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[ March 21, 2019 ]

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Protecting Loudoun’s Buried Past Historians, Community Leaders Work to Identify Historic Cemeteries BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ As Loudoun’s growth continues at a rapid pace, government staffers, local historians and community stakeholders are trying to work just as quickly to take inventory of all the burial sites in the 262-year-old county. For some, the process of identifying, studying and preserving Loudoun’s burial sites started long before a Board of Supervisors initiative to create a database of active and inactive cemeteries, which is well underway. Historian Wynne Saffer’s interest in historic cemeteries sprang from delving into genealogy in the 1980s, which led to him tracing his own ancestors to a historic cemetery in southeastern Loudoun. He also served on a committee of the Loudoun Preservation Society when the General Assembly was considering more protection of cemeteries was needed, and he chaired a Thomas Balch Library committee on historic cemeteries. While on the Balch committee, he worked closely with former Loudoun County mapping director Larry Stipek to inform him of any burial sites the committee discovered, which Stipek would then mark in the county’s GIS system. Saffer continues to serve on the library’s Loudoun HistorPatrick Szabo/Loudoun Now

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A small cemetery with just a handful of graves has been the quiet neighbor to a drive-through CVS Pharmacy in Ashburn for about three decades.

Supervisors Wrap Budget Work Amid Tax Windfall BY RENSS GREENE Loudoun supervisors have finished work on the county’s fiscal year 2020 budget, marshalling more than $3 billion in operations expenditures, debt service, and capital projects. The county government is adding more than 175 full-time equivalent positions this year, the second year of a planned three-year project to catch staffing levels and pay up to the rest of the region and Loudoun’s own growth. In all, the county will channel about $25 million to that project this year. The county purse is buoyed in large part by contin-

ued, 30 percent year-over-year growth in the county’s data center market, this year bringing in more than $200 million in taxes on computer equipment. That meant that while supervisors had previously been warned that this may be the most difficult budget discussion of their term, instead they breezed through what Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) said was “by far the easiest” of his eight years on the board. He credited that in large part to the Department of Economic Development and its executive director, Buddy Rizer, recognized nationally for his work growing Loudoun’s data center market. Additionally, while at first county officials warned

of as much as a $28 million gap between the School Board’s funding request, for the first time in recent memory, the school system’s budget request fit within the county’s fiscal guidance and was approved in full with relatively little debate. The county will send $76.3 million more to the schools this year, for a total of $873.7 million in local tax funding for the school system’s $1.28 billion annual operating budget. The School Board still may have to make some cuts in its budget after allocations of state funding came in $2 million lower than anticipated. BUDGET >> 47

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landing Chapman in an ongoing legal battle for wrongful termination. Former detective Mark McCaffrey sued Chapman alleging his First Amendment rights were violated when he was not re-sworn because he had supported a different candidate in the Republican primary. A federal judge found that sheriffs have the right to fire any deputy for any reason—including political motivations—and dismissed the suit, which was then appealed and is still awaiting an appeals court ruling. Harmison made sworn statements in McCaffrey’s lawsuit, alleging Chapman told him, “People challenge me. I’m going to crush them. They’ll never work in law enforcement.” In his campaign announcement, however, Harmison focused on what he would like to do as sheriff, saying his top priority is a commitment to community involvement and transparency. He promised a Citizens Advisory Council to advise the sheriff ’s office

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Loudoun Sends 6 to International Science Fair BY NORMAN K. STYER Loudoun’s top young researchers spent last Thursday being questioned by waves of judges—more than 250 of them—as their projects were on display during the county’s 38th annual Regional Science and Engineering Fair. That night, they returned to Riverside High School in Lansdowne for an awards ceremony that included thousands of dollars in awards and scholarships to the best, among a record roster of 324 students with 212 projects. The program concluded with the announcement that Loudoun will be sending six students to the Intel International Engineering and Science Fair in Phoenix, AZ, in May. Loudoun Valley High School’s Brian Minnick, who attends the Academies of Loudoun, was the top finalist in the Engineering Mechanics category for his project: the “Creation of an FDM 3D Printer Constructed Entirely of Parts Created with Additive Manufacturing Techniques.” The team of Saarthak Maheshwari and Riley White from Stone Bridge won the Embedded Systems/Robotics and Intelligent Machines category for the project, “Deep Letters: A Convolutional Neural Network Long Shortterm Memory (Cnnistm) Approach to Fingerspelling Translation.” In the Biochemistry and Chemistry category, Zhiyuan Li of Freedom High School and Rohan Parikh of Riverside High School, both students at the Academy of Science, took the top prize for their project: “Developing Honey-Based Antibacterial Wound-Healing Agents by Integrating Glucose Oxidase Enhancement with Pectin Hydrogels.” Madden Moore of Freedom High

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From left, Brian Minnick, Riley White, Saarthak Maheshwari, Rohan Parikh, Zhiyuan Li and Madden Moore display their top finalists trophies during the Regional Science and Engineering Fair awards ceremony March 14.

School and the Academy of Science was the top finalist in the Computational Biology and Bioinformatics category. His project was titled: “Identifying miR-331-3p as a Unique Blood-Based Biomarker for Lung Adenocarcinoma through Random Forest Classification.” Another one of the other top awards presented was the Willowcroft Science Scholarship, presented by Willowcroft Farm Vineyards owner Lew Parker. The annual scholarship includes a $5,000 award to a student and a $5,000 award to a teacher. Sidney Meyer, of Heritage High School and the Academies of Loudoun, was presented the student scholarship and her Academy of Science teacher, Julie Sohl, was presented the teacher award. Those top winners were selected from among scores of projects that filled the high school’s gym. They ranged from Animal Sciences to Translational Med-

ical Science, and included titles such as “Preventing Air Pollution Using the Electrocatalysis of TiO2,” “Convolutional Neural Network Models for Real-Time Seizure Forecasting,” “Creation of an FDM 3D Printer Constructed Entirely by Parts Created with Additive Manufacturing Techniques,” “The effect of pH on the tensile strength of electrospun poly (vinyl acetate) nanofibers,” “Using Test Data from Novels and Articles to Produce better Language Translations,” and “the Use of Shear-Thickening Fluid in the Development of Protective Anti-Ballistic Material for use on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.” Several projects focused on local issues, including “Investigation of Microplastics in Loudoun County Farms” and “Effects of Weather Patterns on the Distribution of Rockwool Factory Fallout.” nstyer@loudounnow.com

INDEX Loudoun Gov........................... 4 Leesburg................................. 8 Education.............................. 12 Public Safety......................... 15 Politics................................. 16 Biz........................................ 18 Our Towns............................. 26 LoCo Living........................... 28 Public and Legal Notices....... 32 Help Wanted.......................... 40 Obituaries............................. 41 Resource Directory................ 42 Opinion................................. 44

BY RENSS GREENE Chris Harmison, 61, a longtime law enforcement officer and former second-in-command to Sheriff Mike Chapman, has announced that he will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge the two-term incumbent. “I am proud to be running as a Democrat in this election, but I think that we all would agree that law enforcement is not a place for partisan politics,” Harmison wrote in an advance copy of a speech he planned Wednesday in front of the sheriff ’s office headquarters on Sycolin Road. “Law enforcement is about protecting and serving the public.” Retired from the Fairfax County Police Department, Harmison previously worked for the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office before running for sheriff as an independent in 2003. Harmison was later involved in Chapman’s campaign and was one of the first officers Chapman brought in when he was first elected in 2012. Chapman hired him as

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Planning Commission Wraps Comprehensive Plan Work BY RENSS GREENE The Loudoun County Planning Commission has completed its work on Loudoun’s next comprehensive plan, capping off months of debate. The new comprehensive plan, dubbed Loudoun 2040, would replace the county’s nearly 20-year-old Revised General Plan, which has been in place through major changes in Loudoun County. When the plan was first written, it did not contain the phrase “data center”—although that has since been added—and Loudoun’s population was around 190,000. Today, it is more than double that at more than 400,000. On March 13, commissioners made their closing arguments on the draft plan. Commissioner Cliff Keirce (Broad Run), who chaired the commission for much of the work and has been active in the community selling Loudouners on that plan, defended its vision for additional growth, especially in the Transition Policy Area. “You can’t control affordability, the market will do that,” Keirce said. “But by providing a greater range and size of home product, that will at least give you a better range in the pricing.” Commissioner Ad Barnes (Leesburg) said he does not expect to vote in support of the plan, mainly over concerns about growth in the Transition Policy Area and moving some areas from the Rural Policy Area to the transition area. “The demand of housing is what you make of it,” Barnes said. “We could build a million homes up there, and I bet

they would be gobbled up in no time. That’s why we are planners here, that we’re supposed to control where we want to grow and how much we want to grow. The demand is always going to be here, but we have to control it. That’s our job.” When county supervisors see the plan, it will be accompanied by a letter from commission Chairman Fred Jennings (Ashburn). “The Commission received advice from myriad parties to the comprehensive planning process, but none as compelling as the need to address future housing demands facing the county,” reads a draft of that letter. “The void in the housing supply needs has elevated housing cost far beyond the metrics of affordability, impacting the attraction of a diverse populace and the ability to support a vibrant workforce for the County and the region.” Jennings also acknowledged that while commissioners are not unanimous in their support for the plan, “the majority view is that the Plan must work to meet the housing demand forecast.” The Planning Commission is scheduled to take a formal vote adopting their version of the comprehensive plan draft March 26. That will come after the Board of Supervisors has already had their first meeting on the plan, March 21. The overlap in schedule is meant to buy supervisors more time to work on the plan. Under state law, once the Planning Commission’s formal vote is cast, county supervisors have 90 days to ratify the plan. rgreene@loudounnow.com

Planning Commissioner Defends Against Criticism of $23.5M Property Sale in Transition Area BY PATRICK SZABO Whether those in the real estate or development industry should serve on local planning commissions that make decisions on land use is a decades old debate, and it’s is heating up in Loudoun. The Loudoun Planning Commission just wrapped up its work on the draft comprehensive plan update, dubbed Loudoun 2040, which includes a proposal to designate a portion of the Transition Policy Area for industrial use. It’s one of the policy changes stirring controversy among plan critics, who also have raised concerns that Planning Commissioner Jim Sisley (At Large) could benefit from the change. Sisley is the principal broker for Paladin Real Estate, which has listed for sale a 45-acre property, comprised of 10 parcels, off Cochran Mill Road with “excellent potential for data center development,” according to his marketing brochure on LoopNet for the $23.5 million listing. The property, which Sisley said already is under contract to be sold, sits within the 36-square-mile Transition Policy Area and is zoned partially under Leesburg’s Joint Land Management Area and partially as Transitional Residential. Neither zoning district allows for any industrial uses, such as data centers. Sisley marketed the property as Planned Development-Industrial Park and Planned Development-General Industry. Combined, those zoning dis-

[ BRIEFS ] Input Sought on Human Services Plan Loudoun County government is partnering with local nonprofits to host several public input sessions on developing a human services strategic plan for Loudoun County. The plan will provide a roadmap for implementing improved, coordinated systems of care that meet the county’s human service needs. It will focus on services such as affordable health care, child care and housing as well as funding and advocacy. The plan is being developed through a collaborative effort by the Loudoun County government, the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties and the Loudoun Human Services Network. Representatives of these groups are serving on the Human Services Strategic Plan Steering Committee, which is developing the strategic plan. Four community meetings are scheduled over two days. On Friday, March 29, sessions will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Office of Elections and Voter Registration, 750 Miller Drive, SE, Suite C, in Leesburg and 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Claude Moore Community Center, 46105 Loudoun Park Lane in Sterling. On Saturday, March 30, sessions will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Carver Center, 200 Willie Palmer Way in Purcellville and from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Dulles South Public Safety Center, 25216 Loudoun County Parkway in South Riding. For more information, call 703-779-3505, ext. 2 or email info@CommunityFoundationLF.org.

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County Planning Commissioner Jim Sisley (At Large) has recently come under fire by residents for his involvement with the sale of a $23.5 million property in the Transition Policy Area.

tricts allow for 68 uses by right, including data centers. It’s Sisley’s involvement in the Comprehensive Plan rewrite process and his advertisement of the property’s zoning designation that’s raised eyebrows, given the commission a broker could expect on a transaction of that size. Robyn Howlin, a resident of the Red Cedar neighborhood along Evergreen Mills Road about a mile and a half southwest the property, said she feels Sisley’s actions are “shady all around.” “I think he was taking advantage of his power by making assumptions on a piece of land to be zoned for something

that it wasn’t zoned for,” she said. “I just think that’s such a conflict—it doesn’t look good.” Howlin said it makes her wonder how long ago Sisley was approaching landowners and telling them about the county’s plans to rewrite the Comprehensive Plan. But while the draft comprehensive plan bearing Sisley’s work does propose industrial development in that area, it is not a new proposal. Sisley said he listed the property as being zoned PDIP and PDGI because the area has been SISLEY >> 5

Loudoun County’s first household hazardous waste collection event of the year will be Saturday, March 23 at 751 Miller Drive SE in Leesburg from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Residents may drop off up to 15 gallons of liquid household hazardous waste, in containers up to 5 gallons each, and 40 pounds of solid household hazardous waste. Participants may be requested to provide proof of Loudoun County residency such as a driver’s license or utility bill. Motor oil, antifreeze, automobile batteries, lead-acid batteries, propane tanks, and oil-based space heaters will not be accepted at household hazardous waste collection events. These materials are accepted at the Loudoun County Solid Waste Management Facility at BRIEFS >> 7

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County Planning Commissioner Jim Sisley (At Large) is selling, and advertising as zoned for industrial, 45 acres of land in the Transition Policy Area, including one parcel zoned under Leesburg’s Joint Land Management Area.

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planned for industrial use for the past five years. In December 2013, the Board of Supervisors voted to approve a Comprehensive Plan amendment that changed the planned use designation to industrial for the northern portion of the Lower Sycolin subarea of the Transition Policy Area, including the for-sale property. According to Chapter 8 of the General Plan, that area “is emerging as an industrial area with the legislative approval of several projects.” Those projects were the county’s approved rezoning of 194 acres of land from Transition Policy to PDIP for the Stonewall Secure Business Park in July 2011; 101 acres from Transitional Residential and JLMA to PDGI for the Green Energy Partners/Stonewall Hybrid Energy Plant in April 2010; 323 acres from Transitional Residential, JLMA and PDGI to Mineral Resource-Heavy Industry for an extension of Luck Stone Quarry in January 2011; and 101 acres from Transitional Residential to Mineral Resources-Heavy Industry for Luck Stone and Loudoun Water to develop a water treatment plant and to expand the quarry in January 2011. Of the hundreds of acres the amendment targeted, the property Sisley is marketing contains the only parcels still zoned as Transition Residential. The rest already has been zoned for industrial use. “That’s what the county said it would become,” Sisley said. Sisley said that listing the proper-

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ty under its current residential zoning would have been inaccurate, but that he nonetheless informed potential buyers of the existing zoning. He said he has followed the law and acted in a “very conservative way,” adding that while people are entitled to express their opinions, they’re not entitled to make false accusations about someone’s intent. “They’ll say things that they think is true … because it makes them look intelligent,” he said. Sisley listed the property for sale on LoopNet, an online commercial real estate marketplace, in April 2015 and was appointed to the Planning Commission in April 2016, three months after the Loudoun 2040 planning process began. He refuted allegations of misconduct and said that just because someone has a real estate background doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be allowed in a government advisory role. Sisley said he invites residents to forgo “talking smack” to instead attend Planning Commission meetings and learn more about the process of how land use decisions are made. Already having recused himself from the Planning Commission’s Feb. 26 vote on a zoning concept plan amendment, zoning modification and two minor special exceptions for a 95-acre property adjacent to the property he’s selling, Sisley said he would recuse himself from a vote to rezone the property he’s selling when the new landowner submits an application to do so. “I feel comfortable that I have done everything required of me to act in a completely legal and open way,” he said. “I don’t have a conflict of interest.”

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Advisory Commission to Study Metro-Area Projects BY RENSS GREENE The Economic Development Advisory Commission, a panel of business leaders across a broad swath of industries, will launch an ad hoc committee to survey development near Metrorail stations—and what Loudoun can learn from those projects. EDAC Chairman and B.F. Saul Senior Vice President Todd Pearson called the Transit-Oriented Development Ad-Hoc Committee a “transformational project,” surveying which entities have been involved in projects like the Mosaic District or the Wharf— projects that marshalled billions of dollars in investments to recreate rundown areas as prosperous, mixed-used communities. “We’d also like to look at ‘what’— what are the tools that they used to have those developments not only come to fruition, but also include the components that those jurisdictions wanted,” Pearson said. “So there’s one thing you can do within the land use, but sometimes you can’t force development to take place, even with land use.” Much of that will look at how those projects are financed, including through government mechanisms such as tax-increment financing, in which real estate tax revenue increases in a certain area are used to subsidize development in that area, essentially allowing developers to borrow against

future growth in tax revenues. Fairfax County in 2008 authorized tax-increment financing for the Mosaic District. In 2010, Arlington authorized a tax-increment financing area including Crystal City, Potomac Yard, and Pentagon City. Supervisor Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) issued a word of caution. “Some of those are easy to do, but if you’re talking public financing, that’s a slippery slope,” Buona said. “When we start doing public financing of private developers for them to profit, I have real issues there.” But other supervisors nonetheless want to see the range of options. “Our primary function of [the Department of Economic Development] is to attract private investment. In this case we have a lot of landowners with a lot of properties who do not have the capital to develop them, or at least we’re not seeing that they do,” said finance committee Chairman Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles). He said that may mean the county government working together with developers to sell investors on those projects—including, possibly, international actors or foreign state-owned entities. And, he said, there may indeed have to be a discussion around investing government dollars. “If there is in fact a public sector investment component to most of these

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The offices of the Loudoun County Department of Economic Development are at the county’s first Metrorail-adjacent mixed-use development, Loudoun Station.

projects, then we absolutely need to know it,” Letourneau said. “And if we get the frustration from people that, ‘hey, we’re not getting that type of development, we want Reston Town Center but it’s not here,’ and we’re not willing to make a public sector investment and they were, then that’s a community conversation.” Pearson said the ad hoc committee intends to give supervisors “the arsenal of what has been used in the past.” The ad hoc committee is expected to wrap up work in six months. Pearson and Loudoun County

Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tony Howard in 2015 and 2016 led a related project of the advisory commission, the Nighttime Economy Ad-Hoc Committee, which worked to find ways to improve Loudoun’s nightlife in large part to attract younger people and millennials to the county as it geared up for Metrorail development. The county finance committee approved creation of the Transit-Oriented Development Ad-Hoc Committee unanimously. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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Supervisor Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run) proposed exempting some guest accommodations from a tax on overnight stays.

nities, and other legislative issues that directly impact the tourism industry.” On Monday, the board of supervisors diverted Meyer’s proposal to the county finance committee for further study. “The industry has been thriving,” said Supervisor Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin). “The industry has never come to me about eliminating TOT tax. The industry has come to me and said, ‘we don’t want to be overregulated by the county,’ and that’s what we did. We wrote regulations so they would be able to compete.” Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) said while the proposal could have a budgetary impact, it is a policy change, not a budget line item. He referenced “the painstaking process by which we went through the Airbnb ordinance amendments, and the extensive amount of input that happened.” Meyer said the Board of Supervisors’ work on the registry is “a big government” approach, characterizing it as raising taxes despite no change in tax rates. Nonetheless, supervisors voted unanimously to send the proposal to committee. Currently, businesses renting rooms to fewer than four people at a time are exempt from the transient occupancy tax. Above that, the tax is 7 percent. Those renting out fewer than seven bedrooms and showing less than $4,000 gross receipts are exempt from the business, professional, and occupational license tax. With seven or more bedrooms and up to $200,000 gross receipts, businesses pay a $30 license fee, and above that, 23 cents per $100 of gross receipts. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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Electronics, medical waste and medications also are not accepted at these events; learn more at loudoun.gov/ electronics or loudoun.gov/hhw. Businesses and organizations seeking to dispose of hazardous waste should visit loudoun.gov/bhwp or call 703-771-5500 for information about the county’s Business Hazardous Waste Collection Program.

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During the Board of Supervisors’ final budget work session Monday, Supervisor Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run) proposed exempting bed-andbreakfast businesses from the county’s transient occupancy tax. Meyer’s proposal would exempt hotels—a blanket term which is not distinct from other visitor accommodations such as bed-and-breakfasts in Loudoun’s ordinances—with a maximum occupancy of 25 guests or fewer from the tax. Meyer said that is to put them on an even footing with shortterm rentals listed on Airbnb and VRBO. “The bed and breakfast industry feels like they’re unfairly treated because Airbnbs are not taxed, they’re not regulated, and some people say the solution is to regulate and tax the Airbnbs,” Meyer said. “And what I’ve always said, the solution is actually let’s make sure that there is a level playing field, but let’s actually bring down the taxes on the B&Bs.” In fact, listings on Airbnb are not exempt from taxation and regulation. Concerns sprang up in government and the hospitality industry around sites like Airbnb due to a lack of oversight, which meant that many Airbnb hosts were not reporting their income to the government or paying taxes on it. In 2017 and 2018, county supervisors launched a project to regulate shortterm residential rentals such as on Airbnb, resulting in a requirement for those hosts to register with the county government. Where before the county did not have a system for tracking those rentals, with the registry other supervisors hope they can require those rentals to pay the same taxes and meet some of the same safety standards as other businesses. Meyer opposed that process, accusing tourism nonprofit Visit Loudoun advocating the change of having a conflict of interest. The nonprofit, which works as the county’s tourism arm, draws a membership fee from hotels and has representatives of the hotel and bed-and-breakfast industries on its board of directors. Those attacks drew rebukes from other supervisors, who called that “grandstanding” and pointed out among other things that the county’s agreement with Visit Loudoun provides that it will “represent the tourism industry to policy makers and provide tourism perspective and recommendations regarding land use and zoning, funding opportu-

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Town Looks to Contract with Loudoun For IT Services BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ For nearly two decades, the Town of Leesburg has piggy backed on the county government’s internet infrastructure for many of its services. That free ride is coming to an end. Town leaders are working on a plan to become “internet independent” from the county within the next five years. But until then, they’ll have to start paying for the access the town has long enjoyed for free. The Town Council received a briefing last week on a draft memorandum of agreement with the county government regarding IT services. According to a staff report, County Administrator Tim Hemstreet informed Town Manager Kaj Dentler two years ago that the county would begin charging the town for IT services previously provided for free in the areas of public safety, land management information systems, and internet access. The town was also given notice that it would need to foot the bill for the replacement of 115 police portable radios. The price tag for that will be $244,277 each of the next two fiscal years, and $1.1 million in fiscal year 2022, which includes the replacement radios. The county has also informed the town that it must be independent of the county’s network within the next five years, though preferably sooner.

“The county does not want to be in the business of being a service provider,” Acting Leesburg IT Director John Callahan explained. The draft MOA before the council raised several strong objections from the town’s Technology & Communications Commission, not the least of which was the “very easy cancellation policy” for Loudoun County to discontinue IT services to the town within 30 days, with no requirement for town-county discussion of a transition plan. Commission Chairman John Binckley also said it was unusual for these types of agreements to not include any metrics or service-level requirements. “It’s amazing to me there’s no metrics for this,” Councilman Josh Thiel agreed. Town staff members acknowledged that the handshake agreement for sharing IT services with the county starting in 2001 was “old school,” and arrived at during the internet’s early days. “We’ve operated with no agreement for years. They could do any of those things tonight and we have nothing,” Dentler reminded the council. The agreement does not address future decisions about the town’s land management information systems or whether Loudoun County will take over dispatch responsibilities from the Leesburg Police Department. The latter discussion point is expected to

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Leesburg Police Officer Rachel Bates speaks into a police radio, one of nearly 200 that will be replaced by the town as part of a $1.5 million provision in the proposed town/county Memorandum of Agreement. Previously, radio upgrades were supported by a grant through the county government.

come back before the council in the near future. Council members agreed to continue the conversation on a potential MOA at an upcoming meeting. Dentler said the county would like to have an agreement in place by the start of the next fiscal year, July 1. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

Burk Makes Push for Council Office Space BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ Leesburg Mayor Kelly Burk took her crusade to establish permanent office space for the town’s elected leaders to the streets this week, hosting office hours Monday at the Leesburg Diner. Burk, who has served as the town’s mayor for the past two years, said constituents tell her they are surprised to learn that the mayor and the Town Council do not have an office. While acknowledging that it is not the most pressing issue before the Town Council, “it is a part of what makes the perception of the town,” Burk said from her restaurant booth Monday. “When people call and ask to meet me at my office, my reply is, ‘What restaurant do you want to meet in?’” Having dedicated office space would better relay a message of professionalism and significance, she said. “Even Andy Griffith had an office,” Maria Pierson, general manager of the diner, chimed in. As the Town Council prepares to adopt its fiscal year 2020 budget next week, adding funding for office space does not appear to have majority support. Town Manager Kaj Dentler has estimated that renting private office space, because of the Town Hall’s space constraints, could cost $30,000 annually. Burk said she hopes her colleagues

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Leesburg Mayor Kelly Burk talks with a resident about her drive to secure town funding for mayoral and Town Council offices.

would consider what the impact of continuing not to have a dedicated mayor’s office and shared office space for the council will have for the future, even beyond their terms. “This is not forever,” she said of the required funding. Burk notes Dentler’s plans to eventually move Public Works staff from Town Hall to the Utilities

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Department building following renovations there, freeing up some space. “It’s only a temporary solution until there becomes a final solution,” she said. krodriguez@loudounnow.com Reporter Patrick Szabo contributed to this report.

In an effort to preserve at least some vestiges of the Rogers Farm, the Leesburg Town Council voted this week to place a portion of the property under historic district protections. The unanimous vote in support of the zoning ordinance and zoning map amendments places 12.65 acres of the property along Dry Mill Road into the H-1 District. The land includes several structures deemed historic by the Board of Architectural Review, such as the 1929 colonial revival-style manor house and the barn from the same year. As proposed, Stanley Martin Homes, the contract purchaser for the entire 63-acre property, would move the barn onto the portion of the property under historic district controls. The changes do not impact the underlying R-4 zoning of the property. Stanley Martin has submitted an application to develop a cluster subdivision of 162 single-family homes. Because that property would be developed under current zoning rules, no special approvals are required by the Planning Commission or Town Council. When word of the property’s impending sale to a residential development broke last summer, the emotional reaction by both council members and the public was swift. Several council members publicly bemoaned the fact that the property, one of the last examples of former rural life in the county seat, would not be saved from development. However, the inclusion of some of the historic structures on the Rogers Farm and proposal to maintain a large tree save area appeared to have at least calmed some of the emotions. Town staff members and a representative of the Rogers family have stated that the inclusion of the portion of the property in the H-1 is supported by the family. The area, now included in the Old & Historic District, also will include five of the new homes, something which some members of council questioned the logic of. The developer would need to garner a Certificate of Appropriateness from the BAR prior to construction of those five homes, and any future additions or certain improvements would be subject to historic district controls, unlike the majority of the homes in the community. Councilman Tom Dunn made a motion to take the five homes out of the H-1 area, but did not receive support. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

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Leesburg resident Fran Grozier is the 2018 recipient of the Tolbert Environmental Achievement Award. Grozier was selected for her efforts in reducing stormwater pollution by cleaning up residential neighborhoods and picking up roadside trash. “Not only Grozier does this make Leesburg a more attractive place to live, it has the added benefit of reducing pollution in our streams and waterways,” stated Scott Billigmeier, chairman of the Environmental Advisory Commission. “Ms. Grozier’s efforts benefit all of Leesburg’s residents.” The Tolbert Award recognizes students, community groups, and individuals that conduct or participate in activities that benefit the town’s environment. Such activities are vital to sustaining the quality and health of our community and significantly contribute to the long-term well-being of our town for generations to come. “If you see something that’s not supposed to be on the ground in Leesburg pick it up, please, and put it where it needs to be,” Grozier said. “We have a beautiful town. Let’s keep it that way.”

Grozier was recognized and presented with her award during last week’s Town Council meeting.

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The push for more town support for public art in Leesburg, as well as some needed neighborhood sidewalk and drainage improvements, highlighted last week’s Town Council budget public hearing. Scores of residents turned out for the March 12 public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2020 budget. But, rather than speaking about what is funded in the budget, it was what is not that drew comments from the public. Donna Torraca, speaking on behalf of the Friends of Leesburg Public Art, said that, despite FOLPA’s success in funding many public art projects throughout town, there is only so much the nonprofit can do. She highlighted several projects FOLPA would like the town’s financial help on—a performing arts event; costs associated with establishing an Art Walk; a banner project for the Arts & Cultural District; and equipment and other costs for a light projection show on the Loudoun County Courthouse. “We understand there are many people asking for money from you,” she said. “I hope a small amount can be identified from the General Fund

to make these projects a reality.” Realtor Zach Cummings also spoke in support of public art, noting that he recently took prospective buyers on a tour of Leesburg and the amount of public art they saw was one of the draws for them in choosing to move to the town. “Art creates a community and that makes people want to move here,” he said. Two capital projects planned for future years also commanded a great deal of public attention. Several residents along Edwards Ferry Road urged the council to accelerate construction for replacement of the sidewalk along the north side of the road from west of Woodberry Road to Prince Street. “It’s really a liability,” Edwards Ferry Road resident Bruce Roberts said. Roberts and several of his neighbors pointed to both increased vehicular and pedestrian traffic along the road, and said the narrow sidewalk can make travel perilous. As currently scheduled, the $1 million project is not expected to begin construction until spring 2023. Another project that is a few years out from reality, drainage and sidewalk improvements along Royal Street between Church to Wirt

streets, was also spoken about. Ted Jackson said he’s been through “three mayors, two town managers and there still hasn’t been anything done” about the drainage problems along his street. The $4.3 million project is not slated to begin construction for another five years. Finally, Georgetown Court resident Susan Platt urged the council to set funding aside to establish office space for the mayor. Renting private office space is estimated to run the town around $30,000 annually. “It’s time to show the mayor the respect and dignity of the office she holds,” she said. Some members of the council asked Town Manager Kaj Dentler to look into accelerating the two capital projects, and what impact that would have on other scheduled projects. The Town Council is expected to wrap up its budget work in the next couple of weeks. A final budget markup session is slated for the March 25 work session, with a public hearing on the tax rate and budget adoption eyed for the following evening. The proposed budget can be viewed online at leesburgva.gov/budget. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

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sourced cedar, skateboards, and other found objects. The next piece, “Rural Landscape,” by Brian Kirk, displays the artist’s appreciation for living in rural western Loudoun. Peter Wood’s sculpture, “The Brew,” is just across the walkway. This work is an assemblage of objects that portray the varying aspects and experiences that make up an individual. “Phoenix,” also by Wood, reminds us that we will rise up out of ashes and continue on, more beautiful than before. Finally, at the south end of the park is “Pollinator,” by Michael M. Clay, which is a visual representation of the symbiotic relationships and mutualism found in nature. The sculptures are available for purchase. Twenty percent of the proceeds will be invested in the ArtsPARKs program, paving the way for new artists to exhibit their work in subsequent years. To vote for the People’s Choice Best Sculpture Award, go to surveymonkey. com/r/2019ArtsPARKS. The deadline for voting is Tuesday, April 23. The ArtsPARKs Sculpture Trail in Raflo Park was created by COPA in collaboration with FOLPA in 2016. Every two years, COPA issues a call to artists. A jury of art professionals selects five sculptures for installation. Once installed, the sculptures remain on display for two years. The next call to artists will be issued later this year, for sculptures to be installed in the summer of 2020.

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The newly refurbished JROTC annex at Loudoun County High School is set to get a new name, to honor an Army captain who was killed in Iraq.

JROTC Center to Honor Fallen Army Combat Pilot The Loudoun County School Board is expected to vote Tuesday on a proposal to rename the Junior ROTC annex at Loudoun County High School in honor of U.S. Army Captain James F. Adamouski, who was killed while on combat duty in Iraq. The proposal, sponsored by board Chairman Jeff Morse (Dulles), was suggested last year and has since been reviewed by a board naming committee and endorsed by JROTC cadets at the school. Speaking to the School Board last week, Cadet Roberts Walker said the program has a proud tradition of honoring veterans. “We all believe Capitan Adamouski clearly demonstrates all our values through his selfless sacrifice and

service to our nation,” he said. Walker said that naming the annex in Adamouski’s honor would serve as a reminder of “what it takes to keep our nation free and to inspire the next generation of cadets to embody the many lessons we can all learn from a hero such as Captain Adamouski.” Adamouski, who was scheduled to enter Harvard Business School, was killed in action on April 2, 2003 in Iraq at the age of 29. He was killed along with five other soldiers when the Black Hawk helicopter he was piloting crashed. He was the first West Point graduate to die in Iraq. Morse has recommended the name be placed on the annex for 10 years.

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Students from Trailside Middle School celebrate their win following the Region 16 Odyssey of the Mind tournament March 16.

Smarts Mill Middle School students show off their costumes during the Region 16 tournament at Woodgrove High School.

32 Odyssey Teams Advance to States Two hundred and fifteen teams from 61 schools across Loudoun County showed off their creativity, teamwork and problem-solving skills during two regional Odyssey of the Mind tournaments this month. Covering most of western and southeastern Loudoun, Region 14 held its competition at Woodgrove

High School on March 2; Region 16, which covers most of eastern Loudoun, competed at Briar Woods High School on March 16. Teams of up to seven students each shared their solutions to long-term problems that involved camouflaged mechanical creatures, the inventions of Leonardo DaVinci, airborne balsa

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Four months after being appointed to a vacant seat on the School Board, Chris Croll has announced she will not seek election to the post in November. Croll was appointed to finish the term of Eric DeKenipp, who resigned in October. She will continue to represent Croll the Catoctin District until Dec. 31. “For some people, being a School Board member is a marathon ... four or eight years of dedicated service. For me, it has always been a sprint. I raised my hand to serve last December knowing I would pour my heart and soul into this job for a year in the hopes of helping to make Loudoun County Public Schools an even more welcoming, safe, academically rigorous, supportive, best-in-class school division. When I accepted the appointment, I had to put my business, writing and other professional ambitions on hold,” Croll wrote in a Facebook post announcing her plans. During a recent debate on the controversial proposal to add LGBT protections to the school district’s equal opportunity policy, critics of that change objected to having an “unelected” board member represent their interests. “I’m announcing this today because I’m hoping the naysayers will clear out and let me focus unfettered on the work I’m trying to get done,” she wrote. She said her goals remain to improve transparency, communication and connection between the division and the public; to better support the county’s most vulnerable students; to better understand how decisions are made at LCPS and why; and to “shine a bright light of love over our community.” “I don’t intend to slow down ... in fact, removing the political chatter should allow me to work even more ferociously towards these goals,” she wrote.

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Mailed Marijuana Lands 2 in Jail Two Annandale men face felony drug charges after attempting to pick up a shipment containing seven pounds of marijuana from California. According to the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office, the package was scheduled to be delivered through the U.S. Mail to a home in Fairfax County, until postal inspectors identified it as containing suspected marijuana. On March 12, Warsame A. Ali, 22, and Daud H. Jabril, 23, showed up at the Ashburn mail center to pick up the package. They were picked up instead, by members of the Sheriff ’s Office Special Operations Section, in coordination with the Tactical Enforcement Unit and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. Both are charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana and conspiracy to distribute more than five pounds of marijuana. Ali was released on bond. Jabril remained in jail Tuesday. Both are set to appear April 25 for preliminary hearings in Loudoun County District Court.

in a gravel lot off Castleman Road in Clarke County. He was there to meet someone about a possible business transaction. Witnesses reported seeing a white male standing outside Evans’ gray Ford pickup truck while it was parked in the gravel lot. Within a matter of minutes, Evans had been shot, but was able to drive away and make it to Rt. 7. The pickup then crossed over Rt. 7 and crashed

straight into an embankment at approximately 11:24 a.m. Witnesses have reported seeing a white male run across Rt. 7 and up to the pickup after it crashed. Evans, a long-time Loudoun resident who owned Lenah Auto Service, died at the scene. His body was transported to the Office of the Medical Examiner in Manassas for examination and autopsy.

The investigation is ongoing, but the shooting appears to be an isolated and targeted incident, police said. Anyone with information about the suspect or may have seen another vehicle in the gravel parking lot or on Rt. 7 near the pickup truck is urged to contact the Virginia State Police by calling 540-829-7400 or 1-800-5722260, or by email at questions@vsp. virginia.gov.

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The Sheriff ’s Office is seeking information regarding the whereabouts of a Leesburg-area woman who was reported missing in February. Sharon K. Brown, 42, was last seen by family members at her home on Stumptown Road on Feb. 22. She made contact with a friend the following day. A family member reported her missing on Feb. 28. Detectives believe she left the area on her own accord and may be in Maryland. She is described as a white female, 5 feet, 6 inches tall, with blue eyes and straight medium-length black hair. Anyone with any information regarding her whereabouts is asked to contact Detective R. Reed at 703-777-1021.

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The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Culpeper Field Office is seeking the public’s assistance with its investigation of a Clarke County homicide that happened Sunday morning near the Shenandoah River at the Loudoun County line. According to the report, at approximately 11:15 a.m. March 17, Jeffrey B. Evans, 72, of Bluemont, was parked

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Wexton Hosts First Town Hall BY RENSS GREENE U.S. Rep. Jennifer T. Wexton’s first town hall since taking office filled the gym at Goshen Post Elementary School on Sunday and faced the freshman congresswoman with questions on national issues. One of the first questions Wexton (DVA-10) faced was on an issue still hanging over Democrats in Virginia—revelations of racist pictures on Gov. Ralph Northam’s medical school yearbook page and an admission by Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring that he had dressed up in blackface for a party. “There is still a long way for these folks to go, and there is also a lot of ignorance and a lot of misunderstanding about the hurtfulness of blackface,” Wexton said. “I didn’t grow up with that being a thing, but apparently it was not uncommon in the commonwealth of Virginia up until even the ‘80s.” Wexton, like other Democrats, drew a distinction between the two. She has previously called on Northam to resign, but not Herring, who lives in her district in Leesburg. “The attorney general came out affirmatively and admitted his behavior, he called leaders of African-American [communities] and other leaders and apologized, and was very contrite and thoughtful about it,” Wexton said. “He’s got a long way to go, though, to make up the ground and the trust that he’s lost. And I will say that I give a lot of credence to what the Loudoun NAACP says, and they felt very strongly that Mark Herring … should not resign.” Another attendee asked her about tweets about the American-Israeli relationship by Minnesota Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar that many have been taken to be anti-Semitic. While she was critical of Omar’s comments, Wexton also said there is a larger

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issue at play, and that not all the criticism of Omar’s comments may be in good faith. “It’s not just anti-Semitism, it’s Islamophobia, it’s racism, it is all kinds of hate and bigotry in all its forms,” Wexton said. “There are a number of folks who are trying to divide us for their own political ends, and it’s not necessarily the right or left. Sometimes it’s foreign governments that are trying to divide us.” Some at the town hall also pushed Wexton to get behind the Green New Deal, a set of economic stimulus programs intended to tackle climate change and income inequality, a response in part to warnings from international climate experts that the world has 12 years to take dramatic steps to avert significant climate-change related effects such as increased flooding, droughts, and

food shortages. Wexton demurred, saying there are not enough policy specifics for her to assess the Green New Deal’s efficacy and impact. “Because it’s something that early touches on every aspect of our economy and our society, I would just hesitate to sign on without full information to assess its impact,” Wexton said. And another asked Wexton about term limits. “I think that having term limits could definitely help with accountability and people coming in and not feeling that they have to succumb to special interests and things like that, but I would worry also about the learning curve and the continuity of knowledge, about that WEXTON >> 17

Bonfils Seeks Broad Run Seat on County Board Loudon County Republican Committee Chairman Jim Bonfils will seek election to the Broad Run seat on the county Board of Supervisors, a seat to which he has previously been appointed. Bonfils was appointed to the seat in late 2015 to finish the final months of former Supervisor Shawn Williams’ term, who resigned after his arrest for assault. Bonfils said he will resign his chairmanship of the county Republican committee. “Loudoun County is a great place to live, work and raise a family and I’m running for supervisor to make it even better,” Bonfils stated. “I believe in public service, and if elected I’ll work with everyone regardless of political party to get results that improve our quality of life, just as I have for many years on behalf of our youth.” According to the press release announcing his campaign, Bonfils’ priorities include improving Loudoun’s transportation network, working toward better housing options and safer schools and creating more recreational

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opportunities. “We’re not doing enough to take cars off our roads and promote the idea of community,” Bonfils stated. “Most young families, teachers, and first responders cannot afford to live here. As a result, more and more are being driven out of the county with no choice but

to commute to Loudoun every day for work. We need more attainable housing options for our growing workforce, and to make existing communities more connected by expanding our walking trails and bike paths.” Bonfils is a familiar face to many in Loudoun, including as a founding board member and treasurer of Loudoun Youth, Inc., chairman of the Goose Creek Boy Scout district, a member and past chairman of the Loudoun County Parks and Recreation Open Space Board, a past member of the Loudoun County Advisory Council on Youth, and a 20-year board member of the Loudoun Youth Soccer Association, where he also served as president, treasurer, referee and coach. He was appointed to the Loudoun Water Board in 2016 and serves on its Audit and Capital Improvement Program committees. Bonfils works as director of federal accounts for Western Digital Technology. He has also been a sales executive for Hewlett Packard Enterprise, SanDisk BONFILS >> 17

20-year Navy Veteran Rich McMunn has announced his candidacy for Ashburn District seat on the Board of Supervisors. “I’m running for Supervisor because there is more work to be done,” McMunn stated. “I never thought I would run for office, but I’ve experienced the high tolls and the congested roads that Ashburn families face every single day. Solid plans to solve some of these issues have been put in place, but we need to ensure that they are properly implemented. The proposed Greenway alternative is a great example of a project that needs to be completed as quickly as possible.” According to a press release announcing his campaign, McMunn’s priorities will be to fight high tolls, reduce congestion, accelerate road projects that bypass the Greenway, invest in education, keep taxes low, ensure proper growth around the new Metro stations and enhance green space in Ashburn. “I have two young daughters in Loudoun County Public Schools” McMunn stated. “I want them to have every opportunity to succeed and grow in their education. And when they come home, I want to be able to enjoy the outdoors. I will work tirelessly to make Loudoun County the best place to live, work, and play in the Commonwealth.” McMunn served as a Navy submariner for 20 years. Following his retirement, he moved to Ashburn with his two daughters and his wife, Debbie. McMunn is site director for Sentinel Data Centers in Loudoun. He will seek the Republican nomination at the party’s May 4 Convention at Stone Bridge High School. If he is nominated, he will likely face Mike Turner, the only declared Democrat so far in the race. Both seek to replace two-term incumbent Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn), who has announced he will not seek reelection.

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sort of thing,” Wexton said. She began the town hall with a rundown of some of what she’s been doing in the nation’s capitol since taking office in January, including introducing and passing the FinCEN Improvement Act through the House of Representatives, a bill aimed at modernizing the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. According to Wexton’s office, it would update the law to allow the office to recognize tribal law enforcement agencies, prioritize protection against terrorism, and focus on emerging methods of

terrorism and illicit finance, including cryptocurrencies. The bill passed unanimously in the House of Representatives and is under review by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. After a meeting with fourth graders at Goshen Post, Wexton said she is also co-patroning a bill prohibiting importing shark fins and shark finning in U.S. waters—an issue the students were studying. Wexton’s office has said it was the first of several town halls the congresswoman will hold across the 10th District.

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New Retail Concept Replacing Zest BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ Retail industry veterans Ben and Tara Wegdam have tweaked their plans for their newest retail store in downtown Leesburg, and look forward to debuting their Brick & Mortar concept in a matter of weeks. Last year, the Wegdams announced plans to reprise their Zest retail concept in a South King Street storefront, space formerly occupied by the Leesburg Antiques Emporium. A sister concept to longtime Leesburg retailer lou lou Boutiques, it would have been the third Zest in the Wegdams’ company, West Federal Retail. The Wegdams also operate Crème de la Crème, which formerly had a storefront in Leesburg, but now has stores in Middleburg, Richmond and Frederick, MD. Altogether, the company operates 34 boutique locations along the East Coast.

But over the course of the past year, taking notice of the downtown’s booming entertainment industry, by way of live music, bars, breweries and restaurants, Ben Wegdam said they rethought their decision. “We just want to entertain similar to our environment. If you have a lot of people out there that are interested in beer, why not sell shirts with beer stuff on it? If they’re listening to music, why not bring a piano in and let people play the piano? That’s exactly what we’re going to do,” he said. The Wegdams had been tossing around the idea of the Brick & Mortar concept for a while, but now look forward to its reality in downtown Leesburg. In a nod to the changing dynamics of the retail industry, Brick & Mortar will offer an experience that can’t be replicated online. In addition to the piano that invites customers to play, the store will spin

vinyl records and offer shoppers a beverage while perusing the products. “It’s a new form of retailing where the entertainment is number one and the product is really number two. We’re not going to sell online; if you want to get a taste of what we’re all about, you’ve got to come to the store. We cannot offer you the entertainment online,” he said. “Especially in environments like we have in downtown Leesburg, I think that’s hopefully going to work out well.” Wegdam said each product offered at the store—for men and women, as well as gifts— has a “fun story.” “We really bring in products that have a fun identity,” he said. Brick & Mortar plans to open its doors April 15 at 32 S. King St. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

Blockchain Coworking Space Opens in Leesburg BY PATRICK SZABO The trend that’s leading businesses to abandon their conventional offices and relocate to coworking spaces is growing in Leesburg. The town government and business leaders on Friday held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the county’s newest coworking space, The Blockchain Building at 880 Harrison Street. Mayor Kelly Burk was on hand to cut the ribbon alongside building owners Torge Dennen and Trevor Dearman. The center opened last month and the 30,000-square-foot office building is already home to several companies that are using the private and shared office space, high-speed internet, workout room, stretch lab, coffee and snack bar and free-to-use bikes to ride into the downtown area. The coworking space, once Loudoun Water’s headquarters and a Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office substation, now offers shared office space for $250 per month, 2-6 person private office spaces for $850 per month and custom-built office spaces at varied prices. According to its website, Blockchain also is home to the world’s fastest purpose-built 14 Terahash Bitcoin mining servers. Of the bitcoins mined, a portion of them are used for tenants to host social events. Blockchain also is located in Leesburg’s HUBZone—an area where businesses receive preferential treatment for federal government contracts. Kumar Chandran, the senior vice president of Fracsys, Inc., said his company moved to Blockchain on March 1 from a more conventional office space in Herndon. He said they were looking for something “more cool” and that because Blockchain eliminates the 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. mindset, his employees are “really productive.” “It’s not really a workspace, but still you can work,” he said. “It feels like a home.” Blockchain is one of a few coworking spaces to open in Leesburg in the past several years. Leesburg Junction, the largest, opened

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Leesburg Mayor Kelly Burk and 7-year-old Yasmitha Jayalaph on March 15 cut the ribbon to open the Blockchain coworking space alongside building co-owner Torge Dennen and his wife and building designer Justine; co-owner Trevor Dearman and his wife Ingrid; Soba Jayalaph, the wife of the project’s foreman; and Leesburg Economic Development Director Russell Seymour.

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in early 2017 and is now home to more than 50 small businesses and nonprofits. A year later, XCYTE opened on Fort Evans Road. The third floor of the 15. N. King St. building is another coworking space, with Oilssentials the first business

to move in this month. The now closed Evolve coworking space in the Waverly Park office center could reopen this year. pszabo@loudounnow.com

D-Hall Opens Barbershop & Lounge in Ashburn Former Redskins safety DeAngelo Hall is opening a barbershop at Clarke-Hook Corporation’s University Commerce Center in Ashburn. Parlor Twenty Three, named for his jersey number, will offer the atmosphere of a traditional barbershop with higher-end services for men and women, including skin care, color services, and hair replacement. Marques Blackmon will be the shop’s co-owner and manager. He is a licensed master barber in Virginia, Maryland and Florida. All stylists will be required to have at least five years in the chair and will be supervised directly by Blackmon. “Marques began cutting my hair many years ago, and we became friends,” Hall said. “He always wanted to do his own barbershop, and I wanted to recreate the barbershop feel where I grew up—where everyone is welcome and the social aspect of it is an important component. We came together to create a new concept for Parlor Twenty Three.” Hall said the venture grew from his experiences as a youth in Chesapeake, where the barbers became his father figures and helped raise him while his single-parent mom worked long hours as a school teacher. Getting a hair cut back then was a privilege, Hall recalled. “Dre Bly owned that shop, and I still keep in touch with him,” he said. “Those barbers helped mold me and make me the man I am today.” The grand opening date will be announced by April 10. For more information, go to facebook.com/parlortwentythree.

Dirt Farm Launches Community Supported Brewery Program Dirt Farm Brewing, one of Loudoun’s earliest farm breweries, is expanding its offerings with a Community Supported Brewery program that offers special discounts and other perks. For a $300 seasonal subscription that runs through Dec. 31, CSB members receive a stainless steel tumbler, 15 percent discounts on all beer, food and merchandise at the Bluemont taproom, monthly CSB emails with additional perks, 15 percent off all ticketed events, a family season pass to Great Country Farms that produces the fruit used by the brewery, 10 percent off produce at Great Country Farms, and 10 percent off wine bottle sales at Bluemont Vineyard. For additional details, go to dirtfarmbrewing.com/csb-club.

Tight Housing Market May Ease sales prices and a continued narrowing of the sales-price-to-list-price ratio. The median sales price increased 4.4 percent, from $449,000 in February 2018 to $468,750 last month. It was the fourth consecutive February increase, resulting in the highest February median sales price in more than a decade. The average sales-price-tooriginal-list-price ratio continued a longer-term trend, increasing 0.5 percentage points from 98.1 in February 2018 to 98.6 in February 2019, according to data compiled by the Dulles

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Area Association of Realtors and the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University. Homes also are selling more quickly. The median days on the market last month was 34, down from 53 days in 2018 and 104 days in 2016. While tight inventories have dominated market headlines for more than a year, analysts have seen evidence of changing trends. First, active listings increased in three of Loudoun’s eight ZIP codes

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The dearth of homes for sale in Loudoun continued last month, but there are signs the market may be picking up this spring. February saw the fewest number of active listings on a year-over-year basis in more than a decade. The number of active listings in February has declined for the past four years, from a high of 1,622 in 2015 to 787 in 2019. Only 292 home sales closed in February. The tight market has been good for sellers, who have seen an increase in

Industry experts are seeing optimistic signs that the county’s historically low inventory of homes for sale may be taking a turn. If you’re thinking it’s time to take the leap and put your home on the market, the first step is finding the right agent to lead you through the process. How do you pick from the scores of professionals working in the industry? Call the one who helped you buy your house all those years ago? Compare the headshots on their real estate signs? Phone a friend? See which one has the most Twitter followers? We’ve got a better idea. In this special section, we’ve invited some of the county’s top real estate agents to introduce themselves and provide information about their experience, customer support and approach to selling in Loudoun’s dynamic and competitive market.

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Weatherwax Named DAAR Realtor of the Year Among the other awards presented during the program were: • Top Producer of the Year: Charles Witt, of NOVA Home Hunters Realty. • Top Producer Team of the Year: Jean Garrell and the Garrell Group, Keller Williams Realty, Leesburg— Jean Garrell, Mark Garrell, Debbie Buckley, Ronda Hardison, Lisa Krnich, RuthAnne Hrebenach, and Marie Curtis.

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2018 Realtor of the Year Holly Weatherwax, center, is flanked by (from left) Krissy Jenkins, Laurie MacNaughton of Atlantic Coast Mortgage, 2019 DAAR President Phyllis Stakem and Kaylie Weatherwax.

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What brought you to Loudoun County? MW - a job at Lansdowne in 1991. FL - work at Loudoun County Social Services in 2000. What are newcomers to the area surprised to learn about? MW - I think the Wineries and number of nature trails. FL - I agree. Also the mix of old and new - ultra modern and cutting edge in the East and historic and folksy in the West. What is your favorite thing to do on the weekends (aside from selling real estate)? Mike & Flori - Wineries! FL - also hunting breweries and trying new foodie hot-spots... What is your favorite place in Loudoun County? FL - I love the little towns especially Middleburg and Hillsboro. MW - just love the Historic District. It really is just becoming more amazing all of the time.

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• Affiliate of the Year: John Slye, Fidelity Bank Mortgage. • Educator of the Year: Aimee Waltz, Fidelity Bank Mortgage. Among those marking membership anniversaries with the association was Edna Cross of BHHS/PenFed Realty, who reached the 50-year milestome.

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Hunt YearsCountry in Real Sotheby’s Estate: 15 Years in Real Estate: 15 What brought you to Loudoun County? I was born here in 1975 at Loudoun Memorial Hospital in Leesburg - which sadly was demolished to make room for more parking. It was a very handsome white, porticoed building built in 1918 - an architectural loss for our area when it was destroyed in 2013. What are newcomers to the area surprised to learn about? The many beautiful and well-preserved historic villages - mainly in Western Loudoun County - and the surrounding open countryside. I am particularly fond of Lincoln and Unison. They are all filled with rich, dramatic, and important history and are stunningly charming and each unique. I encourage newcomers to discover the real Loudoun - there is so much more to experience here than just than the Outlet Mall! What is your favorite thing to do on the weekends (aside from selling real estate)? Play tennis and tell my children and Jason how much I love them! What is your favorite place in Loudoun County? I have so many favorites, but one place I really love is the old stone train tunnel under Clark’s Gap - which is now part of the W&OD trail. I have many happy memories of jogging there with my father as a child, goofing off there as a teenager - the scene of my first kiss - and rediscovering it on bikes as an adult with my children. What is the most unusual/interesting/surprising question a client has ever asked you? A young child of one of my buyers asked if I was going to live with them when they bought their next house. It was an adorable and flattering question.

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What is the most unusual/interesting/surprising question a client has ever asked you? MW - it is either when I hear “That is really Maryland?” when sitting at White’s Ferry or “is the wine drinkable”? FL - I chuckle when I hear “And that’s another data center?” and “The worlds’ Internet travels through Loudoun County?”

A Special Recognition Award was given to Lars Henriksen, of Century 21 Redwood Realty, for his dedication to advocacy on behalf of the real estate industry and the future of Loudoun County. In 2016, Henriksen was appointed as the DAAR representative on the Envision Loudoun Stakeholders Committee and helped develop the

• Rookie of the Year: Matt Boyer, Keller Williams-Loudoun Gateway.

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promote a vibrant business environment. The growth of Leesburg’s First Friday event was cited as one example of her impact. “Gwen is strong volunteer leader whose impact can be felt locally, statewide, and even nationally,” Stakem said. “We are very fortunate to have her here at DAAR.” As part of the award, a $500 donation will be made to Mobile Hope of Loudoun in Pangle’s name.

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The Dulles Area Association of Realtors recognized several of the industry’s top performers during its annual awards reception March 8 at the 1757 Golf Club in Ashburn. Holly Weatherwax, of Momentum Realty, was named DAAR Realtor of the Year. A DAAR member of 16 years, Weatherwax served as the association’s president in 2018. “It is an honor and a privilege to receive this award,” Weatherwax stated. “When I was selected as president of DAAR, I vowed to ensure that the Realtors had a voice at the local, state, and national levels on issues that affect our business, homeownership, and property rights.” “I have known Holly for many years,” said 2019 President Phyllis Stakem. “She has always strived for the highest ethical standards and demonstrated that true success comes from excellent relationships with fellow agents, clients, and customers.” The Jeanette Newton Community Leadership Award was presented to Gwen Pangle with Pangle and Associates. The award recognizes industry leaders who have made an extraordinary commitment to improving the quality of life in their communities through their volunteer work. Pangle was recognized for her 20 years of working to advance public policies that build strong communities, protect property interests, and

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What brought you to Loudoun County? I moved to Loudoun County over 20 years ago from Glenelg, MD to be closer to my family, after my father passed away from pancreatic cancer. My family, many of whom are REALTORS®, are a very tight knit and supportive group. What can I say…Real Estate is just in my DNA. What are newcomers to the area surprised to learn about? My buyers always say, “I didn’t realize there was so much to do in Loudoun County.” From local shopping malls, movie theaters and fine dining restaurants, to quaint towns with a hidden treasure around every corner, to the Northern Virginia Wine Region and Breweries, to hiking trails and small town festivals, Loudoun County has a little something special for everyone.

What is your favorite thing to do on the weekends (aside from selling real estate)? When I have some free time, I love spending it with my husband and son. It’s wonderful to be married to your best friend and soul mate and when I see my 8-year-old son laugh and have fun, it always warms my heart.

What is your favorite place in Loudoun County? My favorite place is Western Loudoun…It’s my Home! The rolling hills and breathtaking views are my happy place. I love going to B Chord Brewing in Round Hill to listen to some music on date night or to Gruto’s Soft Serve in Purcellville, for some ice cream on a hot summers day with my husband and son.

What is the most unusual/interesting/surprising question a client has ever asked you? Can we leave our pets for a day or two in the garage at the new house before we settle and move in?

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residential markets. Speakers lined up for the program are County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large); Terry Clower, the director of the George Mason University Center for Regional Analysis, and Lisa Sturtevant, the chief economist for Virginia Realtors. The program is geared toward the interests of real estate agents and brokers, developers, architects, bankers, attorneys and accountants. The cost is $35 for DAAR members and $45 for non-members. To register, call 703-777-2468.

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Lovettsville Mayor Nate Fontaine, Hamilton Mayor Dave Simpson, Hillsboro Mayor Roger Vance, Leesburg Mayor Kelly Burk and Middleburg Mayor Bridge Littleton take questions at the State of Loudoun’s Towns event on Wednesday.

Loudoun Mayors Address Envision Loudoun, Countywide Issues BY PATRICK SZABO Five of Loudoun’s seven mayors came together last week to give a crowd of about 150 a glimpse of how they and their residents view the county’s most pressing issues. Leesburg Mayor Kelly Burk, Lovettsville Mayor Nate Fontaine, Middleburg Mayor Bridge Littleton, Hamilton Mayor Dave Simpson and Hillsboro Mayor Roger Vance met at the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce’s State of Loudoun’s Towns event March 13 at the Middleburg Community Center to address concerns affecting their individual towns and the county as a whole. Those points included transportation, affordable housing and Envision Loudoun—the county’s rewrite of its comprehensive plan that the Board of Supervisors is slated to adopt by July. During a brief overview of life in their towns, the mayors agreed that business in each is prosperous. When Burk mentioned that Leesburg is nearly at full build out, Vance jokingly mentioned that Hillsboro has been fully built out for the past 150 years. Burk also said that Leesburg is an important town not only because it’s the largest in Virginia, but also because it’s at the center of the county and acts as a gateway to all directions. To that, Fontaine pointed out that Lovettsville is “the top town in Virginia,” geographically speaking. Joking aside, the mayors were asked a few questions about their towns’ impact in the county. When asked to describe in a word or two what the “biggest benefit” their towns offer, Fontaine said “a hub;” Simpson said “community;” Vance said “authenticity,” noting that Hillsboro is a “museum of early

America;” Burk said “services,” since Leesburg residents are taxed for, and have the opportunity to take advantage of, many different public services; and Littleton described a trip to Middleburg as a “dynamic, unique, endearing experience.” The most thoroughly discussed topic dealt with Loudoun 2040 and its language that suggests increased development in the county’s Transition Policy Area—the 36-square-mile area that acts as a transition from the more urbanized development in the east to the rural west. Littleton took the lead on that discussion and made it clear that the best policy for a municipal government to adopt is to focus on building infrastructure, like utility systems and roads, before allowing for increased development. “Once you put it in the ground, it’s there forever,” he said. Vance said that Hillsboro residents are “very alarmed” by the potential for increased development in the transition area and are “fearful” that it could set the stage for the county to encroach upon the 356-square-mile Rural Policy Area in the next Comprehensive Plan update. Simpson said that he views everyone in western Loudoun as family and that decisions on land use should be made by looking centuries ahead, referencing how the Iroquois Native Americans consider the ways their decisions might affect the future seven generations. “That’s what we need to do,” he said. The mayors were also asked about their take on public transportation. Littleton said that it’s a “broken system” and that it will take “bold leadership” to put such a system in place. Burk said that the towns should work to create an

interconnected transportation system throughout the county. When asked about their views on supporting business communities beyond their towns’ corporate boundaries, Fontaine said that it’s a “good neighborly practice” to do so and that businesses outside the Lovettsville town limits help ensure the vibrancy of the town. Littleton agreed, noting that there’s only one winery within Middleburg’s town limits, but that there are five or six within the surrounding 2-3 miles. Vance said that Hillsboro tackled that question in 2016 when it formed the Greater Hillsboro Business Alliance to create a forum for area business owners to collaborate and network. The mayors were also asked about their views on affordable housing for the local workforce, to which Burk said the topic was a “huge issue” that’s been discussed for a while with no solution yet. Fontaine said that people shouldn’t think of affordable housing as a multi-story Section 8 housing complex, but as communities that fit in with existing ones. He said that restaurants in Lovettsville oftentimes can’t find employees who aren’t in high school because the cost of living in Loudoun is too high. Following the event, the mayors met at the Middleburg town office for their March Coalition of Loudoun Towns meeting to discuss their next course of action regarding Loudoun 2040. They’ll be voicing their concern about the new comprehensive plan’s language at the Board of Supervisors’ April 24 public hearing. pszabo@loudounnow.com

Loudoun Classical School, a Christian collegiate-style junior high and high school, announced this month that it will open in the fall in Purcellville and will hold a community information meeting from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. this Saturday, March 23 at Ketoctin Covenant Presbyterian Church. Once the school is open, students will attend classes on campus three days of the week and online classes for the rest. It will offer students a full junior high and high school curriculum, including English, math, science, Latin, theology and arts and letters, which follows a four-year Great Books approach to history, literature and philosophy. According to a statement from the school, it “seeks to provide Christian families an affordable option to receive a vigorous and time-tested classical education through the junior high and high school years.” For more information on the school, or to RSVP to the meeting, visit loudounclassicalschool. com.

Parks & Rec to Host March Nature Walk The Purcellville Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will host a free nature walk at the Chapman DeMary Trail at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 31. Gina Faber, a Loudoun County master gardener and recipient of the McGranaghan Stewardship Award for her efforts on the trail, will lead the walk and share information about spring ephemerals—perennial plants like Virginia Bluebells, Trout Lilies and Bloodroot that bud quickly before going dormant. Faber will point out trees and flowers beginning to bloom in the warmer weather and will encourage walkers to explore other insects, pollinators and wildlife. To register for the walk, go to purcellvilleva.gov/881/monthly-nature-walks.

McCollum Appointed to Arts Council The Town Council voted unanimously to appoint former councilman Doug McCollum to a seat on the Purcellville Arts Council, with a term ending Sept. 20, 2020. That appointment fills out the council’s total eight spots. McCollum, who opted to not run for re-election last spring, also was appointed to the Board of Zoning Appeals in January. Under Virginia law, McCollum is allowed to serve on two committees as long as one of them is TOWN NOTES >> 27

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LOVETTSVILLE Town Donates $500 to 2020 Artists Studio Tour The Town Council last week voted unanimously to donate $500 to the 2020 Western Loudoun Artists Studio Tour. It also directed Town Manager Rob Ritter to apply for a matching grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts to help fund next year’s event. The council also authorized the staff to pay for a $500 print ad in the 2019 tour booklet. This year’s 14th annual tour will be held June 1-2 and will feature 68 artists who will open their western Loudoun studios to the public for exhibition and artwork sales. According to event organizers, the tour attracts about 1,000 visitors annually from around the Washington, DC region, which helps to boost the local economies of Lovettsville and surrounding Loudoun towns. For more information on the tour, go to wlast.org.

Teen Takes 3rd in CSPAN Video Contest C-SPAN announced last week that Thomas McKenna, a ninth grade home school student from Lovettsville, won third place in the 2019 StudentCam competition for his documentary, “Work Hard, Dream On: Immigrant Entrepreneurship and the American Dream.” A winner among 6,318 entries from 48 states, McKenna will receive $750 for taking home third place. He also won third in C-SPAN’s 2018 competition for his video, “Equality to Govern,” a 7-minute documentary on the U.S. Constitution’s Natural Born Citizen Clause. Ongoing since 2006, the competition invites America’s youth each year to film short documentaries about national issues. This year, students from grades 6-12 were encouraged to select a constitutional right, natural characteristic

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Town Promotes MD American Legion Event The Town of Lovettsville is supporting the third annual Building Veterans Flea Market Fundraiser from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday, March 23 and 24 at the American Legion Steadman-Keenan Post 96 location at 18 S. Maple Ave. in Brunswick, MD. Residents are encouraged to cross the Brunswick Bridge to shop for, or sell, household items, furniture, kitchenware, lamps, small appliances, collectibles, children’s items, tools and working electronics. Tables for sellers will be provided and cost $15 for one day and $25 for both days. Residents may also donate items from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday at 11 S. Maryland Ave. in Brunswick. Console televisions, mattresses and clothes will not be accepted. Donations will benefit military veterans and their families. To reserve a space or arrange for pickup, call 301-898-6005 or 301-732-2266.

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The Town of Purcellville is seeking sponsors and vendors for its annual Music and Arts Festival, which will be held from 12-7 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 this year. Vendor fees are $150, with an additional $10.76 service charge. Applications for food vendors will be accepted until April 5, while exhibiting vendor applications will be accepted until April 15. Vendors need to provide their own table, chairs, tents and all other equipment. Event organizers will assign vendor locations. Multiple levels of sponsorship opportunities are also available. This year’s event will celebrate the town’s community, culture and arts and will be held at Dillon’s Woods and in the Bush Tabernacle. Vendor applications and sponsor packages can be found at purcellvillemusicandartsfestival.com. For more information, contact Hibah Salah at hsalah@purcellvilleva.gov or 540-751-2390.

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Justin Trawick and The Common Good are nominated for best bluegrass band and best bluegrass album at this year’s Wammie Awards.

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Double Wammies LoCo Acts Get Nods at Revamped D.C. Music Awards BY JAN MERCKER Twenty years ago, Andy Hawk was a young English teacher at Loudoun County High School and Justin Trawick was a student at the school, already writing and performing original songs. This year, both Hawk’s and Trawick’s bands are front and center at the 2019 Wammie awards, which celebrate the best of the DMV’s music scene. Western Loudoun-based Andy Hawk and the Train Wreck Endings

are nominated for best rock album for last year’s “Bourbon Rain,” while Leesburg native Trawick and his band The Common Good are nominated for best bluegrass artist or group and for best bluegrass album for their EP “The Riverwash.” For both bands, the honors come on the heels of evolutions in their respective sounds in recent years. For Hawk and company, the change has meant venturing away from the Americana umbrella they’ve been operating under for years and toward a more rock-in-

fluenced sound. For Trawick, the shift has been in the opposite direction, as he swaps out electric guitar for mandolin and builds a more traditional sound. For both musicians, the changes are paying off in terms of recognition by their peers. For Trawick, the Wammie nominations reflect the hard work he’s put into building up The Common Good over the past two years after several years of focusing on his ongoing project, The 9 Songwriter Series, which spotlights singer/songwriters in performances

around the country. “The Riverwash” is the first recorded release for The Common Good. “To some degree it was kind of like a new chapter for me, starting essentially a new band, a new sound and debuting new songs a certain way,” Trawick said. “I’m very proud of all the previous records I’ve done, but this is the one that I’m most proud of.” Trawick says the band’s transition in style began in part when longtime bandmate Josh Himmelsbach made a shift from electric guitar to mandolin around 2014, helping contribute to the band’s more traditional Americana/ bluegrass-inspired sound. Core members also include Jean Finstad on upright bass, Aaron Malone on fiddle and Bobby Birdsong on pedal steel. Trawick has always been a genre bender and says his work remains hard to categorize, so the nomination in the bluegrass category was something of a welcome surprise. “I’m just happy to be nominated for something,” he said. “To be recognized by your peers—because ultimately the people that are nominating you are your peers—is an honor.” The “Riverwash” EP includes five of Trawick’s original songs and a quirky, twangy cover of the 1995 Oasis hit “Wonderwall.” One audience favorite, “All the Places That I’ve Been,” is a tribute to Trawick’s beloved grandmother who died last year at 99. “She led a long life and had amazing experiences and stories,” Trawick said. “The song if nothing else is a gift for me because every time I play it, it’s a reminder of her.” Trawick, who grew up near Leesburg and now lives in Arlington, has been returning to Loudoun more frequently lately as the county’s music scene booms thanks to the attraction of wineries and breweries. The Common Good recently made their second appearance at the music-focused B Chord Brewing near Round Hill and are slated to play the Purcellville Music and Arts Festival next month. While Hawk didn’t have Trawick in English class back in the late ’90s, they collaborated on the school newspaper when Hawk was staff advisor and Trawick a photojournalist. Trawick already was writing and releasing songs as a teen and even then had a clear goal to make music his career. “I was very impressed that he was on that so early,” Hawk said. “He’s always had that track and I’ve always respected that.” For Hawk and the Train Wreck EndCOMMON GOOD >> 30

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Live Music: Panic for The Vibe Friday, March 22, 9 p.m. Spanky’s Shenanigans, 538 E. Market St., Leesburg Details: spankyspub.com Larry Thomas’s soulful bluesy vocals are the solid foundation for Panic’s rhythmic grooves.

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Ten top teen bands and solo acts compete to see who’s the very best—and who gets top billing at YouthFest Loudoun this summer. The evening ends with a performance by last year’s winner, Ashburnbased girl band Stone Cold. Admission is $8 at the door.

Blending rock, folk, Celtic, bluegrass and Americana traditions into a high-energy style the group calls ether-electrified porch music, the Richmond-base quintet’s poetic songs are brought to life with acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, fiddle, bass, drums, cello, banjo, penny whistle, pedal steel, accordion and rich vocal harmony. Tickets are $35 in advance.

couple. Desserts, coffee and tea are included in admission price. Advance purchase is recommended.

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Details: luckettsbluegrass.org

Loudoun’s Rural Roads and Routes

This young band from Brevard, NC has deep roots in the tradition of Bill Monroe and impressive style, energy, and musicianship. Tickets are $17 at the door.

Saturday, March 23, 6:30-8 p.m.

Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra: Re-Imagine Saturday, March 23, 7:30-9 p.m.

Community Lutheran Church of Sterling, 21014 Whitfield Place, Sterling Details: pacodc.org

LOUDOUN YOUTHFEST’S BATTLE OF THE BANDS FINAL BATTLE!

The Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Greater Washington presents Debussy’s “La Mer” and Mahler’s “Symphony No 1” reimagined for chamber orchestra and conducted by maestro Dimitar Nikolov. Tickets are $30 for adults, $25 for seniors and $20 for students. Youth 17 and under are free.

03/22/19 DOORS: 6:00PM

Brian Woods at Emmanuel Church Courtesy of VSA Loudoun

Carbon Leaf 03/23/19 DOORS: 7:00PM

‘Treasures: The Musical Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ Friday-Saturday, March 22-23, 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 24, 3 p.m. Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville Details: franklinparkartscenter.org

THE CAPITOL STEPS 03/24/19 DOORS: 7:00PM

VSA Loudoun presents an original musical based on Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” offering a nostalgic trip back to the 19th Century, featuring a feisty and funny Tom Sawyer. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and students. Performances continue March 29-31.

Moonshine Murders Dinner Theater Saturday, March 23, 6:30-9:30 p.m. StageCoach Theatre Company, 20937 Ashburn Road, Suites 115 and 120, Ashburn Details: stagecoachtc.com

BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY 03/27/19 DOORS: 7:00PM

Electric Lynne Orchestra:

THE ELO SHOW!

03/29/19 DOORS: 7:00PM THE ULTIMATE AC/DC EXPERIENCE:

live wire

03/30/19 DOORS: 7:00PM

DANCE-A-PALOOZA III LOWDOWN’S BIGGEST DANCE PARTY FOR CHARITY - LAWS 04/06/19 DOORS: 7:00PM

PHIL VASSAR 04/11/19 DOORS: 7:00PM TRIBUTE TO STONE TEMPLE PILOTS:

DEATHBED MOTOCADE

04/12/19 DOORS: 7:00PM

PEARL JAM TRIBUTE: THE TEN BAND 04/19/19 DOORS: 7:00PM

It’s the roaring ’20s, and a mobster and a madam meet at a local speakeasy to discuss moonshine and money, but someone has put murder on the menu. Tickets are $60 and include a catered dinner. Performances continue March 30-31.

Lucketts Bluegrass: Carolina Blue Saturday, March 23, 7 p.m. Lucketts Community Center, 42361 Lucketts Road, Lucketts

Common Good << FROM 28 ings, this year’s nomination in the rock album category also reflects a shift, in this case to a more electrified rock sound. The transition started with the departure of the band’s former mandolin player, and remaining members followed their musical roots back to rock. “I think we kind of evolved into more of a classic rock sound. That’s what we grew up with. … We’re much more electric now,” Hawk said. “I think we’ve slowly turned that way over the last five or six years, and now it’s kind of come to fruition.” “Bourbon Rain” features Hawk’s intelligent songwriting and a little bit of nostalgia, with tributes to Boston and Columbus, Ohio, both of which Hawk has called home. “Bourbon Rain” was released digitally and on vinyl, with the band opting to skip CDs for this release. Like many local favorites, The Train Wreck Endings is made up of GenX musicians with day jobs, with Hawk, now a librarian at Potomac Falls High

Old Ox Brewery, 44652 Guilford Drive, Ashburn Details: americasroutes.com Explore the history and beauty of Loudoun’s rural roads with photographer Douglas Graham and journalist Danielle Nadler as they present their work with the America’s Routes project, which aims to preserve these historic roads through stories and photos. Program is free and open to the public.

LIBATIONS Mosaic Making at Vanish Friday, March 22, 6 p.m.

Sunday, March 23, 3-4:30 p.m.

Vanish Farmwoods Brewery, 42245 Hopwoods Lane, Lucketts

Emmanuel Church Parish House, 105 E. Washington St., Middleburg

Details: vanishbeer.com

Details: emmanuelmiddleburg.org Promising young pianist Brian Woods shows off his passionate artistry with pieces from Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin and Samuel Barber. Suggested donation is $10.

The Capitol Steps Sunday, March 24, 6 p.m. Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com For nearly four decades, the Capitol Steps have satirized DC politics on both sides with hilarious song parodies and skits. Tickets are $30 in advance for this fully seated show.

LOCO CULTURE Master Gardeners Gardening Symposium

Grab a beer and join Mizz Mosaic for a fun workshop with supplies and instruction included. Tickets are $25.

Inside a Glass of Wine Sunday, March 24, 12 p.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Hillsboro Details: breauxvineyards.com Take your wine tasting a little deeper as you sample six different Breaux wines and learn how to break them down beyond the categories of delicious, awesome or yuck. Learn about color, clarity, aromas, flavors, alcohol, tannins, acidity and beyond. Tickets are $30 and $25 for club members.

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Saturday, March 23, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, March 30, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Ida Lee Recreation Center

Rust Library, 380 Old Waterford Road, Leesburg

Details: loudouncountymastergardeners. org

Details: jwcl.org

The Loudoun County Extension Master Gardeners presents their tenth annual gardening symposium featuring speakers, experts, plants and gardening items for sale. Admission is $60 or $70 with lunch. Advance purchase is recommended.

The Junior Woman’s Club of Loudoun hosts its annual pre-prom event inviting all local teens to choose a free prom dress and accessories.

School, as front man, brothers Chuck Bordelon on bass and Paul Bordelon on electric guitar and Michael Gavreau on drums. Trumpet player John Hassan joined the band just after the album’s release last fall. The band is well-known locally for regular gigs at King’s Tavern in Leesburg and The Horseshoe Curve in Bluemont and at a number of local wineries. For Hawk and his band, the post-Wammie focus will be on continuing to build their local fan base while pursuing new opportunities in the mid-Atlantic and beyond. The band travels to Columbus, OH next month for a big charity gig, and Hawk will be a featured performer at Trawick’s upcoming The 9 songwriter performance at Jammin’ Java in Vienna on April 10. “We’re happy with what’s going on and hoping to keep taking little steps,” Hawk said. Hawk, Trawick and dozens of other nominees are celebrating the return of the Wammie Awards after a three-year hiatus. The awards were put on hold in 2016 after the Washington Area Music Association, which launched the Wam-

mies three decades ago, disbanded. The program was revamped and reintroduced by DC-based nonprofit The MusicianShip, which pared down the long list of categories and added a daylong conference to the upcoming Wammie weekend program. And for regional musicians, a little recognition goes a long way. “It’s nice to have that nomination because sometimes you don’t know if you’re releasing stuff in a vacuum,” Hawk said. “Somebody’s listening I guess, and that’s nice.” The 31st annual Wammie Awards feature a conference on Saturday, March 30 and awards ceremony Sunday, March 31 at the Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC. For tickets and information, go to wammiesdc.org For more information on Andy Hawk and the Train Wreck Endings go to andyhawk.com or follow The Train Wreck Endings on Facebook. For information on Justin Trawick and the Common Good, go to justintrawick. com or follow Justin Trawick Music on Facebook.

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and serve as a forum for interactions with the community. “It will start with a basic step of posting the Sheriff ’s Office General Orders where the public has access to them,” Harmison wrote. “We have nothing to hide about our operation because they are the public’s documents, not the incumbent’s personal possession.” Harmison referred to an incident earlier this year, when a Freedom of Information Act request for the General Orders governing Loudoun deputies was met with a requirement from the Sheriff ’s Office that the requestor pay $1,970.80 for them. Those General Orders have still not been released. Harmison said he will “personally deliver” a copy to the editor of Loudoun Now, which reported that story. He also said he plans to staff up the sheriff ’s office, filling vacant sworn deputy positions. “Part of the problem, in my opinion, is that senior staff and sworn personnel, frustrated with the operation of the office and the way personnel are treated, are voting with their feet—retiring, or moving on to other law enforcement offices,” Harmison wrote. He said in hiring, he would put a focus on diversity, He promised a “holistic approach” to drug addiction and mental health issues and recidivism, calling the Sheriff ’s Office’s Crisis Intervention Team “a good first step.”

cations and as Chapman’s 2011 campaign director. After the 2015 election, Chapman also instituted a massive reorganization and two rounds of transfers within the department that police advocates said created an atmosphere of fear and retaliation in the office. Chapman’s office refused to release the memos detailing those transfers; obtained by other means, they show that, of the Loudoun County Sheriff Department’s 541 sworn officers at the time, 85 were transferred or promoted. That included reassigning the president and senior vice president of the Police Benevolent Association’s Loudoun chapter from automotive theft and robbery/homicide to nighttime field operations and jail duty, respectively. Sean McGowan, executive director of the Virginia Police Benevolent Association, which declined to endorse Chapman’s re-election bid, said at the time many of the personnel changes appear to be retaliation against people who did not support him in the election. Today, Harmison, who has worked in law enforcement since age 21, works for the Fairfax County Sheriff ’s Office, which operates that county’s jail, provides courthouse security and serves the civil law process. A Fairfax native, he lives in Leesburg with his wife Monica and their two children. Harmison faces Army reserve intelligence officer Captain Justin Hannah in the Democratic primary. Find out more about Harmison’s campaign at harmisonforsheriff.com.

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“The impact of individuals suffering from mental health issues continues to place a large demand on law enforcement and incarceration services,” Harmison wrote. “Incarceration, where the underlying causes of the arrestee’s action or behavior is associated with mental health, creates a financial burden to the Sheriff ’s Office and taxpayers.” Instead, he said, he would work with the Commonwealth’s Attorney and Loudoun County residents to divert some people into treatment programs. Harmison also said he is open to discussions of creating a Loudoun County police department. “This is a complex area involving both operational and financial challenges, but I pledge to work on an open-minded and cooperative basis with the Board of Supervisors should the board wish to study the pros and cons of a county police department,” Harmison wrote. He is not the first of Chapman’s 2012 appointments to try to unseat him as sheriff, nor is it the first time Chapman has faced pushback from within his department. Eric Noble was promoted to major in command of the office’s administrative division in 2012. In 2015, Chapman narrowly beat back a primary challenge from Noble, amid accusations of mismanagement of department resources and a federal investigation into a deputy under Chapman’s command embezzling more than $250,000. Harmison’s campaign director is Liz Mills, who also formerly worked for Chapman, both in the agency’s director of Media Relations and Communi-

March 21, 2019

Legal Notices TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Town of Lovettsville Planning Commission

SETTING TAX RATES ON REAL PROPERTY FOR TAX YEAR 2019 AND AMENDING LEESBURG TOWN CODE, APPENDIX B – FEE SCHEDULE (SECTIONS 20-22; 11-111)

The Lovettsville Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the following item at their meeting at 7:30 pm on April 3, 2019 at the Lovettsville Town Office located at 6 East Pennsylvania Avenue:

In accordance with the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended §§ 15.2-1427, 58.1-3000, 58.1-3007, and 58.1-3200, et seq., the Leesburg Town Council will hold a public hearing on: Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA at which time the public shall have the right to present oral and written testimony on the following proposed amendments to the Leesburg Town Code: •

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The Town Manager proposes an increase of tax rates for real property for tax year 2019 by $0.01 ($0.194 per $100 of assessed value) • Real estate and manufactured or mobile homes = $0.194 • Real estate for public service corporations = $0.194 Appendix B – Fee Schedule (Sec. 11-111. Ida Lee Recreation Center fees / A.V. Symington Aquatic Center fees). Deleting this section from the fee schedule. Fees for Ida Lee Recreation Center and A.V. Symington Aquatic Center are captured on the Town’s Parks and Recreation web page.

Copies of the proposed ordinance are available for public examination prior to the public hearing in the office of the Clerk of Council at Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA, during normal business hours. For more information about the ordinance, please contact Clark G. Case, Director of Finance and Administrative Services at 703-771-2720. Persons requiring reasonable accommodations are requested to contact Eileen Boeing, Clerk of Council at 703-771-2733, three days in advance of the public hearing. For TTY/TTD services, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711. 3/14/19, 3/21/19

TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE 15 SIGN REGULATIONS TO ADD PLACE OF ASSEMBLY SIGNS 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 PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a public hearing on THURSDAY, April 4, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176 to consider the following amendments to the Zoning Ordinance: 1. Amending various sections of Article 15 Sign Regulations to include regulations pertaining to Place of Assembly Signs. Copies and additional information regarding these proposed Zoning Ordinance amendments are available at the Department of Planning and Zoning located on the second 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 calling 703-771-2766 and asking for Rob Walton, Assistant Zoning Administrator. This zoning ordinance amendment application is identified as case number TLOA-2019-0002. At this hearing all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations should contact the Clerk of the Commission at (703) 771-2434 three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711. 03/21/19 & 03/28/19

LVRZ 2019-0001 Application for a Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) for Antique Store at 3 South Berlin Pike Consideration of an application for a zoning map amendment (i.e. rezoning) filed by Fred and Ann George to rezone their property located at 3 South Berlin Pike from R-1 Residential District to C-1 Community Commercial District in the Town of Lovettsville. The property is more particularly described as Parcel Identification Number 369-10-5826. The application proposes to rezone the property for the purposes of establishing an antique store thereon. 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 the Zoning Administrator 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. 03/21/19 & 3/28/19

Town of Hillsboro NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Town Council of the Town of Hillsboro will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro, VA 20132, on the necessity of condemning or otherwise acquiring certain legal interests from John A. Robic from the properties identified as 36923 Charles Town Pike with GPIN 517201407000; and parcels identified as GPIN 517299104, 517299016 and 517299808; for purposes of constructing a certain project known as Route 9 Traffic Calming & Pedestrian Improvements Project as depicted on plans entitled Charles Town Pike (Rte.9) Traffic Calming dated January 21, 2019 prepared by Volkert that are available for review at Town Hall, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro, VA 20132. All persons interested are encouraged to attend and speak during the public hearing. Persons requiring special assistance should contact Christi Maple, Town Recorder at recorder@ hillsborova.gov so that accommodations can be provided. In the case of inclement weather, the public hearing will take place on Friday March 29, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the same location. 03/14/19, & 03/21/19

LOUDOUN COUNTY WILL BE ACCEPTING SEALED COMPETITIVE BIDS/PROPOSALS FOR: CONSTRUCTON OF THE ASHBURN SENIOR CENTER, IFB (RFQ) No. 72779, until prior to 4:00 p.m., local “Atomic Time”, April 22, 2019. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on April 2, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure, located at 101 Blue Seal Drive, Conference Room 1, Leesburg, Virginia 20175, for clarification of any questions on the drawings, specifications, and site conditions. CONSTRUCTON SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE NEW LOUDOUN COUNTY COURTHOUSE, RFP (RFQ) No. 59772, until prior to 4:00 p.m., local “Atomic Time”, April 17, 2019. Solicitation forms are available by downloading them from the website at www.loudoun.gov/ procurement at no cost. Solicitation forms may also be picked up at the Division of Procurement at 1 Harrison Street, 4th Floor, Leesburg, Virginia 20175 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays or call (703) 777-0403. WHEN CALLING, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ANY TYPE OF DISABILITY IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCUREMENT. 3/21/2019

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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, April 10, 2019, in order to consider:

PROPOSED SALE OF COUNTY-OWNED AFFORDABLE DWELLING UNITS (ADUs) Pursuant to Virginia Code §15.2-1800, the Board of Supervisors shall consider the conveyance of the following County-owned Affordable Dwelling Units (ADUs) to ADU qualified certificate holders: Address

Election District

Description

Purchase Price

23271 Southdown Manor Terrace, #109, Ashburn, Virginia 20148

123-45-4705009

Blue Ridge

Approximately 1,025 square foot, 2 bedroom, Multifamily Dwelling Unit (Condominium)

$108,817

23271 Southdown Manor Terrace, #110, Ashburn, Virginia 20148

123-45-4705010

Blue Ridge

Approximately 1,025 square foot, 2 bedroom, Multifamily Dwelling Unit (Condominium)

$108,817

Copies of the plat(s) illustrating the property proposed to be conveyed 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. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-7770200. 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”).

ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A NEW CHAPTER OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LOUDOUN COUNTY Motor Vehicle License Tax on Unregistered Vehicles Pursuant to Virginia Code §15.2-1427 the Board of Supervisors gives notice of its intention to propose for passage an ordinance to establish a new Chapter, Motor Vehicle License Tax on Unregistered Vehicles, of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County. The proposed new Chapter would impose an annual license tax of $100 on resident owners of motor vehicles in Loudoun and incorporated towns that do not display current Virginia license plates without being otherwise exempt. An additional penalty of $250 annually would be imposed after the expiration of the 60-day period within which such vehicle is required to be registered in Virginia. A complete copy of the full text of the above-referenced proposed ordinance is on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the County Administrator, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 5th Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-777-0200. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).

PROPOSED CONVEYANCE OF COUNTY PROPERTY GRANT OF EASEMENT TO LOUDOUN WATER EASEMENT WITHIN RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATED TO LOUDOUN COUNTY Pursuant to Virginia Code Section 15.2-1800, the Board of Supervisors shall consider granting a waterline easement to Loudoun Water for the purpose of relocating an existing waterline that needs to be moved for the construction of the George Washington Boulevard Overpass (Overpass Project). The Overpass Project will connect George Washington Boulevard (Route 1050), which is located on the north side of Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7), with Russell Branch Parkway (Route 1061), which is located on the south side of Route 7, in the approximate location where George Washington Boulevard and Richfield Way (Route 1060) currently intersect with Route 7. The existing waterline easement is currently located in the same location as the Overpass Project, and will be relocated approximately 0.1 mile to the west to a section of unimproved public street rightof-way that previously was dedicated to the County for Riverside Parkway (recently renamed Bles Park Drive) (Route 1052). Said unimproved public street right-of-way is 120 feet in width and is located on the north side of Route 7, on the south side of Bridgefield Way (Route 1051)/Research Place, and in between parcels that are more particularly identified as PIN: 039-17-4565 (to the west) and 039-017-8435 (to the east). Copies of the plat(s) showing the location of the Overpass Project and the existing and proposed easements 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”).

PROPOSED CONVEYANCE OF COUNTY PROPERTY GRANT OF UTILITY EASEMENTS TO TOWN OF LEESBURG AND NOVEC PHILIP A. BOLEN MEMORIAL PARK Pursuant to Virginia Code § 15.2-1800, the Board of Supervisors shall consider granting water and sewer distribution easement(s) to the Town of Leesburg, and electric utility distribution easement(s) to Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) for the purpose of constructing and maintaining public utilities over, across and through portions of certain County-owned property

known as Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park. Such utility easements are necessary to permit the extension of utilities to serve the new Loudoun United stadium and practice facilities, new restroom and concession facilities to be constructed as part of Loudoun County’s Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Number C02152, “Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park – Phase II”, Loudoun Soccer, and potentially other properties along Sycolin Road (Route 625). Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park is located on the east side of Sycolin Road (Route 625/643), on the north side of Cochran Mill Road (Route 653), and on the south side of the Town of Leesburg, in the Catoctin Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 191-16-9866. Copies of the plat(s) showing the location(s) of the proposed easement conveyance(s) 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”).

PROPOSED LEASE OF COUNTY PROPERTY TO STERLING PARK SAFETY CENTER, INC. 104 COMMERCE STREET & 203 HOLLY AVENUE, STERLING, VIRGINIA Pursuant to Virginia Code §15.2-1800, the Board of Supervisors (“Board”) shall consider leasing to Sterling Park Safety Center, Inc. (“Safety Center”) two adjacent parcels located at 104 Commerce Street, Sterling, Virginia (PIN: 022-26-9724) (“Commerce Street Parcel”) and 203 Holly Avenue, Sterling, Virginia (PIN: 022-27-1928 ) (“Holly Avenue Parcel”) (together, the “Property”). The Commerce Street Parcel is currently owned by Safety Center. The Holly Avenue Parcel is currently owned by the Board. Pursuant to a Sale, Build and Leaseback Agreement between the Board and Safety Center, the Board will purchase the Commerce Street Parcel, consolidate the Commerce Street Parcel with the Holly Avenue Parcel, construct a new fire and rescue station on the Property, and lease the Property including the new station to Safety Center. Approval of the proposed lease is a condition of Safety Center’s agreement to close on the sale of the Commerce Street Parcel to the Board. The new fire and rescue station to be constructed on the Property will serve as the new home for Sterling Park Volunteer Fire Company and Sterling Park Rescue Squad, and staff from Loudoun County Fire and Rescue also will provide service from the new fire and rescue station. The Property is located on the southwest side of E Holly Avenue (Route 1401) and on the southeast side of Commerce Street (Route 1523), in the Sterling Election District. A copy of the proposed lease is 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”).

REVIEW AND RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE MIDDLEBURG EAST AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT The current period of the Middleburg East Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on July 17, 2019. The District has a ten (10)-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of fifty (50) acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC), and the Planning Commission to conduct a review in order to determine whether to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Parcels currently enrolled in the District are located within an area generally south of Snickersville Turnpike (Route 734) and Sam Fred Road (Route 748), west of New Mountain Road (Route 631), on the east side, and east, of S Madison Street/Landmark School Road (Route 776) and N Madison Street/Foxcroft Road (Route 626), and on the north side, and north, of the boundary with Fauquier County, in the Blue Ridge Election District. During this review, land less than 5 acres, or 20 acres or greater, in size that is currently enrolled in the District will be automatically renewed. However, any parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres will be ineligible for renewal and inclusion within the District unless the owner submits an application on forms provided by the Department of Planning and Zoning and one or more of the following criteria is met: 1. 2. 3. 4.

During this review, land within the District may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, at the owner’s discretion by filing a written notice with the Board of Supervisors at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the Middleburg East Agricultural and Forestal District, were notified by certified mail of the District’s review.

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Legal Notices Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the Middleburg West Agricultural and Forestal District, were notified by certified mail of the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s review.

Parcel Listings: PIN

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17.71

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12.59

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9.97

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10.06

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14.88

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234.88

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54.97

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12.02 12.03

REVIEW AND RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE MIDDLEBURG WEST AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT The current period of the Middleburg West Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on July 17, 2019. The District has a ten (10)-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of fifty (50) acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC), and the Planning Commission to conduct a review in order to determine whether to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Parcels currently enrolled in the District are located within an area generally on the south side, and south, of Jeb Stuart Road/Unison Road/Quaker Lane (Route 630), east of Willisville Road (Route 623), west of Sam Fred Road (Route 748) and Snickersville Turnpike (Route 734), and on the north side, and north, of the boundary with Fauquier County, in the Blue Ridge Election District. During this review, land less than 5 acres, or 20 acres or greater, in size that is currently enrolled in the District will be automatically renewed. However, any parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres will be ineligible for renewal and inclusion within the District unless the owner submits an application on forms provided by the Department of Planning and Zoning and one or more of the following criteria is met: 1.

Management Plan that specifically states that the property owner(s) are accumulating the required 5-year production records in order to qualify for agricultural, to include horticulture, land use tax deferral. 2. Animal Husbandry including Equine uses (commercial or non-commercial) with a Management Plan that relates the pasture carrying capacity to limit the number of animals allowed. 3. Forests and woodlands with a management plan that specifies the actions required to maintain and enhance the stands. 4. Wetlands, flood plains, streams and/or rivers that have Management Plans that set forth the terms for their maintenance and enhancement. During this review, land within the District may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, at the ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discretion by filing a written notice with the Board of Supervisors at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District.

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recommendations of the ADAC and the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, will be considered by the Board of Supervisors at its public hearing.

The current period of the Supercalifragilisticexpialidotiously Beautiful Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on July 17, 2019. The District has a ten (10)-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of ten (10) acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC), and the Planning Commission to conduct a review in order to determine whether to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Parcels currently enrolled in the District are located within an area generally south of Braddock Road (Route 620), on the west side, and west, of Ticonderoga Road (Route 613), and on the east side, and east, of Gum Spring Road (Route 659), in the Dulles and Blue Ridge Election Districts. During this review, land less than 5 acres, or 20 acres or greater, in size that is currently enrolled in the District will be automatically renewed. However, any parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres will be ineligible for renewal and inclusion within the District unless the owner submits an application on forms provided by the Department of Planning and Zoning and one or more of the following criteria is met: 1. 2. 3. 4.

During this review, land within the District may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, at the owner’s discretion by filing a written notice with the Board of Supervisors at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the Supercalifragilisticexpialidotiously Beautiful Agricultural and Forestal District, were notified by certified mail of the District’s review. Parcel Listings:

ZRTD-2018-0009 NORTHPOINTE LOT 7A

(Zoning Conversion in the Route 28 Taxing District) Silvercar, Inc., of Austin, Texas, has submitted an application to rezone approximately 3.21 acres from the PD-GI (Planned Development - General Industrial) zoning district under the 1972 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-GI (Planned Development – General Industry) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to permit the development of all principal and accessory uses permitted in the PD-GI zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance at a maximum FAR (Floor Area Ratio) of 0.40 (up to 0.6 by Special Exception). The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District and within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, between the Ldn 60-65, and outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60, aircraft noise contours. The subject property is approximately 3.21 acres in size and is located in the northern corner of the intersection of Falcon Place (Route 951) and Eaglewood Court, at 44900 Falcon Place, Sterling Virginia, in the Dulles Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 046-26-0489. The area is governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Sterling Community) and Route 28 Corridor Plan), which designate this area for Route 28 Industrial uses at a recommended FAR of 0.2 to 0.4.

CMPT-2018-0005 & SPEX-2018-0028 HOWARDSVILLE COMMUNITY WASTEWATER SYSTEM (Commission Permit & Special Exception)

The Board of Supervisors, acting through the Department of General Services, has submitted applications for the following: 1) Commission approval to permit a Sewage Treatment Plant in the AR-2 (Agricultural Rural-2) zoning district; and 2) A Special Exception to permit a Sewage Treatment Plant use in the AR-2 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 of Section 2-102 and requires a Commission Permit in accordance with Section 6-1101. The subject property is located partially within the HCC (Beaverdam Creek Historic and Cultural Conservation District) and the HR (Beaverdam Creek Historic Roadway District). The subject property is approximately 41.93 acres in size and is located on the west side of Greengarden Road (Route 719) and south of Trappe Road (Route 619), in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows: PIN

PROPERTY ADDRESS

655-38-3732

21005 and 21011 Greengarden Road, Bluemont, Virginia

655-28-7276

20987 Greengarden Road, Bluemont, Virginia

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20965 Greengarden Road, Bluemont, Virginia

655-38-6453

20979 Greengarden Road, Bluemont, Virginia

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N/A

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Because the withdrawal of the above-indicated parcels from the District will cause the District to no longer be able to meet the requirements of Section 15.2-4305 of the Code of Virginia, the ADAC and Planning Commission are both anticipated to recommend that the Board of Supervisors act to terminate the District, and the Board is anticipated to act to terminate this District at the end of its period on July 17, 2019. The ADAC held a public meeting on January 22, 2019, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate the Supercalifragilisticexpialidotiously Beautiful Agricultural and Forestal District, and to review renewal applications and requests for withdrawal of land from the District. The report and recommendations of the ADAC were considered by the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, at its public hearing February 26, 2019. The reports and recommendations of the ADAC and the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, will be considered by the Board of Supervisors at its public hearing.

SPMI-2018-0005 & SPMI-2018-0006 DIAMOND HILL HALL (Minor Special Exception)

Manikanta, LLC, of Ashburn, Virginia, has submitted an application for a Minor Special Exception to permit a Banquet/Event Facility in the AR-2 (Agricultural Rural-2) zoning district. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed use is listed as a Minor Special Exception use under Table 2-202 of Section 2-202. The modification of the Additional Regulations applicable to the proposed use is authorized by Minor Special Exception under Section 5-600, Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, pursuant to which the Applicant requests the following modifications:

Zoning Ordinance Section

Proposed Modification

§5-642(A)(2), Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, Banquet / Event Facility, Intensity / Character, Size of Use

Reduce the required size from 20 acres to 14.83 acres.

§5-642(A)(5), Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, Banquet / Event Facility, Intensity / Character, Number of Attendees

Reduce the minimum acreage required for 360 attendees from 100 acres to less than 20 acres.

The subject property is located partially within the Floodplain Overlay District (FOD). The subject property is approximately 14.83 acres in size and is located on the west side of James Mad-

655-37-9186

N/A

655-38-3899

20929 Greengarden Road, Bluemont, Virginia

655-38-5637

N/A

655-38-8156

N/A

655-38-9095

20917 Greengarden Road, Bluemont, Virginia

655-49-1115

20877 Greengarden Road, Bluemont, Virginia

655-49-2132

20857 Greengarden Road, Bluemont, Virginia

655-49-3143

N/A

655-48-8057 N/A The area is governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Rural Policy Area), which designate this area for Residential uses at a recommended density of 1 dwelling unit per 40 acres.

SPMI-2018-0019 MEENA KASHKARI HOME DAYCARE (Minor Special Exception)

Meena Kashkari of Ashburn, Virginia, has submitted an application for a Minor Special Exception to permit a Child Care Home in the R-16 (Townhouse/Multifamily Residential) zoning district. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and the proposed use is listed as a Permitted use under Section 3-603. The modification of the Additional Regulations applicable to the proposed use is authorized by Minor Special Exception under Section 5-600, Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, pursuant to which the Applicant requests the following modification(s): Zoning Ordinance Section

Proposed Modification

Section 5-609(A)(14), Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, Child Care Facilities, Child Care Homes.

Permit up to 12 children in a single-family attached dwelling that is located on a lot less than 5,000 square feet in size.

The subject property is located within the Airport Impact (AI) Overlay District, outside of but within the one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contour. The subject property is approximately 1,785 square feet in size and is located on the south side of Barborsville Mansion Square and east of High Haven Terrace, at 43777 Barborsville Mansion Square, Ashburn, Virginia, in the Dulles Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 090-26-7848. The CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

REVIEW AND RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOTIOUSLY BEAUTIFUL AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT

ison Highway (Route 15), on the east side of Old Carolina Road (Route 615), and north of New Road (Route 600), in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 363-39-8313. The area is governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Rural Policy Area (Southern Tier)), which designate this area for rural economy uses and limited residential development at a recommended density of 1 dwelling unit per 40 acres.

March 21, 2019

Legal Notices

March 21, 2019

Legal Notices area is governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Ashburn Community)) which designate this area for residential uses at a recommended density of up to 4.0 dwelling units per acre.

SPEX-2018-0005 WAWA AT KINCORA

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS will hold a public hearing in the BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING ROOM, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following:

APPL-2019-0001 Appeal – Notice of Violation Dated 11-28-18 (Withers)

(Special Exception)

Pacific Lot N, LLC, of Bethesda, Maryland, has submitted an application for a Special Exception to permit an Automobile Service Station use in the PD-MUB (Planned Development – Mixed Use Business) zoning district. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed use is listed as a Special Exception use under Table 4-1353 of Section 4-1353. The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District and is also located partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District) and partially within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contour. The subject property is approximately 9.01 acres in size and is located at the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Russell Branch Parkway/Pacific Boulevard (Route 1036) and Gloucester Parkway (Route 2150), in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 042-49-5252. The area is governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Sterling Community) and Route 28 Corridor Plan), which designate this area for Route 28 Core uses and Route 28 Business uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.60 to 1.0.

ZOAM-2018-0004 PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO AMEND THE REVISED 1993 LOUDOUN COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH NEW REGULATIONS FOR ACCESSORY USES FOR MANUFACTURING USES WITHIN THE PD-IP PLANNED DEVELOPMENT-INDUSTRIAL PARK ZONING DISTRICT (Zoning Ordinance Amendment)

Pursuant to Virginia Code §§15.2-2204, 15.2-2285, and 15.2-2286, and a Resolution of Intent to Amend adopted by the Board of Supervisors on October 18, 2018, the Board of Supervisors hereby gives notice of proposed amendments to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance (“Zoning Ordinance”) in order to establish new, and clarify existing use limitations for accessory uses for the use type “Manufacture, Processing, Fabrication and/or Assembly of Products” within the PD-IP (Planned Development - Industrial Park) zoning district. The amendment proposes revisions to Article 4, Special & Overlay Districts, and such other Articles, Sections, Subsections, and provisions of the Zoning Ordinance as necessary to implement and maintain consistency with the foregoing amendments or as otherwise necessary to correct typographical errors, section and subsection numbering, and formatting within, update cross-references to, and further clarify the requirements of, the above-mentioned section(s) of the Zoning Ordinance. The proposed text amendments under consideration include, without limitation, the following: Amendments to Section 4-500 et seq., PD-IP Planned Development – Industrial Park: • Establish new use limitations for the use type “Manufacture, Fabrication, and/or Assembly of Products” in order to permit accessory uses to occupy up to 30% of the gross floor area of a facility. The public purposes of these amendments are to achieve the purposes of zoning as set forth in Virginia Code §§15.2-2200 and 15.2-2283, including, without limitation, furtherance of the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning practice and facilitating the creation of a convenient, attractive and harmonious community. 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 March 29, 2019, and no later than 12:00 p.m. on April 10, 2019. If you wish to sign-up in advance, call the Office of the County Administrator at (703) 777-0200. Citizens will also have the option to sign-up at the public hearing. Hearing assistance is available for meetings in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation as a result of a physical, sensory or mental disability to participate in this meeting, please contact the Office of the County Administrator at 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

3/21/19 & 3/28/19

Tucker Withers of Aldie, Virginia, has submitted an application for an appeal of the November 28, 2018, Notice of Violation of Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance Sections 1-103(C), 6-1905(A) (1), and 6-1905(A)(2), which indicated the following violations: 1) All provisions of the Zoning Ordinance have not been met for all structures and uses on the property; 2) The exterior of the structure has not been maintained in good repair; 3) Deterioration to the structure that may result in a loss of its structural integrity, cause any unsafe or hazardous condition, or produce a detrimental effect upon the character of the Historic District or the life and character of the structure has not been prevented. The subject property is zoned CR-1 (Countryside Residential-1), is located within the HCC (Aldie Historic and Cultural Conservation District) and the VCOD (Village Conservation Overlay District-Village of Aldie), and is located partially within the MDOD (Mountainside Development Overlay District). The subject property is approximately 1.88 acres in size and is located within the Village of Aldie, on the north side of John Mosby Highway (Route 50), east of Snickersville Turnpike (Route 734), and west of Tail Race Road (Route 612), at 39250 John Mosby Highway, Aldie, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly identified as PIN: 396-19-4743.

APPL-2019-0002 Appeal – Notice of Violation Dated 12-5-18 (Withers) Tucker Withers of Aldie, Virginia, has submitted an application for an appeal of the December 5, 2018, Notice of Violation of Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance Sections 1-103(C), 5-1203(A), 6-1905(A)(1), and 6-1905(A)(2), which indicated the following violations: 1) All provisions of the Zoning Ordinance have not been met for all structures and uses on the property; 2) Multiple signs located on the property have been erected without the issuance of an approved County sign permit for each sign; 3) The structure has not been maintained in accordance with the adopted provisions of the Virginia Maintenance Code as amended because the exterior of the structure has not been maintained in good repair; 4) Deterioration to the structure that may result in a loss of its structural integrity, cause any unsafe or hazardous condition, or produce a detrimental effect upon the character of the Historic District or the life and character of the structure has not been prevented. The subject property is zoned RC (Rural Commercial), is located within the HCC (Aldie Historic and Cultural Conservation District) and the VCOD (Village Conservation Overlay District-Village of Aldie), and is located partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District). The subject property is approximately 0.80 acre in size and is located within the Village of Aldie, on the south side of John Mosby Highway (Route 50), on the east side of Meetinghouse Lane (Route 732), and north of Little River, at 39359 John Mosby Highway, Aldie, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly identified as PIN: 397-40-7476. 3/21/19

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 2019 Renewal Application or Renewal Certification, must submit their renewal to my office by the April 1, 2019 filing deadline. Please visit our website or contact my office for information or filing assistance.

Leesburg Office 1 Harrison Street SE First Floor

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 Email: trcor@loudoun.gov

Mailing Address: PO Box 8000, MSC 32 Leesburg, VA 20177-9804 3/21/19 & 3/28/19

ATTENTION NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN LOUDOUN COUNTY Nonprofit organizations seeking exemption from Loudoun County real and/or personal property taxes for the 2020 tax year may file an application with the Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue by the April 1, 2019 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, 2019, for consideration this year. Any exemption, if granted, would be effective January 1, 2020. Applications are available online at www.loudoun.gov/cor. For information or assistance, please contact my office at trcor@loudoun.gov or 703-737-8557 weekdays 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Robert S. Wertz, Jr. Commissioner of the Revenue Loudoun County Leesburg Office 1 Harrison Street SE First Floor

Sterling Office 21641 Ridgetop Circle Suite 100

Mailing Address: PO Box 8000, MSC 32B Leesburg, VA 20177-9804 Phone: 703-737-8557 Email: cor@loudoun 3/21/19 & 3/28/19

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL REAL PROPERTY FOR DELINQUENT TAXES

On or after thirty days from the publication of this Notice, proceedings will be commenced pursuant to Va. Code § 58.1-3965 et seq. to sell the following real estate located in Loudoun County, Virginia for payment of delinquent taxes: OWNER

DESCRIPTION

DEED/INSTRUMENT NO.

John W. Christensen & Sherrie L R/S Christensen

Single family dwelling 11.09 acres, more or less, 38280 John Wolford Road, Purcellville, Virginia 20132 PIN 412-25-1074-000 Tax Map No. /26///2/////1/

Instrument No. 200810300064869

Estate of Suzette G. Simpson, c/o Jeffrey-James Evans-Simpson

Single family dwelling 0.21 acres, more or less 43036 Caledonia Court, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 PIN 112-35-4145-000 Tax Map No. /49//31///788/

Deed Book 1829, Page 146: Instrument No. 201610130068774

Michelle Turner if living, or if deceased her heirs and successors who may include Nancy Turner

Single family dwelling 0.19 acres, more or less 301 E Tazewell Road, Sterling, Virginia 20164 PIN 033-39-9387-000 Tax Map No. /81/F/3////90/

Instrument No. 201306030045912

Debra Ann Utterback, et al, c/o James B. Utterback

Single family dwelling 4.51 acres, more or less 11402 Harpers Ferry Road, Purcellville, Virginia 20132 PIN 473-36-3114-000 Tax Map No. //1///4/////1/

Instrument No. 201407020036161

Joanne M. Coghlan

Single family dwelling 0.2 acres, more or less 1503 E Beech Road, Sterling, Virginia 20164 PIN 022-30-1610-000 Tax Map No. /81/F4D///340/

Instrument No. 201305010036134

TVIV Sudley, LLC

Vacant land 2.52 acres, more or less 16854 Sudley Road, Centreville, Virginia 20120 PIN 171-35-9594-000 Tax Map No. 109/C/1///L-4/

Instrument No. 201902040005193

TVIV Sudley, LLC

Vacant land 2.88 acres, more or less 16840 Sudley Road, Centreville, Virginia 20120 PIN 171-36-5272-000 Tax Map No. 109/C/1///L-2/

Instrument No. 201902040005193

TVIV Sudley, LLC

Vacant land 1.42 acres, more or less 16848 Sudley Road, Centreville, Virginia 20120 PIN 171-36-3336-000 Tax Map No. 109/C/1///L-3/

Instrument No. 201902040005193

Sudley Farm HOA, Inc.

Vacant land 16.16 acres, more or less No situs address PIN 171-35-6385-000 Tax Map No. 109/C/1///L-1/

Instrument No. 201710260067099

Khaled Alnuwais

Vacant land 3.0 acres, more or less 42200 Glynn Tarra Place, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 PIN 177-19-1876-000 Tax Map No. /19//26////10/

Instrument No. 201007270043780

Robert L. Pisciotta

Residential condominium 92 Hancock Place, N.E. Unit 327 Leesburg, Virginia 20176 PIN 188-28-2869-013 Tax Map No. /48///215/327/

Deed Book 825, Page 58; Instrument No. 20140319-0013364

Estate of Ruth A. Davis c/o Mary Jane Jackson

Single family dwelling 0.5 acres, more or less 35240 Snake Hill Road, Middleburg, Virginia 20117 PIN 596-25-4192-000 Tax Map No. /72////////19B

Will Book 118, Page 592

The owner of any property listed may redeem it at any time before the date of the sale by paying all accumulated taxes, penalties, reasonable attorney’s fees, interest and costs thereon, including the pro rata cost of publication hereunder. Partial payment of delinquent taxes, penalties, reasonable attorney’s fees, interest or costs shall not be sufficient to redeem the property, and shall not operate to suspend, invalidate or make moot any action for judicial sale. H. Roger Zurn, Jr., Treasurer, County of Loudoun, Virginia 1 Harrison Street, S.E., First Floor P.O. Box 347 Leesburg, Virginia 20178 (703) 771-5656

RUN DATE: 3/21/19

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Legal Notices

March 21, 2019

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March 21, 2019

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 26, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following: ZOAM-2018-0002 PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO AMEND THE REVISED 1993 LOUDOUN COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE TO REVISE THE CHILD CARE FACILITIES REGULATIONS (Zoning Ordinance Amendment) Pursuant to Virginia Code §§15.2-2204, 15.2-2285, and 15.2-2286, and a Resolution of Intent to Amend adopted by the Board of Supervisors on October 18, 2018, the Planning Commission hereby gives notice of proposed amendments to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance (“Zoning Ordinance”) in order to establish new, and revise, or delete existing regulations and definitions in regard to Child Care Facilities (“Child Care Home” and “Child Care Center”). The amendment proposes revisions to Article 5, Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, Article 8, Definitions, and such other Articles, Sections, Subsections, and provisions of the Zoning Ordinance as necessary to implement and maintain consistency with the foregoing amendments or as otherwise necessary to correct typographical errors, section and subsection numbering, and formatting within, update cross-references to, and further clarify the requirements of, the above-mentioned section(s) of the Zoning Ordinance. The proposed text amendments under consideration include, without limitation, the following: Amendments to Section 5-609 et seq., Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, Child Care Facilities: • Eliminate cross-references between the regulations for Child Care Homes and Child Care Centers, and relocate regulations for Child Care Homes and Child Care Centers into two completely separate subsections of Section 5-609, Child Care Facilities. • Delete existing requirement for an applicant to apply for a Minor Special Exception (SPMI) if a zoning permit for a Child Care Home receives an objection letter from an adjacent property owner. • Establish a new requirement that if a zoning permit application for a Child Care Home is denied by the Zoning Administrator, the applicant may apply for Minor Special Exception approval for the Child Care Home from the Board of Supervisors. • Revise the minimum size of outdoor play area required for Child Care Homes and Child Care Centers from 75 square feet for each child permitted under the zoning permit up to 75 square feet for each child in the outdoor play area at any given time. • Establish a new requirement that the outdoor play area required for Child Care Centers shall not be located within the minimum required front yard, but may be located within the minimum required side and rear yards. • Revise existing requirement for the designated drop off/pick up area to permit such parking spaces to be used to meet the minimum off-street parking requirements of Section 5-1102. Amendments to Table 5-1102, Off Street Parking and Loading Requirements, Number of Parking and Loading Spaces Required: • Revise the minimum parking spaces required for child care facilities from .2/person in licensed capacity plus one per employee not residing on the premises to .19/child in licensed capacity.

Amendments to Section 2-300 et seq., A-10 Agriculture District: • Express residential density as the maximum number of principal dwelling units permitted per acre. Amendments to Section 2-400 et seq., A-3 Agricultural Residential District: • Express residential density as the maximum number of principal dwelling units permitted per acre. Amendments to Section 2-500 et seq., CR-1 Countryside Residential-1 District: • Express residential density as the maximum number of principal dwelling units permitted per land area. Amendments to Section 2-600 et seq., CR-2 Countryside Residential-2 District: • Express residential density as the maximum number of principal dwelling units permitted per land area. Amendments to Section 2-700 et seq., CR-3 Countryside Residential-3 District: • Express residential density as the maximum number of principal dwelling units permitted per land area. Amendments to Section 2-800 et seq., CR-4 Countryside Residential-4 District: • Express residential density as the maximum number of principal dwelling units permitted per land area. Amendments to Section 2-1400 et seq., TR-10 Transitional Residential-10 District: • Express residential density as the maximum number of principal dwelling units permitted per existing lot. Amendments to Section 2-1500 et seq., TR-3 Transitional Residential-3 District: • Express residential density as the maximum number of principal dwelling units permitted per existing lot. Amendments to Section 2-1600 et seq., TR-2 Transitional Residential-2 District: • Express residential density as the maximum number of principal dwelling units permitted per existing lot. Amendments to Section 2-1700 et seq., TR-1 Transitional Residential-1 District: • Express residential density as the maximum number of principal dwelling units permitted per existing lot. Amendments to Section 3-100 et seq., R-1 Single Family Residential District: • Express residential density as the maximum number of principal dwelling units permitted per land area. Amendments to Section 3-200 et seq., R-2 Single Family Residential District:

Amendments to Article 8, Definitions: • Revise the definition of “Child Care Home” to decrease the minimum number of non-resident children cared for from more than five (5) to more than four (4).

• Express residential density as the maximum number of principal dwelling units permitted per land area. Amendments to Section 3-300 et seq., R-3 Single Family Residential District:

The public purposes of these amendments are to achieve the purposes of zoning as set forth in Virginia Code §§15.2-2200 and 15.2-2283, including, without limitation, furtherance of the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning practice and facilitating the creation of a convenient, attractive and harmonious community.

ZOAM-2018-0005 PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO AMEND THE REVISED 1993 LOUDOUN COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE TO EXPRESS RESIDENTIAL DENSITY AS THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS PERMITTED PER AREA OF LAND (Zoning Ordinance Amendment) Pursuant to Virginia Code §§15.2-2204, 15.2-2285, and 15.2-2286, and a Resolution of Intent to Amend adopted by the Board of Supervisors on October 2, 2018, the Planning Commission hereby gives notice of proposed amendments to the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance (“Zoning Ordinance”) in order to express residential density as the maximum number of dwelling units permitted per area of land. The amendment proposes revisions to Article 2 Non-Suburban District Regulations and Article 3 Suburban District Regulations, and such other Articles, Sections, Subsections, and provisions of the Zoning Ordinance as necessary to implement and maintain consistency with the foregoing amendments or as otherwise necessary to correct typographical errors, section and subsection numbering, and formatting within, update cross-references to, and further clarify the requirements of, the above-mentioned section(s) of the Zoning Ordinance. The proposed text amendments under consideration include, without limitation, the following:

• Express residential density as the maximum number of principal dwelling units permitted per land area. Amendments to Section 3-400 et seq., R-4 Single Family Residential District: • Express residential density as the maximum number of principal dwelling units permitted per land area. The public purposes of these amendments are to achieve the purposes of zoning as set forth in Sections 15.2-2200 and 15.2-2283 of the Code of Virginia, including, without limitation, furtherance of the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning practice and facilitating the creation of a convenient, attractive, and harmonious community.

CMPT-2018-0004, SPEX-2018-0020 & SPMI-2019-0004 CLAUDE MOORE PARK MONOPOLE (Commission Permit, Special Exception & Minor Special Exception) Milestone Tower Limited Partnership IV, of Reston, Virginia, has submitted applications for the following: 1) Commission approval to permit a 124-foot tall Telecommunications Monopole and associated ground equipment in the R-1 (Single-Family Residential) zoning district; and 2) A Special Exception to permit a 124-foot tall Telecommunications Monopole in the R-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 Section 3-102 and requires a Commission Permit in accordance with Section 6-1101. The modification of the Additional Regulations applicable to the proposed monopole use is authorized by Minor Special Exception under Section 5-600, Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, pursuant to which the Applicant requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s):

Amendments to Section 2-100 et seq., AR-1 Agricultural Rural-1 District: • Express residential density as the maximum number of principal dwelling units permitted per acre. Amendments to Section 2-200 et seq., AR-2 Agricultural Rural-2 District: • Express residential density as the maximum number of principal dwelling units permitted per acre.

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ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION

PROPOSED MODIFICATION

§5-618(B)(3)(a), Telecommunications Use And/ Or Structures, Monopoles, Monopoles, General Performance Criteria

Eliminate the requirement for a monopole to be located in the interior of the property.

PROPERTY ADDRESS

021-25-8640

21612, 21630, 21631, 21637,21668, 21674 & 21698 Heritage Farm Lane, Sterling, Virginia

021-25-8640

46150, 46105 & 46111 Loudoun Park Lane, Sterling, Virginia

021-25-8640

21544, 21610, 21621, 21611, 21550 & 46111 Old Vestals Gap Road, Sterling, Virginia

The subject property is located within Claude Moore Park, on the east side of Cascades Parkway (Route 637), on the south side of Potomac View Road (Route 637), and on the north side of West Church Road (Route 625) in the Sterling Election District. The area is governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Suburban Area (Sterling Community)), which designate this area for Residential development at a recommended density of one (1) to four (4) dwelling units per acre.

CMPT-2018-0005 & SPEX-2018-0028 HOWARDSVILLE COMMUNITY WASTEWATER SYSTEM (Commission Permit & Special Exception) The Loudoun County Department of General Services of Leesburg, Virginia, has submitted applications for the following: 1) Commission approval to permit a Sewage Treatment Plant in the AR-2 (Agricultural Rural ) zoning district; and 2) A Special Exception to permit a Sewage Treatment Plant use in the AR-2 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 of Section 2-102 and requires a Commission Permit in accordance with Section 6-1101. The subject property is located within the Beaverdam Creek Historic District and the Beaverdam Creek Historic Roadways District. The subject property is approximately 41.93 acres in size and is located on the west side of Greengarden Road (Route 719) and south of Trappe Road (Route 619) in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows: PIN

PROPERTY ADDRESS

655-38-3732

21005 & 21011 Greengarden Road, Bluemont, Virginia

655-28-7276

20987 Greengarden Road, Bluemont, Virginia

655-38-4197

20991 Greengarden Road, Bluemont, Virginia

655-38-0759

20999 Greengarden Road, Bluemont, Virginia

655-38-8138

20965 Greengarden Road, Bluemont, Virginia

655-38-6453

20979 Greengarden Road, Bluemont, Virginia

655-38-3171

N/A

655-37-9186

N/A

655-38-3899

20929 Greengarden Road, Bluemont, Virginia

655-38-5637

N/A

ADDRESS

157-35-1405

N/A

157-35-6393 (portion)

N/A

157-35-4683

N/A

157-35-7132 (portion)

N/A

157-16-1062 (portion)

N/A

198-29-2349 (portion)

N/A

157-25-2434 (portion)

N/A

198-40-2024 (portion)

N/A

The area is governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Ashburn Community) and Transition Policy Area (Middle Goose Subarea)), 2010 Countywide Transportation Plan, Loudoun County Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Master Plan, and Heritage Preservation Plan, which designate this area for Residential uses at a recommended density of up to 4.0 dwelling units per acre and Transition uses at a recommended residential density of up to 1 dwelling unit per 10 acres in a clustered development pattern with open space as the dominant feature of the landscape. 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 703-7770220, 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 703-7770246 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.

655-38-8156

N/A

655-38-9095

20917 Greengarden Road, Bluemont, Virginia

655-49-1115

20877 Greengarden Road, Bluemont, Virginia

BY ORDER OF: FRED JENNINGS, CHAIRMAN LOUDOUN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

655-49-2132

20857 Greengarden Road, Bluemont, Virginia

3/21/19 & 3/28/19

655-49-3143

N/A

655-48-8057

N/A

The area is governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Rural Policy Area), which designate this area for Residential uses at 1 dwelling unit per 40 acres.

SPEX-2018-0014, SPEX-2018-0015, SPEX-2018-0016 & ZMOD-2018-0019 BEAVERDAM RESERVOIR PARK (Special Exceptions & Zoning Modification) Loudoun Water of Ashburn, Virginia, and the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority of Fairfax Station, Virginia, have submitted applications for the following: 1) A Special Exception to permit a public park in the R-1 (Single Family Residential) zoning district; 2) A Special Exception to permit an active recreation use in the TR-10 (Transitional Residential-10) zoning district; and 3) A Special Exception to allow uses and structures in the Floodplain Overlay District (FOD). These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed uses are listed as a Special Exception use under Sections 3-103, 2-1402, and 4-1506 respectively. The Applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s): ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION

PROPOSED MODIFICATION

§3-104(C)(2), Lot Requirements for Suburban Design Option, Yards, Side

Eliminate the 9-foot wide side yard in the R-1 zoning district along a portion of the proposed area of special exceptions which adjoins the TR-10 zoning district.

The subject property is located within the Floodplain Overlay District. The area of the proposed special exceptions is an approximately 71.35 acre portion of a larger parcels that is located west of Belmont Ridge Road (Route 659) and Northstar Boulevard (Route 3171) at the western terminus

The area of the Commission Permit and Special Exception is an approximately 0.14 acre portion of an approximately 348.88 acre parcel. The subject property is more particularly described as follows:

of Alford Road (Route 646) in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as:

March 21, 2019

Legal Notices

March 21, 2019

Legal Notices ABC LICENSE Victor Juarez, trading as Rodeo’s Mexican Grill, 26D East Broadway, Lovettsville, Virginia 20180 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA AlCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Mixed Beverage on Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Victor Juarez, Owner 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. 03/21/19 & 03/28/19

ABC LICENSE Real Pie Bakers, LLC, trading as Broody Mary and the Morning Star, 12226 Harpers Ferry Rd, Purcellville, VA 20132-2606 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA AlCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Farm Winery and Limited Brewery license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Mary Ellen Diaz 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. 03/14/19 & 03/21/19

ABC LICENSE Wal Mart Stores East LP, trading as Walmart 1904, 19360 Compass Creek Pkwy, Leesburg, Virginia 20175 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA AlCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Wine and Beer Off Premises/Keg Permit license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Andrea Lazenby, Secretary 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. 03/14/19 & 03/21/19

TOWN OF LEESBURG Yard Waste Collection Resumes Monday, April 1, 2019 Yard waste should be placed in biodegradable brown paper bags or in trash cans with a “Yard Waste” sticker and will be collected Town-wide every Monday. To request a sticker, please email trash@leesburgva.gov. Yard waste must be placed at the curb by 6 a.m. the day of collection. For more information please visit www/leesburgva.gov/publicworks 3/21/19 & 3/28/19

Employment Town of Leesburg Employment Opportunities Please visit www.leesburgva.gov/jobs for more information and to apply online. Resumes may be submitted as supplemental only. EOE/ADA.

Attention Loudoun County!

Regular Full-Time Positions Position

Department

Salary Range

Closing Date

Certified Police Officer (VA DCJS)

Police

$53,233-$96,835 DOQ

Open until filled

Groundskeeper

Parks and Recreation

$42,767-$73,221 DOQ

Open until filled

Utility Plant Technician Trainee or Utility Plant Technician

Utilities

$42,767-$79,129 DOQ

Open until filled

Position

Department

Hourly Rate

Closing Date

Library Associate

Thomas Balch Library

$21.93-$37.55 DOQ

Open until filled

Position

Department

Hourly Rate

Closing Date

GIS Intern

Utilities

$15.00

Open until filled

Maintenance Worker

Utilities

$15.00

Open until filled

Position

Department

Hourly Rate

Closing Date

Maintenance Worker

Public Works and Capital Projects

$15.00

Open until filled

Flexible Part-Time Position

Summer Part-Time Positions

Temporary Part-Time Position

To review Ida Lee (Parks & Recreation) flexible part-time positions, please visit www.leesburgva.gov/jobs. Most positions will be filled at or near the minimum of the range. Dependent on qualifications. All Town vacancies may be viewed on Comcast Cable Channel 67 and Verizon FiOS Channel 35.

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Evelyn Burhoe Page of Ashby Ponds, Ashburn, Virginia and formerly of South Bristol, Maine was born to Eleanor Barris Burhoe and Richards Holmes Burhoe on December 22, 1936 in Winchester, Massachusetts. She graduated from Reading High school in 1955 and attended the University of Massachusetts (Amherst), Class of 1959. Having relocated to the St. Paul/Minneapolis area, she became a flight attendant for Northwest Airlines, where she met airline pilot and future husband, Michael K. Page Sr. of Charlotte North Carolina. Evelyn and Michael met in February of 1960 and were married at Dwight Chapel on the campus of Yale University on June 11th of that year. In 1962, the Pages relocated to Leesburg, Virginia with their infant daughter Susan. As a young mother, Mrs. Page served as a “Pink Lady” and advisor to Candy Stripers at Loudoun Memorial Hospital. In 1968, Mrs. Page fulfilled a lifelong dream and moved with her husband and three children to a small farm outside Leesburg, Virginia

where she combined her love for nature and her passion for horses. An avid sports woman and equestrian, she competed in tennis tournaments and area equestrian events. She traveled often with her husband on their boat and enjoyed touring the country in their RV, visiting family in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Colorado, Arizona, and Texas. She was a prolific painter and sculptor who spent her last years creating her art in a small studio at her home in South Bristol, Maine. She is survived by two brothers (Richards Holmes Burhoe Jr. and John Tilson Burhoe) her husband of 59 years (Michael K. Page Sr.), her three children and their spouses: Susan Page Chumley (spouse Jeﬀery), Michael Kelly Page Jr. (spouse Lori), Christopher Barris Page (spouse Diana), foster son Charles Robert Harden (spouse Sue), several grandchildren and her beloved dog Oscar. In lieu of flowers please donate to the American Cancer Society or The Humane Society of the United States. Please check back for upcoming memorial service at www. colonialfuneralhome.com.

Frank James Pearson, III “Sonny” Sonny was born April 6, 1947 in Leesburg, Virginia to Frank and Flora Mae Pearson. He was raised in the Aldie/Arcola area and graduated from Loudoun County High School in 1965 where he excelled in football, basketball, and baseball. He played football at Bridgewater College before serving in the US Army from 1967-1970. In July of 1967 he married his high school sweetheart, Jo Ann Atwell. After his military service he returned to school and graduated from George Washington University and returned to teach in Loudoun County. He taught and coached for thirty-four years. He was the head football coach at both Loudoun County and Loudoun Valley as well as the head baseball coach at Loudoun Valley. He also coached track, tennis, and girls’ volleyball. He was a mentor to countless students, athletes, and other coaches. He coached not only athletics, but also life. He also served as dean and athletic director at Park View High School. He ended his career back on the football field at Heritage High School. He took pride in the accomplishments of his students and players and kept close tabs on many as they pursued their own goals in life. In his retirement years his greatest joy was his two grandsons. He is survived by Jo Ann, his wife of almost 52 years, his son, Duﬀy Pearson, his daughter, Beth Williams and her husband, Scott, and his two grandsons, Garrett Pearson and Franklin Williams. He will also be missed by his friends who became family, Jerry and Pam Smith and Sommer

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Filling the Vacuum A key team of Loudoun’s business leaders recently announced plans to investigate the success stories of

transformational development projects that have built up around Metrorail stations with the hope of putting those lessons to work along the Silver Line. The new initiative, led by the Economic Development Advisory Commission, has merit and promises to bring a fresh approach to discussions that have become bogged down in mundane arguments over density limits and housing counts. Bringing the focus of the Silver Line corridor land use debate back to a visionary level is important. It should have been a key element of the comprehensive plan update during the past three years. Instead, it seems that the closer we get to passenger cars actually rolling on the tracks, the more the corridor gets taken for granted, simply to be lined by data centers and subdivisions. Is there an opportunity for more? That’s certainly what was expected when the first talks of a rail extension were floated decades ago. Can Loudoun be home to something like Merrifield’s Mosaic District or Washington’s Wharf? Not without innovative planning and creative partnerships. Those talks aren’t happening in the county’s boardroom and haven’t emerged—as expected or hoped for—during the Loudoun 2040 comprehensive plan work. It is in that vacuum that the advisory council is picking up the effort. If the panel’s detailed examination of Loudoun’s “nighttime economy” opportunities a few years ago is to set the expectations for this new study, county leaders will be provided with data and insights needed to help them make sure something special happens in this very special corridor.

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[ LETTERS ] Balance Editor: Headlines about the county’s proposed 2040 comprehensive plan illustrate the intense focus on how much, and where, Loudoun will grow.

There is no doubt the county must figure out how to accommodate more housing and data centers. But land use planning encompasses more than just buildings and roads. It starts with identifying and LETTERS >> 45

Peaceful Coexistence Editor: On Friday morning, March 15, we were shocked, appalled and saddened to see the news that another mass shooting had occurred at a religious institution, this time at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. The Loudoun Interfaith Clergy Group condemns the hate-filled assault on Muslims perpetrated against adults and children worshiping in their sacred space. We mourn the 50 victims who were murdered in this attack and recommit to standing against the evil of ethnic and religious-based hatred, white supremacy and Islamophobia motivating such ruthless disregard for humanity in all its diversity. We call on one another to strengthen our will for tolerance, understanding and mutual respect. We, the undersigned members of the Loudoun Interfaith Clergy Group and Faith Leaders, affirm our commitment to peaceful coexistence. Kurt Aschermann, Lay Pastoral Leader, Christ Church, Lucketts Rev. Elizabeth Brookens-Sturman, Pastor, Brambleton Presbyterian Church Rev. Mary K. Brown, Rector, St. David’s Episcopal Church & School Rev. Larry Buxton, United Methodist, Ret., Ashburn Rev. Dr. Deborah Carlton, BCC Chaplaincy Manager, Inova Loudoun Hospital Rev. Sunday Cote, Center for Spiritual Living, Leesburg The Very Rev. Mark R. Feather, St. James’ Episcopal Church Rev. Alexa Fraser, United Universalist Congregation of Sterling Chip Giessler, Pastor, Evergreen Church, Leesburg Rabbi David Greenspoon, Congregation Sha’are Shalom The Rev. Holly Hanback, St. Gabriel’sSan Gabriels Rev. Jacquelyn Hollingsworth, Founder, Trailblazers Ministry, LLC Rizwan Jaka, Chair, Board, ADAMS & Co-Chair of Interfaith/Government/Media Committee, All Dulles Area Muslim Society Pastor Gerry Johnson, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

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Editor: “Whosoever of you sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so, then [let him change it] with his tongue; and if he is not able to do so, then with his heart—and that is the weakest of faith.” This saying of my beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) came to mind upon hearing of the New Zealand shootings by Brenton Tarrant. Why does his name even matter? He is not the first nor will he be the last. In fact, every single day, especially after 9/11, I take this risk when I leave my home, upholding my faith, just as those innocent souls, now departed from this world, did when visiting the mosques in Christchurch. Thankfully, we are not at the weakest level yet, as described in the saying above. We can still use our “tongue” to denounce such attacks. I aspire to move up from here, and use my “hands” by taking action to change this, before we end up in a Nazi society where the only thing in our control is calling it an evil in our hearts. The Germans did not wake up to a Nazi Germany; they were slowly poisoned into it. It was the same bigotry and intolerance that we face today, which led them to a revolution based on hatred. — Mehr un Nisa Akbar, Aldie

BY NEIL MCNERNEY In my family counseling practice, I work with many kids who have been told they are smart but are not performing anywhere near their intelligence. They have been told they are smart because, well, they are smart. They have scored high on the school intelligence tests and they have always understood concepts much more quickly than other kids of the same age. They have been praised for their intelligence since toddlerhood. A survey by Columbia University found that 85 percent of American parents think that it is important to tell their kids they are smart. I have learned that this underperformance phenomenon isn’t just happening in my office. It’s a national trend. Why are so many smart kids underperforming? Recent research is suggesting that we are praising the wrong thing: intelligence. A study done with over 400 students found some fascinating results about praise. Students were individually given a short intelligence test that most children could accomplish very easily. Once the test was finished, the researcher would give them their score and then give them a single line of

praise. Half were praised for their intelligence. They were told, “You must be smart at this.” The other half were praised for their effort: “You have worked really hard.” The students were then given a choice for the second test. They were told that one test was harder, but they would learn a lot from attempting it. The other test, they were told, was just as easy as the first test. Of those kids that were praised for their effort, 90 percent chose the harder test! Those that were praised for their intelligence? A majority chose the easier test. Why the huge difference? If we are praising kids with the hopes that it will increase their performance, why is it backfiring? I think there are at least two reasons for this. The first reason is that kids begin to focus on “looking smart,” and they begin to avoid challenges that might not show them in the most positive light. They think, “If I’m so smart, I should be able to do well on this assignment. But I don’t think I’ll do well, so I’m not going to try. If I do try, I’m not going to give it my best. Because if I get a bad grade, at least I can say I didn’t try my best instead of saying I’m not smart enough.”

This is something I see over and over again with underperforming kids. They don’t try their hardest because it might make them look less intelligent. They stop taking risks and begin to narrow their focus to the things they know they can do very well. The second reason for this phenomenon has to do with the nature/ nurture issue. Intelligence is, unfortunately, somewhat stable throughout life (compared to others of the same age). If you were born with average intelligence, there is nothing you can do to become as smart as Einstein. Praising intelligence is like praising height. Telling someone how tall he is will not make him taller, and it won’t make him a better basketball player. Hard work, on the other hand, is not set at birth. Since it is a behavior vs. a gift, it can be increased to a great degree. Therefore, by praising hard work, it increases the likelihood that someone will work harder. Carol Dweck, the principal researcher of this research says: “Emphasizing effort gives a child a variable that they can control. They come to see themselves as in control of their success. MCNEARNEY >> 46

Join Me in Taking The R-E-S-P-E-C-T Pledge BY CHRIS CROLL Doesn’t it seem the world has become a lot less courteous lately? Drivers, customers, pedestrians and others around us seem so self-consumed and crazy-busy that they sometimes forget to do unto others as they would have done unto them. Here are 10 reminders of behaviors once considered “common courtesy” that are becoming less and less common. Let’s each take a pledge to do our part to raise the collective “CQ” (Courtesy Quotient) of our community. I hereby pledge to… 1. Be on time. Sometimes we can’t help running a few minutes late but there seems to be a trend away from valuing punctuality these days. Late is rude. Be on time or call to let the office or person who is expecting you know that you are held up. 2. Attend. Once you are in the presence of another human being, give them your full attention. Stow the phone, ignore the flashing iWatch and tune in mentally to the conversation. Human connection is so important for good health—let’s remember to value the time someone gives us. 3. RSVP. Many Northern Virginians are blasé about letting hosts know whether or not they will attend events. Sometimes people RSVP the day of an event in the affirmative, which can really throw off seating and dining arrangements. If you’re fortunate enough to be invited to

something, kindly RSVP on time. 4. Give others the right of way. If your shopping cart meets another at the end of an aisle, graciously let the other person go first. If someone is trying to merge onto the road, slow down and let them get in front of you. The few seconds it takes for us to be courteous pays back in spades as the goodwill is paid forward to others. 5. Say “thank you.” Handwritten thank you notes may be a thing of the past (sorry, Grandma) but let’s at least remember to thank the cashier, bus driver, bank teller and others with whom we interact on a daily basis for their service. 6. Exercise grace when others make mistakes. When someone screws up, even if it annoys or inconveniences us, let’s try to show the person grace and forgiveness. None of us is perfect and we all make mistakes – every day. 7. Admit my own mistakes. If you make an error, say you’re sorry. Owning mistakes is not only respectful to the people impacted, it’s an indication of the strength of one›s character. 8. Throw around compliments like they are free. Actually, they are free so let’s sprinkle them around liberally. If you think something positive about someone, say it out loud. A simple compliment could lift the spirits of someone in ways we can’t possibly imagine. 9. Not be so self-critical. While we›re showing respect for others,

let›s make sure we also respect ourselves. None of us is perfect. In fact, we are all highly flawed. We need to give ourselves a break. Being true to ourselves sometimes makes us unpopular and that’s OK. 10. Disagree respectfully. The proliferation of social media has resulted in a level of animosity that would likely never take place among the same people if they were standing in a room together. It’s okay to disagree with others but let’s remember to do so in a way that isn›t nasty or harmful. I need these reminders just as much as others do. We all get so busy, we sometimes prioritize getting things done over The Golden Rule. Our amazing community works best when everyone is looking out for everyone else. Let’s take this pledge together and see if we can raise Loudoun’s CQ. Not only can we make life more pleasant for one another, but we can set a good example for our children who are, like the character Roz from the movie Monster’s Inc., always watching. Chris Croll is a parenting consultant specializing in educating and raising gifted and twiceexceptional children. She leads the National Center for Gifted Services and the nonprofit Loudoun County Parents of Gifted Students, and is a member of the Loudoun County School Board.

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Burial sites << FROM 1 ic Cemetery Committee, one of several major contributors to the countywide database effort. Saffer’s research on historic cemeteries over the years has illustrated what makes the exhaustive process of cataloguing all of Loudoun’s burial sites a difficult process. In some cases, even without the encroachment of development, they are all but disappearing. Prior to the 1880s, many people were buried in family cemeteries, with grave markers in varying condition. While mostly marble and granite were used for grave markers, in many cases the materials did not withstand the elements. “We have only about three or four graves in Loudoun that have tombstones that date prior to 1800, from the 1700s. I think that has to do with the availability of markers and stone carvers to carve the inscription. In the Lovettsville area, there’s some slate markers; that was very common in New England. The slate does something they call exfoliate, it breaks off in layers if you carve an inscription and over time starts breaking. That also contributes to the lack of early markers. If they used wooden markers, they would just rot away. We didn’t have wood like cypress that would last for a long time, so that would eliminate a lot of the earlier markers,” he explained. Fieldstone markers, sometimes placed at both the top and foot of the

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challenge is to find all those sites. If you can find a church, you can often find a burial ground,” she said. There have been several noteworthy examples in recent history of how either local government or developers deal with the preservation of African American cemeteries. Thomas refers to the Belmont cemetery, near the Rt. 7/Belmont Ridge Road interchange, as the “utopia of what can happen” when developers, the descendant community and county leaders work together. On the flip side, Thomas has been sharply critical of how the Town of Leesburg has handled the Sycolin Cemetery site near the Leesburg Airport, at one time comparing the town’s plan to lease the property to an outside organization as a “sharecropper’s agreement.” She sees more obstacles ahead until there is a formal process in place to identify African American burial sites. “We’re going to have an issue until we have a process,” Thomas said. Historian Larry Roeder has also taken an interest in identifying historic cemeteries. Roeder has focused much of his research on historic cemeteries in the South Riding area, even offering information for the public on how to embark on self-guided tours of some of the sites. Roeder’s current project is working to identify the graves of African American veterans, many of whose burial sites are not as well maintained or recognized as their white veteran counterparts. While it’s relatively easy to pull up a list of all the Loudoun black veterans who have served, finding where they are buried can be a much great-

er challenge. He is hoping to use the upcoming warmer months and some dedicated volunteers to help him make inroads in that effort. For years individuals like Saffer, Thomas and Roeder have been alone in their interest in preserving cemeteries. But now with the focus of the greater county government, Roeder said, “It’s heartwarming people are starting to take an interest in this.” “It’s important because people care about ancestry, care about history of the county. If you bulldoze a cemetery, we’re really losing our history and showing a great deal of disrespect for the dead. The black community has disproportionately suffered, but everyone suffers,” for losing that part of the county’s history, he says. Jennifer Worcester Moore, executive director of the Mosby Heritage Area and current chairwoman of the Loudoun Historic Cemetery Committee, said that county staff has already verified the coordinates of well over 200 cemeteries in Loudoun in putting together the vast database. She’s excited about the end result. “The idea is that the list has already been and is continuing to be compared against the list on Balch’s website to make sure all the cemeteries are accounted for and documented. It’s also been compared against the master list of historic cemeteries under the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. The end result will be a map available on the county’s website where people can click on a map of a cemeBURIAL SITES >> 47

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Heritage Commission, another stakeholder in the cemetery identification process, recently weighed in on. Kristin Brown, from the county Office of Mapping and GIS, has been one of the primary county employees tasked with compiling the database. While not ready to share a final number on how many historic cemeteries there are in the county, she said she’s found more than she had initially expected. Once implemented, she says she believes the database will be a valuable asset for the county. “The Board of Supervisors was very forward-thinking,” in starting this initiative, she said. “This will be a good tool for planning and preservation.”

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