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County Leaders Launch Coronavirus Outreach; Urge Caution, Not Panic BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ AND NORMAN K. STYER
Is the coronavirus here already? We don’t know. Should you be panicked? No. Prudently cautious? Yes. Oh, and leave the face masks to the professionals who will need them—they won’t shield you from infection. That was the message offered by Loudoun County Public Health Director Dr. David Goodfriend during a Tuesday morning briefing to Leesburg’s Daybreak Rotary Club, part of a public communication ramp-up intended to stem public fears that have generated a run on hand sanitizer, bottled water and even toilet paper at area stores in recent days. As of Tuesday, more than 91,000 people worldwide had been infected and more than 3,000 had died from COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization. The vast majority of those cases have occurred overseas, primarily in mainland China, and have also affected portions of Italy, Iran, South Korea, and Japan. But, as the virus has continued its worldwide spread, more U.S.-originated cases are being reported. Goodfriend said there already could be cases in our region, but patients haven’t been tested for the virus so far because of a shortage of testing kits. “With those one-offs that we’re hearing about in New York, Rhode Island, et cetera, easily there are other cases around and there may be cases in the National Capital region. We just haven’t tested for it,” he said. “Just because we don’t know about it
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Public Defenders Ask for Equal Pay with Prosecutors BY RENSS GREENE
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“For us, the next plane coming into Dulles could bring in whatever,” Goodfriend said. “The county, I think, is in a good position for it.” And he said the county is better prepared than it has been for previous outbreaks, with a new hospital and more emergency department and urgent care capabilities. “And we’ve learned a lot both from H1N1 and the 2014 Ebola, which put a real strain on the hospitals even though it didn’t impact a lot of people, it took a lot of resources at the hospital level to deal with Ebola,” Goodfriend said.
When someone is accused of a crime in Loudoun, and can’t afford to spend thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars defending themselves in court, they turn to the Office of the Public Defender. But the attorney who represents them will likely be paid much less than the prosecutor facing them— and in many cases, too little to stay in the job. As county supervisors begin work on Loudoun’s next annual budget, local attorneys—many of them current or former public defenders—are asking the board to supplement public defenders’ salaries, to pay them the same as prosecutors. “I think it’s the best job that I’ve ever had,” said Kelly King, a former public defender. “It was a job that I carried with me 24 hour a day, that I took home at night thinking about clients, that I woke up in cold sweat thinking about the responsibility that I carried in that office.” That responsibility, she said, included concern for their liberty, their well-being, and their futures.
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Worries over COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, have left store shelves empty of hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes, as shown by the depleted display in the Leesburg Target.
doesn’t mean it is not here.” Goodfriend’s been down this road before. Over his two decades leading Loudoun’s Health Department, he’s dealt with public fears over outbreaks of malaria (2002), H1N1 (2009) and even Ebola (2014). “We’re fortunate being in Loudoun County … that having Dulles Airport here and then the National Capital Region, we’re a high-risk community so the county is always prepared,” he said. While most communities rarely have to think about pandemic-level planning, Loudoun’s leaders know anything can happen.
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Western Loudoun residents in Hamilton, Lovettsville, Middleburg, Purcellville and Round Hill will head to the polls on May 5 to vote to fill mayoral and town council seats. By the Tuesday night filing deadline, five mayoral candidates and 23 Town Council candidates filed to put their names on the ballots. In Hamilton, the terms of Vice Mayor Kenneth Wine and Councilmen Matthew Clark and John Unger will expire in June. Running for those seats are Wine and newcomers Elizabeth Gaucher and Sofia Kesari, along with Greg Wilmoth, who served as mayor from 2010 to 2014. Those three seats have terms that expire in June 2024. Councilwoman Catherine Salter will also be on the ballot for a special election, run-
ning for a seat with a term that ends June 2022. Unger, who did not file for re-election, is Loudoun’s longest-serving council member, first elected in 1984. In Lovettsville, the terms of Mayor Nate Fontaine, Vice Mayor Jim McIntyre and Councilmen Mike Dunlap and Buchanan Smith will expire in June. McIntyre did not file for re-election. Fontaine is unopposed. The other incumbents will be TOWN ELECTIONS continues on page 3 Renss Greene/Loudoun Now
Former Vice President and current Democratic presidential primary contender Joe Biden takes a selfie with a crowd of Democrats in Sterling in November 2019.
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The demolition of three buildings along Edwards Ferry Road this week marked the beginning of construction of the new 92,000-square-foot District Court building in downtown Leesburg. The project is slated for completion by summer 2022. For more information about the project, or to sign up to receive email and text updates, go to loudoun.gov/courts-expansion.
Loudoun County Democrats lined up solidly behind former Vice President Joe Biden in Tuesday’s presidential primary, with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders trailing in a distant second place. Biden also won handily statewide, according to unofficial results. Biden secured more than 50 percent of the vote in seven of Loudoun’s eight election districts. Only in the Sterling District was Biden held under the 50 percent mark as Sanders got 33.5 percent of the vote and Sen. Elizabeth Warren broke into double digits with 10.1 percent of the vote. In other districts it was a two-horse race between Biden and Sanders—a battle that is likely to play out more frequently in the months leading to the party’s nominating convention in July. In the days leading up to Super Tuesday’s voting, two moderate candidates—Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg—dropped out of the race and lent their support to Biden, who entered the day chasing the front-running Vermont senator. Countywide, 64,518 votes were cast. Biden got 51.89 percent, followed by Sanders at 25.34 percent, Mike Bloomberg at 10.94 percent, Warren at 9.84 percent. On the state level, Biden led Sanders by a slightly large margin—53.3 percent to 23.1 percent, with 99.7 percent of votes counted. n
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Supervisors Sign Off on Public Safety Budget Requests BY RENSS GREENE rgreene@loudounnow.com
During the first budget work session of the new Board of Supervisors, members on Monday night largely waved through the spending requests and recommendations for the county’s public safety agencies and the county administrator. Representatives of the Sheriff ’s Office, Combined Fire-Rescue System, Department of Animal Services, and Community Corrections went before the board March 2 to make their cases for the increased funding requested in the Fiscal Year 2021 budget. And although they gave some scrutiny to those requests, supervisors made only one change to County Administrator Tim Hemstreet’s budget recommendations, adding a position for pretrial supervision in the Department of Community Corrections. As usual, supervisors are using Hemstreet’s recommended budget, based on a real estate tax rate of $1.035 per $100 of assessed value, as a starting point, adding or subtracting from that proposal. That is a one-cent cut to the current tax rate, but still an increase to the tax bill the average resident will see as property values continue to grow. Discussions with Sheriff ’s Office senior personnel—Sheriff Michael L. Chapman was at a conference in Las Vegas and did not attend, and Col. Mark Poland spoke instead—brought up an election-season political fight again. Chapman and former Republican candidate for county chairman John C. L. Whitbeck had proposed putting a School Resource Officer in every elementary school; however, when budget deliberations came around, Chapman had not put the program into his budget request. This year, the $3.5 million proposal to hire 16 new SROs ranked third among the sheriff ’s requests for new funding, but Hemstreet recommended funding for only first- and second-ranked budget requests. The School Board has not embraced the proposal to expand the SRO program to elementary schools. Instead, the adopt-
Supervisors Approve EDAC Zoning Rewrite Committee The Board of Supervisors’ finance committee unanimously approved a request from the Economic Development Advisory Commission to form a temporary subcommittee to provide advice on the ongoing rewrite of the county’s zoning ordinances. The zoning ordinance rewrite follows the Board of Supervisors’ adoption last year of a new county comprehensive plan, and puts into law the policies laid out in the plan. The ad-hoc committee will provide a business community perspective on the new zoning ordinance. “This ad-hoc approach seemed to be really effective in previous years,” said EDAC Chairman James Leach. The committee comes as a response to the county government’s request for input on the rewrite. “An ad hoc provides speed and flexibility that we won’t have with the full committee,” said EDAC member Chauvon McFadden.
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Director of Animal Services Nina Stively (right center) speaks to the Board of Supervisors at a budget work session Monday, March 2.
ed school budget calls for hiring more security officers. “It’s an expansion of the SRO program which, in a nutshell, is community policing at its finest,” Poland said. “The ability for deputies, guys and gals on the ground, to interact with their children within their communities that they work, and build those bonds, discuss safety, discuss education whether it’s vaping, or it’s bullying— that’s priceless.” County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) and Supervisor Juli E. Briskman (D-Algonkian) opposed the idea or “armed security in the elementary schools.” “Couldn’t almost all of the educational things that you’re talking about now be done with someone who’s not armed?” Briskman asked. “…Everything you’ve just said to me as a justification doesn’t require someone that’s armed.” “I have read a lot about this, and nothing ever speaks to that,” Randall said. “In fact, it actually would have a fairly negative effect according to all that I’ve read.”
Supervisor Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) said he supports the idea—“I wish we had two at every elementary school”— he said it may not be “prudent” to add them to the county’s budget while it’s uncertain whether to School Board will allow them into the schools. Supervisors added only one position: A new pretrial officer in the Department of Community Corrections. That, according to Department of Community Corrections Director Jim Freeman, is needed in part because of changes at the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office that are seeing more people awaiting trial—including people charged with violent felonies, including manslaughter—being released from jail and placed on pretrial supervision. Freeman said currently there are 41 defendants on pretrial supervision charged with violent felonies, in some cases with violent histories. Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) said “this is probably not an SAFETY BUDGET continues on page 7
Loudoun County is now accepting applications for the Conservation Easement Assistance Program year-round. Conservation easements permanently limit development on land, and require an agreement with a land trust to monitor and maintain the land. The grant program is designed to help protect historic, cultural and environmental resources by providing financial assistance to land trusts representing landowners who want to place their land under conservation easement. The program provides up to $15,000 or half of the upfront costs—whichever is less—of placing land under conservation easement. These costs may include stewardship, attorney’s services, land appraisal and survey fees, and processing and document fees. The grants are applied for by and granted to the land trust. To qualify, landowners must have a household income of no more than 115% of the Area Median Income, or $139,495 currently. At least half of the land must be located in Loudoun County. A total of $150,000 is available each year and distributed to qualifying applicants on a first-come, first-served basis. Landowners should consult a land trust to see if their land is eligible for a conservation easement. For more information about conservation easements in Loudoun County, go to loudoun.gov/conservatioAGENDA continues on page 6
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Public Employee Pay, Affordable Housing Supported in Budget Public Hearings BY RENSS GREENE rgreene@loudounnow.com
Residents and public servants of Loudoun came out to three public hearings on the county’s next annual budget to voice support for affordable housing and Loudoun’s public employees. Members of the Loudoun County chapter of the Service Employees International Union 512, Loudoun’s local public employees union, pushed county supervisors to help them keep serving. “We are the hardworking county employees dedicated to serving our community, who make Loudoun County the wonderful place that it is,” said SEIU 512 Vice President Julius Reynolds. “We are nurses, Child Protective Services workers, librarians, maintenance staff, mental health professionals, juvenile probation officers and more.” The Board of Supervisors is approaching the final phase of a years-long project to update the county’s salaries and job descriptions, including raises for many government employees to bring their paychecks in line with comparable positions in other Northern Virginia localities. That also has involved boosting departments that have been understaffed compared to other jurisdictions, as Loudoun’s government did not grow as fast as its population. Union members came to ask supervisors to see that project through. The local SEIU counts among its members more than 140 of the more than 4,000 county government employees. “My coworkers and I help the most vulnerable members of Loudoun County,” said Brenda DeHaas, a social worker with Child Protective Services. “I love what I do. I work hard to ensure that all children feel safe and secure in Loudoun County,” said Sherri Williams, another social worker with Child Protective Services. “And that goes for my kids, too. I’m a single grandma, raising three beautiful children.” But, many said, their long hours and lower pay mean they cannot afford to live in Loudoun, and their own bills and families go neglected. Supervisors also heard support for getting serious about affordable housing by funneling county money into affordable housing programs. Currently, the county’s Housing Trust Fund, which is being used to make loans to support affordable housing projects, gets no funding from the county’s operating budget. Instead, it gets funding when the price controls on existing Affordable Dwelling Units expire and they
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are purchased, or when developers pay a fee rather than build Affordable Dwelling Units—"which is really just replacing ADUs that are bought out, or developers don’t want to build, so that’s no growth,” said Kim Hart, Loudoun’s most prominent and only locally based affordable housing developer. He said Heronview, the most recent project by Windy Hill Foundation at Kincora in Sterling, has 96 apartments, 96 percent employment, and a waiting list that is 130 households long. “If we agree that we are at least 6,000 affordable units short in Loudoun County, and divide that by 20 years, that means we should be building about 300 a year,” Hart said. He said at the current rate Loudoun subsidizes those projects, that adds up to about $15 million a year. Loudoun’s Housing Trust Fund current has just over $15 million not already committed to a project. “That means it’s good for three good projects, or about a year and a half, and then it’s gone,” Hart said. Leadership at the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce also urged supervisors to take action in the budget on housing. “We’re one of the most attractive destinations for talent in the world, but it’s not enough,” said Loudoun Chamber Vice President Grafton DeButts. “In the end, we’re finding the housing barriers too much for even our national ranking to overcome. What I ask from you today is your leadership, but I promise you will not have to do it alone. The business community is ready to hire. Jobs across all sectors and all levels are going unfilled at wages that are higher than what you would expect.” Supervisors held their first work session on the Fiscal Year 2021 budget, which covers the fiscal year beginning July 1, on Monday, March 2. n
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Safety budget continued from page 4 area where we should be skimping.” “The last thing I want to see is unsupervised violent offenders, and I do believe in part because of some decisions that are being made at the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s level, that’s the situation we may find ourselves in,” Letourneau said. Supervisor Caleb A. Kershner (R-Catoctin) said while he would support adding the position in a straw poll for now, “I don’t plan on supporting this amendment if we can’t find other places to cut from other departments” to keep the tax rate down. Only Supervisor Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) voted against adding the pretrial officer. That addition, just over $100,000, bumped the tax rate up a half-penny to $1.04. That means supervisors currently will have to make at least that much in cuts elsewhere to bring the tax rate back down to $1.035. The bump happened because, traditionally, Loudoun has rounded the real estate tax rate to the half-penny. This year, each penny on the tax rate is projected to be worth about $9.5 million in
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Town Council Scrutinizes Balch Library Budget, Needs BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ krodriguez@loudounnow.com
Leesburg leaders have largely agreed over the years that the town has something special in the Thomas Balch Library, a destination for historical and genealogical research. However, that asset appears to be in need of some help. Alexandra Gressitt, director of the library, appeared before the council during its Monday work session for a briefing on the library’s needs. The town assumed ownership of Balch from Loudoun County July 1, 1994, and five years later undertook an extensive renovation and expansion of the library. In the past decade in particular patronage of the library has exploded, with Gressitt reporting a 243 percent increase since 2010. Seventeen years ago, a staff report notes, fewer than 1,000 patrons per year visited the library. That annual visitor number now stands at more than 35,000. The growth of its collection has nearly kept pace with that number, growing 211 percent in the last decade. Programming has also increased more than 150 percent during that time. What has not kept pace with the growing customers
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Owned by the Town of Leesburg since 1994, the Thomas Balch Library attracts more than 35,000 visitors each year.
and Balch’s large collection, however, is the staff that serves and manages them both, not to mention the library’s total budget. Gressitt noted that the two library positions cut during the town government reductions in force in 2010 have never been replenished. This means that a current library staff member is, on average, responding to 11,000 reference requests on an annual
basis. The budget for Balch has remained relatively flat over the past decade-and-a-half, increasing less than $50,000 since 2005. The building itself is also strained, with Gressitt pointing to the small number of parking spaces and restroom facilities to serve patrons, particularly during popular programming events when standing-room-only accommodations are the norm. The building size also limits the amount of collection space and workspace available to patrons. The library staff is in the midst of drafting a strategic and succession plan to further hone in on some of the library’s resource needs. Also up for consideration is whether acquiring land for an expansion of the library is possible. Library Commission Chairman James Hershman said the most attractive expansion area would be directly to the west, where the library could house a two-story building with a large auditorium, with seating for over 100, on the first floor to accommodate programs and perhaps even musical or theatrical performances. The second story could serve as additional library space. Hershman said Leesburg has reached another critBALCH LIBRARY continues on page 9
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Balch budget continued from page 8 ical milestone in Balch’s history, “where we really need to decide where we want to go with this to match the needs of this town.” “The library really has achieved what council envisioned back in the 1990s. Now we need to move forward with those achievements,” he said. One big endeavor library staff hopes to undertake could hinge on whether Balch receives its requested staff position for Fiscal Year 2021. The Thomas Balch Library Foundation has committed $60,000 towards the implementation of a library catalogue and conversion from the Dewey decimal classification system for the library’s collection. While that project has a one-time cost of $65,000, it will also require $26,000 in annual costs and, Gressitt said, the restoration of a reference librarian position lost during the economic recession. That full-time position, at a cost of just under $50,000, would oversee the catalog administration and conversion. Neither the staff position or the recurring costs for the project have been included in Town Manager
Kaj Dentler’s proposed budget. For Fiscal Year 2021, a 2.1 percent, or $11,321, increase is proposed, largely for increases in existing staff salaries and benefits, and increases in the cost of subscriptions and publications. “I’ve spent 16 years robbing Peter to pay Paul … getting basic work that needs to be done. I can't do the basic work that needs to be done [for the conversion project] without having a person,” Gressitt said. Hershman also pointed out that having a small staff makes some organizations less likely to dole out grants to the library in fear that they don’t have adequate staffing to carry out the funding. The library has been very successful, however, in obtaining smaller grants. While council members made no guarantees about including more funding for the Balch in the upcoming budget, some were clearly surprised by how much the library staff has accomplished on a seemingly shoestring budget. “Watching the budget from 2005 to 2020 it’s remarkable that the increase is so minimal, not to mention lacking additional staffing,” Councilman Neil Steinberg said. “[Balch] is indeed a resource to the town. I suspect it's time we start treating it like that.” n
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A Washington Redskins cheerleader reads Dr. Seuss’ “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” to a group of elementary school students.
About 100 students from five high-achieving elementary schools in the Washington, DC area, including Lovettsville Elementary, were bussed to Redskin Park in Ashburn on Monday morning to participate in the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation’s hosting of Read Across America Day. As part of the annual program headed by the National Education Association to commemorate Dr. Seuss’ birthday and celebrate reading, the event encouraged the kids to explore reading while navigating an obstacle course and matching relay, among other physical games. At one station, the students were treated to readings of Dr. Seuss’ “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” by Redskins cheerleaders. To promote the national celebration and encourage year-round reading, the National Education Association recommends educators organize events in March and sign up for affordable books on the First Book Marketplace at firstbook.org/nea. For ideas on reading events, go to readacrossamerica.org. n
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An elementary school student leaps through a Cat in the Hat-themed obstacle course in the Redskins practice dome during a Read Across America Day event.
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SCHOOL Notebook confident that the students at the school would embrace the effort to have a more positive impact on the environment. “Thank you for starting at Simpson,” she said. The board is expected to vote on the contract March 10.
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Simpson Middle School in Leesburg may become the testing ground for the district’s latest green infrastructure initiative.
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School Administrators Eye $2M Energy Savings Contract As a result of a conversation with 15 energy service companies last summer, the School Board is poised to issue a $2 million contract with CMTA Energy Solutions to conduct system upgrades at Simpson Middle School, with the goal of saving $2.6 million in energy and maintenance costs over the next 20 years. While the evaluation process has been underway for months, Assistant Superintendent for Support Services Kevin L. Lewis said it’s an idea that is 17 years in the making, as the school division has worked to increase efficiencies and reduce operation and maintenance costs. The exercise started with an invitation to energy services companies to conduct a back-of-the-envelope audit of Simpson’s infrastructure, with a requirement to include a campus-wide upgrade to LED lighting standards and a roof mounted solar array to supplement building power needs. Four companies submitted responses and the staff selected one, CMTA Energy Solutions, to perform a more detailed, investment-grade audit. That report was completed earlier this month. Under the proposal, the campus will see LED lighting upgrades, a roof-mounted solar photovoltaic array, transformer replacement, building envelope improvements, and other energy conservation measures. The school system would pay the cost of the work upon completion. The project is projected to result in a net savings of $610,000 over the next two decades. School Board members were briefed on the project during their Feb. 25 meeting and voiced support for the effort—at Simpson and beyond. Ian Serotkin (Blue Ridge) said that he planned to ask to elevate efforts to achieve greater energy efficiency to become one of the School Board’s core strategic actions. Beth Barts (Leesburg) said she was
vance to the state-level of competition for Odyssey of the Mind following the Region 14 tournament in Ashburn last weekend. Eighty teams comprised of approximately 550 students competed at Independence High School. The first-place winners advance to the state finals April 18 at Menchville High School in Newport News. First place winners were: Problem 1: Longshot Solution, Hillsboro Charter Academy; Problem 2: Net Working, Round Hill Elementary School, Harmony
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Looking for a Few Good Loudoun Fellows Are you spiritually hungry? Do you want to LIVE your Christian faith in a more challenging and effective way? Are you ready for more study, so that you can deepen your relationship with Christ and further the work of God’s kingdom on earth? Then you are invited to join the Fellows Program, a year-long discipleship program from the CS Lewis Institute – Loudoun County, designed for those men and women who are ready to be intentional about spiritual growth and God’s work. The Fellows Program’s life-changing opportunity is designed to be The Fellows Program dramatically spiritually transformative. works! A survey of our It runs for one academic year Fellows found that 76% (September – June), with summer would be willing to lead readings beforehand, and a retreat a discipleship group in in September to formally initiate the their home; 100% exyear. Each month examines a different perienced an increase biblical theme, with an overall focus in their involvement in on spiritual formation, apologetics, ministry to their family evangelism and our call to serve and community; 88% others. A combination of dynamic increased their involvement in workplace minteachers and writers, experienced istry; and 84% said the mentors, effective small groups and program had “transactive engagement with Scripture formed or significantly produces mature believers who can impacted their life.” articulate, defend and joyfully live out their Christian faith in every aspect of their life. It is a true feast for hungry souls seeking “more.” Please prayerfully consider joining us for this exciting next step in your journey with Christ. We will be accepting Loudoun County applications through May 15, 2020. Cost of the Program -- due to generous support of the program, there is no tuition cost to the Program. Each Fellow is only responsible for their books, materials and the cost of the retreat. For more information about the CS Lewis Institute and the Fellows Program, please go to www.cslewisinstitute.org or contact Tim Bradley at t.bradley@cslewisinstitute.org.
The Harrisonburg man who led State Police on a chase that ended with him being shot Feb. 27 has been charged with vehicle theft and four other crimes. According to the report, the incident began at approximately 7:30 p.m. last Thursday when a 2017 Ford Escape passed a Virginia State Police trooper in the eastbound lanes on Rt. 50 in Loudoun County. A license plate reader alerted the trooper that the Ford had been reported stolen in Fairfax County. The trooper attempted to initiate a traffic stop on Rt. 50 near Tall Cedars Parkway, but the driver sped away. During the pursuit, the driver allegedly reached speeds of up to 100 mph and rammed two state police cruisers that were attempting to stop the vehicle. Troopers surrounded the vehicle and forced it to a stop on South Sterling Boulevard near Shaw Road. While taking the suspect into custody, the driver was shot by a trooper. He was transported to Reston Hospital Center for treatment. Michael E. Bonner, 54, was released from Reston Hospital Center on Friday afternoon and taken into custody. He has been charged with grand larceny of a vehicle, eluding police, hit and run, driving without a driver’s license and unauthorized use of a stolen vehicle, and was held at the Loudoun Adult Detention Center. The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating the shooting. Once the investigation is completed, state police will turn the findings over to the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office for review and adjudication. In accordance with Department policy, the trooper involved in the shooting has been placed on administrative leave.
Pedestrian Fatally Struck on Rt. 7 in Sterling The Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office is investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian and two vehicles and is searching for a driver who fled the scene. The crash occurred around 2:40 a.m. Sunday in the area of Rt. 7 and Dranesville Road in Sterling. According to preliminary information, the adult male victim was attempting to cross Rt. 7 and ran across the roadway. He was struck by two vehicles in the westbound lanes. He died at the scene. One of the drivers remained on scene. The second driver fled in a dark-colored Mercedes-Benz sedan.
The crash remains under investigation by the Crash Reconstruction Unit. Anyone who witnessed the crash or has information regarding the Mercedes and who has not already spoken to law enforcement is asked to contact Investigator M. Lotz at 703-777-1021.
NY Homicide Suspect Nabbed at Dulles Airport U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Dulles Airport on Saturday apprehended a man wanted by New York City Police on suspicion of homicide before he could board a Mexico-bound flight. Sanchez Arenales, 19, is a suspect in the Feb. 12 shooting death of social worker Purcell Gowie in East Harlem, N.Y. “This arrest illustrates the seamless collaboration between federal, state and local law enforcement as we captured a fleeing murder suspect and will bring him before a court of law to stand before his charges,” stated Anne Maricich, CBP’s Acting Director of Field Operations, Baltimore Field Office. “Customs and Border Protection contributes our unique border security authority to identify and arrest dangerous fugitives at our ports of entry and return them to justice. It’s one way in which CBP helps to keep our country and our citizens safe.”
3 Clerks Cited for Underage Alcohol Sales in Sting The Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office last Friday issued summons to three clerks who allegedly sold alcohol to underage buyers during a special investigation. The enforcement operation involved an underage buyer attempting to purchase alcohol at 21 retail locations in western Loudoun, including in the Town of Purcellville, where efforts were coordinated with the Police Department. Clerks were cited at the Wolf Rock Drive 7-Eleven in Purcellville, the West Main Street 7-Eleven in Purcellville, and the Vino 9 Market in Paeonian Springs. The charge of selling alcoholic beverages to a person less than 21 years of age is a Class 1 misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of up to $2,500 and up to a year in jail. Last month, the Sheriff ’s Office conducted a similar operation involving vaping following the passage of a new Virginia law that prohibits the purchase, possession, and sale of tobacco products, nicotine vapor products, and alternative nicotine products to persons under 21 years of age. In that operation, 33 retail locations in the Ashburn Station area were visited, resulting in charges against six clerks.
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Gailani Sentenced to 77 Years in Prison for Double Murder BY PATRICK SZABO
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Two years ago, Hassan M. Gailani shot and killed two men in a Sterling hookah bar, leaving 11 wounds in the body of the friend he shot dead at the card table. This week, a Loudoun jury recommended he serve 77 years in prison on 11 felony convictions. A unanimous, 12-member Circuit Court jury last Friday sentenced Gailani to 25 years in prison for each of two first-degree murder convictions and three years in prison for each of his remaining nine convictions, which included two counts of use of a firearm during the commission of a felony and seven counts of maliciously discharging a firearm within an occupied building. The jury convicted Gailani of those offenses on Feb. 28 following a seven-day trial. On May 14, 2018, Gailani entered Pharaoh Café with a Kel-Tec 9 handgun and shot and killed Ahmed S. Osman, 35, and Murtada A. Marof, 40. Osman, who Gailani had targeted, was killed immediately while Marof, who Gailani identified as having “nothing to do with anything,”
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fought for his life before dying in an ambulance outside. Gailani believed he was drugged and sexually assaulted by Osman and another friend and had plotted to beat them up, but said it was not his intention to kill Osman that night. While not refuting evidence in the case that he plotted revenge, awaiting outside for his targets to arrive at the Sterling café and fired the fatal shots,
Gailani’s attorney’s argued that he was legally insane at the time of the shooting. Circuit Court Judge Stephen Sincavage instructed jury members to consider just that, which required them to determine if Gailani had a mental disease or defect and was unable to discern right from wrong at the time of the shooting. If the jury had found Gailani insane, it would have been required to hand up a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. Instead, it found him guilty on each charge. Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Ryan Perry told the jury that the shootings weren’t a result of Gailani’s delusional disorder, but that Gailani knew exactly what he was doing when he shot the men. “They didn’t deserve this. … They were just there to play cards,” he said. During the sentencing phase of the trial, Public Defender Genevieve Miller argued that Gailani was not in his right mind on May 14, 2018. She urged the jury to hand up the minimum sentence—60 years, which would have kept Gailani in prison until he was 97 years old. “The level of culpability is not that of a cold-blooded vigilante,” she said. Osman’s cousin and sister, and Marof ’s
cousin and brother also told the jury how the deaths have impacted their lives and the lives of others. During the trial, Gailani said the shooting was a result of a decade of pain that began when he claimed to have been sexually assaulted in Sudan in March 2008—which, he felt, gave him HIV. Although two HIV tests turned up negative results, Gailani said in court he was sure he has the virus. He testified that in 2015, he believed the HIV was transmitted through the air of a car into his friend’s eyes, which, Gailani claimed, prompted that friend to plot revenge against him. Gailani said his friend began attempting to cast magic spells on him. The push for revenge peaked on Jan. 3, 2018, when, Gailani said, Osman spent the night at his house, drugged him and allowed Gailani’s angered friend into the house to sexually assault him while he slept. Gailani said Osman and the angered friend took a video of the assault and were posting other taunting videos GAILANI continues on page 46
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From right, Sen. Mark Warner talks with Boulder Crest Retreat founder Ken Falke and Vice President Sarah Fehrer during a Feb. 29 visit to the Bluemont treatment center.
Boulder Crest Leaders Push for New Approach for VA Services BY NORMAN K. STYER nstyer@loudounnow.com
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner on Friday got a briefing on the ground-breaking treatment offered to military veterans and first responders at the Boulder Crest Retreat in Bluemont. Sitting around a large conference table in the main lodge of the 37-acre ridgetop complex, founder Ken Falke and members of his team made the case for more treatment programs to embrace their peer-topeer counseling services that have been getting positive results for the past seven years. Although federal leaders have greatly boosted support services offered through the Veterans Administration in recent years, with funding growing from $2.4 billion to $10 billion, the investment hasn’t successfully curbed the alarming suicide rate among veterans. The Boulder Crest team told Warner that was unlikely to change unless the VA takes a different approach. Instead of treating the symptoms of the physical and emotional injuries suffered by combat veterans, the center takes a more holistic approach. “We teach people how to live better lives,” Falke said. Executive Director Dusty Baxley stressed that the courses are developed and taught by combat veterans to help combat veterans relearn how to respond to things back at home.
“The main thing here is hope,” he said, about moving individuals beyond traumatic experiences. “It’s not what’s wrong; it is just what has happened.” Nate McCafferty was a recently retired Marine master sergeant when he entered Boulder Crest’s Family PATHH, an 18-month family program based on the science of posttraumatic growth. “When I left the Marines, I left with utter helplessness,” McCafferty told Warner. He found little help in other programs and eventually considered suicide. “When I was going to kill myself, I thought I was out of options.” At Boulder Crest, McCafferty found hope. Today, he is a PATHH guide, helping others find their hope. “I’m teaching them what I’m doing for myself, what I’m doing for my family,” he said. The Boulder Crest campus serves 24 people at a time in the residential portion of its treatments. The center, which Falke described as the “Mayo Clinic of PTSD treatment,” serves about 750 patients per year. The Boulder Crest team said that solving the VA’s staffing shortages and access concerns aren’t likely to lead to clinically different results in treating veterans. Instead, they told Warner that the VA should embrace new and novel treatments like the structured guidance, peer-to-peer programs that have demonstrated high rates of success in Bluemont, rather than approaches aimed chiefly at mitigating symptoms. n
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GIVING back Boulder Crest Retreat Named Citizen Honors Finalist The Congressional Medal of Honor Society has announced 27 finalists for this year’s Citizen Honors Awards, including the Boulder Crest Retreat Foundation based in Bluemont. The finalists were selected through two rounds of judging by an independent panel, with the final round conducted by Medal of Honor recipients. More than 110 nominations from around the country were received. “Every day in this country, ordinary Americans like the hard working staff at Boulder Crest make a difference through their acts of selflessness,” said Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10). “Their mission embodies the American spirit and their unique model of service has had a powerful impact in our community. I couldn’t be more proud that Boulder Crest is being recognized for the life-changing work they do to heal our veterans and first responders.” Founded in 2011, the nonprofit Boul-
der Crest Foundation supports combat veterans and their family members, and first responders, who struggle with a number of mental health challenges as a result of their service, and advocates for the theory of posttraumatic growth to be the foundation of how they heal America’s heroes who have experienced trauma. The Citizen Honors Awards recognize Renss Greene/Loudoun Now Americans whose exceptional courage Members of the LoCo Disc Golf Club present a and selfless service embody the values of check for more than $17,000, raised at their the Medal of Honor: courage and sacri- annual LoCo Ice Bowl for Loudoun Hunger Relief. fice; commitment and integrity; and citThis is the eighth year that the event izenship and patriotism. Six citizens and has benefited Loudoun Hunger Relief. one organization will receive awards, to The LoCo Ice Bowl is a disc golf tournabe announced March 25 during a dinner ment held each winter, with the motto held at the International Spy Museum. “No Wimps, No Whiners.” Participants are expected to play no matter what the LoCo Disc Golf Donates $17K weather. to Loudoun Hunger Relief Ice bowls are sponsored by disc golf The LoCo Disc Golf Club last week clubs all around the country each year, made its largest donation yet from its an- and raise funds for nonprofits that fight nual LoCo Ice Bowl to Loudoun Hunger hunger in the community. Since 1996, Relief. Ice Bowls have raised over $3.5 million The nonprofit club presented a check to fight hunger all over the United States. For more information about the LoCo for $17,167.
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American Legion Gears Up for Golf Tourney, Sponsors Sought American Legion Post 34 in Leesburg is planning an April 17 golf tournament at Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club to raise funds for its sponsored programs, including the Junior NROTC at Loudoun County High School, an annual oratorical contest, the Girls and Boys State programs, and the popular American Legion Baseball league. Organizers are signing up event sponsors, offering marketing packages ranging from $100 to $3,000. Also, registration is open for players. The cost is $150, which includes breakfast, a post-play buffet, a goody bag, prizes and raffles. To sign up and read more details, go to birdeasepro.com/post34tourney2020.
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner met with Loudoun's data center executives last week to learn more about the industry.
Warner Hears of Data Centers’ Local Impact BY RENSS GREENE rgreene@loudounnow.com
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner met with executives from Loudoun’s data center and cloud computing industry in Data Center Alley last Friday, getting a briefing on how they see the industry’s impact on Loudoun and the threats it could face. The discussion, hosted at an Equinix campus, focused on the industry’s positive impacts, the surrounding community’s sometimes negative reaction to the industry, and how Loudoun came to be the dominant data center market in the world. Loudoun Department of Economic Development Executive Director Buddy Rizer said data centers this year are estimated to bring in more than $400 million of tax revenue to the county government. This year, each penny on that real estate tax rate is worth about $9.5 million in revenues. But, he said, “We need to continue to convince the citizens that this is something that has been transformational for our community. You’ve heard the saying ‘you can’t see the forest for the trees’— many Loudoun citizens can’t see the benefit for the buildings.” That came to a head a few years ago during fights over proposed power line
routes and unpopular rezonings, he said. Rizer and others in the room said Loudoun came to be the data center capital of the world in large part through his ambitious plans, as well as a confluence of fiber connections, energy infrastructure, and highly trained workforce, along with support from a series of Boards of Supervisors. And former state delegate and QTS Chief Hyperscale Officer Tag Greason said data centers create more jobs than the handful of people they employ. “If you look at the parking lot, there’s 600 contractors that come to the data center every day,” Greason said. “…It is an amazing ecosystem. People say, QTS only hired 20 people. Yup, but we employed indirectly a thousand people to build that.” However, others also touted data centers’ relatively small direct impact on the economy—based on how few people data centers employ per facility. Data center executives in the room said aside from the tax benefits to the locality, the industry has also been central to the push for more green energy. Erich Sanchack, Executive Vice President at Digital Realty—a company that in particular has previously faced critiWARNER continues on page 18
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BUSINESS Announcements York Tapped to Lead Committee for Dulles Former Loudoun County Chairman Scott K. York has been appointed as interim executive director of the Committee for Dulles. He served for 16 years leading the Board of Supervisors, losing his final re-election bid in a four-way race in 2015. He joined the Committee for Dulles board last year. “Scott brings an unparalleled resume of not only governmental He experience but also operational and management proficiency,” stated CFD President Jack Vega. “He is a proven leader with strong ties to Washington Dulles International Airport, the local community and the greater metropolitan region.” York served in county government, both as a planning commissioner and county supervisor, during Loudoun’s most rapid growth period and was a leading advocate of extending Metro’s Silver Line to Ashburn. Founded in 1966, the organization supports the economic vitality of Dulles Airport and informs the business community and government leaders about the strategic role it plays in the region’s transportation infrastructure and economy.
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Warner continued from page 16 cism from its residential neighbors—said the data center market has also become a “strategic asset” for the United States. And while data center companies in recent years have put more into making their formerly imposing, featureless buildings more attractive, he and others also discouraged from regulating their looks. “I would discourage any kind of regulating pretty, you can’t regulate pretty,” Sanchack said. Instead, he suggested working with data centers to see what they can do “versus coming up with a regulation of what it is, and then getting a cookie cutter of that.” They also discouraged regulating the industry in other ways. “There’s an ecosystem that’s been built,
TAV America is partnering with Capital One Financial Corp. to renovate approximately 9,100 square feet of space at the base of Dulles’ original FAA control tower to create a Capital One-branded airport passenger lounge. The Dulles lounge, which will be located within the main terminal just beyond security, will feature a green building design and offer amenities for travelers to recharge while they’re traveling through the airport.
HCA Awards StoneSprings Hospital for Nursing Excellence The Emergency Department nursing unit at StoneSprings Hospital has earned the 2019 HCA Healthcare Unit of Distinction Award. The “Unit of Distinction” designation is achieved through measurable, exemplary performance in the strategic areas of advocacy and leadership, consistency in nursing practice and operations and leveraging scale to drive performance. This is the second consecutive year that StoneSprings’ Emergency Department has been awarded. In 2019, approximately 2,200 HCA Healthcare nursing units participated in the program and were scored on approximately 20 different criteria to determine which would receive the 2019 Unit of Distinction honor. Unit of Distinction winners are in the top five percent of all HCA Healthcare medical surgical, critical care, emergency services, surgical services, behavioral health and women’s and children’s nursing units. taxes, power, people, location—it’s working,” said Brian O’Hara, Vice President at CloudHQ. “Guardrails are okay, but meddling is going to do damage.” Warner also told the industry representatives in the room he would like to attract their projects to less-wealthy areas of the state like south-central and southwestern Virginia—"if any of you were to ever be willing to look at southside or southwest, I will move heaven and earth in terms of state and federal incentives.” After the meeting, Warner said he hadn’t “fully appreciated” just how much tax revenue the industry generates for the local government. And, he said, “I still would love to see this benefit spread more around the Commonwealth… and I think there is a recognition in terms of future design, you’re going to have to make these structures more attractive.” n
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Discontinued Commercial Trash Pickup Causes Stir in Purcellville BY PATRICK SZABO
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Some Purcellville businesses have been accustomed to walking their trash to the curbside as part of the town’s weekly pickup. But that’s not a service the town intended to provide, and not one its refuse contractor has been paid to provide. In January, American Disposal Services conducted an audit of its services and found that it had mistakenly been collecting trash from a host of the town’s more than 300 businesses. When the trash company informed the town, staffers said they would send letters to the businesses to let them know their trash would no longer be collected. But before that communication occurred, American Disposal informed the businesses on their own, prompting concerned responses from 10 of the affected businesses. One of those responses came from Saint Andrew Presbyterian Church Pastor Dave Milam. He expressed concerns in emails to the mayor and Town Council that the trash service was being discontinued, that it was being discontinued so suddenly and that the church had learned of the change from American Disposal and not from town staff. “Having just established our church budget for the year, we are now challenged
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Purcellville’s Saint Andrew Presbyterian Church has been cut out of American Disposal’s trash pickup route—a route it shouldn’t have been a part of in the first place.
to make a significant adjustment,” Milam wrote in a Jan. 30 email to Mayor Kwasi Fraser, adding that the change was made without giving the church and the other affected businesses a chance to object. “For a government that purposes to be transparent this does not seem to measure up to your promises.” In a Feb. 25 email to the entire Town Council, Milam wrote that the church
would need to spend nearly $10,000 on a new trash pickup contract and to install a concrete slab and fence around a new dumpster. That additional dumpster would accompany an 8-yard Waste Management dumpster that sits in the church parking lot now. Town Manager David MekarTRASH continues on page 26
Lovettsville Council Bans Remote Meeting Participation, Limits Meeting Times BY PATRICK SZABO
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The Town of Lovettsville has become the only town in the county to require its council members to be physically present to participate in meetings and the only Town Council to impose limits on the length of its meetings, at three hours and 15 minutes. The council last week voted unanimously to adopt revised rules and procedures, which include those provisions. Council members are now prohib-
ited from participating in meetings remotely, following the request of Mayor Nate Fontaine, who stressed that the seven-person council is the face of the 2,000-resident town. Council members have been allowed to participate remotely for nearly six years, ever since the Town Council adopted such a provision in July 2014. The 7:30 p.m. Town Council meetings also will adjourn no later than 10:45 p.m. To ensure that happens, the council will not begin any new discussions after 10 p.m. Last year, 12 meetings ended
after 10:45 p.m. and one wrapped up at 12:35 a.m. So far in 2020, six of the eight Town Council meetings ran past 10:45 p.m. The new rules also give the mayor eight calendar days to veto any ordinance the Town Council votes to adopt. Aside from the new time element, that power is already outlined in the Town Charter. The adoption of the new rules marks the end of a nearly two-year process that began when much of the current Town Council took office in July 2018. n
LOVETTSVILLE Lovettsville Co-op Holds Elections, Discusses Grocery Store Plans The Lovettsville Cooperative Market held its annual meeting Feb. 20 to elect new board members, enjoy a chili cookoff and update residents on plans to open a community grocery store. During the meeting, Common Market CFO Sarah Lebherz, President Megan Schneebaum and Vice President Annie Marshall gave Lovettsville co-op members an overview of Common Market’s history and its plans to launch a second store in Frederick, MD. Members also were told that the Lovettsville Co-op doesn’t anticipate beginning the 18-month construction on its planned community grocery store at the Lovettsville volunteer firehouse before the end of 2021. Members also learned that the co-op is experiencing significantly higher sales and that it has identified a novel financing approach that was successfully implemented in 2019 by a startup co-op in Fredericksburg. Co-op Director Glenn Willard, Chairman John DeSaix and Vice Chairwoman Julie Harner were all re-elected to the board. Gretchen Demmin and Caroline Ahern were elected for a first time. Peter Roebuck also won the chili cookoff for a second consecutive year. Learn more about the co-op at lovettsville-grocery.com.
Council Eyes Community Finance Committee The Lovettsville Town Council last week continued its discussion about the potential to create a Finance Committee for selected residents to review town finances on behalf of all taxpayers. Under its proposed charter, the Finance Committee would add an “added metric to the budget process, drawing from local expertise in citizens” and would advise on fiscal policy financial planning and budget TOWN NOTES continues on page 24
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Purcellville Officer Found Unjustified in Teen’s Shooting Death Withdraws Appeal BY PATRICK SZABO pszabo@loudounnow.com
Former Purcellville Police officer Timothy Hood has withdrawn his appeal in the wrongful death case of Christian Sierra, following a November trial in which he was found unjustified in the fatal shooting of the teenager and required to pay the Sierra family $3.81 million. According to court documents, Hood withdrew his appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court on Jan. 30, stating both parties had reached agreement on the matter. According to the Westlake Legal Group, the law firm that represented the Sierra family, the $3.81 million has been paid in full. Purcellville Town Manager David Mekarski said he could not comment on whether any of that money had been paid or if it is coming from the town’s insurance company, through the Virginia Municipal League. He stated the payments would not come from the town’s General Fund and would have no effect on town
taxpayers. In November 2019, a Circuit Court jury hearing the civil lawsuit found that Hood battered 17-year-old Christian Alberto Sierra when he shot and killed him in May 2014. According to testimony in that trial, Sierra that day began stabbing himself in the neck with a 3-inch paring knife and eventually ran outside. After a 911 call, Hood arrived on the scene, drew his firearm and told Sierra to drop the knife three times, as Sierra walked 10 feet closer to him. Hood shot Sierra three times in the chest and once in the shoulder. Medical teams were unable to revive Sierra. The Sierra family filed a $10.24 million wrongful death suit against Hood. Following last year’s trial, Hood filed a motion to set aside the verdict. That was denied on Dec. 3—the same day retired Circuit Court Judge James Howe Brown, Jr. entered a judgment for the Sierras. Hood noted his appeal to the Supreme Court of Virginia on Dec. 20, but filed a motion to dismiss the appeal a month later. n
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Town Prepares to Re-Launch Well 4 The Town of Middleburg is working on maintenance to its waterworks system, specifically the Well 4 Treatment Plant, which has been out of service since November 2017 because of mechanical problems stemming from a prior plant failure in 2013 that was repaired in 2014. According to a town statement, Inboden Environmental Services, the town’s utility operator, has repaired the plant during the past few months and has begun testing its operational capacity. Those tests have been successful and indicate that the plant is most likely ready to be put back into operation. As tests are conducted, the town will submit all necessary reports to the Virginia Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water, to allow the plant to return to operational service—which should provide better filtration of the town’s water supply and reduce sedimentation in the mains.
Byrne Gallery Presents Spring Bouquet Exhibit The Byrne Gallery will host a Spring Bouquet exhibit from March 4-29 featuring the work of three new, local artists. Margaret Farr, Cathleen Lawless and Carolyn Marshall Wright will have their work displayed in the exhibit and will greet attendees during a reception from
PURCELLVILLE Town Seeks Contractor to Mow 30 Acres The Town of Purcellville has issued an invitation for bids to solicit interest from companies interested in providing mowing services for about 30 acres of easements, right of ways and other properties. The selected contractor will be required to mow the Fireman’s Field creek banks, around the Southern Collector Road, in the Village Case neighborhood, along Hirst Road and Hatcher Avenue and other locations in town. That work will begin April 1. Bidders must have at least three years of experience in mowing, among other qualifications. Learn more at purcellvilleva.gov/bids.
Council Announces FY21 Budget Work Sessions The Purcellville Town Council will learn about, solicit resident input on and discuss the proposed Fiscal Year 2021 budget during 10 sessions between March and June. Town Manager David Mekarski will present his proposed FY21 budget to the Town Council at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18. A public hearing on property tax rates will follow on March 24 and another public hearing on the budget and master tax and fee schedule on April 14. The council will discuss the budget on March 24, March 26, April 1, April 14, April 22, April 28, May 6 and May 26. It will discuss and tentatively adopt the budget on June 9. All meetings will start at 7 p.m. and will be held at the town hall. For more information, call the town at 540-338-7421.
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Purcellville to Rebid Cell Tower Build BY PATRICK SZABO
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Purcellville residents living in the southwestern area of town might still yet see improved cellular coverage in the coming years. The town is set to re-advertise a request for proposals seeking firms interested in building a cellular tower on the Basham Sims Wastewater Facility property to lease space to four or five cellular carriers. A selected firm will enter into a 25-year lease with the town, in which it will be required to share any revenue it generates from cell carrier leases. Town Manager David Mekarski said he is hoping to issue the revised advertisement this week. Town Attorney Sally Hankins said that once that happens, the advertisement will remain out for about two months. The first advertisement, which the town put out in September, received no responses by the November deadline. Since then, the town staff has been working to reconfigure the request for proposals to better align with modern market expectations. Mekarski said he worked on that document alongside seven firms that indicated they didn’t respond to the initial request because of the proposed contract terms. The new request for proposals changed
the length of the lease term with the selected firm from 10 years with up to six five-year renewals to 25 years with up to four five-year renewals. Mekarski said the firms indicated that monthly leases should not exceed $4,000. The 5-percent annual increase on the lease rate has also been removed, leaving it up to the respondents to propose that rate—Mekarski said the industry standard is about 2 percent. The number of potential carriers allowed to install equipment atop the new tower changed from eight to up to five. And the town eliminated the annual licensing fee and special use permit fee from the contract terms. Mekarski said the town would advertise the new request statewide online to more than 4,000 firms, email it to 132 firms on wirelessestimator.com and reach out to the previous potential respondents. “We feel very confident that from the conversations we had, we will have some competition,” he said. “There is interest and there does appear to be a market.” The town is expected to begin evaluating responses to the advertisement by the end of April. A new cell tower is proposed to create a new revenue stream for the town and increase cellular coverage gaps and broadband connectivity for all. n
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ski said it’s his understanding that Saint Andrew has a pre-existing contract with Waste Management. Milam wrote that the church also had already spent more than $8,000 to fix an underground water leak, $1,000 on a high utility bill and another $1,000 to pay the town’s water leak fee. “In other words, just over 50 days into 2020 we have $20,000 of unanticipated expenses,” Milam wrote. In his emails, Milam called the town out for “unwisely” stewarding its resources in recent years—a call to the town’s flawed investigation into now-discredited claims of misconduct against the police chief that led to other investigations and stuck the town with close to $1 million in associated fees and several lawsuits, one of which is still outstanding. “The perception of that consequence now leaves me to more deeply wonder if cutbacks are a reaction to that mistake,” Milam wrote. Milam has not responded to comment further on the matter. Administration Director Hooper McCann said the trash service dilemma arose because several town businesses continued to place their trash on the curbside even after the town staff had informed them they were not a part of the town’s contract with American Disposal. McCann said that when she sent the letters to the affected businesses on Jan. 24, she also sent letters to other businesses she thought might like to know about the situation just in case they had been taking advantage of American Disposal’s town trash route. In all, she sent out 56 letters. McCann said the town staff and American Disposal representatives miscommunicated with each other and that before the town’s letters could be sent out, American began reaching out to businesses. She said that of the 10 businesses that responded to the notification, most of them simply were interested in learning how they had been included in the pickup route in the first place. Per McCann’s request, American Disposal continued collecting trash from the affected businesses until Feb. 3. Mekarski said he met with Milam last week and that the meeting was cordial and went well. He said the town is looking into offering Saint Andrew, and the
“In other words, just over 50 days into 2020 we have $20,000 of unanticipated expenses” — Pastor Dave Milam Saint Andrew Presbyterian Church other affected businesses, trash pickup service either through the end of the fiscal year, which ends June 30, or until the town signs a new contract with American Disposal or a different company later this calendar year. Mekarski said he would share pricing with the Town Council this month. “We’re do our due diligence,” he said. Purcellville is in the majority of Loudoun towns that do not pay to have their businesses’ trash picked up. Hamilton, Leesburg and Middleburg are the only towns to feature commercial trash pickup. But by the end of this year, every western Loudoun town will sign a new trash and recycling contract with a trash collection company. In January, Hamilton, Hillsboro, Lovettsville, Middleburg, Purcellville and Round Hill, along with the Town of Haymarket in Prince William County, advertised a request for proposals soliciting responses from companies interested in managing waste collection in their towns. While the solicitation was advertised jointly, each town will sign a separate contract with the selected refuse company. Mekarski said Purcellville is looking into adding a commercial component to its new trash contract once that happens, but that it will take some time to determine if that’s feasible for the town and equitable for the many different commercial entities. “It’s not something that we can easily estimate,” Mekarski said. “It’s not something that we can simply categorize.” In the current fiscal year, the town has $488,000 budgeted for trash pickup—an increase of $13,000 over the previous year’s budget and $38,000 over the budget from two years ago. n
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Obituaries Richard Terry Bradley Richard Terry Bradley of Rowlett, Texas, died on February 4th at Methodist Richardson Medical Center. He had been in poor health for several years. He was born in Stamford, CT, on July 9, 1954, to Chester and Virginia (Mercer) Bradley. He grew up in Darien, CT, graduating from Darien High School. He went on to earn a BS and MS in math at Ohio State, where he also taught. He later earned his MBA from the University of Chicago. He and his ex-wife Phyllis Beckford had one child, Andrea Bradley, currently of Silver Spring, MD. She was most fortunate to have such a loving and supportive “Dadbo.” Richard
was employed by Wunderman Thompson Data, where he had many friends including an amazing boss. We are most grateful for their abundant kindness, particularly during his many hospitalizations. He was preceded in death by his parents in 2016. In addition to his daughter, he is survived by his sister, Patricia Bradley, of Leesburg, VA, her 2 daughters, her 5 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren and her husband, David Edmundson. Richard was noted for his devotion to and pride of his daughter, his keen sense of humor and fondness for movies of all types. Please watch an old favorite film in his memory.
Margaret “Margi”Delbridge Margaret Drane Delbridge died at home on November 2, 2019 in Lovettsville, VA. She was 83 years old. “Margi” was born to William McClure and Margaret Parsons Drane on October 10, 1936 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her father was a decorated pilot in the United States Navy, advancing to Captain before his retirement. While growing up in the Navy, Margi and the family relocated extensively, with stations in Honolulu HI, San Francisco CA, Norfolk VA, Guam, Richmond VA, Glenview IL, and Kodiak AK, to name just a few. She attended high schools in both Virginia & Illinois, graduating from Northbrook High School in Glenview, IL in 1954. Margi attended the University of Arizona from 1955 to 1956 before the tragic death of her mother in a car accident. Shortly thereafter, Margi and her sisters were standing in a reception line alongside their father in Ames, Iowa, where their mother would have stood if she was still alive, when a young lieutenant in the Army and recent West Point graduate (Class of 53) by the name of Norman (Norm) Delbridge walked through that line. It was there the two met, fell in love, and shortly thereafter were married on June 22, 1957 in Detroit, MI. Norm & Margi lived in Lansing, Michigan after they married. It was there that their first son, Norman (Scott) Delbridge, was born in 1958. As was the case with Margi’s upbringing in a Navy household, her new life as an Army spouse was
equally full of travel. In 1959, they moved to Ankara, Turkey where Norm was assigned. After four years overseas, they returned to the United States and moved to Ft. Campbell, Kentucky where their second son, David McClure Delbridge, was born in 1964. Subsequent assignments for Norm took them to Ft. Leavenworth KS, Reston VA, Carlisle PA, Pittsburgh PA, Frankfurt Germany, San Francisco CA, and Springfield VA. Finally, upon Norm’s retirement as a Major General in the Army, with 36 years of decorated service, they settled down in the quiet countryside of Lovettsville VA. It was there that Margi eventually lost her beloved husband on July 30, 2010 after 53 years of marriage. Margi had various hobbies in addition to being a devoted wife and wonderful mother to her two sons. She loved gardening and cooking. She also loved her horses, dogs, and one cat that lived with her until her last day on this earth. Margi is preceded in death by her parents, Margaret & William Drane, her two sisters, Frankie & Donna, and her husband Norm. She is survived by her two sons Scott and David. Margi had one grandson, Christopher Delbridge (son of Scott). Margi was laid to rest with Norm at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday February 13, 2020. Memorial contributions may be made to: • Folds of Honor at foldsofhonor.org/ donate/ • Breast Cancer Research Foundation at give.bcrf.org • The USMA Class of 1953 Superintendent’s Endowment
Ernestine Phillips Felts Ernestine Phillips Felts, 93 passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family February 28, 2020. Ernestine was born at home in Sharon Grove, Kentucky to Lawrence and Lou Ella Phillips. She married Exie Eugene Felts in September 1948 and celebrated 66 years of marriage. Exie preceded her in death in 2014. They had 5 children, Exie E. Felts II, Judith Kay Reddle, Phyllis Ann Figgins, Frances Luella Hafey, and Deena Renee Lanham. She was a proud grandmother of 12 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandchild and another on the way. Ernestine’s motherly and grandmotherly love was not limited to her own children but extended to many close friends of the family. Ernestine loved the Lord and her church. She had been a member of Purcellville Baptist Church for 59 years. Ernestine was honored with the Oaks of Righteousness Award, was elected to be
the first female deaconess, taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. After her youngest child started high school, Ernestine worked in the kitchen at Lincoln Elementary School with Mrs. Helen Cook. In her spare time, she used her talents as a seamstress and gardener. Most of all Ernestine loved her family and friends. She was the first to knock on the door of a new neighbor to welcome them and invite them to church. Her contagious love and joyous spirit will be dearly missed and forever in our hearts. A celebration of Ernestine’s life will be Sunday March 8 at 3pm at Purcellville Baptist Church, 601 Yaxley Drive, Purcellville, VA with Pastor David Janney officiating. Attendees are invited to stay after the service to enjoy a meal with Ernestine’s family. Donations to Purcellville Baptist Building Fund in memory of Ernestine may be made in lieu of flowers. Special thanks to Purcellville Baptist Church, Purcellville Fire and Rescue, Capital Caring Hospice, Halls Funeral Home and the many wonderful caregivers at Inova Loudoun Nursing and Rehab Center.
Sheela Kantilal Lampietti January 1, 1941 to February 15, 2020
Sheela was passionate about people, prose and plants. She had dear friends from all walks of life, opening her heart and kitchen to them and adopting them as her own. She surrounded herself with books and the glorious landscaping that was her life’s work. On Saturday February 15, 2020,
Sheela passed away in the presence of loving family and friends. She is survived by her two dogs, Monty and Balthus, her husband and sister, four children and their spouses, and eight grandchildren. Should friends desire, contributions may be sent to GrayWolf Press or Blue Ridge Hospice.
Death Notices Geoffrey David Kesler of Ashburn, Virginia passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 24, 2020. He was 52 years old. Geoff is survived by his wife, Allison Brant and his daughter Madeleine Kesler of Ashburn, VA; his mother Janet Kesler and sister Jill Kesler, of Fort Myers, FL. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11am on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Ashburn, Virginia, with a reception following the mass. Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetary at a date to be determined. In lieu of flowers, Memorial contributions may be made to the Geoff Kesler Scholarship for Maddie Kesler, https://www.
gofundme.com/f/geoff-kesler-scholarship-for-maddie-kesler. Christopher Michael Lutrario, 27, of Hamilton, Virginia passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020. He is survived by his parents, Michael and Anita, sisters, Casey and Julieann, his brother and best friend in the world Ben. A celebration of Life Ceremony will be held on Saturday, March 7th, 2020 at Purcellville Baptist Church at noon. Memorial contributions may be given to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 11800 Sunrise Valley Dr. Suite 1210, Reston, Va 20191 or Make-A-Wish Foundation, 1702 East Highland Ave, Suite 400 Phoenix, AZ 85016.
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Gardening for Food and Fun Saturday, March 7, 10 a.m.-noon Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, 21085 The Woods Road, Leesburg Details: bansheereeksnp.org Want to grow your own produce, flowers and herbs but not sure where to start? Join the resident gardener at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve to learn about site design and types of garden beds and containers. Fee is $20. Advance registration is required.
Lovettsville Historical Society Lecture: The Brunners of Schifferstadt
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Andrew McKnight plays a feature song from his new album during a special show Friday night at the Franklin Park Arts Center.
Songs From the Family Tree Andrew McKnight Explores His Roots in ‘Treasures in My Chest’ BY JAN MERCKER
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It started with a hundred-year-old melody by a namesake ancestor and grew into an album and a memoir. Loudoun-based singer/songwriter Andrew McKnight’s new album “Treasures in My Chest” delves deep into the resonance of family history and the power of music. McKnight celebrates the record’s release, along with a companion book, at a March 6 concert at Franklin Park Arts Center. For McKnight, a passion for genealogy has led to the discovery of fascinating stories and a new appreciation for the unifying thread of music across generations. “Every one of us has these stories even if we don’t know them. We all have this treasure chest of stuff. The good, the bad, the saints the sinners, the rogues, the renegades, the whole bunch of them,” McKnight said. “They’re all in there, and we’re here because of every one of them. Take any one of them out and poof, you’re not here.” McKnight, who’s been interested in family history since childhood, plunged headlong into research in 2012 thanks to the advent of home DNA testing. During a visit to his parents’ home in Connecticut a few years ago, McKnight discovered the sheet mu-
sic to “Margaret,” a song published by his Scottish great-grandfather, also named Andrew McKnight, in 1906. Hearing his sister Aly play the song on the piano for the first time set the wheels for “Treasures in My Chest” in motion. “I was moved to tears. What of you lasts so long after you’ve left?” McKnight said. “Music, whether it’s recorded or on paper can come to life—right here, right now, right in this room.” His great-grandfather’s piece is intertwined with the album’s title song, “Treasures in My Chest,” creating a bridge across the decades. “It’s kind of like we did a co-write across 115 years of time and distance,” McKnight said. For McKnight, the sense of interconnectedness runs through the album, moving back and forth from looking at his own family tree to reflecting on his own place in posterity. The track “Web of Mystery” tackles the idea of connecting the dots. “The whole looking forward/looking back and realizing that someday we will be the ancestors people wonder about is powerful stuff,” McKnight said. “You hope that someday you’re remembered.” McKnight, who grew up in Connecticut but has lived in MCKNIGHT continues on page 31
Sunday, March 8, 2-4 p.m. Lovettsville Museum, 4 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Lovettsville Details: lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org Patricia Ogden and Boyce Rensberger discuss their book “German Immigrants, American Pioneers: The Brunners of Schifferstadt,” the saga of one desperate German family’s search for a better life in America.
ON STAGE ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Thursday, March 5, Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7, 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 8, 2 p.m. Woodgrove High School, 36811 Allder School Road, Purcellville Details: facebook.com/ woodgrovetheatre Woodgrove’s Grove Theatre presents the campy horror musical following florist clerk Seymour, his crush Audrey and the maneating plant seeking world domination. Tickets are $5 to $10.
Lucketts Bluegrass: David Davis and the Warrior River Boys Lucketts Community Center, 42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg Details: luckettsbluegrass.org Davis is known for top-notch Monroe-style mandolin playing and a deep respect for oldschool bluegrass. Tickets are $17 at the door.
John Hardy: ‘Rattlesnake’ Saturday, March 7, 7:30 p.m. Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville
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FUN FOR A CAUSE Martinis Matter for Loudoun Literacy Council Saturday, March 7, 5-8 p.m. River Creek Club, 43800 Olympic Drive, Leesburg Details: loudounliteracy.org Play some words with (actual) friends and support the Loudoun Literacy Council. Drink tickets are $10.
Habitat for Humanity Raise the Roof Gala Saturday, March 7, 6 p.m. West Belmont at the National, 18980 Upper Belmont Place, Lansdowne Details: loudounhabitat.org Loudoun Habitat for Humanity’s Raise the Roof Gala features a cocktail reception and seated dinner, live music from Rollex and an auction. Black tie optional. Tickets are $160.
NIGHTLIFE Live Music: GoGo Gadjet Friday, March 6, 7 p.m. Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com Go Go Gadjet straddles the line between band and
Saturday, March 7, 8 p.m. B Chord Brewing, 34266 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill Details: bchordbrewing.com The Woodshedders return to B Chord bringing together the diverse influences of American country, rhythm & blues, old-time, bluegrass, and gypsy jazz. Their catchy, original dance sound keeps crowds on their feet and yelling for more. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 day of show.
Form of Expression Santana Tribute Saturday, March 7, 7 p.m. Dragon Hops Brewing, 130 E. Main St., Purcellville Details: dragonhopsbrewing.com Enjoy favorite Santana hits and amazing riffs from this NOVA-based quartet. Tickets are $5 at the door.
Sunday, SepteMber 20, 4 pM trio SetteCento is known for passionate inter-
pretations of music from the Age of Enlightenment, performing on antique instruments of rare beauty and expressive power. J.S. Bach and more.
Sponsored by Presidential Bank.
Sunday, OctOber 25, 4 pM luCa PiSaroni Italian bass baritone from the
Metropolitan Opera and other leading world opera houses. “…One of the most thrilling performers of his generation”—Opera News. Sponsored by Charlotte Gollobin;
supporting sponsors Lynn and Bishop Sheehan.
Live Music: Britton James
Sunday, nOveMber 15, 4 pM WinDSynC …pushes “the boundaries of wind
Saturday, March 7, 7-10 p.m. Döner Bistro, 13C Fairfax Sr. SE, Leesburg Details: doener-usa.com Acoustic rock from a Loudoun favorite.
of Alfred P. Dennis, Connie Eaton and Bill Hart, Alexandra M. Wilson and Robert L. Pettit.
COMING UP Bluemont Shamrock 5K and 10K Saturday, March 14, 9 a.m. Great Country Farms, 18780 Foggy Bottom Road,
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quintet performance with youthful, pop-rock sensibility.”—Winnepeg Free Press. Sponsored by the family
Subscriptions and single tickets now on sale. information, directions and ticket purchase at www.waterfordconcertseries.org. concerts in the Waterford Old School auditorium, 40222 Fairfax St., Waterford, va, in loudoun county. Seating is limited: book early!
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TICKETS ON (703) 777-1665 wwww.TallyHoTheater.com SALE NOW!
GO GO GADJET COWBOY MOUTH
FEB 1
03/06/20 DOORS: 7:00PM THE WAILERS
UFO
FEB 21
80S NIGHT WITH THE REAGAN YEARS 03/07/20 DOORS: 7:00PM
SOUL ASYLUM WITH LOCAL H
FEB 22
UNCLE KRACKER
CARBON LEAF
BALLYHOO! FEB 28
BROTHERS IN ARMS TOUR
FEB 29
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19 W Market St., Leesburg, VA For a full schedule please visit
www.TallyHoTheater.com
Monthly Bluegrass Jam Moves to Notaviva BYLINE?
FAREWELL TOUR
FEB 13
MARCH 5, 2020
SEVERAL SPECIES: THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE 03/14/20 DOORS: 7:00PM
BOAT HOUSE ROW 03/21/20 DOORS: 7:00PM LOUDOUN’S BATTLE OF THE BANDS 03/27/20 DOORS: 6:00PM LIVE WIRE: THE ULTIMATE AC/DC EXPERIENCE 03/28/20 DOORS: 7:00PM
RUNAWAY GIN: A TRIBUTE TO PHISH
For the past 16 years, pickers from around the region have gathered in western Loudoun to swap stories, hone their skills and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow musicians during the Bluegrass jam sessions held on the last Friday of the month. Since 2004, the events were held at the Old Furniture Factory building in Round Hill. With that location being converted for Joan Wolford’s expanding Savoir Fare catering business, the players gathered at a new home last week. When word spread about the need for a new location, Stephen and Shannon Mackey reached out to offer their space at Notaviva Craft Fermentations on the side of the Blue Ridge west of Hillsboro. They opened their doors to the group for the first time Feb. 28 and drew a lively crowd for the four-hour event. “Our vision for the rebranding of Notaviva by adding beer, cider and hard seltzer to our lineup goes well beyond our authentic craft fermentations. We endeavor to become the go-to hub of our local original music scene, to help nurture not only our agritourism experiences, but also our regional cultural identity,” Stephen Mackey said. “By bringing together musicians from the tri-state area into our scenic
Norman K. Styer
Notaviva Craft Fermentations hosted the area’s monthlly Bluegrass Jam for the first time Feb. 28
Loudoun Heights Agritourism Trail, we hope to foster both creativity and friendships over our handcrafted beverages. “Our goal is to inspire younger artists and leverage emerging technologies to help bring their music to a wider audience, all while preserving revered traditions such as the Bluegrass Jam. Tourists today have so many destinations from which to choose, we believe that by creating the most authentic sense of place we
can deliver the most unforgettable experiences,” he said. Program founder Wally Johnson has said that at its peak the jam session has attracted up to 250 people, including appearances by the likes of Ben Eldridge, The Seldom Scene’s former banjo player; Dick Smith, a former banjo player with The Country Gentlemen; and Tara Linhardt, a mandolin player with Bluegrass Collusion. n
Taylor Carson with Mark Williams
David Davis & The Warrior River Boys
80s Night with The Reagan Years
Songs Stories & Gas Money Concert Series Saturday, March 7, 7 p.m. The Barns at Hamilton Station thebarnsathamiltonstation.com
Saturday, March 7, 7 p.m. Lucketts Community Center luckettsbluegrass.org
Saturday, March 7, 8 p.m. Tally Ho Theater tallyhotheater.com
THIS WEEKEND'S BEST BETS
04/03/20 DOORS: 7:00PM
JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE 04/04/20 DOORS: 7:00PM
VANILLA FUDGE 04/10/20 DOORS: 7:00PM
GROOVALICIOUS 04/11/20 DOORS: 7:00PM
JAKE SHIMABUKURO 04/15/20 DOORS: 7:00PM
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THINGS to do
McKnight continued from page 28
continued from page 29 Bluemont Details: bluemontshamrockrace.com Celebrate spring with a run through the scenic country roads of beautiful Western Loudoun to benefit the Bluemont Community Center’s scholarship and educational programs. Registration for the 5K is $35 until March 11 and $45 from March 12 through race day. Registration for the 10K is $40 until March 11 and $50 from March 12 through race day.
Waterford Concert Series: Dover Quartet Sunday, March 15, 4-6 p.m. Waterford Old School, 40222 Fairfax St., Waterford Details: waterfordconcertseries.org The Waterford Concert series kicks off its new season with The Dover Quartet, one of the most in-demand ensembles in the world, and a program by Mozart, Bartok, and Ravel. Tickets are $35 for adults, $15 for students and free for youth 12 and under.
Loudoun for decades, uncovered so many stories and so much insight in the process, he decided to publish a book, part memoir, and part how-to genealogy guide, with the same title. Some of McKnight’s most fascinating research involves the story of his direct ancestor Aretas Culver, a Union soldier in the 16th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, whose path brought him close to McKnight’s Western Loudoun home. McKnight discovered a letter Culver had written in 1862 about the Battle of Antietam and returned to the Maryland battlefield to walk in his ancestor’s footsteps, a moving and meaningful experience that inspired the track “Aretas Culver.” But “Treasures in My Chest” goes way beyond ancient history. McKnight’s “Sons
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& Fathers” is a moving piece about the adult child/aging parent relationship and features his 82-year-old father Warren, whom McKnight describes as one of his biggest musical influences, on keyboards. McKnight’s 12-year-old daughter Madeleine plays fiddle on several tracks on the album and will appear on stage with McKnight and his band at the Franklin Park show. For McKnight, watching his tween grow out of childhood has also brought reflection and inspiration. “In our lives as we age, there’s the idea that we can’t go home again, but we also can’t go back to our childhood,” he said. “The whole thing about ancestry is it gives us something of ourselves to hold onto in a different kind of way when everything else is changing right before our eyes.” McKnight pays homage to the here and now with the track “My Little Town,” a celebration of his current hometown, the western Loudoun village of Lincoln, and Fianna Granite Center Green Solutions Guest Room ICON Theater Ideal Chiropractic Ion Training Center Long & Foster - Eve Weber Keller Williams - Kristen Roberts Keller Williams - Leslie Carpenter Leesburg Rotary Loudoun Internal & Lifestyle Medicine Loudoun Oral Surgery
his family’s ongoing chapter in Loudoun. While McKnight’s family roots are in New England, the sense of place that surrounds him in the historic village has seeped into his work. “I couldn’t have written this book anywhere else. It came out the way it did because of Lincoln...It’s like the present and the past are in this big gumbo called Lincoln. We’re fighting to hold onto our stories while so much of our stories are getting plowed under and paved over and built on,” he said. “Lincoln is a lens that I’ve looked at so many aspects of it through.” Andrew McKnight’s “Treasures in My Chest” album and book release concert is Friday, March 6 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at Franklin Park Arts Center. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. For tickets, go to franklinparkartscenter.org. For more information and to download the album, go to andrewmcknight.net. n Loudoun Valley Floors Main Street Bank McEnearney & Assoc Mountcastle Priority Plumbing Russian School of Math Snell Heating & A/C Songs, Stories & Gas Money Tally Ho Theater Town of Leesburg–Parks & Rec Tribute at One Loudoun Trilogy at Lake Frederick Waterford Concert Series Womens Wellness Summit
Legal Notices NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND INTENT TO FORFEIT Notice is hereby given that the United States Department of the Interior is hereby commencing a forfeiture proceeding against the following items of wildlife or wildlife products, which were seized in the Eastern District of Virginia on the dates indicated because they were involved in one or more violations of any of the following laws: Endangered Species Act, Title 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1538, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, 11 U.S.C. Sec. 1371-1372, the Lacey Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 3372, Wild Bird Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 4901-4916, or the African Elephant Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 4221-4245. These items are subject to forfeiture to the United States under Title 16, U.S.C. Sec. 1540(e), 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1377, or 16 U.S.C. Sec. 3374 and Title 50 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 12.23. Any person with an ownership or financial interest in said items who desires to claim them must file a claim with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement, 23703-C Air Freight Lane, Suite 200, Dulles, VA 20166; telephone (703) 661-8560. Such claim must be received by the above office by 05/14/2020. The claim will be transmitted to the U.S. Attorney for institution of a forfeiture action in U.S. District Court. If a proper claim is not received by the above office by such date, the items will be declared forfeited to the United States and disposed of according to law. Any person who has an interest in the items may also file with the above office a petition for remission of forfeiture in accordance with Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 12.24, which petition must be received in such office before disposition of the items. Storage costs may also be assessed.
INV #
SEIZURE DATE
VALUE
ITEMS SEIZED
2020500742
02/11/2019
$1137
Twenty (20) Southern African ostrich (Struthio camelus) feather handbags
02/20, 02/27 & 03/05/20
TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE Pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 15.2-1800, 15.2-2100, notice is hereby given that on:
Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA
the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg will hold a public hearing to consider the adoption of the following ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A STANDARD SPACE LEASE AGREEMENT GRANTING THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE TO LEASE A 1,026 SQUARE-FOOT OFFICE SPACE OWNED BY THE TOWN OF LEESBURG AND LOCATED AT 1001 SYCOLIN ROAD, SE, SUITE 1B IN THE STANLEY CAULKINS TERMINAL BUILDING AT THE LEESBURG EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, LEESBURG, VIRGINIA AND PRESCRIBING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS PERTAINING TO SUCH GRANT. A copy of the proposed ordinance is available from the Town Clerk, located in Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.); or by calling Eileen Boeing, Town Clerk, at 703-771-2733. At this hearing, all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations should contact the Clerk of Council at 703-771-2733, three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711. 2/27 & 03/05/2020
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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 24, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following: ZRTD-2019-0007 BEAUMEADE CIRCLE PROPERTIES
SPEX-2019-0030 BANFIELD PET HOSPITAL
Beaumeade Properties LLC, of Reston, Virginia, has submitted an application to rezone approximately 18.33 acres from the PD-IP (Planned Development-Industrial Park) zoning district under the 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, in order to permit 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 0.6 (up to 1.0 by Special Exception). The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District, within the Route 28 Corridor Optional Overlay District, and within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay district, between the Ldn 60-65 aircraft noise contours. The subject property is approximately 18.33 acres in size and is located east of Cape Court, on the east side of Loudoun County Parkway (Route 607) and on the southeast side of Beaumeade Circle (Route 3037) in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as:
Medical Management International, Inc., of Minnetonka, Minnesota, has submitted an application for a Special Exception to permit an Animal Hospital use in the PC-CC-SC (Planned Development-Commercial Center-Small Regional Center) zoning district. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed use is listed as a Special Exception use under Section 4-204(C) (1) and more specifically under 4-204(B)(11). The subject property is located partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District) and contains moderate steep slopes. The subject property is approximately 9.529 acres in size and is located on the south side of Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7), east of North Sterling Boulevard (Route 846), and west of Dranesville Road (Route 228), at 21800 Towncenter Plaza, Sterling, Virginia, in the Sterling Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 01439-1743. 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 a mix of Residential, Commercial, Entertainment, Cultural and Recreational uses.
(Zoning Conversion in the Route 28 Taxing District)
PIN
PROPERTY ADDRESS
061-40-4434
N/A
061-40-8640
N/A
061-30-3196
N/A
The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area, Suburban Employment Place Type), which supports a broad array of Employment uses at a recommended FAR of up to 1.0.
SPEX-2019-0050 & CMPT-2019-0006 INVISIBLE TOWERS–KARMEN (Special Exception & Commission Permit)
Invisible Towers LLC, of Waterford, Virginia, has submitted applications for the following: 1) Commission approval to permit a 199-foot tall Telecommunications Monopole and associated ground equipment in the AR-1 (Agricultural Rural-1) zoning district; and 2) A Special Exception to permit a 199-foot tall Telecommunications Monopole in the AR-1 zoning district. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and the proposed use is listed as a Special Exception use under Table 2-102 and requires a Commission Permit in accordance with Section 6-1101. The modification of the Buffer Yard and Screening requirements applicable to the proposed monopole use is authorized as part of the Special Exception under Section 5-1409(B)(2), Waivers and Modifications, pursuant to which the Applicant requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s): ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION
PROPOSED MODIFICATION
§5-1404(B), Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscaping Plans, Buffer Yards, Use Buffer Yard Matrix, Table 5-1404(B).
Eliminate the required Type C buffer yard landscaping around the equipment at the base monopole.
The subject property is an approximately 1.59 acre portion of an approximately 163.88 acre parcel and is located on the south side of Lovettsville Road (Route 672), and the north side of Yakey Lane (Route 667) in the Catoctin Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 216-356684.The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Rural Area (Rural North Place Type)), which designate this area for mostly Agricultural and Agricultural supportive uses with limited Residential development at a recommended density of up to one dwelling units per 20 acres.
SIDP-2019-0008 LOVETTSVILLE HOME ASSISTED LIVING (Sign Development Plan)
Lovettsville Home Assisted Living, of Lovettsville, Virginia, has submitted an application for a Sign Development Plan to request alternative sign regulations for permitted signs in order to modify Table 5-1204(D), Sign Requirements Matrix, to increase the maximum area of any one Residential Name Sign from 2 square feet to 15.8 square feet. The subject property is being developed pursuant to ZMAP-20050042, Rural Policy Area Remapping, located in the AR-1 (Agricultural Rural – 1) 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 3 acres in size and is located east of Berlin Turnpike (Route 287) and west of Milltown Road (Route 681), at 39196 Rodeffer Road, Lovettsville, Virginia, in the Catoctin Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 372-48-8868. 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 Rural Economy uses and limited Residential development.
(Special Exception)
SPEX-2019-0028 ROLLINS PROPERTY (Special Exception)
Robert B. Rollins, III of Middleburg, Virginia, has submitted an application for a Special Exception to permit a data center use in the CLI (Commercial Light Industry) zoning district. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and the proposed use is listed as a Special Exception use under Section 3-904(CC). The subject property is located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, within the Ldn 65 or higher and between the Ldn 60-65 aircraft noise contours, and is also located within the QN (Quarry Notification) Overlay District – Chantilly Crush Stone Note Area. The subject property is approximately 9.55 acres in size and is located on the south side of John Mosby Highway (Route 50) and the north side of Eastgate View Drive (Route 3010), at 43735 and 43743 John Mosby Highway, Chantilly, Virginia, in the Dulles Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 097-36-1753. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Commercial Place Type)), which designate this area for larger format retail Commercial establishments and smaller Commercial establishments within a “main street” style environment. Unless otherwise noted above, full and complete copies of the above-referenced amendments, applications, ordinances and/or plans, and related documents may be examined in the Loudoun County Department of Building and Development, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 2nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday or call 703-777-0220, or electronically at www.loudoun.gov/lola. This link also provides an additional opportunity for public input on active applications. Additionally, documents may be viewed and downloaded electronically the week before the hearing at www.loudoun.gov/pc. For further information, contact the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-777-0246. 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. If written comments are presented at the hearing, please provide ten (10) copies for distribution to the Commission and the Clerk’s records. All members of the public will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. 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 audio-visual 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:
ERIC COMBS, CHAIRMAN LOUDOUN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
3/5 & 3/12/20
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Legal Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF LOVETTSVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION
TOWN OF LOVETTSVILLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Lovettsville Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the following item at their meeting at 7:30 pm on March 11, 2020 at the Lovettsville Town Office located at 6 East Pennsylvania Avenue:
PROPOSED OPERATING & CAPITAL BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021
LVZA 2020-0001
Create Government Services (G-S) District for Public Use & Facilities
A PUBLIC HEARING on the proposed Operating and Capital Budget along with the fee schedule for FY 2021 will be held at the Lovettsville Town Hall, 6 East Pennsylvania Avenue, Lovettsville, VA on Thursday, March 12, 2020, at 7:30 p.m., at which time all interested citizens will be heard. Copies of the Proposed FY 2021 Budget and fee schedule may be examined at the Town Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, holidays excepted or on the Town’s website at www.lovettsvilleva.gov.
Consideration of an amendment adding Section 42-266 (G-S Government Services District) to Article VII (Commercial and Light Industrial Zoning Districts) for the purpose of establishing a zoning district specifically for government-owned properties and facilities within the Town. The amendment establishes permitted and conditionally permitted public/governmental uses and establishes lot and building requirements for such uses. Upon adoption, the proposed amendment would not automatically amend the zoning map for any government-owned properties since doing so would require a separate, subsequent action by the Town.
GENERAL FUND – OPERATING BUDGET OVERVIEW
The proposed zoning amendment is available for review at the Town Office between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm during weekdays or by special appointment, holidays excepted. Call (540) 822-5788 for more information or contact Joshua A. Bateman, Planning Director at jbateman@lovettsvilleva.gov. In the event the meeting is postponed, the public hearing will be convened on the next regularly-scheduled meeting at the same time and place.
REVENUE
FY 21
EXPENDITURES
FY 20
FY 21
$625,224
$659,824
ADMINISTRATION SERVICES
$646,374
$684,614
SALES & OTHER TAX REVENUE
$549,996
$583,700
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
$256,475
$323,500
PERMITS, FEES, INTEREST & LICENSE REVENUE
$27,950
$27,225
DEBT PAYMENT
$150,281
$153,405
MICELLANEOUS REIMBURSEMENT
$258,950
$23,550
GENERAL FUND TRANSFER
$100,336
NON CATAGORICAL
$164,749
$169,691
ACTIVITIES & EVENTS SUPPORT
$255,050
$26,700
TRANSFER FROM RESERVES TO CAPITAL
$157,000
$135,054
GENERAL EXPENSES
$211,853
$260,825
In accordance with the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, § 15.2-2506, the Leesburg Town Council will hold a public hearing on:
GRANTS & MISC REVENUE
$407,000
$1, 015,282
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
$570,500
$1,165,282
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
TOTAL REVENUE
$2,190,869
$2,614,326
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
$2,190,869
$2,614,326
GENERAL REAL ESTATE TAX REVENUE
FY 20
02/27 & 03/05/20
$
-
FY 20
FY 21
UTILITY REVENUE
$1,236,089
$1,314,460
CAPITAL REVENUE
$747,009
EXPENDITURES
FY 20
FY 21
PERSONNEL SERVICES
$428,053
$424,683
$196,373
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
$133,000
$95,250
$245,400
$243,650
TRANSFER FROM RESERVES TO CAPITAL
$136,000
$170,000
SEWER & WATER REPAIR/MAINTENANCE
OTHER REVENUE
$20,000
$27,000
GENERAL EXPENSES
$169,750
$191,235
TRANSFER, DEBT, & MISC. PAYMENT
$636,694
$593,015
UTILITY FUND TRANSFER
$390,201
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
$136,000
$160,000
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
$2,139,098
$1,707,833
TOTAL REVENUES
$2,139,098
$1,707,833
in the Council Chambers of Town Hall 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA
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, 2020 to June 30, 2021. If the public hearing is canceled for any unforeseen reason, the public hearing will be held during the next Town Council regular meeting.
UTILITY FUND – OPERATING BUDGET OVERVIEW REVENUES
TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2020 - JUNE 30, 2021
$
-
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES
REVENUES
FY 21
EXPENDITURES
FY 21
$500
LOVE AMERICA
$500
LOVE SUMER
$7,500
LOVE SUMER
$7,500
OCTOBERFEST
$232,500
OCTOBERFEST
$232,500
LOVE WINTER
$2,500
LOVE WINTER
$2,500
MAYFEST
$25,000
MAYFEST
$25,000
TOTAL REVENUES
$268,000
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
$268,000
TOTAL GENERAL UTILITY & EVENT FUND
• • • • • • • •
$4,329,967
$4,590,159
TOTAL GENERAL & UTILITY FUND EXPENSES
Decrease to Real Estate Tax Rate: 18.4 cents per $100 of assessed value. All water and sewer user fees will remain the same as the current FY20. Connection fees and availability fees to increase by 5%. Rate and fee schedule will remain the same as the current FY20. Excise Tax (Meals Tax): 3% Cigarette Tax: $0.40 per pack Transient Occupancy Tax 5% Vehicle License Fee $25 per vehicle
02/27 & 03/05/20
$4,590,159
Increase
BUDGET
PROPOSED
(Decrease)
$60,149,298
$62,520,513
$2,371,215
UTILITIES FUND
$30,199,187
$33,852,365
$3,653,178
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
$12,412,441
$43,236,800
$30,824,359
NORTHERN VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
$33,901,059
$4,205,900
($29,695,159)
$136,661,985
$143,815,578
$7,153,593
TOTAL EXPENDITURES- ALL FUNDS
SUMMARY OF REVENUES FY 2020
FY 2021
Increase
BUDGET
PROPOSED
(Decrease)
GENERAL FUND
$59,571,799
$61,720,156
$2,148,357
UTILITIES FUND
$28,170,087
$28,239,465
$69,378
$9,053,841
$32,705,800
$23,651,959
$33,901,059
$4,205,900
($29,695,159)
$5,965,199
$16,944,257
$10,979,058
$136,661,985
$143,815,578
$7,153,593
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND NORTHERN VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY USE OF FUND BALANCE ACROSS ALL FUNDS TOTAL REVENUES- ALL FUNDS
$4,329,967
FY 2021
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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. Copies of the proposed budget are available on the Town website and for inspection at Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, and at the Thomas Balch Library, 208 West Market Street. Questions should be directed to Clark G. Case, Director, Department of Finance and Administrative Services, at 703-771-2720. Persons requiring reasonable accommodations should contact the Clerk of Council at 703-771-2733, three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711. 02/27 & 03/05/2020
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Legal Notices PUBLIC HEARING The LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS will hold a public hearing in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, at 6:00 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, March 11, 2020 in order to consider:
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) 2020-2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).
The Loudoun County Office of Housing has prepared the CDBG Program Year 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan for submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by May 15, 2020.
PROPOSED CONVEYANCE OF COUNTY OWNED PROPERTY FROM BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO BLUE MOUNT NURSERY, INC.
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:
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. Copies of the proposed Plan are available and may be examined at the Office of the County Administrator, County Government Center, 5th floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, and at the Loudoun County Office of Housing, 102 Heritage Way, N.E., Suite 103, Leesburg, Virginia, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. 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 Assistant Sandra Berrios at the Loudoun County Office of Housing, 102 Heritage Way, N.E., Suite 103, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 through February 24, 2020.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT THE PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY (PHA) 5-YEAR AND ANNUAL PLAN FOR LOUDOUN COUNTY DEPARMENT OF FAMILY SERVICES AND LOUDOUN COUNTY OFFICE OF HOUSING
Pursuant to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations at 24 CFR Part 903, the Board of Supervisors hereby gives notice that it intends to conduct a public hearing for the purpose of considering and adopting the Public Housing Agency (PHA) 5-Year (FY21-FY25) and Annual Plan (FY21), for the Loudoun County Department of Family Services and the Loudoun County Office of Housing. The draft plan provides information on current programs and the resident population served. A copy of the full text of the above-referenced plan is available and may be examined in the Office of the County Administrator, County Government Center, 5th Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia and at the Loudoun County Department of Family Services and Loudoun County Office of Housing, 102 Heritage Way, N.E. Suite 103, P.O. Box 7400, Leesburg, Virginia from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
RDAB-2019-0004 PROPOSED ABANDONMENT OF A SECTION OF OLD RYAN ROAD/ RYAN ROAD, AND CONVEYANCE OF ABANDONED RIGHT-OF-WAY Pursuant to Virginia Code §33.2-915, the Board of Supervisors hereby gives notice that it intends to consider the proposed abandonment of a section of public street right-of-way, which may be referred to as a section of Old Ryan Road or Ryan Road (the “Subject Section”). The Subject Section is not within the Secondary State Highway System, is currently not improved, and consists of approximately 31,001 square feet (0.7117 acre) of dedicated right-of-way. The Subject Section is located within the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Old Ryan Road (Route 893) and Mooreview Parkway (Route 2298), and within the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Mooreview Parkway and Loudoun County Parkway (Route 607), in the Broad Run Election District. Pursuant to Virginia Code §33.2-924, the Board of Supervisors also shall consider the proposed conveyance of the abandoned right-of-way to an adjacent landowner for consideration and/or in exchange for other lands that may be necessary for the uses of Loudoun County. Copies of the plats, and any associated documents, describing the proposed abandonment and conveyance are available for review and may be examined at the Office of the County Administrator, County Government Center, 5th Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday or call (703) 777-0200. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public
The Board of Supervisors shall consider conveying an approximately 0.425 acre residue parcel located adjacent to and south of Riverside Parkway, as designed, to Blue Mount Nursery, Inc., subject to all easements and right-of-way required for the construction of Riverside Parkway. The property is currently vacant and the proposed conveyance is being considered as partial consideration for Blue Mount Nursery, Inc.’s conveyance of right-of-way and other easements to the County of Loudoun for the construction of Riverside Parkway. The subject property is on the west side of Smith Circle (Route 823) and north of Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7) within the Algonkian Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as being a portion of Tax Map Number /63/D/2////91/ (PIN: 057-49-5583). Copies of the plat(s) illustrating the easement proposed to be granted and associated documents are available for review and may be examined at the Office of the County Administrator, County Government Center, 5th Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday or call (703) 777-0200. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).
SIDP-2019-0006 ASHBROOK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH (Sign Development Plan)
Christian Fellowship Church, of Ashburn, Virginia, has submitted an application for a Sign Development Plan to request alternative sign regulations for permitted signs in order to modify requirements for: 1) Total Aggregate Area; 2) Maximum Number of Signs; 3) Maximum Area of Any One Sign; 4) Maximum Area of Background Structure; 5) Maximum Height of Background Structure; 6) Illumination Permitted; 7) Minimum setback from right-of-way (ROW); and 8) Maximum Height from Table 5-1204(D), Sign Requirements Matrix. The subject property is being developed pursuant to ZMAP-1994-0012, Ashbrook, in the PD–IP (Planned Development–Industrial Park) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and pursuant to Section 5-1202(E) alternative sign regulations for permitted signs may be requested with the submission of a Sign Development Plan. The subject property is located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contours. The subject property is approximately 12.77 acres in size and is located on the north side of Russell Branch Parkway (Route 1061), west of Loudoun County Parkway (Route 607), and on the southeast side of Atwater Drive (Route 3001) at 44505 Atwater Drive, Ashburn, Virginia, in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 057-27-9240. 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 a mix of Residential, Commercial, Entertainment, Cultural and Recreational amenities, and Office uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) up to 1.0. Additional density (up to 1.5 FAR) may be achieved through the provision of additional project elements.
ZRTD-2019-0001, SPMI-2019-0007, SPMI-2019-0008, ZMOD-2019-0011, & SIDP-2019-0003 LOUDOUN SQUARE STORAGE
(Zoning Conversion in the Route 28 Taxing District, Minor Special Exception for a use, Minor Special Exception to modify additional regulations, Zoning Modification, and Sign Development Plan) Loudoun Square Storage, LLC, of Sterling, Virginia, has submitted applications for the following: 1) To rezone approximately 4.18 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 all principal and accessory uses permitted in the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, at maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.60 (up to 1.0 by Special Exception); 2) A Minor Special Exception to develop a storage, mini-warehouse use pursuant to Section 4-504(LL) in the PD-IP zoning district; 3) An application for a Sign Development Plan to request alternative sign regulations for permitted signs in order to modify a) Total Aggregate Sign Area; b) Maximum Number of
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PROPOSED MODIFICATION
§ 5-1403(B), Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks, Road Corridor Buffer and Setbacks Matrix, Table 5-1403(B).
Reduce the required setback from Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7) for buildings from 200 feet to 148 feet.
§ 5-1403(B), Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks, Road Corridor Buffer and Setbacks Matrix Table 5-1403(B).
Reduce the required setback from Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7) for parking from 125 feet to 116 feet.
§ 5-1403(E), Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks, Specific Requirements for Gateway Corridor Buffer.
Permit the required Gateway Road Corridor Buffer plantings along Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7) to be substituted with existing vegetation, which includes a previously approved Tree Conservation Area.
§ 5-1403(B), Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks, Road Corridor Buffer and Setbacks Matrix, Table 5-1403(B).
Reduce the required setback from Russell Branch Parkway (Route 1061) for buildings from 75 feet to 40 feet.
§ 5-1403(B), Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks, Road Corridor Buffer and Setbacks Matrix, Table 5-1403(B).
Reduce the required setback from Russell Branch Parkway (Route 1061) for parking from 35 feet to 9 feet.
§ 5-1403(D) Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks, Road Corridor Buffer Width and Plant Requirements, Table 5-1403(D).
Reduce the required buffer width along Russell Branch Parkway from 15 feet to 9 feet and reduce the required number of plant units from 60 per 100 feet to a total of 42 evergreen shrubs.
The modification of the Additional Regulations applicable to the proposed use(s) is authorized by Minor Special Exception under Section 5-600, Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, pursuant to which the Applicant requests the following modification(s): ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION
§ 5-665(A), Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, Storage, Mini-Warehouse, Buffering/ Screening/Landscaping.
PROPOSED MODIFICATION Reduce the required buffer width along Russell Branch Parkway from 20 feet to 9 feet and reduce the required number of plant units from 95 per 100 feet to a total of 42 evergreen shrubs; and Permit the required buffer plantings along existing Richfield Way (Route 1060) / planned George Washington Boulevard (Route 1050) to be substituted with the existing landscaping plantings.
The subject property is approximately 4.18 acres in size and is located on the south side of Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7), on the north side of Russell Branch Parkway (Route 1061), and west of Richfield Way (Route 1060) at 45050 Russell Branch Parkway, Ashburn, Virginia, in the Broad Run Election District. The property is more particularly described as PIN: 040-47-6675. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Used Place Type)) which designate this area for a mix of residential, commercial, entertainment, cultural and recreational amenities, and office uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) up to 1.0. Additional density (up to 1.5 FAR) may be achieved through the provision of additional project elements.
SPEX-2019-0008, SPEX-2019-0009, SPEX-2019-0010, SIDP-2019-0001, & ZMOD-2019-0042 DASH IN AT GATEWAY VILLAGE (Special Exceptions, Sign Development Plan & Zoning Modification)
Dash In Food Stores, Inc., of La Plata, Maryland, has submitted applications for the following: 1) A
Special Exception to permit an Automotive Service Station pursuant to Section 4-204 (B) of the Zoning Ordinance in the PD-CC(CC) (Planned Development–Commercial Center(Community Center)) zoning district; 2) A Special Exception to permit an Automobile Service Station, pursuant to Section 3-904 of the Zoning Ordinance in the CLI (Commercial Light Industry) zoning district; 3) A Special Exception to permit a carry-out Restaurant pursuant to Section 3-904 of the Zoning Ordinance in the CLI zoning district; and 4) A Sign Development Plan, pursuant to Section 5-1202(E) of the Zoning Ordinance to modify requirements for total aggregate sign area, maximum number of signs, and maximum area of any one sign for the category of Auto Service Station (including convenience store, car wash) from Table 5-1204(D), Sign Requirements Matrix. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed uses are listed as Special Exception uses under Section 3-904 and Section 4-204(B). The Applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s): ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION §4-205(C)(3), PD-CC Planned Development – Commercial Center, Lot Requirements, Yards, Adjacent to Other Nonresidential Districts.
PROPOSED MODIFICATION To reduce the required 35-foot yard for buildings, parking, outdoor storage, and loading areas to a minimum of 12 feet.
The subject property is located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contours. The subject property is approximately 3.24 acres in size and is located on the west side of Gum Spring Road (Route 659), south of John Mosby Highway (Route 50), and north of Tall Cedars Parkway (Route 2200) at 24796 Gateway Village Place, South Riding, in the Dulles Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 204-19-8672 and a portion of PIN: 204-20-3829. 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 a mix of Residential, Commercial, Entertainment, Cultural and Recreational amenities, and Office uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) up to 1.0. Additional density (up to 1.5 FAR) may be achieved through the provision of additional project elements.
ZMAP-2018-0013, ZCPA-2018-0014, SPEX-2018-0036, ZMOD-2018-0032, ZMOD-2018-0042, & SIDP-2018-0008 THE SHOPS AT MOOREFIELD (Zoning Map Amendment, Zoning Concept Plan Amendment & Special Exception) (Zoning Modification & Sign Development Plan)
Atapco Moorefield Retail LLC., of Baltimore, Maryland, has submitted applications for the following: 1) To rezone approximately 3.04 acres from the R1 (Single Family Residential) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the PDTRC (Planned Development–Transit Related Center) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to incorporate abandoned right-of-way into the adjacent commercial Shopping Center; and 2) To amend the existing Proffers and Concept Development Plan (“CDP”) approved with ZMAP-2001-0003, Moorfield Station, ZCPA-2007-0004, Moorefield Station, in order to: A) incorporate abandoned right-of-way area into the shopping center; B) increase the developable square footage on the CDP to permit up to 10,000 additional square feet (SF) of retail commercial uses; C) increase the developable square footage on the CDP to permit a maximum 8,400 SF Automobile Service Station or other permitted use; D) remove one retail commercial building; E) provide for a new right-in/right-out southern access point to Amendola Terrace; and f) establish Design Guidelines for the Shops at Moorefield commercial area; 3) A Special Exception to permit a maximum 8,400 SF Automobile Service Station in the PDTRC (Planned Development–Transit Related Center) zoning district; and 4) A Sign Development Plan to request alternative sign regulations for permitted signs in order to modify the: (a) total aggregate sign area; (b) maximum number of signs; (c) maximum area of any one sign; (d) illumination permitted; (e) minimum setback from right-of-way; (f) maximum height; (g) location, and; (h) allow displays on both sides of a sign. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed Automobile Service Station use is listed as a Special Exception use under Section 41105(C). The Applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s):
ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION
PROPOSED MODIFICATION
§4-1110(B), PD-TRC Planned Development–Transit Related Center, Land Use Arrangement and Use Limitations.
Eliminate the requirement for the proposed automobile service station and 10,000 square foot commercial building to be adjoining or located in close proximity to other commercial uses. The Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance provides this as a requirement to ensure a compact development pattern and a continuous urban streetscape.
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Permit the proposed automobile service station and its principal entrance be oriented toward internal parking and access.
§4-1119, PD-TRC Planned Development– Transit Related Center, Street Trees.
Reduce required density of tree planting along private streets from one tree per 25 linear feet to one tree per 50 linear feet of frontage.
§4-1121, PD-TRC Planned Development– Transit Related Center, Development Setback and Access from Major Roads. §1-205(A)(1), Interpretation of Ordinance, Limitations and Methods for Measurements of Lots, Yards and Related Terms, Lot Access Requirements. §5-1403(B), Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks, Road Corridor Buffer and Setbacks Matrix, Table 5-1403(B), Other Arterial Roads, Parking.
Permit access to an arterial road and a collector road at locations that are not at existing or planned median breaks.
Reduce the parking setback from 75 feet to 65 feet along Loudoun County Parkway.
The subject property is approximately 15.97 acres in size and is located on the east side of Mooreview Parkway (Route 2298), the west side of Loudoun County Parkway (Route 607), and the north side of Ryan Road (Route 893) in the Dulles Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as: PIN
PROPERTY ADDRESS 22540, 22556, 22566, 22586, 22596, 22620 & 22621 Amendola Terrace
121-38-0179
43310 Bissell Terrace 43315 Crandall Square, Ashburn, Virginia
121-38-3405
43335 Van Geison Terrace, Ashburn, Virginia
121-38-3122
43340 Van Geison Terrace, Ashburn, Virginia
Right of way to be abandoned which will have the PIN 121-27-4809 and will then be consolidated with PIN 121-38-0179
A section of Old Ryan Road located within the northeastern quadrant of the intersection of Ryan Road (Route 772), Zulla Manor Place (Route 2510), and Willington Square (Route 3632)
The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Urban Policy Area (Urban Mixed Use Place Type)), which designate this area for dense urban Residential development with a mix of Commercial uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 1.5.
ZMAP-2019-0007, SPEX-2019-0014, ZMOD-2019-0013, & ZMOD-2019-0014 STERLING MEADOW (Zoning Map Amendment, Special Exception & Zoning Modifications)
Sterling Meadow, L.L.C.,, of Ashburn, Virginia, have submitted applications for the following: 1) To rezone approximately 9.985 acres from the PDCCSC (Planned Development-Commercial Center-Small Regional Center) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the R16 (Townhouse/Multifamily Residential) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to permit development of 166 stacked multi-family residences at a density of 16.6 dwelling units per acre; and 2) A Special Exception to permit modification of Section 7903(C)(2)(a) and (c) to reduce the front and rear yard requirements for multi-family structures from 25 feet to 14 feet. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the modification of the minimum yard requirements for affordable dwelling unit developments is authorized by Special Exception under Section 7903(C)(3), R-16 Townhouse/ Multi-family District, Lot and Building Requirements, Yards. The Applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s): ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION
PROPOSED MODIFICATION
§3608(B), R16 Townhouse/Multifamily Residential, Additional Development Standards, Off Street Parking.
Eliminate the requirement that off street parking for multifamily dwellings is only permitted when off street parking is sufficiently bermed and screened so that the parking areas are not visible from the street.
§3610(A), R16 Townhouse/Multifamily Residential, Development Setback and Access From Major Roads, Private Streets.
Permit commercial uses be accessed from private streets.
The subject property is approximately 9.985 acres composed of one parcel and a portion of a larger parcel and is located on the south side of Tripleseven Road (Route 777), south of Westwick Court (Route 1660), at 4590 Regal Plaza, Sterling, Virginia, in the Algonkian Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 029-40-8452 and 029-40-8502 (portion). The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use Place Type)), which support a mix of Residential, Commercial, Entertainment, Cultural, and Recreational uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of up to 1.0.
ZMAP-2019-0012, ZMOD-2019-0030, ZMOD-2019-0031, ZMOD-2019-0032, ZMOD-2019-0033, ZMOD-2019-0034, & SPEX-2019-0025 CATTAIL RUN (Zoning Map Amendment, Special Exception, and Zoning Modifications)
Cattail Leesburg, L.C. of McLean, Virginia, has submitted an application to rezone approximately 95.26 acres from the JLMA-3 (Joint Land Management Area -3) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and the RC (Rural Commercial) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-H3 (Planned Development – Housing 3) zoning district administered as R-8 (Residential -8) under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to develop up to 250 dwelling units, which may include between 175 and 200 single family detached dwelling units and between 50 and 75 single family attached dwelling units. A portion of the subject property is located within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District). The applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance and Land Subdivision and Development Ordinance (LSDO) modification(s): ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION §3-506(D), R-8 Single Family Residential, Lot Requirements, Length/Width Ratio.
PROPOSED MODIFICATION Increase the maximum length/width ratio from 6:1 to 7:1.
§3-507(E) (2), R-8 Single Family Residential, Lot Requirements for Traditional Design Option for Single Family Detached, Lot Design Requirements.
Reduce the minimum required garage setback from 20 feet to 10 feet behind the front line of the unit.
§3-511(A), Development Setback and Access from Major Roads, Private Streets.
Include single family detached units in the list of uses permitted to be served by private streets.
§4-110(B), Planned Development-Housing, Site Planning – Internal Relationships.
Include single family detached units in the list of uses permitted to be served by private streets.
§5-102(C), Accessory Uses and Structures, Use Limitations.
Permit accessory uses and structures to be within the required side and rear yard setbacks.
§5-200(B)(6)(a), Permitted Structures in Required Yards and Setbacks, In any yard or setback, except the front yard or setback.
Reduce the minimum distance between structures from sixteen feet to minimum ten feet.
§5-1404(B) Buffer Yard Table.
Eliminate the requirement for the landscape buffer yard and screening along the northern limits of rezoning and along the border of ZMAP-2018-0007.
§7-803(B)(1), R-8 Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Lot width, Single family detached, suburban.
Reduce the minimum lot width from 40 feet to 5 feet for pipestem lots.
LSDO SECTION
PROPOSED MODIFICATION
§1245.02.1 Development Standards, Private Access Easement Roads and Private Streets, Class III Roads.
Permit all lots to be served by private access easements or Class III Roads in the PD-H4/R-8 Zoning District.
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Legal Notices The modification of yard requirements for affordable dwelling unit developments is authorized by Special Exception under Section 7-803, pursuant to which the Applicant requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s): ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION §7-803(C)(1)(a), R-8 Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Yards, Front.
§7-803(C)(1)(b), R-8 Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Yards, Side.
PROPOSED MODIFICATION Reduce the minimum front yard from 15 feet to 12 feet.
Reduce the minimum side yard from 8 feet to 5 feet for principal structures And Eliminate the minimum side yard requirement for accessory structures.
§7-803(C)(1)(c), R-8 Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Yards, Rear.
Reduce the minimum rear yard from 25 feet to 5 feet for accessory structures.
§7-803(C)(2)(a), R-8 Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Yards, Front.
Reduce the minimum front yard from 15 feet to 12 feet for rear load units.
§7-803(C)(2)(b), R-8 Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Yards, Side.
§7-803(C)(2)(c) R-8 Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Yards, Rear.
Reduce the minimum side yard from 8 feet to 5 feet for end units And
The subject property is approximately 95.26 acres in size and is located on the east side of Battlefield Parkway, north of Fort Evans Road and south of Edwards Ferry Road in the Catoctin Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 147-19-1857 (formerly PINs: 147-16-4251, 147-19-1857, 147-27-7012, 147-28-4907, and 147-37-7210). The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Leesburg JLMA Residential Neighborhood place type)) which designates this area for predominately residential uses at a density of four dwelling units per acre. Unless otherwise noted in the above notices, full and complete copies of the abovereferenced amendments, applications, ordinances, and/or plans, and related documents may be examined in the Loudoun County Department of Building and Development, County Government Center, 2nd Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday or call 703-7770220 or electronically at www.loudoun.gov/lola. This link also provides an additional opportunity for public input on active applications. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”). All members of the public will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. Citizens are encouraged to call in advance to sign up to speak at the public hearing. For this public hearing, advanced sign-up will be taken after 8:30 a.m. on February 28, 2020, and no later than 12:00 p.m. on March 11, 2020. If you wish to sign-up in advance, call the Office of the County Administrator at (703) 777-0200. Citizens will also have the option to sign-up at the public hearing. Hearing assistance is available for meetings in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation as a result of a physical, sensory or mental disability to participate in this meeting, please contact the Office of the County Administrator at 703-777-0200. At least one business day of advance notice is requested; some accommodations may require more than one day of notice. FM Assistive Listening System is available at the meetings. BY ORDER OF:
PHYLLIS RANDALL, CHAIRMAN LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Eliminate the minimum side yard requirement for accessory structures.
02/20, 02/27 & 03/05/20
Reduce the minimum rear yard from 15 feet to 5 feet for accessory structures.
TOWN OF MIDDLEBURG, VIRGINIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING On Thursday, the 12th day of March, 2020, the Council of the Town of Middleburg, Virginia (the “Town”), will hold a public hearing on the proposed issuance of bonds or notes of the Town in the estimated maximum principal amount of $2,500,000 to finance various capital expenditures for water and sewer system purposes. Such bonds or notes shall be general obligations of the Town for the payment of which the Town’s full faith and credit shall be irrevocably pledged. The public hearing will be conducted at 6:00 p.m. in the Town Hall Council Chambers, located at 10 West Marshall Street, Middleburg, Virginia 20118. All interested persons may appear at such time and place and present their views. Rhonda S. North, MMC Town Clerk Town of Middleburg, Virginia 02/27 & 03/05/20
Town of LoveTTsviLLe noTice of PubLic Hearing PROPOSED AMENDED OPERATING & CAPITAL BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 A PUBLIC HEARING on the proposed Amended Operating and Capital Budget for FY 2020 will be held at the Lovettsville Town Hall, 6 East Pennsylvania Avenue, Lovettsville, VA on Thursday, March 12, 2020, at 7:30 p.m., at which time all interested citizens will be heard. Copies of the FY 2020 Budget may be examined at the Town Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, holidays excepted or on the Town’s website at www.lovettsvilleva.gov.
FIND OUT ABOUT THE COUNTY’S PROPERTY TAX RELIEF PROGRAM FOR ELDERLY OR DISABLED RESIDENTS
REVENUE
10.3600.0720
TRANSFER FROM CAPITAL ASSET REPLMT FND
$315,000
Commissioner of the Revenue, Robert S. Wertz, Jr., advises that Loudoun County offers a property tax break to eligible residents who file an application and meet certain qualifying criteria. Program participants are relieved from 100% or 50% of the real estate taxes on their primary dwelling and lot up to 3 acres and may have their car taxes cut in half. Residents must be 65 years of age or older or totally and permanently disabled. The net worth and gross combined income limits of $920,000 and $72,000 for 2020 real estate tax relief are the same as last year. The net worth and income limits of $195,000 and $52,000 for personal property tax relief are the same as previous years.
10.3600.1800
TOWN HALL LOAN
$225,000
The Commissioner’s Office will be holding information sessions at the following locations and times to explain the county’s tax relief program and answer residents’ questions. Attendance is free and no signup is required. For additional information, please contact the Tax Exemption and Deferrals Division at 703-737-8557 or trcor@loudoun.gov.
ACC. #
AMENDED FY 20 BUDGET
DESCRIPTION
EXPENDITURE ACC. #
DESCRIPTION
10.4100.1105
TOWN HALL OFFICE EXPANSION
AMENDED FY 20 BUDGET $540,000
TOTAL GENERAL AND UTILITY FUND REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE DESCRIPTION TOTAL
APPROVED FY 20 BUDGET
AMENDED FY 20 BUDGET
$4,329,966
$4,869,966
Cascades Library
Potomac Falls
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
10:30 AM
Gum Spring Library
Stone Ridge
Thursday, February 27, 2020
10:30 AM
ALL OTHER LINE ITEMS REMAIN THE SAME AS ORIGINALLY ADOPTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 BUDGET.
Purcellville Library
Purcellville
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
10:30 AM
03/05/20
Ashburn Library
Ashburn
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
10:30 AM
Rust Library
Leesburg
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
10:30 AM
02/13, 02/20, 02/27 & 03/05/20
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MARCH 5, 2020
Legal Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF LOVETTSVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION The Lovettsville Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the following item at their meeting at 7:30 pm on March 11, 2020 at the Lovettsville Town Office located at 6 East Pennsylvania Avenue: LVSA 2020-0001
Amendment to Chapter 30 (Subdivisions)
Consideration of an amendment to the Subdivision Ordinance for the purposes of correcting grammar and punctuation and clarifying existing requirements, and further amending the following sections as described below: Section 30-66. Construction drawings: Adds the Fire Marshal’s Office to the list of agencies to which the plans must be forwarded for review. Adds to the information required to be included on construction drawings all applicable information required for site development plans (Sec. 30-97). Section 30-67. Final subdivision plats. Adds to Paragraph (1) specific information required to be included on final plats. Section 30-91. Applicability: Amends the types of construction activities and developments for which a site plan is required. For new construction, the thresholds above which a site plan will be required are: 1. 2. 3. 4.
One thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area (for establishment of one or more uses of an existing building); One thousand (1,000) square feet of building footprint area (for construction of one or more buildings, or expansion of one or more existing buildings); Five thousand (5,000) square feet or more of land disturbance (for establishing a new use of land, or expanding the area of a parcel of land devoted to an existing use); or Developments in which at least sixteen (16) new and/or additional off-street parking spaces are required to be provided.
The amendment to this section also amends the types of construction activities and developments that are exempt from the requirement for a site plan by adding the following exemptions: 1.
2.
Modifications, renovations and alterations for the purpose of converting the use of an existing building to a new or different use, provided that the same do not require modifications to the site pursuant to the zoning and subdivision ordinances, do not require modifications to the site that meet or exceed the thresholds described above, or do not require a Loudoun County building permit; and Construction or expansion of one or more government buildings exceeding a building footprint area of 2,500 square feet.
Section 30-97. Required contents of final site plans: Adds that areas of environmental contamination, remediation, and other adverse environmental conditions of the property be identified on the plan. Section 30-127. Tree preservation and landscaping: Amends the requirement for tree preservation to require that only existing trees lying adjacent to existing streets and existing or proposed common areas and public parks are required to be retained. The proposed subdivision ordinance amendment is available for review at the Town Office between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm during weekdays or by special appointment, holidays excepted. Call (540) 822-5788 for more information or contact Joshua A. Bateman, Planning Director at jbateman@ lovettsvilleva.gov. In the event the meeting is postponed, the public hearing will be convened on the next regularly-scheduled meeting at the same time and place. 02/27 & 03/05/20
Notice of Public Hearing Round Hill Town Council Notice of Intent to Amend Town Code Chapter 21, Taxation, by adopting a Meals Tax Ordinance and a Transient Occupancy Tax Ordinance
TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE LEESBURG TOWN PLAN TO ESTABLISH THE EASTERN GATEWAY DISTRICT SMALL AREA PLAN Pursuant to Sections 15.2-1427, 15.2-2204, 15.2-2205 and 15.2-2285 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL will hold a public hearing on TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 to consider amendments to the “Town Plan” to establish a new Small Area Plan (SAP) known as the Eastern Gateway District Small Area Plan. The SAP will be included as Chapter 12 of the Town Plan and will provide new policy guidance for the Eastern Gateway District as depicted in the figure below. The SAP will establish two new land use categories; “Technology and Employment” and “Mixed Use Neighborhood” that will apply to designated parcels in the Eastern Gateway District. The proposed Town Plan Amendment will also include revisions to various other chapters of the Town Plan to recognize the Eastern Gateway District SAP and allow its policies to supersede certain policies already in the Town Plan. Revisions will include but not be limited to a revised Planned Land Use Map, revised Transportation Network Map and policies, renaming the existing Community Commercial designation as “Neighborhood Center” and revisions to Chapter 6 Northeast and Southeast Planning Area objectives. The Eastern Gateway District Small Area Plan will include the following topics: • An introduction with discussion of the SAP purpose, planning process, competing interests, current issues, emerging trends, and planning context; • A discussion of the Eastern Gateway District goal and vision as well guiding principles; • Eastern Gateway District policies including overall planning objectives for: land use; architectural design; streetscape design; housing; transportation; natural resources; parks, recreation, and community facilities; heritage resources; economic development; and development process objectives; • New Eastern Gateway District land use categories including “Technology and Employment” and “Mixed Use Neighborhoods” with guidance on intent, uses, intensity (up to a 3.0 Floor Area Ratio (FAR)), and design in each category; • Quadrant Specific Policies with policy background and rationale, land use policies, transportation policies, and design polices for each quadrant in the Eastern Gateway District; and • Implementation polices that address steps necessary to implement the SAP. The Eastern Gateway District is intended to addresses changing economic development trends and the shift away from campus style office development that were supported by previous planning efforts. The Eastern Gateway District also recognizes the function of East Market Street (Route 7) as a gateway into downtown Leesburg. Additional information about these proposed Town Plan amendments and copies are available at the Department of Planning and Zoning located on the 2nd floor of the Leesburg Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or by visiting the Town website: HYPERLINK "http://www.leesburgva.gov/easterngateway" http://www.leesburgva.gov/easterngateway, or by calling Richard Klusek, Senior Planner, at 703771-2758 or by emailing rklusek@leesburgva.gov. This Town Plan Amendment is identified as case number TLTA-2018-0002, “Eastern Gateway District Small Area Plan”. At this hearing, all persons desiring to express their views concerning this matter will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations at the Town Council meeting should contact the Clerk of the Council at (703) 771-2733, three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711.
The Round Hill Town Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 19, 2020 beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Round Hill Town Office, 23 Main Street, Round Hill, Virginia to consider the adoption of a Meals Tax Ordinance and a Transient Occupancy Tax Ordinance, pursuant to the Town Charter, Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, §§ 15.2-1104 and 58.1-3840. The Town Council will consider the levy of a 0 % Meals Tax and a 0% Transient Occupancy Tax. All interested persons should appear and present their views at the above time and place. If a member of the public cannot attend, comments may be submitted by mail to PO Box 36, Round Hill, VA, 20142; by fax to (540) 338-1680; or by email to mhynes@roundhillva.org. Written comments received by noon on the day of the hearing will be distributed to Town Council members. The proposed ordinances may be viewed in the Town Office between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, or at www.roundhillva.org. Anyone needing assistance or accommodations under the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act should call the Town Administrator’s Office at (540) 338-7878. The regularly scheduled Town Council meeting will begin immediately following the Public Hearing. If the Public Hearing is postponed, it will be rescheduled for April 1, 2020 at 7:30 pm at the Town Office. Scott Ramsey, Mayor Round Hill Town Council 3/5 & 3/12/20
02/27 & 03/05/20
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Legal Notices TOWN OF ROUNDHILL, VIRGINIA Proposed Tax Rates, Fees and Charges for Fiscal Year 2021 July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021
TOWN OF ROUND HILL PROPOSED REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RATES WITH AUTHORIZING CODE SECTIONS
Personal Property (authorized by Virginia Code §58.1-3500, 15.2-3203)
Tax Year 2020 Appropriated
Tax Year 2021 Proposed
$1.15 per $100 of assessed value
$1.15 per $100 of assessed value (no change)
Tax Year 2020 Appropriated
Tax Year 2021 Proposed
$0.161 per $100 of assessed value (equalized rate)
$0.10 per $100 of assessed value (35% decrease)
Year Ending 6/30/20 Appropriated
Year Ending 6/30/21 Proposed
Motor Vehicle License (authorized by Virginia Code §46.2-752, 15.2-2503)
$25.00 Automobiles $15.00 Motorcycle
$25.00 Automobiles $25.00 Motorcycle (60% increase)
Zoning Fees (authorized by Virginia Code §15.2-2286)
(following changes)
(no change)
Real Estate (authorized by Virginia Code §58.1-3200, 15.2-2503)
PROPOSED 2020 - 2021 TAX RATES Description
Year Ending 6/30/20 Appropriated
Year Ending 6/30/21 Proposed
Business License (authorized by Virginia Code §58.1-3703, 15.2-2503)
Rates per category/ value of gross receipts (no change)
Rates per category/ value of gross receipts (no change)
Cigarette Tax (authorized by Virginia Code §58.1-3840, 15.2-2503)
$0.40 per pack (increase $0.10 per pack)
$0.40 per pack (no change)
Description
Bed & Breakfast Permit
$300.00
Short Term Rental Permit
$50.00
Annual Apartment Renewal Application Late Fee
$25.00
TOWN OF ROUND HILL PROPOSED REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RATES WITH AUTHORIZING CODE SECTIONS Year Ending 6/30/20 Appropriated
Year Ending 6/30/21 Proposed
Year Ending 6/30/20 Appropriated
Year Ending 6/30/21 Proposed
In Town
$6.96 per 1000 gallons
$7.17 per 1000 gallons
Out of Town
$10.44 per 1000 gallons
$10.75 per 1000 gallons
In Town
$10.44 per 1000 gallons
$10.75 per 1000 gallons
Out of Town
$15.66 per 1000 gallons
$16.13 per 1000 gallons
(authorized by Virginia Code §15.2-2111,15.2-2119 15.2-2143)
Min Ch - $13.92 (2000 gals) (16.1% decrease)
Min Ch - $14.34 (2000 gals) (3% increase)
(authorized by Virginia Code §15.2-2111,15.22119 15.2-2143)
Min Ch - $20.88 (2000 gals) (8.6% increase)
Min Ch - $21.51 (2000 gals) (3% increase)
Water Availability Fee (authorized by Virginia Code §15.2-2111,15.2-2119 15.2-2143)
Rate based on meter size Min Size 3/4” - $8,900 Out of Town Rate is 150% of above rate (8.6% increase)
Rate based on meter size Min Size 3/4” $9,167.00 Out of Town Rate is 150% of above rate (3% increase)
Sewer Availability Fee (authorized by Virginia Code §15.2-2111,15.22119 15.2-2143)
Rate based on meter size Min Size 3/4” $13,100.00 Out of Town Rate is 150% of above rate (3.3% increase)
Rate based on meter size Min Size 3/4” $13,493.00 Out of Town Rate is 150% of above rate (3% increase)
Tenant Water Deposit Fee (authorized by Virginia Code §15.2-2119)
In Town Water - $ 81 Out Town Water - $142 (no change)
In Town Water - $ 81 Out Town Water - $142 (no change)
Tenant Sewer Deposit Fee (authorized by Virginia Code §15.2-2119)
In Town Sewer - $123 Out Town Sewer - $206 (no change)
In Town Sewer - $123 Out Town Sewer - $206 (no change)
Water/Sewer Extension Fee (authorized by Virginia Code §15.2-2111, 15.22119, 15.2-2143)
Water Extension - $250 Sewer Extension - $500 (no change)
Water Extension - $250 Sewer Extension - $500 (no change)
Availability Fee for Consent Decree (Consent Decree, Paragraph 14)
$7,067.45 (1% increase)
$7,138.12 (1% increase)
Sewer User Rate
Water User Rate
3/5 & 3/12/20
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
Case Number
Recovery Date
Recovery Location
Phone Number
Hyper Shocker 26” black with red lettering and design bicycle
SO200002644
2/7/2020
Tyler Too Ter./WOD Trail, Ashburn
571-258-9437
Madd Gear Electric Scooter
SO190018207
10/01/2019
120 Enterprise St., Sterling
571-258-3794 03/05 & 03/12/20
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Legal Notices LOUDOUN COUNTY WILL COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR:
BE
MARCH 5, 2020
NOTICE OF IMPOUNDMENT OF ABANDONED VEHICLES ACCEPTING
SEALED
INMATE HAIRCUTS, IFB No. 201782 until prior to 4:00 p.m. March 11, 2020. Solicitation forms are available by downloading them from the website at www.loudoun.gov/procurement at no cost. Solicitation forms may also be picked up at the Division of Procurement at 1 Harrison Street, 4th Floor, Leesburg, Virginia 20175 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays or call (703) 7770403. WHEN CALLING, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ANY TYPE OF DISABILITY IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCUREMENT. 03/05/20
This notice is to inform the owner and any person having a security interest in their right to reclaim the motor vehicle herein described within 15 days after the date of storage charges resulting from placing the vehicle in custody, and the failure of the owner or persons having security interests to exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle within the time provided shall be deemed a waiver by the owner, and all persons having security interests of all right, title and interest in the vehicle, and consent to the sale of the abandoned motor vehicle at a public auction. This notice shall also advise the owner of record of his or her right to contest the determination by the Sheriff that the motor vehicle was “abandoned”, as provided in Chapter 630.08 of the Loudoun County Ordinance, by requesting a hearing before the County Administrator in writing. Such written request for a hearing must be made within 15 days of the notice. YR. MAKE
MODEL
STORAGE
PHONE#
1998
CHEVROLET
BLAZER
VIN 1GNCS1823J0163072
LCSO IMPOUND LOT
703-777-0610
2018
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
3VW2B7AJ2JM242917
AL’S TOWING
703-435-2467
1999
SAAB
CONVERTIBLE
YS3DF75P6X7058686
BLAIR’S TOWING
703-661-8200
2000
LEXUS
RX300
JT6Hf10VXY0147049
BATTLEFIELD TOWING
703-709-7723
2002
HONDA
CIVIC
1HGES165X2L043305
ASHBURN TOWING
703-585-87700
03/05 & 03/12/20
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF ROUND HILL, VIRGINIA Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021 Pursuant to Section 15.2-2506 and Section 58.1-3007 of the Code of Virginia: Round Hill, Virginia gives notice of its proposed budget , tax rates, fees and charges for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2021. A public hearing on the proposed budget, tax rates, fees and charges will be held by the Town Council on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 7:30 PM in the Round Hill Town Office located at 23 Main Street. At this hearing, all persons desiring to express their views will be heard. A regular Council meeting will commence immediately following the Public Hearing. Copies of the detailed budget are available for inspection and copying at the Round Hill Town Office, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, (holidays excluded). If this public hearing is postponed, it will be scheduled for Thursday, March 26, 2019 at 7:30 PM at the same location. The following is a brief synopsis of the budget: REVENUES
EXPENDITURES Year Ending 6/30/2020 Appropriated
Year Ending 6/30/2021 Proposed
Year Ending 6/30/2020 Appropriated
General Fund Local Revenues Intergovernmental Revenue Total General Fund Operating Revenues
Year Ending 6/30/2021 Proposed
General Fund 758,391
771,488
34,113
38,113
792,504
809,601
General Operating
720,077
748,989
Grants
26,000
27,000
Transfer to Reserve
46,427
33,612
792,504
809,601
Total General Fund Operating Expenditures Grants & Fees
2,037,327
2,567,327
Reserve Funds
916,130
1,043,221
Capital Projects
2,953,457
3,610,548
Total General Fund CIP Revenues
2,953,457
3,610,548
Total General Fund CIP Expenditures
2,953,457
3,610,548
Total General Fund Revenues
3,745,961
4,420,149
Total General Fund Expenditures
3,745,961
4,420,149
Water Operations
455,347
572,635
Wastewater Operations
701,199
737,244
Utility Operations
861,291
1,002,927
43,669
0
2,061,506
2,312,805
509,918
510,000
0
0
Utility Fund Water Operations Wastewater Operations Other Revenues Total Utility Fund Operating Revenue
Utility Fund 850,260
851,358
1,196,246
1,225,574
15,000
235,873
2,061,506
2,312,805
990,000
0
Transfer to Reserve Total Utility Fund Operating Expenditures
Tap Fees VRA Loan Reserve Reserve Funds Total Utility Fund CIP Revenue Total Utility Fund Revenues
TOTAL BUDGET REVENUES
0
0
491,011
1,561,061
VRA Projects
1,481,011
1,561,061
Capital Projects
3,542,517
7,288,478
Debt Retirement
971,093
1,051,061
Total Utility Fund CIP Expenditures
1,481,011
1,561,061
Total Utility Fund Expenditures
3,542,517
3,873,866
TOTAL BUDGET EXPENDITURES
7,288,478
8,294,015
3,873,866
8,294,015
3/5 & 3/12/20
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MARCH 5, 2020
Legal Notices A message to elderly and disabled Loudoun County residents from
Robert S. Wertz, Jr.
Commissioner of the Revenue Residents 65 and older or totally and permanently disabled who are required to complete a 2020 Renewal Application or Renewal Certification, must submit their renewal to my office by the April 1, 2020 filing deadline. Please visit our website or contact my office for information or filing assistance.
Leesburg Office 1 Harrison Street SE First Floor
ATTENTION NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN LOUDOUN COUNTY Nonprofit organizations seeking exemption from Loudoun County real and/or personal property taxes for the 2021 tax year may file an application with the Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue by the April 1, 2020 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, 2020, for consideration this year. Any exemption, if granted, would be effective January 1, 2021. 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.
Sterling Office 21641 Ridgetop Circle Suite 100 Internet: www.loudoun.gov/taxrelief Hours: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, M - F Phone: 703-737-8557
Robert S. Wertz, Jr. Commissioner of the Revenue Loudoun County Leesburg Office 1 Harrison Street SE First Floor
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Misc. ABC LICENSE 7-Eleven Inc and SEHEJ Management LLC, trading as 7-Eleven 40102A, 42870 Truro Parish Dr., Broadlands, VA 20148 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA AlCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Wine and Beer Off Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. David Seltzer, VP, 7-Eleven Inc and Avneet Nanuan, Manager Member, SEHEJ Managment Note: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200. 03/05 & 03/05/20
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 8.01-316
Case No.:
JJ043128-03-00
Loudoun Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
,
Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Tyson Curtis Holt Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Shane Curtis Holt, putative father and, Laurel Elizabeth Veto, 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 Tyson Curtis Holt. It is ORDERED that the defendants Shane Curtis Holt, putative father and Laurel Elizabeth Veto, mother appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before April 14, 2020 at 3:00 pm. 3/5, 3/12, 3/19 & 3/26/20
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PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) The Town of Leesburg will accept sealed proposals in the Procurement Office, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176, until 3:00 p.m. on March 26, 2020 for the following:
RFP NO. 100413-FY20-40 PRINTING AND MAILING SERVICES FOR LEESBURG AT LEISURE ACTIVITIES GUIDE The Town of Leesburg is soliciting sealed proposals from qualified firms interested in printing and mailing services for four full color issues of the Leesburg at Leisure Activities Guide. For additional information, visit: http://www.leesburgva.gov/bidboard
hall Trucking
540-822-9011
3/5, 3/12, 3/19 & 3/26/20
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
Donations of $35 per person or whatever you can afford. We need a headcount ASAP. If interested, go to our Loudoun Valley High School Class of ’80 facebook page or call Sue at 703-927-6498.
BOBCAT Bobcat
Accounting/Taxes
Mailing Address: PO Box 8000, MSC 32 Leesburg, VA 20177-9804
Mailing Address: PO Box 8000, MSC 32 Leesburg, VA 20177-9804
The Loudoun Valley High School Class of ’80 is holding their 40th Class Reunion on Saturday, May 16, 2020 from 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm at River Chase in Harpers Ferry WV.
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Opinion In Support of Justice Loudoun’s public defender’s office started with a single attorney in the late 1980s. Today, it is one of Loudoun County’s largest law firms, and by far the busiest. In the general public, there may be little concern if the office’s lawyers are overworked and underpaid. In some circles, their work may be viewed as a career starting point or a training ground that will lead to more lucrative practices down the road. And as for the quality of representation, well, those defendants who can’t afford better should just be happy with what they get. In the halls of Loudoun’s court complex, there is a different reality. The justice system just doesn’t function without a competent corps of public defenders standing before the bench. As with the battles to ensure the county has enough judges to keep cases moving forward, winning state funding to adequately staff the public defender’s office has been an ongoing struggle in
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the state legislature. Now for the first time, leaders in Loudoun’s legal community are making an appeal for local taxpayers to invest in that critical service by helping to boost the salaries of those attorneys to better match those serving in the other publicly-funded criminal courts law firm, the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office. The request has merit if it can better ensure that all defendants can see their rights fairly protected. It is important to remember that one day it may be you or a family member or a neighbor who is found in need of those important services. You wouldn’t expect a lower level of experience or professionalism, and neither should any other defendant when the goal is to seek justice. n
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Editor: On Feb. 14, Loudoun Now reported on county supervisors’ first Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce Policy Makers Series breakfast. I congratulate Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg) for asking Chamber members to also bring conservation voices into their discussions, particularly discussions around the data center industry, its central role in the county government’s finances, and its push for renewable energy. Data centers in Loudoun County have become a part of life. Loudoun’s “Data Center Alley” is the greatest concentration of data centers in the world. Seventy percent of all Internet traffic passes through Loudoun every day. While that’s great economically for Loudoun, the energy required for existing
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data centers, those under construction, and others approved for Loudoun require the power output of nine coal-fired power plants. That’s enough energy to power more than three million homes. Dominion powers most data centers, but generates little electricity from clean, renewable sources. Data centers have corporate sustainability goals to use 100% renewable sources of energy, so Dominion is falling woefully short. Instead, Dominion is using the data center explosion to justify building the controversial fracked-gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Building the Atlantic Coast Pipeline will keep Virginia on fossil fuels for decades to come. According to the 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, we have less than 12 years LETTERS continues on page 45
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LETTERS to the Editor continued from page 44 to aggressively address climate change, so we should be increasing clean, renewal sources of energy, not fossil fuels. Tech giants, including Microsoft, Apple, Amazon Web Services, and Salesforce, want to run their businesses in the most environmentally friendly way. Let’s help them accomplish that goal. Thank you, Supervisor Umstattd for urging that conservation voices be part of data center discussions. Virginia and Loudoun deserve clean energy solutions. If you’d like to include your voice: let the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors know that climate change must be addressed when powering data centers; tell Amazon Web Services that you want your cloud to be powered by clean renewables; demand that Dominion Power deliver 21st century clean energy solutions. — Linda Brown, Vienna
Overreacted Editor: John Beatty is my highly regarded school board member in the Catoctin District. His comments at a meeting were not “racially insensitive” in my opinion. However, a member of the LCPS Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee felt they were racist. Why can’t educated people disagree with each other without one demanding the resignation of the other? I have no doubt in my mind that John is not a racist and wants the best for all children in our schools. I feel John’s detractors overreacted to the detriment of the committee and comity. — Rose Ellen Ray, Leesburg
Don’t Understand Editor: This is in response to recent letters regarding the Lovettsville Town Council proclamation supporting the Second Amendment. Ms. Keefe had an issue with the council making a proclamation supporting the residents’ Second Amendment rights. She claimed that the proclamation was controversial and polarizing and that she would be compiling a list of the past four years proclamations. Additionally, she claimed that the “feeling of safety in our town ... is being lessened.” While she may be right about the fact that this became controversial, because of people who
ALWAYS ONLINE AT LOUDOUNNOW.COM are anti-Second Amendment, I rather like the idea that our Town Council supports its residents’ state and federal constitutional rights—many of the “weknow-what’s-best-for-you” folks down in Richmond certainly don’t. When she looks back at past proclamations, she will see that the council has passed such things as naming a day after someone and temporarily remaining the town “Capitalsville.” I’d say supporting our state and federally guaranteed rights is a more worthy endeavor; though admittedly I was supportive of the “Capitalsville” proclamation. Maybe she is unaware of the facts that localities that are supportive of the Second Amendment have lower rates of crime, and that concealed carry holders violate firearm laws at the same (low) rate as law enforcement officers. That should help you feel safer in our town Ms. Keefe. Kris Consaul made a claim that a “local gun dealer” threatened members of the Town Council. Also, Consaul stated, “civic discourse can’t happen at the end of a gun,” “the risk of speaking against the proclamation was too high,” and that supporters should “[b]e careful not to use Second Amendment to suppress the First.” Did said local gun dealer threaten the council members with a gun, or something more mild, like, “I won’t vote for you next time?” Likely it was more similar to the latter as I haven’t heard of any charges being filed; the claim was alarming in nature while at the same time, quite vague in details. Regarding the last three quotes, it’s really not the law-abiding gun owners who show up to support their rights that you have to be so worried about, it’s the violent criminals that they would defend you against; if you haven’t helped disarm them that is. Anti-Second Amendment folks need to understand some things: 1. Recent Department of Justice statistics show that 72 percent of firearms used in crime have been obtained illegally. 2. There are plenty of laws that aren’t enforced, penalties that aren’t fully carried out and criminal sentences that are commuted. 3. “Assault weapon” bans don’t have any effect on violent crime (see the stats during the Clinton era ban). 4.“Gun free zones” are magnets to people with evil intentions— law-abiding gun owners aren’t carrying there, so they won’t be stopped immediately. 5. You cannot create a utopia where every gun is gone. And last, murderers are violating the highest of laws, so they won’t be deterred by others you create. — Mike Tuttle, Lovettsville
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Equal pay continued from page 1 “Sometimes we are the only voice that our clients have,” King said. “These are clients that are often invisible, that often slip through the cracks.” But she was one of many former attorneys who told supervisors she had to leave the office—not because she was burned out, or didn’t love the work, but because she could not afford to stay. Tabatha Blake was among the current public defenders who said she relies in part on her partner’s income to support the family. And, she said, she and her husband are getting ready for their first child. “The reality is, as much as I love this job, unless something does change in the future, financially, I won’t be able to stay in it and be able to support ourselves and our future children,” Blake said. During a recent budget public hearing, person after person spoke to supervisors of the passion and talent that Loudoun’s public defenders bring to the job, and one after another said that their low wages drive those attorneys out of the job. According to a letter from Loudoun’s Chief Public Defender, Lorie O’Donnell, new attorneys in her office make $59,523. According to people in the office, they do not get annual raises. By comparison, a new attorney in the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney starts out at $65,135 and can expect annual raises. The gap widens as their careers progress—a deputy public defender with 14 years on the job makes $93,703. A dep-
Gailani continued from page 13 in a WhatsApp group message with their friends. A month before the shooting, Gailani claimed to have experienced more signs of magic being used against him and believed he was again sexually assaulted by the men at his Alexandria home in April. Gailani testified that he was scared for his life, which is why he purchased a gun, along with a TASER and pepper spray, and took a firearms safety class in March 2018. Gailani said he never planned to kill anyone, but wanted to rough up Osman and the other friend so badly that they would confess to the assault. A day before the shooting, Gailani rented a Kia Soul. On the night of the shooting, he parked his Toyota Camry down the street from the café and drove
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uty commonwealth’s attorney makes $126,103. Public defenders also had an advocate from the other side of the courtroom: Commonwealth’s Attorney Buta Biberaj, Loudoun’s top prosecutor. She said the criminal justice system is like a stool— victims and the accused at the seat, with prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges as the three legs. “If we don’t have three strong legs, we don’t have a good system. We have an imbalanced system,” Biberaj said. She added: “If there is an imbalance in the representation in the court, bad things happen.” And with so many attorneys beginning their careers in the public defender’s office—even if they leave—many attorneys have argued that paying enough to attract talented young attorneys is good for the legal community overall. “As an attorney in the private sector, my firm has an interest in making sure that that the Public Defender’s Office maintains the level of talent that they have right now,” said Nasir Aboreden, a former assistant commonwealth’s attorney. “Public defenders are in court every single day. They are interacting with the judges, they are interacting with the prosecutors every day, so, really, they are the face of criminal defense. So, we in the private sector have an interest in making sure that they are well-funded, and they have the resources they need to do their job.” While the Office of the Public Defender is funded by the state government, other localities in areas with a high cost of living provide supplemental funding to raise those salaries. Loudoun also already provides a local supplement to state sala-
ries in other offices, such as in the General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. And according to O’Donnell, Loudoun is the only Northern Virginia locality that does not provide a salary supplement for public defenders. O’Donnell’s request adds up to just under $200,000, and would amount to a 20 percent salary supplement to the office’s payroll, which is just under a million dollars. Senior Assistant Public Defender Adam Pouilliard said “public defense is a calling—it’s something that people are drawn to.” “It draws people who are passionate about the work, who believe in the work, into a place where you are choosing between having substantially less, and maybe doing something that you believe in less,” Pouilliard said. And, he warned, a county that pays its prosecutors better than its defense attorneys indicates “that we as a county value the prosecution of individuals more than we value the protection of people’s rights. Because at a base level, the reason why people get into public defense is, we believe strongly, one, that people should not be judged by the worst day of their life in many cases; but two, the protection of the Fourth, Fifth, 15th Amendments are critical to the day-to-day functioning of our society.” During his interview, Pouilliard was waiting anxiously to hear the jury’s decisions on one of the office’s most prominent recent clients, Hassan M. Gailani, who was subsequently sentenced to 77 years in prison for fatally shooting two
people at a hookah bar in Sterling. The defense had argued he was not guilty by reason of insanity. Through the public defender’s office, Pouilliard said, Gailani had received years of legal work that would have cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in the private sector. And while the Gailani case was particularly labor-intensive for the office, each attorney in the office carries a caseload of more than a hundred cases, he said. “You’re talking about almost all of the people who come through our criminal justice system.” “They’re people who are not millionaires, who need high quality, experienced defense attorneys who can talk to them about what their options are and try to execute on those options,” Pouilliard said. “There are a lot of fly-by-night defense attorneys who are doing work at lower costs—and there are many who do work at lower rates who do fantastic work—but there are also people who are taking very large sums of money who do not have the required experience.” And, he said, public defenders are an important part of protecting people’s rights. “Our judges do not want to convict people who did not commit crimes, that’s the reality of it, and the best way to ensure that that doesn’t happen is to ensure we have a strong public defender’s office,” he said. Supervisors are scheduled to adopt a budget in early April. n
the Kia to the parking lot, where he then waited for a while before walking into the café. At a little before 2 a.m., Gailani approached Osman and Marof as they played cards in the hookah bar and fired seven rounds, killing the men. According to testimony, Gailani drove the Kia back to his Camry after the shooting, and then drove the Camry back to the café parking lot. Gailani claimed to have no recollection of the shooting. He said he remembered last sitting in the parking lot before walking into the café and then becoming conscious again when the police arrested him. When the arresting sheriff ’s deputy asked Gailani if he was the one who shot the men, Gailni replied calmly, “yeah,” according to audio from the deputy’s body camera. Gailani later felt remorseful for the shooting. “This wasn’t my plan,” he said. “It was
never my intention to kill him. … I still feel the guilt.” Lisa Doll, a forensic psychologist with Loudoun County Mental Health, testified that Gailani suffered from a delusional disorder of the persecutory type. “This idea that he has HIV is a delusion,” she said. Both Doll and Scott Bender, an associate professor of clinical psychiatric medicine at the University of Virginia, said they felt Gailani was not pretending to be delusional just to use insanity as a defense in court. In his closing argument, Perry acknowledged that Gailani had a mental disease, but argued that Gailani knew right from wrong because he shot Osman for revenge, told a Sheriff ’s Office detective a day later that he wanted the death penalty and said that what he had done was a sin. Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Angela Vernail said Gailani was a
vigilante who executed Osman and knew it was wrong because he surrendered to police. Assistant Public Defender Adam Pouilliard argued that Gailani didn’t know right from wrong, pointing out that Gailani felt as if he was being constantly monitored and that the sexual assaults were most likely delusions because they all took place when he was asleep. “There is no real-world attack on Mr. Gailani,” he argued. “His mind is broken.” In sentencing, Miller noted that Gailani would most likely never see his father again. But Perry asserted that while Gailani still has the chance to see his father while in prison, Osman and Marof don’t have that opportunity. “Ahmed and Murtada will never see their families again,” he said. Gailani’s formal sentencing will take place March 13. n
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Coronavirus continued from page 1 County Administrator Tim Hemstreet said Loudoun County’s response is in coordination with the state, the region, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. He said there are regular phone calls across the region. The county also has a page on its website for the latest information, at loudoun. gov/5307/Novel-Coronavirus. The Airports Authority, which oversees operations at Reagan National and Dulles airports, is closely following the Centers for Disease Control recommendations. Dulles Airport last month became one of the first international points of entry to begin screening deplaning passengers. And MWAA spokesman Rob Yingling said the airports remain in close contact with federal, state and local health officials.
Schools ‘agile, responsive’ The county’s public school system is also readying its defenses. Loudoun County Public Schools has even dedicated a section of its website to questions, answers and protocols surrounding the coronavirus for parents and guardians to stay up to date on the latest news. According to a statement posted there, the CDC has indicated that it is preparing additional guidelines for K-12 schools, and the school staff plans to implement the updated guidance when it is available. Asia Jones, the assistant superintendent for pupil services, said the staff is in constant communication with the county Health Department, which helps keep them up to date on the latest CDC regulations and their recommended best practices. The school division’s existing hazard emergency plan includes procedures even in the cases of a pandemic, should coronavirus fall under that category. Just as in situations with the spread of the flu virus, school leaders are monitoring attendance
Town elections continued from page 47 on the ballot with newcomers David Earl, Sheryl Frye, Joy Pritz and Kenneth Tannenbaum. The mayor’s term will expire in June 2022 and the council terms will expire June 2024. In Middleburg, the terms of first-term Mayor Bridge Littleton and Councilmen Chris Bernard, Kevin Daly and Philip Miller will expire in June. All four will seek
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pecially if patients go to the ER who don’t need to. And Scantlebury is quick to credit the collaboration and coordination of the entire health care community, which includes first responders, inpatient teams, discharge staff and primary care physicians, in readying for the local arrival of coronavirus. “This isn’t just one group doing really good work. This is the whole medical community working together,” she said. “COVID-19 is going to be one of those things where it’s only a matter of time before we start seeing patients,” Scantlebury continued. “The only thing we can do is try to minimize our exposures.”
Northern Virginia’s largest hospital system has been preparing for COVID-19 since news reports of its transmission in China began circulating in January. Dr. Kari Scantlebury, an emergency medicine attending physician at Inova’s Fairfax Hospital, also serves as a lead physician advisor for Inova Health System’s emergency management and disaster preparedness, and said they’ve been thinking since January about how to isolate patients when needed. “The goal is to stay one step ahead in terms of planning so when we need to es-
calate we’re ready,” she said. Symptoms of the coronavirus are very similar to influenza, Scantlebury said, and Inova does have at its disposal rapid flu tests with enough accuracy to rule out the flu if necessary. Right now, if a patient reports to the emergency department’s triage nurse that they have just traveled to an affected region and have symptoms similar to coronavirus, they are led to one of Inova’s many private negative pressure rooms. Those rooms do not allow air to escape, so as not to spread any potential virus to hospital staff or other patients. Staff is then notified to don personal protective equipment—in this case, an M95 mask, a gown, gloves and goggles—and the patient is then informed of this practice as a precaution. Once the patient is clinically stable and their travel history has been recorded, hospital staff then reach out to their infection protection personnel, who are now on call 24/7, Scantlebury said. Those personnel pass that information to the local health department, which can choose to tap into its resources to conduct an investigation. The health department makes the determination whether to test a patient for coronavirus, she said. If the health department chooses to have the patient tested for coronavirus, a blood sample is taken and sent for testing in Richmond, with a 24-hour turnaround, she said. In the meantime, hospital staff would continue to run their routine tests to rule out other infections or viruses, like the flu, pneumonia or strep. Scantlebury said it’s both a blessing and a curse that the incidence of COVID-19 comes during a prolonged flu season. “We’ve already been in the thought process of what our surge capacity is going to look like, how we can maximize our space, and minimize the admissions of those who can be monitored at home,” she said. “It’s a curse in that we’re already doing everything we possibly can.” Goodfriend said it will be important to keep the health system functioning normally, even if illnesses ramp up, possibly putting a strain on emergency rooms, es-
re-election, with Littleton unopposed. The mayor’s term will expire in June 2022 and the council terms will expire June 2024. Councilman Bud Jacobs will also be on the ballot for a special election, running for a seat with a term that expires June 2022. In Purcellville, three-term Mayor Kwasi Fraser and Councilmen Chris Bledsoe, Ryan Cool and Nedim Ogelman will see their terms expire in June. Fraser will go up against former 12-year councilwoman Beverly Chiasson for the mayor’s seat. The
other incumbents did not file for re-election. Five newcomers are stepping into the ring to vie for three council seats. They are Christopher Bertaut, Mary Lynn Hickey, Stanley Milan, Erin Rayner and Mary Jane Williams. The mayor’s term will expire in June 2022 and the council terms will expire June 2024. Lastly, the terms of five-term Round Hill Mayor Scott Ramsey, Vice Mayor Mary Anne Graham and Councilmembers Melissa Hoffmann and Mike Hummel
will expire this year. All of them, except for Hoffmann, will be on the May 5 ballot; Ramsey will be unopposed. The mayor’s term will expire in June 2022 and the council terms will expire June 2024. One of the council seats will be decided by write-in votes. Councilwoman Paula James will also be on the ballot in a special election, running for a seat that expires in June 2022. Absentee voting begins March 20. The last day to request a mailed absentee ballot is April 28. n
rates across all schools and share that information with the health department if dropping attendance is tied to the spread of some type of illness. School staff also is keeping up with its daily cleaning practices, which includes cleaning all “high touch” surfaces regularly. “We are trying to be as agile, responsive and in front of this as possible,” Jones said. She emphasized the crucial roles that parents and guardians play in being the front-line of defense for any illness and keeping in close communication with the school system if their students experience any symptoms akin to the coronavirus. Goodfriend said that, with evidence the virus is not transferred through the air, keeping high-contact surfaces clean— door knobs, bathroom facilities and elevator buttons, among them—is important. It still isn’t clear how long the virus can live on a surface, whether a few hours or a couple of days. But Goodfiend also said the virus doesn’t appear any heartier than anything else, and since most cases have been from person-to-person rather than from services, “it is very likely less hearty.” And there is little merit is closing a school for a full washdown, as has been done in some areas, he said: “A lot of that is reassurance for parents.” “Usually with a school system we say, let’s just cross our fingers until Friday comes, and the weekend will kill whatever is in that school,” he said.
Hospitals ‘stay one step ahead’
Wash your hands For those worried about the spread of the virus, Scantlebury and Goodfriend advise a back-to-basics approach: wash your hands, stay home if you or your child is ill, and keep hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes at the ready. As test kits become more available in the weeks ahead, doctors and patients will have better information. “In Loudoun County, we always say, if you see flu in the summer, think Lyme disease,” Goodfriend said. “If it looks like you have the flu in March and April you might want to think coronavirus. And it would be great at this point if we had the tests and we just send it to the lab to get the answer, but we’re not there yet.” At this point, he said there is no reason to cancel large events—although don’t head out if you’re sick—or to cancel travel plans, but monitor the CDC’s recommendations at cdc.gov/travel. Overall, the best defense is commonsense. “There is no treatment for this. The best thing is to stay home and get rest and get over it unless you’re sure it’s real and then go to the hospital and get supportive care,” he said. And, “it’s not too late to return your masks.” n
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