellville Restaurant, 110 W. Main St., Purcellville, Virginia 20132-3023

October 7, 2019

www.loudounportal.com/taxes Pay using electronic check, VISA, MasterCard, American Express or Discover

By Telephone: 24-hour line 1-800-269-5971 703-777-0280 during regular business hours. Pay using electronic check, VISA, MasterCard, American Express or Discover

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA AlCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Wine and Beer on Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Note: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200. 09/19/19 & 09/26/19

Please note: There is a convenience fee added to any payment card transactions. There is no fee for electronic checks (echeck). By Mail:

County of Loudoun, P.O. Box 1000, Leesburg, Virginia 20177-1000

Household items, shelving, tools, yard & sports equipment, toys, furniture, home décor, electrical/plumbing supplies, lamps, DVDs, something for everyone.

Large Multi-Family Yard Sale Sept. 28 & 29 8AM – 4PM 100 North 31st Street, Purcellville

Housewares, youth/men/ women’s clothing, lawnmowers, weedeaters, blowers, chainsaw, hunting/ fishing, garden tools, youth sports, lax net

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COUNTY OF LOUDOUN SECOND HALF PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX DEADLINE H. Roger Zurn, Jr., Treasurer

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24 hour depository boxes are located outside each office Stay up to date on tax information by subscribing to the Tax Notices category of Alert Loudoun at www.loudoun.gov/alert. You can also text the word “TAXES” to 888777 to receive text messages about tax-related information, including upcoming deadlines. Please contact the Loudoun County Treasurer’s Office at 703-777-0280 or email us at taxes@ loudoun.gov if you have not received your bill. For information regarding Personal Property Tax Relief for the Elderly or Disabled Persons, please contact the Tax Relief Division of the Commissioner of the Revenue’s Office at trcor@loudoun.gov, by phone at 703-737-8557 or visit www.loudoun.gov/taxrelief. 9/26/19 & 10/3/19

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[ OPINION ]

Building a Preservation Pot The surprise purchase of additional western Loudoun parkland announced by county leaders last week is a welcome investment, one with great strategic value that effectively expands two existing parks. While the acquisition is expected to remove a few house lots from western Loudoun’s development pipeline, the action should not be viewed as an effective conservation strategy, as some would like to tout it. Increasingly, western supervisors—and those campaigning for those board seats this fall—have come to the realization that placing land under easement is the best way to keep countryside land open. However, the fact that the majority of the current board rejected inserting even the concept of development rights acquisition programs in the new comprehensive plan provides little hope that Purchase of Development Rights or Transfer of Development Rights will gain political traction on a county-wide basis,, despite their long-term fiscal benefits. An approach more likely to win consideration would be tailored to the region. That is, revenues raised in western Loudoun could be dedicated

[ LETTERS ]

to promoting permanent land conservation. That funding could be generated in a variety of ways. It could be a special tax district based on real estate values. Or, perhaps it could be a program linked to the success

Respect Sign Rules

New Truths

of the rural economy—putting a quarter from the sale of each craft beer

Editor: Thank you so much for your editorial and informative article in the Aug. 29 issue explaining the county’s regulations on temporary signs. Every year at the very times that we invite tourists to our county for events such as the Fall Farm tour and the Waterford Fair, candidates are plastering our highways and byways with illegal signs—those placed with no permits, those that are too big, those illegally placed in the VDOT right of way—all detracting from the very thing that the tourists come here to enjoy. You would think that the very people who make our regulations, or wish to make them, would abide by them! Let’s all vote for those candidates who respect our county regulations.

Editor: Climate alarmist Natalie Pien is dead wrong (Letters, Sept. 12). Her claim of a climate disaster in 10 years will become the 42nd failed prediction. So far, climate doomsday predictions are 0 to 41 in 50 years. Not a great record. There are thousands of climate scientists using the scientific method who would not agree with Pien. Meteorologist Joe Bastardi is one; look him up. “Four Climate Scientists Destroy Climate Change Alarmism” (Sept. 14, 2018) is only 3.46 minutes on the internet and fun to watch. There is nothing new under the sun. It is cruel to frighten children that climate disaster looms. Economic disaster does loom if we fall for this sham and abandon fossil fuels. Our economy will tank. I guarantee it.

Editor: Several weeks ago, Loudoun Now published a column about William Benton, the great 19th century Loudoun builder, as part of the In Our Backyard series. Recently, I got a note from Marc Leepson, the historian and author. In his note, Marc describes a number of facts that he says based on his own recent research were incorrect in my piece. This is how history works and it is great. I used a wide variety of available sources on Mr. Benton, but Marc has the ability and the time to dig deeper, go to primary sources, question longheld beliefs and uncover new truths. His revelations do not alter our mutual admiration for Mr. Benton’s many important projects and his impact on Loudoun County throughout the 19th century, but they reveal more about the man himself—and they particularly reveal more about the danger of relying on old family stories, secondary sources and tales told many times in many places based on those original faulty family legends. Here is what Marc uncovered in his research done while exploring the history of Huntland, Dr. Betsee Parker’s house and one of Benton’s most important works. By the way, Marc also pointed out that the farm is called Huntland (with no “s”}, which error is entirely on me and not my many sources. 1. “He came to Alexandria” — There is no evidence of this other than family stories; the earliest info on him has him in Fredericksburg. And the exact year is not known; more likely it is 1801. 2. “Traveled to Loudoun County on horseback and became friends with ... Monroe” — He met Monroe in Fredericksburg while in the employ of Bird

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or glass of wine into the viewshed preservation pot. Or there may be a way to reinvest tourist-generated revenues into programs that protect the resources that attract them. These voluntary conservation easements are, in fact, the only preservation method that can withstand changing political winds at a time when only five votes are required to reverse decades of strategic planning. It is an investment worth making.

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Super-park << FROM 1 said the town “was as surprised as anyone” when the board acted Thursday, Sept. 19. “In September of 2017 our Town Administrator Melissa Hynes reached out to Steve Torpy at the County Department of Parks and Recreation to point out the potential value of this parcel to the County and encourage their interest in it as a potential connection between the two parks,” Ramsey wrote by email. He said at the Town Council meeting, one council member informed the town the parcel was up for sale, and the town notified the county, but was not included in any of the negotiations between Round Hill Investors and the county. “The Town is happy to learn the County was entering into a purchase contract, and we look forward to pro-

— Mitch Diamond, Unison ductive planning discussions with the County over the future development of the site,” Ramsey wrote. Buffington said the purchase would expand Franklin Park, which could allow it to host a future western Loudoun parks and recreation facility that last year was added to the county’s Capital Improvement Program. “The county doesn’t really actively engage in land banking since I’ve been on the board, however it’s something that I’ve really been pushing for as much as possible because of the rate of growth that we’ve had,” Buffington said. “I figure any chance we get to successfully start land banking for uses for parks is a good thing.” And he said he is looking at other properties in the Blue Ridge District to potentially buy and hold for future public uses. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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Maps of the 106-acre parcel show its connection to Sleeter Lake Park to the west and Franklin Park to the east.

Legg << FROM 1 According to the report, Maret School leaders reported allegations of Legg’s prior misconduct with students to Washington, DC Child and Family Services, which contacted Loudoun County Child Protective Services. Loudoun’s Child Protective Services advised it would not open an investigation regarding abuse that occurred outside of Loudoun County. The school then reported to the Loudoun County Attorney’s Office and asked that the high school where Legg was teaching be notified of the allegations. After Crowell & Moring presented its findings to Maret leaders in August, the school notified Loudoun County Public Schools that Maret had received reports of inappropriate sexual contact and grooming of students by Legg, when he was a faculty member at the school and that investigators had received credible reports of Legg’s misconduct involving four Maret students, and provided the timeframe for the conduct. While school leaders could not immediately confirm the report’s claim that the district was notified about the allegations last month, County Attorney Leo Rogers said the claim that his office was contacted was inaccurate. “In late 2017 or early 2018, the Maret School contacted the Loudoun County Department of Social Services about the ongoing investigation in D.C. The social worker contacted one of the attorneys in my office. That attorney told her that Virginia and Loudoun County do not have jurisdiction for an investigation of activities in D.C. The Maret School never contacted my office,” Rogers said. “No attorney in my office ever spoke to anyone at the Maret School.” The allegations emerge as Loudoun school leaders are involved in a $10 million federal lawsuit alleging that a sexual assault of a 13-year-old student by a teacher at Trailside Middle School was covered up. In that case, school administrators and investigators concluded the allegations were unfounded. The Crowell & Moring report was released publicly on Thursday, Sept. 19. On Friday, Superintendent Eric Williams issued a statement to parents. “You may see news stories later today that reference a Loudoun County Public Schools high school teacher who was accused of misconduct that allegedly occurred more than 24 years ago, before he worked for LCPS. We are aware of no allegations of misconduct during his tenure at LCPS nor any active law enforcement investigations, and we are seeking more information,” Williams wrote. “I want to assure you now that the safety and security of all Loudoun County Public Schools’ students and staff is our highest priority. LCPS conducts background checks on all prospective new hires, including professional reference checks, fingerprint checks through national law enforcement databases for criminal convictions or charges, and child pro-

tective services checks to determine if an applicant has been involved in any founded incidents involving child welfare. We take all reports of misconduct seriously, and clearly communicate our expectations for employee performance and behavior.” Another statement was issued Saturday, advising that Legg had been placed on leave. “Yesterday Loudoun County Public Schools advised all parents and staff about allegations that have been raised involving misconduct by a high school teacher more than 24 years ago, before he joined LCPS. This teacher is on leave while a full review is completed. This teacher will not be at his assigned school on Monday morning or for the foreseeable future,” Williams wrote. “We will provide additional information about this situation when possible. Please be assured that the safety and security of all students and staff is Loudoun County Public Schools’ highest priority. We clearly communicate our expectations for employee performance and behavior, and we take all reports of alleged misconduct by employees seriously.” Legg’s alleged misconduct was summarized in the report thusly: “We received two credible first-hand reports of sexual relationships between Legg and students while they were in high school. We received a credible firsthand report of an extensive emotional boundary-crossing relationship that lasted for many years throughout high school and into subsequent years, and became physical shortly after the student graduated from Maret. We received a credible second-hand report that Legg had a sexual relationship with another student that began while she was at Maret and continued after the student graduated. We received numerous second and third-hand reports of a boundary-crossing physical relationship between Legg and a student, which led ultimately to his dismissal from Maret. Finally, we received many second and third-hand reports that Legg formed inappropriate emotional or sexual relationships with students during his tenure at Maret. A number of reporters noted that he chose a ‘favorite’ female student each year and developed an inappropriately close relationship with her.” The report states that Legg denied most of the allegations. “We contacted Legg to give him an opportunity to respond to the allegations. Legg informed us that he was an alcoholic while at Maret, and left Maret due to his alcoholism. He reported that he went into treatment while at Maret and has been sober for 31 years. With respect to the particular allegations, he acknowledged engaging in some misconduct with [the student identified in the report as] EL Victim 4, but did ‘not recall’ or did ‘not remember’ having a physical relationship, or any inappropriate emotional relationship, with any other Maret student. He asserted that he voluntarily resigned from Maret, and had not been dismissed by the School.” nstyer@loudounnow.com

Willis after 1814. The earliest known contact is an 1817 letter from Monroe to Willis asking if he can hire Benton. 3. “He came to know the future president in the War of 1812” — No evidence of this, as Monroe was the Secretary of State and briefly Secretary of War then and Benton served just a few months near the end of the war stationed in Stafford County. 4. Eight children – He had six children. 5 “Receiving an inheritance — There is no evidence for this other than one granddaughter repeating a family story. Nor is there any evidence he had relatives in Wales. He likely bought all that property with the money he earned working for Willis and Monroe and his construction business. 6. He had “mixed feelings” about slavery — No evidence of this, nor that he “taught his slaves to read and write” other than a family story. Same with “wrote that he was not a supporter” of slavery. If that writing exists, I couldn’t find it. His descendants with whom I’ve worked do not have it and they have many of his papers. His son, James Monroe Benton, served in the CSA, and the likelihood is that the entire family supported the Confederate cause (as did nearly everyone around here—white people, that is) and the institution of slavery as William Benton depended on slave labor for his farms and construction business.

7. This (the tunnel) was built in the early 20th century by Joe Thomas when he remodeled New Lisbon (and renamed it Huntland) as either a delivery system from the road or some kind of heating system. There’s detailed info on that in the National Register nomination, which you can read online at dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_ transfer/PDFNoms/053-0487_Huntland_2013_NRHP_final.pdf Go to Section 8, p. 26. As I said, I used many published sources for my own article, but when deeper research was done by Marc, some of them proved faulty, or at least no concrete evidence could be uncovered to support them. I expect this kind of examination and correction of our understanding will continue and others will reveal something new—or verify something old. But it is valuable and important that the life and works of this important person in our own history be explored and understood. He is someone who made a difference and whose works and ideas shaped the place we live. The more we know, the better we understand—both our actual history, and the reality that things we think we know well and are based on careful study, can be found to be wrong.

Contributed

The Waterford Foundation purchased the Schooley Mill Barn and its surrounding open space in 1970 to protect the southwest portion of the village from development. The original mill (pictured circa 1920) was built in 1803 and converted to a barn in 1927.

Preserving Historic Waterford: 1970-2019

cels. The Foundation also bought the Old School and its lot amid talk the building was to be converted to apartments. The greatest challenge to the Landmark’s integrity arose shortly after the turn of the century when the Phillips Farm at the western edge of the village faced development. It took a supreme effort to raise the millions required to buy 144 acres of prime real estate, but Waterford had won many friends by then, and contributions came in from across the country, including lunch money donated by school children in Wisconsin. Today, the Phillips Farm is open to all visitors. A major setback occurred in 2007.

collection, preserving photographs, period documents, oral histories, furniture, clothing and other fascinating objects, from bloomers to ball gowns, and buggies to broom-making machines. The Foundation’s archives are available to the public for historic and genealogical research. Join the Waterford Foundation at the Waterford Fair as we celebrate our 75th Anniversary October 4-6, 2019. The village comes alive with entertainment, accomplished artisans and crafts people, living historians, local wine and Virginia beer, and a special farmto-table dinner—Feast With Friends. We are especially excited to have members of the U.S. Colored Troops on hand sharing stories of African-Americans in the Civil War. Fair tickets are available at any Wegman’s or online at www.waterfordfairva.org. Interested in attending the Feast? Contact the office at 540-882-3018.

Nuckolls.” When he came to the meeting, Fraley was informed of an internal affairs investigation against him and was subjected to a polygraph exam, suspended from duty, and relieved of his badge and gun. Surveillance video images submitted as evidence in the case appear to show Nuckolls and DeBow kissing in an elevator minutes after that meeting. From there, cases prepared with the help of Fraley’s police work were called into question amid rumors about his honesty, often being dropped by prosecutors. Fraley found the suspension and rumors made it difficult to find police work again. Even as questions were raised publicly about Nuckolls’s inves-

tigation and as the town launched an inquiry into her work, Fraley remained on leave for months. He was reinstated Aug. 1, 2018, the day after the law firm that audited Nuckolls and Vanegas’s investigation released its final report documenting serious flaws in the town’s work. Although not named as a defendant, Sheriff Michael Chapman is also drawn into Fraley’s lawsuit, which alleges the people conspiring to force McAlister out of her job consulted with Chapman on how to do it. An email presented as evidence and dated Sept. 22, 2017, apparently from Nuckolls to Vanegas included with the lawsuit, with the subject line “Chapman,” reads “Alex, Brief-

ly spoke with Chapman, he’s on board with everything. When you have a min to catch-up this afternoon please call me so I can fill you in. I have a lot to cover with you.” The lawsuit also alleges Vanegas and four unnamed members of the Town Council agreed they would ultimately hire Nuckolls as the town’s new Human Resources Manager after McAlister was gone. It also alleges violations of public procurement law to hire Nuckolls and DeBow. The lawsuit was filed Sept. 19 in Loudoun County Circuit Court. No further action has been scheduled.

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By 1970, the grassroots preservation organization, the Waterford Foundation, had accomplished much since its founding in 1943; most of the village’s dilapidated buildings had been restored or stabilized, and the Waterford Homes Tour and Crafts Exhibit had blossomed into a major cultural and economic event, drawing many thousands each year from the Washington area and far beyond. In that year, 1970, the U.S. Department of the Interior designated the village and its setting as a National Historic Landmark District, a rare distinction bestowed on few other towns in the country. But the 1970s also presented a grave new challenge. A tidal wave of residential development in Loudoun County threatened to overwhelm the village and destroy the agricultural setting that had nurtured it for more than two centuries. Dealing with that threat has occupied most of the Foundation’s attention for the past 40 years. The organization began to buy up properties adjoining the village to forestall inappropriate development. Early purchases included the Water Street Meadow and Schooley Mill Barn par-

Conspiracy << FROM 3 he thought to follow up on his report about McDaniel. Vanegas had already arranged to have surveillance footage from that meeting restricted. Meanwhile, Nuckolls hired DeBow, owner and operator of Northern Virginia Pre-Employment & Polygraph Services, with, the lawsuit alleges, the pre-determined agreement to make sure a test of Fraley would result in signs of deception. The lawsuit argues that was “in part, a quid pro quo byproduct of a sexual relationship he had with Ms.

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This is the fourth of four articles celebrating the Waterford Foundation’s 75th anniversary.

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A disastrous fire at the Old School required the building to undergo extensive repairs and replacement at costs that still burden the Foundation’s budget. But the handsome renovated building is a community focal point used for public meetings, concerts, lectures, dances, Foundation offices, fair exhibits and other public events. To complement its preservation mission, the Waterford Foundation has also undertaken a number of educational programs. The best known, of course, is the annual fair, which from its debut in 1944 has included a strong learning component. In 1984, the Foundation began an immersive living-history program in the one-room school on Second Street. It recreates for area schoolchildren a morning in the lives of the young African-American scholars of 1880. This extremely popular program has built lasting memories for the tens of thousands of students who have participated. More recently, the Foundation launched a new crafts school, appropriately housed in the Old School, helping to preserve and pass on a variety of practical and decorative skills to a new generation. The Foundation’s educational outreach has also included numerous lectures and publications exploring Waterford’s long history. To facilitate future research, the Foundation has greatly expanded its local history

BY JOHN M. SOUDERS

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John M. Souders is a historian who has published many books and articles about Loudoun County and Waterford history. Photographs are derived from the Waterford Foundation Local History Collection. In Our Backyard is compiled by the Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition. For more information about the organization, go to loudouncoalition.org.

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