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Afghan ‘Safe Standing with Haven’ Set at The National Ukraine Days after Russian troops invaded Ukraine with the intent to topple its democratically elected government, Loudouners have joined in the worldwide displays of solidarity. On Tuesday night, the Town of Hillsboro projected the country’s flag on the Old Stone School as Mayor Roger Vance led a candlelight vigil. Meanwhile in the county boardroom, supervisors wore blue and yellow to show their support, and the Town of Leesburg lit the town parking garage in the colors of the Ukrainian flag.

The program is slated to begin at Heritage High School and Loudoun Valley High School. Staff members will go through extensive training in IB standards, and the IB organization will conduct site visits to the schools during the application process. Brian Giroux, founder of college admissions consulting group IvySummit in Ashburn, said the program can be a BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM continues on page 34

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Beyond STEM: International Baccalaureate Coming to Loudoun hbour@loudounnow.com

In a school division where advanced academics are dominated by STEM curricula, students will soon will have access to more challenging liberal arts courses when the International Baccalaureate program is established, currently slated for launch in the 2023-2024 school year. IB is a global diploma program in which students take high-level courses across their transcript. Coursework in-

cludes exams and extracurriculars, and an expanded essay. The International Baccalaureate organization reports that there are more than 7,500 IB programs in schools throughout 159 countries. The School Board voted to include a half-million-dollar investment in next year’s budget, an amount expected to increase yearly as the division progresses through the two-year IB program application process, and expands to more high schools.

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The National Conference Center and federal government have signed a contract to bring Afghans fleeing Afghanistan to the Lansdowne hotel complex while they wait to find their permanent homes in the U.S. County Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) said during a public briefing Feb. 24 that she had just learned the contract had been signed a little over a half hour before the 7 p.m. meeting. News that the Department of Homeland Security was considering the site first broke publicly on Feb. 17 from Sheriff Michael L. Chapman. Randall and Supervisor Michael Turner (D-Ashburn) found out that day; Chapman said he learned about the project Feb. 4, when federal authorities first came to see the site. The National Conference Center until September will be used exclusively as a “safe haven” site for the federal government’s Operation Allies Welcome, the effort to resettle Afghans who helped the U.S. during its 20-year war in Afghanistan, their families, and others who are particularly vulnerable—such as women who are teachers, women’s rights activists, judges and prosecutors, journalists and others who are targeted by the Taliban. About 1,000 people per month could go through the facility as they arrive in the

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Supervisors Trim BodyWorn Cameras, Commonwealth’s Attorney in First Budget Talks BY RENSS GREENE

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Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) listens to Treasurer H. Roger Zurn during a budget public hearing Thursday, Feb. 22.

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‘We Have a Spending Problem’ BY RENSS GREENE rgreene@loudounnow.com

County supervisors face conflicting pushes to lower taxes while also meeting the needs of Loudoun’s lower-income families and most vulnerable residents as they go into discussions on their Fiscal Year 2023 budget this evening. During three budget public hearings on Thursday and Saturday, the county board heard from both people urging them to get their spending under control—including county Treasurer Roger Zurn—and people urging them to help out those who need it most. “We should admit we don’t have a revenue problem here in Loudoun. Instead, we have a spending problem,” Zurn said. He urged supervisors to pass a smaller budget this year and make more conservative estimates of data center tax revenues, and when the data centers overshoot those estimates, to put that suplus into reserves. A number of residents from Sterling’s Cardinal Glen neighborhood urged super-

visors not to remove a traffic light on Rt. 7 at the entrance to their neighborhood, citing safety concerns. Meanwhile, leaders in the county’s nonprofit community urged supervisors to increase their funding to support those people who most need help—and who have most strongly been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter interim Executive Director Samantha Clarke asked supervisors to direct more funding to her nonprofit, one of five that receive funding from the county directly. “Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, LAWS has seen a significant increase in the demand for our victim services. LAWS anticipates continued vulnerabilities exacerbated by the pandemic will be reflected in increased interpersonal violence in our community,” she said. She also added her voice in support of a proposal to direct a half-penny of the county’s real estate tax into the Housing Trust Fund. “Our community needs accessible

and affordable housing, especially for survivors. This barrier is one of the leading causes of survivor vulnerability and re-victimization,” she said. Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties President and CEO Amy Owen agreed. “Our community cannot afford to live in our community,” she said. “Too many who do live here are heavily cost burdened, increasing stress, food insecurity and important child and family outcomes. A half penny tax is affordable and reasonable and will achieve much to move the needle.” Those voices were also joined by Loudouners organized by New Virginia Majority, which also led a march through Leesburg to the public hearing to call for more access to housing. “The county must commit to no net loss of affordable units and invest the resources necessary to make that possible,” said New Virginia Majority organizer ZURN continues on page 33

County supervisors cut back plans for the body-worn camera on Sheriff’s Office deputies, who are already using outdated technology, during their first budget work session Monday night. Supervisors were surprised to learn that the Sheriff’s Office, which only began its three-year project to deploy bodyworn cameras last year, is burning the recorded video from those cameras onto discs when it comes time to hand those recordings off to prosecutors. Other departments—including the Leesburg Police Department—handle that transaction online using cloud storage. Undersheriff Col. Mark Poland defended that decision arguing it is a question of security and chain of custody. “The sheriff has control, and he’s essentially the records keeper for all data regardless of what it is—the in-car camera system, the body-worn camera system,” Poland said. “I think there’s only about 20% to 25% of that that actually goes further for prosecution, so there’s this vast amount of data that contains juveniles, that contains personal information, that we have to safeguard theoretically. So, to put limitations and restrictions on that, it’s critical.” Chief Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Shaniqua Clark Nelson pointed out that most of her office’s county-issued computers don’t come with DVD drives, and the office must use external drives to watch the recordings provided by the Sheriff’s Office. County Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) said spending more money on the program “is almost like we’re throwing good money after bad, because we need to look at another system altogether.” “We’re not going to always do it this way. At some point we are going to update the system,” she said. But supervisors only trimmed part of that budget proposal, reducing requested additions to the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office by one lawyer. Under state BUDGET TALKS continues on page 33

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With COVID Surge Fading, Gov’t Mask Mandates End BY RENSS GREENE rgreene@loudounnow.com

During the Board of Supervisors’ Feb. 24 budget public hearing, Supervisor Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) pushed for a vote to remove the masking requirement at county-run preschools. That was voted down by the majority on the board, with County Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) saying she planned to make the motion herself at the board’s next meeting March 1—but the Centers for Disease Control beat her to the punch the next day. On Friday, the CDC issued new guidance about which areas should take the greatest measures to slow the spread of the virus. The new rules also take into account hospitalizations and hospital capacity. As Loudoun Health Department Director Dr. David Goodfriend told county supervisors March 1, where the old measures focused on disease transmission, the new measures focus on community impact. “We still have ongoing transmission, so if you don’t want to get infected, maintain those mitigation strategies. But if you’re fully vaccinated, you’re not medically fragile, you may get infected— the odds are pretty low, because our numbers are down—but even if you do get infected your odds are very good,” Goodfriend said. The CDC’s policy change redesignated all of Northern Virginia from an area “significant” transmission to one feeling a “low” level of impact. And with that, the advice on requiring indoor face coverings also eased, and Loudoun County and the Town of Leesburg lifted their rules that visitors to their facilities must be masked. Employees who are not fully vaccinated still will be required to wear masks under Virginia Department of Labor and Industry guidance. The county government lifted the requirement at noon Saturday. In Leesburg, the mask mandate was officially lifted hours earlier, at 6 a.m. when Ida Lee Park Recreation Center opened for business. That will put an end to some headaches for government staff members who had been tasked with enforcing the rules.

Buffington said he had heard from parents of preschoolers who were confused and upset by the requirement—masks cannot be required in Loudoun County Public Schools following a local Circuit Court ruling, but they were still required at preschools operated by Loudoun County government, a separate branch of local government. “It’s putting our staff who are having to enforce the mask policy in a very bad position, and they’re dealing with often very angry, and rightfully so, parents who believe that they have the choice,” Buffington said. “And they don’t see the difference between county-run and LCPSrun preschool.” He sought to have the rule lifted effective Monday. But his attempt to suspend the board’s usual rules of order and get a decision that night was voted down 5-3. He was joined by Supervisors Caleb E. Kershner and Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg). Meanwhile, the Leesburg Town Council had that week discussed lifting the mask mandate, and had planned a vote on that for its March 8 meeting. Now, discussion during that meeting, and potential action, is expected to be limited to the whether to continue the town’s employee vaccine mandate and testing program that went into effect in January. Under the CDC’s guidelines for localities feeling a low impact from the virus, people are advised simply to stay up-todate on their vaccinations and get tested if they experience symptoms of the disease. The CDC also recommends that people who are at high risk for severe disease because of chronic medical conditions, such as cancer, diabetes, and chronic liver, heart or kidney disease, seek additional guidance from their health care providers. While all of Northern Virginia is now considered to be feeling a low community level of COVID-19, neighboring Clarke County, Jefferson County, WV, and Washington County, MD, are experiencing a “medium” level of community impact. Guidance for those communities is largely the same, with additional emphasis on precautions for people with pre-existing health conditions. n

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House Budget Bill Includes Funding to Open Loudoun State Park BY RENSS GREENE rgreene@loudounnow.com

The House of Delegates Appropriations Committee has unanimously approved a budget bill that includes Del. Dave A. LaRock’s proposal to dedicate $1.4 million over two years to open and staff a state park in northwestern Loudoun County. If it survives into the final state budget, it will be the first time the commonwealth has spent any money on the park as Virginia prepares for the 1,000-acre addition to its state park system. In fact, there is already a park there today. The Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship has maintained the land for more than two decades, including trails and facilities. That group has continued to maintain the park while a range of nonprofits, philanthropists and elected leaders have worked for years to make it a state park. “This year I think there is a realization that with relatively modest funding we will add this gem to the commonwealth’s park system,” LaRock (R-33) stated. “There are trails, a large pond, buildings, camping areas, and all the amenities already in place for a successful day-one opening of this newest state park. I’m confident the public will see huge value as word gets out the there is a new and exciting outdoor fun destination open to the public.” Although the park has no formal name yet, it has been designated “Sweet Run State Park” in state budget documents. The money would cover the cost of four full time employees: a park manager,

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A trail map greets visitors to the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship, soon to be Virginia’s newest state park.

chief ranger law enforcement, park ranger maintenance, and an office manager, along with operations funding, maintenance and environmental education programs and equipment. The funding would kick off a park master plan process, which takes about a year to gather public input and decide what the park should offer. Gov. Bob McDonnell announced plans for the park in northwestern Loudoun just before leaving office in 2014. That began work transferring the land to the state government—land the state is getting for free. The Leggett Foundation in 2015 donated 604 acres near Neersville to the Old Dominion Land Conservancy, which then donated to the property to the state in 2016. The next major hurdle was cleared in 2018 when Gov. Ralph Northam proposed a budget, which, while spending no

money on the park, allowing the Department of Conservation and Recreation to accept donated land. The Leggett Foundation sold an additional 280 acres for $2.9 million with the Loudoun County government paying for the property and the Old Dominion Land Conservancy holding the title until it could be donated to the state. That commenced an extended due diligence period by the state, which concluded earlier in February with the state taking title to the land. Former Delegate Randy Minchew, who worked for years on the park and helped negotiate the Old Dominion Land Trust land transfer, said that opened the door for the state to spend its money on the park. And he said Sweet Run will be a jewel of the state park system. “To me, this is one the best deals that the commonwealth ever got,” Minchew said. “It’s free land in Virginia’s third most populous county that connects the Appalachian Trail scenic corridor with the Harpers Ferry National Park. It brings it all together.” Minchew, a Boy Scouts leader, said he has made much use of the park, including bringing scouts there for training to climb Mount Rainier. Among those who have completed Eagle Scout projects there, his own son built 18 homes for screech owls there, he said. To pass into the final budget, the amendment must survive the reconciliation process between the House and Senate budgets—so far the funding does not appear in the Senate version of the state budget. It will then go to Gov. Glenn Youngkin for a signature. n

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Affordable Housing Projects Get $1.8M NVRC Boost LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT

The Northern Virginia Regional Commission has awarded $1.8 million to four affordable housing projects in Loudoun, helping bring 332 more affordable homes to reality. Cornerstones Housing Corporation has been awarded $500,000 for Tuscarora Crossing Phase 2, with 180 units. The Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing was granted $633,819 toward the 98 units at Mt. Sterling Senior Residence. Green Street Housing and Good Works were awarded $569,091 to support 52 units at Waxpool Apartments. And Loudoun Habitat for Humanity was granted $143,636 toward two homes in Round Hill and Sterling. NVRC also awarded $249,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia toward three homes in Fairfax, bringing the total awards to almost $2.1 million. The units must be ready for movein by June 30, 2024, as a condition of the funding. “We are delighted to work with our local government partners and the affordable housing community to support these important projects,” NVRC Chairwoman Cydny A. Neville said. “We look forward to seeing these projects come to fruition and are grateful to Virginia Housing for working with the Planning Districts throughout the Commonwealth.” n

Schaufelds, Old Dominion Land Conservancy Protect 748 Acres on Rt. 15 LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT

The Schaufeld family’s New River Farm Trust has placed more than 748 acres along Rt. 15 north of Leesburg under conservation and open-space easements with the Old Dominion Land Conservancy. The property sits on both sides of the road, a Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Scenic Byway, including approximately a mile of frontage on the west side and 0.7 miles on the east. It includes 200-year-old trees, an original home from the late 1700s, a historic fami-

ly graveyard and a large historic barn. It also includes more than 51 acres of forest and more than 600 acres of prime farmland and “Farmer John’s” roadside stand, which has been preserved and expanded to continue offering local farmers a place to sell their produce. It is also adjacent to more than 900 acres already under conservation easement, making a contiguous area of almost 1,700 acres of protected land. “It was very important to us to protect this property for so many reasons, including the fact that it is a part of the

Catoctin Rural Historic District, which has been a cohesive agricultural community for more than 300 years,” New River Farm Trustee Karen G. Schaufeld said. “For many of us who live in and around Lucketts, the protection of scenic property here is vital to helping Loudoun County remain close to its agrarian roots and its position as Virginia’s number one agro-tourism destination.” The property was threatened by plans to widen Rt. 15, which Schaufeld said would require the removal of thousands of trees, threaten or destroy several

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Traffic travels on Rt. 15 north of Leesburg.

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Leesburg

SBDC Space Plan, Traffic Study Scrutinized During First Leesburg Budget Work Session BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ

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Two items commanded the majority of attention and debate during the Leesburg Town Council’s first Fiscal Year 2023 budget work session last week. The session, which preceded the council’s regularly scheduled business meeting, was intended to focus on two sections of Town Manager Kaj Dentler’s proposed budget—General Fund enhancements and the Capital Improvements Program. It was two of Dentler’s proposed enhancements—$75,000 to lease office space to house both the Loudoun Small Business Development Center and a new employee in the town’s Economic Development Department, and a $250,000 traffic study—that garnered the most debate. Council members questioned the

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Daily congestion on East Market Street is one of the factors behind calls to invest in new traffic studies for the town.

funding partners for the SBDC, with Economic Development Director Russell Seymour reporting that the county government has committed to funding the programming and staff expenses of the SBDC, while the town would be responsible for providing and funding the physical space. The town’s $75,000 annual contribution has previously covered the expense of renting the first floor office and conference room space for the SBDC in the Mason Enterprise Center on Church Street. The MEC will cease operations June 30, with both the town and county deciding to end the contract there. Seymour said the staff was not attached to any particular space for the SBDC, but wants to ensure the operation remains in Leesburg. He added that the space must BUDGET WORK SESSION continues on page 17

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The Leesburg Town Council voted last week to oppose any plans to build a Washington Commanders stadium and commercial complex in Loudoun County. By a 6-1 vote, the council authorized Mayor Kelly Burk to write a letter to County Chair Phyllis Randall (D-At Large) stating the council’s opposition. The resolution does not state specific reasons the council majority opposes the project, nor did the council provide any further comments on it when the matter came up for a vote during the Feb. 22 meeting. Only Vice Mayor Marty Martinez opposed the motion. The council action follows the passage of bills in the General Assembly to create a Virginia Football Stadium Authority that would oversee the financing and construction of a new stadium and accompanying retail and entertainment complex proposed by team owner Daniel Snyder. The House and State bills differ and will have to be hashed out before the legislation is sent to Gov. Glenn Youngkin. According to assembly leaders, the Ashburn-based team is considering sites in Loudoun and Prince William counties. The targeted Loudoun site has been reported as the Waterside property surrounding a quarry on the east side of Rt. 28 south of Old Ox Road. The land has been rezoned to allow construction of 3.79 million square feet of commercial space, 3.3 million square feet of multi-family residential units. The property had been pitched as a possible location for a Major League Baseball stadium in the early 1990s. Loudoun’s supervisors, so far, have expressed hesitation on bringing the stadium to the county. The team’s lease on its current stadium, FedEx Field in Landover, MD, expires in 2027. n

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cess of helping downtown businesses and residents understand the program—pros and cons. He said he wants them to have as much information as possible. “At the end of the day, they are the decision makers. This is not a government program,” he said. Under the system, the nonprofit organization is run by businesses and property owners within the designated Main Street zone. Leesburg is in Main Street’s tier 2 phase, which mainly involves the town staff helping to lead the community discussion. If civic leaders move forward with pursuit of the designation, the phase

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Police Officer Retires After More Than 25 Years LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT

Leesburg Police Lieutenant T.J. Moore is retiring after more than 25 years of service to the town. Moore was hired by the Leesburg Police Department on Dec. 27, 1996. Prior Moore to joining the Leesburg Police Department, he served in the United States Marine Corps for more than 5 years where he was assigned to the Marine Security Guard Program at U.S. Embassies in Mali, West Africa, Vienna, Austria, and Moscow, USSR. Upon graduating from the North-

ern Virginia Criminal Justice Academy, Moore was assigned to Leesburg’s Patrol Division where he served as a Field Training Officer before being promoted to Sergeant in 2003. During his time in patrol, Moore served on the Hostage Negotiation Team for 17 years. In 2004, Lieutenant Moore was directed by then-Chief of Police Joseph Price to form an Honor Team, on which he has served since its inception. In 2014, Moore was assigned to the Information Services Section where he supervised the department’s Emergency Communications Center and Records Section. During this time, he became the department’s Accreditation Manager. And in 2019, he was assigned as the acting Lieutenant of the Information Ser-

vices Section, and was officially promoted to Lieutenant in 2020. Over the past 25 years, Moore has been awarded several Commander’s Awards, a Bronze Medal of Valor, a Unit Citation Medal, and a Life Saving Medal. The Leesburg Police Department has also received numerous letters of thanks from the public, town employees, and law enforcement partners for the positive interactions that they each have had with Moore. Moore said he is most proud of the friendships and bonds he made as a Community Policing Officer. “These relationships and friendships, some over 20 years old, continue to this day and I consider them all family. I will cherish them forever,” Moore said. n

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Education

Making Up Lost Ground:

Data Show Students Catching Up to Pre-Pandemic Growth BY HAYLEY MILON BOUR hbour@loudounnow.com

School administrators on Feb. 17 reported that, generally, students may be recovering from COVID-related learning loss, although the progress is slower for some minority groups. The division uses Measures of Academic Progress Assessments, or MAPs, for students in grades 2-8 to track students’ growth and readiness to progress in school. The universal screening tool uses the conditional growth percentile (CGP) as its metric for individualized scoring. For example, if a student scores in the 50th percentile, then the student’s growth in mastering that subject was greater than 50% of test-takers across the country. Assistant Superintendent of Instruction Ashley Ellis said that scores are

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Lost ground continued from page 9 “Whether you call it recovery, whether you call it retuning to the idea of normalcy, but I would argue this year is not yet a normal year. … This shows the idea of a growth of 12 points for math … Increasing back towards the trends where we had 55 and 53 percentile growth,” Tyler said. Test takers generally showed growth in reading, though not at the same clip as they showed during math testing. The average CGP in 2019-2020 was 51.5. This school year, it is 49.9. up from 43.7 last year. Tyler said that the challenging circumstances of testing last year may be reflected in the lower-than-normal scores. “We had scenarios last year of students who were taking assessments at home having to use multiple screens with all of the comforts and distractions of home. … There are questions about the validity of the score but we can’t say whether the score should have been higher or lower because we had all different scenarios … last year was a unique year,” he said. This year’s mid-year testing data shows that Black, Hispanic, English learners, and students with IEPs are accelerating, but at a lower rate than the general student population. In math, Black students averaged a 48.9 CGP and Hispanic students a 47.4, compared to the 50.9 general population average. Students with IEPs scored an average CGP of 48. Ellis said that to target learning among those groups, school-based data is being used to determine what interventions are most useful. n

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Ziegler Provides Updates on Title IX Procedural Overhaul BY HAYLEY MILON BOUR hbour@loudounnow.com

Superintendent Scott Ziegler last week provided a progress report on the school division’s overhaul of its Title IX compliance protocols, which includes Ziegler hiring a new coordinator and joining an administrative association to handle case reviews. The undertaking was sparked by a sexual assault scandal that thrust the school division into the national spotlight. A high school boy assaulted a schoolmate in a bathroom in May 2021, and was transferred to a different school, where he assaulted a second victim in October.

Attorney General Jason Miyares is investigating the division’s handling of the assaults. The division hired the law firm Blankingship & Keith, P.C. to conduct a review of the incident, which it dubbed as an independent investigation. But, it is withholding the results of the review, citing attorney-client privilege. Ziegler said that the report includes seven cases, and the findings would soon be shared with the School Board. Ziegler announced during the Feb. 22 meeting that he has hired a new Title IX coordinator, who will relieve Chief Human Resources Officer Lisa Boland from her interim coordinator capacity in March. The role of coordinator has raised questions about culpability of the Title IX coordinator in reporting and preventing assaults. At the time of the assaults, Ziegler was listed as the Title IX coordinator. But, former Chief of Staff Mark Smith was

named the new coordinator in November, after the incidents. Smith left the division in January, although the terms of his departure are unclear. The district is seeking candidates for a deputy coordinator, as well. Ziegler said the division is finalizing its agreement with ATIXA, the Association of Title IX Administrators, which, according to its website, “provides a professional association for school and college Title IX Coordinators and administrators who are interested in serving their districts and campuses more effectively.” “ATIXA will do us a great service by providing an unbiased review of all of our Title IX cases,” Ziegler said. He also told the School Board that the division purchased the case management software, Guardian, to track cases. He said the software would be implemented “as soon as possible.” n

State Releases Report on CRT, Equity Programs BY HAYLEY MILON BOUR hbour@loudounnow.com

Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow released an interim report on Feb. 25, identifying concepts and programs found to be “discriminatory” and in violation of the Balow governor’s executive order banning Critical Race Theory and divisive concepts in schools. In a letter to Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Education Secretary Aimee Guidera accompanying the report, Balow said that “divisive concepts” are those that advance “any ideas in violation of Title IV and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.” “We must continue to ensure that no student in Virginia is taught to judge or treat others differently solely on the basis of their race, skin color, ethnicity, sex or

faith,” Balow said. The concept of racial equity in education became a political flashpoint during the 2021 gubernatorial campaign. Conservatives hold that progressive ideology that seeks to equalize access to resources for all students is inherently racist because it emphasizes race over character. They claim that certain initiatives, such as the equity report commissioned by Loudoun County Public Schools to review racial inequity is the division, allowing liberal political ideology to seep into schools. Ballow’s report includes actions taken to end certain programs, including rescinding the VDOE’s Culturally Responsive Website and Virginia L.E.A.R.N.S., which outlines remedies for COVID-related learning loss. The report describes Virginia L.E.A.R.N.S., as a “Substantial focus on building an equitable culture to remedy the learning loss caused by COVID-19 and school closures…” It states, “Education Equity is achieved when we eliminate the predictability of student outcomes

based on gender, zip code, ability, socioeconomic status or language spoken at home.” The programs and verbiage identified by Balow prioritize equal outcomes for students as opposed to equal access to opportunities. “With this interim report, along with another at the 90-day mark, we want to spur productive dialogue across the commonwealth and create a teachable moment for us all—educators, the Citizens of Virginia, and concerned American parents,” Balow wrote. The Loudoun school division came under fire when then-Attorney General Mark Herring found that the Academies of Loudoun denied students of color equal opportunity to attend the Academies of Loudoun and elementary school gifts programs. The school division settled with Herring’s office in 2021 and agreed to remedies, including third party monitoring to improve access to resources for students of color. n

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Public Safety

SAFETY briefs

3 Injured in Ashburn House Fire

Leesburg Man Fatally Shot in Centreville

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An early Sunday morning house fire in Ashburn was caused by an electrical malfunction with a television, according to the Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office. Just before 2 a.m., Feb. 27, county dispatchers received a call reporting a fire on Oakmont Manor Square, where the residents had returned home to find smoke and fire on the first floor of their townhome. Crews from Kincora, Ashburn, Lansdowne, Cascades, Leesburg, and Fairfax were dispatched to the scene. Firefighters arrived to find a rapidly spreading fire that engulfed both floors of the townhouse and the roof. After knocking down the fire with an exterior attack, firefighters entered the home to check for fire extension to neighboring homes and ensure the fire was completely extinguished. One firefighter was treated at Inova Loudoun Hospital for minor burns to the

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The scene of the Feb. 27 house fire on Oakmont Manor Square.

leg and was released. Two adult residents were evaluated by paramedics on scene and transported to Reston Hospital Center for additional treatment. The Fire Marshal’s Office estimated

damages at $586,800, including $164,800 in damages to two neighboring homes. Several residents have been displaced but did not require assistance from the American Red Cross. n

A 37-year-old Leesburg man was fatally shot Monday at a Centreville home. According to Fairfax County Police, officers were called to the Bodley Square residence at 9:58 p.m. Feb. 21 for a report of man who had been shot. Officers found Amaru Amin Shabazz inside the home suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He died at the scene. Detectives determined Shabazz was visiting the home and an altercation occurred with individuals there. Detectives found multiple guns at the scene and determined numerous rounds were fired inside the home. Detectives do not believe this was a random act. A witness to the event stated a man was seen running from the residence after the gunshots. As of March 1, no arrest has been reported.

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Twenty-five firefighter/emergency medical technicians graduated from Loudoun County Fire and Rescue’s 41st recruit class during an official ceremony Friday at Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg. Friends, family, fire-rescue leadership and members of the Board of Supervisors attended a ceremony where Clerk of the Circuit Court Gary Clemens swore in the recruits as the newest members of the county’s Combined Fire and Rescue System. “As with every recruit class, these individuals have endured many hours of physical training, academic challenges, long and often challenging training evolutions, as well as countless evenings and weekends of studying and time spent away from their family and friends,” Deputy Chief Randall L. Shank said. “They have been tested mentally, physically, and emotionally. They learned how to be part of a team and to function as a unit.” Loudoun Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) praised the recruits for their hard work and sacrifice and reminded them that mental health and wellness are critical aspects of public safety. Assistant Chief James Williams thanked both the recruits and their families who supported them. “As you transition from recruit to firefighter/EMT, let us not forget about the blood, sweat and tears that got you here today as well as the values, work ethic and discipline that has been instilled in you since day one,” Williams said. Special recognition went to Firefighter/EMT Christopher Meyers, who was

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designated top recruit for the class. The Lt. Alex J. Keepers Memorial Award winner for recruit class 41 was Firefighter/EMT Alexander Morales. That award was established to memorialize Lt. Keepers, who was killed in 2007, and is awarded to the recruit who made outstanding improvements throughout the recruit academy. Morales, like Keepers, embodies a character that never quit and pushed through adversity. The recruits completed an extensive academy with 1,000 hours of both emergency medical technician and firefighting training in a 30-week program. They will now begin their careers assigned to stations throughout the county. The recruits of Class 41 are Destin Baker, Brian Brandt, Edwin Brizuela, Jill Bulley, Gun Cho, Jonathan Choi, Lacey Cochran, Randall Devine, Tyler Giffin, Oliver Gingras, Rachael Hardison, Jonathan Henry, Bryce Hornicek, Liam Ittenbach, Ryan Kearney, Joshua Kehne, Michael Kenneally, Adam Metz, Alexander Morales, Christopher Myers, Jack Novak, Molly Rodriguez, Christopher Tidmore, Mason Topa and Gabe Vidal. n

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HOPE Quilt to Display at Lincoln Memorial LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT

The COVID-19 HOPE Quilt created by Purcellville-based nonprofit Art of the Matter will be on display on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the Pandemic Remembrance Vigil on Saturday evening. The program, organized with New Jersey-based Covid-19 Memorial Rami’s Heart, begins at 5 p.m. March 5. The letters of the HOPE display—each crafted with 130 photographs and art tiles depicting victims and heroes of the pandemic—will remain lit at the Lincoln Memorial overnight and through Sunday afternoon. The event also will feature a quilt created by Lightridge High school students, which will join one by Riverside High School in Lansdowne on a national traveling quilt show. The event acknowledges the second anniversary of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. People from across the country are invited to gather to remember the lives lost, to honor the sacrifices made by healthcare and essential workers. Organizers want to acknowledge the survivors and long haulers who have an arduous journey ahead in their healing, and most importantly to provide a

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Speakers during the vigil will include physicians, nurses, organizations for widows and widowers, a Gen Z representative and COVID-19 long haulers. Next, the HOPE display will travel to New Jersey and be on display during Rami’s Heart Covid-19 Memorial on March 19 at A Night of Remembrance event. n

INMED Child Abuse Prevention Program Scores High Marks LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT

INMED USA’s Healthy Families Loudoun continues to rank as a top provider of Healthy Families Virginia programs to prevent child abuse and neglect, according to a recent quality assurance assessment. The evaluation, conducted by a representative of HFV and Prevent Child Abuse Virginia, examined family files, supervision documentation, training records and outcomes for healthy births, well-baby care and parenting skills development. In addition, group discussions were conducted with home visitors, assessment workers, program management, and a host agency representative, as well as a home visit of a participating family. Healthy Families Loudoun is a threeyear child abuse and neglect prevention program that helps at-risk, first-time parents build a foundation for self-reliant families and raise children who enter school ready to learn and succeed. The program includes intensive case manage-

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ment, regular home visits, parent education classes and support groups, access to critical resources and mentorship. The team and participating families achieved a 100% success rate for babies having medical providers and up-to-date immunizations and a 90% success rate for well-baby visits. The HFL team also

scored high marks for expanding access to vital resources for struggling families. Through a partnership with Inova Cares Clinic for Women, at-risk pregnant women and new mothers are referred to Healthy Families Loudoun for free critical support to ensure healthy birth outcomes and prepare the way for optimal child development. The HFL team also supplies clinic staff with diaper bags to distribute to families willing to be referred to HFL with a 94% acceptance rate. INMED USA also has expanded its Parent Education Group program at its Family and Youth Opportunity Center in Sterling. The program helps parents practice good physical, mental and emotional health via workshops on COVID prevention and treatment, weekly Zumba classes and wellness and support groups for mothers. Last year, INMED USA introduced a basic computer skills class to help parents access community resources. For more information about Healthy Families Virginia, go to familiesforwardva.org. n

On an evening when members celebrated the founding of the first Rotary Club 117 years ago, members of the Rotary Club of Leesburg on Feb. 24 presented Inova Loudoun Hospital CEO Susan Carroll with a special tribute to her community service. Today’s Rotary International has its roots in a Feb. 23, 1905, meeting by Chicago attorney Paul P. Harris and three business associates to form the first club. Since 1957, The Rotary Foundation has recognized community leaders with Paul Harris Fellowships, when donations are made to the global nonprofit in their name. Last week, the Leesburg club donated $2,000 to the foundation to name Carroll as a Paul Harris Fellow. That action came just weeks after she addressed the club during one of its Thursday evening dinner meetings at the River Creek Club. After the presentation, the club agreed to make a $2,000 contribution to the Inova Healthcare Foundation to recognize the team of nurses that serve patients in the ICU. Then, members went further to recognize Carroll specifically for her contribution to the entire community for her leadership during the pandemic. “Our community is indeed fortunate to have Susan Carroll as Inova Loudoun’s CEO. Her years of leadership experience in the Inova Healthcare System will serve her staff and us well,” club member Ernie Carnevale said. n

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Business

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The Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce will hold its 10th Annual Meeting & Community Leadership Awards on Thursday, March 3, celebrating the leadership of businesses and nonprofits and swearing in its new Board of Directors. “Now, more than ever, Loudoun County relies on the commitment of business and nonprofit communities to weather the challenges of an historic pandemic and the economic and social challenges it created. Thankfully, we are blessed with community leaders who continue to respond, in good times and bad, with remarkable generosity, commitment and sacrifice to support this community and all who live, work and play here,” Chamber President and CEO Tony Howard said. The Chamber will celebrate the successes of Morven Park CEO and outgoing Board of Directors Chairwoman Stacey Metcalfe, the first person to hold that title for two years, and to swear in the 2022 board, which will be led by Modern Me-

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chanical founder and CEO Shawn Mitchell. And the Chamber will recognize the winners of the 2022 Loudoun Community Leadership Awards in five categories

covering Large and Small Business, and three others for Nonprofit Executive, Executive Leader and Young Professional Leader. The finalists in the large business

category, for companies with 100 or more employees, are BCT – The Community’s Bank, Belmont Country Club, Google, and Northwest Federal Credit Union. The finalists in the small business category are Road Runner Wrecker Service, CEO Consulting Group, The Fitness Equation, and You’ve Got Maids of Northern Virginia. The finalists in this year’s Young Professionals category are Zack Carpenter, Leadership Loudoun; Kindra Dionne, Purpose WorX LLC; Monti Mercer, HHMI Janelia Research Campus; and Chrystina Nguyen, Rhythmic Technologies. The finalists in the executive leader category are Paul Bice, BCT – The Community’s Bank; Tina Johnson, CEO Consulting Group; Susan Mitchell, Guardians of Honor; and Bruce Rahmani, Falcon Heating & Air Conditioning. And the finalists in the nonprofit executive category are Nikki Daruwala, Loudoun Literacy Council; Lisa Kimball, The Arc of Loudoun; Valerie Pisierra, Loudoun Cares; and Nene Spivy, Northern Virginia Science Center Foundation. n

BUSINESS announcements Pangle to Lead New Compass Office at One Loudoun Real estate technology company Compass is continuing its growth in Northern Virginia with the opening of a permanent office in Ashburn. Located in One Pangle Loudoun, the Compass Ashburn office will serve as the primary hub for more than 40 Compass agents, including top producers Sue Smith Team, CK Residential Group, Jeddie Busch, and Peter Knapp. Gwen Pangle joins Compass as the sales manager for Ashburn after running her own brokerage, Pangle & Associates, for the past 10 years. “We couldn’t be more excited to provide a centralized hub for not only our agents but the clients and communities they serve in Loudoun County,” Pangle said. “Bringing our agents together in one location and giving them the highest level of support and technology allows them to

grow their business and serve their clients better.” Compass launched in Washington, DC in 2015 and has grown to have more than 1,400 agents across DC, Maryland and Virginia. The Ashburn office is the fourth Virginia office.

Telos, NSA Ink $1.5M Cyber Security Contract Extension Telos Corporation has announced a $1.5 million, one-year contract extension with the National Security Agency. This contract builds on the Ashburn-based company’s 14-year relationship with NSA and includes an expansion of its Xacta solution deployment with the upgrade to Xacta 360. “With such a high caliber of cryptographic and communications intelligence and security within the NSA, managing cyber risk is a major priority,” Telos CEO and Chairman John B. Wood said. “It’s an honor to build upon our 14year relationship with the NSA to ensure they receive the highest quality products to manage cyber risk effectively and ease compliance concerns.” With the upgrade to the cyber risk man-

agement and compliance automation system, NSA security personnel can better manage risk through the continuous assessment and authorization of their on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments.

Zakia Named Fairfax Radiology CEO Justin Zakia has joined Fairfax Radiology Centers as chief executive officer. He comes to FRC from OrthoVirginia, the largest musculoskeletal physician group in Virginia, where he served for Zakia approximately four years, most recently as chief strategy officer. Zakia started his career as a U.S. Navy flight officer. After leaving the service, he worked in medical device sales before becoming an administrative director at Elliot Health System in New Hampshire. He was later a practice group administrator at the George Washington University Medical

Faculty Associates before becoming Chief Administrative Officer of the Northern Virginia Region for OrthoVirginia in 2021. He earned his master’s degree in healthcare delivery science from Dartmouth College and his bachelor’s degree in environmental technology from Cornell University. Learn more at fairfaxradiology.com.

Odhiambo Earns Tax Coach Certification Olga Odhiambo, of Gem Accounting & Tax of Sterling, has completed training at the American Institute for Certified Tax Planners academy and gained the certified tax coach designation. The AICTP program focuses on court-tested, IRS-approved strategies for minimizing Alternative Minimum Tax, maximizing deductions from real estate and passive activities, maximizing retirement savings, and similar strategies. To earn the designation, Odhiambo completed a three-day training program and must abide by the AICTP Code of Ethics and complete 24 hours of tax-planning continuing education each year. n

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Budget work session continued from page 7 meet requirements set forward by the SBDC. He said the goal of the proposed new position in his department, a business development coordinator, would be to have someone who can identify the needs of the local small business community and work directly with the SBDC. That person could also be essential in helping the town navigate the four-tier process to establish a Main Street organization. Council members also scrutinized the proposal to conduct a new traffic study, which was recommended by the Planning Commission. “When staff is looking at how to structure the study it would be combining all the traffic impact analyses [typically provided as part of land development applications] in the Catoctin Circle loop to study the net impact on the traffic grid in town,” said Renee LaFollette, director of the Public Works & Capital Projects Department. LaFollette said that studying just one facet of a traffic change in the grid system, for instance making a certain street or streets one-way only, “creates a domino effect in grids.” Councilwoman Suzanne Fox suggested focusing the study on Market and Loudoun streets, and going from there. Dentler said, before proceeding with a traffic study, which is anticipated to take 12 to 18 months, the council first must decide “what it is you want to know.” “What are your objectives before you spend $250,000?” he asked. The goal for the Planning Commis-

Schaufelds continued from page 6 historic buildings and hurt stream and water quality. “Preservation of this area is vital to the quality of life in Loudoun County,” Schaufeld said. “New River Farm Trust and the Old Dominion Land Conservancy are very concerned that the proposed widening of Rte. 15 not only will destroy the historic nature of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground, but also will threaten more than $710 million in annual tourism income that it brings to our area.” She said the conservation easement

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sion, LaFollette said, was to ensure the developer-provided traffic impact analyses are providing accurate information. Councilwoman Kari Nacy raised concerns that the town would fund the study, only for it to collect dust on a shelf. “A traffic study needs to be an actionable plan that solves legitimate traffic issues. Is that really possible?” she asked. Nacy also suggested that perhaps the better use of funding may be for a new staff position, a transportation planner, as opposed to an expensive study. Planning and Zoning Department Director Susan Berry-Hill noted that the town government previously had a transportation planner, but that position was part of the reduction in force implemented by former Town Manager John Wells during the economic recession, and has not been funded since. As a result, the town’s previous transportation model was not maintained and is now outdated. Dentler said he would return to a future council meeting with options on how to ensure that does not happen again. He noted that transportation planners are hard to find and a significant cost from a staffing perspective, so using an outside consultant to regularly update and maintain the model may be a better option for Leesburg. “If we can’t sustain the effort you’ve initiated [with the traffic study] then we’ve wasted money,” he said. Regardless of whether the council decides to add a transportation planner or use the services of a consultant to maintain a new traffic model, that will be a decision for a future budget cycle, given the study’s 12-18 month timeline, Dentler added. n could help prevent that damage. “Old Dominion is excited to continue our work with the Schaufelds and New River Trust to protect Virginia’s natural and historic landscapes,” Old Dominion Land Conservancy Executive Director Henry Stribling said. “Conserving lands along the Rt. 15 corridor is important to preserving the history of Virginia and the United States.” The Old Dominion Land Conservancy is based in Purcellville and is a member of the Land Trust Alliance and VA United Land Trusts. The organization holds more than 100 easements, protecting more than 15,600 acres in Virginia. More information on the land trust is online at ODLC.us. n

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Death notices JOHN WILSON “JAY” ASHER IV, 52, of Ashburn, died Feb. 21. He had cancer. Born on Dec. 21, 1969 in Kailua, HI, to John Wilson Asher III and Carole Ann Kleinwachter Asher. He worked for Yahoo, formerly AOL, as a senior director in business development. In addition to his father, he is survived by his wife Jill; son John “Quinn” Wilson Asher V; daughters Sarina and Maya Asher, stepchildren Noah and Samantha Maze; and sister Holly Beveridge. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Brain Tumor Society. [Colonial Funeral Home]

HERCULES A. DEL MUNDO, 67, of Ashburn, died Feb. 22. He was born May 10, 1954. A cinematographer, filmmaker and journalist, he also founded and led the Ashburn Chess Club. He is survived by his wife Teresa; sons Paolo, Jose, and Carlo; and three grandchildren. Services were held Feb. 26 at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Leesburg. Interment was at the St. John the Apostle Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Virginia Chess Federation. [Colonial Funeral Home]

JANET LEE HINDMAN BAKER, 93, died Feb. 20. She was born Aug. 27, 1928, to Frederick Augustus Hindman and Virginia Dixon Manuel Hindman. She was married to the late Meredith Arnold “Bill” Baker. She also was predeceased by her siblings Kenneth Augustus, Mary Elaine Sisk, Iva Maxine Rose, Frederick Arthur, Robert Duncan and Cecil Wayne. She is survived by her sisters Ida Mae “Dolly” Frances Carroll and Dorothy “Dottie” Aileen Hindman. Services were held Feb. 26 at Hall Funeral Home in Purcellville. Memorial contributions may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice. [Hall Funeral Home]

burn, died Feb. 21. He was born Oct. 8, 1988, to Larry and Courtney Foster in Fairfax. He worked at RICOH as an IT service desk specialist. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his siblings Justin Foster, Bradley Foster, Malaney Putnam, Ruby Rubright, Timothy Foster, Nathan Foster, and Liliana Foster; and grandparents Ray and Robbie Foster and Geoffrey and Betsy Cratch. Memorial contributions may be made to Every Orphans Hope or Loudoun County Animal Shelter. [Hall Funeral Home]

PATRICIA LOURDES CROSS DAVIES, 74, of Ashburn, and formerly of New Hartford, NY, died Feb. 22. She was born Nov. 23, 1947, to Gilbert Cross and Elizabeth Cross Thall. She is survived by her husband John C. Davies III; children Daniel, Gregory, Kathryn Rowan; four grandchildren; and siblings Steven Cross, Robert Cross, Martin Cross, and Barbara English. A funeral mass was held March 1 at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Ashburn. Interment will be held at Forest Hill Cemetery, in Utica, NY. Memorial contributions may be made to to Alzheimer’s Disease Research, 22512 Gateway Center Drive, Clarksburg, MD 20871. [Loudoun Funeral Chapel]

BRENDA MARIE LORE, 62 of Leesburg, died Feb. 20. She was born July 7, 1959, in Washington, DC, to George Edna Wiley Lucas. She was a graduate of Strayer University and she worked for Northrop Grumman. She was predeceased by her husband Carmel Lore. She is survived by her son Darnell Wade of Annapolis, MD; and daughter Aja Wade of Leesburg. Services were held Feb. 26 at Loudoun Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Cary Johnson officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the Loudoun County Animal Shelter or the Hamilton Volunteer Rescue Squad. [Loudoun Funeral Chapel]

GEOFFREY RAY FOSTER, 33, of Ash-

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Purcellville to Survey Historic Structures Before Voting on Anti-Demolition Rules BY NORMAN K. STYER nstyer@loudounnow.com

The Purcellville Town Council last week hit the pause button on plans to create a new zoning overlay zone aimed at restricting demolition of buildings deemed to have historic significance. After a Feb. 22 public hearing at which the overwhelming majority of speakers objected to the proposed regulation, the council agreed to conduct a new town-wide survey of historic buildings and their condition before taking the Planning Commission’s plan to a vote. The town Planning Commission developed the proposed Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, which would cover 283 properties. The zone would include lots with buildings deemed to have historic value that are located outside the town’s existing Historic Corridor Overlay District. Those properties include buildings listed or Town of Purcellville eligible for listing on the national or state Properties in blue and yellow were identified as having historically significant structures during a survey historic registers or deemed a local land- conducted in the mid-2000s. The Town Council wants to update that information before voting to expand historic district zoning protections. mark as designated by the Town Council. Since its initial proposal sparked controversy during a public hearing last July, erty owners. Among the changes were to any building in the protection zone planned the commission worked to provide a bal- exempt accessory buildings, such as sheds, PURCELLVILLE SURVEY ance between efforts to preserve the histor- from the new requirements; and to attempt continues on page 19 ic character of town and the rights of prop- to make less onerous the requirement that

Cricket Fields Coming to Mickie Gordon Memorial Park BY HAYLEY MILON BOUR hbour@Loudounnow.com

The School Board is expected to approve a new lease of Mickie Gordon Memorial Park near Middleburg to the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services during its March 8 meeting. The new agreement will include use of the entire 99.98-acre parcel. The land was acquired by the division in 1967 and a 37-acre portion of it was leased to the county parks department in 1978. The site includes two baseball fields which in recent years have been used by community members to play cricket. The new lease includes the development of an additional cricket field with a press box and bleachers, and an additional entrance to the facility from Rt. 50. A provision in the lease permits the school division to terminate the agree-

AROUND towns LOVETTSVILLE Budget Proposal Set for March 10 Public Hearing The Town Council has scheduled a March 10 public hearing on Town Manager Jason L. Cournoyer’s proposed Fiscal Year 2023 budget. The council already has held three work session on the spending plan, with much of the focus centering on the town’s utility and construction budgets. The key question facing the council will be setting the real estate tax rate following record growth in property assessments. A 15.2-cent rate—2.6 cents lower than the current rate—would keep real estate tax bills level on average. However, a 17.27-cent rate is expected to be needed to fully fund the town’s Capital Improvement Plan.

Scout Project Documents Honored Veterans Troop 962 Eagle Scout candidate Jacob Ridderhoff is leading an effort to compile biographical information on the veterans who are honored at Veterans Memorial. He is working with the Lovettsville American Legion Post 1836 to gather stories about the people whose names are engraved on pavers at the memorial. Anyone who sponsored a paver or is among the veterans represented is asked to contact Ridderhoff at jacobridderhoffeagle@gmail.com to be included in this project.

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A rendering shows the locations for a new proposed cricket facility at Mickie Gordon Memorial Park near Middleburg

ment should the land be needed to build a new school. “For now, putting the property to good use makes a lot of sense with the coun-

ty supporting this,” Chairman Jeff Morse CRICKET FIELDS continues on page 19

Town Manager Danny Davis presented his proposed fiscal year 2023 budget Feb. 24. Middleburg is unique among Loudoun towns in that most of its General Fund revenue comes from its strong tourism and hospitality sectors, anchored by Salamander Resort and Spa, but setting the real estate tax rate will still be a central part of the Town Council’s deliberations. Davis has proposed a $4.47 million General Fund budget, nearly 4% AROUND TOWNS continues on page 19

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Purcellville survey continued from page 18 for demolition first be offered for sale to buyers who would preserve it. Specifically, if the town’s Board of Architectural Review denies a demolition permit for a principal structure within the overlay zone, the property owner may still raze the building if it first has been offered for sale for six months—less than the maximum 12-month

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lower than the current budget, attributable to the removal of a special fund to pay cash for capital projects. In his Feb. 24 presentation to the Town Council, Davis highlighted concerns over inflation and efforts to retain and recruit staff members in an increasingly competitive workforce market. The town’s real estate assessments increased nearly 20%, with the average assessed home value climbing by 17.2% to $618,663. To keep the average property tax bill level next year, the council would have to reduce the 15.3-cent tax rate to 13.29 cents. One option that seem to gather some early support is to consider the equalized tax rate and add an inflation escalator of 7.5%. That option, a 14.29cent rate, would generate an additional $41,000. The council also will be considering utility rate increases of 3-5%. The council is scheduled to hold a budget work session March 10, with a tax rate public hearing on March 24.

PURCELLVILLE Franklin Park Trail Advances with Resident Support An online public information session to brief residents on the latest plans for the Purcellville to Franklin Park Trail found strong support to move ahead with the project, even if the proposed alignment is still a matter of debate. During the Feb. 23 forum, managers of the county government project provided an overview of the latest alignment, which follows the northside of Business Rt. 7 until crossing into Franklin Park at its main entrance. Each of the participants who spoke during the program said they supported completing the trail as soon as possible, although at least one urged re-consideration of a Tranquility Road alignment instead.

allowance permitted by state code. Planning Commission Chairwoman Nan Joseph Forbes said the proposal is intended to implement elements of the Town Plan that promote protecting the character of the town. Speakers supporting the overlay said it would prevent the town’s small homes from being razed to build bigger residences on the lots, a trend they witnessed in Arlington and Vienna. However, three times as many speakers criticized the plan as unnecessary During the Town Council meeting the night before the session, Mayor Kwasi Fraser publicly berated Town Manager David Mekarski for joining Round Hill Town Administrator Melissa Hynes in sending a letter to the Board of Supervisors supporting efforts to accelerate funding needed for the trail’s construction. Fraser claimed the letter appeared to be an endorsement of the proposed alignment, to which he has objections. The remarks led to the town staff issuing a formal clarification stating the alignment was not being endorsed by the town. Mekarski said the town may hold its own community meeting to solicit input on the project.

Have Cocoa with a Cop The Purcellville Police Department will hold a Cocoa with a Cop event on Saturday, March 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Dunkin’ store located at 1200 Wolf Rock Drive. The event is held once a year for children and their families to meet and interact with members of the police department in a friendly and casual environment. Younger residents are invited to have a cup of cocoa and come meet some of their neighborhood police officers. However, community members of all ages are invited to attend.

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government overreach that would infringe on property rights and likely lead to additional restrictions in the future. Councilman Stanley J. Milan, who serves as the council’s liaison to the Planning Commission, said much of the criticism was based on misinformation and he supported adoption. However, other council members and Mayor Kwasi Fraser said they weren’t ready to back the plan. They agreed that the next step should be to update the town’s 16-year-old survey of historic buildings. Planning Director Don Dooley said that

could be accomplished through a grantshare program with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. While the council majority agreed on the merits of conducting a new survey, their level of support of the overlay zone varied. Fraser said he favored regulations that would ensure significant buildings aren’t torn down without notice. Joel Grewe said he hoped the town could develop an incentive-based approach, rather than a new regulation, to accomplish the preservation goals. n

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the county was eager to move forward with the renovations, and would begin acquiring permits as soon as the lease is executed. He said the renovations would likely be completed in a year and a half to two years. The proposed lease was met with only enthusiasm from board members, who will vote to approve the agreement as part of the consent agenda during the next School Board meeting. “I’m excited. I know there’s a number of different sports … that will be somewhat engaged with the fields and with cricket, I’m excited to be part of that,” said Harris Mahedavi (Ashburn). n

continued from page 18 (Dulles) said, pointing to the fact that the division is not giving up rights to the land for future use. Board members noted the need to help meet demand for new cricket fields as interest in the sport grows in Loudoun. The agreement also will allow the division to lease a portion of the land for a telecommunications company to build a monopole. Chief Operations Officer Kevin Lewis last week told School Board members that

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LOCO LIVE Live Music: Shane Gamble

Friday, March 4, 6 p.m. Bear Chase Brewing Company, 18294 Blue Ridge Mountain Road, Bluemont Details: bearchasebrew.com Rising country music star Shane Gamble has several hit singles under his belt and a new EP on the horizon.

Live Music: Gary Smallwood

Friday, March 4, 6 p.m. Flying Ace Distillery and Brewery, 40950 Flying Ace Lane, Lovettsville Details: flyingacefarm.com Gary Smallwood returns to Flying Ace with his locally famous classic rock, country rock and blues.

Live Music: Wicked Sycamore

Friday, March 4, 7 p.m. B Chord Brewing, 34266 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill Details: bchordbrewing.com Wicked Sycamore is an all-woman guitar, mandolin and cello trio playing contemporary folk with a mischievous edge. The Shade Unger Project opens with bluegrass, jazz and rock. Admission is $15. Norman K. Styer/Loudoun Now

Forrest Holbert’s landscapes are inspired by local scenes, online research, and the artist’s imagination.

Art and Inspiration:

Forrest Holbert’s Solo Show at Balch Library BY JAN MERCKER jmercker@loudounnow.com

Forrest Holbert is a man of few words. But his inspired drawings, paintings and prints are where his self-expression shines. Holbert’s work is in the spotlight at a one-man show at Leesburg’s Thomas Balch Library through the end of March. Holbert’s reflective portraits and self-portraits, inspired landscapes–both real and imagined, dramatic prints and trompe l’oeil pencil drawings caught the eyes of board members at the nonprofit Friends of Leesburg Public Arts, which organized the show. The 28-year-old Leesburg-based artist and graphic designer grew up in Countryside and Ashburn and graduated from Briar Woods High School in 2012. Holbert has a long history of defying expectations as a student with an intellectual disability–in art, sports and life. “Art was something I always had in life,” Holbert said. He says encouragement and inspiration from former Brian Woods art teacher Heather Mills helped him achieve his artistic goals. Holbert completed a cer-

tificate program in printmaking at the Corcoran College of Art and Design in 2015 and went on to earn an associate degree in graphic design at Northern Virginia Community College. Holbert works at Whole Foods while making art and working on freelance and volunteer graphic design projects. Holbert, who has competed in swimming, golf and basketball as a Special Olympics athlete, has worked with Special Olympics Virginia on several promotional projects and designed the Virginia Special Olympics 2021 Law Enforcement Torch Run T-shirt last year. Holbert said his father Ken is one of his strongest advocates. Holbert’s portrait of Ken is one of the stars of the Thomas Balch show. Holbert caught his father in a tender moment watching the family dog and captured the look of peace and contentment on his face. “He was watching the dog … and I was watching him,” Holbert said. The show also features a pair of reflective self-portraits, including “Forrest By The Fireplace,” a print made using a photograph using multi-layer exposures and a sponging technique. For Holbert, those self-portraits bring him back to his high

school and college years and are tied to family milestones. “It’s a time of life that I remember,” he said. Holbert’s high-contrast silk screen print of a tricycle on a city street evokes images of childhood. And his vibrant landscapes, both real and imagined round out the show. The Balch show includes a lush landscape pulled from a bike trip with his brother along the C&O canal in Point of Rocks, MD. But Holbert also likes to create more exotic landscapes inspired by YouTube and Facebook videos. The Balch show features a fiery sunset, a favorite theme and one he says he’s returning to in his current painting projects. The Holbert show is part of FOLPA’s efforts to showcase local artists on a smaller, more intimate scale, said Mary Pender, a FOLPA board member and part time reference librarian at Balch Library. FOLPA, the fundraising arm of Leesburg Commission on Public Art, is best known for large-scale outdoor projects, including several downtown murals, the Raflo Park sculpture garden and other HOLBERT continues on page 22

Live Music: Robert Mabe

Friday, March 4, 8 p.m. Monk’s BBQ, 251 N. 21st St., Purcellville Details: monksq.com Mabe is a stellar banjo player and singer/ songwriter from the hills of North Carolina. His unique style covers a wide range of music from bluegrass to jazz, Irish and roots tunes.

Live Music: Double Vision Foreigner Tribute

Friday, March 4, 8 p.m. Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com Made up of top NYC musicians, Double Vision recreates favorite Foreigner hits with musical integrity and technical skills. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $35 for VIP seats.

Live Music: Wayne Snow

Saturday, March 5, 1 p.m. Two Twisted Posts Winery, 12944 Harpers Ferry Road, Hillsboro Details: twotwistedposts.com Wayne Snow is a singer/songwriter based out of Shepherdstown, WV, with a fun repertoire of indie, folk, pop and rock songs.

Live Music: Rowdy Ace Band

Saturday, March 5, 1 p.m. Vanish Farmwoods Brewery, 42245 Black Hops Lane, Lucketts Details: vanishbeer.com It’s a fun brewery Saturday with country music that rocks from a local favorite.

Live Music: Bobby Thompson and Friends Saturday, March 5, 2 p.m. Lost Rhino Brewing Company 21730 Red Rum Drive, Ashburn Details: lostrhino.com WAMMIE-winning blues musician Bobby Thompson returns to Lost Rhino.

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The Sporting Life in Loudoun BY VISIT LOUDOUN

Loudoun has been a breeding ground for pro sports athletes for years. Celebrated Middleburg equestrian Joe Fargis won individual and team showjumping gold medals at the 1984 Olympics. At the recent winter Olympics in Beijing, Ashburn native Ashley Caldwell won gold in the mixed team aerials freestyle skiing event. Major League Baseball pitchers Taylor Clarke (Kansas City Royals) and Conor Mullee (New York Yankees) both hail from Loudoun. But high-end sports in Loudoun don’t have to be the preserve of elite athletes. In recent years athletes from around the world have opened sports facilities in the county where everyone can take part. On Evergreen Mills Road south of Leesburg, former Bavarian soccer player Niko Eckart is the brains behind Virginia Revolution Soccer Club, a full spectrum soccer program for young stars based out of the new Virginia Revolution Sportsplex. The 37-acre facility has four floodlit turf fields and trains athletes to develop technical skills and critical thinking – on and off the field. The Director of Coaching is Marvin Johnson who played professionally

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A horse and rider attempt a jump through water in a steeplechase at Morven Park near Leesburg.

for Luton Town in England’s top division for 15 years. England’s loss is Loudoun’s gain. While soccer is the main sport, the facility also caters to lacrosse, rugby and football and will be hosting summer sports camps for kids five to 13. This month is also set to see the opening of Halftime—a rooftop restaurant and bar at the complex run by the team behind Sidebar. A short drive from Evergreen Mills Road is Ion International Training Center, the state-of-the-art twin rink ice-skating facility opened in Leesburg in 2019 SPORTING LIFE continues on page 22

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Live Music: Anthony Semiao

Saturday, March 5, 2-5 p.m. The Barns At Hamilton Station, 16804 Hamilton Station Road, Hamilton Details: thebarnsathamiltonstation.com Semiao grew up on 80’s metal and glam rock but just can’t get enough of the acoustic guitar sound.

Live Music: Juliet Lloyd

Saturday, March 5, 5 p.m. Lost Barrel Brewing, 36138 John Mosby Highway, Middleburg Details: lostbarrel.com Singer/songwriter/pianist Juliet Lloyd brings pop, rock and classic soul favorites to Lost Barrel.

Live Music: Tim Marcum

Saturday, March 5, 6 p.m. Harvest Gap Brewery, 15485 Purcellville Road, Hillsboro Details: harvestgap.com Celebrate Saturday with great country tunes from a LoCo cowboy.

Live Music: Jake Phillips

Saturday, March 5, 5:30 p.m. Flying Ace Distillery and Brewery, 40950 Flying Ace Lane, Lovettsville Details: flyingacefarm.com Jake Phillips is a singer/songwriter who has traveled the world. With a powerful voice and dynamic guitar skills, Phillips’s repertoire includes original music and an eclectic set of classic folk and alternative covers.

Live Music: Famous Last Words

Saturday, March 5, 6 p.m. Bear Chase Brewing Company, 18294 Blue Ridge Mountain Road, Bluemont Details: bearchasebrew.com Guitarist Josh Burgess and vocalist Maria Price bring an eclectic mix of hits from The Beatles to Whitney Houston.

Live Music: Melissa Quinn Fox

Saturday, March 5, 7 p.m. Social House Kitchen and Tap, 42841 Creek View Plaza, Ashburn Details: socialhouseashburn.com Fox returns to Social House with her signature highenergy blend of rock and country.

Holbert continued from page 20 outdoor sculpture projects. But Pender said the nonprofit is also focused on offering local artists opportunities to showcase their work. FOLPA organizes the annual Arts in the Alley event in downtown Leesburg and has curated a series of shows at Balch Library. Holbert’s show is FOLPA’s third event at Balch and the first solo exhibition, Pender said. Holbert’s work caught the eye of both FOLPA and Balch leadership when he was featured in a group show last year. “Forrest’s work got a lot of positive feedback,” Pender said, and organizers decided to book a solo show timed with Black History Month this year. FOLPA

DOUBLE VISION FOREIGNER TRIBUTE Friday, March 4, 7 p.m. (doors) Tally Ho Theater tallyhotheater.com

Live Music: The Reagan Years

Saturday, March 5, 8 p.m. Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com One of the region’s favorite ’80s tribute bands returns to the Tally Ho. Tickets are $20.

Live Music: Rowdy Acres

SPIRITUALITY IN A MINOR KEY Saturday, March 5, 7 p.m. Bethel Church bethelpres.com

The Barns At Hamilton Station, 16804 Hamilton Station Road, Hamilton Details: thebarnsathamiltonstation.com Burridge brings acoustic blues and Americana, classic rock and new rock to The Barns.

Live Music: Jason Masi

Saturday, March 5, 8 p.m. Monk’s BBQ, 251 N. 21st St., Purcellville Details: monksq.com This raucous bluegrass, country rock band plays traditional bluegrass, newgrass, country, classic rock and southern rock–both covers and originals.

Sunday, March 6, 2 p.m. Flying Ace Distillery and Brewery, 40950 Flying Ace Lane, Lovettsville Details: flyingacefarm.com Enjoy a mellow afternoon of acoustic soul and R&B from local favorite Jason Masi.

Live Music: Palmyra

Live Music: The Brother Brothers

Saturday, March 5, 8 p.m. B Chord Brewing, 34266 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill Details: bchordbrewing.com Drawing from the sounds of Appalachia and Midwestern Americana, Palmyra captures the collective spirit of three Virginia natives. Admission is free.

Live Music: Lenny Burridge

LOCO CULTURE Sophie Gregoire Scholarship Dance Benefit Saturday, March 5, 7-8 p.m. Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville Details: franklinparkartscenter.org Dance Academy of Loudoun presents a benefit show featuring performance team and competition routines to benefit the Sophie Gregoire Scholarship Fund. Admission is $25.

Sunday, March 6, 3 p.m. B Chord Brewing, 34266 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill Details: bchordbrewing.com The Brother Brothers are the indie folk duo of identical twins Adam and David Moss. Catch these emerging Americana stars in Loudoun. Aimee Curl and Morgan Morrison open. Tickets are $25.

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the prestigious spring and fall International Horse Trials, which attract elite international riders and Olympic level equestrians. From four legs to two wheels: On May 7, Loudoun will host The Gravel Grinder National Championship cycling endurance event, with hundreds of elite-level cyclists taking part in the 100-mile “Grinder Nationals” championship race around the county. If all that sounds exhausting, remember you don’t have to take part in elite sports in Loudoun to enjoy them. Segra Field in Leesburg is now home ground to soccer’s Loudoun United, feeder teams to MLS’s DC United, and to major league rugby stars Old Glory DC, whose 2022 season just got underway. Let’s play! n

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also has reserved the October-December 2022 quarter at Balch and will likely plan another group show, Pender said. Meanwhile, Holbert’s paintings, drawings and prints are on display through the end of March in a downstairs meeting room. The library also is showcasing Holbert’s digital art on an electronic kiosk on the main level, a first for a FOLPA show. “It’s really exciting,” Pender said. “Forrest Holbert Fine Art” runs through March 31 at Thomas Balch Library in Leesburg. For more information about Forrest Holbert and to check out a gallery of his art and graphic design work, go to forrestholbert.net. For more information about Friends of Leesburg Public Arts, go to leesburgpublicarts.org. For Thomas Balch Library hours and information, go to leesburgva.gov. n

THE BROTHER BROTHERS Sunday, March 6, 3 p.m. B Chord Brewing Company bchordbrewing.com

continued from page 21 by Romanian figure skater Luiz Taifas. Taifas represented Romania at the winter Olympics in 1992, 1994 and 1998 and as a young child trained with the legendary gymnast Nadia Comaneci. At Ion, many former professionals from Eastern Europe train future stars in everything from figure skating and ice dance to ice hockey and curling. Indeed, two Ion figure skaters were alternates for the U.S. Olympic team in Beijing. Let’s not forget the horses. While Middleburg is the capital of horse country, Morven Park International Equestrian Center in Leesburg trains riders in everything from show jumping to dressage as well as hosts year-round events including

Friday, March 4, 7:30 p.m. StageCoach Theatre Company, 20937 Ashburn Road, Suites 115 and 120, Ashburn Details: stagecoachtc.com Ashburn’s own Rated S sketch comedy troupe combines poor taste and bad judgment with hilarious results. Tickets are $15.

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Legal Notices MODIFICATION OF THE PERIOD BEFORE THE NEXT REVIEW OF THE NEW HILLSBORO AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT The current period of the New Hillsboro Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on April 10, 2022. The District currently has a 10-year period before its next review and a subdivision minimum lot size of 20 acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee, and the Planning Commission to conduct a review in order to determine whether to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Parcels currently enrolled in the District are located within an area generally north of Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7); west of Picnic Woods Road (Route 850), Morrisonville Road (Route 693), Berlin Turnpike (Route 287), and the segment of Charles Town Pike between Berlin Turnpike and Hamilton Station Road (Route 704); east of the boundary with West Virginia, and south of the Potomac River and the boundary with Maryland, in the Blue Ridge and Catoctin Election Districts. The Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on January 12, 2022, in order to determine whether to continue, modify or terminate the New Hillsboro Agricultural and Forestal District. At the public hearing, the Board of Supervisors considered the reports and recommendations of the ADAC and the Planning Commission and indicated its intent to establish a new 4-year period before the next review of the District, which is different from the current 10-year period established when the District was created or most recently continued. Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the New Hillsboro Agricultural and Forestal District, were notified by first class mail of the modification to the District’s current period.

Parcel Listings PIN

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

379152033000

/37/////////1E

21.86

478489524000

//7////////62/

25.25

380263060000

/37//57/////2/

9.66

478499445000

/16///////121/

7.01

380386344000

/37////////98A

52.86

478499563000

/16///////120/

412164947000

/26//42//27B1/

482187447000

/25////////86/

11.52

413272267000

/26//19/////1/

5.8

482283971000

/25////////87C

3.08

413353946000

/26////////27/

482288202000

/25////////87G

10.96

413403066000

/27///1/////3A

21.26

482291239000

/25////////87F

13.18

413407978000

/27///1/////3B

482394511000

/25//23/////1/

8.1

414100545000

/26//17/////1/

10.05

483155823000

/25//11/////2/

22.99

414152579000

/26//27////WL/

8.22

483186215000

/25///2/////3/

16.67

414153704000

/26//33////55/

12.64

484156177000

/25//25////34/

26.59

414162697000

/26//33////53/

10.36

484261173000

/25///8////13/

11.64

414170271000

/26//33////50/

10.85

484358888000

/25///8////10/

10.97

414178809000

/26//33////47/

13.17

484388593000

/25///1/////4/

414191069000

/26//17/////5/

14.76

484452524000

/25//11/////7/

414198805000

/26//17/////2/

11.62

485498856000

/25//15/////1A

57.38

414256156000

/26//28////WL/

6.73

486103759000

/36///2/////1/

10.47

414271539000

/26//33////51/

10.8

486108094000

/36///2/////2/

10.05

414362756000

/26////////47A

8.9

509171879000

//1////////38A

415103462000

/37/////////1D

13.16

509173778000

//7/////////4/

415159859000

/36///5////11/

23.91

509176379000

//7/////////5/

415172019000

/36///5/////8/

509258827000

//7/////////1/

43.08

415174755000

/36///5/////7/

509363388000

//1////////38/

174.38

415175990000

/36///5/////6/

509375927000

//7/////////2/

21.61

415194562000

/36//14/////1/

509395294000

//1////////39/

280.67

415282421000

/26///4////10/

19.61

510363218000

//7////////17/

107.9

415294750000

/27///8/////2/

8.18

510461359000

//7////////14/

415357382000

/26//33////43/

17.63

510481317000

//7////////13A

415363278000

/26//33////44/

511494154000

//7////////23/

43.66

415371072000

/26//33////46/

43.6

512109039000

//7///3/////2/

3.01

415457738000

/26////////51/

7.25

512109209000

//7///3/////1/

3.06

416275280000

/36////////65/

6.51

512365179000

//7////////32A

14.38

416359444000

/36/////////2/

270.8

512377285000

//7////////50A

17.97

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

416468034000

/36///5////10/

512454327000

//7//15/////3/

10.79

416470776000

/36///5/////9/

10.46

513103691000

/15////////70/

58.13

439257851000

//8/////////6A

28.69

519103954000

/25///7////17A

25.64

443251843000

/16////////20/

3.48

519164817000

/25///3/////6/

443352209000

/16////////10/

14.79

519184385000

/25///7/////8A

11.67

443377641000

/16//59/////6/

5.13

519197787000

/25///7////16A

10.15

443384205000

/16//38/////1/

29.1

519256849000

/25////////50D

7.6

443406512000

/16///5/////1/

13.16

519292815000

/25///7/////9A

11.24

443499906000

/16//27/////2/

15.93

520280478000

/35//15/////B/

20.51

444385382000

/16//42/////2/

31.62

520280696000

/35//15////A1/

185.19

445194715000

/16////////49C

10.36

520371308000

/35//15////A2/

445456408000

/16//15/////2/

20.3

520488149000

/25///7/////4A

10.19

446392594000

/16///6/////2/

3.27

544183799000

//6/////////1A

19.48

446489547000

/16////////49/

12.62

544190211000

//7////////29C

9.38

447107792000

/26//51///CL9/

40.63

544201774000

//7////////30/

3.9

447169387000

/26//35/////7/

17.06

544279126000

//6/////////2B

9.09

447271027000

/26//35/////6/

15.08

544292630000

//6/////////1/

16.78

448190911000

/26//31/////2/

6.95

544308205000

//7////////31/

3.59

448198619000

/26//31/////3/

8.6

545159030000

/14///3/////3/

13.05

448271631000

/26////////13C

5.62

545198911000

/15//11/////5/

116.23

448282858000

/26////////14A

10.04

545199687000

/15//11/////1/

23.41

448300390000

/26////////27B

160.79

545381265000

/14/////////3B

21.33

448484743000

/26////////27E

66.21

545393514000

/14/////////3A

29.78

449207833000

/26////////10A

7.84

545481545000

/14/////////4A

40.43

450157362000

/36/////////7/

10.2

551255866000

/24///3/////9/

10.05

450159037000

/36///7////14/

15.95

552153299000

/34///5/////6/

15.01

450355073000

/26//41/////2/

11.24

552185442000

/35//43/////2/

41.23

450366680000

/26/////////9/

17.06

552196796000

/35//43/////3/

72.46

450376482000

/26//33////34/

17.41

553498274000

/35//43/////1/

36.31

450402165000

/26//33////39/

11.86

580285481000

/24////////32E

10.87

450407515000

/26//33////41/

16.5

580295878000

/24////////32/

50.74

450456767000

/26//34////29/

14.3

581283903000

/34///2/////4/

19.9

450460966000

/26//34////30/

13.4

581297516000

/34///2/////3/

11.01

450465674000

/26//34////31/

10.22

*412454268000

/26//15/////2A

12.19

450494885000

/26//33////38/

10.8

*415483641000

/26///4/////2/

451364666000

/36//11////11/

10.01

*447482053000

/26//24/////2/

10.74

476378843000

//7////////72/

*449100471000

/26//33////21/

10.75

476468634000

//7////////75/

8.5

*449194674000

/26//33////22/

13.3

476473236000

//7////////74/

12.5

*450451962000

/26//41/////1/

10.43

476478011000

//7////////73/

7.5

*451370890000

/36//11////10/

10.01

477151094000

//7///3/////4/

*479278705000

/15////////96/

6.5 8.07

477151162000

//7///3/////3/

3.01

*479463047000

/15////////69/

477153542000

//7///3/////8/

*509178644000

//7////////12B

477160547000

//7////////58B

*512351435000

//7//15/////1/

6.74

477178752000

//7////////60A

37.77

*512353373000

//7////////33/

9.66

477251320000

//7///3/////5/

3.01

*513151916000

/15//11/////2/

11.22

477251547000

//7///3/////6/

3.01

*518108863000

/25//11/////3/

477255206000

//7///3/////7/

*519378412000

/25///7////11A

478162961000

/15///2/////1/

*544181320000

//6/////////1B

14.95

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Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

478188316000

/15///////101/

*545286855000

/14/////////3C

15.21

478252873000

/15//25/////1/

32.75

*545374940000

/14/////////3/

14.74

478298796000

/16/////////9/

34.5

*545468055000

//6////////30A

16.74

478361340000

/15///1/////2/

*546400735000

/15//11/////4/

10.86

478381442000

/15////////74A

73.28

*546406465000

/15//11/////3/

10.12

478397434000

/16///////122/

31.55

*551354438000

/24///3////11/

10.19

478452502000

/15///1/////1/

46.2

MARCH 3, 2022

The Board of Supervisors is anticipated to act to renew the New Hillsboro Agricultural and Forestal District, and establish a new 4-year period before the next review of the District, at its Business Meeting on March 15, 2022. In accordance with Section 15.2-4307 of the Code of Virginia, the application may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by calling 703-7770246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies or electronically at: https://www.loudoun.gov/adac (10-21-2021 ADAC Meeting under Agendas and Bylaws). Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).

* Indicates a parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres whose owner did not properly apply for renewal.

TOWN OF LEESBURG BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Town of Leesburg Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, second floor in the Leesburg Town Hall, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176, to hear the following item: BZA Case number TLZV-2022-0001 – Timothy and Kelly Pearce, Applicant, requests a Variance of 10.8 feet from the 20 foot rear yard setback for a two story addition to the principal structure. The proposed two story addition would be located 9.2 feet from the rear property line and would incorporate an existing shed into the structure. The residence is located at 2 Pershing Avenue, NW, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176. The property subject to this request is further identified with Loudoun County Parcel Identification Numbers (PIN#); 2270104346, 270104443 and 270104850. Full and complete copies of the above-referenced application and related documents may be examined in the Leesburg Department of Planning and Zoning in the Leesburg Town Hall, 25 W. Market Street, 2nd floor, during regular business hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or by calling (703) 771-2766 and asking for Mike Ruddy, Assistant Zoning Administrator or Debi Parry, the Secretary to the Board of Zoning Appeals. At this hearing, all persons desiring to express their views regarding this matter will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations should contact the Secretary to the Board three days in advance of the meeting date at (703) 771-2765. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711.

2/24 & 3/3/22

TOWN OF LOVETTSVILLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2022 - JUNE 30, 2023 Pursuant to Section 15.2-2506 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the LOVETTSVILLE TOWN COUNCIL will hold a public hearing on March 10, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. in the Town Council Chamber, 6 E. Pennsylvania Aveneue, Lovettsville, Virginia at which time the public shall have the right to provide written and oral comments on the Town’s proposed budget for fiscal year July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. This budget is prepared for informative and fiscal planning purposes only. Such preparation, publication, and approval shall not be deemed to be an appropriation. No money shall be paid out or become available to be paid out for any contemplated expenditure unless and until there has first been made an annual, semiannual, quarterly, or monthly appropriation for such contemplated expenditure. SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES

FY 2022 ADOPTED

FY 2023 PROPOSED

Increase (Decrease)

GENERAL FUND ..............................................$1,354,847 ...........$1,758,787 .................... $403,940 UTILITIES FUND .............................................$1,948,637 ...........$2,244,486 .................... $295,849 GENERAL GOVERNMENT CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND ..........................$668,000 ..............$1,298,500 .................... $630,500 EVENTS FUND .................................................$247,583 ..............$247,583 .................................. $0 TOTAL EXPENDITURES- ALL FUNDS

$4,219,067

$5,549,356

$1,330,289

FY 2022 ADOPTED

FY 2023 PROPOSED

Increase (Decrease)

03/03/22 & 03/10/22 SUMMARY OF REVENUES

TOWN OF MIDDLEBURG, VIRGINIA NOTICE TO REPAIR DANGEROUS BUILDING Owner: Property Address: Parcel ID:

MAUREEN J. LUCEY 110 NORTH JAY STREET MIDDLEBURG, VA 20117 538 39 0209

GENERAL FUND ..............................................$1,354,847 ...........$1,665,353 .................... $310,506 UTILITIES FUND .............................................$1,633,637 ...........$2,214,486 .................... $580,849 GENERAL GOVERNMENT CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND ..........................$623,409 ..............$1,293,500 .................... $670,091 EVENTS FUND .................................................$247,583 ..............$247,583 .................................. $0 USE OF FUND BALANCE ACROSS ALL FUNDS ......................................$359,591 ..............$128,434 .................... ($231,157) TOTAL REVENUES- ALL FUNDS

Middleburg Property Owner, The Town Council has declared the townhouse at 110 North Jay Street as a dangerous building per Chapter 38 of the Code of the Town of Middleburg, Virginia (“Town Code”). The Town of Middleburg has inspected the building on the above referenced property and found it to be a danger to public health, safety and welfare pursuant to Town Code and Section 15.2-906 of the Code of Virginia (“Code of Virginia”). You are hereby notified that this townhouse is a DANGEROUS BUILDING and must be repaired within 30 days. Failure to comply with this order to repair the dangerous conditions will result in the Town of Middleburg taking action to repair such conditions through its own agents or employees in accordance with the provisions of Town Code and the Code of Virginia, as the Town deems appropriate, with the cost or expenses thereof chargeable to you as the owner of the property. Any charges that remain unpaid shall constitute a lien against the property as provided for in the Town Code and the Code of Virginia. In addition to such charges, you will also be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1000. A copy of this notice, along with the inspection report detailing the dangerous conditions, is on file in the Middleburg Town Office at 10 West Marshall St, Middleburg, VA 20117. For more information, contact Deputy Town Manager Will Moore at (540) 687-5152 or by email at wmoore@middleburgva.gov 3/3 & 3/10/22

$4,219,067

$5,549,356

$1,330,289

All persons desiring to speak will be given an opportunity to do so at this meeting. Copies of the proposed budget are available on the Town website and are available for review at the Town Hall between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm weekdays or by special appointment, holidays excepted. Call 540-822-5788 for more information or visit www.lovettsvilleva.gov. In the event the meeting is cancelled, the public hearing will be convened at the next regular scheduled meeting at the same time and place. 2/24 & 3/3/22

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

Description Blue and gray Shimano KZ2600 mountain bike

Case Number

Recovery Date

SO210021385

12/19/21

Recovery Location

44327 Misty Creek Pl Ashburn, VA

Phone Number 703-777-0610 3/03 & 3/10/22

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

TAX RELIEF FOR THE ELDERLY OR DISABLED INFORMATION SESSIONS Loudoun’s Commissioner of the Revenue, Robert S. Wertz, Jr., has scheduled free information sessions to familiarize residents with the eligibility criteria for the county’s generous real estate tax relief program and eligibility thresholds for 2022. Loudoun County homeowners age 65 or older or with disabilities that are below established income and wealth limits may benefit from a reduction in the amount of property taxes they pay. Qualified applicants for real estate relief must have a gross combined income less than $77,000, and net worth less than $920,000. Up to $10,000 in income of a spouse or relative residing in the home is excluded from the income calculation. Program participants saved almost $8 million in real estate taxes in tax year 2021. Find out about the county’s tax relief program and have your questions answered. No appointment or RSVP is required to attend these free sessions which are being held at the following locations and times: Cascades Library

Potomac Falls

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

10:30 AM

Purcellville Library

Purcellville

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

10:30 AM

Ashburn Library

Ashburn

Friday, March 25, 2022

10:30 AM

Rust Library

Leesburg

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

10:30 AM

Interested Loudouners may obtain an application online after March 1, 2022 at www.loudoun.gov/taxrelief. Residents may also call 703-737-8557 to have a form mailed to them or they may pick one up at the Commissioner’s offices in the County Government Center in Leesburg or the Loudoun Tech Center in Sterling. Additional information about the program is available online at www. loudoun.gov/taxrelief.

SBPR-2022-0003 Avonlea Mr. Jon Peterson of Avonlea Investments LC of Fairfax, VA is requesting PRELIMINARY/RECORD plat of subdivision approval to subdivide approximately twenty-seven (27.13) acres into six (6) lots. The property is located at the intersection of Tall Cedars Parkway (Route 2200) and Pinebrook Road (Route 827), south of Route 50. The property is zoned PD-CCSC (Planned Development – Commercial Center Small Regional Center) under the provisions of the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance. The property is more particularly described as PIN 163-17-6609-000 in the Dulles Election District. Additional information regarding this application may be found on the Loudoun Online Land Applications System www.loudoun.gov/LOLA by searching for SBPR-2022-0003. Complete copies of the above referenced application(s) are also available for public review at the Loudoun County Department of Building and Development, Land Development File Room, 1 Harrison Street, SE, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, physical public access to the file may be interrupted. You may contact the project manager to arrange for alternative access to the file if necessary. Please forward any comments or questions to the project manager, Eric Blankenship at eric.blankenship@loudoun.gov or you may mail them to The Department of Building and Development, 1 Harrison Street, SE, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia by April 7, 2022. The Department of Building and Development will take action on the above application(s) in accordance with the requirements for preliminary/record subdivisions outlined in Section 1243.09 of the Land Subdivision and Development Ordinance (LSDO). 3/3/22

Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

Vacancy The Town of Leesburg Thomas Balch Library Commission

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

The Town of Leesburg is soliciting resumes and letters of interest to appoint a Thomas Balch Library Commission member. The term of this appointment will run from the date of appointment until December 31, 2022.

SBPR-2022-0002 H&M Property

The Thomas Balch Library Commission meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. All meetings are held at the Thomas Balch Library Meeting Room, 208 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176. Additional information is available by contacting Eileen Boeing, Clerk of Council, during normal business hours (Mon – Fri 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) at 703-771-2733 or eboeing@leesburgva.gov, or on the Town of Leesburg Website: https://www.leesburgva.gov/government/boards-commissions/thomas-balch-library-commission. Please submit your letter of interest and/or professional resume addressed to the Clerk of Council. All materials should either be delivered or mailed to the Town’s official address at Town of Leesburg, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 or emailed to the Clerk of Council at eboeing@leesburgva.gov. 3/3 & 3/10/22

Public Notice Vacancy The Town of Leesburg Parks & Recreation Commission The Town of Leesburg is soliciting resumes and letters of interest to appoint a Parks & Recreation Commission member. The term of this appointment will run from the date of appointment until December 31, 2022. The Parks & Recreation Commission meets the third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. All meetings are held at the Ida Lee Park Recreation Center, 60 Ida Lee Drive NW, Leesburg, VA 20176. Additional information is available by contacting Eileen Boeing, Clerk of Council, during normal business hours (Mon – Fri 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) at 703-771-2733 or eboeing@leesburgva.gov, or on the Town of Leesburg Website: https://www.leesburgva.gov/government/boards-commissions/parks-and-recreation-commission. Please submit your letter of interest and/or professional resume addressed to the Clerk of Council. All materials should either be delivered or mailed to the Town’s official address at Town of Leesburg, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 or emailed to the Clerk of Council at eboeing@leesburgva.gov. 3/3 & 3/10/22

Mr. Matthew Dixon of Amazon Data Services, Inc. of Seattle, WA is requesting PRELIMINARY/ RECORD plat of subdivision approval to subdivide approximately one hundred (100.18) acres into two (2) lots. The property is located along Willard Road (Route 639), south of S. Perimeter Road. The property is zoned PD-GI (Planned Development – General Industrial) under the provisions of the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance. The property is more particularly described as PIN 096-18-3161-000 in the Dulles Election District. Additional information regarding this application may be found on the Loudoun Online Land Applications System www.loudoun.gov/LOLA by searching for SBPR-2022-0002. Complete copies of the above referenced application(s) are also available for public review at the Loudoun County Department of Building and Development, Land Development File Room, 1 Harrison Street, SE, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, physical public access to the file may be interrupted. You may contact the project manager to arrange for alternative access to the file if necessary. Please forward any comments or questions to the project manager, Eric Blankenship at eric.blankenship@loudoun.gov or you may mail them to The Department of Building and Development, 1 Harrison Street, SE, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia by April 7, 2022. The Department of Building and Development will take action on the above application(s) in accordance with the requirements for preliminary/record subdivisions outlined in Section 1243.09 of the Land Subdivision and Development Ordinance (LSDO). 3/3/22

LOUDOUN COUNTY WILL BE COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS FOR:

ACCEPTING

SEALED

ROADWAYAND CIVILDESIGN SERVICES FOR ROUTE 7 IMPROVEMENTS FROM ROUTE 9 TO DULLES GREENWAY, RFP No. 432782 until prior to 4:00 p.m., local “Atomic Time”, April 5, 2022. Solicitation forms may be obtained 24 hours a day by visiting our web site at www. loudoun.gov/procurement. If you do not have access to the Internet, call (703) 7770403, M - F, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. WHEN CALLING, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ANY TYPE OF DISABILITY IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCUREMENT. 3/3/22

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Legal Notices PUBLIC HEARING The LOUDOUN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a public hearing in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room on the first floor of the County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, on `Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following: ZRTD-2021-0009 45449 EAST SEVERN WAY

(Zoning Conversion in the Route 28 Taxing District) DIV DAVIN DULLES One LLC of West Palm Beach, Florida, has submitted an application to rezone approximately 9.35 acres from the PD-IP (Planned Development-Industrial Park) zoning district under the 1972 Zoning Ordinance, to the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, in order to permit the development of all principal and accessory uses permitted in the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance at a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.45 (up to 0.60 by Special Exception). The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District, partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District), partially within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contours, and contains steep slopes. The subject property is approximately 9.35 acres in size and is located east of Sully Road (Route 28), west of Atlantic Boulevard (Route 1902) and on the south side of East Severn Way (Route 847) at 45449 E Severn Way, Sterling, Virginia in the Sterling Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 030-15-5049. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use Place Type)) which designate this area for compact, pedestrianoriented environments with opportunities for a mix of Residential, Commercial, Entertainment, Cultural, and Recreational uses. At a recommended FAR of 1.0.

ZOAM-2022-0001 GROUND-MOUNTED SOLAR ENERGY GENERATION FACILITIES (Zoning Ordinance Amendment)

Pursuant to Virginia Code §§15.2-2204, 15.2-2285, and 15.2-2286, and a Resolution of Intent to Amend adopted by the Board of Supervisors on February 15, 2022, the Planning Commission hereby gives notice of proposed amendments to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance (“Zoning Ordinance”) in order to establish new, and clarify and revise, regulations and definitions to address a January 13, 2022, Attorney General Opinion (AGO) that impacts the County’s ability to regulate the location of ground-mounted solar energy generation facilities. The amendment proposes revisions to Article 5, Additional Regulations and Standards, Section 5-100, Accessory Uses and Structures, Article 8, Definitions, and such other Articles, Sections, Subsections, and provisions of the Zoning Ordinance as necessary to implement and maintain consistency with the foregoing amendments or as otherwise necessary to correct typographical errors, section and subsection numbering, and formatting within, update cross-references to, and further clarify the requirements of, the above-mentioned section(s) of the Zoning Ordinance. The proposed text amendments under consideration include, without limitation, the following: Amendments to Article 5 Section 5-101, Additional Regulations and Standards, Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures, Subsection (A), Residential, and Subsection (B), Commercial and Industrial: • Establish new, and clarify and revise, existing, regulations to add “Ground-mounted solar facility” and “Ground-mounted solar energy generation facility” to the lists of permitted accessory uses and structures when serving only the uses located on the same lot where the ground-mounted solar facility or ground-mounted solar energy generation facility is located. Amendments to Article 8, Definitions: • Establish new, and clarify and revise, the existing definition of “Electric Generating Plant and Transmission Facility” to specify that the definition of the use includes the term “Utility Generating Plant or Transmission Facility” and includes “ground mounted solar facilities,” “ground-mounted solar energy generation facilities,” and other types of solar generating panels as contemplated by Virginia Code §56-594 that serve lots other than the lot where a ground-mounted solar energy generation facility is located. The public purposes of these amendments are to achieve the purposes of zoning as set forth in Virginia Code §§15.2-2200 and 15.2-2283, including, without limitation, furtherance of the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning practice and facilitating the creation of a convenient, attractive and harmonious community.

DOAM-2021-0003 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE FACILITIES STANDARDS MANUAL (Development Ordinance Amendment)

Pursuant to Virginia Code §§15.2-2204 and 15.2-2253 and a Resolution of Intent to Amend adopted by the Board of Supervisors (“Board”) on December 7, 2021, notice is hereby given of proposed amendments to the Loudoun County Facilities Standards Manual (FSM) in order to establish new, and revise, clarify, and/ or delete existing, regulations in order to 1) revise existing standards to provide for traffic data collection by the County for traffic studies submitted with legislative land development applications and public school land development applications subject to Section 5-666 of the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance; and 2) revise existing traffic study standards to be consistent with the December 2018 Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) “Administrative Guidelines for the Traffic Impact Analysis Regulations.” These amendments will propose revisions to Chapter 4 of the FSM, and such other Chapters, Sections, Subsections, and provisions of the FSM as necessary to fully implement and maintain consistency with the

foregoing amendments, or as otherwise necessary to correct typographical errors, section and subsection numbering, and formatting within, update internal cross-references to, and further clarify the requirements of, the above-mentioned Chapters, Sections, Subsections, and provisions of the FSM. The proposed text amendments include, without limitation, the following: Amendments to FSM Section 4.200, Transportation Planning: • Revise existing General standards for Traffic Studies to clarify which land development applications require traffic studies; clarify the requirements for the FSM Traffic Study Scoping Agreement and conducting traffic counts; and establish that the County shall collect and provide traffic data for the traffic study. • Revise existing Pre-submission Requirements, Policies, and Procedures to clarify the requirements and materials to be submitted for the Traffic Study Scoping Meeting and FSM Traffic Study Scoping Agreement. • Revise existing Post-Submission Requirements, Policies, and Procedures to clarify the requirements for the FSM Traffic Study Checklist Acceptance Form and the County’s review of traffic studies. • Revise existing Content of Traffic Studies standards (to be renamed Standards for Traffic Studies) to clarify requirements for Project Description; Traffic Study Area and Traffic Count Locations; Data Collection (to be performed by the County); Trip Generation, Internal Capture, and Pass-By Trips; Traffic/Trip Distribution; Traffic Volume Projections (for sites generating less than 500 or 500 or more peak hour trips); Level of Service (LOS) Analysis; Minimum Roadway/Intersection LOS Standards; Safety Locations; Trip Reduction Factors; Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Transit Facilities; and Access Management and Circulation. The public purposes of these amendments are to achieve the purposes listed in Sections 15.2-2200 and 15.2-2240 of the Code of Virginia and to assure the orderly subdivision of land and its development.

SPEX-2021-0054 FIVEASH MDOD HOME (Special Exception)

Michael and Jodi Fiveash of Leesburg, Virginia, have submitted an application for a Special Exception to permit the construction of a single-family detached dwelling unit, agricultural barn, well, and drain field in the Highly Sensitive Area of the MDOD (Mountainside Development Overlay District). This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance. Because the proposed use would require land disturbing activity in the Highly Sensitive Area of the MDOD, it is listed as a Special Exception under Section 4-1603(A). The subject property is located partially within Highly Sensitive and Sensitive Areas of the MDOD, partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District) minor floodplain, and has areas with Steep Slopes (very steep and moderately steep slopes). The subject property is approximately 21.67 acres in size and is located east of Charlestown Pike (Route 9), west of Sagle Road (Route 687), and on the north side of Shady Lane at 12903 Shady Lane, Purcellville, Virginia in the Catoctin Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 544-47-8875. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Rural Policy Area (Rural North Place Type)) which designate this area for Agricultural, Agricultural Supportive, and limited Residential uses at a recommended density of up to one dwelling unit per 20 acres or one dwelling unit per five acres equivalent for optional Residential clustering in large-lot subdivisions.

WITHDRAWAL (EARLY) REQUEST FOR WITHDRAWAL OF LAND BELONGING TO ELIZABETH MERCEDES SOMERSET FARM, LLC FROM THE BEAVERDAM VALLEY AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT Pursuant to Virginia Code §15.2-4314 and the Beaverdam Valley Agricultural and Forestal District Ordinance, Elizabeth Mercedes Somerset Farm, LLC, of Middleburg, Virginia, has submitted an application to withdraw a 32.69-acre parcel from the Beaverdam Valley Agricultural and Forestal District. The subject property is located on the southwest side of Foxcroft Road (Route 626) and southeast of Unison Road (Route 630), at 21133 Foxcroft Road, Middleburg, VA 20117, in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 593-15-3226. The Beaverdam Valley Agricultural and Forestal District currently has a 4-year period that will expire on June 19, 2022, and is subject to a subdivision minimum lot size of 50 acres. In accordance with Section 15.2-4307 of the Code of Virginia, the application may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by calling 703-777-0246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies or electronically at: https://www.loudoun.gov/adac (2-7-2022 ADAC Meeting under Agendas and Bylaws). Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/pc (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for Public Hearings Packet).

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Legal Notices SIDP-2021-0004 WHITMAN COMMERCIAL VA TIRE & AUTO SIGN PLAN (Sign Development Plan)

Branch Rail LLC of Fairfax, Virginia, has submitted an application for a Sign Development Plan to request alternative sign regulations for permitted signs in order to 1) modify Sign Category (4)(h) Auto Service Station with respect to: a) maximum aggregate sign area, b) maximum number of signs, and c) maximum area of any one sign; and 2) to modify Section 5-1204(D)(7)(m) De Minimis Signs with respect to the maximum area of any one sign. The subject property is being developed pursuant to ZMAP2016-0023, ZCPA-2016-0017, SPEX-2016-0067, and ZMOD-2019-0035, Whitman Property South. It is located in the PD-CC(CC) (Planned Development – Commercial Center (Community Center)) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and pursuant to Section 5-1202(E) alternative sign regulations for permitted signs may be requested with the submission of a Sign Development Plan. The subject property is approximately 1.53 acres in size and is located east of Gum Spring Road (Route 659), south of Braddock Road (Route 620), in Chantilly, Virginia, in the Dulles Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 207-39-0065. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Transition Policy Area – Lower Foley (Transition Community Center Place Type)), which designate this area for Retail, Service Commercial, Entertainment Commercial, and Civic uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of up to 0.3.

ZOAM-2021-0003 AMEND THE REVISED 1993 LOUDOUN COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE TO TO ESTABLISH NEW FEES FOR CERTAIN TRAFFIC DATA COLLECTION AND TRAFFIC WARRANT STUDIES, AND INCORPORATE THE EXISTING LAND DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FEE SCHEDULE AS A NEW APPENDIX (Zoning Ordinance Amendment)

Pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 15.2-107, 15.2-2204, and 15.2-2286(6) and a Resolution of Intent to Amend adopted by the Board of Supervisors on December 7, 2021, the Planning Commission hereby gives notice of proposed amendments to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance (“Zoning Ordinance”) in order to establish new fees that reflect cost recovery for a County managed traffic data collection and warrant study program for legislative land development applications and public school land development applications subject to Section 5-666 of the Zoning Ordinance throughout the County, and incorporate the existing land development application fee schedule (for land development application types that fall under the Zoning Ordinance) into the Zoning Ordinance as a new appendix. The amendment proposes revisions to Section 6-402 (Fees), and such other Articles, Sections, Subsections, and provisions of the Zoning Ordinance as necessary to implement and maintain consistency with the foregoing amendments or as otherwise necessary to correct typographical errors, section and subsection numbering, and formatting within, update cross-references to, and further clarify the requirements of, the above-mentioned section(s) of the Zoning Ordinance. The proposed text amendments under consideration include, without limitation, the following: Amendments to Article 6 Development Process and Administration, Section 6-402 Fees: • Establish that fees to be paid upon the filing of each application specified in the Zoning Ordinance and for traffic data collection and warrant studies associated with legislative land development applications and public-school land development applications subject to Section 5-666 are set forth in new Appendix A to the Zoning Ordinance. Amendments to Establish New Appendix A: • Establish new Appendix A, to be titled “Land Development Application Fees”. • Incorporate existing fees for the filing of the applications specified in the Zoning Ordinance from the current land development application fee schedule into new Appendix A. • Establish new fees under new Appendix A for traffic data collection and preparation of traffic warrant studies associated with legislative land development applications and public-school land development applications subject to Section 5-666. The public purposes of these amendments are to achieve the purposes of zoning as set forth in Virginia Code §§ 15.2-2200 and 15.2-2283, including, without limitation, furtherance of the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning practice, and facilitating the creation of a convenient, attractive and harmonious community.

CMPT-2021-0010, ZMOD-2021-0041 & SPMI-2021-0005 INTERCONNECTION SUBSTATION (Commission Permit, Zoning Modification & Minor Special Exception)

Virginia Electric and Power Company of Glen Allen, Virginia, has submitted an application for Commission approval to permit development of an Electric Utility Substation (Distribution) in the PD-IP (Planned Development – Industrial Park) zoning district. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and requires a Commission Permit in accordance with Section 6-1101. The modification of Additional Regulations applicable to the proposed Utility Substation is authorized by Minor Special Exception under Section 5-600, Additional Regulations for Specific Uses (the Minor Special Exception application is not subject to consideration by the Planning Commission and requires approval only by the Board of Supervisors), pursuant to which the Applicant requests the following modification(s):

ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION §5-616(D), Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, Utility Substations.

PROPOSED MODIFICATION Eliminate the required Type C Buffer along the southern perimeter, and reduce the minimum percentage of plant units assigned to evergreen trees from 40% to 20% for the Type C Buffer along the western perimeter.

The applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification: ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION §5-1408(B)(2)(d), Buffering and Screening, General Landscape Provisions, Plant Unit Requirements.

PROPOSED MODIFICATION Increase the maximum percentage of plant units assigned to shrubs from 30% to 70% for the Type 3 Road Buffer along the east perimeter and for the 2 Road Buffer along the north perimeter.

The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District, the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, between the Ldn 60-65 and outside of but within one mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contours, and has areas with Steep Slopes (moderately steep slopes). The subject property is approximately 10.18 acres in size and is located on the west and north sides of Loudoun County Parkway (Route 607), east side of Beaumeade Circle (Route 3037) at 21529 Beaumeade Circle, Ashburn, Virginia, in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 042-15-2579. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Employment Place Type) which designate this area for Office, Production, Flex Space, and Warehousing uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) up to a 1.0. Unless otherwise noted in the above notices, copies of the above-referenced amendments, applications, ordinances, and/or plans and related documents may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-777-0246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies, or electronically at www.loudoun.gov/lola. This link also provides an additional opportunity for public input on active applications. To arrange a time to view the file at the Loudoun County Government Center, please email dpz@loudoun.gov or call 703-777-0246, or you may view the file electronically at www.loudoun.gov/lola. For detailed instructions on how to access documents using LOLA, to request that documents be emailed to you, to receive physical copies of documents, or to arrange a time to view the file at the Loudoun County Government Center, please email DPZ@loudoun.gov or call 703-777-0246 (option 5). Additionally, documents may be viewed and downloaded electronically the week before the hearing at www.loudoun.gov/pc. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, members of the public are encouraged to view the public hearing electronically; however, the Board Room will be open for any members of the public who wish to attend in person with appropriate physical distancing. Planning Commission public hearings are available for viewing on television on Comcast Government Channel 23, Open Band Channel 40, and Verizon FiOS Channel 40, and are livestreamed at loudoun.gov/webcast. All members of the public will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. Citizens are encouraged to call in advance to sign up to speak at the public hearing. If you wish to sign up in advance of the hearing, please call the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-777-0246 prior to 12:00 PM on the day of the public hearing. Speakers may also sign up at the hearing. Written comments are welcomed at any time and may be sent to the Loudoun County Planning Commission, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 3rd Floor, MSC #62, Leesburg, Virginia 20175, or by e-mail to loudounpc@loudoun.gov. Any individual representing and/or proposing to be the sole speaker on behalf of a citizen’s organization or civic association is encouraged to contact the Department of Planning and Zoning prior to the date of the public hearing if special arrangements for additional speaking time and/or audiovisual equipment will be requested. Such an organization representative will be allotted 6 minutes to speak, and the Chairman may grant additional time if the request is made prior to the date of the hearing and the need for additional time is reasonably justified. Citizens are encouraged to call the Department of Planning and Zoning on the day of the public hearing to confirm that an item is on the agenda, or, the most current agenda may be viewed on the Planning Commission’s website at www.loudoun.gov/pc. In the event that the second Thursday is a holiday or the meeting may not be held due to inclement weather or other conditions that make it hazardous for members to attend, the meeting will be moved to the third Tuesday of the month. In the event that Tuesday is a holiday or the Tuesday meeting may not be held due to inclement weather or other conditions that make it hazardous for members to attend, the meeting will be held on the following Thursday. The meeting will be held at a place determined by the Chairman. Hearing assistance is available for meetings in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room. FM Assistive Listening System is available at the meetings at all other locations. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation as a result of a physical, sensory or mental disability to participate in this meeting, contact the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-777-0246. Please provide three days’ notice. BY ORDER OF:

FOREST HAYES, CHAIRMAN LOUDOUN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

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Legal Notices County of Loudoun, Virginia Availability of COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENTS The Loudoun County Office of Housing has prepared the CDBG Program FY 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan for submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by May 15, 2022. HUD has designated Loudoun County as qualified for Urban County participation in the CDBG program and entitled to receive CDBG funding directly from HUD. HUD regulations require the adoption of the above referenced Plan, which outlines the County’s housing and community development needs, priorities and objectives, and proposed use of the federal funds for the ensuing CDBG program year. Components of the Annual Action Plan include, without limitation, descriptions of:

§ § § § §

In accordance with HUD requirements, 24 CFR §91.105 Citizen Participation Plan, a Substantial Amendment is required when there is a change in the purpose, scope, location, or beneficiaries of an activity with regard to a previous FY approved Annual Action Plan. The following projects and activities will be reprogrammed from the specific years’ programs and activities into to PY19 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan for the activity Loudoun County Habitat for Humanity in the amount of $323,926.22 and Public Services Activity NVDC Oral Health Care Program in the amount of $4,071.86 in PY16 2016 Annual Action Plan and $12,008.98 in PY17 2020 Annual Action Plan for a total of $16,080.84. Reimbursements to the subrecipients of the activities indicated below have been made and the file is complete. Activities with unexpended funds are attributed to the completion or cancellation of the activity within the program year. Unexpended funds from completed or cancelled activities are then reprogramed into a new activity to be expended. Fiscal Year

IDIS IDIS Activity Number

2015

Subrecipient

Original Award

Unexpended Funds to be Reprogrammed

134

ARC of Loudoun Co.

$485,544.24

$334.29

Activity completed Reprogram unexpended funds

2018

170

Town of Leesburg

$46,872.00

$9,721.00

Activity completed Reprogram unexpended funds

2019

181

Good Shepherd Alliance

$30,000.00

$2,783.72*

Activity completed Reprogram; unexpended funds

2019

180

Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing

$200,000

Activity cancelled reprogram funds

2019

187

Town of Leesburg

$74,596.91

Activity cancelled Reprogram funds

2019

186

Latino Economic Dev. Corp.

$20,071.73

$1,288.14*

Activity completed Reprogram unexpended funds

2020

199

INMED/Healthy Families

$77,924.00

$4,465.31**

Activity completed Reprogram unexpended funds

2020

201

Good Shepherd Alliance

$47,404.37

$7,543.67**

Activity completed Reprogram unexpended funds

2020

206

INMED/Opp. Center

$211,770.00

$13,571.02

Activity completed Reprogram unexpended funds

2020

205

Cornerstones

$200,000.00

$25,703.00

Activity completed reprogram unexpended funds

Note:

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 8.01-316 Case No.:

JJ038626-09-00

Loudoun Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Zachary William Wells Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Tina Lynn Klinedinst, mother The object of this suit is to hold a permanency planning hearing and review of Foster Care Plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-282.1 and 16.1-281 for Zachary William Wells.

Federal and other resources expected to be available; Leveraging of resources and how match obligations will be met; The activities to be undertaken; The geographic distribution of investment; and Planned homeless and other special needs activities.

Program Program Year

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Detail

*PY 2016 $2,783.72 + $1,288.14 = $4,071.86 ** PY 2017 $4,465.31 + $7,543.67 = $12,008.98 Total= $16,090.84

Copies of the proposed Plan are available and may be examined at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or call (703) 777-0200. The Plan is also available online at www.loudoun. gov/cdbg. Written comments on the Plan may be submitted to the attention of the CDBG Program Manager Eileen Barnhard at the Loudoun County Office of Housing, P.O. Box 7000, Leesburg, Virginia 20177 or by email eileen.barnhard@loudoun.gov. Comments will be received until April 13, 2022. Board of Supervisors Public Meeting to approve the Plan will be held on April 13, 2022, at the Loudoun County Government Center, Board Room 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia at 6:00 pm. 2/24 & 3/3/22

It is ORDERED that Tina Lynn Klinedinst, mother appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before March 8, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 & 3/3/22

ATTENTION NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN LOUDOUN COUNTY Nonprofit organizations seeking exemption from Loudoun County real and/or personal property taxes for the 2023 tax year may file an application with the Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue by the April 1, 2022 deadline. Most charitable nonprofit organizations are not automatically exempt from local property taxes in the Commonwealth, even those that may be exempt from federal income taxes. The filing of an application with the Commissioner of the Revenue is the necessary first step to obtaining a local real estate or personal property tax exemption. Completed applications should be returned to the Commissioner of the Revenue with a postmark by April 1, 2022, for consideration this year. Any exemption, if granted, would be effective January 1, 2023. Applications are available online at www. loudoun.gov/cor. For information or assistance, please contact my office at trcor@ loudoun.gov or 703-737-8557 weekdays 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Robert S. Wertz, Jr. Commissioner of the Revenue Loudoun County Leesburg Office 1 Harrison Street SE First Floor Sterling Office 21641 Ridgetop Circle Suite 100 Mailing Address: PO Box 8000, MSC 32 Leesburg, VA 20177-9804 Phone: 703-737-8557 Email: trcor@loudoun.gov 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24 & 3/31/22

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Legal Notices ORDER OF PUBLICATION COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 8.01-316 Case No.:

JJ045837-01-00; JJ045838-01-00; JJ045839-01-00; JJ045840-01-00; JJ045841-01-00; JJ045842-01-00;

Loudoun Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Zubayer Rafik Ekren, Sumeyyah Nadiya Ekren, Asiyeh Hanan Ekren, Khadija Ulka Ekren, Fatima Zahra Ekren and Osama Othman Ekren Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Unknown Father(s) The object of this suit is to hold an adjudicatory hearing pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-252 for Zubayer Rafik Ekren, Sumeyyah Nadiya Ekren, Asiyeh Hanan Ekren, Khadija Ulka Ekren, Fatima Zahra Ekren and Osama Othman Ekren, and; hold a dispositional hearing for review of initial Foster Care Plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-278.2 and 16.1-281 for Zubayer Rafik Ekren, Sumeyyah Nadiya Ekren, Asiyeh Hanan Ekren, Khadija Ulka Ekren, Fatima Zahra Ekren and Osama Othman Ekren. It is ORDERED that the defendant, Unknown Father(s) appear at the above-named Court and protect his interests on or before March 2, 2022 at 3:00 pm (Adjudicatory) and March 30, 2022 at 3:00 pm (Dispositional)

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR LOUDOUN COUNTY WILLIAM TODD COLE Plaintiff, v. KAREN MAE JOHNSON, Defendant, Case No. CL-22-544 ORDER OF PUBLICATION THE OBJECT OF THIS SUIT is for the Plaintiff, WILLIAM TODD COLE, to obtain a divorce a vinculo matrimonii from the Defendant, KAREN MAE JOHNSON, on the grounds of the parties having lived separate and apart without cohabitation and without interruption for a period of time in excess of one (1) year.

THE OBJECT of the above-styled case is to proceed on a foreign judgment against the defendant that has been docketed with this Court. IT APPEARING TO THE COURT by Affidavit filed according to law that the whereabouts of Roland Pinto, the above-named Respondent, are unknown, that Complainant has exercised due diligence to ascertain his current address and has been unsuccessful, and that Roland Pinto’s last known physical address is: 3303 Horseman Lane, Falls Church, VA 22042; it is therefore ORDERED, pursuant to VA. CODE ANN. § 8.01-316 (Michie 2000), as amended that that said Respondent is to appear on or before the 18th day of March, 2022, at 2 PM in the Clerk’s Office of this Court and to do what is necessary to protect his interests. 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 & 3/3/22

SEALED BIDS to construct the above project WILL BE RECEIVED by the Town of Leesburg, electronically via the Commonwealth’s e-procurement website (www.eva.virginia.gov), UNTIL BUT NO LATER THAN 3:30 P.M. ON THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2022. Bids shall be submitted electronically using the following naming convention: the IFB number and the name of the bidder (i.e. “IFB No. 100311-FY22-26_Your Company’s Name”). All questions regarding this bid must be submitted in writing via email to CapitalBidQuestions@ leesburgva.gov until but no later than 5:00 P.M. on Monday, March 14, 2022.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Defendant appear before this Court on or before the 15th day of April, 2022 at 2 p.m. and protect her interests herein.

• To join the meeting and view the video shared by the Town of Leesburg from your computer, please see the following link(s): Click here to join the meeting or go to: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/ meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MTM1NjBhZTItZWMxZS00ZDk3LThkNTAtN2QxZWZkMzU2YjIx%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22fcff6f14-98e4-4734-bf54-941f010e77b7%2 2%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b08c9db0-f4a3-4eed-87b5-2fe32ac2c53a%22%7d

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the above paragraphs be published once a week for four (4) successive weeks in Loudoun Now, a newspaper of general circulation in Loudoun County, Virginia. Loudoun Now is located 15 North King Street, Suite 101, Leesburg, VA 20176. The Clerk of this Court shall post this Order at the front door of the Courthouse, and shall mail a copy of this Order to the Defendant at her last known address at 1634 Glacier Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80910. 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 & 3/10/22

• To join the meeting via phone, please see the following dial-in info: • Dial In #: +1 689-218-0588 Meeting Conference ID: 943 578 046# • For more information: Learn More The Town of Leesburg, Virginia (“Town”) is requesting sealed bids from qualified Bidders to establish a term contract to furnish all labor, equipment, and materials to provide annual landscape maintenance services along several sections of roadway within the Town. Work includes mulching, pest control, weeding, pruning, bed removal and replacement, plant debris and trash removal, watering and all incidentals related thereto. The Town reserves the right to perform all, part, or none of the work. Bid Documents are available for download from the Town’s Bid Board at http://www.leesburgva.gov/ bidboard. Any addenda issued for this project will be posted on the Town’s Bid Board and eVA (https://eva.virginia.gov) with a courtesy email to those firms who have registered on the Town’s Bid Board. It is the bidders’ responsibility to provide a correct email address and to be aware of any addenda.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR LOUDOUN COUNTY

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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Bids will be publicly opened via Microsoft Teams using the eVA e-Procurement website at the due date and time listed above. The bid opening will be livestreamed via Microsoft Teams and made available to the public.

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The Town of Leesburg will accept bids electronically via the Commonwealth’s e-procurement website (www.eva.virginia. gov), until 2:30 p.m. on March 29, 2022 for the following:

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IFB No. 500640-FY22-22 WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY SOLIDS HANDLING BUILDING ROOF REPLACEMENT

Pursuant to Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, §§ 15.2-2204 and -2286, the Hamilton Planning Commission will hold a public hearing in the Town Office at 53 E. Colonial Highway, Hamilton, Virginia on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, beginning at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of receiving comment regarding SUP 2021-02, a special use permit application by Progressive Automotive at 11 E. Colonial Highway to replace a rear addition on the existing building with a new service bay and to expand into a 1,700 square-foot portion of the building currently housing a hair salon.

The Town is soliciting bids from qualiﬁed contractors for the assessment, removal, repair, replacement and modiﬁcations of the Solids Handling Building Roof. A nonmandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 9:00AM at the Utility Maintenance Building located at 1385 Russell Branch Parkway SE, Leesburg, Virginia 20175. It is strongly recommended that all bidders attend this meeting to gain a thorough understanding of the project. For additional information, visit: http://www.leesburgva.gov/bidboard 3/3/22

Information regarding the special use permit application is available for review by appointment, at the Town Office, 53 E. Colonial Highway, Hamilton, Virginia from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, holidays excepted and on the Town website at hamiltonva.gov. All members of the public are invited to present their views on this matter at the public hearing either in person or remotely, by following the instructions on the Town website Meeting Calendar/Livestream Meetings. The Hamilton Planning Commission meeting will begin immediately after the public hearing. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation because of a physical, sensory or mental disability to participate in this meeting, contact Sherri Jackson, Town Treasurer at 540-338-2811. Please provide three business days’ notice. Dan Gorman Chairman

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN OF HILLSBORO, VIRGINIA WATER AND WATER SERVICE ORDINANCE AND PROPOSED NEW AMENDED WATER SERVICE FEES. The Hillsboro Town Council will hold a public hearing on March 15, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. at 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro, Virginia, 20132, and via Zoom at the link listed on the Town’s website, or by telephone, Dial: 1-301-715-8592, Meeting ID: 895 0694 7957, Passcode: 576779 for the purpose of a public hearing on the Proposed Amendments to the Water and Water Services Ordinance, Amended and restated as of December 16, 2019, and on the Proposed Fees for the Hillsboro Water System. Any person interested in the Amendments may appear in person or electronically via Zoom at the public hearing and present his or her views. The Town Council may set time limits on speakers and other rules and procedures for the conduct of this public hearing. Amendments to the water ordinance set rules for mandatory connection to the water system, introduce authority to impose new fees and procedures for connecting to the water system, and strengthen provisions to protect the water system. The full text of the proposed amended ordinance can be found at Hillsborova.gov website and is available to view at Hillsboro Town Hall, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Mondays through Thursdays, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., by appointment, which may be made by calling 540.486.8001, or by emailing jshelton@hillsborova.gov.

TOWN OF HILLSBORO, VIRGINIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Proposed Fees for Town of Hillsboro Water System Meter Size 5/8” 3/4” 1.0”

New: Availability Fees, proposed effective date, May 1, 2022 By June 30, Jul. 1, 2022 2022 Mar. 31, 2023 After March 31, 2023 $0.00 $2,500 $5,000 $1,500 $3,750 $7,500 $5,000 $7,500 $15,000

1.5” $12,500 $15,000 $30,000 2.0” $20,000 $22,500 $45,000 New and amended fees shown below proposed effective date, May 1, 2022

ORDER OF PUBLICATION COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 8.01-316 Case No.:

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Loudoun Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Luisa Fernanda Chevez Abrego Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Elmer Salin, putative father The object of this suit is to hold an adjudicatory hearing pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-252 for Luisa Fernanda Chevez Abrego, and; hold a dispositional hearing for review of initial Foster Care Plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-278.2 and 16.1-281 for Luisa Fernanda Chevez Abrego. It is ORDERED that the defendant Elmer Salin, putative father appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his interests on or before March 16, 2022 at 3:00 pm (Adjudicatory) and April 13, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. (Dispositional). 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 & 3/24/22

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Opinion The Budget Problem

It’s always surprising that the county treasurer has to show up during a public comment session to provide advice to the Board of Supervisors on the pending budget. Yes, it is an administrative post held by a member of the minority party. But it also is held by the county’s longest-serving elected representative—one who, as the chairman of the Board of Supervisors’ finance committee in the early 1990s, helped develop the foundational fiscal policies that guided the county government through decades of the most rapid growth experienced by any jurisdiction in the nation. In his remarks last week, he raised two important points that seem to be lost in the early rounds of the budget deliberations. The focus so far has been on how to solve the county’s “revenue problem.” That’s not the problem you would think it to be. County administrators are worried too much reliance is being placed on taxes generated by data centers— revenue totals that no longer can be projected accurately. While the proposed solution—to reduce the tax rate on that equipment—doesn’t actually address the new volatility in that revenue stream, it does have the result of putting more tax burden on the county’s homeowners. As a counter to that approach, Treasurer Roger Zurn suggests capping the revenue expectations from that sector in the projections of General Fund income and funneling any of the not-so-unexpected surpluses into a reserve fund. If data center revenues slow as administrators fear, the budget is insulated. If the cash cow continues to deliver, the reserve fund can be tapped to offset other costs. How about paying cash for the next elementary school, rather than saddling another generation of taxpayers with debt service payments? Or building that missing section of neighborhood sidewalk? Or funding a conservation easement program that would do more than any Zoning Ordinance amendment to ensure the future of Loudoun’s rural economy isn’t in subdivisions? How could that approach work considering the increasing expenses of the county government and school system? That’s where Mr. Zurn’s other suggestion comes into play. Budget deliberations should begin with an intent to align spending to anticipated revenues, rather than to debate how much to raise tax bills. Supervisors working to address the county’s “spending problem” invariably come to different results than those working to address a “revenue problem.” Loudouners already pay among the highest tax bills in the commonwealth; a decision to raise them should come only after thorough explorations of other options and should not be viewed as simply a part of the annual budget process. n

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Zurn continued from page 3 Sofia Saiyed. “It’s unconscionable that in the wealthiest county in the nation, next door to million dollar homes, hardworking families are paying over half their incomes in rent to live in homes, with no heating, with insects and rats with mold, where repairs never get done—and yet where somehow, the rents keep going up. It’s unconscionable that hard working essential workers, should have to resort to food pantries to feed their families because all of their money goes to keeping a roof over heads. As a community, we must come together to ensure that no one should have to forego basic necessities to afford a safe comfortable, and dignified home.” And with county employees in the

Budget talks continued from page 3 standards for the ratio of body-worn cameras to attorneys—one attorney per 75 cameras—they also reduced the number of cameras added this year from 122 to 104. That trimmed $130,180 from the budget, plus the cost of those cameras which was not immediately available. Supervisors Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge), Caleb E. Kershner (R-Catoctin) and Michael R. Turner (D-Ashburn) had pushed unsuccessfully to pause the program’s expansion altogether for a year for a savings of $1.3 million. Commonwealth’s Attorney Buta Biberaj pointed to body-worn cameras as one of the greatest workload problems her office faces. “One case, two charges it’s got like 1520 discs. That’s one case,” Biberaj said. “… Almost every traffic stop might have two to three officers. So every case now is about two or three hours on the light side, so it’s not that body-worn cameras aren’t an appropriate measurement of our time, it’s how much it’s costing us,” Biberaj said. Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Barry Zweig, the supervising attorney in the office’s Special Victims Unit, brought stacks of discs to the meeting as an illustration. “I don’t take as many cases as everybody else in my office. I brought three cases with me today that are live cases right now that I’m handling—38 discs in one, 16, discs in another, I think 30 in

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process of unionizing, Service Employees International Union Virginia 512 members urged supervisors to stay the course on collective bargaining and keep public employee compensation in mind. “I am speaking today to ask the board to support funding for staff shortages in

critical human services departments as well as county-wide, as staff are being asked to work in areas they are not trained for, and that do not fit their job description,” said Bernard Trice. Crissy Helinski, a county employee of 27 years, said she can no longer afford to

this one,” he said, holding up handfuls of discs. “I have to view all this. I can’t hand this off to somebody else to watch it for me.” Biberaj and her staff are expected to return to a future budget work session to answer more of supervisors’ questions. “It’s also hard to ignore that there have been some things that happened that definitely shouldn’t have happened in the county over the past couple of months. And if it’s an issue of, y’all didn’t have the staffing you need, we need to know that,” Randall said. “If something else happened, we need to know that, too. Supervisors also trimmed the request for a new executive assistant position from the Sheriff’s Office’s budget, to save another $134,755, citing a tough budget year. Hemstreet said roughly $4.1 million of county government budget proposal that would have been funded in his proposal were axed to try to accommodate the school’s growing budget request, which was higher than the county’s guidance. Those included positions like a compliance auditor in the Commissioner of the Revenue’s office, additional staffing in the Special Victims Unit, and more traffic deputies.

liberations with possibly the largest real estate tax rate cuts ever—but also one of the largest gaps between that rate and the equalized rate, the rate at which the person with the average property value pays the same dollar figure despite climbing property assessments. Although the starting-point real estate tax rate of $0.895 per $100 of assessed value is significantly lower than the current $0.98 rate, county budget officers estimate it’s still five cents above the equalized rate. For a homeowner paying the tax on the average residential property, this year valued at $636,200, that would amount to a $257 increase to $5,694 in 2022. And supervisors are considering cutting the personal property tax rate for the first time since it was changed set in 1987. Hemstreet has proposed cutting that rate by five cents beginning in 2023, to $4.15 per $100 of assessed value. That is part of an effort to balance the overall revenue stream, which county budget officers say has become too dependent on the revenues from the tax on the equipment inside data centers. That can make county revenues harder to forecast because they are based on a more volatile market. That vulnerability was demonstrated last year when it became evident that the county’s revenue projections on that tax had been off amid supply chain issues and computer chip shortages—causing the county to carve $80 million out of its budget. The server racks inside data centers depreciate quickly, Hemstreet said. “Forget about increasing or expanding—just to maintain the same value of

Equalized Rate Even Further Away Supervisors also found out how much harder it will be to get the real estate tax rate near the equalized rate if they are to stick to their plan to rebalance their sources of income. This year, they are starting budget de-

live in Loudoun. “Addressing these critical funding priorities will go a long way in enabling county employees to live in the county where they work and will directly improve the high turnover and staff shortages that currently exist,” she said. The Board of Supervisors holds its first budget work session tonight at 6 p.m. Supervisors will also start with the largest and some of the most controversial parts of the county’s budget, including the school system’s budget request and the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office, which has faced criticism from both the public and supervisors during last year’s budget deliberations. Also on the agenda are the Sheriff’s Office, the fire and rescue department, and Community Corrections. Watch the budget deliberations online at loudoun.gov/webcast. n computer equipment one year to the next, thousands and thousands and thousands of servers have to be replaced. So if those servers don’t get replaced, you see a depreciation in that source of millions of dollars, which is what happened to us this year,” Hemstreet said. This year’s proposal, he said, offers an incremental start to a 10-year plan to balancing those revenue streams. However, it also means to work toward that balance, if supervisors cut their real estate tax, they will have to scale back property tax revenues too, amplifying any cuts they hope to make to their budget. Each penny of real estate tax is estimated to be worth $11.8 million to county revenues—$59 million in cuts would be needed to trim 5 cents from the real estate rate and reach the equalized rate. To prevent personal property taxes from further outpacing the real estate tax, they would have to cut those too—to the tune of trimming $108.5 million from the county budget to maintain that balance.

Car Tax Could Fall Another property tax stands to be cut even sooner: with car values showing unprecedented growth, Commissioner of the Revenue Robert S. Wertz Jr. has recommended this year taxing them at an assessment ratio of 80%—essentially, taxing them based on only 80% of their fair market value. That could reduce what might be painful car tax bills this year. Supervisors were scheduled to vote on that proposal March 1. The county board will hold their next budget work session Monday, March 7. n

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MARCH 3, 2022 multiple inputs, multiple perspectives. IB and similar types of programs I think substantially advance that type of skill set.”

Baccalaureate program continued from page 1 game-changer for college applicants in Loudoun. “I’m shocked that it’s taken this long to get to Loudoun County,” he said. “I’m a huge fan of the IB program.” Many of Giroux’s clients are Ivy league hopefuls. Taking the most challenging courses possible is a must. Across Virginia, large school divisions have embraced IB in the past two decades. Ian Serotkin (Blue Ridge), a member of the School Board’s Curriculum and Instruction Committee, said during a budget work session that of the 14 largest school divisions in the commonwealth, Loudoun is the only one without an IB program. “This is a program that’s been proven to work, and we apparently just didn’t get the memo,” Serotkin said.

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Individualized, Global Experience Serotkin said students will be able to be full-time IB participants, or they may opt to take a class or two through the program. Students who are in the program full-time are offered courses at a high level and standard level. The Standard-level options often are likened to honors courses in rigor, while the high-level courses are regarded as more challenging than advanced placement courses. IB program offerings are varied from district to district; some schools offer myriad courses to choose from, while others offer a smaller battery of courses. Students take exams for each course, graded on a scale of 1-7. To receive an IB diploma, they also write an expanded essay on a particular area of interest, and take courses that focus more globally on learning. Theory of Knowledge is a popular course that aims to teach students critical thinking. Some IB courses can be used for college credits, but score requirements vary from college to college.

Standing Out From the Crowd Giroux said the rigor of the program is what college admissions officers are looking for when evaluating transcripts. “Schools say, ‘Are you taking the most rigorous path possible?’ For a lot of kids that means that ‘I just have to load up with as many APs as possible’,” Giroux said. But even an impeccable transcript comprised of honors and AP credits can get applicants lost in the shuffle. “When I think about my higher achiev-

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Heritage High School Principal Jeff Adam said the IB Program will be a tremendous asset to the school.

ing kids, they tend to do the same thing and they all look the same,” he said. Giroux coaches his clients to create a theme to their applications; to describe their passion, and explain how they will contribute to the mission of the college or the university. The IB program can help to distill that theme, as students can explore specific interests in their extended essays. “The IB program is individualized,” he said. “You become an expert when you’re writing an additional paper. It’s lot more of a global approach. The theme might be that a student is working towards English Lit, or a research project.” Heritage High School Principal Jeff Adam is bullish about the opportunities the program will offer his school community—both for students and the teachers who will undergo intense professional development to be a part of the program. “One of the things that International Baccalaureate emphasizes is the depth of learning. And working with students on the learning-based model where students can really explore and get down deep into a subject, I think teachers working with the IB program will be attracted to that,” Adam said.

STEM Not the Only Game in Town Matt Durham has one daughter set to

graduate from high school and another daughter already in college. While his daughters will miss out on the IB program, Durham called for Loudoun leaders to consider bringing the program to the district. He spoke with then-candidate for School Board Atoosa Reaser (Algonkian) about the skew in the division towards STEM programs. “In my conversations with Atoosa, I told her I’d love to see magnet schools for the arts and in that context, and I also talked about IB,” he said. That’s a sentiment Reaser echoed while voicing her support for the program during the board’s Feb. 2 budget work session. “We have provided ample STEM and now arts and theater have been bolstered, and it’s important that students who are passionate about social science have the opportunity to pursue that at Loudoun County Public Schools, the same way we have enabled our other students with different passions,” Reaser told her fellow board members. Durham, who works in software, pointed to the irony of focusing too much on STEM and technical coursework. “Even the people who have that skill set who rise to more senior positions, for example CEOs, they’re not still writing code. They might for fun, but that’s not what they do,” he said. “They make very complex decisions that are informed by

When Tom Marshall (Leesburg) told his fellow board members that the program was not a necessity for the division as it sought to trim excess from its $1.6 billion budget for next year, John Beatty (Catoctin) was the only board member to join his side. Serotkin said that he knew of families that were looking into moving to Loudoun, but opted not to specifically because the school division didn’t offer the program. Durham said that in the DC suburbs, such a program could be a huge draw for transient government employees’ families, so students could continue in their program even after a move across the globe. He recalled moving to Northern Virginia from San Francisco years ago. He and his wife almost decided against Loudoun, because, at the time, it didn’t offer full-day kindergarten. “That’s just our own example. I can absolutely see this as a reason for families making decisions,” he said. “One of the many inputs that corporations look at, when they’re looking at new homes, is very much around schools and school quality,” he added.

Equitable Access Administrators said the decision to launch IB at Heritage High School and Loudoun Valley High School was based on their projected capacities for coming years, with space to allow them to house students from elsewhere in the county who wish to participate in IB, like a magnet school would. During a recent meeting of the School Board’s Specialized Programs Committee, Brenda Sheridan (Sterling) said she was concerned about access to the program for students in eastern Loudoun, given the location of the IB sites. She asked administrators whether students would be able to participate virtually, although there is not yet an answer to that. Adam said that the IB program will primarily serve students at the host schools. Students from elsewhere will be able to apply for special permission to attend. “It’s not really a magnet. It’ll be available for all students much like AP or GE courses. We want to break down any barriers to students taking those high-level courses. So IB will be another offering to students who want to go that route,” Adam said. n

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Safe haven continued from page 1 U.S. at Dulles Airport and wait to find their permanent homes here. Unaccompanied children will not be coming to the center. Federal officials reassured neighbors that all services such as security and medical support will be handled on-site, and that before arriving the evacuees receive medical screenings, vaccinations and other services in another country. They have also will have gone through multi-agency screening and customs and arrive in the U.S. with legal status, receiving support and education through Operation Allies Welcome as they adjust to their new home. The first group is expected to arrive around March 8 with the operation wrapping up in September. The Sheriff’s Office expects to have a memorandum of understanding signed with the Department of Homeland Security soon, with the federal government reimbursing the local government for additional expenses. ‘There’s Love and There’s Fear’ Thursday evening, a panel of government officials including Randall, Turner, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office’s Col. Mark Poland, federal officials overseeing Operation Allies Welcome as well as National Conference Center General Manager John Walsh took questions until they stopped coming at midnight. “To hear the stories and the relationships between our military and individuals that were interpreters for them, individuals that helped do security for them, it’s amazing when you hear the stories and you get to meet them,” said Robert Fenton, a longtime FEMA official who is overseeing Operation Allies Welcome. “And to be able to help them, to a group that was very vulnerable and had to move in a very short period of time back in August, has been very rewarding.” “This is an amazing opportunity to really demonstrate the kind of community that Lansdowne is. It is a potential for a real success story, to have a chance to have our families interact and children play with their families, to figure out what’s going on and how we can help our allies,” Turner, a retired Air Force officer, said. “And that’s the key word. They are our allies. We leaned on them for 20 years. These families, if they go back to Afghanistan, will be killed by the Taliban. … As a retired military officer, I feel very strongly about the moral imperative to reach out and help these families in the safest and best way that we can do that.” Three of the people on the panel live in Lansdowne, including Randall, Turner, and Secret Service official Truman Body, who will coordinate the operation at the

LOUDOUNNOW.COM National Conference Center. Many people at the meeting expressed fear about the evacuees coming to The National, and frustration that they were not consulted in the decision and that they were not informed earlier. Much of the frustration from people in the neighborhood was directed at the National Conference Center. “We feel as a hospitality company named The National, we’re very proud to be part of this mission, this humanitarian effort in our facility,” Walsh said. “I used to be the president of the Lansdowne Association. I actually sit on the conservancy, of which the NCC’s a member,” Jeff Brown said. “So you are part of the master association, even though this is an individual corporation. You do have a responsibility to the Lansdowne brand, the safety of the community, our property values and the basically, the entire Lansdowne experience.” “We’re volunteers on the Board of Directors and we work to improve and to keep this a good community,” said another Lansdowne Conservancy member. “When there’s a lack of transparency, and there’s a lack of communication, it’s not good.” “We’re dealing with people’s daily lives, and you should have been transparent,” a neighbor said. “And I feel like in times to come, you’re going to need our support for things that you’re going to want to do on this property to keep your property alive commercially. So I would say on behalf of my neighbors, shame on you.” Others came to express compassion for the people who will come through the facility escaping Afghanistan—and ask how they can help. “For the allies, the reunification, how are we going to help with the education for the children that are arriving? What language opportunities will be there for adults that they can learn English?” asked one. Another asked if the children of those families might be permitted to use the playground at the nearby school during the summer—the answer was no, they will not, but a playground may be put at the National Conference Center. One person put a finer point on their sentiments: “Most if not the majority of the folks you’re talking about advanced the American war effort in some way? Percentage wise, how confident do you feel that the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA can protect the community from these war heroes and their scary teenage boys?” “I feel confident that we can protect them from the scary teenage boys,” Body said. And some people had experience in the

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U.S.’s 20-year war in Afghanistan—either on deployment or fighting for their homeland—and pled tearfully with the audience to show compassion. Dr. Dean Winslow is the senior medical advisory for Operation Allies Welcome. He said he’s a professor of medicine at Stanford on a leave of absence since last year to help with the COVID-19 response, as well as a veteran of six combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. “And by God, I’ve stood on the ramp too damn many times saluting a flag-draped transfer case, went on to a C-130. So these people are good people and it means so much to all of us who serve that we do the right thing as Americans,” Winslow said. “I’m also, I don’t mind saying, a person of faith and as a person of faith, there’s really two forces in the universe. There’s love and there’s fear, and I’ve heard a lot of fear tonight and that’s human nature. But what I would like you to do, all of you, wonderful people of Loudoun County is to embrace love and act from the basis of your better angels.” Another person said he is an Afghan-American who came to the U.S. in 2017 and joined the U.S. Army Reserve. “When I saw the fall of Afghanistan, my family was there. An American soldier’s family was there. And my brothers in the Marines, 13 of them died for my

family. Thirteen of them—young men like me, younger than me, women, men—they died to evacuate my family. And I want to be part of this mission too,” he said. He also told the story of his own family coming the U.S., bringing with them nine languages and earning degrees and finding work here. “As an American solider I took an oath to defend and protect our Constitution and our people, and I promise you, they’re not going to hurt you. Please take a few minutes and go to their homes and talk to them. You’ll see what they are. They love this community; They love America,” he said. “They’re not thugs. They’re not thieves. They will not hurt you. They are desperate. They are homeless. They lost their homes, their hope. Their sons and children are left behind. They came with nothing. They are confused. That’s all they are.” Federal agencies and private sector and nonprofit partners are collaborating with an organization called Welcome.US, a national nonprofit initiative that launched in September to channel support from the American public and the private sector to newly arrived Afghans and their families. Additionally another program, Sponsor Circles, directly supports Afghans who have come to the U.S. through Operation Allies Welcome. More information is at sponsorcircles.org. n

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