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Del. Jennifer Boysko greets cheering supporters at O’Faolain’s Irish Pub in Sterling after her election to the State Senate on Tuesday.

Boysko Takes Senate Seat BY RENSS GREENE & NORMAN K. STYER

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Superintendent Eric Williams presents his recommended operating budget to the Loudoun County School Board on Tuesday.

Superintendent’s Budget Targets Teacher Raises, New Education Programs BY DANIELLE NADLER Superintendent Eric Williams unveiled his recommended $1.284 billion spending plan for Loudoun County Public Schools’ next fiscal year at a meeting Tuesday. His proposed operating budget for fiscal year 2020 requests $94.6 million more than the current fiscal year—a 7.9 percent increase—and sets priorities for pay increases for teachers earlier in their career, boosting staffing for special education and gifted education, immersing more students in computer science, and creating an elementary arts design school. “This is important for our students,” Williams told the School Board as he outlined the details of his plan. “Students get one shot at a K-12 education, so obviously it’s important that we get it right.”

Roughly half of the revenue hike would be targeted at salary increases. Williams wants to spend about $41.6 million to adjust the teachers’ salary scale to give them better pay earlier in their careers. His proposal would increase the pay of teachers with master’s degrees over their first five years by $6,000. “We want to give teachers more choices sooner, whether that’s buying a home, saving for retirement or just having a modest amount of disposable income,” Williams said. It would also help retain and attract teachers early in their career, when they’re more likely to transfer jobs, he added. He also earmarks $17.6 million to give all eligible teachers an annual pay raise, at an average of 2.2 percent; $6.1 million for raises for classified, administrative, and auxiliary positions; and $4.2 million for a 1.5 percent raise for non-teacher

full-time employees. His hope is to also increase psychologists’ pay, which is lower than any of Loudoun’s neighboring school divisions, making it difficult to fill the positions. He’s also suggesting slightly raising substitute pay from $110 to $112.75 per day to help keep qualified substitutes to fill in for absent teachers. Williams says the division will also need $17.8 million to cover the costs of opening two new schools this fall, Waxpool Elementary School and Independence High School, and accommodate a countywide enrollment hike of 1,277 students. He noted that enrollment of students learning English, students from low-income households, and special education students is increasing faster than the general education students. “This is important to note because it SCHOOL BUDGET >> 38

The 33rd Senate District will stay in Democratic hands as Del. Jennifer Boysko handily won the seat in a special election Tuesday. Boysko faced Republican Joe T. May in the race to serve the final year remaining on Jennifer Wexton’s term following her election to the U.S. House of Representatives in November. The election occurred just hours before the start of the 2019 General Assembly session. While Loudoun will have a full complement of senators for the duration of the session, voters in the 86th House District, which Boysko has represented since 2016, will be back at the polls in coming weeks to pick a new representative. Boysko won nearly every precinct in the Senate district, which has been represented by Democrats since Mark R. Herring won the seat in 2006—also in a special election. In Loudoun, she garnered 67 percent of the votes, totaling 10,657 votes to May’s 5,144. In the portion of the district in Fairfax County, Boysko won 77 percent of the vote, bringing the final vote tally to 14,766 to 6,376. May, a Leesburg businessman who served in the House of Delegates from 1994 to 2014, entered the race with the belief that a moderate SENATE SEAT >> 39

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Half Decade After Salamander Resort, Middleburg Retains Small-Town Feel BY PATRICK SZABO This is the third installment of a series on the exponential growth of western Loudoun’s towns. When Sheila Johnson opened her five-star Salamander Resort and Spa, critics warned it would be the death knell of Middleburg’s small-town life. More than five years later, town leaders continue their push to attract new businesses, but the goal of preserving

the small, rural community remains paramount. That effort goes back to the 1970s when town leaders eschewed plans that envisioned new shopping centers, residential neighborhoods and a Rt. 50 bypass. In 2003, they also opted to not participate in the county’s newly introduced Joint Land Management Areas, which allow towns to provide utility service to residents living outside the corporate borders. “That indicates something import-

ant to remember about Middleburg,” said former Town Administrator Martha Semmes. “The governing body has remained consistent in its views toward development.” Currently, roughly 850 residents live in about 360 homes within the town’s 1-square-mile limits, nearly half of which is zoned for agricultural conservancy and will never be developed. In 2010, 673 residents lived in 250 homes MIDDLEBURG >> 39

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Landfill Recycles Thousands of Christmas Trees BY PATRICK SZABO With holiday season over and business back to usual, crews at that county’s landfill are working to convert thousands of Christmas trees into mulch. The county’s Christmas Tree Recycling program has been up and running for the past two weeks and thousands of trees have made their way to the landfill via curbside pickups and drop-offs at five locations across Loudoun. Once delivered to the landfill, crews feed the trees through a 34-ton tub grinder, turning them into pine-scented mulch that’s free for anyone to pick up at the landfill’s recycling center year round. According to Recycling Specialist Tony Hayes, the county on average produces more than 100 tons of mulch from the trees each year—92 tons last year, 129 tons in 2017 and 154 tons in 2016. Of that amount, about 80 percent comes from curbside pickups. Hayes said that while it’s difficult to determine how many trees contribute

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A worker at the Loudoun County Landfill in Leesburg sorts through recycled Christmas trees to rid them of non-recyclable debris.

to those numbers, since they vary in size and are typically dehydrated by the time they make it to the landfill,

thousands are mulched each season. If an average tree weighs 50 pounds, that means the county recycled more than 3,500 of them last year. Not all of the trees are delivered in a fully natural state, though. Many of them are littered with plastic bags, ornaments and lights. Hayes said that the landfill even gets some artificial trees, which are not recyclable. “It’s really hard to turn that into a nice mulch product,” he joked. Residents wishing to recycle their Christmas trees with curbside pickup have until the end of this week to do so. This year, Patriot Disposal, Republic Services and KMG Hauling are the three participating waste disposal companies. Residents also have until Sunday, Jan. 20, to drop their trees off at one of five collection locations—the landfill’s recycling center, the Lovettsville Game Club, Franklin Park, the South Riding HOA Town Hall and Claude Moore Park. pszabo@loudounnow.com

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It’ll be an earlier start to the budget season for the Town of Leesburg this year, and Town Council members are preparing for what could be some difficult decisions. Typically, the town manager has presented the proposed fiscal year budget in late February, but this year the presentation will be moved up two weeks, to the council’s Feb. 12 meeting. That’s to meet an agreement that now has Loudoun County government overseeing consolidated tax billing and collection for Leesburg and several other Loudoun towns. Under that agreement, the Town Council must adopt its real estate tax rate by April 1. The council is expected to vote on the town’s full spending plan at its March 26 meeting. Personal property tax rates must be adopted even earlier to comply with the new deadline. A staff report suggests that Town Manager Kaj Dentler will propose maintaining the personal property tax rate at $1 per $100 assessed valuation. A public hearing on the personal property tax rates is planned for Feb. 12, the same evening Dentler presents his recommended budget. On Monday night, the Town Council got a glimpse of the budget outlook when town financial advisor David Rose, of Davenport & Company, presented its annual comprehensive financial review. The town continues to meet or exceed the objectives set forth in its Long Term Financial Sustainability Plan, he noted. Its annual contribu-

tions to both its rainy day fund and its debt service reserve have kept the town in sound financial footing. Its savings policies, coupled with its triple-A bond ratings, put the town in prime position for refinancing opportunities that can be used to save on interest rates, or borrowing for future capital projects. Roughly $18.6 million may be borrowed for capital improvements over the next five fiscal years. A staff report sheds some light on some areas of the proposed fiscal year 2020 budget that could command attention. The Leesburg Police Department, which just recently filled all of its remaining personnel vacancies, will likely be requesting more staffing. The report notes staffing in the department has not increased in the past five years, despite the town’s population growth. A request for additional personnel has been submitted to Dentler, the report says. The planned expansion of the police department’s Plaza Street headquarters is expected to cost more than originally anticipated, and is now pegged at $16 million, up from last year’s estimate of just north of $12 million. The council was expected to vote this week on whether to use $1 million from its rainy day fund to begin design work on the project. Beyond the police department, staffing increases will likely be recommended in several other areas of town government. The staff report notes the request of four additional positions in the Utilities Department; the addition of a project manager in the Public Works and

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Loudoun Supervisors Oppose New Dulles Greenway Deal

Supervisors Use Leftover Money for Cost Overruns, Avoiding Debt

BY RENSS GREENE

Loudoun County supervisors last week voted overwhelmingly to oppose a deal that would extend guaranteed annual toll rate increases and start limited distance-based tolling on the Dulles Greenway. The deal, negotiated by County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) and state delegates John J. Bell (D-87) and David A. Reid (D-32), would extend the guaranteed annual toll increases on the Greenway through 2056, when the state takes control of the road. Under the state’s current deal with the Greenway, which expires at the end of the year, the State Corporation Commission must approve toll rate increases equal to the increase in the Consumer Price Index plus 1 percent, the increase in real Gross Domestic Product, or 2.8 percent annually— whichever is highest. The new deal would also implement distance-based tolls of a dollar per mile up to five miles during off-peak hours for EZ Pass customers. But supervisors voted 8-1 on Jan. 2 to oppose that bill in the General Assembly, with only Randall voting against. Supervisors spent much of the meeting trying to get to the bottom of the Greenway’s complicated and murky finances. Under questioning, Greenway CEO Greg Woodsmall could not tell supervisors how much money the Greenway nets annually; when the Greenway would be profitable; its owner equity, meaning its assets minus its liabilities, what Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) called “the most basic equation there is in all of accounting;” or, without searching his documents, the toll rates on the road. “There has been no return provided to the owners that have contributed the equity of this road,” said Timothy Biller of the lobbying firm Hunton Andrews Kurth, which represents the Dulles

Loudoun County government will use $99.6 million in leftover funding of fiscal year 2018 money to catch up on skyrocketing construction costs on some projects and avoid financing costs on some others. The money comes from the previous fiscal year’s fund balance, from the county collecting more in tax revenues than it spends. This year that number is higher than usual due largely to higher-than-expected revenues from taxes on data centers. Much of it will go into contingency funding for projects that are expected to exceed their budgets.” “We have had a lot of difficulty with project bids coming in higher than expected,” said Management and Budget Director Erin McLellan at the Board of Supervisors meeting Wednesday, Jan. 2. “We have a very competitive construction market, a very tight construction market, and as such we need to keep our existing projects moving.” The largest portion of that money, about $21.1 million, will go simply to contingency funding for projects that run over budget. Several projects are already expected to draw from that fund, immediately requiring $15 million of that money. A project’s costs go up each year it is delayed, and Loudoun’s finance officers have recently revised their estimates for how much that costs upward. A relatively small portion of that fund balance, almost $4 million, will go to specific projects directed by county supervisors including a safety study on Evergreen Mills Road, startup costs for an Adult Drug Court, a plan to make county bus stops compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and funding for a program to help pay to set up conservation easements. Another $12.3 million will go to eight relatively small projects, paying for them with cash rather than debt financing to avoid an estimated $2.2 million in costs such as bond payments. Those include projects like public safety radio replacements, an Ashburn volunteer fire department truck, and broadband connections and bus replacements for the school system. And a total $52 million will carry over to the fiscal year 2020 budget—the budget county staff members and supervisors will be preparing for the next three months, and which begins in

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Greenway CEO Greg Woodsmall speaks to Loudoun County supervisors Wednesday, Jan. 2.

Greenway. “There was only one, maybe two distributions that didn’t even give back their first investment, let alone a return on their investment.” Supervisors also wanted to know how the Greenway came to have an approximate $1 billion of debt after spending what they said was $400 million building and improving the road. The Greenway’s representatives put that down to refinancing and the types of bonds the Greenway sells. Buona commented that the Greenway’s debt rating, B-, is near junk-bond status. Woodsmall said the deal comes out of the Greenway’s efforts by its new leadership to put forward a new face in the community, and that the company had “decided it was time to turn the page and set the stage going forward in a more positive light, not having these fights every time we’re going for a toll increase.”

The deal’s supporters argue it would stop the Greenway from winning even higher toll increases from the SCC when the current guaranteed raises expire in 2020. Hunton Andrews Kurth Senior Director of Governmental Affairs Myles Louria said there is no better deal in the offing, and the Greenway’s representatives at the meeting said they would not be willing to negotiate again in the future. “All we can tell you is this: the only thing we can bring to you is what has happened from a historical perspective, and before CPI plus one came online and basically became an effective cap on the rate increase, we received no less than CPI plus 4.7,” Louria said. “So, I know there are some folks who have said the CPI plus one is a boon and a boondoggle in term of the GreGREENWAY DEAL >> 8

Loudoun Supervisor Kick Off Tax Rate Talks BY RENSS GREENE Supervisors have set County Administrator Tim Hemstreet to work writing the first draft of the next county budget, starting with an estimated 3.5-cent real estate tax rate cut. Hemstreet will write the budget at the equalized tax rate, the rate at which the average Loudoun homeowner pays the same real estate tax dollar amount despite rising property values. He will also present supervisors with options to increase or decrease the tax rate by 2 cents, this year about $8.6 million in expenditures for every penny of the tax rate. The current rate is $1.085 per $100 of assessed value; the estimated equalized rate is $1.05. County leaders are expecting this year’s deliberations, the last of the cur-

rent board’s four-year term, to also be their most difficult. This year, the county is launching in earnest an effort to catch up on staffing levels and pay rate for its employees, after the county government lagged behind the county’s growth. “The important thing this year is that implementing classification and compensation will put additional pressure on us that we wouldn’t normally have in any other year,” said Management and Budget Director Erin McLellan. “So, while our revenues are strong and we’re trending very much like we were last year, that additional pressure is going to limit what else we can do.” County staff members estimate this year that will cost about $22 million. County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) opposed the board’s direction to Hemstreet, arguing that

cutting taxes below the equalized rate would create too large of a gap in the school system’s funding request. Hemstreet has warned cutting the budget below the equalized rate could mean the county would be forced to cut some services. Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) said the plan to create options with 2-cent increases or decreases would require the county staff members to show supervisors the priorities for growth or, if necessary, options for cuts. Tuesday night, School Superintendent Eric Williams unveiled his proposed spending plan, which includes a request for $94.6 million more next fiscal year. He’s said the money is needed to cover an increase in enrollment, TAX TALKS >> 8

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Greenway deal << FROM 6 enway. I can tell you that historically, from the SCC’s perspective, if you don’t like CPI plus one, you’re really going to love CPI plus 4.7.” “This doesn’t benefit a lot of people, and it doesn’t benefit them very much, I don’t disagree with that,” Randall said. “But if this is what we have, whether it benefits a lot of people or not … it’s better than what we have right now.” “For many users of the Greenway, I don’t think this limited distance-based tolling will be particularly beneficial, nor will it hurt them,” said Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg). “So, for me it boils down to one thing: Is the SCC likely to approve higher rate increases than what is being proposed here? And I think the SCC will.”

But other supervisors have indicated they welcome the fight. If the current deal expires, under state law, the Greenway must demonstrate toll increases do not materially discourage use of the road, provide the user a reasonable benefit for the cost, and provide the operator “no more than a reasonable rate of return.” The Greenway’s representatives maintain that tolls on the road do not discourage people from using the road; Supervisors Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run) and Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) said it’s obvious they do. “Have you driven in the morning on Loudoun County Parkway going toward Waxpool Road?” Meyer said. “No? Well you ought to. It backs up a half-mile, sometimes three-quarters of a mile from people avoiding the Greenway.” It is an argument some supervisors

feel has already been demonstrated. The county joined a lawsuit against the Greenway by then-state Delegate David I. Ramadan (R-87) to stop toll increases, which they lost in the state Supreme Court. However, the court ruled that the section guaranteeing the Greenway’s annual increases supersedes all other parts of the law—including the requirements around discouraging use. Former state Delegate Joe T. May, who with then-state Senator Mark Herring introduced the 2008 bills that guaranteed the Greenway toll increases, came out against extending his bill’s provisions the next day. “This plan guarantees profits for the Greenway without implementing true distance-based tolling and at the cost of massive toll hikes that will harm Northern Virginia commuters, seniors on a fixed income and small business-

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es,” May said in a prepared statement. At the time that May and Herring introduced that bill, it was seen as a way to slow down the Greenway’s toll increases. While it does not prevent higher tolls, subject to the normal criteria of toll rate increases, it gives the Greenway a relatively ironclad guarantee at those levels. It was unanimously approved in the General Assembly. Assuming annual increases of 2.8 percent from the current $5.65 toll, the deal raises the one-way peak tolls between Leesburg and Rt. 28 to at least $15.70 by in 2056. The three-hour debate last week marked the first time the current Board of Supervisors has gone into “committee of the whole,” an unusual parliamentary procedure that takes the normal time limits off of discussion, allowing the full board to discuss topics in an unlimited way normally reserved for work in its committees. “You said the answer is because you’ve got a new board, you’ve got new owners,” Buona said. “I want to believe you’re sincere with that answer, I really do, but my own theory of that would be: why now? Because the sweetheart deal ends at the end of this year.” rgreene@loudounnow.com

Tax talks << FROM 6 open and staff two new schools, and cover employee raises—and that the increase is within the recommended increase in the county’s guidance to the school system. Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) called earlier suggestions that Williams could request as much as $116 more “quite extraordinary,” as that growth in the budget request would once again outpace enrollment increases. But, Buona—who Randall had earlier remarked “does not play games, you know exactly where he’s coming from,” especially as he enters his final year on the board not seeking reelection—said there is one thing he’s learned in what will be eight years of county budgets. “It doesn’t matter at this point,” Buona said. “It doesn’t matter. And we go through all these work sessions, and honestly, to me, it doesn’t matter that much, because we all know there’ll be a vote one night, and we’re all going to do what we’re going to do, and we will have suffered through 10 work sessions and three public hearings, and half of the people up here already know where we’re ending up.” He said the board is unlikely to go above the equalized tax rate budget, but could go below. “None of it matters until that vote in the first week of April,” Buona said, when supervisors finalize the next fiscal year’s budget. “I feel like we need a permanent disclosure for 2019, which is that Supervisor Buona is speaking for himself,” remarked Letourneau. Supervisors voted 8-1, Randall opposed. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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A 13-foot-high sculpture honoring the town skate park users is expected to be in place by this summer.

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Skaters took advantage of Tuesday’s warm temperatures and hit the Leesburg Skate Park.

Martinez Elected Leesburg Vice Mayor BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ The longest-serving member of the Town Council is now also its vice mayor. Marty Martinez was elected vice mayor by his peers Monday night, in a 4-1-1-1 vote. He was put forward for appointment by the Town Council’s newest member, Neil Steinberg. His appointment was also supported by Mayor Kelly Burk, Councilman Tom Dunn, and Martinez. Councilman Ron Campbell abstained from the vote and Councilman Josh Thiel dissented. Councilwoman

Suzanne Fox, who served as the town’s vice mayor for the past two years, was absent for the vote. As vice mayor, Martinez would be tapped to run council meetings should Burk be absent. It’s Martinez’s second stint as vice mayor, having previously served in the post from 2004 to 2006. Martinez was first elected to the council in 2002, and re-elected to his fifth four-year council term in November. Assuming he serves the full length of his current term, he will be on the council for 20 years.

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Marty Martinez was elected vice mayor by his peers on the Leesburg Town Council this week.

Mark Wiggins to Speak at MLK Annual Celebration The town’s 27th annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration is planned for Monday, Jan. 21. The theme of this year’s celebration is Dream, Believe ... Act!, focusing on the dream of achieving racial equality and harmony in our community and nation. The day’s events kick off with a march from the Loudoun County Courthouse to the Douglass Community Center. Marchers will gather on the courthouse lawn in downtown Leesburg at 10 a.m. and will proceed from the courthouse on East Market Street to the Douglass Community Center, at 405 East Market Street, beginning at 10:15 a.m. Individuals, families, churches, and community organizations are invited to participate and walk together during the march. There will also be a community forum offered at Douglass from 9 to 10 a.m. featuring a dialogue between youth and elders. Musical performances, presentations, and inspirational offerings will be made by members of the community, including keynote speaker Mark “The Speaker Man” Wiggins, an international motivational speaker, trainer, facilitator, and coach. Wiggins is the author of several books including “Permission to Succeed: The Only Person Who Can Give It Is You,” and “Success Does NOT Need A Co-Signer.” He is also the host of the Off the Bench with Mark Wiggins podcast and has more than 25 years of experience in the corporate and communications industries. East Market Street, from King to Church streets, will be closed at 9:30 a.m. in preparation for the march. Once the march begins, rolling street closures will take place in the eastbound lanes of East Market Street, from Church Street to the Douglass Community Center, as the parade proceeds. Attendees to the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration are encouraged to participate in a canned food drive to benefit Loudoun Hunger Relief. This local food pantry has a special need for nonperishable meat products. Drop off area for the food drive will be at Douglass Community Center from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The founding sponsors for this event are the Loudoun NAACP, Douglass Alumni Association, Bluemont Concert Series, and the Baha’i Community of Loudoun. Individuals, families, schools, businesses, civic and religious organizations are all welcome to participate. For more information, contact Tammy Carter at 571-331-4721, Kimberly Etherith at 703-314-1491 or Lily Dunning at 540-539-5651.

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Longtime library director Alexandra S. Gressitt, serves on the foundation’s board along with retired Circuit Court Judge Thomas D. Horne, president;

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Stephanie Walters looks for a book at the Thomas Balch Library, a history and genealogy library owned and operated by the Town of Leesburg.

Park is open and filling fast. Two leagues are available: the Ida Lee NFL Flag Football House League and the Ida Lee NFL Flag Football Elite League. The Ida Lee NFL Flag Football House league will be made up of six age groups: 6 to 7; 8 to 9; 10 to 11; 12 to 13; and 14 to 16-year-old divisions. Teams will be selected and formed through a draft process after the player’s skills have been evaluated on Feb. 23 and 24, with a make-up day on March 2. All players will be outfitted in NFL jerseys. Each team will play up to seven regular season games and playoffs to determine division champions. Register at idalee.org or by calling 703-777-1368. Registration ends Feb. 12. Practices will begin Saturday, March 16. The Ida Lee NFL Flag Football Elite League will consist of four divisions: 10 and under; 12 and under; 14 and under; and 18 and under. Teams will consist of seven to 10 players. This league is ideal for tackle football players working on their skill development, flag football tournament teams looking for high caliber competition, as well as recreational athletes looking for a more competitive outlet. Registration ends Feb. 12. Practices will begin Saturday, March 16. For questions please contact Kemper Winstead at 703-737-7157 or kwinstead@leesburgva.gov, or Kyle Clarke at 703-771-2778 or kclarke@leesburgva. gov. Those interested in coaching can also contact either Winstead or Clarke.

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The Leesburg Town Council has established the Thomas Balch Library Endowment Foundation as a separate nonprofit corporation to manage more than $900,000 in donations. When long-time library volunteer Virginia L. Bowie died in 2008, she bequeathed more than $600,000 to the Thomas Balch Library, a history and genealogy library owned by the town. In 2013, the town used the money to create an endowment fund to provide grants for research using the library’s collections, support public programs on genealogy and local history, and expand the library’s collections. Later another dedicated volunteer, Diane Monica Lee, bequeathed almost $150,000 to the Thomas Balch Library. The new foundation will provide investment and management of the funds separate from the general town budget. On Dec. 11, the council approved the foundation’s articles of incorporation and bylaws, clearing the way for the foundation to take over administration of the library endowment fund and to accept gifts and bequests. The foundation anticipates that gifts to it will be tax-deductible according to normal charity rules. However, until it receives 501(c)(3) status, donors may wish to direct their gifts to the Town of Leesburg, earmarked for the Thomas Balch Library Endowment Fund.

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Arson Blamed in 3 Leesburg Car Fires The Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating two early morning fires that destroyed three vehicles parked at apartments on Fort Evans Road in Leesburg last week. Fire and rescue crews were called to 36 Fort Evans Road NE at 1:30 a.m.

Jan. 3 for the report of an auto fire and found a black Jeep Cherokee engulfed in flames. That fire was quickly extinguished, but moments later, at 1:48 a.m., crews were called to 28 Fort Evans Road in a nearby apartment complex where a black BMW sedan also fully engulfed in fire and flames spread to a Dodge Ram pickup truck parked next to it. The Fire Marshal’s investigation revealed that the fires were set intentionally. All three vehicles are believed to be a total loss with damages estimated at $15,000. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Fire Marshal’s Office at 703-737-8600 and ask for a supervisor. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may call the Leesburg Crime Line at 703-443-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent via text using TIPSUBMIT, by sending a text to 274637 (CRIMES) and including the code LPDTIP at the beginning of the message.

DC United Star Cited at Dulles Airport D.C. United team captain Wayne Rooney was arrested by Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority Police last month on charges of public swearing and intoxication. The incident happened Dec. 16, when former Manchester United star was on his way home from a promotional trip in Saudi Arabia and reportedly mixed cocktails and sleeping pills during the 14-hour private jet flight from Riyadh. Disembarking at Dulles, Rooney triggered a door alarm and then got into an altercation with security workers, resulting in his arrest. The case closed last week when he paid a $25 fine and $91 in court costs.

Alert Issued for Missing Teenager Near Leesburg The Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance to help locate a missing teenager. Valencia Duke, 17, was last seen in the area of the 16400 block of Meadowview Court around 7:40 p.m. Saturday night. She is from Prince George’s County, MD, and is described as being 5-feet, 2-inches tall, 123 pounds, with long black hair that was pulled back. She was last seen wearing a yellow sweatshirt, light blue pants, and black and red sneakers. Authorities conducted a search of the area with the assistance of the Fairfax County Police Department and the Virginia State Police. Anyone with any information regarding her whereabouts is asked to contact the Sheriff ’s Office at 703-7771021.

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On Monday, Jeff Morse (Dulles) was reelected chairman of the School Board for a third year.

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Brianne Casey, an ER nurse at StoneSprings Hospital Center, has created an app that publishes patient wait times for emergency rooms, urgent care facilities, primary providers and specialists.

Shenandoah Nursing Grad’s App Targets Patient Satisfaction BY DANIELLE NADLER What started as a class assignment for Shenandoah University graduate Brianne Casey is improving patients’ experience at hospitals and urgent care clinics. Casey created a website and smart phone app called Checked In that publishes patient wait times for emergency rooms, urgent care facilities, primary providers and specialists, as well as dentists’ offices. The app uses geolocation to pull up all nearby medical facilities in a chosen category and the patient can see wait times to get a better idea of where they should go for health care. It also provides medical providers with employee performance trends and patient trends. The idea came to her when she was researching the connection between wait times and patient satisfaction as part of an assignment in a nursing course at Shenandoah. She found that patients don’t generally mind waiting if they have an accurate expectation of how long they will wait—and get that estimated wait time before they arrive. “If you establish an expectation and meet the expectation, people are at minimum satisfied. So it improves the patient satisfaction,” Casey said. “A lot of hospitals don’t think that’s very important, but it really is important because it’s linked with patient compliance.” And a happy patient is more likely

to follow doctors’ instructions, such as lose a little weight, cut down on the sugar, or keep up with therapy exercises, she said. Already, the app publishes wait times for 30,000 emergency rooms and other urgent care facilities, including Inova hospitals and StoneSprings Hospital Center. Casey pointed to a recent situation where the Checked In app could have

helped patients and hospitals. In early December, Fair Oaks Hospital closed its emergency room because of an infrastructure hiccup. Casey said that meant Inova Fairfax Hospital was slammed. “I thought, man, I wish my app was better advertised because it would help them know where else to go. It would’ve helped disperse the CHECKED IN >> 17

Jeff Morse was reappointed chairman of the Loudoun County School Board in a unanimous vote of his board colleagues Monday. This will be Morse’s third year leading the board. He represents the Dulles District and is in his second four-year term on the board. Board members also unanimously voted to appoint Brenda Sheridan (Sterling) as vice chairwoman for a third year. The board also selected Sheridan as its Virginia School Board Association delegate, and Beth Huck (At Large) as its alternate. Morse is expected to announce any changes in committee assignments at the board’s next meeting.

Elementary Gifted Information Sessions Scheduled Parents and guardians who are considering referring their third-, fourth-, or fifth-grade children for gifted services and who are interested in learning more about elementary gifted education services offered through Loudoun County Public Schools are invited to attend an upcoming gifted information session. The sessions will be presented by school system gifted education resource teachers and will address program goals, services, the screening and identification process and important deadlines. Following the presentation, teachers will be available to answer questions. The remaining sessions are: 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, at Dominion Trail Elementary in Ashburn; 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23 at Pinebrook Elementary near Aldie; 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, at Forest Grove Elementary in Ashburn; 7-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4, at Kenneth Culbert Elementary near Hamilton; and 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, at Creighton’s Corner Elementary in Ashburn. Questions about the elementary gifted information sessions may be directed to the SEARCH teacher at your child’s school.

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Board Considers Naming Alternative Education Center ‘The North Star’ BY DANIELLE NADLER Loudoun’s School Board is considering naming the future site of the county’s alternative school The North Star, after the newspaper published by abolitionist Frederick Douglass. The name is the top recommendation of a board-appointed naming committee made up of teachers, students and community members. The group was tasked with coming up with and vetting potential names for the alternative education center that will be built at 715 Childrens Center Road in Leesburg, which was the site for C.S. Monroe Technology Center. The technology center has moved into the new Academies of Loudoun, along Sycolin Road south of Leesburg. The building that housed those programs will be demolished this year and, on the same site, a facility will be built to house the alternative education programs now offered at Douglass School. Programs that will be moved from Douglass School, on East Market Street, to the Childrens Center Road campus include secondary school alternative education classes, an adult education program with day and night classes, and the General Educational Development (GED) test preparation program. The School Board has agreed to keep the name Douglass School with the 1941 building on East Market Street because of its historical significance. In a report to the School Board, the naming committee stated that the name of The North Star newspaper “paid homage to the fact that escaping slaves used the North Star in the night sky to guide them to freedom.” Members of the naming committee said the name has historic and scientific significance “including its symbolism of the north compass, as well as the programs to be offered to future students which will enable them to ‘find their way’ as well as allowing

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The former site of C.S. Monroe Technology Center in Leesburg will soon be home to the county’s alternative education center.

students to ‘find a path for success.’” As its first alternate name, the committee is recommending Hope Academy—a name that was suggested by two Douglass School students appointed to the committee. “We believe that it will be a place of hope for students who need it,” they stated. The committee’s second alternate is The Monarch School, a name suggested by a former Douglass School student. She explained that the monarch

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Black to Retire From Senate at Year's End

LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT State Sen. Richard H. “Dick” Black (R-13th) announced last week that he will not seek reelection to his seat in November. Black, 74, served in the House of Delegates from 1998 to 2006 and then was elected to the newly created 13th District Senate seat in 2011 and re-elected in 2015. His term ends Dec. 31. Black’s reputation as a social conservative firebrand began with his first public service in Loudoun County, as a member of the Library Board of Trustees. In the early days of the internet’s merger into everyday life and the library system began adding public computer terminals at its branches, Black pressed to have content filters installed. While the policy was overturned in a landmark First Amendment case in federal court, it launched Black’s two-decade political career. “I’ve decided to retire at the end of my term. What started out as a fight to filter porn on library computers turned into serving for 20 years in Richmond. I’m proud of what we accomplished over the years. Thanks to everyone who fought alongside me in these many battles!” Black stated on his Twitter account. During his time in Capitol Square, Black was known for stirring controversy. He’s made national headlines for publicly supporting Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, who has been accused of war crimes for his forces’ attacks on Syrian civilians; for opposing the criminalization of marital rape; and on social issues such as introducing bills that would prevent homosexual

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Richard H. “Dick” Black, who’s served in the General Assembly since 1998, said he will retire at the end of his term.

couples from adopting or applying for some mortgages. He also championed his record of never voting for a tax increase, although he recently said that wasn’t because he didn’t think they were needed. “I don’t vote for higher taxes in 20 years and don’t intend to do it,” Black said. “I don’t mean that every one of them has been bad, but I’ll just tell you there’s always plenty of people to vote for them and not enough people to vote against them. So, I vote against them,” Black said during a Nov. 19 forum in Purcellville. So far, one Republican and three Democrats have formally announced plans to run for the senate seat. Loudoun

County Supervisor Ron A. Meyer Jr. said he will seek the Republican nomination for the seat; former delegate David Ramadan is also considering a run for the Republican nomination. Democrats Del. John J. Bell (D-87), Army Reserve intelligence officer Jasmine Moawad-Barrientos and financial consultant Lucero Wiley have said they will seek their party’s nomination. The 13th Senate District covers the western half of Loudoun County and a portion of Prince William County. In 2011, Black handily won the seat over Democrat Shawn Mitchell. His 2015 re-election victory was narrower, as Democrat Jill McCabe came within 2,354 votes of a victory.

Gooditis Announces 4 Bills to Combat Child Abuse BY PATRICK SZABO During this year’s Virginia General Assembly session, Del. Wendy Gooditis (D-10) is striving to tighten laws to protect children from sexual abuse. Gooditis last week announced a slate of four bills that would change Virginia’s definition of child sexual abuse, make clergy of all religious denominations mandated reporters of child abuse, maintain records of child abuse investigations for three years, and penalize those who expose children to domestic violence. “If I can do anything to save that one child who is being abused right now … then I will do it,” Gooditis said. Gooditis announced the bills during a Jan. 4 forum in the Leesburg Town Council chambers along with Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Plowman; Loudoun County Chairwoman Phyllis Randall (D-At Large); Leesburg Mayor Kelly Burk; Judy Hanley, the execGOODITIS >> 19

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Del. Wendy Gooditis (D-10) stands with Longwood University Assistant Professor of Social Work Ian Danielsen, Leesburg Mayor Kelly Burk, Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter Executive Director Judy Hanley, Loudoun County Chairwoman Phyllis Randall (D-At Large) and Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Plowman.

Supervisor Meyer Will Run; Ramadan Weighs Options BY RENSS GREENE & DANIELLE NADLER Loudoun County Supervisor Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run) said Monday he is planning to run for state senate, seeking to replace retiring Senator Richard “Dick” H. Black (R-13). Meyer, who in 2015 was the youngest person ever elected to the Loudoun Board of Supervisors at 25 years old, said he will be focused on transportation issues. And he said last week’s Board of Supervisors debate around a proposed deal with the Dulles Greenway for limited distance-based tolling and continued guaranteed annual toll increases was “a huge turning point.” “The fact that we have numerous members of the delegation who are trying to pass a bill that would permanently increase tolls in perpetuity for most of my current constituents and a lot of the people I would represent in the 13th District, and then that the bill would also guarantee their profitability—it just shows that we have to be better represented in Richmond,” Meyer said. Meyer will seek to replace one of the legislature’s most controversial voices. During his time in Richmond, Black has been known for stirring controversy with bills opposing homosexuality and abortions, at one point delivering plastic fetuses to legislators to stress his point. “I’m running as what I’ve been on the Board of Supervisors, focused on transportation, focused on local issues and bringing that focus to Richmond to represent Loudoun there,” Meyer said. “It’s not about who’s there now, or Syria or about social issues or any of this other stuff. People at the end of the day want to stop spending thousands of dollars on tolls, and they want to see traffic move, and they want to see more parks and they want to see more trails.” He said he also wants to promote economic development in the region “as well as preserving what makes us different in all the rural areas and mountains of Loudoun and Prince William.” Meyer has previously sought a seat in the state senate. In 2013 he also announced he would challenge Rep. Gerry Connolly in the 11th House of Representatives District. At the time he was too young to legally serve in Congress, but turned 25—the Constitution’s minimum age for Congressional service—in September 2014, the month before that election. Instead, he turned to the primary contest leading up to a 2013 special election to represent the 33rd District in the state senate, which had been vacated by Mark Herring’s election to Attorney General. Meyer lost to John CHALLENGERS >> 19

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Gooditis << FROM 18 utive director of the Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter and the director of the Loudoun Child Advocacy Center; and Ian Danielsen, an assistant professor of social work at Longwood University. Gooditis’ first bill, which she said would will be the most difficult to pass, would change Virginia’s definition of child sexual abuse by adding a clause that would make it illegal to touch any part of the body of a child aged 13 or younger with the “intent to sexually molest, arouse or gratify” the child. Her second bill would make clergy of all religious denominations, such as priests, rabbis and imams, mandated reporters of child abuse “unless the information supporting the suspicion of child abuse or neglect is required by the doctrine of the religious organization or denomination to be kept confidential.” “Why isn’t everybody a mandatory reporter,” Gooditis asked. Her third bill would require records of child abuse investigations to be kept in a secure database for three years if there are no subsequent complaints or reports regarding the same child or person within that time. “If we can hang on to those records a little bit longer, that would make it easier for us to catch [a predator],” Gooditis said. Her fourth bill, which she developed in conjunction with Plowman, would penalize any person who commits domestic violence in the physical presence of a minor. If a person commits assault and battery in a minor’s presence, that person

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could be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 6 felony for a second offense. If a person commits an act of violence in the presence of a minor, he or she could be guilty of a Class 5 felony. “We have an obligation to protect those who are most vulnerable,” Plowman said. “I think these bills will help us.” Randall said that during her time working in the prison system as a mental health therapist, she found that a majority of the incarcerated men and women were abused as children. “That’s important to note,” she said. Gooditis mentioned that her brother’s death 10 days after she announced her candidacy in March 2017 was a driving force behind the bills, noting that her brother turned to alcohol in the years after he was sexually abused at the age of 11 in 1971. pszabo@loudounnow.com

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he is still busy juggling the demands of his business. But, with Black retiring, several people—“from the far right to the center” of the Republican party— have encouraged him to run for the seat, Ramadan said. He called the debate over how to reign in Greenway tolls as the defining issue of Loudoun’s legislators’ next terms, whether he is a part of that delegation or not. Of his potential run for office, Ramadan said he just wants a good candidate in the race, particularly a centrist Republican. He named Meyer and Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) as other potential candidates. “They would also be excellent candidates,” he said. “My intention is to have a good candidate run for the 13th District who will take on this Greenway fight and not give in to the Greenway as, unfortunately, John Bell has done.” Bell, Ramadan’s successor in the House of Delegates’ 87th District, worked with the Greenway’s owners, Loudoun County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) and Del. David A. Reid (D-32) on the most recent proposed deal. The 13th Senate District includes much of Loudoun including most of Loudoun north and west of Leesburg, an area south of Leesburg and reaching into major portions of northern Prince William County. Meyer’s home in One Loudoun is at the far eastern end of the district, which is bordered by Rt. 7 on the north and Loudoun County Parkway on the east in that area.

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For Goodness Sake Natural Foods Owner Ally Blaine poses next to the store’s entrance sign, which she’ll soon replace to reflect the store’s new logo.

New Owner Celebrates Future of Market Station Anchor BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ More than 30 years ago, For Goodness Sake opened its doors as one of the first tenants of the Market Station retail centers in downtown Leesburg. Last Friday, it celebrated a grand re-opening under new ownership. Ally Blaine has taken the reins of the health food shop from Valley Bennett, marking the first time the store has been run by someone outside of the Bennett family. Sue Bennett, Valley’s mom, opened the shop in the mid1980s. Blaine is a familiar face to For Goodness Sake devotees. She has been an employee of the store since 2012, landing her first job there, and working part time through college. After working full time in the shop for a bit, she left for Washington, DC, not long after graduating college to pursue her event planning career. Blaine is a Loudoun native and graduated from Loudoun Valley High School in 2009. It was the summer of 2017, on a

weekend when she was helping cover a shift, that the idea of her taking ownership of the store was first floated. Then-owner Valley Bennett was considering her next adventure, Blaine recalls her saying. “I said, ‘what if I bought it?’ Kind of kidding, but the more I thought about it the more it seemed perfect,” she said. The wheels began turning in earnest last spring, and Blaine quit her Washington, DC, job to move back home and work at the shop, while also working for a time at nearby King Street Coffee over the summer months. The sale of the shop to Blaine closed in October. Although she’s excited about owning the business, taking over For Goodness Sake means more than just a name on the business license for Blaine. “I love the store; it’s been a huge part of my early adulthood. It’s a place where I could heal when I was going through a lot personally. It’s where my journey into healing and recovery started,” she said. “I feel really connect-

ed to it.” Blaine said she is hoping raise awareness about all the products For Goodness Sake offers, and to debunk the myth of what the public may think a health food store is. “It’s not just a bunch of herbs and crystals,” she jokes. As an example, she notes that For Goodness Sake offers a wide selection of grab-and-go food and drinks. She’s put in a new coffee bar and is hoping to stock new products, perhaps bulk food and bulk household products. Blaine is also looking to bring her event planning prowess to benefit her store, hosting a regular assortment of community events. The first, scheduled for 6-8 p.m. Jan. 16, will focus on gut health and feature local wellness expert Allison Tepper. For Goodness Sake is located at 108 South St., Suite D, in Market Station. Learn about the store at fgsleesburg. com. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

New Releases Mark Catoctin Creek’s 10th Year Catoctin Creek Distillery in Purcellville is celebrating its 10th anniversary next month with the release of two limited-edition Bottled in Bond spirits: Rabble Rouser Rye Whisky and 1757 Virginia XO Brandy, both launching on Feb. 16. Distilled in 100-gallon batches, the 1757 Virginia XO Brandy has been aging since 2010 in 53-gallon Bordeaux red-wine casks, making it Catoctin Creek’s oldest release to date. The 50/50 blend of Seyval blanc and Chambourcin grapes used in the

brandy is sourced from Tarara Vineyards. “We distilled this brandy during our first year of operation,” Harris said. “It epitomizes our attention to craft and collaboration. From the very beginning of our company, we worked with local farmers and vintners to produce products that capture the rich flavor and heritage of our region. We are honored to release this product for our 10th anniversary.” Catoctin Creek’s four-year-old Rabble Rouser will make its fourth

debut next month. Although previously meeting the qualifications, February will mark the first time it’s labeled as “bottled in bond.” Although bottled at 100-proof, the 100 percent rye mash is distilled to a lower proof, which captures many of the extra flavors typically lost to the distillation. Founded by Scott and Becky Harris in 2009, Catoctin Creek Distilling Company is located at 120 W. Main St. in Purcellville. Learn more at catoctincreek.com.

The Loudoun Chamber Foundation has selected six area nonprofit organizations to each receive $4,000 grants to support their work in our community. Founded in 2014, the Foundation supports nonprofits that are focused on the economy, workforce development, public safety and wellness in Loudoun. To date, a total of $82,000 in grants have been awarded. The organizations receiving 2019 Loudoun Chamber Foundation grants are: • A Farm Less Ordinary, which provides employment and training to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities by sustainably growing organic vegetables; • Crossroads Jobs, which helps Loudoun area residents move away from poverty by providing individualized job search and placement services to the unemployed and underemployed; • The Dulles South Food Pantry, which provides nutritious food, personal supplies and services to those in need in the Dulles South area; • Good Shepherd Alliance, which provides help for the homeless and others in need, through emergency and transitional housing and outreach services; • Loudoun Free Clinic, which provides medical care for economically disadvantage adults; and • The ARC of Loudoun, which serves children and adults with disabilities. The organizations receiving grants will be honored during the Loudoun Chamber of Commerce’s 2019 Annual Meeting and Community Leadership Awards, on Jan. 25 at The National Conference Center.

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The 1,100-square-foot home off Airmont Road south of Round Hill suffered more than $222,000 of damages in a Christmas morning fire.

Community Rallies to Help Family Devastated by Christmas House Fire BY PATRICK SZABO After a Christmas morning fire destroyed their Round Hill area home, a family of eight is rebuilding their lives with the help of their neighbors. At 3 a.m. Dec. 25, an unattended candle ignited a fire that engulfed Matt Arbogast’s home—a home that he, his niece Alex Ventura, her husband and their five children, aged six months to 7 years old, called home. Although everyone, along with two dogs and a cat, safely escaped, the 1,113-squarefoot house was ruled a total loss with $222,000 in damages. After realizing that there were children involved, firefighters from the county, Round Hill, Purcellville and Philomont determined that their job wouldn’t be done once the fire was out. Brad Quin, president of the Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company, said that

when his crews returned to the station, they quickly gathered the leftover toys from December’s Toys for Tots campaign to give the five children whose Christmas gifts were burned in the fire. “It was really a great way to conclude what is a horrific situation for little kids,” Quin said. “It was just a good circumstance that transpired out of a bad one.” The support for the family didn’t end on Christmas Day; the community atlarge is stepping up to help the families recover their losses and get back to a normal life. The American Red Cross was the first to help them out, by giving Arbogast and the Ventura family prepaid credit cards to pay for lodging, food and other immediate needs, according to David Chesler, the disaster program manager for the Red Cross in Loudoun and Prince William Counties.

On the web, a GoFundMe page created by Arbogast’s former mother-inlaw, Julie Dunson, has already raised nearly $2,500 for the family. Dunson said the campaign’s $3,500 goal will help Arbogast and the Venturas move into a new home and maybe buy some furniture. “I can not believe the donations—it’s just been amazing,” she said. The Round Hill United Methodist Church is also collecting monetary donations through its website. According to Dan Whetsell, the chairman of the church’s council, the congregation also made contributions through an additional offering during its recent Sunday worship service. “It’s been a very generous response from the community,” he said. “We want to help any way we can.” Aside from helping the family finanROUND HILL FIRE >> 23

47-Home ‘Agrihood’ Proposed Near Round Hill BY PATRICK SZABO The Round Hill Town Council last week was briefed on a proposal to annex the 14.93-acre Thomas property on West Loudoun Street, where developers plan 43 townhome-style attached dwellings and four single-family homes. Casey Chapman of the Mozzell real estate company told council members that the neighborhood would be similar to the 39-home Cortland Square neighborhood in Purcellville and that it would be an “agrihood”—meaning it would use the land’s green space for attractions like parks, trails and greenhouses. “It really creates an all-around, good, walkable community,” Chapman said. “[The community would be] something that can reconnect people with agriculture.”

The proposed design shows 43 attached homes situated toward the front of the property in a grid pattern, with five detached single-family homes clustered toward the rear. The Thomas family has suggested that their existing 3,428-square-foot single-family home could be converted into a community center or bed and breakfast. The Thomas property, which the family has owned since the 1950s, is located in an area that the town is considering for annexation. Mayor Scott Ramsey said that a town expansion could happen as early as this year. In a letter to the town, the Thomas family suggested that a cluster-style development would expand the town’s tax base, warrant infrastructure and other public improvements and enhance the town’s identity and character with new community residents.

The family also compared the proposed development with the 4,000acre Willowsford neighborhood in southern Loudoun, which features 40 miles of nature trails, a farm stand, camp sites and resident activities like cooking and fitness classes, outdoor concerts and mountain bike races. “[Willowsford] has proven incredibly popular and successful in southern Loudoun County, gaining even national attention,” the family wrote. “Our goal, simply put, is to better Round Hill as it progresses and moves forward into the future.” According to the town’s 2017-2037 Comprehensive Plan, most new homes built in the past decade within the Joint Land Management Area, where the Villages at Round Hill are located, have AGRIHOOD >> 24

With the town’s 8th annual MayFest fast approaching, volunteers are in high demand. The town is soliciting help from residents to assist the Love MayFest Committee with the event’s organization and set up. This year’s MayFest will be held Saturday, May 25 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will include live music, food and beverage vendors, games and other family-fun activities. Residents interested in applying to become a member of the committee are asked to fill out an application on the town’s website and drop it off at the town office or email it to clerk@lovettsvilleva.gov. Applicants are not restricted to town residents. For more information, go to lovettsvillemayfest.com or email mayfest@lovettsvilleva.gov.

Last Week to Recycle Christmas Trees Lovettsville residents who want to recycle their Christmas trees have another week to keep them up. Loudoun County will continue to accept trees for recycling at the Lovettsville Game Protective Association at 16 S. Berlin Pike until Sunday, Jan. 20. Once trees are dropped off, the county will transport them to its landfill off Evergreen Mills Road in Leesburg to be turned into mulch and made available to residents for pick up on a first-come, first-serve basis year round. Each year, the landfill produces more than 2 million pounds of mulch from Christmas trees and other wood debris via a double-grind process. Residents wishing to procure mulch will need to bring their own non-motorized tools for loading. For more information, call the county at 703-777-5552.

MIDDLEBURG Bus Tour to Visit Key Civil War Sites Civil War buffs unite this weekend for a six-hour tour to some of the most crucial sites of the war’s third year. The Mosby Heritage Area Association this Saturday, Jan. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. will take visitors on a $60 bus tour to the sites of Civil War skirmishes associated with the journeys of Union Colonel Henry Cole and Confederate Colonel John S. Mosby. The tour, led by Public Programs Coordinator Travis Shaw and Director of Education Kevin Pawlak, will take visitors to the site where Mosby’s Rangers defeated Cole’s Calvary at Five Points on New Year’s Day 1864 and to Loudoun Heights, where Cole’s soldiers touted victoTOWN NOTES >> 23

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PURCELLVILLE Music Exhibit Continues Through Feb. 8 Art and music lovers have another month to visit a music-themed exhibit at the Franklin Park Arts Center. The center will continue its “We are the Music Makers” exhibit through Friday, Feb. 8—open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.—with displays portraying the past 20 years of Southern traditional music history through photo and audio documentations captured by Tim Duffy. Residents are invited to visit the free exhibit to learn how poverty, geography and age have all limited the exposure of artists and led to the common notion that the music they performed has died out. For more information on the exhibit, go to franklinparkartscenter.org/ exhibitions or call the center at 540338-7973.

Council Addresses Low Water Pressure Concerns Round Hill residents experiencing low water pressure are being asked to contact the town office, rather than post about it on social media. When Councilman Michael Hummel mentioned during the Town Council’s Jan. 3 meeting that several residents had been posting on Facebook about abnormally low water pressure, Mayor Scott Ramsey said that they should instead call the town office so the staff can look into the problem. Town Administrator Melissa Hynes said that only one resident had called the office to voice concern. Residents experiencing water pressure issues can call the town at 540338-7878.

Round Hill Outdoors Committee to Host Open House Residents interested in helping to promote healthy living, active recreation, nature education, the development of parks and trails and the Appalachian Trail have the chance to learn how to do just that this week. The Round Hill Outdoors Committee on Thursday, Jan. 10 will host an open house at the Round Hill Elementary School from 6-8:30 p.m. for residents to learn about volunteer opportunities for the group’s planned

events in 2019. Those events include the upcoming Appalachian Trail Art Show throughout March, a Croquet Tournament in June and the inaugural Appalachian Trail Hiking Festival. In general, residents can learn more about the committee’s mission—to inspire the community to “unplug” and get outdoors. For more information, go to roundhill.at or call the town at 540-338-7878.

Town Accepting Appalachian Trail Art Show Submissions Round Hill’s Outdoors Committee and the Round Hill Arts Center are accepting art submissions for the town’s second annual Appalachian Trail Art Show, which will be held from March 1-31 at the center. Artists are invited to submit work by Friday, Feb. 15 that portrays the trail in some fashion in any medium, including paintings, drawings, photography, fiber arts, stained glass and sculpture. Selected work will be put on display and judged on its artistic skill and thoughtful representation of the 2,189-mile-long trail. An opening reception will be held on Sunday, March 10 from 1-4 p.m. at the center. Awards will be announced at that time. For more information on the show, go to roundhill.at, call the program manager at 540-338-5022 or email info@roundhillartscenter.org.

<< FROM 22 cially, Round Hill Elementary School Parent Liaison Somphane Jones has helped solicit donations of clothing and day-to-day necessities like toothpaste, laundry detergent and diapers. Residents have been making those donations by dropping them off at the Methodist church. “Within 24 hours, a lot of their essential needs were met,” Jones said. “It just never ceases to amaze me just how this community comes together.” The Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company is also accepting donations at its station. Kelly Aldorisio, the executive director of It Takes a Village Baby—a nonprofit that assists families-in-need who are expecting newborns—said that the organization reached out to Jones to see if it could help by collecting baby supplies for the Ventura’s two youngest children. Although many of the family’s personal belongings were lost in the fire, some of their most important items were either not completely burned up or not there when the fire broke out. Dunson said that family photos and a guitar that Arbogast’s late father gave him were burned, but not destroyed. A set of home movies also escaped destruction because Arbogast lent them to his brother a week earlier. “That stuff you can’t replace,” Dunson said. pszabo@loudounnow.com

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Agrihood << FROM 22 been part of “cookie-cutter” developments that are “out of the price range of people who make 70 to 100 percent of the area median income.” In their letter, the Thomas family argued that the proposed development would be more affordable for young families and retirees because of its smaller-sized homes. “We believe homebuyers will be attracted to such a housing alternative that will be offered at a lower price point,” the family wrote. While the proposed community design shows more than three dwelling units per acre, the town’s Comprehensive Plan currently envisions density of only one dwelling unit per acre in that zone. One dwelling unit per two acres is allowed “under a series of conditions,” according to Ramsey. “We wrote the comprehensive plan for a reason,” Ramsey said. “You need

plant’s construction until a study is performed. That resolution makes it clear that the plant’s hazardous air pollution could be carried into Loudoun by wind and affect residents, water, livestock and plants. The Village of Bluemont sits about 18 miles away from the site. “It is the duty and obligation of the elected and appointed officials of Loudoun County and Commonwealth of Virginia to exercise any and all powers to protect the life, health and well-being of their citizens,” the resolution reads. The Danish company Rockwool melts rock to spin into mineral wool insulation and already has three plants in North America—two in Canada and one in Mississippi. Opposition to the construction of the West Virginia Plant, which will be located six miles from the Loudoun County border, began to pick up in October when the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to ask the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to perform an up to $265,000 study to assess the plant’s potential impacts on the county and to install an air quality monitoring station in western Loudoun. On Oct. 29, the Hillsboro Town Council became the first of seven Loudoun towns to pass a resolution pressing for legal action against the plant. Six weeks later, Hamilton adopted its own resolution on Dec. 10, with Leesburg doing so on Dec. 11 and Middleburg on Dec. 13. The Town of Purcellville will vote to do the same next Tuesday and the Town of Lovettsville is expected to follow soon after. Keri Fornino of the Loudoun Against Rockwool group said that the Loudoun County Equine Alliance, the Hunt District PTA, the Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition and 350 Loudoun have also all voiced their opposition to the plant. pszabo@loudounnow.com

council action to initiative a comp plan amendment.” Chapman said that the homes in the design were more compact than what the town would like to see because they’re intended to take up less room to preserve the property’s green space. Chapman said that he would now share the Town Council’s feedback with the Thomas family for a re-evaluation and to develop a new plan. “We plan to come back and present something that is more in line with the feedback that we got [at the Town Council meeting],” he said. ““We view it as a positive meeting.” Mozzell LLC is owned and operated by the Chapman Brothers LLC, which has built severval projects in Purcellville, including the KFC/Taco Bell, the 45,000-square-foot medical building off Hirst Road, and the 29,000-squarefoot Valley Commercial Center where the town’s police station is currently headquartered. pszabo@loudounnow.com

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Round Hill residents are now allowed to rent out their homes as bed-and-breakfasts or on websites like Airbnb and VRBO.

Round Hill Residents Allowed to Rent Out Homes BY PATRICK SZABO Round Hill residents are no longer living in the past when it comes to Airbnbs and bed-and-breakfasts— they are now allowed to open either one. The Town Council last Thursday night voted 5-1 to amend the town’s zoning ordinance to allow residents to rent their homes out or allow guests to stay for free by setting up a bed-andbreakfast, an accessory homestay or an accessory apartment. According to Town Administrator Melissa Hynes, the drive behind updating the ordinances was to give residents more use of their homes. Councilman Fred Lyne voted against the amendment, noting that he’s opposed to the idea of residents “carving out” their homes to create apartments. If residents want to make some extra cash by renting out their single-family homes, they can now do so by creating a bed-and-breakfast and renting out up to eight rooms to no more than two guests per room for up to 30 days at a time. Although bed-and-breakfast owners are not required to live on the property, a manager is required to remain on site. The change also allows residents to create an accessory homestay—such as an Airbnb—to rent out single rooms or their entire homes to up to two guests per room for up to 30 days at a time. In that case, homeowners will be required to live on the property for at least 185 days of the year and obtain an accessory homestay permit from the town. A final option for charging rent allows residents to set up an accessory apartment to rent out their basements, garages, home additions or small backyard guest homes. Residents can also now let their guests, like family members or caregivers, stay for free through this accessory apartment option. Hynes said that another driving force behind the amendment was to allow for a hotel to be built in the planned 12-acre commercial center on Evening Star Drive.

The amendments will be effective March 1 to give staff time to create the corresponding permits. Hynes said that the Town Council will next need to enact a transient occupancy tax, which she said would be less than the county’s 7 percent rate and would most likely be approved before March 1. Residents renting their properties are also now subject to the town’s business tax, which is currently set at 16 cents per $100 of annual gross receipts. Last week’s vote brings Round Hill up to date with the county and other western Loudoun towns. In Lovettsville, residents are allowed to set up accessory homestays by right and may apply for conditional use permits to set up accessory apartments and bed-and-breakfasts. Hillsboro residents are allowed to set up bed-and-breakfasts and could soon be allowed to set up short-term rentals; the Planning Commission will look at those options this year. In Middleburg, the Town Council voted in 2016 to allow residents living in most residential districts to set up “limited residential lodging” after a special use permit is approved. The Hamilton Town Council last year voted to amend the town’s zoning ordinance to allow those living in residential districts to open short-term rentals with an approved special use permit. Bed-and-breakfasts are also allowed in two commercial districts and in all but one residential district. In Purcellville, hotels are permitted only in the Office Commercial, Mixed Commercial and Central Commercial Districts, while country inns are permitted in the Mixed Commercial, Central Commercial and Agricultural Conservancy Districts. Bed-and-breakfasts are also permitted in Purcellville’s Historic Office, Mixed Commercial, Central Commercial, Agricultural Conservancy and Transitional districts. They’re also allowed with the approval of a special use permit in most residential districts. pszabo@loudounnow.com

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Lucketts Bluegrass: Larry Stephenson Saturday, Jan. 12, 7 p.m. Lucketts Community Center, 42361 Lucketts Road, Lucketts Details: luckettsbluegrass.org Virginia Country Music hall of famer Larry Stephenson sets the standard for high lead and tenor bluegrass vocals with a clear voice that perfectly captures high and lonesome sound. Tickets are $17 at the door.

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We are the Music Makers Gospel Show Saturday, Jan. 12, 8-10 p.m. Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville Details: franklinparkartscenter.org The second in Franklin Park’s series to benefit the Music Makers Relief Foundation features gospel powerhouses the Glorifying Vines Sisters and Thomas Rhyant. Tickets are $20. Courtesy of This Is My Brave

Jennifer Marshall speaks at a This Is My Brave event in Philadelphia last June.

Sunday, Jan. 13, 6-7 p.m.

Loudoun Mom Inspires, Educates with Mental Health Storytelling BY JAN MERCKER

ennifer Marshall has it all: a great job, a gorgeous family and supportive friends in a prosperous suburb. The Ashburn mother of two has also been managing bipolar disorder for more than a decade, and her decision to go public with her story has educated and inspired people around the world and in her own backyard. Marshall’s nonprofit This Is My Brave, which recently celebrated its fifth anniversary, invites individuals managing mental health conditions to share their stories through storytelling and performance in a theater setting. “It’s something that everyone is touched by and yet it’s hard to find the words. But when you go to one of our shows, you see people who look just like your neighbor or your sister or the person checking you out at the grocery store,” Marshall said. “When we get on stage and tell these stories, the audience feels like it’s a piece of themselves up there. They can relate, and it makes it so much easier to talk about.” 2018 was a huge year for the nonprofit, with 19 performances around the country and the completion of a

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Ashburn’s Jennifer Marshall is a noted blogger and founder of the nonprofit This Is My Brave, which helps people with mental health conditions share their stories. A documentary short on its performance-based model premieres later this month.

short documentary, which will premiere in Northern Virginia later this month. Marshall was also named a Washingtonian of the Year by Washingtonian magazine in December. This year, in addition to 10 planned performances, a feature-length film in the works, and the organization launching

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a college pilot, Marshall is also working on a memoir and hopes to complete the first draft this year. Marshall, 39, lives in Ashburn with her husband and two children. After graduating from James Madison University with a degree in marketing and marrying her college sweetheart, Marshall and her husband moved to Northern Virginia for work opportunities. She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2006 at the age of 26 after two hospitalizations. By 2008, the couple had moved from Fairfax County to Ashburn, and Marshall was again hospitalized with postpartum psychosis after the birth of her children in 2008 and 2010. As Marshall learned to manage her condition, she found that reading others’ stories online was a big part of overcoming her concern about the stigma attached to mental health conditions. She launched her own blog Bipolar Mom Life in 2011, at first writing anonymously like many other mental health bloggers at the time. But an opportunity to write under her own byline for a national website, gave her the MY BRAVE >> 29

St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 711 W. Main St., Purcellville Details: standrew-pres.org Pianist Brian Ganz and mezzo soprano Magdalena Wor present a program featuring the moving but lesser-known works of Polish composer Frederic Chopin. Tickets are $20 at the door. The concert benefits the Loudoun Free Clinic.

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Gallery Coffeehouse: StoneCold Sunday, Jan. 13, 6:30-8 p.m. Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville Details: franklinparkartscenter.org The dynamic, all-girl teen band won the 2018 YouthFest Battle of the Bands with their blend of classic and alternative rock. They recently released a four-song EP of original tunes and will showcase their new work along with great covers in an acoustic show. Tickets are $8 at the door.

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[ THINGS TO DO ] Music on the Heights: The Crooked Angels Saturday, Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m., doors open, 8 p.m., concert begins

LIBATIONS Day Camp at Dirt Farm Brewing Sunday, Jan. 13, noon-6 p.m. Dirt Farm Brewing, 18701 Foggy Bottom Road, Bluemont Bundle up the family and head out for a day of fun activities in fresh mountain air. Enjoy bonfires, Brunswick stew, hot dogs, s’mores, children’s scavenger hunt, and corn hole.

Contact: musicontheheights@gmail.com Husband and wife duo Amy and Jamie Potter serve up wild roots and soulful Americana at this monthly house concert series. Suggested donation is $15 to $20 with all contributions going directly to the artists. Email the organizer for address and details.

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Live Music: Sun Dogs: A Tribute to Rush Saturday, Jan. 12, 7 p.m. Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg

Gap Road, Bluemont Details: bchordbrewing.com With six albums and four top 40 Americana hits under his belt, Randy Thompson continues to embrace the past while rocking into the 21st century with his eclectic blend of roots rock, Americana and country. Tickets are $10.

Live Music: Chris Timbers Band

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Saturday, Jan. 12, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

With Mark Schenker of Kix on lead vocals and bass, this trio is a beloved tribute to the Canadian rock heroes. Tickets are $15 in advance.

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Live Music: Randy Thompson Band

Details: spankyspub.com Northern Virginia native Chris Timbers draws inspiration from soul, contemporary

Saturday, Jan. 12, 8 p.m. B Chord Brewing Company, 34266 Williams

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Details: goodstone.com This farm dinner features local cuisine from Ayrshire Farm and legendary wines by Napa’s Opus One Winery. Tickets are $205, and advance reservations are required.

NIGHTLIFE Live Music: Willie White Friday, Jan. 11, 7 p.m. Trinity House Café, 101 E. Market St., Leesburg Details: trinityhousecafe.com Enjoy rock and pop favorites and originals from singer-songwriter Willie White. Bring your requests and be ready to sing along. No cover.

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Live Music: Ballyhoo Friday, Jan. 11, 7 p.m. Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com With contagious melodies and uplifting lyrics, Ballyhoo’s shows are all about love and good vibes. Tickets are $15 in advance.

Live Music: Kid Brother

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Friday, Jan. 11, 9 p.m. to midnight Spanky’s Shenanigans, 538 E. Market St., Leesburg Details: spankyspub.com Kid Brother says goodbye to keyboardist Lindsey Cook with an evening of highenergy rock ‘n’ roll, indie folk and blues. Milo in the Doldrums and the Duskwhales open. Admission is $5 at the door.

Songs, Stories & Gas Money: Taylor Carson with Mark Williams Saturday, Jan. 12, 7 p.m., doors open, 8 p.m., concert begins The Barns at Hamilton Station, 16804 Hamilton Station Road, Hamilton Details: thebarnsathamiltonstation.com The ongoing listening room concert series features chart topping singer-songwriter Taylor Carson with guitar wizard Mark Williams. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

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Since dropping his seventh studio album in early December, Taylor Carson has been touring the country with fellow singer-songwriter Stephen Kellogg for a series of sold-out shows. The pace will slow a bit when Carson returns to the listening room at the Barns at Hamilton Station Vineyards on Jan. 12. The performance is part of the Songs, Stories and Gas Money concert series that creates an intimate atmosphere for artists to share the stories behind their work. Carson’s new release, which peaked just below John Prine’s on the iTunes’

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charts, builds on his introspective, optimistic 2016 release “Go Amaze.” “After the Tamer Has Gone” featured nine track, led by “Brave.” “Brave is a song where I am admitting that I am not always comfortable when things are good. I’m not wired that way. I tend to be better off when there’s a dilemma,” Carson shared on his Facebook page. “If things are good, I am waiting for the other shoe to drop. When things are bad, I thrive on finding my way out. … It makes me feel like a kid cause I’ve been doing it since I was a kid. It seems negative as I explain it, but it’s telling the listener

that there’s always a solution. There is ALWAYS a silver lining and we are all Brave.” Other highlights include, “I Believe in You,” in which Carson urges his young daughter to never let anything get in the way of her imagination, and “Josephine,” a tale of chasing one’s dreams. “My greatest hope for this record is that it reminds people that we were all once kids and to treat everyone with the kindness they deserve. No regrets,” Carson wrote. The Songs, Stories and Gas Money series was founded in 2015 by artist and musician Stilson Greene and songwriter and guitarist Don Chapman. The performances are not a typical winery show where musicians can be relegated to background music as patrons visit with friends. Instead, the audience is focused entirely on the stagecraft—you’ll have to take your conversations outside. From the series’ launch, artists have embraced the concept, offering carefully creative set lists and often sharing very personal stories of their challenges and triumphs. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased here. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/copy-of-songs-stories-gas-money-taylor-carson-tickets-53121882982 Future performances are Kim Pittinger and Tommy Gann on Jan 26, Andrew McKnight on Feb 9, Cal Everett on Feb 23 and Mike Meadows on March 9. All shows will be from 8-10 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. for first come seating.

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Live Music: Dave Lange

Crooked Run Brewing, Sterling

Saturday, Jan. 12, 9 p.m.

Crooked Run teams up with Huzzah Hobbies and Pair O’Dice Brewing for a celebration of gaming and comics including Super Smash Bros Ultimate and Magic the Gathering tournaments, retro gaming vendors, speed run challenges and a comic book-focused lounge.

Details: frenchhoundbrasserie.com Enjoy an evening of cigar box blues from local favorite Dave Lange. No cover.

Live Music: Morgan Morrison and Dakota Karper Thursday, Jan. 17, 8-11 p.m. B Chord Brewing Company, 34266 Williams Gap Road, Bluemont Details: bchordbrewing.com Local favorite Morgan Morrison of Furnace Mountain Band teams up with rising star fiddle player and vocalist Dakota Karper for an evening of great tunes.

My Brave << FROM 26 courage to share her story publicly. “When I got over that fear and got the opportunity to write about my condition, I was like, you know, I don’t care what people think any more. I want to educate people. I want to be the change. I want to be someone who’s making a difference,” Marshall said. “Part of that is just being brave and deciding to stand up for yourself.” Two years later, Marshall was inspired to find another avenue to share her story and help others tell their own. She envisioned a theater show where participants shared their stories of managing mental illness through storytelling and performance. In 2013, she joined forces with co-founder Anne Marie Ames to create This is My Brave and put on its inaugural performance in Arlington in 2014. Marshall told her own story that night and had a reaction she says many other cast members have shared. “We hear this general reaction that afterward it felt like a physical weight lifted off my shoulders. It felt like I can now talk about everything in my life,” Marshall said. “I don’t have to hide those hard struggles. It’s a part of me, but it doesn’t define me.” Since that first show, This Is My Brave has worked with producers around the country to organize dozens of performances and launched This Is My Brave Australia with a local partner in 2017. Last year, the organization got grant funding to work with Boston-based Principle Pictures to create a half-hour short film following four featured participants from last year’s show in Boston. The film, which premieres Jan. 31 at Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse, following the cast members’ journey through auditions and performance, delves into their backstories and follows up on the impact of their partici-

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Village at Leesburg Winter Ice Festival Saturday, Jan. 19, 1-5 p.m. Village at Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg Details: villageatleesburg.com The sixth annual Winter Ice Festival features the Mega Block Ice Carving Competition, live music, ice skating and igloo lounging.

pation in the show. With a busy schedule as a nonprofit director, writer and parent, Marshall continues to manage her own condition. Following co-founder Anne Marie Ames’ sudden death from a heart attack in 2017, Marshall found herself back in the hospital after seven years of successful management, but she’s moved forward with more passion than ever as the organization grows. Her elementary school-aged children have grown up with the understanding that their mom manages a mental health condition and are processing it as they get older with a great support network, Marshall says. “It’s a matter of talking to kids about mental health the same way we talk about physical health. My kids have always known that their mom has bipolar disorder, and they know that we help share stories about mental health through the organization,” Marshall said. “Kids see things and they want to understand and they want to learn. … I think the earlier you start, the easier it is.” Marshall also says that individuals with mental health challenges can educate and connect not only in the public arena but also in smaller ways, and some of the best and most honest conversations can come up at birthday parties and playgrounds. “You don’t have to get up on stage like all of our people do,” she said. “You can change things in your circles by just being brave and saying to your girlfriend, ‘I’m really not OK right now, I’m struggling.’ It’s that reciprocal vulnerability that’s what we’re all about.” A screening of “This Is My Brave” short documentary is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 31 at Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the film starts at 7:30 p.m. followed by a panel discussion and time to meet cast members. Tickets and information are available at thisismybrave.org.

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January 10, 2019

Jewell Maxine nee Stinson Emswiller

Jewell Maxine nee Stinson Emswiller was born May 5, 1936, in Arkansas the youngest of four children to Lee and Clara Walker Stinson and went to be with her Lord, December 30, 2018.

ing friends and family. She is survived by nieces Delores Socher and Jeanette Stinson and nephews Henry and Vaughn Stinson. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Adler Center for Caring in Aldie, Virginia.

She met Carl Emswiller when her family moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where he was stationed with the U.S. Navy. They married after a whirlwind courtship and moved, for a time, to the Naval station in Newfoundland where they learned life-values really important to them. In Richmond, Virginia, Carl received a degree in pharmacy from the Medical College of Virginia and they opened a pharmacy in Leesburg, VA, fulfilling all their dreams. They turned the pharmacy into an office practice for pharmacy, a concept they pioneered. Jewell, gave up her own career, joining Carl and becoming his full partner in business as well as in life. Their efforts to develop collaboration among health professional students and practitioners is honored by the creation of an annual symposium named for them. Its purpose is to foster increased collaboration among health care providers. Jewell served on and chaired the Loudoun County Planning Commission, the town council, and was an active member of the Rotary Club. In her spare time, she earned a degree from George Mason University. Her love for flower arranging and gardening was evident in her involvement in the Sarasota Garden Club where she was a president. Her love of photography was showcased in the Best of Loudoun 2012 Award. Jewell will be missed by her many lov-

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 February 14, 2019 for the following:

Priscilla Lee Berry was born on May 18, 1954, in York County, Virginia, to the late Reverend Warren Garvin Pannill and Nancy Lee Pannill. She is survived by her husband, Ron Berry; son, Marques Shoulars; sister, Letitia Pannill; brother, Warren Pannill, II; nieces, Christina Kemp, Shakira Ramsey, and Rachel Berry; nephew Warren Pannill, III; grandchildren, Dominque, Alexandria, Makayla, Rosie, Samira, Lilyana, Victoria, and Hope. She is also survived by brothers-in-law, Fred Gordon and Ted Berry; daughters-in-law, Sara Shoulars and Arnell Garrett; and a host of cousins, extended family members, and close friends. Visitation and viewing will be held on Saturday, January 5, 2019, from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, 2516 Squirrel Hill Road, Herndon, VA 20171. Interment at Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Herndon, VA. Arrangements by Lyles Funeral Service, serving Northern Virginia and surrounding areas, Eric S. Lyles, Director, Lic. MD, VA, DC 1800-388-1913

[ D E AT H N O T I C E S ] William H. Hale, Jr William “Bill” Harrison Hale, Jr., passed away on Monday, December 31, 2018, in Leesburg, VA. William is preceded in death by his mother, Shirley (Martin) Hale. He is survived by his father, William Harrison Hale, Sr.; brother, Mark Stacey, of Dante, VA; sister, Donna Lester-Carver; brother-in-law, Lester A. Carver; nephew, Joel Carver, of Remington, VA; sister, Lisa Hale Fettig; brother-in-law Lester “Butch” Fettig; nephew, Lester “Wyatt” Fettig, and niece, Christine Fettig, of Culpeper, VA; and his girlfriend Jennifer Rodkey of Leesburg, VA.

Legal Notices

Friends and family are invited to attend his memorial service Sunday January 13, 2019, visitation at 2:00 PM and service at 3:00 PM. Additional services will be held in Clintwood, VA, on January 26, 2019. Service details may be found at clintwoodfuneralhome.com. Condolences and flowers may be sent to the family or to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Salvation Army, USS-NCV-National Capital Area Command. A full obituary may be found at loudounfuneralchapel.com.

RFP NO. 100511-FY19-28 COMPREHENSIVE TOWN PLAN CONSULTANT

PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) The Town of Leesburg will accept sealed bids in the Procurement Office, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176, until 3:00 p.m. on February 5, 2019 for the following: IFB NO. 500620-FY19-30 EASEMENT, RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND NUISANCE ORDINANCE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES

The Town is soliciting sealed proposals from qualified firms to assist the Town with a substantial update of the Town’s comprehensive plan as required by the Code of Virginia §15.2-2223. A non-mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. on January 22, 2019 in the Lower Level Conference Room 2 of Town Hall located at 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176.

The Town is soliciting sealed bids from qualified contractors to perform and furnish all materials, labor, tools, and equipment for utility easement, right-of-way, and nuisance ordinance grounds maintenance services. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 1:00 p.m. on January 22, 2019 in the Utility Maintenance Building Conference Room located at 1385 Russell Branch Parkway, Leesburg, VA 20175.

For additional information, visit: http://www.leesburgva.gov/bidboard

01/10/19

TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AMENDMENTS: SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (SLDR) DIVISION 2 (SUBDIVISION); DIVISION 3 (DEVELOPMENT); DIVISION 10 (GLOSSARY); REVIEW AND INSPECTION FEE SCHEDULE Pursuant to Sections 15.2-2204, 15.2-2240 and 62.1-44.15:27 through 62.1-44.15:35 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, the LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL will hold a public hearing on TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers in Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176, to consider the following amendments, in addition to the correction of inconsistencies and grammatical errors: Sec. 2.08(b): Updating references to the Town Code. Sec. 2.15: Removing Lot Grading Plans and Revisions to Lot Grading Plans from this plan type, and clarifying items that are not associated with final house sitings. Sec. 2.19-2.24: Creating new sections to define purpose and applicability of Lot Grading Plans, along with filing requirements, eligibility, review and approval procedures, expiration and required content. Sec. 3.08(b): Removing the requirement for Over Lot Grading Plans for lots of record associated with an active approved subdivision plan; defining when a Mini Site Plan is required for lots of record where frontage improvements do not exist; increasing allowable bond amount from $50,000 to $100,000. Sec. 3.09(f): Updating reference to Town Code. Sec. 3.17: Removing Lot Grading Plans and Revisions to Lot Grading Plans from this plan type. Division 10 (Glossary): Clarifying the following definitions: “Dwelling, Single-Family Detached”, “Dwelling, Single-Family Attached” and “Dwelling, Two Family”; adding new definition for “Dwelling, Single-Family Attached (Stacked Townhouse / Two over Two Units)”. Fee Schedule: Adding new fees categories for Lot Grading Plans (First Submission $500 per lot or unit); subsequent submissions after second submission ($250 per lot or unit); revisions to Lot Grading Plans ($150 per lot or unit); new fee category for bond release for projects not constructed ($150 per application). Copies of these proposed amendments to the SLDR are available at the Department of Plan Review, 2nd floor, Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176, during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or by calling Sharon Kilpatrick at 703-771-2740. The amendments may also be examined on the Town’s web page at https://www.leesburgva.gov/ government/departments/plan-review/codes-ordinances-publications/tloa-2018-0001-proposedamendments-to-the-sldr. This Subdivision and Land Development ordinance amendment application is identified as case number TLOA-2019-0001. At this hearing, all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations should contact the Clerk of the Council, Eileen Boeing (703)771-2733, three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711. 1/10/2019 & 1/17/2019

TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LEESBURG TOWN CODE AMENDMENTS CHAPTER 34 (UTILITIES), ARTICLES II (WATER SYSTEM) AND III (SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL) AND APPENDIX B – FEE SCHEDULE Pursuant to Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, Sections 15.2-107, 15.2-1427, 15.2-2111, 15.2-2119, 15.2-2122, 15.2-2143, and 9VAC25-780-120, THE LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at 7:00 p.m in Council Chambers at Town Hall located at 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176

The following amendments are proposed to Appendix B – Fee Schedule: Sec. 34-23. Water supply, prohibited use, etc. New fine section to charge for non compliance of the drought assessment and emergency water supply response plan that includes a written warning for the first offense, a fee not to exceed $100 for a second offense, and a fee not to exceed $250 for third and subsequent offenses. Sec. 34-60. Water use rates: Water Use Rates: Class Residential Individually Metered (Single Family) Current Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective 07-01-2018 07-01-2019 07-01-2020 07-01-2021 07-01-2022 07/01/2023 Inside Town – Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons Tier 1: 0 - 6,000 $4.71 $4.92 $5.14 $5.37 $5.61 $5.86 Tier 2: 6,001 - 15,000 $5.89 $6.16 $6.44 $6.73 $7.03 $7.35 Tier 3: 15,001 - 30,000 $7.07 $7.39 $7.72 $8.07 $8.43 $8.81 Tier 4: > 30,001 $9.21 $9.62 $10.05 $10.50 $10.97 $11.46 Outside Town – Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons Tier 1: 0 - 6,000 $6.65 $6.95 $7.26 $7.58 $7.92 $8.27 Tier 2: 6,001- 15,000 $8.31 $8.69 $9.09 $9.50 $9.92 $ 10.37 Tier 3: 15,001 - 30,000 $9.97 $10.42 $10.89 $11.38 $11.89 $12.42 Tier 4: > 30,001 $12.99 $13.57 $14.17 $14.81 $15.47 $16.16 Water Use Rates: Class Residential Master Metered (Apartments) & Nonresidential Current Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective 07-01-2018 07-01-2019 07-01-2020 07-01-2021 07-01-2022 07-01-2023 Inside Town – Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons Tier 1: All Use $6.35 $6.64 $6.94 $7.25 $7.58 $7.92 Outside Town – Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons Tier 1: All Use $8.95 $9.36 $9.78 $10.22 $10.68 $11.16 Water Use Rates: Class Irrigation and Cooling Tower Current Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective 07-01-2018 07-01-2019 07-01-2020 07-01-2021 07-01-2022 07/01/2023 Inside Town – Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons Tier 1: 0 - 240,000 $7.07 $7.39 $7.72 $8.07 $8.43 $8.81 Tier 2: > 240,001 $9.21 $9.62 $10.05 $10.50 $10.97 $11.46 Outside Town – Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons Tier 1: 0 - 240,000 $9.97 $10.42 $10.89 $11.38 $11.89 $12.42 Tier 2: > 240,001 $12.99 $13.57 $14.17 $14.81 $15.47 $ 16.16 Sec. 34-61. Fixed water and account charge per quarter: Fixed and Account Charge per Quarter: Class Residential Individually Metered (Single Family) Current Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective 07-01-2018 07-01-2019 07-01-2020 07-01-2021 07-01-2022 07/01/2023 Account Charge $8.09 $8.45 $8.83 $9.23 $9.65 $10.08 Water Meter Size 5/8” to ¾”

$24.73

$25.84

$27.00

$28.22

$29.49

$30.82

Full ¾”

$24.85

$25.97

$27.14

$28.36

$29.49

$30.97

1” 1½” 2”

$26.87 $38.48 $40.01

$28.08 $40.21 $41.81

$29.34 $42.02 $43.69

$30.66 $43.91 $45.66

$32.04 $43.89 $47.71

$33.48 $47.96 $49.86

Effective 07/01/2023 $10.08 $30.82 $44.07 $72.77 $152.67 $233.14 $444.73 $683.79 $1,340.89 $2,169.79 Effective 07/01/2023 $10.08 $30.82 $44.07 $72.77 $152.67 $233.14 $444.73 $683.79 $1,340.89 $2,169.79

Sec. 34-71. Miscellaneous fees and charges: Amendments to sewage and Tuscarora Landscaper’s Choice fees and billing terms. Sec 34-126. Sewer connection fee: Amendment to clarify terms and conform to current practice. Sec. 34-135. Prohibition against discharge into sewer system. Addition of a civil penalty for illegal sewer connections of $100 for initial summons and $150 for each additional summons, and not more than a total amount of $3,000 for a series of specified violations arising from the same operative set of facts. Sec. 34-136. Sewer use regulations. Addition of a civil penalty for violation of disposal into the Town’s sewer system of $100 for the initial summons and $150 for each additional summons, and not more than a total amount of $3,000 for a series of specified violations arising from the same operative set of facts. Sec. 34-155. Sewer use charge where connection made to both water and sewer system: Sewer Use Rates: Class Residential Individually Metered (Single Family) Current Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective 07-01-2018 07-01-2019 07-01-2020 07-01-2021 07-01-2022 07/01/2023 Inside Town – Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons 0 - (30,000-42,000) $6.29 $6.57 $6.87 $7.18 $7.50 $7.84 > (30,000-42,000) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Outside Town – Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons 0 - (30,001-42,001) $9.56 $9.99 $10.44 $10.91 $11.40 $11.92 > (30,001-42,001) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Sewer Use Rates: Class Residential Master Metered (Apartments) & Nonresidential Current Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective 07-01-2018 07-01-2019 07-01-2020 07-01-2021 07-01-2022 07/01/2023 Inside Town – Consumption $6.29 $6.57 $6.87 $7.18 $7.50 $7.84 Charge per 1,000 gallons Outside Town – Consumption $9.56 $9.99 $10.44 $10.91 $11.40 $11.92 Charge per 1,000 gallons Sec. 34-156. Fixed sewer charge per quarter where connection made to both water and sewer system: Fixed Charge per Quarter for Sewer Use: Class Residential Individually Metered (Single Family) Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective Water Meter Size 07-01-2018 07-01-2019 07-01-2020 07-01-2021 07-01-2022 5/8” to ¾” $24.58 $25.69 $26.85 $28.06 $29.32 Full ¾” $24.58 $25.69 $26.85 $28.06 $29.32 1” $24.58 $25.69 $26.85 $28.06 $29.32 1½” $24.58 $25.69 $26.85 $28.06 $29.32 2” $24.58 $25.69 $26.85 $28.06 $29.32 Fixed Charge per Quarter for Sewer Use: Class Residential Master Metered (Apartments), Nonresidential and Cooling Tower Current Effective Effective Effective Effective Water Meter Size 07-01-2018 07-01-2019 07-01-2020 07-01-2021 07-01-2022 5/8” to ¾” $24.58 $25.69 $26.85 $28.06 $29.32 Full ¾” $36.87 $38.54 $40.28 $42.09 $43.98 1” $61.45 $64.23 $67.13 $70.15 $73.30 1½” $122.90 $128.45 $134.25 $140.30 $146.60 2” $196.64 $205.52 $214.80 $224.48 $234.56 3” $393.28 $411.04 $429.60 $448.96 $469.12 4” $614.50 $642.25 $671.25 $701.50 $733.00 6” $1,229.00 $1,284.50 $1,342.50 $1,403.00 $1,466.00 8” $1,966.40 $2,055.20 $2,148.00 $2,244.80 $2,345.60

Effective 07/01/2023 $30.64 $30.64 $30.64 $30.64 $30.64

Effective 07/01/2023 $30.64 $45.96 $76.60 $153.20 $245.12 $490.24 $766.00 $1,532.00 $2,451.20

Sec. 34-157. Flat sewer charge, account charge and fixed sewer charge per quarter where residential or approved rainwater connection made to sewer system only: Current Effective Effective Effective Effective 07-01-2018 07-01-2019 07-01-2020 07-01-2021 07-01-2022 Inside Town – Flat and Account Charge Inside Town – Sewer Only Fixed Charge Outside Town – Flat and Account Charge Outside Town – Sewer Only Fixed Charge

Effective 07-01-2023

$94.35

$98.60

$103.03

$107.67

$112.51

$117.58

$32.67

$34.14

$35.68

$37.28

$38.96

$40.71

$143.40

$149.85

$156.60

$163.64

$171.01

$178.70

$32.67

$34.14

$35.68

$37.28

$38.96

$40.71

TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Continues on following page

The following Town Code amendments are proposed: Sec. 34-23. Water supply, prohibited use, etc. Amendment to clarify water supply conditions including system emergencies and NEW fines as set forth below in Appendix B – Fee Schedule. Sec. 34-28. Connection fee. Amendment to clarify and correct Town Code sections related to connection fee. Sec 34-29. Availability charges for water service. Amendment to allow the Town Manager to hear and decide appeals. Sec. 34-35. Ownership, inspection, etc., of meters. Amendment to clarify additional infrastructure for water meters. Sec. 34-36. Renewal or repair of meter at expense of property owner or occupant. Amendment to clarify additional infrastructure for water meters. Sec. 34-61. Fixed and account charge per quarter. Amendment to clarify minimum quarterly charge and prorate fixed and account charge per quarter. Sec. 34-63. Lower charge for certain elderly or totally and permanently disabled homeowners. Amendment to add housing choice voucher program and clarify name on utility account. Sec. 34-126. Fee for sewer connection. Amendment to clarify and correct Town Code sections related to connection fee. Sec. 34-127. Availability Charge for sewer service. Amendment to allow the Town Manager to hear and decide appeals. Sec. 34-135. Prohibition against discharge into sewer. Amendment to add a subsection to address violations for illegal connections to sewer system and NEW fines as set forth below in Appendix B – Fee Schedule. Sec. 34-136. Sewer use regulations. Amendment to clarify illegal wastewater discharge and NEW fines as set forth below in Appendix B – Fee Schedule. Sec. 34-156. Fixed charge per quarter. Amendment to clarify minimum quarterly charge and prorate fixed and account charge per quarter. Sec. 34-157. Charge when connection made to sewer system only – Generally. Amendments to clarify commercial connections and prorate fixed and account charge per quarter. Sec. 34-158. Lower charge for certain elderly homeowners or totally and permanently disabled homeowners. Amendment to add housing choice voucher program and clarify name on utility account. Sec. 34-159. When commercial user has connection only to sewer system with metered private water supply. Amendments to clarify charges when a commercial user is connected to sewer system only and NEW fees as set forth below in Fee Schedule. Sec. 34-164. Purpose and applicability. Amendment for implementation of a time frame in which an establishment must comply with the fats, oil and grease (FOG) program. Sec. 34-165. Definition. Amendment to definitions of the FOG program to conform to current practice. Sec. 34-166. Grease control devices. Amendment to grease control device requirements of the FOG program to conform to current practice. Sec. 34-167. Discharge Limits. Amendment to remove the limitation on establishments for FOG program.

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ORDINANCE TO ADD, AMEND AND REORDAIN

Fixed and Account Charge per Quarter: Class Residential Master Metered (Apartments) & Nonresidential Current Effective Effective Effective Effective 07-01-2018 07-01-2019 07-01-2020 07-01-2021 07-01-2022 Account Charge $8.09 $8.45 $8.83 $9.23 $9.65 Water Meter Size 5/8” to ¾” $24.73 $25.84 $27.00 $28.22 $29.49 Full ¾” $35.36 $36.95 $38.61 $40.35 $42.17 1” $58.39 $61.02 $63.77 $66.64 $69.64 1½” $122.52 $128.03 $133.79 $139.81 $146.10 2” $187.08 $195.50 $204.30 $213.49 $223.10 3” $356.87 $372.93 $389.71 $407.25 $425.58 4” $548.71 $573.40 $599.20 $626.16 $654.34 6” $1,075.99 $1,124.41 $1,175.01 $1,227.89 $1,283.15 8” $1,741.15 $1,819.50 $1,901.38 $1,986.94 $2,076.35 Fixed and Account Charge per Quarter for Water Use: Class Irrigation and Cooling Tower Current Effective Effective Effective Effective 07-01-2018 07-01-2019 07-01-2020 07-01-2021 07-01-2022 Account Charge $8.09 $8.45 $8.83 $9.23 $9.65 Water Meter Size 5/8” to ¾” $24.73 $25.84 $27.00 $28.22 $29.49 Full ¾” $35.36 $36.95 $38.61 $40.35 $42.17 1” $14.69 $61.02 $63.77 $66.64 $69.64 1½” $35.26 $128.03 $133.79 $139.81 $146.10 2” $47.26 $195.50 $204.30 $213.49 $223.10 3” $356.87 $372.93 $389.71 $407.25 $425.58 4” $548.71 $573.40 $599.20 $626.16 $654.34 6” $1,075.99 $1,124.41 $1,175.01 $1,227.89 $1,283.15 8” $1,741.15 $1,819.50 $1,901.38 $1,986.94 $2,076.35

TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

January 10, 2019

Continued from previous page Sec. 34-159.NEW FEE SECTION Commercial fixed and account charges and sewer use charge per quarter where connection only to sewer system with metered private water supply: Sewer Use Rates for Commercial sewer only with private water supply Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective 07-01-2019 07-01-2020 07-01-2021 07-01-2022 07-01-2023 Inside Town - Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons Inside Town $6.57 $6.87 $7.18 $7.50 $7.84 Outside Town - Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons Outside Town $9.99 $10.44 $10.91 $11.40 $11.92 Fixed and Account Charge per Quarter for Sewer Only Use when metered private water supply: Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective 07-01-2019 07-01-2020 07-01-2021 07-01-2022 07-01-2023 Account Charge (Per Bill) $8.45 $8.83 $9.23 $9.65 $10.08 Private Water Supply Water Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective Meter Size 07-01-2019 07-01-2020 07-01-2021 07-01-2022 07-01-2023 (Per Meter) 5/8 “ to ¾” $25.69 $26.85 $28.06 $29.32 $30.64 Full ¾” $38.54 $40.28 $42.09 $43.98 $45.96 1” $64.23 $67.13 $70.15 $73.30 $76.60 1½” $128.45 $134.25 $140.30 $146.60 $153.20 2” $205.52 $214.80 $224.48 $234.56 $245.12 3” $411.04 $429.60 $448.96 $469.12 $490.24 4” $642.25 $671.25 $701.50 $733.00 $766.00 6” $1,284.50 $1,342.50 $1,403.00 $1,466.00 $1,532.00 8” $2,055.20 $2,148.00 $2,244.80 $2,345.60 $2,451.20 The advertised rates are the highest rates within the range of rates that may be adopted. The final rates as adopted may be lower. A copy of the proposed ordinance amendments are available from the Town Clerk, located in Town Hall. Additional information regarding these proposed amendments is available in the Department of Utilities, located at 1385 Russell Branch Parkway, SE, Leesburg, Virginia, 20175, during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or by calling Amy Wyks, Director of Utilities at 703-737-7119. At this hearing, all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations should contact the Clerk of Council at 703-771-2733, three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711.

PUBLIC NOTICE State of Connecticut Superior Court Judicial District of New Haven at New Haven Aditi Joshi Plaintiff vs. Thomas Cherukuri Defendant NOTICE TO: THOMAS CHERUKURI of parts unknown. A Complaint / Application / Motion has been filed with this court that asks for: divorce – dissolution of marriage, with a return date of 10/09/2018 You are named as a party in this case. To participate in your case, you must file an Appearance, form JD-CL-12, with the court. Failure to file an Appearance in accordance with the law of the State of Connecticut may result in judgment against you or granting of the relief requested by the party who filed the action or motion. You may obtain the Appearance form from any Connecticut Judicial District Court Clerk’s Office, Court Service Center, or online at http://www.jud.ct.gov/webforms/forms/ cl012.pdf If this notice is to inform you of a divorce, dissolution of civil union, legal separation, annulment, custody, or visitation case, Automatic Court Orders have been issued in this case as required by section 25-5 of the Connecticut Practice Book and are a part of the Complaint / Application on file with the court. A hearing on this matter has been scheduled for 01/08/2019 at 235 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510. Such notice should appear once before 1/28/19 for onetime publication and proof of service shall be filed with the Court. J. Tindill Date Signed: 12/31/18 The within and forgoing is a true and attested copy of the original Notice to be Published. .

1/10/2019 & 1/17/2019

Attest: Brian Mezick Connecticut State Marshal/New Haven County

LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT / IDEAS FOR SYCOLIN COMMUNITY CEMETERY SITE The Leesburg Town Council is seeking input and ideas from any interested party(ies) regarding the care and maintenance of the area known as the Sycolin Community Cemetery located on Town-owned property adjacent to the Leesburg Executive Airport, 1001 Sycolin Road SE, Leesburg, VA. Council will be discussing this topic at its February 11, 2019 Work Session. Any and all interested parties are encouraged to submit their interest, input, and ideas for the property via email to Council@ leesburgva.gov or mailed to 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176, in advance of the meeting no later than 5:00 p.m., February 11, 2019. Questions regarding the cemetery property may be directed to Public Information Officer, Betsy Arnett, at PIO@leesburgva.gov. 1/10/19, 1/17/19, 1/24/19, 1/31/19, 2/7/19.

ABC LICENSE Capers LLC, trading as The Dinner Belles Kitchen Cupboard, 24 E Broad Way, Lovettsville, Virginia 20180-8605 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Wine and Beer Off Premise license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Jill Evans-Kavaldjian, Partner 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. 01/10/19 & 01/17/19

1/10/19

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING At the January 24, 2019, School Board meeting, the members of the Loudoun School Board will seek public comment about Loudoun County Public Schools’ Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2020. Comments will be welcome at School Board meetings throughout the budget process. Those who want to speak at the School Board meeting(s) may sign up to do so at the meeting(s) or have their names placed on the speakers list in advance by calling (571) 252-1020. A schedule of School Board meetings is also available at this number and on the Loudoun County Public Schools calendar at www.lcps.org. Meetings are held at 21000 Education Court, Ashburn, VA 20148. Persons, who, due to a disability, need assistance to participate meaningfully in School Board meetings, should call (571) 252-1020 at least five days prior to the meeting. 1/10/19 & 1/17/19

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § § 1-211.1; 8.01-316, -317, 20-104 Case No.:

CL104231

Loudoun County Circuit Court 18 East Market St., Leesburg, VA 20176 Tiffany Davis /v. Damon Davis The object of this suit is to:

file for divorce. It is ORDERED that DAMON DAVIS appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interests on or before March 1, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. 01/10/19, 01/17/19, 01/24/19 & 01/31/19

RESOLUTION NO. 2019-001

PRESENTED January 03, 2019 ADOPTED January 03, 2019

A RESOLUTION: TO ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO CONTINUE MEETINGS IN THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-195 of the Leesburg Town Code, and Section 1.2 of the Bylaws and Rules of Procedures, the Planning Commission holds regular meetings on the first and third Thursdays of each month; and WHEREAS, Section 15.2-2214 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, authorizes local planning commissions to adopt at a regular meeting a resolution that “fix(es) the day or days to which any meeting shall be continued if the chairman, or vice-chairman if the chairman is unable to act, finds and declares that weather or other conditions are such that it is hazardous for members to attend meeting”; and WHEREAS, Section 15.2-2214 further states that when such finding occurs, it shall be communicated to the members and press as promptly as possible; and all hearings and other matters previously advertised for such meeting shall be conducted at the continued meeting and no further advertisement is required; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission wishes to adopt a resolution that will allow it to continue commission meetings in the event of inclement weather in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of its members and the public. THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of Leesburg, Virginia, as follows: 1. Planning Commission meetings shall be continued if the chairman, or vice-chairman if the chairman is unable to act, declares that weather or other conditions are such that it is hazardous for members to attend the meeting; and 2. Such Planning Commission meetings shall be continued to the next regularly-scheduled meeting; and 3. The commission shall cause a copy of such resolution to be inserted in a newspaper having general circulation in the locality at least seven (7) days prior to the first meeting held pursuant to the adopted schedule. PASSED this day of January 03, 2019 ATTEST:

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Cut The Strings In 1995, the opening of the Dulles Greenway was hailed as a paradigm shift in how the commonwealth, perhaps the nation, would address under-funded public infrastructure needs. Yes, it did pave the way for the construction of many more miles of privately-operated toll road lanes, but none of those subsequent projects have spurred such public consternation. In short, county commuters feel less like customers of the business than they do like ransom-paying hostages. They aren’t, of course; this is a free-market enterprise and they are free to choose some other route. However, there is both a state requirement and a public expectation that the rates charged are reasonable. That’s where the friction lies. The law allows rates to be set to provide a return on the private investment. Because of the high-interest debt scheme underpinning the project, the per-mile rates found on other tolls roads around the country don’t support the Greenway’s business plan. The full faith and credit of the commonwealth aren’t at stake with the Greenway, but its costs would be significantly lower if Virginia’s triple-A bond rating had formed the financing foundation. Despite the Greenway’s high-cost business structure, the yearslong request to have distance-based toll rates on the highway isn’t unreasonable. There are no technological barriers to assessing charges based on the number of miles traveled. Yet, for decades, the Greenway owners have been only too happy to charge an Ashburn resident traveling on the highway for a few miles the same price as a motorist driving the full length from Leesburg. Only as a deadline looms to restructure its debt and the expiration of its guarantee of annual rate increases nears does such a proposal come forward. As almost every Loudoun supervisor pointed out last week, it comes with too many strings attached. It is best to let one bad deal expire without replacing it with another.

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[ LETTERS ] Renewables First Editor: Over the next 15 years, Dominion Energy plans to build at least eight new gas power plants to meet the growing electricity needs of Virginians. Yes, eight. This represents a massive investment that Virginia ratepayers will be obligated to pay and locks us in to 20-plus years of harmful, dirty, fossil fuel generation. In addition, the rapid advances in renewable energy will likely make these investments obsolete long before their planned lifetime. In fact, solar photovoltaic technology is now “cost-competitive” with natural gas according to Dominion’s own 2018 Integrated Resource Plan. Moreover, recent legislation states that 5,500MW of solar and wind energy is in the “public interest,” effectively guaranteeing their approval. According to the federally mandated National Climate Assessment that was released in November, climate change is having significant harmful effects in the U.S. right now. The air we breathe, the water we drink, and overall human health have already been negatively impacted. Major damage to property and infrastructure has already occurred. In the absence of substantial greenhouse gas emissions reduction, climate change will continue to impede economic growth as the cost of agriculture, energy production, industry, and recreation go up for Americans. It’s all there, in the report summary (nca2018.globalchange.gov). Recognizing the urgent need to address this issue, Del. David Reid has introduced the Renewables First Act (HB 1686). This law would require that the next 5,500 MW of new electricity capacity come from renewable energy sources before any new fossil fuel facility is constructed.

Is this feasible? In 2017, less than 1 percent of Virginia’s total electricity generation came from solar sources. Our neighbor, North Carolina, generates more than seven times as much electricity from solar as we do. They pulled it off. So can we. Natural gas is not “clean” as some purport. It is an extremely potent greenhouse gas, and leaks associated with its drilling, transportation and use negate its lower-carbon advantage over coal. There is another way and it’s cost neutral. The Renewables First Act would redirect the millions of dollars slated for fossil fuel plants to 5,500 MW of clean, renewable sources of electricity such as solar and wind. Paying for electricity bills is never a joy, but if we pass the Renewables First Act at least we could take a breath of fresher air, have a sip of cleaner water, and know we are taking concrete measures to reduce property damage and stabilize our economy. Zero Carbon Virginia urges all Virginians to reach out to their representatives in the Virginia General Assembly and ask them to pass the Renewables First Act. — Sarah Ali, Harrison Crecraft, Leslie Emery, Scott Emery, Alice Robie, Nathan Soules, Karel Svoboda, Daniel Turner-Evans [The writers are members of Zero Carbon Virginia (zerocarbonvirginia. com)]

Righting A Wrong Editor: In elementary school, we are taught that the Constitution of the United States of America includes women and girls because “man” was used as an all-encompassing term that implies inclusion. Later in our education, we are LETTERS >> 37

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Why Private School? Editor: Let it be known that I graduated from public school. I am a big fan of public schooling in Loudoun County and I harbor no hard feelings or bitterness toward the school system as a whole, however, I believe that education is individualistic, and there is no “one size fits all” mold. Because of this truth, I believe that some, maybe

• I have 105 students on my caseload, • I have direct communication with my principal with weekly meetings, • I am given freedom to instruct based from standards, rather than

state tests, • I have at least one planning period each day, • I attended chapel with my students once a week, and • I lead an advisory group with my homeroom once a week. Private school teachers have no choice but to be involved as we are immersed in the culture we have a lesser student caseload. We have the ability to know more than each student’s name. We can know the whole student. We have the time for parent meetings, not just once a year—but throughout the year! Now, I am not saying that public school teachers are less involved because they aren’t able to do these things, but the private school environment is able to more easily foster deep, and structure of our schools! It is written into our contract! We have the time, because lasting relationships that stem outside of the classroom because of the opportunities built into the private school framework. So, in Loudoun County, which is home to some of the greatest public schooling in the country, why should any parent want pay for their student to attend a private school? It’s simple; private schools focus on individualization and education of the whole student. Students are not a number, instead they are face, a name and a soul. — Kellie Tuten, Ashburn

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even all, students are better suited for a private school education. Private schooling is one of the most viable options for students because of the individualized learning experience and smaller class sizes. More than that, private schooling is one of the most viable options because private schools have the ability to consider the student before the subject. Hear me out on this: private schools have the unique ability to create a culture and environment conducive to learning more so than the environment of a public school because the private school sector is able to interview applicants that fit their criteria. Now, this makes it seem as though the schools can deny a student just because, “they don’t like them.” Clearly, if that is what the application process is for, I don’t believe said school should be operating at all. However, because of the application process, it is easier to protect the environment of the school. Now, I am not suggesting that private school is better than public school, because it is not. I am suggesting that it is different. I have the privilege of teaching English at Virginia Academy, a private school in Ashburn, and here is my private school teacher perspective:

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taught that the only “men” who were full citizens conferred with rights and privileges were white, land owning, Protestant males over the age of 21. Imagine a girl’s sadness when she understands that the Founding Fathers were not talking about her when they voted to adopt, “All men are created equal…”. These white, land owning, Protestant males over the age of 21 were talking only of themselves. No female was in the room where it happened. They weren’t even, as that elementary school teacher promised, implied. Granted, some of these thoughtful men wrestled with the hypocrisy of owning other humans and discrimination against their fellows of different religions. However, these moral conflicts were not enough to change their initial impulses or diminish their own privilege. Women do not seek retribution for what is lacking or wish to strip men of privilege. They just want to share in it equally. We are confident of the positive impact the members of the female gender have made on society. If you aren’t, you haven’t been paying attention. And based on the words of our founders it’s not even necessary for women to prove their worth. If we are all created equal, the only criterion was our creation. The endowment bestowed upon us by our Creator is a given. So, what is the harm in saying so? Help us be the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Wom-

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A VIEW FROM THE GAP

How Everything and Anything is Possible in the New Year

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raveling from vision to reality can be a long and arduous journey, as if on an unmarked road with impossibly steep grades, blind curves, roadblocks and dead ends. However, when vision is married with a sincere belief that everything and anything is possible and is driven by people on the ground who embrace the credo of “proceed as if success is inevitable” then sometimes what was once seen as impossible becomes possible. What was once an unrealistic dream becomes a reality. As each of us, as organizations or individuals, welcome the new year, we may be embarking on a challenging new journey—and asking ourselves if we can harness our passion and energy to move forward. In the early months of this new year, the last leg of one such long journey will begin to physically manifest itself as dirt starts moving and the transformation of Loudoun’s smallest town, and the reawakening of a historical treasure, unfolds. This extraordinary, multifaceted infrastructure project’s journey that began in earnest nearly 15 years ago, at long last, will be built in less than 24 months—and leave a legacy that will last for generations. Just a year ago, however, the odds of this coming fully to fruition appeared slim. Even though a strong partnership between Hillsboro, VDOT, Loudoun County and the Commonwealth had

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aggregated some $10 million for the project—and with the town saving millions by taking over management— about half of the funding for the entire project remained to be secured. As we entered 2018, the more likely scenario would see a project broken into discrete separate phases, extending construction over several years, burdening the businesses, commuters, tourists and residents, and costing many millions more to complete. At the core of how the Hillsboro saga transpired was a steadfast belief in the merits of the project and an unwavering determination that if we could clearly articulate those merits and take upon ourselves the full responsibility for proving the benefits and the common sense of our plans, we could prevail. In Hillsboro—as in any organization—what was most critical to translating that belief into success was the active engagement of potential partners and the nurturing of a shared vision and a sense of shared trust and ownership, beginning at the most organic community level and then stretching far beyond to bring leaders and organizations at the county, state and federal levels into the fold. What is certain is that no one will believe in you, or invest in you or your organization, if you don’t believe in yourself and your cause. And, in the end, it was the unprecedented level and quality of the thoughtful town and regional citizen grassroots support that turned the tide for Hillsboro, that

opened our doors to partners, that allowed them to believe in, and invest in us. That belief came in the form of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority’s decision last June to become our pivotal partner by ensuring the project’s full funding. While the multitude and character of the challenges Hillsboro has had to face and overcome along its journey are clearly unique to us, the qualities that have been required are not. Those qualities reside within any community and any organization that has a distinct need—and possesses a commonality of purpose, belief in a vision for a solution and is unwilling to succumb to the negative energy of “no.” The qualities that have imbued the so-called “Hillsboro miracle” have been organic that exist in any community, that exist in all of us. A tiny historic town built for the 18th and 19th centuries and facing existential threats in the 20th and 21st centuries imposed by grinding traffic, failing infrastructure and teetering on the brink of inevitability, stood up. And what began as a sometimes lonely and frequently discouraged locally focused effort gradually evolved into what has now become a popular multi-jurisdictional collaboration with many champions, largely because it defied the conventional and embraced the creative. Many of our towns and villages are facing similar challenges, grappling with the consequences of the county’s incredibly fast pace of change that all too often threatens Loudoun’s unique,

most attractive—and irreplaceable— qualities. Be it the traffic and congestion overburdening our roads that cross our historic communities, the paving of historic rural roads, the scarring of our ridgelines and mountainsides, or unbridled residential development that devours open space and farmland—solutions exist. The question that remains in the new year, is will we defy the conventional and embrace the creative? A hard lesson to learn, and unfortunately too often not the first, is that no one will care more than those directly impacted, period. Likewise, no one will better understand the impacts and their consequences better than those who live with them every day. Harnessing the organic energy and the intelligence on the ground to positive, creative and thoughtful solutions—and yielding no space for cynicism—is fundamental. Opening the tent, creating a shared vision, engendering trust, nurturing partners is critical. But, most essential, is passion, boldness, determination, a belief from the start that everything, and anything, is possible, and the perseverance and endurance to see your journey through to success.

community resources. As far as enhancements that will impact students’ day to day lessons, Williams wants to expand the computer immersion program that is currently in three elementary schools to elementary schools countywide. He’s proposing introducing the computer science immersion program at 20 schools next school year, another 20 the following year, and the remaining schools after that. He’s also proposing introducing new elective computer science classes at every middle and high school, as well as integrating computer science and computational thinking across content areas in five of the middle schools. The proposed budget also plans for an elementary performing arts design school. Williams said he’d unveil more detail about that school, but only said

that it would “promote deeper learning of content and competencies through the study of music, dance, voice and theatre arts.” The superintendent told the School Board that his budget will require $76.3 million more in county dollars and another $21.8 million in state funding next fiscal year. But Williams sounded hopeful that the school system might just get it. He said that the fiscal guidance the county Board of Supervisors has given to County Administrator Tim Hemstreet would actually cover his funding request. Hemstreet is drafting the county budget at the equalized tax rate, the rate at which the average Loudoun homeowner pays the same real estate tax dollar amount despite rising property values. But supervisors have cautioned

school leaders that they may earmark more county tax dollars for the county government this year, with the goal of increasing staffing and improving county employees’ pay. Williams thanked staff for their work on crafting the proposed spending plan and thanked board members for their work in the coming weeks on the plan. In addition to several work sessions, the School Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed budget at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, at the school administration building, 21000 Education Court in Ashburn. The board is scheduled to adopt a budget Feb. 5 and present it to the Board of Supervisors as a formal funding request Feb. 13.

Roger Vance is the mayor of Hillsboro. His column, A View from the Gap, is published monthly in Loudoun Now.

dnadler@loudounnow.com

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Senate seat << FROM 1 Republican could make inroads in the territory. He won the majority of votes in only two Loudoun precincts, River Creek and Harper Park in the Leesburg area. Boysko’s supporters packed into O’Faolain’s Irish Pub in Sterling to celebrate her victory. There, Boysko stood on a chair to give a speech. “The reason that we all do this is because we want to make Virginia a better place for everyone,” Boysko told the crowd. “And I think I can agree that we all think that government can actually do good.” She said with the General Assembly session starting at noon the next day, the legislature will have the chance to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, redraw Virginia’s electoral districts, and expand funding for education, transportation and health care. Boysko said that would make the state “a friendly and welcoming Virginia for everyone, no matter who you love, no matter where you come from, how you worship—we are going to show everyone that Virginia is a place for everyone.” Wexton said the key to success for Boysko will be “to continue to do what she’s been doing in the House of Delegates, which is representing the people who sent here there.” “For our constituents, they want to make sure that our public schools are strong as they can be and that our teachers are paid well, that they have transportation solutions, and that we live in a safe and prosperous communi-

ty, and I think hopefully we’ll be able to do that,” Wexton said. Going into her job as a freshman senator in the minority party, Boysko said “listening and learning is probably the most important thing,” along with finding common ground on both sides of the aisle when possible. Gathering with supporters at Loudoun Brewing Company in Leesburg after the election, May said he was somewhat surprised by the lopsidedness of the results. However, he sounded a hopeful note that his campaign helped to close a rift between the moderate and more conservative wings of the party; counted among his supporters this time was Del. David LaRock (R-33), who defeated May in a party primary. While Boysko headed to Richmond for the start of the session, Loudoun’s Democratic leaders are already moving ahead with plans to fill her House seat. The party has scheduled a firehouse primary Saturday, Jan. 12. There, voters will choose from among dentist Imbraheem Samirah; attorney and former Herndon mayor Mike O’Reilly; Fairfax NAACP president, rental property business owner and veteran Kofi Annan; and public affairs consultant Chad Thompson. Republicans have not yet announced plans for a primary race. In the meantime, Boysko said she would continue to look out for the interests of her House district constituents. “I love my district and have enjoyed serving the community,” she said. “Serving as a senator gives a greater opportunity for making positive change, and I will still be accessible for all of my constituents for as long as they need.”

Old Ox Brewery is working to open a huge tasting room and outdoor beer garden on the Health Center property on South Madison Street by spring. The largest area of undeveloped land in town is the 68 acres on the Salamander Resort property that’s zoned for residential development and a mixed-use commercial village. According to Town Planner Will Moore, Salamander is not pursuing development of the commercial village, but has submitted plans for the construction of 49 single-family homes. “That still is an active application,” he said. Town Manager Danny Davis said that the town in 2019 would be concluding a few projects, including the town branding initiative and website rebuild, and looking toward a few long-term projects, like a move into a new town office and ensuring that the budget is sustainable for the future. “I want to see our businesses thrive, our residents feel safe and happy, and our visitors love their experience so much that they can’t wait to come back,” he said. Littleton said that the Town Council is focused on three initiatives—to attract new and unique businesses, to help the existing ones thrive and to improve town events to attract more visitors. To do that, Middleburg recently created a Cultural Arts and Events Committee that will meet for the first time in January. “[Growth is] never a one-year thing,” Littleton said. “It is always a slow-moving thing … like steering an aircraft carrier.” pszabo@loudounnow.com

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two decades ago, when it generated only $382,000 from commercial taxes. Of the businesses furnishing Middleburg with that revenue, the town’s 14 restaurants—several of which have opened in recent years—deliver $900,000 via meals tax alone. Those restaurants include Salamander’s wine bar and restaurant, three Asian-themed restaurants and the newly-opened La Hacienda Tex-Mex & Grill. Compare that to 2001, when the town pulled in less than a fifth of that. Aside from growing its size, appeal and coffers, Middleburg also recently experienced a shift in the median age and average household income of its residents. In 2009, the median age of a Middleburg resident was 55. By 2011, it was at 50. In 2017, it was down to 48. Littleton said that while many children of longtime town residents who are now in their late 20s and early 30s are returning home to Middleburg to start families, they can’t afford to live there with the area’s average home price of $451,000, according to the county’s Commissioner of the Revenue Office’s 2018 Assessment Summary. Meanwhile, the median household income has dipped from $56,000 in 2015 to $43,000 in 2016, and has hovered around there ever since. “We have to figure out how to have affordable housing options to address that,” he said. “That’s the challenge.” Moving into 2019, the town is working to update its Comprehensive Plan and is considering which kinds of development it should welcome in the next 20 years. More specifically, the Planning Commission is looking at plans to potentially redevelop property along East Federal Street.

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