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[ March 28, 2019 ]

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Supervisors Approve Key Metro Line Development BY RENSS GREENE

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The century-old water tower and mansion house on the 131-acre Graydon Manor property near Leesburg could once again be the center of attention if a nearly 240-unit co-housing village with a brewery and winery concept takes hold.

Graydon Manor Owner Aims to Build Co-Housing Village BY PATRICK SZABO To some, the 131-acre Graydon Manor property on the western edge of Leesburg represents a classic Gatsby-era residence. To others, it’s a reminder of a time in their lives when they visited the psychiatric ward while family or friends battled mental health issues. To Dave Gregory, the vacant property is a blank canvas that’s ready to be developed into something that will benefit the community more than ever before. Graydon Manor dates back more than a century to 1907, when the original property owner commissioned prominent architect Waddy Butler Wood to design the 11,000-square-foot colonial-revival-style mansion. Through the decades, the owners built additional structures on the property and, in 1957, it was converted from a private residence to a group home for epileptic children. It operated as a psychiatric center for the next six decades until the hospital closed and Gregory purchased it in 2016 for $5.5 million. At that point, Gregory, the principal of

the Zeeland NV property company that Gregory said works on “high-end” projects from schools to commercial centers, had a vision to bring new life to the property. In May 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved a plan for a 62,000-square-foot indoor and outdoor kennel to house up to 150 dogs and 60 cats. But Gregory said that project is essentially a backup to what he really wants to build there—a nearly 240-home co-housing village with a brewery, winery and a handful of accompanying amenities spread out among the property’s dozens of buildings. Those plans include 73 2,780-squarefoot single-unit buildings, 40 4,320-square-foot buildings with four units in each, two 3,240-square-foot buildings with three units in each, a brewery and a winery with views of Leesburg and Tysons Corner. Gregory said the residential component of the project would be built predominantly in the western portion of the property that abuts the Shenstone Farm neighborhood, and that it would mirror

the villages of northern Europe. He said that none of the units would be “crammed in” and that the idea behind the co-housing village is to develop a sense of community on a much larger scale than what exists in Loudoun’s typical suburban neighborhoods. “They fit a need that is universal,” he said. Gregory’s proposed brewery would be housed in three buildings on the property, one near the W&OD Trail, one in the mansion house and another adjacent to it. He didn’t disclose which brewery might operate there, but that it’s a “small, family-run,” “local, well-established group” that’s eager to get started on the project. He said while there is no deal for a winery yet, he has set aside a possible location to construct a new building for it, and that a restaurant could also operate there. As for the other surrounding amenities, Gregory envisions a multitude of different uses. Those include a greenhouse in a portion of the existing carriage house, a

County supervisors have signed off on a proposal for a development that will span most of the length of the railway in the median of the Dulles Greenway between the Ashburn and Loudoun Gateway Metro stations. The 158-acre, 3,706-home Silver District West proposal allows the construction of up to 381 townhouses and 3,325 apartments, and more than a million square feet of commercial development. It is proposed by Detroit-based Soave Enterprises, the developer of Brambleton, and will include some of the tallest buildings in Loudoun, including in many areas a minimum four-story requirement. And it is planned to be built out over decades. It also includes a county-estimated $84.6 million for infrastructure, including roads, bus shelters, and land for an 8.33-acre elementary school site and 23-acre Broad Run trail park. Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) said accounting for inflation and interest, by the time the county would have gotten to those projects, those projects would be worth more like $131 million. The developer will be required to build a section of Shellhorn Road between Barrister Street and Lockridge Road, Barrister Street between State Street and Shellhorn Road, widening Loudoun County Parkway from Ryan Road to Shellhorn Road, and triggering a commitment by the Dulles Greenway to build a Barrister Street bridge over the Greenway. All of that work must be complete before the 600th residential unit opens in the southern portion of the development, which includes the planned townhouses. Loudoun County Parkway must be expanded

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Paige Critchley, the owner of Paige’s Pit Stop near the Loudoun County Animal Shelter, stands next to one of five signs she uses to attract business from Rt. 9 traffic, together costing $1,175.

Rural Businesses Hit by Sign Complaints, Fees BY PATRICK SZABO For Loudoun’s rural business owners, signs and flags are a primary means of attracting customers. But when they’re forced to take some or all of those down, they’re seeing sales come down as well. A handful of small businesses along Rt. 9 and Harpers Ferry Road, specifically farm markets, have become the targets of dozens of complaints to the county’s Planning and Zoning Department—complaints that focus on signs the businesses rely on to attract attention from passers by. Since last fall, the county has acted on those complaints by requiring farmers to take down excess and unpermitted signs. Until farmers get the appropriate permits to put their signs back up, many are losing out on sales. Some also feel that the county’s signage limit isn’t enough for

them to attract business at all. The issue has come to a head, with Supervisor Geary Higgins (R-Catoctin) promising to begin the process of relaxing the regulations, and business owners urging a temporary moratorium on enforcement efforts. Small businesses in Loudoun’s Agricultural Rural zoning district typically are designated as either wayside stands or farm markets. Wayside stands are permitted to display up to six signs, including one 20-square-foot sign, while farm markets are allowed to put up two, 20-square-foot signs. Permits for commercial signs cost $235 each. Pennant flags, commonly referred to as feather flags, are not permitted anywhere in the county, although they’re seen just about everywhere from wineries to new housing developments to commercial centers. “Open” flags, however, are allowed without a permit

as long as they’re no larger than one square foot. Some business owners were unaware that they were required to apply for permits or that they’re limited to a certain number of signs. The most heavily-cited of the affected business owners is Paige Critchley, the owner of Paige’s Pit Stop farm store next to the Loudoun County Animal Shelter. Critchley’s been hit with nearly 20 sign violations since October. After removing her signs, Critchley said she lost business because customers were driving past her market. That lasted for a few weeks until she got a few permits. Critchley said she needs signs to advertise her location, since her farm store and home addresses read Charles Town Pike but their entrances are off Animal RURAL SIGNS >> 46

ECHO Unveils Job, Life Skills Training Program BY RENSS GREENE Less than a year after a change in federal regulations put about 20 people with disabilities out of jobs at ECHO, the Leesburg disability services nonprofit has unveiled its new training program to get their clients ready for the day and ready for the workforce. Among other services, ECHO helps people with disabilities find jobs and provides support to them in those jobs, and their clients can be found across Loudoun working at Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus, delivering mail at Inova Loudoun Hospital, packing boxes at spinal surgery and equipment pioneer K2M, washing dishes at the Oath campus in Sterling, and cleaning buses and limousines at Reston Limousine. But in May 2018, ECHO closed its

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Director of Day Support Marcus Stern leads a tour of the vocational training program at the ECHO Academy, which features a wide variety of skills from plumbing to restaurant place setting.

long-running mailroom, caught in a change in federal regulations that required clients to be placed in work settings integrated and competitive with

non-disabled coworkers to receive federal funding. The mailroom, which employed only people with disabilities, did not meet the Rehabilitation Services Administration’s new interpretation of the rules. ECHO staff had warned Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) of the threat to their program months before, but despite supportive words from the senator during the tour, no fix ever came. ECHO has adapted, though. On Friday, the nonprofit unveiled the ECHO Academy, where its clients can learn both life skills and job skills. “Employment support organizations like ECHO have been under a lot of pressure to change their operations,” said CEO Paul Donohue Jr. “I have some reservations and concerns about some ECHO >> 46

INDEX Loudoun Gov........................... 4 Leesburg................................. 8 Education.............................. 12 Public Safety......................... 14 Politics................................. 16 Nonprofit............................... 18 Biz........................................ 22 Our Towns............................. 24 LoCo Living........................... 28 Public and Legal Notices....... 31 Obituaries............................. 39 Employment.......................... 40 Resource Directory................ 42 Opinion................................. 44

Comp plan lands on county dais

Supervisors Allocate $800K in Federal Grants

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March 28, 2019

BY RENSS GREENE

Renss Greene/Loudoun Now

Planning Commission Chairman Fred Jennings (Ashburn) and Commissioner Tom Priscilla (Blue Ridge) present the results of their work on the comprehensive plan to the Board of Supervisors Thursday, March 21.

Loudoun 2040 Plan Handed Off to Supervisors for Final Review BY RENSS GREENE The years-long project to rewrite the county’s comprehensive plan has reached its final step: the Board of Supervisors. One of the first things the current Board of Supervisors did after taking office was launch an update of the county comprehensive plan, an overhaul many said was overdue after nearly 20 years. State code guides localities to update their comprehensive plan every five years. Planned in the spring of 2016 and launched that summer, Loudoun’s comprehensive plan review was originally scheduled to be an 18-month project. “This is a heavy lift, but I am sure that we are the board to do this, and this is the time to do it, and I am confident that we have the right plan, the right charter, the right staff, and the right board to get it done,” County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) said at the time. Now, in the final year of their term,

supervisors are scheduled to wrap up work on that plan in June, more than three years after launching work. Both former Planning and Zoning Director Ricky Barker and former project manager Christopher Garcia, the two staff members who were to lead the project, have since left Loudoun County government. One of the county’s senior-most officials, Deputy County Administrator Charles Yudd, was put directly in charge of the project and tasked with getting it back on track. Under Yudd and new Planning and Zoning Director Alaina Ray, the plan was reported out of a stakeholder steering committee that worked on it for two years, and has been through Planning Commission review. The timing has worried some people, as discussions on the county dais already begin showing the effects of election-year politics. “This is going to be about balance,” said board Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn), who pointed out he is not seeking reelection. “And I

know it’s an election year, and it’s very unfortunate that this got to the board in an election year, because decisions are too important on this comprehensive plan to play politics with. Too important. This is going to guide the county for a long time.” Supervisors are also asking if they might get away with taking longer than the state-mandated 90 days to review the commission’s version of the plan. That clock will start with a formal vote by the Planning Commission on March 26. The plan includes new design standards, a new format, and would allow up to approximately 27,500 more forecasted homes by 2040 than the county’s current comprehensive plan. In response to studies that showed housing demand far outpacing Loudoun’s supply, and that a family making Loudoun’s median income cannot afford a median-price house in Loudoun, the PlanLOUDOUN 2040 >> 7

County Budget Includes Staffing Boost BY RENSS GREENE County supervisors’ proposed fiscal year 2020 budget represents a major expansion of the county’s workforce, passing 4,000 full-time equivalent positions for the first time. This year, the county will add more than 175 full-time equivalent positions, a budgeting tool used to track the number of positions across the county including both full- and parttime jobs. Many of the positions the county will be adding are in the nature of a growing organization, their direct work product largely invisible to the public except in the day-to-day. That includes positions like clerks, payrolls technicians, contracting officers,

financial analysts, maintenance jobs, and other positions internal to the county. Others will be more apparent— such as 16 new positions to staff up the Sterling Rescue Squad, new Child Protective Services positions, new daycare assistances at the county’s drop-in child care programs, or two new Juvenile Resource Officers in the Sheriff ’s Office who will work in the elementary schools. Those are not to be confused with a much-debated and ultimately delayed $11 million proposal to station an armed deputy in every one of Loudoun’s 58 elementary schools. Those hires will bring the county’s workforce to nearly 4,150 county employees. That does not include the

school system, the county’s largest employer. There is also $186,083 in the next county budget set to support the District Court’s new mental health docket, which diverts some people with severe mental illness away from repeated imprisonment and toward treatment. It caps off a four-year Board of Supervisors terms that has seen continued rapid growth in the county and a major effort to catch the county government up to that growth. According to County Administrator Tim Hemstreet, over its term the Board of Supervisors has added nearly 400 full-time equivalent positions, BUDGET >> 7

County supervisors have allocated just over $800,000 in federal funding to nonprofits and the Town of Leesburg as part of the annual Community Development Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. That funding will go to nonprofits ranging from homelessness organization Good Shepard Alliance, to Northern Virginia Dental Clinic, to Habitat for Humanity, to the Town of Leesburg’s project to install six new bus shelters. Another $200,000 will go to help finance Mt. Sterling, a project to build 98 price-controlled, age-restricted homes near Cascades Overlook. That project was also recently approved for a $6 million loan from the county’s Housing Trust Fund, taking up about a quarter of that fund. Loudoun’s Department of Family Services estimates the county will receive about $1 million in federal funding though the Community Development Block Grant program, as they have for years. Up to $200,000 of that federal money is allocated to overhead. However last year, the county was allocated about $334,000 more than expected from the federal government, sending supervisors and county staff scrambling to come up with a plan for the money so Loudoun could claim it. Because the county’s CDBG action plan is approved before the allocation of funding is made, the plan is somewhat speculative. But this year, there is a contingency for an unexpected windfall: if the county is granted more than the estimated $1 million, it will go toward projects that were recommended to receive only part of their funding request; if they are all fully funded, it will go toward a project to repave and stripe the Middleburg Community Center parking lot. The application for funding for that project indicated the center would not accept partial funding—possibly, according to discussion in the county boardroom, because Community Development Block Grant funding comes with a requirement that the funding be used within a certain amount of time, putting a limit fundraising efforts before the project would lose that money. The Middleburg Community Center is privately run and receives no regular support from the county government. If money remains after that $33,000 project is funded, any leftover money would go to a county-funded home rehabilitation program. According to the county’s 2019 action plan, last year Community Development Block Grant funding in Loudoun helped fund projects to lease a facility for a community center that served more than 2,100 low-income and at-risk people, children and families; purchase and rehabilitate three homes to sell to low-income families; GRANTS >> 6

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committee, many of whom said they had never heard of the project before, After indefinitely delaying a $47.4 instead directed that project be put on million project for a STEM-focused hold and the money spent elsewhere. public library, county supervisors plan The county’s six-year capital plan to redirect that money into road proj- still includes $4.43 million in fiscal year ects and parks. 2024, the last year of the plan, for design That money will now be used to move work. up project schedules for the Broad Run On a request by Supervisor Tony R. Stream Valley Linear Park and the Dull- Buffington (R-Blue Ridge), county staff es South Neighborhood Park, along members also proposed moving money with work on Braddock Road and Ever- from the county’s intersection improvegreen Mills Road. ment program to plans for a roundabout Originally, the Science, Technology, at Rt. 50 and Trailhead Drive, moving Engineering and Math library would that project up two years to begin in fishave started receiving funding in fiscal year 2020, which begins this July. cal year 2021, which begins July 2020. The committee also unanimously Loudoun Public Library Board of Trust- recommended issuing $15 million in ees Chairman Mark Miller said in con- debt—some of it beyond the county’s cept it would be located at the Acade- general policy on limiting debt—for mies of Loudoun and expand the reach the planned Children’s Science Cenof what Loudoun’s library system offers ter at Kincora, contingent on signing a with a STEM-focused collection, meet- Memorandum of Understanding on the Start day with Startproject. your your day with the the ing rooms, state-of-the-art technology and equipment, and a 500-seat auditoMorning Minute Podcast Morning Minute Podcast rium. Supervisors on the county finance rgreene@loudounnow.com

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Aldie Events Center Proposal Worries Neighbors BY RENSS GREENE A proposal to build an events facility on a 15-acre wooded lot near Aldie has sparked alarm from nearby residents. The proposal would put a banquet and events facility along Rt. 15, with events for up to 350 attendees and 25 staff members on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, about 20 to 30 times a year. Weekday events would be limited to 150 attendees and 20 staff members. Although events centers are allowed in the county’s rural areas, typically a center of that scale would only be allowable on a lot of at least 100 acres. The property in question is just under 15 acres. Thirteen people signed up to speak During a March 13 Board of Supervisors’ public hearing on the proposal, but the hearing was postponed after the applicant requested more time to address concerns about the application. “We will continue to work with the community to educate and inform them on this project—about the approximately $500,000 we are spending to create the entrance and turn lanes on James Monroe Highway, about the extended buffers and setbacks we are calling for and about our commitment to being a good neighbor and having next to no im-

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eration of the guidelines that this county has lived by in protecting the environment and protecting public safety,” he said. “As you look at the proposal and you look at all the commentary, you’ll see that both of those are in jeopardy.” The property is wooded and has been unused for decades. It is located on Rt. 15 across the street from Ohana Equestrian Preserve. The application will be before supervisors again on April 10.

provide dental services to 517 low-income adults and seniors; give prescription assistance to 200 low-income Loudouners; provide job search assistance, case management and job placement services to 130 people; provide home-visiting, intensive case management to 464 people in low-income, atrisk families; and help provide emergency hotel accommodations and case management to prevent homelessness among 34 young adults. This year’s funding will help support projects including emergency and transitional housing for 116 people; long-term home visitation and case management for child health outcomes, parenting education, life skills education, and financial literacy; dental services for 30 people; job counseling and employment services for 145 people; primary medical care for 154 people; housing and financial counseling for low-income people; Mt. Sterling’s 98 price-controlled apartments; the Youth and Opportunity Center in Sterling; a mobile food pantry vehicle for Loudoun Hunger Relief; and six bus shelters in Leesburg. Supervisors unanimously approved Loudoun’s 2019 action plan March 13. Community Development Block Grant funding is anticipated in May.

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pact upon the quality of their lives,” reads a letter to county supervisors signed by Sreedhar Nooli and Purna Dokku. Although the formal hearing will be rescheduled, supervisors allow those who planned to speak on the application to address the board. Keith Marco called the application “an exceptional request.” “The fact that a creative architect was able to shoehorn such a commercial enterprise into 14 acres is laudable, perhaps, but it should not override the wisdom and the delib-

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Loudoun 2040 << FROM 4 ning Commission focused on expanding housing in Loudoun in its work. Community organizations like the Loudoun Preservation and Conservation Coalition promised to keep the pressure on supervisors as planning work enters its last leg. “We believe Loudoun can accommodate additional residential and commercial development, especially at Metro, but it must be managed in the public interest so as to preserve the quality of life of present and future citizens,” said

rgreene@loudounnow.com coalition President Al Van Huyck, a former Planning Commission chairman. “The draft plan now before you needs some modifications. We will demonstrate the plan as proposed has too high a risk to the county’s future fiscal base, our land use pattern, and could lower the quality of life of present residents.” Supervisors will hold their first work session on the plan April 4. Public hearings are scheduled Wednesday, April 24 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, April 27 at 9 a.m. in the county government center in Leesburg, and More is at loudoun.gov/loudoun2040. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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and overseen a capital budget that has grown by 34 percent. In that time, the county has grown by about 34,000 people. Transportation continues to dominate Loudoun’s six-year capital program, taking up almost half of the $2.5 billion budget. The fiscal year 2020 budget is 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. This year, that includes a two percent raise across the board to get the county closer to pay

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levels at comparable jurisdictions, costing about $6.1 million, and a 3 percent merit pay increase for some employees, costing about $7.9 million. Over the course of their budget deliberations, supervisors apparently found much to like in Hemstreet’s proposed budget, making only minor changes. They recognized additional revenues available to the county amounting to about a quarter million dollars, and added three positions: A firefighter, a chief of staff for the Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure, and position in the Department of Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Developmental Services. The board will vote to adopt the budget at its April 2 meeting. Fiscal year 2020 begins July 1, 2019.

March 28, 2019

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Police Positions on Chopping Block as Budget Nears Vote BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ In the final round of debate before the Leesburg Town Council’s scheduled adoption of its fiscal year 2020 budget March 26, three positions for the Leesburg Police Department were dropped from Town Manager Kaj Dentler’s proposed spending plan. During their last budget mark-up session Monday night, a majority of council members supported straw votes to cut a total of three new full-time positions proposed by Dentler. Two of the three new patrol officers were cut, along with a youth services coordinator for the police department. Council members Josh Thiel, Suzanne Fox, Tom Dunn and Ron Campbell supported those cuts. Another proposed new full-time position, an emergency management director, was initially cut in a straw vote put forward by Councilman Neil Steinberg. However, after talks with Dentler during a five-minute council recess, Steinberg brought the vote up for reconsideration and the position found support to be added back into the budget. Other budget changes that found support were the addition of $30,000 to accommodate bulk trash pick-ups, which was put forward by Dunn; and reallocating $10,000 from funds set aside for downtown events to public art projects,

an idea brought forward by Campbell. The council also indicated support for advancing two capital projects up in the construction schedule—the sidewalk project on the north side of Edwards Ferry Road between west of Woodberry Road and Prince Street, and drainage and sidewalk improvements on Royal Street between Church and Wirt streets. Dentler told the council that his staff could accommodate moving the Edwards Ferry project up one year, and moving the Royal Street project to fiscal year 2020. However, a majority of the council directed that the Edwards Ferry project be moved up two years, which could potentially mean dirt would be moving by next spring. Dentler warned that he may return to the council Tuesday night with a request for more staff resources or revising the schedule of other projects to accommodate those changes. Council members did support Dentler’s three-step approach on how to move forward on conversations with the county government about potentially turning over dispatch responsibilities and going with a county-wide Emergency Communications Center. Dentler has recommended that the council initiate discussions with the county on the development of a Memorandum of Agreement; allocate $40,000 from the undesignated fund balance to hire a

technical consultant to evaluate how the town would go about replacing its Computer Aided Dispatch/Records Management System, should it choose to not go on the county’s system; and schedule future work sessions on MOA discussions and the consultant recommendations. This process would not bind the council to any decision, Dentler emphasized. “I can’t tell you which one is better at this time. I don’t have all the facts, you don’t have all the facts. Our recommendation is to proceed down this path, allow us to get the data, and bring it back for a future work session,” he said. Heading to the final vote, the council is looking at a budget with a real estate tax rate of 19.09 cents per $100 of assessed value. That’s up from the current fiscal year’s rate of 18.4 cents, but below Dentler’s proposed 19.4-cent rate. However, Fox found support for a motion directing Dentler to identify almost $550,000 in cuts that would allow the council to hold the tax rate level. Under the council’s direction, those cuts may not include delaying the hiring of new staff until midway through the fiscal year. The final budget vote was expected Tuesday night. Check LoudounNow.com for updates on that action. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

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ning a return trip to the council, following an initial visit earlier this year, to deliver its final report April 8. Many of the proposed modifications deal with items like building setbacks, parking standards, building heights and uses. The modifications, if adopted by the council, would be implemented on a temporary basis until the council votes on comprehensive changes to the district, and would only be allowed for special exception or rezoning applications with council approval. The goal of the modifications is to mirror more urban-style standards, as many of the modifications deal with rules that are more compatible with suburban-style development. In several instances, town staff took a cue from the nearby B-1 downtown business district in an effort to meet one of the goals of the Crescent Design District—to create an environment similar to what is found in the historic downtown. If a modification is requested as part

of a special exception or rezoning application, it would be judged against 11 approval criteria, including its consistency with the Town Plan, that it is not contrary to the purpose and goals of the district, that it won’t hinder the use of adjacent properties, and more. Brian Cullen, who purchased the Virginia Village shopping center from the Ours family in 2017, said he believes the 18-acre property would be a good test case for redevelopment in the area. “We purchased the Virginia Village shopping center and did so with the intent of redeveloping it,” he said. “There are a lot of constraints to developing with the current ordinance. If [the modifications] were to be approved, we would submit an application.” The Planning Commission voted to continue discussion of the proposed modifications at its April 18 work session.

leased its annual comment on Leesburg’s credit rating and has affirmed the town as “Aaa Stable,” Moody’s highest rating. The “stable” outlook indicates that they do not have any material concerns about the town’s financial outlook, according to a press release. Key drivers in the triple-A rating include “a robust financial position, a very strong wealth and income profile, and an ample tax base,” in addition to the town’s affordable debt burden. Moody’s last affirmed Leesburg’s credit rating in April 2018. “The Moody’s annual comment provides the town’s taxpayers and investors additional assurance that the Town of Leesburg continues on a path of strong fiscal policy and adherence to sound long-term, fiscal sustainability planning,” stated Clark Case, the town’s director of Finance and Administrative Services.

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Dozens of people gathered at Douglass School in Leesburg on March 14 for a collective conversation about plans to create lynching memorials in Loudoun. The discussion started before the forum, with a proposal by then-Loudoun NAACP President Philip Thompson, during a local debate on the Confederate war memorial at the Loudoun County courthouse, to put up historical markers at the sites of the three documented lynchings of black people in Loudoun County between 1880 and 1902. Page Wallace, Orion Anderson and Charles Craven were each abducted from county authorities by a mob, hanged, and then shot to death. In no case, according to Thompson, is there any record of anyone being convicted in relation to the lynchings. “One interesting thing about where we stand, had we been standing here in 1902, we would have witnessed a lynching that occurred right across the street,” Thompson said. Charles Craven was lynched in 1902 at Potter’s Field, near what today is the busy intersection of East Market Street and Catoctin Circle. The forum was organized by four master’s degree students at George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, one of them Thompson’s wife. Tanja Thompson, Jordan Mrvos, Bethany Holland, and Audrey Williams organized and hosted the program, which started with a

short panel discussion before turning to group discussions among the people attending. After remarks from the panel, group discussions began, with attendees circulating among the tables and sharing their thoughts. Afterwards, table leaders shared the results of that dialogue. Jessica Walker said people at her table wanted to make sure the lynching markers had two purposes. “If we’re going to use it to educate people that don’t know about this history specifically here, that we’re also making sure that there is the grief and community that suffered from this violence, so the opportunity for that isn’t taken away from the community that were directly affected,” Walker said. The discussion ranged beyond the immediate question of the markers, to making sure they represent a continuing, memorable lesson—and to integrating lessons about lynching into classroom curriculums. “The language that came out was a moral language, it was a moral narrative,” said Randy Ihara, who led one table. “It wasn’t legalistic or historical even, it was more of the discussion of sin, confession, redemption, and sort of the open question of salvation.” Another table leader said the literature about lynching provided at the event “removes the romanticism of history, and that is very necessary.” “The discomfort is necessary, is what one group had said,” she reported. “We must engage with it in order to heal, and by not recognizing what’s gone on in the past, the wound has healed over

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Equity Committee Appointed; NAACP Seeks Probe of Academies ‘Pipeline’ BY NORMAN K. STYER The School Board on Tuesday night formally appointed the members of the 25-seat Ad Hoc Committee on Equity, even as a new flurry of discrimination accusations emerged. The creation of the panel was approved unanimously Feb. 26, and the panel was charged with examining ways to ensure marginalized and historically disenfranchised groups receive equitable treatment in the school district. With the membership finally set, the panel will hold its organizational meeting April 4 and meet with the consultant hired to investigate district-wide equity concerns at its April 11 meeting. The final appointments were made March 26 following an hour of public comments during which speakers criticized the proposed selection of new ninth-

grade history textbooks that link Muslims and terrorism, and calls from members of the Loudoun County NAACP to investigate systematic shortcomings that they said have resulted in fewer than 10 black students gaining admission to the Academies of Loudoun. Speakers raising concerns about the new history books, which had been slated for formal approval next month, said the texts provide an incomplete and misleading narrative of the history of terrorism—one likely to distort the beliefs of young students and promote a false narrative about Islam. Several of the speakers urged administrators to consider alternative textbooks that were adopted in Fairfax County. Loudoun NAACP President Michelle Thomas was among the speakers raising concerns about the low participation of black students in the gifted and talented

programs throughout the school system, resulting in extremely low admittance to the Academies of Loudoun in its first year of classes. By contrast, students from Asian backgrounds disproportionally make up the gifted and talented and academies rosters. “I submit that your pipeline is your issue,” Thomas said, urging administrators to do more—and do it more quickly—to get black students involved starting at the elementary level. “You said you were going to fix the problem next year? We can’t wait.” Gladys Burke said another concern is that the admission process for the academies is vague. “The NAACP is not looking to lower standards, or change the rules, we just want to understand them,” she said. nstyer@loudounnow.com

Parents Seek Answers After Armed Man Enters School BY NORMAN K. STYER A week after a Lucketts man was arrested for carrying a loaded handgun into Tuscarora High School, parents were still asking school leaders how it happened and whether their students should feel safe. According to Leesburg Police, officers responded to the North King Street school shortly after 2:30 p.m. March 19 for a report of a man inside the building who was carrying a holstered gun. Police made contact with the suspect, Mi-Allah Justice Grant, 18, who said that he was a recent Tuscarora High School and military boot camp graduate intending to speak with students about joining the military. Grant was arrested and charged with possessing a firearm at a school, a Class 6 felony. As of Tuesday, he remained held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 22 in District Court. Several parents appeared at Tuesday’s

School Board meeting to object to the lack of information about the incident, which they said was a pattern following last year’s assault of a student by football players in a locker room—an Grant incident that parents weren’t told about until four days later. Parents said they had been told that Grant walked around the school for two hours and even posed for photos with students before police were called. Brooke Josties criticized the “complete breakdown” of communication between the school system and parents. “None of us had any information—even a week later,” she said. “We do not have a partnership. Students and parents are left completely in the dark.” Leesburg resident Jeff Mitchell said

the handling of this incident was just the latest in a series of failures for Tuscarora’s administration. He said administrators even put blame on the students during schoolwide announcements. “The trust is gone and it is your duty to restore it,” he said, calling it a wakeup call for the school system. “Our children are not safe in school.” Ryan Benton said he has still not been told of any changes to policies or procedures to ensure the school would be safe. He claimed that one parent just days earlier was granted access through the school’s locked doors by displaying an “ice cream card” when asked to show a driver’s license. “There were a lot of warning signs, and we’ve had a lot of warning signs at Tuscarora High School,” said Greg Hudson. Just hours before Tuesday’s meeting, the school did announce plans to add a security officer on campus during the afternoons. nstyer@loudounnow.com

Dairy Cow Visits Hillsboro Charter Students BY PATRICK SZABO Braving the wind and cold weather, Hillsboro Charter Academy students were treated to a close encounter with a dairy cow Friday morning. The Southland Dairy Farmers Mobile Dairy Classroom visited the school to give nearly 150 students, and a few teachers, an overview of the dairy farming process and the nutritional benefits of milk. Instructor LaVaun Janney’s presentation included a synopsis of cow anatomy and an emphasis on the protein and eight vitamins that milk provides—Vitamin B12, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin D, Vitamin A, Phosphorus, Potassium, and Calcium. The students’ attention during the talk paid off, as they got to see a live milking demonstration with a cow named Ginger. Southland’s mobile classroom is a free

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[ SCHOOL NOTES ] Tournament to Highlights Esports Opportunities Loudoun County Public Schools, with help from Shenandoah University, will hold its first esports event April 6 at Freedom High School in South Riding, in hopes of providing legitimacy to the sport while engaging video-gaming students and promoting education. The tournament will consist of three games: a team game of League of Legends and individual games in Super Smash Brothers and FIFA. The venue includes bleachers and large screens where visitors can watch students play. Twelve of Loudoun County’s 15 high schools are participating in the tournament. Shenandoah University, which will offer a bachelor’s degree in esports this fall, is assisting Freedom High School in setting up and running the event. The goal is to provide Shenandoah students the experience of working an esports event while sharing with Loudoun County high schools what the university is doing in its new program. “Esports is an opportunity for students to fuel their passion for gaming,” said Director of Esports and Sport Management Joey Gawrysiak. “The industry needs managers, marketers, lawyers, promoters and more, now and into the future.” Competition for the Loudoun County eSports Championships begins at 9 a.m., with the semi-finals and finals beginning at 6 p.m. All Loudoun County High Schools are invited. Players will compete representing their high school. Lockheed Martin and the Electronic Gaming Federation for High Schools also are tournament sponsors. For more information, contact Joey Gawrysiak at jgawrysi@su.edu or Doug Fulton at Douglas.Fulton@lcps.org.

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and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. In addition to investigating Wright’s actions in the case, state police also are looking into Evans’ activities. Evans, 72, was the owner of Lenah Auto Service. On March 18, authorities searched Evan’s Foggy Bottom Road home near Bluemont. According to the warrant, they are investigating his possible involvement with marijuana possession and distribution, after finding photos on Facebook showing Evans displaying marijuana and large amounts of cash. Investigators seized computers, thumb drives, a cell phone, “green plant material,” and documents. In contacting the last person Evans called on his phone, investigators were told that he had arranged the meeting with Wright to buy an antique truck. A large amount of cash and a weapon were found in Evan’s truck, the warrant stated. The warrant also noted that the lot where the meeting occurred is known as a place for drug and other criminal activity.

[ PUBLIC SAFETY NOTES ] Sterling Man Gets Life in Prison for Sexual Assault A 64-year-old Sterling man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to nine counts of sexual offenses against a minor. The assault of the boy had been ongoing for nearly 10 Figueroa-Mendez years before the crimes were discovered. Guillermo Enrique Figueroa-Menendez was sentenced March 15 by Circuit Court Judge J. Howe Brown Jr. for six counts of forcible sodomy, two

counts of indecent liberties, and one count of carnal knowledge. Brown imposed six mandatory life sentences plus 30 years in the Virginia Department of Corrections. “There are few crimes that involve such profound betrayal and lasting damage than those where a child is sexually abused,” Chief Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Nicole Wittmann said. “The fact that this child is surrounded by a loving family and a community of supporters willing to stand with him as he deals with the impact of this crime, gives us all much hope.”

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A 32-year-old West Virginia man was sentenced March 19 to more than 15 years in prison on five counts of electronic solicitation of a minor between the age of 15 and 7. According to evidence in the case, Oct. 8, 2016, a Leesburg Police Department detective responded to an ad posted on Craigslist in the personals section. James Roland Goetz, 32, responded and engaged in an ongoing sexual conversation with detective who was posing as a 14-year-old. Goetz emailed nude photographs of himself, request-

Suspected DUI Driver Charged in Rt. 15 Crash Rt. 15 north of Leesburg was closed for several hours Tuesday morning after a suspected DWI driver crashed and brought down utility lines. According to the Sheriff ’s Office, Rachel M. Spencer, 30, of Leesburg, crashed into a utility pole near Saint Clair Lane just after 2 a.m. She was charged with driving under the influence, second offense in 5 years. Rt. 15 was closed in both directions while crews made repairs and reopened to traffic around 8 a.m.

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an apparent attempted robbery in Leesburg ended with gunfire in the early morning hours of March 16. According to the Leesburg Police Department, the trio attempted to rob the victim in the 500 block of Fort Evans Road. As the victim was fleeing the area, one of the suspects allegedly fired a weapon striking the victims’ vehicle. No one was injured during the incident. The suspects were identified as Elizabeth Lazeri, 19, of Ashburn, Riley Orwig, 22, of Leesburg, and Michael Avjean, 22, of Leesburg. Lazeri and Orwig were charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and attempted robbery. Avjean was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery, attempted robbery, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and shooting into an occupied vehicle.

ed nude photographs from the minor and suggested that they meet for sex. Nine days later, Goetz arrived at the meeting location with the expectation of meeting the teenager for sex- Roland-Goetz ual purposes and was subsequently arrested. He was found guilty of the offenses following a June 6, 2018 bench trial. Judge Thomas D. Horne sentenced him to 15 years and two months in the Virginia Department of Corrections and an additional 44 years and 10 months of suspended time. Upon his release, Goetz will be placed on 10 years of supervised probation, and will be required to complete a sex offender treatment program.

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[ POLITICS ] Hauswiesner Mounts Challenge Against Buffington Florian Hauswiesner, an international business attorney and special counsel to the Austrian Embassy, has announced he will challenge incumbent Supervisor Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) at the Republican nominating convention May 4. “I immigrated to the United States in search of Liberty. I love living in Loudoun County and want to help the county grow responsibly. We need better transportation and land use policies. We need to lower our taxes while improving our schools and public safety,” Hauswiesner said in a prepared statement. “I am disappointed in our current supervisor’s performance. He hasn’t taken his job seriously. We need a change.” Hauswiesner said Buffington is “disengaged with the community.” He said he would focus on fixing Rt. 50 congestion and bringing jobs to Loudoun. “I’m business attorney, so I’m a small business owner, so I have a lot of clients, they’re investing all over the U.S.—a lot of clients all over the place,” Hauswiesner said. “So, I kind of understand what they’re looking for.” Hauswiesner is a past president of the Aldie Heritage Association and managing member of the Hauswi-

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esner Law Group in Tysons Corner. He has been an active member of the opposition to the Board of Supervisors’ plans to build a new firehouse in Aldie, where he lives with his family. The winner in the convention voting will face Democrat Tia Walbridge in November. The Blue Ridge District seat on the county board is the only contested race in the GOP’s convention for local offices.

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Others who have filed to be Republican nominees in the Board of Supervisors election are: John Whitbeck, county chairman at-large; incumbent Suzanne Volpe, Algonkian District; Rich W. McMunn, Ashburn District; Jim Bonfils, Broad Run District; Caleb Kershner, Catoctin District; incumbent Matthew Letourneau, Dulles District; and Stephen Grant, Sterling District.

U.S. Rep. Jennifer T. Wexton (D-VA-10) hosted a roundtable on women veterans in Leesburg on March 20.

Wexton Holds Women Veterans Roundtable U.S. Rep. Jennifer T. Wexton (D-VA10) hosted a Women Veterans Roundtable at Leesburg’s VFW Post 1177 on March 20. Several veteran support and service organizations from across the 10th District took part, including the Loudoun County Community Veteran Engagement Board, the Northern Shenandoah Valley Community Veterans Engagement Board, Serving Together, Semper K9, Serve Our Willing Warriors, Project Horse, the Virginia Department of Veterans Services and the Virginia Employment Commissions—Jobs for Veterans State Grant.

The roundtable featured women veterans from across branches, ranks, and eras of service. Participants discussed the specific needs of women veterans, focused on access to care and services for returning women servicemembers. “It’s important that we continue to work towards improving the level of care and services we offer our veterans, but we also need to ensure that women veterans—the fasting growing sub-population of military and veteran communities—receive the equal treatment they deserve,” Wexton stated. “Our roundtable brought together nonprofits and officials from every lev-

el of government to help address some of the issues women veterans face. Our women veterans have made tremendous sacrifices, it’s our responsibility to provide a level of care and support that recognizes that sacrifice.” The roundtable took place during Virginia Women Veterans Week, a recognition of Virginia women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Wexton and Del. Kathleen J. Murphy (D-34) co-sponsored the 2018 bill that designated the third week of March as Virginia Women Veterans Week during Wexton’s time in the state Senate.

Wittmann to Run for Commonwealth’s Attorney A month after her boss was tapped by the General Assembly to take a Circuit Court judgeship starting this fall, Chief Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Nicole Wittmann announced Friday she will seek to take his job. “I have been a prosecutor for 25 years and have spent the last 15 years working with Jim Plowman to keep families in Loudoun County safe,” Wittmann stat- Wittman ed in her announcement. “I have spent my entire career protecting women, children and all members of our community from crime and look forward to continuing to serve Loudoun County as the Commonwealth’s Attorney. I am running for Commonwealth’s Attorney in an effort to continue to keep Loudoun County the safe and family-oriented community that it has always been and to continue my work of ensuring that victims have a voice and are heard in the criminal justice system.” She is the only candidate seeking the Republican nomination. Leesburg attorney Buta Biberaj is seeking the Democratic nomination. Wittmann said she has devoted the majority of her time to prosecuting violent criminals, specializing in the prosecution of crimes against women and children including sex crimes, domestic violence, child abuse, child exploitation, and cases of child pornography. She was the lead prosecutor in the case against Braulio Castillo, the Ashburn executive who murdered his wife and then staged it to look like a suicide. Wittmann said she has been on the cutting edge of prosecutions involving highly complex forensic science such as DNA, blood splatter, and cell phone tracking evidence. In her announcement, Wittmann also highlighted her support for criminal justice reforms. “I have always believed that while there are violent people who need to be kept away from society, the majority of people who offend are involved in the criminal justice system due to addiction, mental health issues or socio-economic issues,” she stated. “I am proud of my office’s involvement in efforts to address those issues such as Mental Health Court, Drug Court, the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative, and the Overdose Response Unit.” Wittmann graduated from Mount Holyoke College and received her law degree from the Michigan State University College of Law. Wittmann moved to Northern Virginia in 1998. She is married to Joseph Langone, an attorney and a member of the United States’ Coast Guard Auxiliary. They have two sons.

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Arc Efforts Help Disabled Residents Enjoy ‘A Life Like Ours’ The Arc of Loudoun showcased its wide-ranging and comprehensive services to help people with disabilities during its annual gala Saturday night at Lansdowne Resort. The fundraiser, which included a silent and live auction and dancing, also was an opportunity for clients and their families to enjoy a night on the town. Two awards were presented during the program. The 2019 Sherwood R. Simons Achievement Award was presented to Stephen and Shannon Mackey in recognition of their work in promoting inclusive job opportunities for people with disabilities as highlighted in their award-winning documentary “This Business of Autism.” The film, which will be shown locally Saturday, April 6 at Tuscarora High School starting at 1 p.m., documents efforts by Spectrum Designs in upstate New York to include people with intellectual disabili-

ties and autism as integral members of their business environment; 75 percent of its employees are on the spectrum. Learn more at ThisBusinessOfAutism. com. The Courage Award was presented to Troy Grooms, who, following an arrest and detention that resulted, in part, from law enforcement officers not having an understanding of his disability, has worked to help improve the way the criminal justice system interacts with disabled residents. He is a member of the Arc’s Disability Response Team and works with the Sheriff ’s Office’s Crisis Intervention Training program. Founded a half century ago, the Arc of Loudoun today operates the Open Door Learning Center Preschool, The Aurora School, the ALLY Advocacy Center, the Ability Fitness Center and the Aurora Behavior Clinic, all on the Paxton Campus in Leesburg. To learn more, thearcofloudoun.org.

[ NONPROFIT NOTES ] Blue Ridge Hospice CEO Appointed to National Panel Blue Ridge Hospice CEO and President Constance Morrison has been appointed as a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s CEO/Executive Director Section Committee. With her appointment, Morrison will serve as a member of the Executive Steering Committee for NHPCO and will provide input on critical topics affecting the hospice and palliative care industry, as well as providing key topics of interest for NHPCO’s annual conference. She will also provide insights into

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As the Ryan Bartel Foundation enters its fourth year of helping the Loudoun County youth it is working to expand its reach. Started after the 2014 death by suicide of Ryan Bartel, a 17-year-old senior at Woodgrove High School, the Foundation’s mission is to prevent suicide by empowering youth through awareness, upstream educational programs and activities that support and provide connection, acceptance, hope, help and strength. The Foundation is helping community leaders grapple with data that has seen anxiety, stress and depression, as well as suicide, among youth rise dramatically since 2014. Since they started in 2015, Ryan’s parents, Suzie and Ben Bartel, have grown the Foundation’s board, budget and programs dramatically but acknowledge they are still at the early stages of what they want to accomplish. “Ultimately, we want to become a center for educational programs, activities, information, resources and support for those who struggle so that they can go from feeling hopeless to hopeful about life,” Suzie Bartel said. “We want to play a constructive role in building a community of resilient, connected and compassionate youth where no one feels so alone and hopeless that they want to give up on life.” The Foundation’s core programs include the We’re All Human/Sources of Strength mental wellness initiative in Loudoun schools. That began at Woodgrove High School in 2016 and

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Niki Mattson is the new executive director for Mosaic Virginia, a free, nonprofit, medical pregnancy center in Lansdowne. “As pregnancy centers become more relevant as the premiere option for unplanned pregnancies, we need to stay focused and strategic with how we communicate to our clients and our donors,” stated board Chairman Fred Avila. “Niki has the skills, vision and spiritual guidance Mosaic needs to continue growing its relevance within our community. We’re excited to see the ministry grow and prosper under her able leadership.” Mattson came to Mosaic as the organization’s development director and brings more than 30 years’ experience in nonprofit and for-profit leadership experience. She served eight years in all areas of donor stewardship at Prison Fellowship, a national ministry dedicated to helping prisoners and their families. She was also on staff as Children’s Ministry Director for a large church, serving with over 100 volunteers. “Every day at our center, we see people from all walks of life who are in the midst of a very difficult situation. Our amazing team of compassionate and caring staff and volunteers stand ready

MHAA Adds 7 To Board The Mosby Heritage Area Association recently added seven new members to its board of directors. The nonprofit works to preserve and increase public knowledge of the area’s historic and cultural resources. New board members Tara Connell of Unison, Jake Dunning of St. Louis, Charles Ellison of Winchester, Barry Freeman of Boyce, Patrick Mountain of Leesburg, Suzanne Obetz of The Plains and Tara Trout of The Plains. Connell is president of the Unison Preservation Society, where she has lived since 1999. Originally from New York, she enjoyed a 38-year career with

the Gannett newspaper company. She has been a Loudoun County Master Gardener and previously served on the board of Long Branch in Clarke County from 2012-2014, including as chair. Dunning is the proprietor of Throwleigh Club Fenders, which makes brass fireplace fenders and works on the family farm. Ellison is a first vice president for Morgan Stanley and has served on the board of Hill School and as a volunteer at Land Trust of Virginia. Freeman worked for ABC News as a video editor for 35 years and owns and operates Loudoun Video Concepts, a video production and real estate aerial photography business. He also has volunteered for many years as a “trail overseer” helping to maintain a section of the Appalachian Trail near Paris. Mountain served in the U.S. State De-

partment. Since retirement he has volunteered with the Mosby Heritage Area Association, served as chairman of the board of the Friends of Balls Bluff, and as a volunteer at that battlefield. Obetz is the executive director of the Middleburg Museum. Previously, she served as executive director of the Warren County Heritage Society and as interim director of the Fauquier Historical Society. She is active with Land Trust of Virginia and the Great Meadow Foundation. Trout is an assistant vice president with the farm and equine insurance division of Armfield, Harrison & Thomas, Inc. She serves on the board of the Upperville Colt & Horse Show and is an active equestrienne. For more information, go to mosbyheritagearea.org.

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Victor Juarez stands in front of Rodeo’s Mexican Grill, which he’ll open in May in the former Lovettsville Pizza & Subs location.

Rodeo’s Mexican Grill to Open in Lovettsville BY PATRICK SZABO Victor Juarez is bringing some Mexican flare to the German Settlement. The 14-year Lovettsville-area resident and the owner of a painting and drywall business is on track to open Rodeo’s Mexican Grill in the former Lovettsville Pizza & Subs location off South Loudoun Street in May, almost eight months after the pizza parlor closed its doors after nearly 24 years in business. Juarez, 54, was born in Mexico into a family with a background steeped in the nation’s traditional culture. He said his desire to open the Mexican restaurant comes after years of residents begging him to do so in a town where the closest Mexican cuisine is 12 miles south in Purcellville. Rodeo’s will feature dishes like enchiladas, fajitas and chile relleno fixed up in a much more Mexican fashion. “[Residents] pushed me to open it,” he said. “We can try, right?” Aside from his cousin formerly owning the now-closed Casa Gonzales

Mexican restaurant in Leesburg, Juarez has no family history or experience in the restaurant industry. However, he’s confident that the partnership he’s formed with Adan Valdez, the owner of Frida’s Mexican Restaurant in Dillwyn, will give him the knowledge and skills he needs to succeed in Lovettsville. As for the name of the restaurant, Juarez got that from the charreada rodeos he hosts at his home just outside the town limits each year in April. Juarez calls the event his annual Mexican Rodeo and it’s held on his 5-acre property, which he’s named Lienzo Charro Azteca—roughly translated from Spanish as being the location of an arena where charros, or traditional Mexican horsemen, meet for rodeos. Juarez’s events aren’t what most Americans think of when they hear the word “rodeo,” though. In Mexico, and at Juarez’s home, the charreada rodeos are exhibition events where horse riders show off their riding skills and lasso bulls. Juarez said he started hosting those rodeos annually about a decade ago af-

ter being inspired by his rodeo superstar uncle, Indio Juarez, who attracted thousands to Mexico’s rodeos throughout the 1980s and ‘90s. Juarez’s Lovettsville rodeos now bring in about 60 riders and close to 200 visitors each year. That’s where Juarez met Valdez a few years ago. Fast forward to last 2018, when Chuck Blough closed Lovettsville Pizza & Subs on Sept. 29, the Juarez-Valdez partnership was beginning to amp up. Fred George, the owner of the building, said that Lovettsville residents have been waiting for a Mexican restaurant to open in the town for years. “There’s been a lot of push for Mexican—there seems to be a lot of excitement about it,” he said. While Juarez has yet to set a date for the grand opening of Rodeo’s Mexican Grill, he’s looking at a mid-May opening. When that happens, residents will be sure to hear about it, since there’s going to be a Mariachi band playing on the site. pszabo@loudounnow.com

Loudoun United Breaks Ground on Stadium BY RENSS GREENE Loudoun United FC celebrated another historic moment in the fledgling franchise’s history Tuesday: the groundbreaking ceremony on its stadium at Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park. “This is a community that deserves this more than ever, a stadium and a team to call their own,” said Loudoun United Chief Operations Officer Adam Behnke. Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (DAt Large) gave Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles), who was unable to attend, credit for leading on making the deal, which had been in the works for years before being revealed to the public. She also said Loudoun’s already-strong soccer community will benefit from having a professional team.

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Team and county government officials hold a ceremonial groundbreaking, in front of the field that will house Loudoun United FC’s stadium in just a few months.

“Our kids are going to have access to you all helping them learn soccer and know soccer, but also helping them to who they want to be as good young people, and the fact that you all

are here and in our county and will be such good mentors and roles models to our young people is as important to me as any game we will ever win,” Randall said. She also said the excitement around the team is “palpable.” “Everyone knows it, everyone feels it, everyone talks about it.” Loudoun County Department of Economic Development Executive Director Buddy Rizer said it was the realization of years of work, since 2015. “Loudoun deserves something like this, Loudoun deserves to have this kind of opportunity to have its own team,” Rizer said. Loudoun United is scheduled to play its first home game at Bolen Park August 9. rgreene@loudounnow.com

AllTech Services Inc. has acquired Wittman Mechanical Contractors HVAC Service Division, a Sterling-based heating and air conditioning contractor. The name will change, and the services offered will expand to include a full range of residential and commercial plumbing/ water treatment services and drain cleaning. “The name will change on the truck, but all customers will still be greeted by the same friendly staff they’ve come to know and appreciate over the years,” stated AllTech President Abe Zarou. Wittman customers will have access to online scheduling and 24/7 emergency services, and their maintenance agreements will remain active and unchanged. AllTech Services will offer expanded benefits and services to new and existing customers, as well as increased benefits and training to all the employees in their new state-ofthe-art training facility opening soon. “I personally got my start at Wittman Mechanical, so I understand how important quality service is to the customers of Wittman, and that great customer experience will definitely continue with AllTech,” Zarou stated. For more information, go to alltechservicesinc.com.

Gemmill Joins MainStreet Bank MainStreet Bank announced the addition of Bruce Gemmill to its leadership team as its senior vice president/chief marketing officer. Gemmill has over 30 years of marketing, advertising and public relations experience, the past eight years with a local community bank. “Bruce adds significant depth to the team as we continue our efforts to reach into the communities we serve,” President Chris Brockett stated. “The fact that MainStreet continues to attract top talent like Bruce is a testament to the reputation our bank enjoys.” Before banking, Gemmill owned an award-winning advertising, marketing and public relations agency, Campbell Communications, where he represented national brands such as ARAMARK, Marriott, Lockheed Martin, and many large associations. “MainStreet Bank embraces a forward-thinking marketing approach, and its customer-first philosophy is etched into its core beliefs. I believe this makes a formidable combination that will easily help to promote BIZ BRIEFS >> 23

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Socialites of Loudoun has launched its search for the Top 11 movers and shakers of Loudoun County as part of its inaugural influencer awards. “We’re looking for individuals who are making a difference in the community and shaping society,” Founder and CEO Carmen Felder. The program is intended to showcase leaders, connectors, heavy hitters, dealmakers and power players and to compile a comprehensive list of the most influential people in Loudoun County. Those nominated should have a record of accomplishments and contributions to the community; serve as mentors to colleagues, as well as the next generation of leaders; and demonstrate innovative, outside-of-the-box thinking. Of the 11 Influencers, one will receive a Lifetime Achievement honor of “Loudoun’s Most Influential” and another up-and-coming power leader will be named “One to Watch Influencer.” Socialites of Loudoun will recognize

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Middleburg Residents, Planners Oppose 100-Unit Independent Living Center BY PATRICK SZABO A developer’s proposal to build a 100-unit independent living center in Middleburg appears to be headed for denial. The Planning Commission on Monday night voted unanimously to recommend denial of a Comprehensive Plan amendment that would begin the process of changing town regulations to allow independent living centers as a special exception use in the town’s Agricultural Conservancy District. That amendment was requested by Dan Orlich, a real estate developer and the owner of the Atlanta Gladiators ECHL hockey team, during the Feb. 14 Town Council meeting as part of his proposal to build a $27 million, 100-unit independent living center for seniors ages 55 and up on a 15.32-acre property on the eastern end of town, directly across from Mt. Defiance Cidery & Distillery. Orlich at that meeting requested that the Town Council consider adding a description of “independent living” in the Comprehensive Plan as long as they were built on at least 15 acres of land with Rt. 50 frontage. He also requested that the amendment eliminate the town’s 24-unit maximum for assisted living facilities, the 20-unit maximum for independent living apartments and the 20 one-story cottage maximum. The Planning Commission voted to recommend disapproval of the Comprehensive Plan amendment because Orlich’s proposal was inconsistent with the purposes of the Agricultural

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Real estate developer Dan Orlich addresses the Middleburg Planning Commission and about 75 residents during a public hearing on his proposed 100-unit independent living center Monday night.

Conservancy zoning district—to “accommodate and encourage the continuation of agricultural uses within the town and to maximize and preserve areas of open space.” About 75 residents packed into the Middelburg town office for Monday’s hearing, with others left standing in the hallway and outside. Of the nearly 20 people who addressed the commis-

sion, only two supported the project. Mayor Bridge Littleton was the second resident to speak, noting that he was “very, very concerned” about redefining the Agricultural Conservancy zoning district to allow for unlimited units and that it’s a “slippery slope” to enact a Comprehensive Plan amendment to accommodate a single development proposal. “This should be a rezoning or something else,” he said. “This should not be a Comprehensive Plan amendment.” Bud Jacobs also opposed the proposal, pointing out that the pamphlets Orlich delivered to residents’ doorstops March 16, which featured imagery of Col. John S. Mosby and fox hunters and urged residents to attend the public hearing, weren’t well received. “Our town represents a good deal more than that,” he said. Miguel Diaz, an immigrant to the U.S., said that he came to Middleburg looking for a “pristine environment” and that an independent living center would hurt that. “No one has the right to change our way of life just to make a profit,” he said. Todd Phillips said that Orlich’s proposed independent living center was a “Trojan horse” and a “recipe for disaster.” “We don’t know what’s inside that horse,” he said. Brett Miller, the general manager of Blackwater Beef, spoke in support of the proposal and defended Orlich against criticism leveled by some opLIVING CENTER >> 25

Mekarski Proposes $26.3M Spending Plan BY PATRICK SZABO Purcellville Town Manager David Mekarski last week presented his proposed fiscal year 2020 budget to the Town Council. The $26.3 million budget—an 8 percent increase over the current fiscal year—includes a proposal to hold the town’s real estate tax rate level and increase utility rates by less than recommended, while bumping staff pay by 3 percent and setting aside $1.2 million for the town’s new police department headquarters. As for taxes, Mekarski proposed the town maintain the Fireman’s Field Tax, which is currently set at 3 cents per $100 of assessed value, and keep the real estate tax rate level at 22 cents per $100 of assessed value. Purcellville’s real estate property assessments increased by 5.22 percent in 2019, according to the county’s Commissioner of the Revenue’s assessment and that means property owners could pay an average of $24 more in the coming fiscal year. Mekarski also proposed to increase the water and sewer rates by 3 percent, or by 19 cents and 47 cents per 1,000 gallons, respectively, as opposed to the 9 percent increases that the Municipal

& Financial Services Group recommended last year. Mekarski said he proposed to defer a higher rate increase to allow Stantec, the town’s new utility rate consultant, to complete a cost-of-service, chargeback and utility rate restructuring analysis. He pointed out that there has been a 75 percent drop in revenues from water availability fees as current projects reach build out. With the council rejecting a number of annexation requests that would permit additional development, he said the staff estimates wastewater availability fees to decline by 90 percent, or $1.5 million, below the amount predicted in the current budget. Councilman Joel Grewe pointed out that the current $4.8 million sewer fund would be emptied in less than three years at that rate. Of the $2.7 million budgeted for public safety—a budget that accounts for nearly 23 percent of the general fund—Mekarski proposed to set aside $1.2 million for the initial phases of building a new police headquarters, which the staff estimates will take two years to complete. He said that money could be used for any one of numerous undertakings, including a site or space

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Purcellville Town Manager David Mekarski presents his proposed fiscal year 2020 budget to the Town Council on Wednesday night.

analysis, conceptual or preliminary engineering and architectural designs, a portion of an offer to purchase a property or to pay for a temporary headquarters. Councilman Tip Stinnette, however, said that $1.2 million for a single fisBUDGET >> 27

LOVETTSVILLE Lovettsville Author to Give Book Talk Lovettsville author Nancy Spannaus is set to give a talk on her new book, “Hamilton Versus Wall Street: The Core Principles of the American System of Economics,” from 3-5 p.m. next Sunday, April 7 at the Lovettsville Museum. Spannaus’ book uses Hamilton’s major state papers, specifically his Report on Manufacturers, to focus on the contributions Hamilton made in building America and how those principles can be applied in the modern world. Spannaus will be available after her talk to sign books and talk with guests. Her book will be available for purchase at the museum and can also be ordered on Amazon and through Barnes & Noble in softcover or eBook. For more information on the talk, go to lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org, email events@ lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org or call Ed Spannaus at 540-8229194 or 703-727-9758.

MIDDLEBURG Champion Rider Selected for Foxcroft Hall of Fame The Foxcroft School announced last week that it will induct Sloane Coles, a grand prix champion horseback rider and all-conference collegiate lacrosse player who graduated from the school in 2007, into its Sports Hall of Fame. Coles, the operator of the Spring Ledge hunter/jumping training and teaching facility in The Plains, will become the 11th member of the school’s Hall of Fame once inducted at a ceremony on Saturday, April 13. She was selected by a panel of eight judges that included former and current Foxcroft athletic directors, coaches and alumnae, two of which are already in the Hall of Fame. According to a statement from the school, Coles was arguably the best junior equestrian in the country during her time at Foxcroft, winning the 2006 Bates USA Equitation Year-End Rider Award and the Monarch International North American Equitation Championship. While at Drew University in Madison, NJ, Coles also played lacrosse as a midfielder and was a first-team conference selection in 2009. She also played for Team USA in the Southern Crosse Tournament in Australia, helping her team to win the gold medal. JUMP TO >> 26

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that she could have been a future resident there. “I love this town—I don’t want to have to go to Winchester [for senior living],” she said. Town Planner Will Moore is expected to brief the Town Council on the outcome of the Planning Commission meeting at its March 28 meeting. The council also will hold a public hearing before taking a final vote on the Comprehensive Plan amendment request.

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Still an active equestrian, Coles now competes regularly on the Grand Prix circuit and has won several events, including the 2016 Brook Ledge Grand Prix and the 2017 Grand Prix of Michigan.

HEALth Fair on Saturday The Town of Middleburg will host its third annual HEALth Fair and 5K from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 30. The event, which celebrates the town’s adoption of the National Healthy Eating and Active Living resolution, will be held in the Ballroom and Terrace Room of the Middleburg Community Center. The 5K will begin at 8 a.m. at the community center and will pass through Civil War sites, neighborhoods and the Salamander Resort. Awards for the first, second and third-place finishers in each age category will be handed out at 9:30 a.m. There will also be a one-mile dog jog beginning at 9 a.m. Race-day registration for the 5 k is $35 and $30 for the dog jog. Visitors are invited to attend the free event, pick up their healthy passports and collect stamps from 90 percent of the informational booths to win prizes. In addition to multiple presentations on nutrition and other health-related topics, there will be a screening of “Styrofoam Mom,” a movie written and produced by resident Miriam Gennari. For more information, go to

ROUND HILL Utility Bill Deadline Extended Round Hill residents have until April 15 to pay their utility bills, following a mailing error by the town’s third-party contractor. The town on March 13 announced that some residents might have received their bills late or received incorrect bills. In response, the town sent out new bills on Friday, March 15 at the expense of the contractor. The payment deadline was also extended by 10 days to make up for lost time. Residents who fail to pay by April 30 will have their utility service cut off. Questions can be emailed to Kim McGaha at kmcgaha@roundhillva.org.

Cleanup Day Scheduled for April 6 The Annual Round Hill Area Cleanup event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. next Saturday, April 6. Residents are invited to volunteer their time to help beautify the town by meeting at the Round Hill Park on Loudoun Street and collecting trash during the four hours. Trash pickup supplies will be provided. The rain date will be the same times on the following Saturday, April 13. To sign up, call David Ferguson at 540-338-3914.

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staffers from quitting. Aside from Angus’ retirement, Barry Defibaugh, the water treatment plant operator, also left to take a job in the Town of Hamilton. “We don’t want to lose any more talent,” Mekarski said. He said the town would also identify ways to fund the more than $1.5 million needed to implement Novak Consulting Group’s 48 recommendations to the town’s government structure and look at expanding the sewer system to other residential areas outside the town limits, and not just to Hamilton and Hillsboro as had been discussed previously. “While we have challenges, we do have opportunities,” he said. “This is doable, this is not my first rodeo.” In addition to Grewe and Stinnette, Mayor Kwasi Fraser and Councilmen Ted Greenly and Chris Bledsoe attended the budget presentation. The Town Council has set a four-meeting schedule of budget work sessions stretching into May. The first of those will be Thursday, March 28 to discuss the utility fund. The second will be Wednesday, April 3 to discuss the Community Development and Police departments. The third will be Thursday, April 25 to discuss the Administration, Finance, IT and Parks and Recreation departments. The final session will be Wednesday, May 1 to hear a long-term financial planning presentation by Davenport and Stantec, the town’s financial advisors. All meetings will be held at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall Council Chambers.

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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.

There’s nothing worse than showing up at prom in the same dress as a classmate, and going vintage is one way to make sure that doesn’t happen. Loudoun teens are turning to vintage and consignment shops to find a unique dress—and getting bargains in the process. And for budget-conscious teens and families and girls with a sense of adventure, the Junior Woman’s Club of Loudoun offers hundreds of fabulous dresses for free at its annual Prom Wishes event this Saturday. At Nostalgia Boutique in Purcellville, owner Silas Redd helps shoppers of all ages find dreamy vintage dresses year round, but the pre-prom months are especially exciting at the 3-year-old vintage shop. “A lot of times the girls are coming because they don’t want to wear the same dress as someone else,” Redd said. “We get a lot of girls who want to be different and stand out.” Redd says his sense is that Gen Z high schoolers take a different approach from his own high school days in the mid2000s when $500 Jovani and Sherri Hill gowns were the norm. And while there are still plenty of those to be found in Loudoun, some girls want to take a different path. “There’s never just one trend,” Redd said. “Especially with this younger crew, they want to do whatever they feel good in and what they feel comfortable wearing.” Redd helped Emily Landis, a junior at Woodgrove High School, find a dark blue 1950s-inspired ’80s-era gown that exudes mid-century glam.

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Lucketts Bluegrass: Dry Branch Fire Squad Saturday, March 30, 7 p.m. Lucketts Community Center, 42361 Lucketts Road, Lucketts Details: luckettsbluegrass.org Dry Branch Fire Squad has been performing old time bluegrass for 41 years, and front man Ron Thomason’s witty commentary makes them a fan favorite. Tickets are $17 at the door, $5 for children 3 to 17.

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Emily Landis, a junior at Woodgrove High School, tries on vintage dresses at Nostalgia in Purcellville.

“I’ve always been fascinated with the ’50s era,” Landis said. “I really love vintage styles, and the idea that I can wear a dress from one of those eras for prom is amazing.” For homecoming last fall, Landis opted for a 1950s-style dress with her strawberry blond hair in victory rolls, and she’s continuing the theme this spring as she heads to her first prom in an elegant gown with a train of which

Grace Kelly would have been proud. While Landis got things knocked out early for her May 3 prom thanks to an impromptu trip to Nostalgia with her mom, Amy, last weekend, Redd said the store also specializes in last minute dresses for teens who haven’t found the right thing at the mall or who were disappointed with a dress ordered online. DRESSES >> 29

KAGE Takes Loudoun Youth’s Battle of the Band Title Loudoun’s top youth bands performed before a packed house Friday night at the Tally Ho Theater in Leesburg, with progressive metal band KAGE taking home the top prize in Loudoun Youth Inc.’s annual Battle of the Bands. The trio entered the final round of the competition for the second year after winning the fan favorite spot during a preliminary round in February. On Friday night, they played before a capacity crowd on Loudoun’s biggest stage, competing against eight other bands and three solo performers to win the championship and $500 top prize. At times during the concert, there was a line in the cold outside of Tally Ho waiting to get in. King Street, the first-place winner in the January preliminary, came in second place. Shreve Mill took home the fan favorite award for the second consecutive year. All three winning bands also will be headed to the studio to record at Blue Room in Herndon.

Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30, 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 31, 3 p.m.

Loudoun Symphony Orchestra presents a program that starts in a dark place and ends with triumph and celebration, including Mozart’s tumultuous “Don Giovanni Overture,” Liszt’s sinister “Mephisto Waltz “and closes with Mendelssohn’s glorious “Reformation” symphony. Tickets are $30 for adults, $25 for seniors and free for children 12 and under.

‘Moonshine Murders’ Saturday, March 30 and Sunday, March 31, 6 p.m. StageCoach Theatre Company, 20937 Ashburn Road, Suites 115 and 120, Ashburn Details: stagecoachtc.com 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 for Saturday’s show are $60 and include a catered dinner. Tickets for Sunday’s show are $25 for the show only with drinks available for sale.

NIGHTLIFE Atlantis Jazz and Blues Concert Series: The Karen Lovejoy Group Friday, March 29, 7-10 p.m. Atlantis, 45449 Severn Way, Dulles Details: atlantisva.info Jazz and its soulful blues rhythms from singer Karen Lovejoy, pianist Jerrold Allen and company. Tickets are $25 in advance or $40 with dinner.

Live Music: Electric Lynne Orchestra Friday, March 29, 7 p.m. Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com Renss Greene/Loudoun Now

KAGE performs onstage for a screaming, capacity crowd at Tally Ho Theater in Leesburg Friday, March 22.

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Dresses

■■ THE JUNIOR WOMAN’S CLUB OF LOUDOUN’s Prom Wishes event is Saturday, March 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Rust Library in Leesburg. For more information, go to jwcl.org. ■■ To check out the selection at NOSTALGIA BOUTIQUE, go to shopatnostalgia.com or follow Nostalgia Boutique on Facebook. ■■ To get in touch with RE-LOVE IT, go to reloveit.com or follow Re-Love It on Facebook.

sories and new makeup. The event got started in 2002 when a JWLC member saw an article about a young woman struggling to come up with a used prom dress. The program is now in its seventeenth year and has grown by leaps and bounds, Cain said, with hundreds of dresses on racks filling meeting rooms at Rust Library in Leesburg. “It’s a lot of fun and the environment

[ THINGS TO DO ] << FROM 28 This sonic and visual tribute celebrates the genius of Jeff Lynne and ELO. Tickets are $15 in advance.

Live Music: Due Process Friday, March 29, 9 p.m. Spanky’s Shenanigans, 538 E. Market St., Leesburg Details: spankyspub.com This high-energy, five-piece band plays favorites from a range of genres and decades, from AC/DC to Chuck Berry

Humane Society of Loudoun Spring Fundraiser

Stone Tower Winery, 19925 Hogback Mountain Road, Leesburg

Prom Wishes

Saturday, March 30, 6 p.m.-midnight

Details: stonetowerwinery.com

The Bungalow, 13891 Metrotech Drive, Chantilly

This family-oriented fundraiser for Sprout Therapeutic Riding and Education Center features wine and beer tastings for adults, local food, music, children’s activities and a silent auction. Tickets are $40 with a wine or beer tasting ticket or $30 without. Event is free for children 12 and under. Advance purchase is recommended.

Rust Library, 380 Old Waterford Road, Leesburg

Details: humaneloudoun.org This fun evening for a cause has a Jimmy Buffett theme and features tropical music from Dave McKenney and The Calypso Nuts Trio with Brad Brewer. Suggested donation is $25 at the door and includes a door prize ticket and food and drink specials.

Live Music: Live Wire, The Ultimate AC/DC Experience

Sunday Family Meal at Lost Rhino

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

Details: jwcl.org 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.

‘The Promise’ Childhood Cancer Film Screening and Panel

Sunday, March 31, noon-5 p.m.

Saturday, March 30, 5-6:30 p.m. Chefscape, 1602 Village Market Blvd. SE, Leesburg

Friday, March 29, 9 p.m.-midnight

Saturday, March 30, 7 p.m.

Lost Rhino Brewing Company, 21730 Red Rum Drive, Ashburn

Tarbender’s Lounge, 10 S. King St., Leesburg

Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg

Details: lostrhino.com

Details: thepromisedoc.com

Details: tarbenderslounge.com

Details: tallyhotheater.com

Dance the night away with jazz, blues and funk from the Soul Benders. No cover.

This acclaimed AC/DC tribute band has been rocking crowds for nearly 20 years and has performed on five continents. They return to the Tally Ho for an evening of power and electricity.

Lost Rhino’s family meal Sundays invite the community to enjoy dinner family style and craft beer in support of local non-profits. Bring a canned food item or monetary donation for Loudoun Hunger Relief and get a plate of home-cooked food to enjoy with neighbors and friends.

The producers of a new documentary series on childhood cancer screen the prologue episode followed by a Q&A session. Admission is free, but advance registration is recommended.

Science on Tap: Brain Evolution

Brambleton Library, 22850 Brambleton Plaza, Brambleton

Live Music: The Soul Benders

Live Music: The High and Wides Friday, March 29, 8 p.m. B Chord Brewing Company, 34266 Williams Gap Road, Bluemont

Live Music: Juliana MacDowell with Steel Blossoms

Details: bchordbrewing.com

Saturday, March 30, 8 p.m.

A string band with a sound all their own, The High and Wides chase bluegrass’ roots while bringing in influences from new wave, rockabilly and experimental music. Admission is $10 in advance, $15 at the door.

B Chord Brewing Company, 34266 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill Details: bchordbrewing.com

Saturday, March 30, 7 p.m.

Loudoun’s own Juliana MacDowell is known for her velvety vocals, thoughtful originals and interpretations of popular tunes from Adele to Sam Cooke. Nashville-based duo Steel Blossoms opens. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door.

The Barns At Hamilton Station, 16804 Hamilton Station Road, Hamilton

Live Music: Short Hill Mountain Boys

Details: thebarnsathamiltonstation.com

Thursday, April 4, 7 p.m.

Chart-topping singer/songwriter Taylor Carson returns to the listening room-style series with guitar wizard Mark Williams. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

Monk’s BBQ, 251 N. 21st St., Purcellville

Songs, Stories and Gas Money: Taylor Carson with Mark Williams

Live Music: The Lost Locals Saturday, March 30, 7-11 p.m. MacDowell Brew Kitchen, 202 South St. SE, Leesburg Details: macdowellsbrewkitchen.com Spring is here and it’s time to celebrate with rock and pop dance tunes. No cover.

Details: monksq.com Western Loudoun’s Short Hill Mountain Boys blend bluegrass, old-time, cajun, classic country, and folk with the authenticity, spontaneity, and infectious good time of oldtime mountain music. No cover.

LIBATIONS Sipping for Sprout Saturday, March 31, noon-4 p.m.

Tuesday, April 2, 6:30 p.m. Old Ox Brewery, 44652 Guilford Drive, Ashburn Details: oldoxbrewery.com In the latest installment of Loudoun County Public Library’s Science on Tap series, biologist David Stern gives a glimpse behind the scenes of Janelia Research Campus where scientists are studying how brains evolve to generate new behaviors. Event is free for adults 21 and over.

LOCO CULTURE Morven Park Spring Horse Trials Saturday, March 30 and Sunday, March 31, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Morven Park, 17195 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg Details: morvenpark.org This two-day eventing extravaganza challenges horse and rider in three diverse and demanding disciplines: dressage, crosscountry and show jumping. Admission is free for spectators.

Conversations in History: Michael K. Shaffer Sunday, March 31, 2 p.m.

Details: mosbyheritagearea.org Author Michael K. Shaffer discusses his book “In Memory of Self and Comrades: Thomas Wallace Colley’s Recollections of Civil War Service in the 1st Virginia Cavalry,” Colley’s account of his service with one of the most active and famous units in the Civil War. The 1st Virginia Cavalry fought in the battles of First Manassas/Bull Run, Spotsylvania, Brandy Station, Gettysburg, and the defense of Petersburg.

COMING UP LWC Spring Native Plant Sale Saturday, April 6, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Morven Park, 17195 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg Details: loudounwildlife.org Enhance your landscape with native flowers, shrubs, trees, vines and ferns from top vendors including Watermark Woods Nursery, Hill House Farm and Nursery and Nature by Design at Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s annual native plant sale.

And serving as a last-minute lifeline is more than fine with him. “Once we get people in one time and they experience our store, then we get them for life,” he said. Redd regularly posts great finds on social media and has his eye on a fabulous late ’70s/early ’80s sequined dress that’s waiting for the right person. “It’s such a fun, youthful dress for a girl who’s really hip and really with it,” Redd said. “I’m waiting for the girl who wears this dress.” That sense of finding something unique is also a big draw down the street in Purcellville at the Re-Love It consignment shop, said clothing manager Kathy Mote, but cost also comes into play. Mote loves welcoming groups of girls who come in looking for the perfect consigned dress, often worn only once, for a fraction of the cost, with most gowns going for under $100 and some as low as $60. “I think it’s a great thing to do. We’re probably a third of the price of what’s in stores,” Mote said. “Each girl wants to

Dress for success

is very exciting,” Cain said. The club offers advance appointments which are booked for this year but also welcomes walk-in shoppers. Prom Wishes is a lifesaver both for low income families and for girls and families on a budget who just don’t relish the thought of spending hundreds on a gown. For Michelle Harper of Ashburn, a mom of five girls, shelling out hundreds on dresses just wasn’t a priority, especially with three girls in high school at once a few years ago and now with two daughters in college. Her three older daughters have all used the Prom Wishes event to find formalwear and fourth daughter Makayla, a senior at Broad Run High School, will be shopping with a friend there this year, as well as volunteering for event set-up with her mom the night before. Makayla says the key is going in with a sense of fun and adventure. She starts out by finding the right size and color, and almost every girl finds something that works. “It’s a great group of ladies who really work hard to make sure the girls can get these dresses,” Michelle Harper said. “Pretty much every year they’ve come away with something,”

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be unique. ... We don’t have one dress in five different sizes. We have one dress.” Re-Love It owner Michael Oaks adds that they have plenty for guys as well, offering cool retro styles as well as more traditional tuxedos. He points out that it’s often cheaper to buy a tux on consignment than to rent one for a single night. Oaks remembers renting a tux a few years ago for more than $100 and then buying one on consignment from his shop. “With alterations it came to around $120, and now I own a really nice tuxedo,” he said. For low income families who need help buying a prom dress, or for girls on a budget who are feeling adventurous, the annual Junior Woman’s Club of Loudoun Prom Wishes event in Leesburg this weekend offers a selection of hundreds of new and gently used dresses for free. “We have short dresses, long dresses—every size, every color, every style imaginable,” organizer Kathy Cain said. The club usually winds up hosting more than 100 girls, with a selection of up to 1,000 dresses, including new dresses with tags donated from bridal shops, along with shoes, jewelry, acces-

March 28, 2019

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

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Horse and rider precision is on full display during the dressage competition.

Equestrian Elegance: Morven Park’s Spring Trials

04/12/19 DOORS: 7:00PM

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

The mantras 04/25/19 DOORS: 7:00PM

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Show jumping puts rider and horse teams on the clock as they maneuver an obstacle course of fences.

Looking to change up your weekend routine? How about a great excuse to visit Morven Park, the 1,000-acre Leesburg-area estate that has been a showcase for the nation’s top riders and horses for nearly a half century. On Saturday and Sunday, the Morven Park’s Interna-

tional Equestrian Center hosts the Spring Horse Trials. Known as eventing, the competition is the triathlon of equestrian sports, challenging horse and rider in three diverse and demanding disciplines: the grace and harmony of dressage, the rigors and thrills of cross-country, and the power and pageantry of show jumping. Spectators are encouraged to traverse the cross-country course, picnic on the berm overlooking the state-ofthe-art arena complex, and watch horse and rider teams navigate the showjumping obstacles. Admission is free. Competition runs daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and schedules will be posted at MorvenPark.org/HorseTrials. The entrance to the equestrian center is located on Tutt Lane, off Rt. 15 just north of Leesburg. For those not packing picnic baskets, the Park Café’ will be open daily both days to provide sandwiches and snacks for sale. Serving as the “Central Park” of Loudoun County, Morven Park welcomes more than 250,000 visitors each year to tour the iconic Greek Revival mansion and boxwood gardens, the Morven Park International Equestrian Center, the athletic field complex, museums, and miles of hiking trails. For more information, go to morvenpark.org.

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Black stone cherry 04/27/19 DOORS: 7:00PM

YACHT ROCK NIGHT WITH

BOAT HOUSE ROW 05/04/19 DOORS: 7:00PM

BACK TO THE 90’S CLASSIC ALBUMS:

25TH ANNIVERSARY OF “WEEZERS” BLUE ALBUM 05/10/19 DOORS: 7:00PM

Taylor Carson w/Mark Williams

Juliana MacDowell w/Steel Blossoms

Songs Stories & Gas Money Concert Series Saturday, March 30, 7 p.m. The Barns at Hamilton Station Vineyards thebarnsathamiltonstation.com

Saturday, March 30, 8 p.m. B Chord Brewing Company bchordbrewing.com

Live Wire The Ultimate AC/DC Experience Saturday, March 30, 7 p.m. (doors) Tally Ho Theater tallyhotheater.com

INVITATION FOR BIDS BY THE TOWN OF HILLSBORO, VIRGINIA, FOR THE WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS PHASE 1A PROJECT HDW-19-102

ABC LICENSE Nans Hospitality LLC, trading as Bhai Sahab, 19405 Promenade Dr Ste L 106, Leesburg, Virginia 20176-6504

Construction of the Water System Improvements Phase 1A Project.

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA AlCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Wine and Beer on Premise and Mixed Beverage Restaurant license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

The Town offices will be open at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 29, 2019, to receive delivery of sealed Bids. Plans and Specifications may be viewed and downloaded at the Town website www.HillsboroVa.gov/ capitalbiddrinkingwater, and eVA at https://m.vendor.epro.cgipdc.com/Vendor/public/AllOpportunities. Bidders are responsible to check the Town website for updates. Plans and Specifications may also be examined at the following locations:

Ambrish Patel, Member 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.

Hillsboro Town Hall 37098 Charles Town Pike, Second Floor Hillsboro, VA 20132 540-486-8001 Hazen and Sawyer 4035 Ridge Top Road Suite 400 Fairfax, VA 22030

03/28/19 & 04/04/19

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.

Each Bidder must show evidence that it is licensed to do business in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Town of Hillsboro reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. MBE/WBE firms are encouraged to bid. Bidders must comply the following: the President’s Executive Order #11246 prohibiting discrimination in employment regarding race, color, creed, sex, or national origin; the President’s Executive Orders #12138 and 11625 regarding utilization of MBE/WBE firms; the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Davis Bacon Act; Section 436 of P. L. 113-76 American Iron and Steel; and that they do not or will not maintain or provide for their employees any facilities that are segregated on the basis of race, color, creed, or national origin.

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.

Unless canceled or rejected, a responsive bid from the lowest responsible bidder shall be accepted as submitted, except that if the bid from the lowest responsible bidder exceeds available funds, the public body may negotiate with the apparent low bidder to obtain a contract price within available funds. However, the negotiation may be undertaken only under conditions and procedures described in writing and approved by the public body prior to issuance of the Invitation to Bid and summarized therein.

Victor Juarez, Owner

The bidder shall give notice in writing of his claim of right to withdraw his bid within two business days after the conclusion of the bid opening procedure and shall submit original work papers with such notice. Hard copies of contract documents may be purchased from Hazen and Sawyer, for $100.00 by a check payable to Hazen and Sawyer. For mailing add $20.00.

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

March 28, 2019

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.

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

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

Description

Case Number

Recovery Date

Recovery Location

Phone Number 571-258-3497

A message to elderly and disabled Loudoun County residents from

Robert S. Wertz, Jr. Commissioner of the Revenue

Pink Magna Precious Pearls bicycle; serial #264135PKMB

SO190000266

1/4/2019

Gloucester PY/Loudoun County PY, Ashburn

Granite Peake Roadmaster black bicycle, serial #G11010584

SO190001376

1/22/2019

Wingfoot Court, Ashburn

571-258-3497

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.

Silver bicycle with blue lettering “Dyno/VFR”, serial #810868TJ

SO190001498

1/23/2019

Wrightwood Place, Sterling

571-258-3497

Please visit our website or contact my office for information or filing assistance.

White/green Huffy Cranbrook bicycle, serial #SNHTC16M98778

SO190001721

1/26/2019

Fanshwa Sq/Redstone Ter, Ashburn

571-258-3497

Leesburg Office 1 Harrison Street SE First Floor

Sterling Office

03/28/19 & 04/04/19

21641 Ridgetop Circle Suite 100

NOTICE OF IMPOUNDMENT OF ABANDONED VEHICLES

Loudoun Now Classifieds

This notice is to inform the owner and any person having a security interest in their right to reclaim the motor vehicle herein described within 15 days after the date of storage charges resulting from placing the vehicle in custody, and the failure of the owner or persons having security interests to exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle within the time provided shall be deemed a waiver by the owner, and all persons having security interests of all right, title and interest in the vehicle, and consent to the sale of the abandoned motor vehicle at a public auction.

In the mail weekly. Online always. 703-770-9723

This notice shall also advise the owner of record of his or her right to contest the determination by the Sheriff that the motor vehicle was “abandoned”, as provided in Chapter 630.08 of the Loudoun County Ordinance, by requesting a hearing before the County Administrator in writing. Such written request for a hearing must be made within 15 days of the notice. YEAR MAKE

MODEL

VIN

STORAGE

2002

CIVIC

1HGEM22912L007558

DOUBLE D TOW 703-777-7300

HONDA

03/28/19 & 04/04/19

PHONE#

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

LoudounNow.com

The Town of Hillsboro, Virginia, will open sealed bids at 3 p.m., local time, on Monday, April 29, 2019, at the Town offices located at 37098 Charles Town Pike, Second Floor, Hillsboro, VA, 20132 for the following Project:

ATTENTION NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN LOUDOUN COUNTY

March 28, 2019

Legal Notices

March 28, 2019

Legal Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Town of Lovettsville Planning Commission

PUBLIC NOTICE

The LOUDOUN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT has accepted an application for preliminary plat of subdivision for the following project. SBPR-2019-0003 TOUCHSTONE FARM SECTION 2 Mr. Robert Cappellini of The Evergreene Companies, LLC., of Chantilly, Virginia is requesting approval of a preliminary/record plat application to subdivide approximately fifty (50.04) acres into ten (10) single-family residential lots, and accompanying easements. The property is located on Touchstone Farm Lane, east of Berlin Turnpike (Route 287), and north of Piggott Bottom Road (Route 711). The property is zoned Agricultural Rural – 1 (AR-1), and Floodplain Overlay District (FOD) under the provisions of the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance. The property is more particularly described as Parcel 2A1 of Tax Map 26 (MCPI# 450-20-5040-000) in the Catoctin Election District. Additional information regarding this application may be found on the Loudoun Online Land Applications System www.loudoun.gov/LOLA and searching for SBPR-2019-0003. Complete copies of the above referenced application(s) are also available for public review at the Loudoun County Department of Building and Development, Land Development File Room, 1 Harrison Street, SE, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Please forward any comments or questions to the project manager, Dustin Canterbury at Dustin.Canterbury@loudoun.gov or you may mail them to The Department of Building and Development 1 Harrison Street, SE, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia by May 2, 2019. The Department of Building and Development will take action on the above application(s) in accordance with the requirements for preliminary subdivisions outlined in Section 1243.08 of the Land Subdivision and Development Ordinance (LSDO). 03/28/19

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: 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

LOUDOUN COUNTY WILL BE ACCEPTING SEALED COMPETITIVE BIDS/PROPOSALS FOR: CAR WASH SERVICES, RE-ISSUE, IFB (RFQ) No. 67773, until prior to 4:00 p.m., local “Atomic Time”, April 16, 2019. COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR, RFP (RFQ) No. 74773, until prior to 4:00 p.m., local “Atomic Time”, April 22, 2019. A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held on April 4, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in the Lovettsville Conference Room, 1 Harrison Street, SE, 1st Floor, Leesburg, Virginia 20175 for clarification of any questions on the specifications.

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

TOWN OF LEESBURG Yard Waste Collection Resumes Monday, April 1, 2019

3/21/19 & 3/28/19

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

PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, IFB (RFQ) No. 40770, until prior to 4:00 p.m., local “Atomic Time”, May 1, 2019. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on April 3, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in the Purcellville Conference Room, 1 Harrison Street, SE, 1st Floor, Leesburg, Virginia 20175 for clarification of any questions on the specifications. 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. 03/28/19

TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF TOWN COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATION TLSE-2019-0001 LOTS A LOVE DAYCARE Pursuant to Sections 15.2-1427, 15.2-2204, 15.2-2205 and 15.2-2285 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the Leesburg Town Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176, to consider special exception application TLSE-2019-0001, Lots A Love Daycare. The request by Lots A Love Daycare is to allow for a home daycare (Family Day Home) of 10 to 12 children in a private residence. The subject property is located at 745 Bonnie Ridge Drive NE, Leesburg, Virginia 20176, and is an existing single family detached home lot that is zoned PRC, Low Density Residential. The property is further described as Loudoun County Parcel Identification Number (PIN) 14818-6366-000. Special Exception Application TLSE-2019-0001 is a request to allow a home daycare (Family Day Home) in a private residence for 10 to 12 children, subject to criteria of Section 3.4.12 of the Zoning Ordinance, as well as additional Use Standard criteria as found within Section 9.4.7. This special exception application is identified as case number TLSE-2019-0001. Additional information and copies of these applications 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 contacting Scott E. Parker, Senior Planning Project Manager at 703-771-2771 or sparker@leesburgva.gov. At these hearings, all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations at the meeting should contact the Clerk of the Council at (703) 771-2733 three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711. 3/28/19 & 04/04/19

Legal Notices

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

PROPOSED SALE OF COUNTY-OWNED AFFORDABLE DWELLING UNITS (ADUs)

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

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.

DEFERRED

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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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:

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.

March 28, 2019

PUBLIC HEARING

March 28, 2019

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

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

397356083000

/89////////24A

115.21

468153980000

/88////////25A

128.56

398153983000

/98//13//3B2A/

16.98

468194549000

/88////////11D

17.71

398189720000

/98///6/////C/

12.59

468202174000

/88////////11M

9.97

398204965000

/98///1/////6/

10.06

468403620000

/88////////38A

14.88

398266226000

/98/////////4A

10.03

469163373000

/97/////////6/

234.88

398276771000

/89////////26/

54.97

469278368000

/88//26/////1/

179.1

399393182000

/98///6/////F/

11.2

469295574000

/88//26/////2/

137.74

399399287000

/98////////36/

15.4

470300863000

/97/////////3/

399485852000

/98///6/////D/

14.9

503174955000

/87////////33K

13.06

432287047000

/88////////38C

503181888000

/87//12/////A/

10.54

432297169000

/88//10/////3/

20.21

503264795000

/87///4/////7/

4.42

433100290000

/89////////24/

165.08

503265855000

/87///4/////6/

3.37

433184413000

/88////////32/

2.85

503267107000

/87///4/////5/

3.02

433254514000

/88////////11E

44.27

503272570000

/87////////33J

37.94

433257482000

/88//////11E-2

10.69

503279998000

/87////////33H

433274901000

/88////////31/

182.5

503283788000

/87////////33E

433373999000

/88////////35/

40.25

503386804000

/87////////33C

10.05

433385471000

/88////////33/

503398918000

/87////////25B

434154691000

/97///1/////1B

252.27

503483867000

/87///5/////A/

21.09

434367240000

/97///1/////1A

504266860000

/87///2/////3/

17.82

434454350000

/88////////31A

20.14

504278979000

/87///2/////4/

33.81

434481171000

/88////////30/

1.3

504354538000

/87////////31/

97.41

435272879000

/97/////////4/

71.62

504373758000

/87///2/////2/

27.77

435381569000

/97///////5A1/

44.96

539495795001

/87//////31A1/

43.46

435466022000

/97/////////5/

34.69

539495795002

/87//////31A2/

18.07

468103336000

/88////////11I

25.21

*669398415000

/70////////35/

17.62

468104292000

/88////////11P

21.25

**433352109000

/88//////11E-1

9.31

Parcel Listings: PIN

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

535268956000

/87/////////8B

83.75

621361882000

/71///9/////3/

18.09

536483743000

/87/////////8C

10.43

622202265000

/85/////////9A

97.38

536485876000

/87/////////2/

10.77

622272013000

/85///2////WL/

70.36

536490509000

/87/////////1/

24.29

623100279000

/85////////11C

1.93

537176539000

/87////////17/

623157993000

/85///1/////3/

537264790000

/87////////16A

24.94

623171377000

/85///1////15/

10.12

537451211000

/87////////10A

1.89

623171432000

/85///1////14/

12.74

537452277000

/87////////10B

16.56

623183358000

/85///1////17/

18.05

539481422001

/87//////22-1/

40.53

623195936000

/85////////11B

31.78

539481422002

/87//////22-2/

22.6

623268947000

/85///1////12/

565193773000

/72//18/////1/

89.35

623285836000

/85///1////19/

10.08

565300654000

/73////////10/

121.58

623302826000

/86////////16/

132.68

566489847000

/72////////52/

89.54

623362996000

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567153490000

/72////////48/

9.31

623363932000

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567253641000

/72////////47D

12.42

623368063000

/85///1/////7/

10.92

567357040000

/72////////46/

10.68

623374460000

/85///1/////8/

568103252000

/87/////////9/

42.49

623378734000

/85///1////10/

568154720000

/86///3/////F/

17.46

624495052000

/85////////11A

31.68

568162922000

/86////////10/

24.42

641193036000

/71//////49WL/

50.83

568267804000

/86/////////9/

83.3

642100851000

/85/////////5/

100.2

568282568000

/86/////////8/

157.17

642166867000

/85/////////1/

167.59

568403317000

/86/////////7/

126.73

642184963000

/85///4/////1/

44.48

568473058000

/86/////////6A

194.87

642281444000

/71///1/////1/

3.43

568493462000

/86/////////6/

16.5

642282667000

/71///1/////3/

5.15

569166696000

/86/A/1////21A

642290438000

/71///1/////2/

8.2

569383435000

/87////////16/

422.78

642385391000

/71////////49/

131.14

* Indicates a parcel whose owner is withdrawing it from the District. ** Indicates a parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres whose owner did not properly apply for renewal.

569453968000

/86///3/////E/

642486824000

/71//10////WL/

50.56

596104786000

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1.84

643298519000

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419.66

596106596000

/72////////47F

1.85

643383380000

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67.24

The ADAC held a public meeting on January 22, 2019, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate the Middleburg East 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.

596194912000

/86/////////5E

2.06

643453756000

/85///4/////4/

36.62

596206551000

/72////////46A

13.4

644304029000

/85/////////4C

63.69

596295514000

/72////////45/

51.91

*568356379000

/86///6////WL/

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.

596482766000

/72////////39/

3.96

*598307129000

/86////////21/

596489804000

/72////////44A

28.65

*623262077000

/85///1/////5/

597208015000

/86///3/////C/

7.48

*644281651000

/85////////14/

8.28

597260884000

/86/////////4B

10.7

**623251813000

/85/////////4E

19.46

597265946000

/86/////////4C

7.13

**644201416000

/85/////////4G

17.32

597353238000

/86///1/////1/

4.99

**644292759000

/85/////////4A

13.6

597397235000

/86/////////5/

279.42

**569406159000

/87////////10/

17.97

597465120000

/86/////////4A

149.14

**596100924000

/86/////////5D

7.21

598172762000

/86////////18A

13.46

**596106754000

/86/////////5C

10.22

598184943000

/86////////18G

56.19

**597104058000

/86///3/////A/

7.88

598294674000

/86////////13C

37.65

**597356829000

/86///1/////2/

598398755000

/86////////13A

33.44

**599467335000

/86////////18B

598404557000

/86////////11/

18.03

**621153497000

/71///9/////1/

14.43

598482144000

/86////////13/

**621290184000

/71///4/////A/

13.65

599366185000

/86////////17A

**621452824000

/71////////47I

13.73

599484541000

/86////////18C

28.35

**623258238000

/85///1/////4/

599499084000

/86///4/////4/

20.92

**623272874000

/85///1////11/

620154450000

/71////////47A

68.11

**623279507000

/85///1////18/

11.65

620356683000

/71////////31/

137.32

**623382097000

/85///1/////9/

621150745000

/85/////////5A

1.23

**624485075000

/85///1////16/

15.33

621259589000 /71///9/////2/ 73.9 **643372579000 /85///4/////3/ 18.16 * Indicates a parcel whose owner is withdrawing it from the District. ** Indicates a parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres whose owner did not properly apply for renewal. The ADAC held a public meeting on January 22, 2019, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate the Middleburg West 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 on February 26, 2019. The reports and CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

*167264686000

106///1/////C/

4.51

*208104565000

106////////31/

135.9

655-38-4197

20991 Greengarden Road, Bluemont, Virginia

13.16

655-38-0759

20999 Greengarden Road, Bluemont, Virginia

24.74

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

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

*167273592000

106////////30/

6.58

*208202338000

106////////33/

*167455506000 106////////23/ 22 *208306147000 106////////21/ * Indicates a parcel whose owner is withdrawing it from the District.

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-

655-48-8057 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 28, 2019

Legal Notices

March 28, 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 (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.

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 TOWN COUNCIL will hold a public hearing on TUESDAY, April 9, 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 Council at (703) 771-2733 three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711. 03/28/19 & 04/4/19

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

JJ039184-08-00 JJ039184-09-00 JJ039184-10-00

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

JJ040166-08-00; 09-00 JJ040167-08-00; 09-00 JJ040168-08-00; 09-00

Loudoun J & DR - Juvenile Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court

Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Logan Joseph O’ Connor

Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Allizon Lisset Lopez Serrano, Stephani Marisol Lopez Serrano, and Brian Giovanni Lopez Serrano

Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Tammy Whitt, Mother, and Unknown Father The object of this suit is to:

hold a permanency planning hearing and review of foster care plan with goal of adoption, pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-282.1 and 16.1-281 for Logan Joseph O’Connor and Petition for Termination of Parental Rights of Tammy Whitt, mother, and Unknown Father pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-283 for Logan Joseph O’Connor. Tammy Whitt, mother, and Unknown Father are hereby notified that failure to appear on the hereinafter noticed date and time may result in the entry of an Order approving a permanency goal of adoption as well as the termination of their residual parental rights with respect to Logan Joseph O’Connor. Tammy Whitt, mother, and Unknown Father are hereby further notified that if their residual parental rights are terminated, they will no longer have any legal rights with respect to said minor child, including, but not limited to, the right to visit Logan Joseph O’Connor; any authority with respect to the care and supervision of Logan Joseph O’Connor; or the right to make health related decisions or determine the religious affiliation of Logan Joseph O’Connor. Further, Tammy Whitt, mother, and Unknown Father will have no legal and /or financial obligations with respect to Logan Joseph O’Connor, and the Department of Family Services of Loudoun County, Virginia may be granted the authority to place Logan Joseph O’Connor for adoption and consent to the adoption of Logan Joseph O’Connor.

It is ORDERED that Tammy Whitt, Mother, and Unknown Father appear at the abovenamed Court and protect their interests on or before April 17, 2019 at 3:00 pm. 3/28/19, 4/4/19

BY ORDER OF: PHYLLIS RANDALL, CHAIRMAN LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

3/21/19 & 3/28/19

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Samuel Lopez Fernandez, putative father, and; Unknown Father The object of this suit is to:

hold a hearing on the Petition for Termination of Parental Rights of Samuel Lopez Fernandez, putative father, Unknown Father, and Santos Marta SerranoFlores, mother pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-283, for Allizon Lisset Lopez Serrano, Stephani Marisol Lopez Serrano, and Brian Giovanni Lopez Serrano. Samuel Lopez Fernandez, putative father, Unknown Father and Santos Marta Serrano-Flores, mother of Allizon Lisset Lopez Serrano, Stephani Marisol Lopez Serrano, and Brian Giovanni Lopez Serrano are hereby notified that failure to appear on the hereinafter noticed date and time may result in the termination of residual parental rights with respect to Allizon Lisset Lopez Serrano, Stephani Marisol Lopez Serrano, and Brian Giovanni Lopez Serrano. Samuel Lopez Fernandez, putative father; Unknown Father and Santos Marta Serrano-Flores, mother of Allizon Lisset Lopez Serrano, Stephani Marisol Lopez Serrano, and Brian Giovanni Lopez Serrano are hereby further notified that if their residual parental rights are terminated, they will no longer have any legal rights with respect to said minor children, including, but not limited to, the right to visit Allizon Lisset Lopez Serrano, Stephani Marisol Lopez Serrano, and Brian Giovanni Lopez Serrano, nor any authority with respect to the care and supervision of Allizon Lisset Lopez Serrano, Stephani Marisol Lopez Serrano, and Brian Giovanni Lopez Serrano or the right to make health related decisions or determine the religious affiliation of Allizon Lisset Lopez Serrano, Stephani Marisol Lopez Serrano, and Brian Giovanni Lopez Serrano. Further, Samuel Lopez Fernandez, putative father, Unknown Father and Santos Marta Serrano-Flores, mother of Allizon Lisset Lopez Serrano, Stephani Marisol Lopez Serrano, and Brian Giovanni Lopez Serrano will have no legal and /or financial obligations with respect to Allizon Lisset Lopez Serrano, Stephani Marisol Lopez Serrano, and Brian Giovanni Lopez Serrano and the Department of Family Services of Loudoun County, Virginia may be granted the authority to place Allizon Lisset Lopez Serrano, Stephani Marisol Lopez Serrano, and Brian Giovanni Lopez Serrano for adoption and consent to the adoption of Allizon Lisset Lopez Serrano, Stephani Marisol Lopez Serrano, and Brian Giovanni Lopez Serrano.

It is ORDERED that Samuel Lopez Fernandez, putative father, and Unknown Father appear at the above-named Court and protect their interests on or before April 11, 2019 at 10:00 am. 3/28/19, 4/4/19

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:

(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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ZOAM-2018-0002 PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO AMEND THE REVISED 1993 LOUDOUN COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE TO REVISE THE CHILD CARE FACILITIES REGULATIONS

March 28, 2019

Legal Notices

March 28, 2019

Legal Notices 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.

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: PIN

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:

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

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.

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

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

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.

Helen Ann Hammerly Cooke, 74, formerly of Colonial Beach, VA passed peacefully at Heritage Hall in Leesburg, on Friday, March 22, 2019. She was born on June 15, 1944 to the late George P. Hammerly and the late Esther Rhodes Hammerly in Leesburg, VA. Helen was a 1962 graduate of Loudoun County High School and attended Ohio State University in Columbus, OH (1962-1964). In the early 1960s, Helen began her career as a laboratory assistant for Hazelton Laboratories in Vienna, VA. In the 1970s she was employed by Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc. in Herndon, VA, where she was most proud of her responsibility as a Toxicology Data and Histopathology Data/Residual Materials Auditor. In 2003, she retired early due to Parkinson disease, after 32 years of outstanding service with EPL, Inc. She enjoyed taking pictures and scrapbooking, crafting and gardening, cooking and entertaining, reading juicy novels, taking care of her cats, and spending as much time as possible with her family and friends. She had a passion for Leesburg/Loudoun County history, and researching family genealogy. She enjoyed her collections of antiques, baskets, collectible pigs and sharks teeth found near her home in Colonial Beach. Her enthusiasm for celebrations of Christmas, 4th of July, and Halloween, decorating, dressing up, and creating special times for all, was unmatched. Her dry humor earned her the nickname “Cookie” by the caring staﬀ at Morningside House and Heritage Hall. Helen was predeceased by her husband John Wilson Cooke, Jr. in 2000, and their son John W. “Jack” Cooke, III, in 1967. She leaves 2 children and 5 grandchildren to cherish her memory: her son, Jeﬀ Cooke and daughter in law Vicky, of King George, VA; her daughter Cristal Smith of Ashburn, VA; her granddaughters, Makenzie Smith, Katie Cooke, Hannah Smith, Annie Cooke, and Samantha Smith. She is survived by her two sisters: Sandie Hammerly of Superior, CO; and Betsy Creamer & her husband, John, of Leesburg, VA and their children, David & Ray. Their brother, Buddy Hammerly, predeceased her in 1968. She is also survived by her brother-in-law, Tommy Cooke & his wife, Liz, of Bluemont, VA, and their 2 children, John & Jennifer.

Mary Alice Windle Wertz Mary Alice Windle Wertz died Thursday, March 21 at Heritage Hall in Leesburg, VA after a long illness. She was born August 30, 1936 in Washington, DC and was preceded in death by her father, George Cecil Windle, her mother Edna Marguerite Hutchinson (Tom) and her brother George David Windle. Her husband of 40 years, Bob, passed away in 2000. Mrs. Wertz graduated from Lincoln High School and The College of William and Mary where she earned a degree in history. In 1960, she married Robert Sheldon Wertz Sr. of Bellwood, PA and returned to Loudoun to raise their family. She taught English at Hillsboro Elementary for several years and later substitute taught in Loudoun County Public Schools. She served on Purcellville Town Council after being elected in 1988 and sold real estate in the county for more than two decades. She’ll be remembered as a gracious host, with a quick wit and forthright demeanor. She was an active member of Bethany United Methodist Church where she was married. During her life, she especially enjoyed collecting antiques, reading books, playing the piano and teaching and doing genealogy. She authored the book Marriage Records of Loudoun County, Va. and published a number of genealogical books. Sought as an expert on local genealogy from individuals with ties to Loudoun County families, she traveled around the area to courthouses, churches and cemeteries to do her research. She produced the weekly section, Activities in Purcellville for The Loudoun Times Mirror and wrote articles and stories that appeared in over a dozen publications. The Loudoun County Library Foundation named her one of Loudoun County’s special resources in 1989. In 1999, The Thomas Balch Library Advisory Commission bestowed on her a Loudoun History award for significant contributions to preserving Loudoun’s past. Mary Alice was active in the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Ketoctin Chapter of Daughters of the

Wilson Asher Townsend

Margaret Catherine Tracy

Wilson Asher Townsend, III age 76 of Leesburg, VA He departed this life peacefully on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at Loudoun Hospital Center, Leesburg VA . He leaves to cherish fond memories: Wife, Mary C. Townsend, Children, Wilson A. Townsend, IV, of Leesburg, VA, Sharon R. Talley (Reginald) of Woodbridge, VA, Karen M. Talley (Anthony) of Martinsville, VA, Tonya L. Bell (Raymond) of Woodbridge, VA; sister, Sandra Jeter of Lorton, VA; uncle, Albert Coe (Barbara), sisters in law, Louise Thompson and Ada Jackson (James); eleven grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Wilson A. Townsend, Jr., mother, Lillyan Townsend, brother Ronal Townsend. Funeral services will be held on Saturday March 30, 2019 viewing and visitation from 10:00 a.m. until time of service 11:00 a.m. at the First Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 216 Loudoun Street, Leesburg, VA 20175. Interment at Mt Zion Community Cemetery, Leesburg, VA Arrangements by Lyles Funeral Service, serving Northern Virginia and surrounding areas, Eric S. Lyles, Director, Lic. MD, VA, DC 1800-388-1913

Margaret Catherine Tracy age 96 of Leesburg, VA She departed this life peacefully on Monday, March 18, 2019 at Loudoun Nursing and Rehab Center, Leesburg VA . She leaves to cherish fond memories: Children: William Tracy (Diane) of Hampton, GA, Anthony Tracy of Waynesboro,VA ,Charlotte Smith (Mike) of Gaithersburg, MD, Sharon King (Lee) of Millwood, VA , David Tracy (Kamliah) of Mulberry, FL, Richard Tracy of Fayetteville, NC, Loretta Lewis (Ron) of Ashburn, VA, Kenneth Tracy of Purcellville, VA, Pamela Tracy of Leesburg, VA and Teresa Tracy of Herndon, VA; forty grandchildren; sixty one great-grandchildren; twenty four great-great-grandchildren; one great great great grandchild and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held on Friday March 29, 2019 viewing and visitation from 10:00 a.m. until time of service 11:00 a.m. at the Heritage Fellowship Church, 2501 Fox Mill Road, Reston, VA 20191. Interment at Westview Cemetery, Upperville, VA Arrangements by Lyles Funeral Service, serving Northern Virginia and surrounding areas, Eric S. Lyles, Director, Lic. MD, VA, DC 1800-388-1913

American Revolution. She is survived by her brother Ralph Windle (Mary Jane) of Berryville, VA, Ann Gremillion (Richard) of Mandeville, LA and Tommy Hutchinson of New Orleans, LA as well as her children, Deborah Jakielski of Statesville, NC, Robert Jr. (Debra) of Leesburg, VA, Stephen of Cartersville, VA and Jennifer Hotz (Rich) of Grotoes, VA, eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Her family wishes to thank all those who took care of her during her final illness. Megan Descutner at Golden Pond Elder Care Management for her kindness and wisdom and the caring staﬀ at Heritage Hall Leesburg who helped her through her last days. Family received visitors 4-6 PM Sunday, March 24 at Hall Funeral Home with services 2 PM Monday, March 25 at Bethany United Methodist Church in Purcellville.

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Helen Ann Hammerly Cooke

A memorial visitation was held on Tuesday, March 26th, 2019 from 5 to 7 PM at the Loudoun Funeral Chapel, 158 Catoctin Circle, S.E. Leesburg, VA 20175. A Memorial Service to celebrate Helen’s life was held on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019, 1 PM, also at the funeral home. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation, 200 SE 1st ST, STE 800, Miami, FL 33131 or to Heritage Hall, 122 Morven Park Rd, Leesburg, VA 20176. Please share condolences with the family at www.LoudounFuneralChapel.com

March 28, 2019

[OBITUARIES]

Employment

March 28, 2019

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

Maintenance Worker I

Public Works and Capital Projects

$36,262-$62,082 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.

Education Specialist (Part-time) The Loudoun Soil and Water Conservation District (LSWCD) is seeking a part-time Education Specialist to work 18 hours each week. The District office is located in Leesburg, VA. The successful candidate will assist in carrying out the Education objectives of the District. This includes educational outreach for K-12, focusing on environmental Education Specialist (Part-time) and conservation education. Minimum education and experience requirements include: any combination of education and experi-

page narrative summarizing their experience and 3) cover letter. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu to: Loudoun SWCD, Attention: Suzanne Brown, District Operations Manager, 30 Catoctin Circle, SE, 17,

idates must submit an application packet that includes: 1) completed state application; 2) postmarked by Wednesday, April Suite 218; Leesburg, VA 20175. Application packets must be page narrative summarizing their experience and 3) cover letter. Resumes will not be 2019. pted in lieu of a completed State application. Applications that say "see resume" and Loudoun SoilState and application Water Conservation District equal opportunity employer. mplete applications will notThe be considered. and narrative formisisan available wcd.org and must be mailed to: Loudoun SWCD, Attention: Suzanne Brown, District ations Manager, 30 Catoctin Circle, SE, Suite 218; Leesburg, VA 20175. Application ets must be postmarked by Wednesday, April 17, 2019.

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Maintenance Engineer

Comstock is currently seeking an experienced Senior Leasing Consultant for BLVD Loudoun, a luxury mid-rise community with 357 apartments. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career with a growing company!

Comstock is currently seeking a Maintenance Engineer (for BLVD Loudoun and BLVD Reston in Northern VA). We want team members that are looking to grow with Comstock long-term! The ideal candidate is passionate about providing exceptional experiences to residents, cares for a community as if it’s their own, has a can-do attitude and enjoys collaborating! The Maintenance Engineer is responsible for all the plumbing, electrical, HVAC and painting at a luxury communities at BLVD Loudoun and BLVD Reston. S/he will float between the two properties and the maintenance team with day-to-day operations. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career with a growing company!

We offer a competitive salary with potential for bonus, generous benefit package (e.g., Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Match, Life), opportunities for advancement, annual professional development funds, employee discount, friendly work environment and more! To learn more about Comstock and how you can grow your career with our expanding portfolio, please visit www. comstockcompanies.com. To apply today, submit your resume to careers@ comstockcompanies.com Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. is proudly an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE/M/F/D/V. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

or weekends. Requires a valid driver’s license. Background check required.

ng salary: $15-$18/hr. depending on education experience. No benefits of a completed State and application. Applications thatare sayoffered “see resume” and incomplete applications will his position. For a complete job description, contact Suzanne Brown, District Operations not be considered. State application and narrative form is available at: lswcd.org and must be mailed ager at suzie.brown@lswcd.org.

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ence equivalent to graduation highaschool supplemented Loudoun Soil and Water Conservation District (LSWCD) isfrom seeking part-time Education by college level courses in education ialist to work 18 hours each The District office is located in of Leesburg, VA. The or week. an environmental field. Completion Project WILD, WET, and LEARNING TREE is a plus, as is essful candidate will assistmarketing in carryingexperience. out the Education objectives of the District. This schedule that may include days, evening, Requires the ability to work a flexible des educational outreach for K-12, focusing on environmental and conservation education.

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Home Instead Senior Care is looking for caring and compassionate CAREGivers to become a part of our team and join our mission of enhancing the lives of aging adults throughout the Loudoun County community. Home Instead provides a variety of non-medical services that allow seniors to remain in their home and meet the challenges of aging with dignity, care and compassion.

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In Pursuit of Equity During meeting after meeting over the past several months, the Loudoun School Board has been pounded with

complaints about overt discrimination, cultural incompetence or insensitivities, and systemic bias—all culminating in the creation of an ad hoc committee to examine equity issues in greater detail. With 25 members representing a broad range of interests and experience—and with the strong pledge of support from Superintendent Eric Williams and his staff—there is the potential to accomplish significant reforms—and quickly. However, it is important from the outset for the parties to have some agreement on what “quickly” means. Those who have served on the school district’s Minority Student Achievement Advisory Board, which has been delving into these issues for decades, are familiar with the slow pace of change that is typical in such a big organization. It’s clear their efforts now have moved to the fast lane and are powered by more support than ever before. That doesn’t mean radical changes will be coming next week or next month. But there should be an expectation that the concerns will be thoroughly investigated and that committee members and their advisors will embrace changes that better provide the opportunities for every student to achieve excellence in their academic pursuits. There already has been ample debate among School Board members and other community leaders of the district’s real or perceived shortcomings. The committee is comprised of experienced and capable individuals who have been granted wide latitude to explore the best ways to accomplish their mission. Now it’s time to get out of their way and let them get to work.

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[ LETTERS ] Housing Options Editor: April is Fair Housing Month and marks the 51st anniversary of the historic Fair Housing Act. April is also an historic month as the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors engage in a vigorous discussion about housing and review the Loudoun 2040 Comprehensive Plan. As a Realtor who has lived and worked in this wonderful county for the past 40 years, I see first-hand the struggles many face in the househunting process. Every day our association members work handin-hand with people through their emotional ups and downs of finding a room to rent or a home to buy. Several people have asked why it is important that the county be concerned with housing and why a plan to increase housing development should be included in Loudoun 2040. The Dulles Area Association of Realtors has response. Housing is a key ingredient of our economic prosperity and our quality of life. It is important to provide housing opportunities at all price points in order to have a vibrant, sustainable community. While the county has experienced economic growth, the supply of housing has not kept up with demand. With low inventory levels, housing affordability challenges surface. In February, the average home price rose to $517,858, a 7.32 percent increase when compared to February 2018. The median price of renting a two-bedroom apartment is over $1,500. The month of February continued the trend of increasing home prices in Loudoun County.

The median household income in Loudoun County is $110,300. A family at this income level could afford to purchase a home priced up to three times their income level—$330,900— which is almost $187,000 less than the average price of a home last month. In order for someone to afford the average price of a home, they need to make more than $172,000. This month, we only have 21 properties in all of Loudoun County priced at $330,000. A $330,000 home requires a down payment of over $9,000, over $10,000 in closing costs, and monthly payments of over $2,000. DAAR believes that these amounts and the lack of availability make homebuying difficult. Loudoun 2040 could help relieve the pressure of increasing housing costs by allowing for increased residential development, varied in type and price, available for both rental and homeownership. The county has over 45,000 housing units that could be built under the current Plan. This number includes 12,000 housing units that could be built, by-right, in the Rural Policy Area. Loudoun 2040 helps relieve the pressure to build more homes in the RPA with targeted development in the Transition Policy Area. The good news is that people love Loudoun County. Like me, they want to work and live here. It is important that Loudoun County provide housing options that can accommodate a variety of households, ages, income levels, and needs. We hope, in honor of Fair Housing Month, Loudoun County will agree and help ensure we continue to provide vibrant communities. — Phyllis Stakem, President Dulles Area Association of Realtors

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The Two Faces of Ball’s Bluff: History and Nature

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wood for fuel, fencing and building, though they did not clear-cut or plow the steepest, rockiest areas. Historic photographs and plans of the 1861 battlefield indicate that while a portion of the area that is now Balls Bluff Regional Park was cleared and remained free of forest at least until 1886, most of the slopes down to the river remained in forest. However, after the late 19th century, even this upland area was left to regenerate into forest. A 1937 aerial photograph, found in the Loudoun County mapping department’s aerial archive, shows much the same natural boundaries as exist today, with red cedars or Virginia pines grow-

Emily (Russell) Southgate is an historical ecologist, a local resident, and a Board Member of the Piedmont Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society. The second edition of her book, “People and the Land Through Time. Linking Ecology and History” is expected to be published in 2019. The first edition is available from Yale University Press. For more information about Balls Bluff Regional Park, go to novaparks.com/parks/ balls-bluff-battlefield-regional-park, or for more history,.battlefields.org/learn/ civil-war/battles/balls-bluff. In Our Backyard is compiled by the Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition. For more information about the organization, or to participate in the Rural Roads Initiative, go to loudouncoalition.org.

Summer: Higher Learning 101 BY TOSHA WOODARD Navigating a child’s education is not a perfect science with nuanced paths vying to be precisely trekked. As our family has adjusted, rewritten, and redrawn our blueprint, and in fielding many questions from outside observers, I often credit the constant of summer engagement in having helped fuel the curiosity, enthusiasm and motivation of our children. Taking a conscientious approach in choosing a “right fit” regiment has driven the success of summer adventure and provided an invaluable enrichment. In looking back at an extensive list of the kids’ involvements over the past 20 years, I am often surprised to now pinpoint the specific programs and summers when machine learning became as thrilling as math or when a moot court win became an added incentive to explore law school or when a program abroad gave one the confidence to engage in community service. Seeking out good-fit, quality programs has also become somewhat of an obsession; I’ve learned along the way that not all programs are created equal. But before you deem me a Tiger Mom (I’m not) about to impose an impossible list of to-dos, I ask that you consider the very real advantages of summer participation—with the added understanding that, to gain access, summer planning season is underway. For such a condensed window, the goal is that you work smarter not harder. Warming to the idea of a robust, challenge-filled summer could change your child’s life.

Summer programs—whether online, residential or day—carry social, academic, and affective impacts. For two and a half months, students may avail themselves of specialized curricula and intriguing schedules with minimal risks. Earning a spot in a well-suited program (or creating your own) has the potential to be a lifelong asset for your child. Available are extensive collections for all types of learners, talents, and deficits including research opportunities, advanced coursework, study abroad, language immersion, social justice initiatives, service projects, and advancement in music and the arts. Quirky to typical students from around the world converge on campuses lured by labs, inquiry-based learning, career experimentation, athletics, and seemingly everything in between. And for families disproportionally impacted by a lack of teachers in the classroom who resemble our children; fewer gifted recommendations; fewer magnet school acceptances; and receiving higher disciplinary referrals—summer freedom serves as an invaluable tool of empowerment affording opportunities to show leadership, be challenged, and connect learning to daily life. Residential summer programs tend to provide a more holistic focus with daily schedules that go beyond academics. (My rule of thumb has been to explore programs once the child is 10 or older.) Though it is understandably difficult to send a child away on his or her own, particularly the first time, be reassured by reputable programs with reliable screening processes and

appropriate staff/student ratios. Also, pay attention to the yield of a competitive program vs. a “pay to play.” What is the mission of the program and how have past students qualified their experience? Request references to learn more of the experiences of past students. And, be included: Don’t sit-out of the process when tuition poses constraints; instead explore financial aid and scholarship availability. Everyone benefits when there is reciprocal learning from students of all backgrounds. Developing the confidence to keep the process child-centered also stands to be a transformative tool. I speak from experience. I’m certainly guilty of choosing a program I loved hoping that my child would love it just as much. And after sending that child away for two grueling weeks and learning instead that he hated math and—who knew—circles, too, his conscientious input was a gross omission. I’ve since come full circle (No pun intended) and, though I am still very much involved in the process, generally from December through March my role is now as passive advisor rather than co-applicant. And the most valuable lesson that experience has taught is to hold a program as accountable for its promised structure as for its cultural competence (I will explore cultural competence more in my next article.) This is one of the most essential pieces of the puzzle for my family, though initially, a missing one. I recall when having a son attend Northwestern’s Center for Talent Development reading disconnected remarks from an instructor

and, later, a program assistant and just how much those remarks clouded the experience. I had such deep regret. So even in these shorter stints, familiarity with those interacting with your student is paramount. Initiate conversations with not only the instructors but also the program managers; ask open-ended questions; and lend your voice at the start to help others better know your student. As students unwind, negotiate sleepovers, reconnect with family, and spend hours—occasionally—doing things entirely thoughtless, engagement can’t be understated. Enrich their summer by helping to advance the natural curiosity of your student, positioning him or her to be a problem solver and compassionate contributor to their everyday and well into the future. If a carefully structured external program doesn’t work for you, consider creating your own in-house. The goal: A journey that affords a child the tools and freedom to navigate confidently and with curiosity and authenticity. Don’t hesitate to send an email to BsandQsColumn@gmail.com with your summer plans. Homework: Seek to perfect preparedness in an imperfect system. For a list of awe-inspiring programs and some of my personal favorites, follow Minding My Bs and Qs on Twitter: @BsandQs. Tosha Woodard is mom to five square pegs in round holes, educator’s wife, law grad, courageous conversationalist and impassioned advocate in pursuit of social justice and the next challenge—of purpose.

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Are you looking for a great walk, “in your backyard”? Ball’s Bluff, a combination of history and a special natural landscape is there for you. To a history enthusiast, Ball’s Bluff is known as the site of a Civil War battle. To a wildflower enthusiast, it is known as one of the best places in Loudoun County to see a remarkable diversity of spring wildflowers. These two facets of the park contribute to make the whole greater than the parts. As an historical ecologist, with training in botany, ecology and history, I look for interactions between history and natural features, and I find them to be especially striking at Ball’s Bluff. The natural setting influenced the location and outcome of the battle, as well as the continued survival of forest and wildflowers in this heavily developed region. For the backdrop, the Potomac River has been eroding the sandstone/siltstone bedrock for millennia, forming steep cliffs, the “bluffs” of Ball’s Bluff. As 18th and early 19th century farmers cleared land in the area for agriculture, they concentrated on the flatter uplands, leaving most of the steep land in trees. They did not, however, ignore these remaining forests. Moving beyond the cleared land, they cut

are given the chance to appreciate this natural wonder every spring, and I encourage you to visit as well. In any season, it is a special place, with native trees—including at least five species of oaks, beeches, tulip poplar and hickories, two feet or more in diameter, pawpaw, witchhazel, ironwood and other understory shrubs, and at least some wildflowers blooming at all seasons. The best wildflower display is in late April/early May. Even in August, though, it provides a cool and inspirational walk.

ing in small clearings, and beginning to regenerate forest. Both the steepness of the slopes and protection of the battlefield site effectively kept this area in forest as development spread from Leesburg. Today, the forestland on the slopes above the Potomac River provides several miles of hiking through hundred and 50-year-old forest, with an understory of abundant spring wildflowers which have never been destroyed by plowing. These plants are all perennials, whose roots are probably as old as the trees, maybe even older. If they had been destroyed by plowing, which happened in much of the county, they would have come back only very slowly from seed even as the forest regenerated. The area that was clear as late as 1886 formed a dense forest by the 21st century, but was clear-cut to reconstruct the landcover as it was at the time of the battle. This action dismayed botanists and naturalists, who valued the large, healthy trees there, but fulfilled the current concept of reconstructing historic battlefields to the conditions at the historic period. Fortunately, many of the very special wildflowers remain in the rest of the park and are there for our appreciation. Loudoun Valley High School environmental science students, led by Liam McGranaghan,

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Graydon Manor << FROM 1 library, a childcare center, a fitness center, a lounge, something along the lines of a convenience store that sells products produced onsite and a plot of land for crop-growing, which Gregory said could provide the brewery with a location to grow pumpkins for an autumnal beer and the restaurant a location to grow crops for a farm-to-table menu. Gregory also wants to build a country inn—a concept that’s stirred concern among western Loudoun residents in recent weeks as Tree of Life Ministries has proposed to build 32 micro-cottages near Round Hill and landowner John Robic has already begun construction on a project to build 40 780-square-foot dwelling units near Hillsboro. Gregory said his country inn would be different than either of those concepts. He said the inn would feature 40 “high-end” rooms with kitchenettes that would be housed in different buildings around a centralized common area, some of which possibly part of four-unit buildings and others as standalone structures. Gregory said those rooms would be available for brewery or winery guests to rent if they didn’t feel like driving home, and for the friends and family members visiting residents on the property. “That might be a very desirous product type to rent,” he said. Gregory also would like to pipe

ECHO << FROM 3 of these new policies, however we can all agree on one common goal: helping people with disabilities achieve their optimal level of personal, social and economic success. The ECHO Academy was created to do just that.” The former mailroom and loading dock have been refitted to help clients

Rural signs << FROM 3 Shelter Road—a confusing situation that’s resulted in people walking into her house thinking they’ve arrived at the shelter. A half-year and about $8,000 later, Critchley is now designated as both a wayside stand and farm market and can apply for eight signs—but even that may not be enough, she said. Dennis Virts, the owner of Virts Family Farms at the Rt. 9/Purcellville Road intersection, was also required to remove signage, including the 40-squrefoot “Virts Family Farms” sign on the side of his barn. Virts said he was in the dark on county sign regulations. He’s removed his pennant flags, but will keep the others up until the county’s grace period ends, at which point he could be fined a maximum of $5,000. According to the ordinance, the primary purposes of the county’s sign regulations are to “help people find a location without difficulty or confusion and to clearly identify places of business and

500,000 gallons a day of spring water from the deep spring on Dr. Jack Cook’s Leesburg property to Graydon Manor for residents and businesses to use and to bottle for sale. “We think it’s the environmentally correct thing to do,” he said. Additionally, he wants to install a parking lot with restrooms to accommodate W&OD Trail users on the property’s southernmost seven acres. If the co-housing village works out, Gregory said he would abandon the kennel project. Relating to the logistics of it all, Gregory said he could use the property’s existing wells for water and hopes to tap into the Town of Leesburg’s sewer system, noting there is an existing line there from years gone by. Leesburg Planning and Zoning Director Susan Berry Hill said the town would need to evaluate that option, since the town’s Comprehensive Plan and the county’s General Plan both include language prohibiting the extension of central utilities from the town to the Rural Policy Area unless it were to serve public uses. Many of Gregory’s ideas face policy challenges, and county regulators have pushed back on most of his plans. In a November zoning administration referral, Senior Planner Mark Depo wrote that the county considered Gregory’s proposed co-housing residential units to be single-family attached and detached dwellings.

Single-family detached dwellings could be permitted in the Agricultural Rural zoning district under the Household Living use category, but would require Gregory to submit a subdivision application to create individual lots for each dwelling unit, which Gregory is not planning to do. Moreover, single-family attached dwellings are not permitted at all in the Agricultural Rural zoning district. County Attorney Leo Rogers said that Gregory’s plans don’t reflect co-housing at all. “That was their way of getting around the prohibition of the ordinance,” he said. Depo also wrote that for the county to consider Gregory’s other proposed amenities and commercial projects, he’ll have to submit a sketch plan depicting the brewery in only one building, apply for a minor special exception for the restaurant and make it clear that the greenhouse would be for horticultural purposes. Like the winery proposal, Gregory has no formalized plans for the country inn just yet, but did submit a request for zoning determination to County Zoning Administrator Mark Stultz in July asking him to clarify how the county interprets “country inn” in the Zoning Ordinance. Gregory sought to confirm that a guest room or dwelling unit may house more than one occupant and that guest rooms can have additional rooms, like kitchens. Depo responded in November, writing that while the Zoning Ordinance

does not define “guest room,” previous Loudoun County Zoning Administration opinions determined that guest rooms aren’t the same as dwelling units. Depo also wrote that a guest room should contain “sleeping facilities,” possibly with a bathroom or foyer as accessory elements, but “shall not contain independent cooking (kitchen) facilities.” Gregory appealed Depo’s response to the Board of Zoning Appeals, which affirmed Depo’s stance in February. Gregory is now appealing those determinations to the Circuit Court. Gregory said that he’s hoping the county will be amenable to sit down and discuss his ideas to come to a level of mutual understanding and work forward from there. He’s now waiting response from the county on a site plan he recently submitted. He said that if he’s unable to bring the co-housing village project to fruition in the coming years, he’ll attempt to bring other projects to the forefront, like an outdoor recreation site with campgrounds or a shooting range of some sort, such as target or skeet shooting or paint balling. “We are exploring all of our by-right options,” he said. Gregory has no plans to advance those projects, though. Instead, he’s determined to make the co-housing village project a success. “There really is not a [backup],” he said. “We anticipate ultimately we’ll prevail and be able to build this. This is the right thing for Loudoun.”

learn personal hygiene, computer skills, life and social skills, and even vocational skills. “The tools and modules that our new academy utilizes will help us discern just what their optimal level looks like,” Donohue said. “What do they like? What are they good at? What types of work will get them excited and fulfilled?” “While I still strongly believe that group-supported employment is need-

ed and the best option and choice for many individuals, I am also very proud that ECHO was able to adapt to the changing regulations,” said Chief Operating Officer Zanelle Nichols. She said the academy, including the Practical Assessment Exploration System, or PAES, lab, will help people become more independent. “Knowing and understanding your interests and strengths provides you with a sense of purpose,” Nichols

said. “Building on your interests and strengths paves the way for inclusion. Enhancing vocational interests and strengths leads to great employability.” The unveiling also featured a performance from A Place to Be, a partner organization of ECHO that uses the clinically-based therapeutic benefits of music and arts to support people with disabilities.

communities.” Under a long-standing practice, the county staff rarely engages in proactive enforcement of the sign laws, but typically only gets involved when someone files a formal complaint. Chris Griggs, the owner of the Homestead 1870 Farm Market off Harpers Ferry Road, said the county told him on March 11 to take down his pennant flag, an advertisement method he said ushers in 100 percent of his business. “No one would know [about the farm market] without a sign that it’s open to enter,” he said. Griggs said that because he was forced to remove the sign, not a single customer stopped in to buy eggs or any other of his products that weekend. “How can someone tell me what type of flag or sign I’m allowed to put up,” he said. “I’m feeling so disappointed in the county on various levels.” To fight back against what he said has turned into harassment, Griggs that night set up SupportLoudounFarms. com to collect email addresses from other affected rural business owners to petition the Board of Supervisors to take action on the matter. Higgins held a two-hour meeting last Friday with Hillsboro Mayor Rog-

er Vance, affected business owners and county staffers to discuss possible solutions. Higgins said he feels the county zoning regulations need to be modified to better accommodate rural business owners and their need for more signage than other businesses, typically located in commercial centers. He said that Virts’ 40-square-foot sign is not “unreasonable” and that farm markets in general need larger signs to attract attention from the road. Higgins said he’ll bring a proposal to amend the sign regulations before the Board of Supervisors in the coming weeks. He said that item would be specific to wayside stands and farm markets and that it would review possible modifications that are “reasonable and bring a balance between the needs of the rural businesses and the other people that live [in western Loudoun].” “We want to try to bring some balance to the rural area,” he said. Vance proposed a few solutions, both in the long and short term. He said the county could suspend its signage enforcement during the upcoming growing season to allow farmers the chance to attract business, and that the county

could implement a wayfinding sign program that would attract visitors to rural businesses with aesthetically pleasing, standardized signage. County Public Affairs and Communications Officer Glen Barbour said the county would soon publish handouts designed to help agricultural-based businesses understand the sign laws. “The county is working to continue education early and often so that future compliance issues can be avoided,” he said. Until any changes are made, however, some businesses will continue to suffer. Critchley said she can’t wait another few months for the county to allow larger or more signage because she will have missed out on too much business by then. She said that even if she spends $1,880 on eight signs—the value of selling 376 cartons of a dozen eggs at her farm store—it won’t be enough to attract the number of customers she needs to stay in business. “This is my livelihood,” she said. “I can’t go without signs.”

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school system. “I am troubled by the fact that this may well require the acceleration of a new high school, so I’ve got concerns about the school impacts of this application,” Umstattd said. Supervisor Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run) claimed credit for the project during Thursday’s meeting, calling it “the culmination of more than three years of work by my office” and issuing a press release the night of the vote subtitled “Supervisor Meyer Leads Negotiations on Metro-Area Development.” “The reason why I’m proud to have led the board’s negotiations on this is simple: it’s because it’s time for developers to pay their fair share and to do infrastructure first, and this deal does this,” Meyer said. “With all due respect to you, Mr. Meyer, the heavy lifting on this as done by Mr. Letourneau’s office, it really was,” said County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large). “… Everyone did their part, but Mr. Letourneau lifted heavy on this application, and I think that should be said.” Supervisors voted on the application the same night they received the latest draft of the county’s new comprehensive plan from the Planning Commission. The Silver District takes up much of that plan’s new Urban Policy Area and, together with Loudoun Station and Moorefield Station, sets the first stakes for the county’s planned transit-oriented, Metrorail-adjacent urban developments. Supervisors approved the application 8-1, with Umstattd opposed. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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before the 350th residence is open. On top of the infrastructure projects, and with development in the county’s Metrorail Service special tax district, county planners expect the project to be fiscally positive for the county budget overall. Most supervisors held up the project, which has been the subject of three years of committee and public meetings, as well as an 11th-hour citizen petition in opposition, as an example for future projects. “I did not think that I would get to the point where I could support the application, quite honestly,” Letourneau said. “But we have seen, over the last several months, tremendous progress on the proffer package to the point where we are now addressing each and every point that the residents have made.” “To be quite honest, the easiest thing for us to do politically would be to vote this down, because what we know is going to happen is the outcry from the public is going to be huge,” said Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large). But, she said, that would be “irresponsible.” “At some point you have to do the responsible thing regardless of what would happen in your election.” Supervisor Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) disagreed. “It would be hard for me to go to Brambleton, and Willowsford, and Loudoun Valley Estates and all of those residents and constituents of mine who are sitting in traffic every single day and tell them I voted no on

“high-density flow in which speed and freedom to maneuver are severely restricted and comfort and convenience have declined even though flow remains stable.” In particular, according to a county consultant’s traffic projections, the Loudoun County Parkway intersections at Westwind Drive and the Dulles Greenway are expected to get VDOT’s lowest rating, with “forced traffic flow in which the amount of traffic approaching a point exceeds the amount that can be served,” “characterized by stop-and-go waves, poor travel times, low comfort and convenience, and increased accident exposure.” Still, supervisors said, the project would improve traffic flow in the area compared to denying the application. Letourneau said he hoped the applications will set a standard for how the county evaluates similar applications in the future, pointing to that fiscal and transportation analysis, which was commissioned by the county rather than the developer. “It gave the Board of Supervisors the credible data we needed to then negotiate with the developer, understanding exactly what it was going to take for this project to be positive, and going into that, as it was proposed, it wasn’t,” Letourneau said, adding that will be “a way that we can approach big difficult land use applications like this in the future.” Only Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg) voted against the project, saying, “I wish I could have gotten there.” She cited a number of concerns, including fiscal impact, its dependence on the developer’s ability to negotiate a private contract with the Dulles Greenway, and the increased burden on the

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widening Loudoun County Parkway,” Buffington said. Board Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn), one of the two remaining supervisors who voted to bring Metrorail into Loudoun along with Letourneau, said “this is exactly what we envisioned when we cast that yes vote back in 2012.” “At the same time that we cast that yes vote, in order to fund the construction, the capital costs of Metro, we came up with a novel idea and voted to implement the Metrorail Service tax district, so that the developers who would profit from Metro coming were paying to build Metro,” Buona said. The county estimates the development will provide $48 million in additional tax revenue over 25 years in the Metrorail Service District, where property owners currently pay an additional $0.20 per $100 of assessed value over the regular county real estate tax. Even with Silver District West’s planned improvements, a consultant’s traffic analysis shows many intersections in the area will be heavily congested at expected full buildout in 2040. That includes serious problems along Loudoun County Parkway at Westwind Drive/Charitable Street, Barrister Street/Centergate Drive, the Dulles Greenway, and Shellhorn Drive, and at the intersection of Barrister Street and Landmark Court/State Street, which today is mostly surrounded by vacant land south of the Greenway. The intersections along Loudoun County Parkway are already performing below county standards today. County policy is to keep intersections at or above Virginia Department of Transportation standards for

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