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ect many have been watching take form since its Sept. 17, 2017, groundbreaking. From the start, those who worked within the hospital’s walls and the community it serves were a big part of the North Tower’s makeup. Both Addo and Special Projects Manager Kelly Stevenson pointed to the mock patient and clinical rooms set up in tents outside the hospital before construction began. Back in the days
Loudoun supervisors on Tuesday night got their first look at a long-awaited strategic plan to tackle the high cost of housing in the county. The Unmet Housing Needs Strategic Plan was called for in the 2019 General Plan, the first rewrite of the county’s comprehensive plan in almost 20 years. The general plan acknowledges and calls for a fix to Loudoun’s housing cost problem. But despite the years spent on that plan, it yielded no detailed steps to tackle that problem, instead setting in motion work on the separate unmet housing needs plan. That work started in September 2019. The draft plan first highlights the need to provide housing for a range of incomes in Loudoun. Those include factors ranging from the importance of good housing to the health and well-being of children and families and its importance to the economic stability of workers and families, to the relief locally available housing can provide for traffic and long commutes. It also highlights the growth and changes of the county. According to the draft plan, from 2000 to 2015, Loudoun added more than 67,000 new jobs, nearly 77% growth, and young working families are forecasted to be a key component of Loudoun’s growth over the next 25 years,
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Inside the North Tower
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The new North Tower at Inova Loudoun Hospital in Lansdowne.
One Year Later, Inova Loudoun Prepares ‘Opening Day’ BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ krodriguez@loudounnow.com
Now that it’s a year old, Inova Loudoun Hospital CEO Deborah Addo is finally getting to show off her new baby. It’s a big one—382,000 square feet— that came out of 30-month-long project. When construction of the Lansdowne campus’ North Tower finished last spring, the project did not get the huge public celebration that Addo and other hospital
leaders had long envisioned. Instead, it quietly opened its doors on April 13, 2020, just a few weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic that forced a widescale lockdown. But, a year later, the North Tower still has that “new car” look and feel. Finally, as coronavirus restrictions begin to loosen, Addo and her team envision a time not too far into the future where that long-awaited celebration can finally be held. In the meantime, though, she offered Loudoun Now a glimpse inside the proj-
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As Supervisors Pass Budget, Protests For and Against Biberaj BY RENSS GREENE AND PATRICK SZABO rgreene@loudounnow.com pszabo@loudounnow.com
In the hours before county supervisors cast the final vote adopting their Fiscal Year 2022 budget on Tuesday evening, dueling demonstrations called for them to fund more positions under Commonwealth’s Attorney Buta Biberaj—or to strip local funding from her office altogether. During budget deliberations this year, Biberaj’s was the only county office not to see its funding request fully approved, amid concerns over her handling of domestic violence cases. Although Biberaj, as a constitutional officer, is an elected official who does not answer to the Board of Supervisors and manages her own budget, the majority of her office’s budget comes from the county board. Biberaj, who began her first term in January 2020, has been pushing for increases in staffing since partway through the year, and County Administrator Tim Hemstreet’s proposed Fiscal Year 2021 budget included 12 new positions and more than $1.6 million in additional funding for the office. Supervisors gave Biberaj a more limited increase in funding, approving only four new positions, totaling $478,806. Biberaj on Tuesday held a press conference flanked by her staff outside the old courthouse in downtown Leesburg, arguing that her office is comprised of only 19 prosecutors who each have hundreds of cases on their plates, making it impossible to meet the needs of the community. Biberaj also noted that there are more than
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Commonwealth’s Attorney Buta Biberaj held a press conference on Tuesday outside the old county courthouse, alongside her staff, announcing she planned to again request the Board of Supervisors to acquiesce her office’s request for funding to hire more staffers.
100 trials in the pipeline in Circuit Court. She said it was “not sustainable” to keep operations at current levels. Biberaj said the board’s decision was placing the community at risk, noting that the lack of funding to hire more staff members—prosecutors, paralegals and
legal services assistants—means her office is unable to meet with victims, witnesses and law enforcement officers to prepare cases. Biberaj asked supervisors to reconsider their decision so her office can continue to serve the community “with safety and jus-
tice always at the forefront.” She said that if the board does not acquiesce her office’s request, she would “look elsewhere” for the funding. She asserted that her office was not interested in seeking convictions for the sake of getting convictions. Rather, she said, her office is interested in justice. But at a competing demonstration in front of the Loudoun County government center less than half an hour later, protestors criticized Biberaj’s time in the office, accusing her of not supporting prosecutions, including in domestic violence cases. “Imagine if it were you who had to go to court and face an attorney after you had been abused years and years by your spouse or significant other, and then you’re told by the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office that you should have more concern and more empathy for your abuser? That you should consider lessening the sentence? Because guess what—that’s what Ms. Biberaj does,” said Brenda Tillet of Fairfax, founder of Stand Up Virginia, a group criticizing local commonwealth’s attorneys who joined a group called Virginia Progressive Prosecutors for Justice. That group was formed to back criminal justice reform proposals such as ending the death penalty, mandatory minimum sentences and cash bail, with 11 commonwealth’s attorneys from some of the state’s most populous jurisdictions signing on. Tillett characterized them as “rogue prosecutors,” and said she has letters from domestic violence victims complaining BIBERAJ continues on page 33
Supervisors Urge COVID-19 Vaccinations, Get Doses Publicly BY RENSS GREENE
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Loudoun County supervisors and Leesburg restaurateur Curtis Allred are the latest to demonstrate confidence in COVID-19 vaccines by getting their shots publicly. On Tuesday, county supervisors and Allred were at a press conference in the county boardroom to both talk about vaccination and get their shots in front of the cameras. They were joined by several other people in the newly eligible Phase 1c group, including 18-year-old
Ryan Delgado, who works at Starbucks and, as a food service worker, is now eligible for a vaccine. “I think it’s important that he’s here, because there has been a misunderstanding that people who are young don’t get COVID, and don’t need the vaccine,” said County Chair Phyllis J. Randall (DAt Large), who also got a shot Tuesday. “That’s not true. They can get it, and they can certainly pass it on to their older loved ones.” It is the latest of several events where Loudoun’s health and elected officials have tried to lead by example, getting
vaccinated in front of cameras to encourage others to get the vaccine. Health departments and emergency services department heads arranged to get their first shots in front of reporters’ cameras on the first day of vaccinations in Loudoun in December, and on March 30 Loudoun’s mayors did the same outside the Purcellville town hall, also showing up to support the April 6 event. Also in attendance were volunteers working to get the vaccine to people who might have trouble accessing it. Randall thanked people like the two representatives from New Virginia Majority who
attended. “There’s been a lot of discussion about equity issues and making sure that the vaccines are given in an equitable fashion in Loudoun County,” Randall said. “We’ve done a very good job of that, and we’ve done it with the help of partners. The New Virginia Majority, who are represented with us today, the NAACP, the ADAMS mosque have all had large vaccination events, and they take them out to people who probably wouldn’t come in and they have a hard time getting VACCINATIONS continues on page 33
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Supervisors Push New Metro Development LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT
Before the first zoning application has been filed, Loudoun supervisors and the county’s economic development staff are pushing a new development on Metro’s Silver Line as a win. The county last week announced plans for a, 4.4 million square foot mixed-use development called Rivana at Innovation Station, which will straddle the Loudoun and Fairfax county line. Plans on the Loudoun side are said to include 1,954 housing units, 1.8 million square feet of office space, a 185,000 square foot retail area, a 265-room hotel, and an 11-acre park. All of that is only the first phase of a planned 103-acre development situated in both counties, including both the formerly state-owned Center for Innovative Technology and the site of former plans for The Hub, itself formerly known as Dulles World Center, a project that was talked about for years but never got off the ground. The land, at the northeast quadrant of the Rt. 28/Dulles Toll Road interchange, has been envisioned as Loudoun’s more prominent gateway for decades. It was first rezoned to permit a high-density research and development park in the late 1980s. More recently, it was revived as the Dulles World Center, in 2012, a project that included 1,265 homes and 1.75
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A rendering for plans for Rivana at Innovation Station.
million square feet of office. In 2018, The Hub was approved for the same number of homes with 250,000 square feet of office space. Now, Rivana at Innovation Station, backed by a conglomeration of four development firms called Novais Partners, is proposed to go even bigger—although still more zoning modifications will have to be approved by the Board of Supervisors. But before any public land use review process has begun, county officials are already talking construction timelines— planning to break ground in early 2022— and pushing the project as a win for Silver
Line development. “Loudoun County’s vision in the 2019 Comprehensive Plan was to create walkable, urban environments around the upcoming Metro stations, and this project brings that vision to life. Innovation Station will allow generations of Loudoun County businesses, residents, students, and visitors to take advantage of worldclass environments in which to live, work, learn, and play,” stated Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large). “The Novais METRO DEVELOPMENT continues on page 5
Online Map to Crowdsource Racist Symbols LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT
The public can now help Loudoun County’s effort to inventory roads, buildings, signs and other public infrastructure that memorialize Confederate and segregationist figures or history by adding them on an online map. The Board of Supervisors launched the review, with a report expect in June. People who know about items potentially named after or memorializing Confederate or segregationist figures, symbols and slogans, such as buildings, battlefields, public roads, logos, monuments, and signs, may add them to the list until April 30. The form is at geohub-loudoungis.
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J.E.B. Stuart Road, pictured here going through Philomont, is named for U.S. Army officer from Virginia who resigned to become a Confederate States Army general.
opendata.arcgis.com. Scroll down to find the link to “Confederate and Segregationist Symbols.” The tool lets submitters include a description of the features, pertinent historical information and map locations, and photos. Schools and school mascots will not be included, since Loudoun County Public Schools is conducting a separate review. The inventory will also be limited to public items that memorialize a Confederate leader, the Confederate cause, or individuals or movements that promoted and implemented racial segregation laws in Virginia during the eras of Jim Crow (1896-1965) and Massive Resistance to desegregation (1954-1959). n
Bike to Work Day Registration Open Registration is underway for the region’s annual Bike to Work Day, set for Friday, May 21. Both bicycle commuters and people working from home are encouraged to ride for exercise and mental well-being. Cyclists may register at biketoworkmetrodc.org or by calling 800-745-7433. Loudoun County will host two physically distanced pit stops, where registrants may pick up free T-shirts. Staggered hours and COVID-19 mitigation policies will be in place, including a face covering requirement. This year, out of an abundance of caution, refreshments will not be provided. The pit stops are by the Washington and Old Dominion Trail in Leesburg at Raflo Park from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., and at the Sterling Ruritan Club just east of Rt. 28, 183 Ruritan Road, from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Bike to Work Day is coordinated across the region by the Washington Area Bicyclist Association and Commuter Connections. The event is held rain or shine, and typically attracts thousands of participants. Local arrangements are planned by Loudoun County Commuter Services. More information, including a link to register, is available at loudoun.gov/biketowork or by contacting local coordinator Judy Galen at 703-737-8044 or by email at Judy.Galen@loudoun.gov.
Nominations Sought for Signatures of Loudoun The Loudoun County Design Cabinet is seeking nominations for the 2021 Signatures of Loudoun Design Awards program. The program recognizes the buildings and public spaces that reflect outstanding design, renovation, adaptive reuse and visually groundbreaking projects throughout the county. All varieties of nominations are welcomed, private and public, large and small. Nominations are considered by the Design Cabinet for awards in eight categories: Details: excellence or whimsy demonstrated in the form of minutiae or finishing touches, which visually delight or offer a sense of continuity with Loudoun’s history. Familiar: the exceptional attention given to surrounding buildings, places and ON THE AGENDA continues on page 5
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details during the project design. A highly “contextual” design solution in which the new design looks as if it had always been a visually harmonious part of the neighborhood. Infrastructure: including facilities, utilities, roadways, bridges, streetscape, parkways and trails. Interiors: an interior space in residential, commercial, retail or public sector structures. Legends: projects or places that have stood the “test of time” over 25 years or more – icons that make Loudoun County unique. Makeovers: historic renovation and/ or adaptive reuse projects that mirror Loudoun’s reputation as a place of rich contrasts and preserve a piece of its
Metro development continued from page 4 plan for Rivana checks all the boxes for a world-class development that will create value and opportunity for everyone in our community for decades to come.” A press release from the county Department of Economic Development paints those plans as “bucolic urbanism.” “Unlike other developments on the East Coast, the vision for Rivana at Innovation Station is more than square feet and total units, it’s a chance to deliver a more humanized environment that reflects who Loudoun is now and where we are going,” stated Loudoun Economic Development Executive Director Buddy Rizer. “Innovation Station will position Loudoun as an attractive option for major corporate users looking for high-quality office space in a post-COVID environment.” “When I voted to bring Metro to Loudoun County in 2012, it was with projects like Rivana in mind. And when the Board of Supervisors created a new
unique history. Public Spaces: public greens, plazas and squares that have become a favorite gathering place. Pace Setters: recent, visually groundbreaking projects. Pace Setters may well be the Legends of a quarter century from now. Entries will be judged by the Design Cabinet, a volunteer organization of engineers, architects, planners and designers who encourage high-quality ecological, urban, architectural and landscape design in Loudoun County. For more information, and to nominate a favorite Loudoun building, project or place, go to loudoun.gov/SignaturesofLoudoun. The nomination deadline is April 23. Previous applicants for the canceled 2020 awards will be contacted and offered the option of being considered for this year’s awards.
urban policy area in our comprehensive plan, it was exactly to attract projects like this. This site is more than 100 acres, ready for the type of high-quality, integrated development that will be attractive to commercial users while providing a destination for entertainment, recreation, retail and a variety of housing types,” stated Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles), who chairs the Board of Supervisors’ finance committee. “Novais has committed to an aggressive timeline and a collaborative process with both Loudoun and Fairfax counties, to get this exciting project to market in the next few years.” “The project’s developers have committed to delivering twice as many residential units and six times the number of affordable dwelling units as previously planned,” stated district Supervisor Sylvia R. Glass (Broad Run). “This will make a significant impact in our mission to provide a variety of housing options to serve Loudoun’s growing population. Providing a continuum of housing is critical to Loudoun’s future growth.” n
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Ion Selected for U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT
Ion International Training Center in Leesburg will be one of eight sites across the nation included in the 2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series. More than 400 figure skaters and approximately 200 coaches from 21 states and the District of Columbia will come to Loudoun to compete in singles for a chance to advance to the national championships. The Leesburg competition will take place Oct. 27-30, 2021 and will be co-hosted by the Skating Club of Northern Virginia and Ion Figure Skating Club. “U.S. Figure Skating looks forward to returning to Loudoun County and Ion International Training Center for the 2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series presented by Toyota,” said Mia Corsini, U.S. Figure Skating director, events. “We’re excited to pick up where we left off in the fall of 2020 and bring a phenomenal event to a top-notch facility, with a community that embraces figure skating
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The Ion International Training Center will host some of America’s top skaters as they compete to advance to the national championships.
from collaboration with ION FSC and the SC of Northern Virginia to the strong support from Visit Loudoun.” Because of COVID-19, the U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series will again be used for the 2021-22 season rather than the traditional U.S. Qualifying Season competitions. The series of eight com-
petitions will take place over a six-week period beginning Oct. 4. Advancement to the 2022 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships, set for Jan. 3-9, 2022, in Nashville and assignment to the 2022 National High Performance Development Team will be based on each skaters’ highest score earned rather than placement at
each competition. “We are thrilled to offer skaters in our region the opportunity to compete after so many competitions had to cancel because of COVID-19,” said Skating Club of Northern Virginia Competitions Chair Melissa Mahle. “We have a great facility at Ion International Training Center and a growing community of talented figure skaters,” said Ion Figure Skating Club President Lynn Eisenhour. “We expect to see great skating, with some of the competitors qualifying for US Figure Skating National Championships.” In 2019, Visit Loudoun launched the Loudoun Sports Tourism brand to foster economic development through coordinating and developing Loudoun County’s role as a leading destination for sporting events and organizations. Securing this tournament, which is expected to generate more than $1 million in revenue, only ION continues on page 7
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This year’s smaller Flower & Garden Festival to be held at Ida Lee Park will feature more than 60 vendors offering everything needed for this spring’s landscaping projects.
Flower & Garden Festival Sold Out Although the town’s Flower & Garden Festival is returning this year in a scaled-down format at Ida Lee Park Recreation Center, the annual event’s popularity is as big as ever. Linda Fountain, events and outreach manager for Leesburg’s Parks and Recreation Department, con-
firmed Tuesday that the April 17-18 event has sold out of tickets for all available sessions. The flower and garden show has been moved to Ida Lee Park’s grounds this year in an effort to accommodate social distancing made necessary by the COVID-19 pandemic. In its previous 30 years, the
popular event has been spread throughout the historic downtown area. For the Saturday, April 17, and Sunday, April 18, event, 1,000 tickets were available during each of the six available sessions. n
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AROUND town Town Joins Mayor’s Water Challenge Mayor Kelly Burk is once again joining mayors across the country in the annual Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation. The national campaign, which takes place April 1 to 30, actively promotes civic participation and action around water conservation, efficiency, and the sustainability of the nation’s water-based ecosystems. Leesburg residents are asked to make online pledges to reduce pollution, water waste, and explore ways to improve the health of their community. Participants will be eligible to win $3,000 toward their home utility payments in addition to other eco-friendly prizes. They can also nominate a charity in town to win a Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Residents can find water-saving tips and make their pledges at mywaterpledge.com. “This pledge is but a small step to not only spread awareness but to ensure our water remains both clean and abundant in the future,” Burk stated. “When you conserve water, you conserve life.” Last year, residents from more than 2,000 locations in all 50 states pledged to reduce their annual consumption of freshwater by 1 billion gallons, reduce waste sent to landfills by 29 million pounds, and prevented hundreds of thousands of pounds of hazardous waste from entering watersheds.
Utilities Dept. Begins Annual Maintenance The Utilities Department will conduct controlled flushing of the town’s water mains from April to June. This preventative maintenance program helps maintain water quality. Water mains are flushed by opening fire hydrants and allowing them to flow freely for a short period of time. The flushing cleans out sediment, removes air, which may accumulate in the water mains, and restores chlorine levels in areas of limited use, thereby, reducing the potential for bac-
Ion continued from page 6 further solidifies Loudoun’s role as a preferred sports destination. “We are very excited to be a part of the 2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series,” said Visit Loudoun Director of Sales and Services Torye Hurst, who also oversees Loudoun Sports Tourism. “The
teriological contamination. Water is safe to drink and use during flushing; however, there may be temporary discoloration and sediment in the water. The town recommends residents avoid doing laundry until the discoloration subsides. Flushing may also introduce air into the water, which may temporarily cause erratic flow. If this occurs, open your cold water tap until a clear steady flow of water is observed.
Virtual Class Features Court Records Loudoun County Circuit Court Judge and former Leesburg Town Attorney Jeanette Irby will discuss how to use court records and other resources for genealogical and historical research on Thursday, April 15, beginning at 10 a.m. Irby will demonstrate how to mine court records for clues that can be used to collect information for genealogical research. Examples include real estate records, chancery suits, estates, and indexes, which are frequently overlooked. Pre-registration is required for this virtual event. Call 703-737-7195, email balchlib@leesburgva.gov, or register online at leesburgva.gov/libraryregistration.
New Exhibit at Balch A new exhibit from Morven Park is on display at the Thomas Balch Library. By the time Westmoreland and Marguerite Davis settled at Morven Park in 1903, they had amassed an international collection of decorative arts. Learn more about the works of art, various religious objects, and fun souvenirs the Davises brought home with them after “Gallivanting Around the World.” The exhibit will be available to view by appointment only on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to noon, or 1 to 3 p.m., through April 29. Call 703-737-7195, email balchlib@leesburgva.gov, or request an appointment online via leesburgva.gov/departments/thomas-balch-library. combination of two outstanding figure skating clubs and a first-class facility make Leesburg and Loudoun County a great location for this competition and others in the future.” All events in the 2022 Championship Series are being planned as in-person events and will adhere to CDC guidelines as well as local and state requirements. Additional details will be available at usfigureskating.org. n
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Abhinav Sheth displays his washing machine costume, one of several STEAM-based, do-it-yourself costume kits he has designed.
Middle School Costume Designer Makes Top Pitch in YEA! Investor Competition LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT
Twenty-one student entrepreneurs pitched their business plans to a panel of investors and local business leaders during the Young Entrepreneurs Academy’s fifth annual Investor Panel on March 23. Presented by the Loudoun Chamber Foundation and the Loudoun Economic Development Authority, YEA! Loudoun is a seven-month program that teaches middle and high school students how to develop, pitch and launch their own small business. The program culminates in a “Shark Tank”-like investor panel. This year’s panel included Alice Frazier of BCT-The Community’s Bank, Bernard Mustafa of BE FIT Technologies, Preeti Sarnaik of Wells Fargo, Jenny Culnen of Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, Larry Melton of The Building People, and Theodora Petrakis of SeKON.
Other winners were: • YUVRAJ CHAUHAN, of John Champe High School, the founder of ZBOT, which makes virtual robots to make small businesses more efficient, $1,000; • ARYAA AGARWAL, of Broad Run High School and the Academies of Loudoun, founder of Bubblery, a customized, vegan body and skincare brand, $1,000; • HARLOW STANLEY, of Belmont Ridge Middle School, founders of Clean Halo, a natural shampoo bar, $500; • ELLA SULTANI, of Freedom High School, founder of Sult Inc. Candles, $500; and • CHELA HESS, of Stone Hill Middle School, founder of StyleSip by Chela, a business that celebrates Black and multi-racial women through hand-painted wine glasses and accessories, $500. The participants competed for $5,000 in investment capital and the chance to represent Loudoun County at the YEA! National pitch event.
Abhinav Sheth, of Eagle Ridge Middle School, took the top prize, $1,500. His YEA! AWARDS continues on page 9
School system staffers presented county supervisors with an accounting of how they spent the $12 million in CARES Act funding during Monday’s Joint School Board/Board of Supervisors Committee meeting. On Sept. 15, 2020, the Board of Supervisors sent the schools $12 million of federal CARES Act money, which the schools had to spend by the end of the year or lose under the guidelines of the bill. Of that money, according to a presentation, $6.4 million went to public health supplies including thermal cameras, air filters, and six-foot distance markers; $2.2 million went to personal protective equipment and barriers; $1.9 million went to distance learning supplies like using buses as wi-fi hotspots and supplying microphones and headphones; and the last $1.5 million went to facilitating telework. It is far from the only funding the schools have gotten. The report also details another $14.9 million in CARES Act funding Gov. Ralph Northam allocated to schools last year; $1 million from Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief and Governor’s Emergency Education Relief funding that must be spent before October 2022; and $4.8 million from the state from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund II, which must be spent before October 2023. The schools also present American Rescue Plan funding as “TBD.” Rep. Jennifer T. Wexton (D-VA-10)’s office has estimated just under $13.3 million will go directly to Loudoun County Public Schools; school staff members have said they have received a preliminary estimate from the Virginia Department of Education that it will be $10.9 million. n
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YEA! Awards continued from page 9 business, Out of the Box Costumes, provides STEAM-based, do-it-yourself costume kits. Applications are open for the Class of 2022 until June 12. Students may apply online, LoudounChamber.org/YEA. The 2021 supporters for YEA! include Loudoun County Public Schools, Loudoun Youth, Inc., Loudoun Department of Economic Development, and the Mason Enterprise Center. Platinum Sponsors, Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, Wells Fargo; Investor Panel Sponsors, PNC Bank, SeKON, The Building People; Scholarship Sponsors, Backflow Technology, Integrus Holdings, Inc., Northwest Federal Credit Union/Northwest Federal Credit Union Foundation, One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning; Graduation Sponsor, Stryker Spine; Design Sponsors, Additional Corporation, Altered Edge, Bluewing Creative, Conveyance Marketing Group, Gabriel Brown, Marie Boshoff, Mike Burns, and Paperfish Creative. n
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Loudoun Sends 6 to International Science Fair LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT
Six Loudoun County Public Schools students advanced to the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair after landing top scores in the Regional Science and Engineering Fair. For the second consecutive year, the fair students presented their projects to a field of community judges virtually. More than 300 students presented 234 research projects, which were judged by more than 200 STEM professionals who served as Judges. In all, 161 awards were presented.
The international science fair also will be held virtually, May 3-6. The five top winning projects were: Computational Biology and Bioinformatics: Jonah Han, of Independence High School, for “Molecular Docking Analysis of Novel SARS-CoV-2 Inhibitors based on Structural Homology;” Engineering Mechanics: Brian Minnick, of the Academies of Loudoun and Loudoun Valley High School, for “A Self-Replicating 3D Printer;” Mathematics and Physics and Astronomy: John Nowinski, of the Academies of Loudoun and Potomac Falls High School,
for “Identification of Albedo Variegations in Near-Earth Asteroids Through the Comparison of Optical and Infrared Data;” Embedded Systems and Robotics and Intelligent Machines: Srivatsa Krishnamurthy, of Rock Ridge High School, for “Uncovering of Aged Sanskrit Documents Utilizing Generative Adversarial Networks and Tomography to Reconstruct Missing Characters and Elements;” and Systems Software: Adelynn Jones and Jaehee Kim, of the Academies of Loudoun and Riverside High School, for “Automatic Music Generation with Deep Learning.” n
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The cases of Gavin Collins and Joshua Hunter, the two men charged with the July 2020 murder of a Winchester man, have been continued to later this year. Collins, 22, and Hunter, 23, are charged with first degree murder, robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, and two counts of using a firearm while in the commission of a felony in the July 8 shooting death of Jose I. Escobar Menendez. They face separate jury trials in Circuit Court. The first is set for October this year. According to witness testimony during a Nov. 16 preliminary hearing, Menendez traveled from Winchester to Sterling early that morning to meet up with a friend he had recently met. The Sheriff ’s Office’s Digital Forensics Unit found more than 60 text messages on Menendez’s phone between he and Collins that morning, and found that some of those texts were sent from an IP address at the Sheetz off Windmill Parc Drive, also where surveillance video showed Hunter pumping gas into his black Dodge Charger. Detectives allege that Collins and Hunter arrived at the Village at Potomac Falls apartment complex in Hunter’s Charger at about 1:55 a.m., at which point an area resident testified she heard at least two people start talking, then yelling before she heard a “pop.” At about 3:10 a.m., another resident noticed Menendez’s body lying in the street along Emerald Point Terrace near the intersection with Winding Road with blood surrounding it.
Detectives later found a single bullet casing fired from a .45-caliber handgun at the scene—the same type of shell casing they found attached to a chain in Hunter’s car. Days after the shooting, Collins and Hunter were arrested and charged with the felonies, for which a grand jury in December indicted Collins and Hunter. Hunter’s trial was originally scheduled for March 15-26. At prosecutors’ request, it has been continued to Oct. 4-22, with a status hearing set for Sept. 1. Collins’ trial was set for April 6-15 but has been delayed at prosecutors’ request, with a new date yet to be set. Collins is scheduled to appear in Circuit Court for a status hearing June 24. Prosecutors requested to continue the trials because, according to a Feb. 16 motion, a material witness is undergoing a high-risk pregnancy for which she is required to remain on bed rest through April 15. The motion to continue states that without the witness’ testimony “the Commonwealth’s proof of their case-in-chief against Joshua Hunter is severely weakened.” Prosecutors in February also requested the court join the cases into one trial because separate trials would be “unduly burdensome and wasteful.” Although Collins’ attorney stated in his response to that motion that he would leave the decision to join the trials up to the court, he noted that joining the cases would result in a shift in his legal strategy to blame Hunter for the murder. Prosecutors subsequently withdrew that request. n
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SAFETY notes Detectives Arrest Suspect in Child Sexual Assaults
Bressert is asked to contact Detective S. Coderre at 703-777-1021.
also submit a tip through the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office app.
A 57-year-old Ashburn man was arrested Friday on charges of assaulting a child. Detectives believe there were additional victims. Leon T. Bressert is charged with aggravated sexual battery and taking indecent liberties with a child. He was held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Bressert Center. According to the report, the assaults occurred between 2009 and 2011 and were recently reported to law enforcement. The age of the victim is not being released to help protect the child’s identity. Detectives are working to determine the identities of the additional victims. Anyone with information regarding
Deputies Investigate Sterling Park Assault
Fire-Rescue Plans Blood Drive
The Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office is investigating an assault of a woman who was walking in Sterling on Friday evening. An adult female was walking in the area of Magnolia Road and Locomotive Terrace around 9 p.m. April 2 when a male suspect grabbed her from behind and pushed her to the ground before fleeing on foot in the direction of Thompson Square. The victim did not sustain any physical injuries. The suspect was described as a Hispanic male, approximately 5-feet, 7-inches tall wearing a black jacket, black hat and a mask. Anyone with any information regarding the possible identity of the suspect is asked to contact Detective S. McCormack at 703-777-1021. You may
Loudoun County Fire and Rescue is teaming up with Inova Blood Donor Services to host a blood drive in Leesburg on Friday, April 16. As part of the FACT*R (Field Available Coordinated Transfusion Response) program, whole blood is carried on Emergency Medical Services units in Loudoun and Arlington counties. The success of the program is directly impacted by the availability of blood from Inova Blood Donor Services and public donations. “Blood products donated through Inova stay local, right here in the Northern Virginia region, so your donation is truly an example of neighbors helping neighbors,” stated System Chief Keith H. Johnson. The blood drive will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Oliver Robert “O.R.” Dubé Fire and Rescue Training Academy, at
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Suspect Sought in Leesburg Bombing Threat The Leesburg Police Department is searching for a 31-year-old Gainesville man after he allegedly threatened to bomb the home of an acquaintance. Officers were notified Sunday night about the threat, which was made in an online posting. Following an investigation, a felony warrant was obtained for the arrest of Jeffrey Parsons. Anyone who has information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the Leesburg Police Dispatch at 703-771-4500. Those wishing to remain anonymous may call the Leesburg Crime Line at 703-443-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent using TIPSUBMIT via text. Text 274637 (CRIMES) and begin your message with LPDTIP.
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Richard Smith stands behind the bar at Night Shift Cocktails, the latest pop-up concept finding a permanent home on King Street.
Night Shift Cocktails Opens in Downtown Leesburg BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ
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It dubs itself an unapologetic cocktail bar creating craft beverages while having a great time. Night Shift Cocktails made its debut in the downtown Leesburg nightlife scene last weekend. The cocktail bar is the brainchild of Richard Smith, concept founder and the manager of the establishment and formerly the manager at Sidebar Coffee. Owned by Nils and Olivia Schnibbe, it joins the couple’s cadre of eating and drinking establishments, including Schmidt’s, Side-
bar and Sidebar Coffee in Leesburg, and More Better in Round Hill. Located above Sidebar, the cocktail lounge was designed by Colleen West from wldwest and captures the aesthetic Smith and his team are going for. At Night Shift, he said, you’ll find “dim lighting, incredible cocktails and bourbons, fresh juices, fresh ingredients, curated interiors, beautiful vermouths and aperitifs, an atmosphere you wish you could bottle up and take home with you, ‘Can’t You Hear Me Knocking’ by The Rolling Stones just blasting, and a staff that’s having the best time while creating
the best drinks around.” Inspiration came pre-COVID for Smith, who took a fortuitously timed trip to Charleston, SC, in February of last year. “I spent my time at every cocktail bar I could down there thinking ‘Why can’t we have this in Leesburg?’ So that’s what I decided to do, build out the cocktail bar that I knew was missing from downtown Leesburg,” he said. The cocktail lounge started as a concept in Sidebar Coffee, and then ran out of Sidebar’s carriage house. Last spring, it was set to move into the upstairs space just as COVID hit.
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TOWN notes BLUEMONT Bluemont Fair Returns in September
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Historical Society Vice President Ed Spannaus surveys the Mount Sinai Free Will Baptist congregation’s cemetery, where the society has identified a dozen headstones and 30 graves in all.
Lovettsville Historical Society Works to Restore Mt. Sinai Cemetery BY PATRICK SZABO
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Another of the county’s abandoned cemeteries is being revived as a visible and accessible part of the county’s African-American history. The Lovettsville Historical Society is working to restore the former Mount Sinai Free Will Baptist congregation’s 30-by-30-foot cemetery located at the northeast corner of Mountain Road and Britain Road in the village of Britain, southwest of Lovettsville. There, the society has documented 30 graves, but according to Historical Society Vice President Ed Spannaus, there could be up to 100 graves in the plot that has been hidden by trees and is an “almost unknown piece of Lovettsville history,” Spannaus said. Mount Sinai Baptist dates back to the late 1890s, when the Free Will Baptists migrated south from New England
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One of those buried in the Mount Sinai Free Will Baptist cemetery is Civil War veteran Pvt. Samuel B. Timbers, who served in the 29th U.S. Colored Infantry of the Union Army.
during the Civil War to educate freed slaves. One of their mission points became Harpers Ferry, about six miles from
Lovettsville. There, they established Storer College. One of the college’s students was Franklin Pierce Lewis. In 1883, he began organizing a Baptist congregation in the village of Britain. What started out with six members grew to 60 members within five years. In October 1887, the congregation celebrated the construction of its worship center. For the next three decades, the building was used as a school during the week and a church on Sundays. “It really was a multipurpose building,” Spannaus said. “… It was a thriving community.” From 1892 to 1897, the school had 17 to 41 students. But two decades later, in the 1920s, the congregation was disbanded. By the time World War II rolled around, the building was abandoned. And around 1980, the building burned to the ground. Today, all that remains of MT. SINAI continues on page 18
The Bluemont Fair will return for a 51st year this September, following last year’s cancellation. The fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 18 and 19 rain or shine throughout the village. There will be juried crafts; local art and authors; craft and farming demonstrations; colonial re-enactors with activities for kids; live traditional, blues and country music; a free children’s fair; a petting zoo with llamas and alpacas; a quilt display; a gardener’s shed; a blacksmithing demonstration; homemade food; a pie-baking and pickle-making contest; antiques and collectibles; local wine tasting; beer from breweries; gourmet treats; an historic slide show; beekeepers and hives; an antique caboose; a pre-Civil War country store; a farmers market; and more. The Snickersville Academy, an 1825 log cabin, will also be open for visitors Learn more at bluemontfair.org.
Henway Hard Cider to Host Popup ‘Bloom Bar’ Henway Hard Cider Co. will host a “Bluemont in Bloom” popup bar in its Apple Blossom orchard from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday April 10-11 and April 17-18. The cidery will be selling its “Hatch” hard cider, which features a semi-sweet taste with orange peel, raspberry leaf and green tea; its Blood Orange cider, which features aromas of tart blood orange with a hint of lemon; and its Rosé cider, which is blended with strawberries and raspberries from Great Country Farms. Growlers will also be available for additional purchase. The cidery is touting the event as the perfect opportunity to snap Spring “Instagrammable” moments and to gather the family together for updated family photos. Learn more at henwayhardcider.com. TOWN NOTES continues on page 20
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Crews have begun installing the foundation for the new Lovettsville Community Center, as work on the community park continues to make progress. The county government announced this week that earthwork to prepare the community center building site had been completed and the installation of the foundation was underway. The Purcellville-based Crisak general contracting firm on Feb. 1 began work on that project, which had been stalled since January 2020, when the county government terminated a contract with Meridian Construction Co. following multiple delays. Crisak crews will raze the existing 10,0000-square-foot community center building and construct a new one totaling more than 15,000-square-feet that will feature a full-court gymnasium, five classrooms, a multipurpose room, a kitchen,
administrative offices, meeting space and storage areas. Crews also will expand the existing 1,200-square-foot pool house by 600 square feet. Construction is expected to complete in mid-2022. Across the street, crews from Dustin Construction continue to make progress on the 90-acre Lovettsville Community Park. The county government announced today that mass excavation and work to prepare the athletic fields and equestrian area for surfacing was nearly complete. Crews have also begun installing irrigation lines, preparing the prefabricated park buildings, performing electrical work and routing underground piping to park features. Ongoing since July 2020, the project also includes off-leash dog areas, a pond, an amphitheater, four softball/baseball fields, three soccer fields, an equestrian area and equestrian and walking trails. The work is expected to complete in late summer. n
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Protection Subcommittee. those types of projects through its AfriNow, the Historical Society—under a can American Cemetery & Graves Fund. continued from page 16 newly formed group named Family and The deadline to apply for that funding in Friends of Mount Sinai Cemetery—is the current fiscal year is May 30. But before any of the long-term work the Baptist congregation is the founda- working with those organizations to ortion of that building and an overgrown ganize a volunteer effort to clear the cem- occurs, Campbell said the organizations etery property and mark the area to pre- need to gain full control of the propercemetery. The first documented burial occurred pare it for the long-term goal: to restore ty, which is privately owned by someone in 1887. The last, in 1955. Spannaus said the entire half-acre property and install who lives outside Loudoun. Campbell Historical Society members have found benches, memorials and interpretive sig- said one of the neighbors in Britain has 12 marked graves in the cemetery, doc- nage to “really explain the history of it,” showed some interest in purchasing the property and turning it over to one of the umented 30 and think there could be Spannaus said. Campbell said they’re hoping to lead organizations. up to 100 people buried there. Some of “The first piece is to really look at conthose with headstones in the plot in- the cleanup effort on April 10, weather trol of the property,” Campbell said. cluding Civil War veteran Pvt. Samuel permitting. “It’s a beginning,” he said about the Spannaus said Historical Society B. Timbers, who served in the 29th U.S. members have also asked the CommonColored Infantry of the Union Army, and project. Historical Society members are also wealth’s Attorney’s Office to explore the Henry Howard, one of two delegates representing Lovettsville in the 1883 mass hoping to eventually locate funding to idea of appointing cemetery trustees to meeting of Black community members, pay for the use of ground-penetrating manage the site. during which they discussed petitioning radar to identify more graves on the County Chair Phyllis Randall (D-At the courts for the right to serve as jurors site. And Spannaus said there has even Large) said she would not comment on and election officials. been interest in building a replica of the the county’s involvement in the process until the Heritage Commission discussed “It’s quite a history of people who are burned-down building on the site. buried there,” said Ron Campbell, the exAll that work could be funded with the matter on April 5. At that meeting, the commission ecutive director of the Loudoun Freedom the help of a state grant, which SpanCenter, which is working with the His- naus said Historical Society members are voted to draft a letter to the Commontorical Society on the restoration project hoping the county government will help wealth’s Attorney’s office in support of the along with the Loudoun Heritage Com- obtain. The Virginia Department of His- Historical Society’s request for the office appointcorrect cemetery trustees. toric Resources offers grants to help with towith mission’s African American Resource COLOR: Right click swatch, and find and replace color n
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Hamilton Sidewalk Project Begins Next Week BY PATRICK SZABO pszabo@loudounnow.com
Crews next week are expected to begin installing more sidewalks and drainage systems through the heart of Hamilton. M&F Construction will be working on the town’s Pedestrian Improvement and Drainage Project, which will improve the sidewalk along the north side of Colonial Highway from Ivandale Street to the Reid Street intersection, where Lowry’s Crab Shack is located. Currently, the sidewalk there is level with the highway and narrow. M&F also will install a stormwater management system from Lowry’s to Sydnor Street, which will connect with another system that VDOT previously installed. M&F is performing the work under a $339,404 contract with the town. Mayor Dave Simpson said the project should take 30 to 45 days to complete. The project is costing the town about $350,000 in all, including the engineering work J2 Engineers performed. It’s paid for by a close-to $500,000 Capital Improvement Project grant the county government previously awarded the town. The work is part of the town’s broader goal to increase pedestrian accessibility and safety. Last year, M&F installed sidewalks along Colonial Highway between Laycock Street and St. Paul Street. Simpson said that project was aided by the culture shift resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic; as more people stayed off the roads, crews were able to move the project along faster than expected. In the summer, they were able to work 6- to 12-hour days six days a week. Up next, Simpson said the town will search for funding to install sidewalks along the southern side of Colonial Highway between South St. Paul Street and Harmony Church Road. That project includes a pedestrian island in the center of town along Colonial Highway, which Simpson said would benefit students walking to and from Hamilton Elementary School. In general, Simpson said the town is becoming more of a pedestrian-friendly community. “People are just ecstatic [about being able] to walk on both sides of the street,” he said. n
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Lovettsville, Middleburg Properties Head to Auction BY PATRICK SZABO
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Lovettsville’s Engle Tract and the Middleburg Academy property will both hit the auction block this month. The Nicholls Auction Marketing Group will hold a real estate auction for the 35acre Engle Tract property, located behind the New Town Meadows neighborhood and the Lovettsville Post Office, at 11 a.m. April 16 at the Lovettsville Game Club and online. Two weeks later, at 11 a.m. on April 29, Tranzon will auction the 89-acre Middleburg Academy property on location and online. The Engle Tract property includes a barn and cinder block building in need of repair. The starting bid for the property will be $500,000. According to the county parcel database, the property, which is zoned for mixed-use business and commercial/limited industrial, is assessed at $1.8 million. According to the property advertisement, the Engle Tract is one of the largest parcels of undeveloped commercial land left in Loudoun County. Previously, the Engle Tract was proposed for a mixed-use development. In 2019, the Metropolitan Development Group proposed to build 130 single-family homes, a 12,000-square-foot farmers market, 6,000 square feet of office space, a 6,000-square-foot restaurant and 5,000 square feet of retail space on the property by 2025. In May and August that year, Metropolitan held community meetings to provide residents with information on the proposed development. Most of the meeting attendees voiced opposition to the project, citing concern about increased commercialization, about where the development’s new children would attend school, since Lovettsville Elementary is already at capacity, and about a probable increase in traffic through town. In January 2020, Metropolitan announced that its purchase contract for the property had been terminated and that it had withdrawn its development applications with the town. For more about the property and auction, go to nichollsauction.com/auctions or call Craig Damewood at 703-303-4760 or Brian Damewood at 540-454-2326. The Middleburg Academy property includes two primary academic buildings totaling nearly 84,000 square feet and four detached residential dwellings totaling 7,400 square feet. All buildings will be sold with all furniture, fixtures and equipment included.
The starting bid will be $5.75 million. According to the county parcel database, the property is assessed at $9.5 million. The property was first operated as the Notre Dame Academy, an all-girls Catholic boarding school founded in 1965. In 1990, it became a co-educational Catholic day school. In 2000, the school was purchased by the board of trustees. By 2009, it became the Middleburg Academy and began operating as a fully independent, nonsectarian school. In the 2019-2020 academic year,
the school transitioned to a classical education model affiliated with Hillsdale College, serving students in grades 8-12. In June 2020, the Middleburg Academy closed following an announcement from its leaders that the school had low enrollment, high financial aid requests and significant long-term financial needs. For more information on the property or auction, go to tranzon.com/fx7342 or call Tranzon agent Jeff Stein at 703-5398111 or jstein@tranzon.com. n
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Obituaries Rebie “Ellen” Bradshaw Rebie “Ellen” Bradshaw, 81 of Ashburn, Virginia, passed on Friday, April 2, 2021, at INOVA Loudoun Hospital Center in Leesburg, VA. Born Sunday, March 17, 1940 in Leesburg, Virginia, Ellen was the daughter of the late William Piggott, Sr. and late Rebie Piggott. Growing up in Middleburg, VA, she was a graduate of Loudoun County High School. Ellen is survived by her loving husband of sixty-two years, Paul Bradshaw, daughters, Sandy Bradshaw and Susan Fox,
and son, Jim Bradshaw. She has several grandchildren, Brooke Brylawski, Katie Nichols (Chris), Christie Wagner (Joel), Lydia Sergent (Josh), Kevin Bradshaw, Anna Bradshaw, five great grandchildren, and sister-in-law Cindy Bradshaw. A Funeral service will be at 12:00 PM on Friday at Loudoun Funeral Chapel located at 158 Catoctin Circle, SE, Leesburg, VA 20175 with Pastor Tim Ward officiating. Interment will be in Union Cemetery, Leesburg, VA. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.loudounfuneralchapel.com.
Christopher L. Jones Christopher L. Jones, 59, of Gettysburg died Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at Wellspan York Hospital. He was the husband of Michelle L. (Ranck) Jones. Chris was born September 14, 1961 in York. He was the son of the late Eugene F. Jones and the late Marjorie (Szczepan) Myers. Chris was a lifelong member of Emory U.M. Church in New Oxford. He was a 1983 graduate of York College. Chris worked in law enforcement for almost 25 years as an officer with the Leesburg Police Department in Leesburg, VA. During his time with the police department, he had many roles but one role he was most proud of was the years he spent as a D.A.R.E. officer. Chris also spent time as an instructor for the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy for several years. Chris was also a sheriff of Loudoun County Virginia for several years. After he retired from law enforcement in 2010, Chris was employed with the PA State System of Higher Education as a Special Investigator for 10 years. He was currently employed with York College as a Title IV Investigator. Chris was a lifelong avid tennis player and a huge fan of the Baltimore Orioles and
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the Baltimore Ravens. Chris also enjoyed showing Dalmatians with his dad at the York Kennel Club for many years during his youth. His favorite trips were to the beach, and he loved spending time with his family. Chris was a natural leader, and always lit up the room with his magnetic personality and his positive energy. He had the ability to make everyone around him feel like they were the most important person in the room. There was never a dull moment with Chris. He had the ability to make the best of every situation, and make everyone laugh. Chris was loved by many and will be dearly missed. In addition to his wife, Michelle, Chris is survived by his step mother, Kay E. Jones of Hanover, a step daughter, Alicia A. McCrady of State College, a step son, Hunter R. McCrady of ShermansDale, a brother, Gregory Jones and his wife Heather of Duryea, a sister, Christine Bodisch and her husband Joe of Dillsburg, a brother, David Paup and his wife Janell of York, a sister, Melinda Billet and her husband Joe of Wrightsville, and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be private. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date. Feiser Funeral Home, Inc. 302 Lincoln Way West, New Oxford, is in charge of the arrangements. Memories may be shared at www.feiserfuneralhome.com.
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HAMILTON Town Council Reviews Proposed FY22 Budget The Hamilton Town Council on March 29 discussed the proposed $2.2 million Fiscal Year 2022 operating budget, which is down by 10% from the current fiscal year budget. The proposed FY22 budget features no change to any tax rates, retaining the 28cent real estate tax rate, the $1.10 personal property tax rate, the 4% meals tax rate, the 2% transient occupancy tax rate and the $25/car and $16/motorcycle vehicle license fees. It also includes no proposed changes to water or sewer rates, keeping in-town water rates level at $5.71 per 1,000 gallons of use up to 8,000 gallons, and in-town sewer rates level at $10.88 per 1,000 gallons of use up to 8,000 gallons. The proposed budget additionally features a $532,748 capital improvement fund, which is up by 2.5% over FY21. That fund includes $100,000 for water system improvements, $90,000 for inflow and infiltration investigations, $272,748 for inflow and infiltration repairs, $50,000 for town park improvements and $10,000 for both street and sidewalk improvements and for fire hydrant replacements.
Town Set to Host Free Shred Event The Town of Hamilton will host a Spring-cleaning shred event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, April 10 in the town office parking lot, located at 53 E. Colonial Hwy. Residents may bring up to four boxes of documents to shred. For more information, go to hamiltonva.gov or contact the town office at 540-338-2811 or hamiltonva@hamiltonva.gov.
LOVETTSVILLE Girl Scouts Working to Install Bat House at Town Barn Cadette Girl Scout Troop 70074 plans to install a bat house at the Quarter Branch Barn for their Bronze Award project. The Town Council approved the project at its March 25 meeting following a presentation by troop member Grace Fontaine. That project will see the girl scouts install a bat house at the Quarter Branch Barn to rid the area of insects, bee-
tles, moths and mosquitos, all of which adversely affect the community garden there. The bat house will be installed 2030 feet away from anything that could disrupt the bats and will be situated 12-20 feet above ground and facing south or east in a location that gets at least six hours of direct sunlight each day. Interim Town Manager Sam Finz said the scouts have started to set up the bat house on site. He said the Town Council is enthusiastic and supportive of the project.
LUCKETTS Ruritans to Participate in Environmental Showcase The Lucketts Ruritan Club Environmental Committee will participate as a community partner in the second annual Loudoun Student Environmental Action Showcase. The virtual event will stretch from April 19-25 and will highlight and provide a status update on two conservation projects completed in the Lucketts community: stormwater drain marking in Village Green and a tree planting at the J. K. Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary to protect vernal pools. The Ruritans’ video will update the completion of both projects and the intentions to expand the stormwater drain marking to Selma and Raspberry Falls when normal school activities resume. Learn more at loudounnature.org/ events/loudoun-seas.
MIDDLEBURG Sporting Library to Host 4-Month Nature Exhibit The National Sporting Library & Museum will host a four-month exhibit featuring the nature artwork of Tucker Smith from April 9 to Aug. 22, with an opening reception at 6 p.m. April 9. The exhibit, called “Tucker Smith: A Celebration of Nature,” will feature more than 75 original oils with pieces ranging from Smith’s early years as a professional artist to his most recent paintings. It will present the breadth of subject matter Smith has tackled through the years, including western wildlife, camp and cowboy scenes and landscapes. The exhibit is made possible through the generosity of The Manuel & Mary Johnson Foundation. The opening reception will be held at 6 p.m. April 9 and will feature a discussion led by Smith alongside National Sporting TOWN NOTES continues on page 21
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continued from page 20 Deputy Director/George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Curator Claudia Pfeiffer and guest curator B. Bryon Price, who serves as the director of the Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of Art of the American West from the University of Oklahoma. Master Sommelier Jarad Slipp, the owner of Knead Wine in Middleburg, has also specially paired a selection of recommended wines for the exhibition and reception. Admission to the event is $10 for the general public and free for National Sporting members. Learn more at nationalsporting.org.
Arts Council Kicks off Foxes on the Fence Exhibit The Middleburg Arts Council is hosting its biennial Foxes on the Fence event through May 17. The event will see 50 cutouts of foxes, hounds and hares provided by local artists displayed around town for passersby to admire and later purchase in an online auction that runs through May 9. Proceeds from those sales will benefit town beautification projects and will promote arts in the town. To bid on the foxes, hounds and hare from April 1 to May 9, go to BiddingForGood.com/FoxesontheFence. Learn more about the event at facebook.com/FoxesOnTheFenceMiddleburg.
PURCELLVILLE Water Flushing to Continue for Several Weeks The Town of Purcellville has begun water system maintenance that involves the flushing of water mains from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Friday. The work began April 4 and is sched-
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uled to last for several weeks, according to a town statement. The flushing will ensure the town is providing adequate water pressures and flows for fire protection and will help remove sediment in the mains. Some water customers may experience sporadic cases of dirty water and/or low-pressure issues for a short time, but any sporadic discolored water has been disinfected and does not pose a public health concern, the town has stated. Discolored water can be cleared out by running cold water. The town has asked customers to limit unnecessary and excessive use of water.
Fraser Appointed to National League of Cities Committee Purcellville Mayor Kwasi Fraser has been appointed to the National League of Cities 2021 EENR Federal Advocacy Committee for a one-year term. According to a town statement, Fraser will provide strategic direction and guidance for the organization’s federal advocacy agenda and policy priorities and “will play a key role among a diverse group of local leaders in shaping NLC’s policy positions and advocating on behalf of America’s cities and towns before Congress, with the administration and at home.” The leadership of this year’s committee is comprised of council members from Tennessee, Maryland and Texas. “This appointment comes at an important time as the town looks forward to investing in aging water infrastructure,” stated Town Manager David Mekarski. National League of Cities President Kathy Maness stated she was proud to have Fraser join the committee. “Together with a team of local leaders from around the country, we will work to solve the most pressing challenges facing our communities,” she stated. For more information on the National League of Cities’ federal advocacy committees, go to nlc.org/advocacy/ committees.
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THINGS to do LOCO LIVE Live Music: Stevie D
Friday, April 9, 5-8 p.m. Spanky’s Shenanigans, 538 E. Market St., Leesburg Details: spankyspub.com Stevie D serves up acoustic hits from the ’60s through 2020.
Live Music: The Bone Show
Friday, April 9, 5:30 p.m. Dirt Farm Brewing, 18701 Foggy Bottom Road, Bluemont Details: dirtfarmbrewing.com Great tunes from western Loudoun singer/ songwriter and one-man band Chris Bone.
Live Music: Chris Hanks
Friday April 9, 6 p.m. Social House South Riding, 25370 Eastern Marketplace Plaza, Chantilly Details: socialhousesouthriding.com Hanks returns to Social House for an evening of country favorites.
Live Music: Clark Peklo
Friday, April 9, 6 p.m. Loudoun Brewing Company, 310 E. Market St., Leesburg Details: loudounbrewing.com Celebrate Friday with Peklo’s repertoire of cool, unexpected covers with a strict No Eagles policy.
Live Music: Hilary Veltri
Friday, April 9, 7 p.m. Social House Kitchen and Tap, 42841 Creek View Plaza, Ashburn Details: socialhouseashburn.com Veltri’s repertoire of covers and originals spans generations and genres from Bob Dylan to Beyonce.
Live Music: Shannon Bielski and Moonlight Drive
Friday, April 9, 7-9 p.m. B Chord Brewing, 34266 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill Details: bchordbrewing.com Bielski and company celebrate the release of their first album with a live show at B Chord. Admission is $15 at the door.
Live Music: Bill Rose and Laurie Blue
Friday, April 9, 8 p.m. King’s Tavern and Wine Bar, 19 S. King St., Leesburg Details: kingstavernandwinebar.com Rocking originals and beloved covers from a legendary local duo.
Live Music: Rowdy Ace
Saturday, April 10, 1 p.m. Vanish Farmwoods Brewery, 42245 Black Hops Lane, Lucketts Details: vanishbeer.com Country, rock, blues, Americana and pop from Rowdy Ace.
Live Music: Liberty Street
Saturday, April 10, 1-4 p.m. The Barns At Hamilton Station, 16804 Hamilton Station Road, Hamilton Details: thebarnsathamiltonstation.com Kick back with soft rock favorites from Eric
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Pickwick Players actors Chelsea Zeidman, portraying Luisa in their newest performance “The Fantasticks,” Bill Kirkendale, portraying the narrator named El Gallo, and Spencer Milligan, portraying Matt.
Growing Again: Pickwick Returns to the Stage With ‘The Fantasticks’ BY JAN MERCKER jmercker@loudounnow.com
Just over a year ago, the Pickwick Players were gearing up for a gangbusters production of “The Sound of Music” with a cast of 80. COVID, of course, put those plans on hold. But the beloved Loudounbased company returns to the stage this month with a new show: the classic 1960 musical “The Fantasticks.” With its relatively tiny cast and minimalist set, “The Fantasticks” is the perfect show for a post-shutdown return to the stage, a chance to highlight some of the troupe’s best voices with a favorite production on a smaller scale, said director Michele Reynolds. “We gave up being a big draw and were eager to do something to still be relevant,” Reynolds said. The production, which runs April 23 and 24 at Franklin Park Arts Center, tells the story of two neighboring families who
trick their children into falling in love by faking a feud. Scheming parents and a puppet-master narrator take the young couple, Matt and Luisa, on a roller coaster ride of life lessons that leads to a temporary separation. In the end, the lovers come back together with more wisdom and maturity. Although the cast is small, directors and actors still have to get creative. Performers wear clear masks, and the actors must stay 10 feet apart on the stage, which can be challenging when staging an intimate musical. “This is a love story, so the audience is just going to have to know this is a COVID show,” Reynolds said. In the past, community theaters have often opted for bigger shows. Large casts usually mean better box office figures, as friends and family turn out for shows. But with limited seating, a small cast works well, Reynolds said. Franklin Park currently is limiting audiences to 50 people. And as a director, Reynolds was ready
to do whatever it took to reignite the community theater spirit. “It comes down to people, it really does,” Reynolds said. “The thing I find the most joy from, like any team effort—you start with this seed and you watch it grow and develop. As a director, I come in with a kind of a skeleton, and the actors flesh it out and create this glorious thing.” Even more than most, this show has been a collaborative effort, she says. She doesn’t have a musical director or costume manager. Instead, Reynolds and cast members are taking on multiple roles to streamline the process. “It’s a real community spirit in ways that you experience in other places during COVID,” she said. Reynolds is determined to put on “The Sound of Music” for the company’s next show, and most of the show’s cast members from 2020 are ready to go whenever new guidelines allow. That sense of community is also bringFANTASTICKS continues on page 24
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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.
NOW HIRING FLAGGERS Full time, to provide traffic control & safety around construction sites. A valid driver license & clean driving record a must. Starting $13/hr & scheduled raises & bonuses. Company-paid medical & dental premiums. Please fill out an application at trafficplan.com or come to our office on Tuesdays or Thursdays (8am-10am) 7855 Progress Ct. Suite 103, Gainesville, VA
Large family practice in Loudoun County with 6 locations and 28 providers looking for FT LPN’s or MA’s with a dedication to excellence. New LPN graduates welcome to apply. Pediatric and or family practice experience preferred. EHR experience highly recommended. We offer competitive pay rates, health, dental and vision insurance as well as direct deposit, 401K and many other benefits. Please send your resume to: lgray@lmgdoctors.com or fax to 703-726-0804 attention Lisa
HELP WANTED AT FAMILY PRACTICE Experienced Lab Tech Or MA – Busy Family Practice office in Lansdowne, VA looking for an experienced lab tech or MA to collect and process Covid 19, Flu & Strep samples. Must be familiar with manual and automated methods. EMR experience preferred. We offer health, dental and vision insurance as well as direct deposit, 401k and many other benefits.
Please send your resume to lgray@lmgdoctors.com or fax to 703-726-0804
NOW HIRING Servers / Kitchen / Hosts / Food Runners Full time or Part time Apply online at BRGrill.com or in person between 2:00-5:00 ASHBURN (703) 729-0100 44065 Ashburn Shopping Plaza, Ashburn VA 20147
BRAMBLETON 703-327-1047 22865 Brambleton Plaza Brambleton VA 20148
See the full job listings at NowHiringLoudoun.com
LEESBURG 703-669-5505 955 Edwards Ferry Rd. Leesburg VA 20176
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NINE DEEEZ NITE: THE TRIBUTE TO THE 90S! 04/23/21 DOORS: 7PM SHOW: 8PM
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THE BELL BOTTOM BLUES: THE LIVE ERIC CLAPTON EXPERIENCE SHOW 04/30/21 DOORS: 7PM SHOW: 8PM
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THE ULTIMATE AC/ DC EXPERIENCE 5/01/21 DOORS: 7PM SHOW: 8PM
Cris Jacobs returns to the lawn with his distinctive blend of rock, folk, soul and funk. Tickets are $30 in advance.
Live Music: Eaglemania
Saturday, April 10, 1 p.m. Bear Chase Brewing Company, 18294 Blue Ridge Mountain Road, Bluemont Details: bearchasebrew.com Classic rock and folk covers from a DMV favorite.
Saturday, April 10, 2:30 and 7 p.m. Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com The beloved Eagles tribute band returns to the Tally Ho with favorite hits in stunning five-part harmony. Friday’s show is sold out, but fans have two chances to catch them Saturday with a matinee and evening show. Tickets are $29.50-$39.50
Live Music: Don Chapman with Eric Selby
Live Music: Nate Ihara
Live Music: Acoustic Ayre
Saturday, April 10, 2 p.m. Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Hillsboro Details: breauxvineyards.com Guitarist/vocalist Don Chapman and percussionist Eric Selby.
Live Music: Jason Teach
Saturday, April 10, 2 p.m. Otium Cellars, 18050 Tranquility Road, Purcellville Details: otiumcellars.com Longtime singer/songwriter Jason Teach brings his signature honest, heartfelt songwriting to Otium.
Live Music: Wim Tapley
Saturday, April 10, 2-5 p.m. Lost Rhino Brewing Company 21730 Red Rum Drive, Ashburn Details: lostrhino.com 18-year-old Tapley is one of the region’s most ambitious young artists. He’ll serve up an acoustic set with a mix of covers and originals.
Live Music: Mercury Avenue
Saturday, April 10, 4 p.m. Crooked Run Brewing, 22455 Davis Drive #120, Sterling Details: crookedrunbrewing.com This duo from Haymarket plays a wide range of genres, traveling from ABBA to Zac Brown Band with fun stops in between.
Live Music: Cris Jacobs
Saturday, April 10, 4 p.m. B Chord Brewing, 34266 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill Details: bchordbrewing.com
Fantasticks continued from page 22 ing joy to for Bill Kirkendale, a veteran actor on Loudoun’s community theater scene, who plays the story’s narrator known as El Gallo. “The big thing I missed is the camaraderie,” Kirkendale said. “You build this kind of family along the way.” Kirkendale has played Alfred P. Doolittle in Pickwick’s “My Fair Lady,” Adolpho in “The Drowsy Chaperone” and gardener Ben Weatherstaff in the musical version of “The Secret Garden.” Cast as the loveable Max Detweiler in Pickwick’s “Sound of Music” and is ready to jump into that role when the time comes. The Fantasticks cast has mostly rehearsed over Zoom so far but has moved to in-person rehearsals this week. “We’ve had to improvise in many ways,” Kirkendale said. But the great songs and
Saturday, April 10, 6 p.m. Social House South Riding, 25370 Eastern Marketplace Plaza, Chantilly Details: socialhousesouthriding.com DMV-based Ihara has hit the big time as a co-writer and producer, but regional audiences can still catch him behind the mic with his ’80s and ’90s popinfluenced tunes.
Live Music: Matty D
Saturday, April 10, 6 p.m. Bear Chase Brewing Company, 18294 Blue Ridge Mountain Road, Bluemont Details: bearchasebrew.com Matt Davis returns to Bear Chase with favorite tunes from a range of genres and eras.
Live Music: Jim Steele
Sunday, April 11, 1-4 p.m. The Barns At Hamilton Station, 16804 Hamilton Station Road, Hamilton Details: thebarnsathamiltonstation.com Fun covers and originals from a longtime winery circuit favorite.
Live Music: Scott Clark
Sunday, April 11, 2 p.m. Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Hillsboro Details: breauxvineyards.com Clark is a classically trained bass-baritone who brings out his repertoire of jazz standards and pop tunes for fun local shows.
Live Music: Dave Goodrum
Thursday, April 15, 6-9 p.m.
performances are still there. Kirkendale’s baritone kicks off “The Fantasticks” with the beloved song “Try to Remember.” “Pickwick is known for really good music direction...Great harmonies and great voices,” Kirkendale said, adding that he’s been especially impressed by the young performers in Pickwick’s version. While the original off-Broadway production focused on scheming by Luisa and Matt’s fathers, Reynolds cast the troublesome parents to mothers, a change frequently made in community theater, where women actors are in greater supply than men. In addition to Kirkendale as El Gallo, the show stars real-life mother and daughter Kimberly Zeidman and Chelsea Zeidman as Luisa and her mother, Spencer Milligan as Matt and Donna Russell as his mother. And while Reynolds still has her eyes on a future “The Sound of Music,” in grand Pickwick style, “The Fantasticks” with its themes of life lessons and per-
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Spanky’s Shenanigans, 538 E. Market St., Leesburg Details: spankyspub.com Goodrum covers a range of genres from the 70s, 80s, 90s and today.
LIBATIONS Taste of Rosé Tea Party
Saturday, April 10, 11 a.m. Bluemont Vineyard, 18755 Foggy Bottom Road, Bluemont Details: bluemontvineyard.com Rosé season has arrived. Celebrate at Bluemont with a tasting of rosé wines, four light bites food pairings and a selection of hot tea. Tickets are $29 per person. Advance reservations are recommended.
Sundays at Solace Drag Show
Sunday, April 11, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Solace Brewing Company, 42615 Trade West Drive #100, Dulles Details: solacebrewing.com Enjoy a fun Sunday with the queens of Beer Babes Drag, brewery favorites and a food truck. Tickets are $12 in advance.
LOCO CULTURE LWC Spring Native Plant Sale
Saturday, April 10, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Morven Park, 17195 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg Details: loudounwildlife.org Check out native plants from Hill House Farm Nursery and Watermark Woods Nursery and merchandise from Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s Wild Shop. Attendees must wear a mask.
‘The Hamilton Murders’
Saturday, April 10 and Sunday, April 11, 7 p.m. StageCoach Theatre Company, 20937 Ashburn Road, Suites 115 and 120, Ashburn Details: stagecoachtc.com StageCoach Theatre’s original play explores six possible conspiracies, based on historical facts, surrounding the death of Alexander Hamilton in 1804. Tickets are $25.
sonal growth, just might resonate with audiences who have lived through a year of ups and downs during the pandemic. Matt and Luisa start out as idealists, she notes, but then “they see the real world and come back to a new normal that’s somewhere in between.” And Kirkendale sees a possible parallel in one of El Gallo’s noteworthy lines from the show: “Who understands why spring is born/ Out of winter’s laboring pain/Or why we all must die a bit/Before we grow again.” n The Pickwick Players’ production of “The Fantasticks” takes place Friday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 24 at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Franklin Park Arts Center. Tickets are $22 for adults and $18 for children under 12. Seating is limited and advance purchase is required. For tickets and information, go to thepickwickplayers.com.
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Legal Notices PUBLIC HEARING The LOUDOUN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a public hearing in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room on the first floor of the County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following:
ZOAM-2021-0001 AMEND THE REVISED 1993 LOUDOUN COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE TO ELIMINATE THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION FEE FOR NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS USES IN UNDERSERVED AREAS (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 March 16, 2021, the Planning Commission hereby gives notice of proposed amendments to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance (“Zoning Ordinance”) in order to establish new, clarify, revise, and/or delete existing regulations in regard to references to fee waivers, and in regard to exemptions for special exception land development application fees for telecommunications uses in specified zoning districts. The amendment proposes revisions to Section 6-402, 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 6-402: • Clarify, revise, and/or delete existing regulations which have references to fee waivers and use the term fee exemptions to describe how Section 6-402 functions more accurately. •
Establish new regulations to exempt the Special Exception land development application fee for new telecommunication uses requiring Special Exception approval in the A-3 (Agricultural Residential), A-10 (Agriculture), AR-1 (Agricultural Rural-1), AR-2 (Agricultural Rural-2), CR-1 (Countryside Residential-1), CR-2 (Countryside Residential-2), CR-3 (Countryside Residential-3), and RC (Rural Commercial) zoning districts.
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.
ZRTD-2021-0001 LOUDOUN GATEWAY LOT 2
(Zoning Conversion in the Route 28 Taxing District & Zoning Map Amendment) Foulger-Pratt Development, LLC of Potomac, Maryland has submitted an application to rezone approximately 6.09 acres from the PD-IP (Planned Development-Industrial Park) zoning district under the 1972 Zoning Ordinance, to the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, in order to permit the development of all principal and accessory uses permitted in the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance at a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.6 (up to 1.0 by Special Exception). The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District, Route 28 CO (Corridor Office) Overlay District, the QN (Quarry Notification Overlay District – Loudoun Note Area, and located partially 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 6.09 acres in size and is located on the south side of Indian Creek Drive (Route 1038), north of Old Ox Road (Route 606), and west of Sully Road (Route 28) in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 046-30-5546. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Employment)), which support a broad array of Employment uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of up to 1.0.
SIDP-2015-0008 DULLES LANDING SIGN PLAN AMENDMENT (Sign Development Plan)
Beatty Limited Partnership of McLean, Virginia, has submitted an application for a Sign Development Plan to request alternative sign regulations for permitted signs in order to 1) allow two additional commercial development entrance signs in the PD, CLI, GB, and MR-HI Districts; 2) modify the maximum area of any one sign, minimum setback from right-of-way, maximum height, and additional requirements for commercial development entrance signs in the PD, CLI, GB, and MR-HI Districts; and 3) permit the usage of electronic message signs. The subject property is being developed pursuant to ZMAP-2004-0016, Dulles Landing, and SIDP 2014-0002, Dulles Landing Sign Development Plan, located in the PD-CCRC (Planned Development Commercial Center-Regional Center) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and pursuant to Section 5-1202(E) alternative sign regulations for permitted signs may be requested with the submission of a Sign Development Plan. The subject property is located partially within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, within the Ldn 65 or higher, between the Ldn 60-65, and outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60, aircraft noise contours. The Subject property is also located partially within the QN (Quarry Notification) Overlay District - Chantilly Crush Stone Note Area. The subject property is approximately 78.34 acres in size and comprises six separate parcels that are located north of John Mosby Highway (Route 50) and west of Loudoun County Parkway (Route 606), in the Blue Ridge Election
District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows:
PIN
ADDRESS
PIN
ADDRESS
163287836
24635 Dulles Landing Drive, Chantilly, VA
163291069
N/A
163294142
24555, 24560, 24565, 24570, 24630, 24670 & 24700 Dulles Landing Drive, Chantilly, VA
163190227
24680 & 24710 Dulles Landing Drive, Chantilly, VA 42760, 42765, 42780, 42781, 42790, 42800 & 42801 Gateway Fountain Plaza, Chantilly, VA
163387890
24575 Dulles Landing Drive, Chantilly, VA
163183632
24705, 24725, 24745 & 24765 Dulles Landing Drive, Chantilly, VA
The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use Place Type), which designates this area for a mix of Residential, Commercial, Entertainment, Cultural, and Recreational uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of up to 1.0, and additional density (up to 1.5 FAR) may be achieved with project elements that go above and beyond required development standards to further the County’s comprehensive planning goals.
ZMAP-2020-0007, SPEX-2020-0017, SPEX-2020-0018, ZMOD-2020-0011 ZMOD-2020-0012, ZMOD-2020-0013, ZMOD-2020-0014, ZMOD-2020-0015 & ZMOD-2020-0016 THE SHOPS AND TECH AT ARCOLA CENTER (Zoning Map Amendment Petition, Special Exception, Zoning Modification)
St. John Properties, of Frederick, Maryland, has submitted applications for the following: 1) To rezone approximately 33.94 acres from the PD-CC-RC (Planned Development – Community Center – Regional Center) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-IP (Planned Development– Industrial Park) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to permit the development of Flex Industrial uses permitted in the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance at a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of up to 1.0; 2) A Special Exception to permit an Automobile Service Station in the PD-CC-RC zoning district pursuant to Section 4-204(C)(1) of the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance; and 3) A Special Exception to permit Office, Administrative, Business and Professional Use, which do not meet the criteria contained in Section 4-503(G) in the PD-IP zoning district. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed uses are listed as Special Exception uses under Sections 4-204 and 4-504. The Applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modifications: ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION
§4-205(C)(1)(d), PD-CC Planned Development – Commercial Center, Lot Requirements, Yards, Adjacent to Roads, Regional Center (RC). and §4-205(C)(3), PD-CC Planned Development – Commercial Center, Lot Requirements, Yards, Adjacent to Other Nonresidential Districts.
PROPOSED MODIFICATION Allow parking, outdoor storage, areas for collection or refuse or loading space between buildings and streets where such areas are screened from the streets by the landscaped buffer required by Section 5-1400. Reduce the required 50-foot yard requirement to a 35-foot minimum yard requirement along the PDCC-RC District portion of the Property’s Arcola Mills Drive frontage. Eliminate the required yard for building, parking, outdoor storage and loading areas between the proposed PD-CC-RC district and the non-residential zoning districts located to the west of the Property.
4-206(D)(4), PD-CC Planned Development – Commercial Center, Building Requirements, Vehicular Access, Regional Centers.
Vehicular access to the proposed PD-CC-RC district shall be from minor and major collector roads (respectively, Arcola Mills Drive and Dulles West Boulevard), rather than from an arterial road.
§5-1403(B), Buffering and Screening, Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks, Road Corridor Buffer and Setbacks Matrix, Table 5-1403(B)
Reduce setback for buildings within the PD-CC-RC district from 50 feet to 35 feet from the right-of-way of Arcola Mills Drive (minor collector road). Replace the Type 2 front yard buffer with a Type 3 front yard buffer and provide an additional 3 evergreen trees per 100 feet within the building setback.
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PROPOSED MODIFICATION
§5-1407(B)(2), Buffering and Screening, Parking Area Landscaping and Screening Requirements, Peripheral Parking Area Landscaping.
Eliminate the requirement for a 10-foot landscaping strip for parking areas next to abutting property lines for parcels within the Property, including those subdivided in the future
§4-505(B)(1), PD-IP Planned Development – Industrial Park, Lot Requirements, Yards, Adjacent to Roads. and §4-505(B)(3), PD-IP Planned Development – Industrial Park, Lot Requirements, Yards, Adjacent to Other Nonresidential Districts. §5-1404(B), Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Buffer Yards, Use Buffer Yard Matrix, Table 5-1404(B).
Eliminate the minimum 35-foot setback for buildings and 25-foot setback for off-street parking along interior private streets (not public roads) in the proposed PD-IP district. Eliminate the need to provide building, parking, outdoor storage, and loading area setbacks between the PD-CC-RC and PD-IP districts.
Eliminate the Type B Buffer Yard requirement between Group 10 Flex-Industrial Uses and Group 8 Office Uses and Group 9 Commercial / Retail Uses.
The subject property is located within AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, within the Ldn 65 or higher aircraft noise contour. The subject property is approximately 70.00 acres in size and is located on the south side of Arcola Mills Drive (Route 621), north of Route 50 and west of Loudoun County Parkway (Route 606) in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as: PIN
ADDRESS
163-38-0140
N/A
163-49-1534
N/A
163-48-7614
N/A
162-19-4928
25227 Arcola Mills Drive, Sterling, VA
The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use Place Type)), which designate this area for a range of compact, pedestrian-oriented environments with opportunities for a mix of residential, commercial, entertainment, cultural, and recreational uses at a recommended FAR of up to 1.0.
SPEX 2019-0035, SPEX 2019-0048 & SPEX 2019-0049 POTOMACK LAKES SPORTSPLEX (Special Exception)
The Board of Supervisors of Loudoun County, Virginia, through the Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure of Leesburg, Virginia, has submitted an application for a Special Exception to install and grade two synthetic turf fields, add 0.29 Acres of new impervious surface paths, and incidental structures totaling 5,725 SF within the major floodplain in the PD-H4 (Planned Development-Housing 4) zoning district. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed uses are listed as Special Exception uses under 4-1506(E) and (F). The subject property is partially located
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in the Floodplain Overlay District (FOD). The subject property is approximately 46.84 acres in size and is located north of Algonkian Parkway (Route 1582) and on the east side of Cascades Parkway (Route 1794) at 20286 Cascades Parkways, Sterling, Virginia, 20165 in the Algonkian Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 010-27-3927 and PIN: 010-17-4363. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Neighborhood Place Type)), which designate this area for existing parks and recreation facilities uses. Unless otherwise noted in the above notices, copies of the above-referenced amendments, applications, ordinances, and/or plans and related documents may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-777-0246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies, or electronically at www.loudoun.gov/lola. This link also provides an additional opportunity for public input on active applications. To arrange a time to view the file at the Loudoun County Government Center, please email dpz@loudoun.gov or call 703-777-0246, or you may view the file electronically at www.loudoun.gov/lola. For detailed instructions on how to access documents using LOLA, to request that documents be emailed to you, to receive physical copies of documents, or to arrange a time to view the file at the Loudoun County Government Center, please email DPZ@loudoun.gov or call 703-777-0246 (option 5). Additionally, documents may be viewed and downloaded electronically the week before the hearing at www.loudoun.gov/pc. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, members of the public are encouraged to view the public hearing electronically; however, the Board Room will be open for any members of the public who wish to attend in person with appropriate physical distancing. Planning Commission public hearings are available for viewing on television on Comcast Government Channel 23, Open Band Channel 40, and Verizon FiOS Channel 40, and are livestreamed at loudoun.gov/webcast. All members of the public will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. Citizens are encouraged to call in advance to sign up to speak at the public hearing. If you wish to sign up in advance of the hearing, please call the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-777-0246 prior to 12:00 PM on the day of the public hearing. Speakers may also sign up at the hearing. Written comments are welcomed at any time and may be sent to the Loudoun County Planning Commission, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 3rd Floor, MSC #62, Leesburg, Virginia 20175, or by e-mail to loudounpc@loudoun.gov. Any individual representing and/or proposing to be the sole speaker on behalf of a citizen’s organization or civic association is encouraged to contact the Department of Planning and Zoning prior to the date of the public hearing if special arrangements for additional speaking time and/or audio-visual equipment will be requested. Such an organization representative will be allotted 6 minutes to speak, and the Chairman may grant additional time if the request is made prior to the date of the hearing and the need for additional time is reasonably justified. Citizens are encouraged to call the Department of Planning and Zoning on the day of the public hearing to confirm that an item is on the agenda, or, the most current agenda may be viewed on the Planning Commission’s website at www.loudoun.gov/pc. In the event that the second Thursday is a holiday or the meeting may not be held due to inclement weather or other conditions that make it hazardous for members to attend, the meeting will be moved to the third Tuesday of the month. In the event that Tuesday is a holiday or the Tuesday meeting may not be held due to inclement weather or other conditions that make it hazardous for members to attend, the meeting will be held on the following Thursday. The meeting will be held at a place determined by the Chairman. Hearing assistance is available for meetings in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room. FM Assistive Listening System is available at the meetings at all other locations. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation as a result of a physical, sensory or mental disability to participate in this meeting, contact the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-777-0246. Please provide three days’ notice. BY ORDER OF:
FOREST HAYES, CHAIRMAN LOUDOUN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
04/08 & 04/15/21
ORDER OF PUBLICATION COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 8.01-316
DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES NOTICE OF WATER MAIN FLUSHING The Town of Leesburg will conduct controlled flushing of water mains throughout the Town beginning April through June 30th, 2021. This preventative maintenance program is essential for maintaining the Town’s high standards of water quality. Water mains are flushed by opening fire hydrants and allowing them to flow freely for a short period of time. The flushing cleans out sediment, removes air which may accumulate in the water mains and restores chlorine levels in areas of limited use, thereby, reducing the potential for bacteriological contamination. Water is safe to drink and safe to use during flushing. However, flushing may result in temporary discoloration and sediment in the water. If discoloration or sediment is evident, the Town recommends residents avoid doing laundry until the discoloration subsides. Flushing may also introduce air into the water, which may temporarily cause erratic flow. If this occurs, open your cold water tap until a clear steady flow of water is observed. Some residents and businesses may experience lower pressure during the flushing in their neighborhood. The Town regrets any inconvenience the flushing operation may cause. Please call the Utilities Department at 703-737-7075 for further information. For after-hour emergencies, call the Leesburg Police Department at 703-771-4500. 04/01 & 06/30/21
Case No.:
JJ044218-03-00
Loudoun Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Isabella S. Montenegro Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Jeffrey Wayne McGowan, putative father hold a permanency planning hearing and review of Foster Care Plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-282.1 and 16.1-281 for Isabella S. Montenegro. It is ORDERED that the defendant Jeffrey Wayne McGowan, putative father appear at the above-named Court to protect their interests on or before April 27, 2021 at 10:00 am. 03/11, 03/18, 03/25 & 04/01/21
ABC LICENSE
Restoration Bed and Breakfast LLC, trading as Restoration Bed and Breakfast, 40959 Pacer Ln Paeonian Springs, Loudoun, VA 20129-1844 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA AlCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Bed and Breakfast license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Richard Norman, Owner Note: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200. 04/08 & 04/15/21
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Legal Notices TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATION TLSE-2020-0003 VILLAGE AT LEESBURG (for THE PLAYFUL PACK DOGGIE DAYCARE)
East Broad Way Streetscape Improvements
East Broad Way Streetscape Improvements Virtual Information Meeting Virtual Public Public Information Meeting
Thursday, 2021,6:30 6:30 p.m. - 7:20 Thursday,April April15, 15, 2021, p.m. - 7:20 p.m. p.m. www.lovettsvilleva.gov www.lovettsvilleva.gov
Find about the Broad EastWay Broad Wayimprovements Streetscape project Findout out about the East Streetscape projectimprovements which is continuing the road- which way and pedestrian 1. This project extends along Eastfrom Broad Way from the is continuing theimprovements roadway from andPhase pedestrian improvements Phase 1. This Community Center along to Park Place. project improves the accessibility, safety, and connectivity to Park project extends EastTheBroad Way from the Community Center to the Community Center, Community Church businesses, and theand Townconnectivity Square for driversto the Place. The project improvesPool, theSouth accessibility, safety, and pedestrians by adding curb and gutter, sidewalk and on-street parking. The project’s improvements Community Center, Community Pool, South Church businesses, and the extend along East Broad Way from Park Place to South Church Street and along South Church Street Town andWay. pedestrians by adding curb and gutter, sidewalk from Square East Broad for Way drivers to Oktoberfest and on-street parking. The project's improvements extend along East Broad Way Park South Church and along South Thefrom meeting will bePlace held as ato virtual/online meeting.Street The project team will make a shortChurch presentationStreet from East atBroad Way to Oktoberfest Way. beginning 6:30 p.m. and allocate time to answer any questions after the presentation. To access the meeting by smart-phone or computer, click here. To join on the phone, dial (312) 626-6799 and enter
themeeting meeting ID and listed Live streaming of the meeting willThe also beproject available team at The willpassword be held asbelow. a virtual/online meeting. will www.lovettsvilleva.gov/webcasts/. make a short presentation beginning at 6:30 p.m. and allocate time to answer anyZoom questions after the presentation. To access the meeting by smart-phone link: or computer, click here. To join pwd=RG4yU3dkL3dkdFFyVk5UcWJubE5LQT09 on the phone, dial (312) 626-6799 and enter https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86032985732? the meeting ID and password listed below. Live streaming of the meeting will also be available at www.lovettsvilleva.gov/webcasts/. Webinar ID: 860-3298-5732 Password: 062598
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86032985732? Review project information and meeting details on the webpage above or during business hours at the pwd=RG4yU3dkL3dkdFFyVk5UcWJubE5LQT09 Lovettsville Town Office, 6 East Pennsylvania Avenue, Lovettsville VA 20180. Please call ahead at (540) 822-5788 to make an appointment with appropriate personnel.
Webinar ID: 860-3298-5732 Password: 062598during the meeting, or by May 13, 2021 via the comment form on the project Give your comments
website, by mail to 6 East Pennsylvania Avenue, P.O. Box 209, Lovettsville, VA 20180 or by email to
Review project information and “East meeting details on the webpage above clerk@lovettsvilleva.gov. Please reference Broad Way Streetscape Improvements” in the subject or line. business hours at the Lovettsville Town Office, 6 East Pennsylvania during Avenue, Lovettsville VA 20180. Please call ahead at (540) 822-5788 to make State Project: EN18-255-290, P101, P201, C501 an appointment with appropriate personnel. UPC: 113840
TAP-5081 (024) Give your comments duringFederal: the meeting, or by May 13, 2021 via the comment on the project website, byheld mail to 6 April East29,Pennsylvania In case an form alternate date is needed, the meeting will be Thursday, 2021 at the same time. Avenue, P.O. Box 209, Lovettsville, VA 20180 or by email to clerk@lovettsvilleva.gov. Please reference “East Broad Way Streetscape 04/08/21 Improvements” in the subject line.
State Project: EN18-255-290, P101, P201, C501 UPC: 113840 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Federal: TAP-5081 (024)
Members of the Loudoun School Board will seek public comment about Loudoun County Public Schools’ Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2022 at the April 15, 2021, School Board meeting. Com-
In case an will alternate date is needed, thethroughout meetingthewill bereconciliation held Thursday, ments also be welcome at School Board meetings budget process. April 29, 2021 at the same time. To register to make live, in-person or virtual comments during the School Board meeting, please refer to the School Board Citizens Participation web page. Online and telephone registration will open at 8 a.m. two business days prior to the meeting. Registration closes one and one-half (1 1/2) hours before the start of the meeting. Written comments also will be accepted from the public in advance of the School Board meeting. Members of the public who wish to submit written comments are invited to use Written Public Comment Submission form. Written comments may be submitted during the two business days prior to a School Board meeting until one and one-half (1 1/2) hour before the start of the meeting. Comments will be provided to School Board members and will be posted to the BoardDocs meeting page afterward. Meetings are held at 21000 Education Court, Ashburn, VA 20148. Persons, who, due to a disability, need assistance to participate meaningfully in School Board meetings, should call (571) 252-1020 at least five days prior to the meeting. 04/01 & 04/08/21
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 15, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176, to consider Special Exception application TLSE-2020-0003, Village at Leesburg (on behalf of the Playful Pack Doggie Daycare). The subject of the application is a vacant 4,050 square-foot commercial space within Building B at the Village at Leesburg, 1608 Village Market Blvd, Suite B-115. The property is zoned B-4, Mixed Use Business District, and is further described as Loudoun County Parcel Identification Number (PIN) 149-28-0225. Special Exception Application TLSE-2020-0003 is a request by the Village at Leesburg on behalf of the Playful Pack for a Special Exception to allow a 4,050 square foot doggie daycare and accessory kennel, pursuant to Town of Leesburg Zoning Ordinance (TLZO) Section 6.6.2, Use Regulations. In addition, the Applicant is requesting one (1) zoning modification per Town of Leesburg Zoning Ordinance (TLZO) Section 3.4.13, Compliance with Use Standards. 1. Modification of TLZO Sec. 9.3.12.2, Doggy Day Care (related to facilities within a fully enclosed structure)
Additional information and copies of this application is 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 Commission at (703) 771-2434 three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711. 04/01 & 04/08
PUBLIC NOTICE The LOUDOUN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT has accepted application for preliminary plat of subdivision for the following project.
SBPL-2021-0001 Hogan Kent Greene Mr. Tom Marable, of Van Metre Homes at Braddock, L.L.C., of Fairfax Virginia, is requesting preliminary plat of subdivision approval to subdivide approximately forty point five nine (40.59) acres into twenty-six (26) single family detached lots, one hundred eighteen (118) semi-detached (duplex and quadraplex) lots, open space parcels and accompanying easements. The property is located along the south side of Braddock Road (state route 620), approximately 0.12 miles northwest of the intersection of Braddock Road and Royal Hunter Drive (state route 3307). The property is zoned R-8 (Single Family Residential- 8) and FOD (Floodplain Overlay District- Minor) under the provisions of the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance. The property is more particularly described as Tax Map 105///2/////2/ (MCPI # 207-46-1171), Tax Map 105///2/////1/ (MCPI # 206-16-1540) and Tax Map 105////////16/ (MCPI # 206-26-3209) in the Blue Ridge Election District. Additional information regarding this application may be found on the Loudoun Online Land Applications System www.loudoun.gov/LOLA by searching for SBPL-2021-0001. Complete copies of the above referenced application(s) are also available for public review at the Loudoun County Department of Building and Development, Land Development File Room, 1 Harrison Street, SE, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, physical public access to the file may be interrupted. You may contact the project manager to arrange for alternative access to the file if necessary. Please forward any comments or questions to the project manager, Eric Jewell at eric.jewell@loudoun.gov or you may mail them to The Department of Building and Development, 1 Harrison Street, SE, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia by May 13, 2021. 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). 04/08/21
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Legal Notices TOWN OF MIDDLEBURG, VIRGINIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET Pursuant to Virginia Code Sect. 15.2-2506, the Middleburg Town Council will hold a public hearing on April 22, 2021 at 6:00 p.m in the Middleburg Town Office, 10 West Marshall Street, Middleburg, VA, and online remotely via Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/96073862524 or by calling 1-301715-8592, Webinar ID: 960 7386 2524), on the proposed Fiscal Year 2022 Budget, at which time the public will have an opportunity to express their views. A detailed copy of the proposed budget is available for review on the Town website at www.middleburgva.gov and in the Town Office 8:30 AM-4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, holidays excepted. No sooner than one week after the public hearing, the Council will consider an ordinance adopting the budget, establishing tax rates and appropriating funds, which must be accomplished no later than June 30, 2021. The public is encouraged to submit comments electronically at www.middleburgva.gov/budget. Danny Davis, Town Manager
FY 2022 BUDGET SUMMARY REVENUES EXPENDITURES GENERAL FUND Other Local Taxes
$ 539,818 $ 2,768,900
Administration
$ 1,040,828
Buildings & Maintenance
$ 462,021
Zoning Fees
$ 35,000
Police
$ 823,457
Fines and Fees
$ 32,200
Planning & Zoning
$ 276,642
Intergovernmental Revenue
$ 40,000
Economic Development
$ 531,736
Miscellaneous Revenue
$ 64,000
Debt Service & Capital Cash
$ 550,000
Transfer from Reserves
$ 350,000
Contingency (Unallocated)
$ 145,234
TOTAL
$3,829,918
UTILITY FUND
TOTAL
$ 3,829,918
UTILITY FUND
Water User Fees
$ 671,281
Contract Services
Sewer User Fees
$ 665,328
Admin. & Insurance
Water Tower Cellular Leases
$ 168,450
Operations Water
$ 163,000
$ 6,000
Operations Sewer
$ 184,300
Debt Service & Capital Cash
$ 585,108
Miscellaneous
$ 492,227 $ 82,142
Contingency (Unallocated) TOTAL
$1,511,059
CAPITAL FUND
TOTAL
$ 4,282 $ 1,511,059
CAPITAL FUND
Capital Revenue – Cash & Grants Capital Revenue - Debt TOTAL TOTAL ALL FUNDS
$ 720,000
Capital Expenditures - General
$ 2,850,000
$ 2,775,000
Capital Expenditures - Utility
$ 645,000
$ 3,495,000
TOTAL
$ 3,495,000
$ 8,835,977
TOTAL ALL FUNDS
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE SCHEDULE OF WATER AND SEWER CHARGES If approved, the ordinance would increase the water and sewer user fees as identified below effective July 1, 2021. This would result in an increase of 3% or $7.49 in the average bi-monthly combined water and sewer bill for in-Town customers (with bi-monthly use of 7,000 gallons). (By authority of Virginia Code Sections 15.2-2111, 15.2-2119 and 15.2-2143.) The public is encouraged to submit comments electronically at www.middleburgva.gov/budget. WATER USER FEES
GENERAL FUND
Real & Personal Property Tax*
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC The Middleburg Town Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. in the Town Hall Council Chambers located at 10 W. Marshall Street, Middleburg, VA, and remotely online via Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/96073862524 or by calling 1-301-715-8592, Webinar ID: 960 7386 2524), to consider the following:
$ 8,835,977
* Based on 2021 Loudoun County real property value assessments, the FY 2022 equalized real estate tax rate would be $0.1613 per $100 of assessed value. The Town Council has adopted the current tax rate of $0.153/$100 tax rate for FY 2022. The business personal property tax rate is proposed to remain at $1.00/ $100 of assessed value.
04/01 & 04/08/21
NOTICE OF IMPOUNDMENT OF ABANDONED VEHICLES This notice is to inform the owner and any person having a security interest in their right to reclaim the motor vehicle herein described within 15 days after the date of storage charges resulting from placing the vehicle in custody, and the failure of the owner or persons having security interests to exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle within the time provided shall be deemed a waiver by the owner, and all persons having security interests of all right, title and interest in the vehicle, and consent to the sale of the abandoned motor vehicle at a public auction. This notice shall also advise the owner of record of his or her right to contest the determination by the Sheriff that the motor vehicle was “abandoned”, as provided in Chapter 630.08 of the Loudoun County Ordinance, by requesting a hearing before the County Administrator in writing. Such written request for a hearing must be made within 15 days of the notice. YR.
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Bi-Monthly Rates For:
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Minimum of 2,000 gallons
$35.30
$36.36
+3%
Over 2,000 gallons
$17.65/1,000 gals.
$18.18/1,000 gals.
+3%
Minimum of 2,000 gallons
$47.69
$49.12
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Over 2,000 gallons
$26.40/1,000 gals.
$27.19/1,000 gals.
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Current
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Minimum of 2,000 gallons
$36.36
$37.44
+3%
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$18.18/1,000 gals.
$18.72/1,000 gals.
+3%
Minimum of 2,000 gallons
$49.14
$50.61
+3%
Over 2,000 gallons
$29.29/1,000 gals.
$30.17/1,000 gals.
+3%
In-Town
Out-of-Town
SEWER USER FEES Bi-Monthly Rates For: In-Town
Out-of-Town
USE OF WATER BY CONTRACTORS AND OTHER PARTIES (Town Code Section 113-23) No change in user fees for Contractors and Other Parties. AVAILABILITY FEES & CONNECTION FEES No change in availability fees is proposed. No change in water & sewer connection fees is proposed. A copy of the ordinance is available for public inspection in the Middleburg Town Hall, located at 10 W. Marshall Street, Middleburg, VA during normal business hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, holidays excepted. All interested citizens are invited to attend this public hearing to express their views. MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL TOWN OF MIDDLEBURG, VIRGINIA
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE MIDDLEBURG PLANNING COMMISSION
The LOUDOUN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT has accepted application for preliminary/record plat of subdivision for the following project.
The Middleburg Planning Commission will hold public hearings beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 26, 2021 to hear public comments on the following:
SBPR-2021-0002 TRUEALTY ESTATES
Zoning Text Amendment 21-01 - AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 121 OF THE MIDDLEBURG ZONING ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO BUILDING HEIGHT IN THE R-2 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. The proposal is to amend the building height limitation in the R-2 District to 25 feet with the ability to increase the allowable height, up to 30 feet maximum, with the provision of increased side yards.
Vijay Chikkava, as President and Manager of Truealty Poland Rd., LLC, of Fairfax, Virginia, is requesting approval of a preliminary/record plat of subdivision to subdivide approximately a 2.28467 acre parcel into seven (7) residential lots and one (1) open space parcel. The property is located on the south side of Poland Road (Route 742), approximately 0.20 mile west of the intersection of Poland Road and Edgewater Street (Route 2237). The property is zoned PD-H4 (Planned Development-Housing District), administered as R-8 Single Family Residential, and AI-Airport Impact Overlay District under the provisions of the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance. The property is located within the Dulles Election District and is more particularly described as MCPI #129-30-8183.
Zoning Map Amendment 21-01 - AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE A 0.5153 ACRE PORTION OF LAND AT 10 WEST MARSHALL STREET (PIN 538-27-9541) FROM R-1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO C-2 TOWN COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND TO REZONE A 0.59696 ACRE PORTION OF ADJOINING VACANT LAND AT PIN 538-27-7860 FROM MUV MIXED USE VILLAGE DISTRICT WITH PROFFERS TO C-2 TOWN COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. The rezonings are proposed in conjunction with the new Town Hall project and would bring the land into common zoning designation with the existing Town Office and surrounding properties fronting on W. Marshall St.
Additional information regarding this application may be found on the Loudoun Online Land Applications System www.loudoun.gov/LOLA by searching for SBPR-2021-0002. Complete copies of the above referenced application are also available for public review at the Loudoun County Department of Building and Development, Land Development File Room, 1 Harrison Street, SE, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, physical public access to the file may be interrupted. You may contact the project manager to arrange for alternative access to the file if necessary. Please forward any comments or questions to the project manager, Tom Donnelly, at Tom.Donnelly@loudoun.gov or you may mail them to the Department of Building and Development, 1 Harrison Street, SE, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia by May 13, 2021. The Department of Building and Development will take-action on the above application in accordance with the requirements for preliminary/record plat subdivisions outlined in Section 1243.09 of the Land Subdivision and Development Ordinance (LSDO).
Zoning Map Amendment 21-02 - AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PROFFERS ASSOCIATED WITH CONDITIONALLY ZONED R-1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, R-3 RESIDENTIAL AND MUV MIXED USE VILLAGE DISTRICT PROPERTIES AT PINS 538-25-6474 AND 53827-7860 AND A PORTION OF 500 NORTH PENDLETON STREET (PIN 570-40-5809). This is a proposed amendment to the original, 2007 Salamander Hospitality proffers, as subsequently amended, and is proposed in conjunction with the new Town Hall project. The proposal is to revise language as it pertains to a proffer for a Town Hall site and Village Green and to also update existing proffer language that has been superseded or fulfilled. THIS IS A SEPARATE REQUEST FROM PROFFER AMENDMENT ZMA 21-03 OF SIMILAR ORDINANCE TITLE.
04/08/21
The Commission meeting and public hearings will be conducted remotely in accordance with the Resolution Confirming the Declaration of a Local Emergency and the Ordinance to Implement Emergency Procedures & Effectuate Temporary Changes to Address Continuity of Governmental Operations during COVID-19.
NOTICE TOWN OF LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL MEETING Remote Public Participation Available
Public participation will be available 1) by calling (301) 715-8592, Webinar ID: 921 0867 5541, OR 2) online via zoom.us/j/92108675541. Those who plan to participate in the hearings are encouraged, but not required, to contact the Town Office at (540) 687-5152 no later than 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting to register to speak. For those who only wish to observe the proceedings, the meeting can be viewed on the Town’s website at www.middleburgva.gov/town-meetings
Members of the public who wish to speak during the petitioners’ section and Public Hearing of the April 13, 2021, Leesburg Town Council Meeting can do so remotely. Information on how to participate remotely can be found on the Town of Leesburg’s website www.leesburgva.gov/agendas or on the agenda that will be posted outside of the Clerk’s Office and in the lobby of Town Hall (25 West Market Street) by close of business on April 7, 2021.
The files for these applications may be reviewed at the Town Office, 10 W. Marshall Street, Middleburg, Virginia from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, holidays excepted. Questions may be directed to Deputy Town Manager Will Moore at (540) 687-5152 or by email at wmoore@middleburgva.gov
If you need more information, contact the Clerk of Council at eboeing@leesburgva.gov or 703-771-2733. 04/08/2021
The Town of Middleburg strives to make its hearings accessible to all. Please advise of accommodations the Town can make to help you participate in the hearing.
LOUDOUN COUNTY WILL BE ACCEPTING SEALED COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR: NHLEmployerCard2.pdf
CONSTRUCTION OF THE PURCELLVILLE DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES GROUP HOME, IFB No. 387782 until prior to 4:00 p.m., local “Atomic Time”, May 19, 2021.
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 8.01-316
The plans and specifications for this project are contained in a Microsoft One Drive folder. A Geotechnical Report Release form must be signed and submitted prior to obtaining access to the One Drive folder. Bid forms can be downloaded from the Loudoun County website at www.loudoun.gov/procurement.
Case No.:
Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Christian Carter
A Pre‑Bid Conference will be held virtually using GoTo Meeting software on April 21, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. for clarification of any questions on the drawings, specifications, and site conditions. RENOVATION TO THE ROUND HILL AQUATIC CENTER, IFB No. 381782 until prior to 4:00 p.m., local “Atomic Time”, May 20, 2021.
WHEN CALLING, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ANY TYPE OF DISABILITY IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCUREMENT. 04/08/21
JJ040484-08-00
Loudoun Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
JOB ORDER CONTRACT (JOC) FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF MECHANICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, IFB No. 383782 until prior to 4:00 p.m., local “Atomic Time”, May 19, 2021.
Solicitation forms may be obtained 24 hours a day by visiting our web site at www.loudoun.gov/ procurement. If you do not have access to the Internet, call (703) 777‑0403, M ‑ F, 8:30 a.m. ‑ 5:00 p.m.
9/3/19
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
A Pre‑Bid Conference will be held virtually using GoTo Meeting software on April 14, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. for clarification of any questions on the drawings, specifications and site conditions.
The plans and specifications for this project can be obtained by sending an email to the Invitation for Bid point of contact. A Pre‑Construction Conference will be held virtually using GoTo Meeting software on April 15, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. for clarification of any questions on the drawings, specifications, and site conditions.
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The object of this suit is to hold a 2nd permanency planning hearing and review of Foster Care Plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-282.1 and 16.1-281 for Christian Carter. It is ORDERED that the defendant David Craig Johnson, putative father appear at the abovenamed Court to protect their interests on or before May 11, 2021 at 2:00 pm. 04/01, 04/08, 04/15 & 04/22/21
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Legal Notices NOTICE OF ABANDONED BICYCLES
VIRGINIA
In the Circuit Court of Loudoun County Case No. CL 20-7611 DULLES ELECTRIC & SUPPLY CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. IMINEPHRO SOLUTIONS ELECTRICAL LLC AND CHRIS IMINEPHRO, Defendants ORDER OF PUBLICATION THE OBJECT of the above-styled suit is to obtain a judgment, jointly and severally, against the Defendants due to the breach of a contract/ open account; and
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.
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Case Number
Recovery Location
Red Outpost Trail GT mountain bike S/N: LYS6K01280
Recovery Date
Phone Number
SO200011490
07/16/2020
20921 Fowlers Mill Rd. Ashburn, VA
703-777-0610
Mongoose bike S/N: SNFSD09TS1427
SO210004577
3/22/2021
Overland Park/Buckley Terrace
703-777-0610 04/01 & 04/08/21
IT APPEARING by affidavit filed according to law that the Defendant, Chris Iminephro in the above-entitled cause cannot be found, and that diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of Chris Iminephro, it is therefore ORDERED that the said Chris Iminephro, whose last known address is 2800 Dorr Avenue, Suite M, Fairfax, Virginia 22031, appear on or before the 28th day of May, 2021 at 10:00 a.m, in the Clerk’s Office of this Court located at 18 E. Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia and do what is necessary to protect his interests; and it is further ORDERED that this order be published once a week for four successive weeks in LOUDOUN NOW, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Loudoun; that a copy of this order be posted at the front door of the courthouse wherein this court is held; and that a copy of this order be mailed to the Defendant at the address shown by the aforesaid affidavit. 03/25, 04/01, 04/08 & 04/15/21
VIRGINIA IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LOUDOUN COUNTY Civil Case No.: CL20-8025 In re: Name Change of THAO BICH NGO to JADE THAO NGO HO
PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) The Town of Leesburg will accept proposals electronically via the Commonwealth’s e-procurement website (www.eva.virginia.gov), until 3:00 p.m. on April 29, 2021 for the following:
RFP No. 500640-FY21-29 Class A Biosolids Hauling
For additional information, visit: http://www.leesburgva.gov/bidboard
FINAL ORDER (Minor) COMES NOW the applicant seeking to change his or her name pursuant to Virginia Code § 8.01217, and it appearing to the Court upon the applicant’s verified application that: The current address of the applicant, including street address, city, state and zip code, is: 21264 Victorias Cross Ter, Ashburn, VA 20147; and If the applicant has previously changed his or her name by prior application to a court or by marriage, the former names of the applicant are as follows: _______________ The name change is not sought for a fraudulent purpose and would not otherwise infringe on the rights of others; the applicant is not incarcerated, or a probationer with any court, or a person for whom registration with the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry is requires; and the applicant, if a convicted felon, included his or her felony conviction with the application. It is, therefore, ADJUDGED, ORDERED, AND DECREED that the name of the applicant is hereby changed from Thao Bich Ngo to Jade Thao Ngo Ho; and It is further ADJUDGED, ORDERED, AND DECREED that the Clerk of this Court shall spread this order upon the current deed boopk, index it in both the old and new names, and transmit a certified copy of the order and the application to the State Registrar of Vital Records and the Central Criminal Records Exchange. ENTERED this 9th day of December, 2020
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 8.01-316 Case No.:
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Loudoun Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Abbigail Jacobs Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Sifredo Amaya (aka Surfredo Amaya), putative father and; Michelle Jacobs, mother The object of this suit is to hold a foster care review hearing and review of foster care plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-282 and 16.1-281 for Abbigail Jacobs. It is ORDERED that the defendants Sifredo Amaya (aka Surfredo Amaya), putative father and; Michelle Jacobs, mother appear at the above-named Court to protect their interests on or before May 3, 2021 at 10:00 am. 04/01, 04/08, 04/15 & 04/22/21
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The Housing Challenge With the presentation this week of a draft Unmet Housing Needs Strategic Plan, Loudoun’s leaders have a new foundation on which to relaunch a conversation about increasing opportunities for affordable housing in the county. It isn’t a new conversation, but we know from the decades of debate already devoted to the issue that the answers are difficult to come by. This latest effort is rooted in 2017 talks that focused on evaluating housing affordability as a key element in the county’s economic development strategy. Although our booming data centers may be insulated, the availability of a high-quality workforce is critical to virtually every other commercial sector— from your favorite restaurant to the Fortune 500 business headquarters we’d like to land. While it is unfortunate that the issue wasn’t addressed comprehensively in the 2019 General Plan, county leaders now have the opportunity to take a deep dive into the myriad factors at play. What should be clear by now is that the county won’t simply build itself out of an affordable housing shortage by packing a few ADUs into new developments. This is going to have to be intentional—a purposeful strategy with measurable benchmarks. If this is to be a community priority, the government will have to take a more active role, whether it is helping to knock down costly hurdles or joining with the private sector to help underwrite specific projects, or taking an even more active role, perhaps with the creation of an independent housing authority. The answers won’t come easily, but the scale of the challenge has been laid out clearly. Previous boards have found this issue too big, too complex or too controversial to make meaningful progress. If this time is to be different, supervisors will have to bring a wide range of front-line advisors to the table, including business owners, developers, and representatives of safety net organizations. In Loudoun’s current economic climate, the issue is too important for the board to simply punt to the next group of supervisors to solve. n
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EDITORIAL Renss Greene, Deputy Editor rgreene@loudounnow.com Jan Mercker, Reporter jmercker@loudounnow.com
Editor: I am writing to you in response to the March 25 article, “Supervisors Cut Tax Rate, School Budget, Then Just Fund Everything Else.” As someone who grew up in the LCPS System, but is also studying to become a teacher, it’s upsetting that the Board of Supervisors decided to make this school budget cut. Here’s the thing: just three months ago, the US News and World Report named Loudoun County as the #1 richest county in the US, #6 in “healthiest communities,” and #5 in “urban counties with high performing economies.” So, then, why are we cutting the school systems budget by $17,205,187 and funding everything else? To get the “real estate tax rate below $1?” Your article also states that teachers will still get a 4% raise this year, and the minimum raise to secure state matching funds. Your article also has the supervisor stating that “what our teachers went through this year is not comparable. [...] I have full respect for what our county employees have done.” So, then why, when teachers have gone above and beyond, has the minimum become our standard for teachers pay and educational funding? Additionally, according to a Newsroom report in 2017, “individuals with higher education levels earn more, pay more taxes, and are more likely than others to be employed and to have job benefits such as retirement and health insurance.” It is seen that a young person’s education is what will set them up for a possible lifetime of success. So, why are we then minimizing our education fund? Why are we not putting more money into education to improve it that much more? Also, what is one of the first departments that will get cut from schools who are lacking money? It certainly won’t be science, technology, engineering, or math due to the county’s push towards
STEM-centered curriculum. So, the most likely departments will be elective courses, specifically the arts. I advocated an increase in arts education funding when I was still in high school, but the arts are important now more than ever. The arts have been a way for students to express themselves and have conversations about difficult topics. Isn’t that what students need right now, an outlet and conversations about their difficult questions? Additionally, in the book “Teach Like a Champion” by Doug Lemov, it is pointed out that arts education helps close the achievement gap, achieve higher-order thinking, deeper insight, positive behavior, independence, and, of course creativity-all things that are beneficial to any student. So I ask the board this: as the richest county in the nation, why are we deciding to cut our school budget by $17,205,187? It will undermine our teachers, students, and the overall ability to give students the best and most well-rounded education possible — Grace Saville, Leesburg
Reinforced Confidence Editor: My wife and I wish to thank everyone, Dr. Goodfriend, The Health Department staff and the multitude of volunteers who were involved in planning, organizing and conducting the vaccination clinics held at the Dulles Town Center. On both our visits, we were met by cheerful and competent volunteers who reinforced our confidence in the whole process. It is particularly noteworthy how many of our neighbors took time out of their daily lives to volunteer to help others. — John & Mary Lou Witmer, Purcellville
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Biberaj continued from page 3 about the treatment they have received from Biberaj’s office—an assertion also made by some supervisors. Both she and staff members from Biberaj’s office also went to the Board of Supervisors meeting to address supervisors directly—an unusual step for employees of a constitutional officer, who passionately defended the office’s work. But supervisors ultimately made no last-minute changes from their budget work sessions during March. And Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) pointed out the CA’s office’s budget in fact has grown significantly over the past two
Vaccinations continued from page 3 here.” Health experts and government leaders at all levels have emphasized that the only way to safely end mask mandates and social distancing, and to fully reopen society, is to get enough people vaccinated to stop the spread of the virus—and protect the people unable or just unwilling to get vaccinated. “The quicker we can get people vaccinated, the quicker we get that herd immunity so we can go back to a sense of normalcy,” said Health Department Director Dr. David Goodfriend. “The past year has been horrible, and there’s no way to say it any different,” Randall said. “I come in every day and right about 11:30, the numbers from the previous day come in […] It is a very tough
proposed local funding for the schools. “The reality is, the schools will receive a 7.9% increase in their budget in this fiscal year, which is quite frankly remarkable considering the difficult times that we have and the fact that student enrollment is only projected to grow by 0.1%,” Letourneau said. “I want to strongly encourage the schools and School Board, when they do their reconciliation, to please use the $810,000 that we added to the budget for the intent that the motion was meant for, and that is to eliminate athletic fees for students across the board,” said Supervisor Juli E. Briskman (D-Algonkian). “Like I said during our budget work sessions, I do view that as a critical equity issue.” n
years—from 36 full-time equivalent positions in Fiscal Year 2020, to 48 in the newly approved budget, with a 43% increase in funding. “There is no entity in the county—the school system, any of the constitutional offices, or anything that has anything to do with the county—that’s seen a 43% increase in two years, so it’s a little disconcerting for me to hear a point of view on this that is that the board is not investing in public safety or that the board is under funding public safety and the commonwealth’s attorney,” Letourneau said. The newly approved county budget totals about $3.3 billion for the county government and schools operations, funded by a real estate tax rate of $0.980 per $100 in assessed value, 5.5 cents lower than the current tax rate.
That provides for a 7.2% increase in local tax funding for the school system, about $68 million over the previous budget; a $12.4 million boost in employee compensation, which includes a 3% merit increase and a step increase for public safety employees; the addition of 168 positions in 20 different county departments; and an increase of $45.3 million to fund debt service and capital needs for the county government and schools. And, although supervisors had their differences on the details of the budget, they voted to pass it unanimously. Letourneau, who leads the board’s finance committee, said the board could have gotten the tax rate a half-cent lower to the equalized tax rate for homeowners “without too much pain,” but defended the budget overall—including cuts to
thing to come in every day and one of your daily duties is to check and see how many people in your county have died, because what you know is, those are real people. Those are not just numbers—that’s somebody’s mother or father, their papa or grandma or sister or brother, they’re real human beings.” As of Tuesday, according to the Virginia Department of Health, nearly 127,000 Loudoun residents had received at least one dose and 63,000 were fully vaccinated. Since March 29, the county has been vaccinating 3,600 to 4,000 people per day and expects that rate to increase as the vaccine supply grows. After expanding vaccination eligibility to the final group of essential workers, group 1c on Monday, health department leaders expect to begin making appointments for the general public over age 16 by April 18. Sign up at vaccinate.virginia.gov. n
Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System Operational Medical Director Dr. John Morgan watches as Jeremy Mader administers a COVID-19 vaccine shot to Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Koran T. Saines (D-Sterling).
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Politics
Election Battles Set for State Offices LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT
With the passing of the deadline to participate in the primary contests, the ballots are set for Virginia’s political parties to finalize their candidates for November’s election. Democrats will make their selection during a June 8 primary. Republicans are planning a May 8 convention. At the top of the ticket, for candidate for governor, Democrats will be choosing from former state delegate Jennifer D. Carroll Foy, state Sen. Jennifer L. McClellan, current Lieutenant Governor Justin E. Fairfax, Del. Lee J. Carter, and former governor Terry R. McAuliffe. Current Gov. Ralph Northam will not be on the ballot. Although Virginia governors may serve two terms, they cannot serve them consecutively. For the race for lieutenant governor, Democrats will choose from Norfolk City Councilmember Andria P. McClellan, Del. Elizabeth R. Guzman, Del. Hala S. Ayala, Del. Mark H. Levine, Del. S. “Sam” Rasoul, Sean A. Perryman, and Xavier JaMar Warren. And for Attorney General, Democrats will choose between incumbent Mark
Herring and Del. Jerrauld C. “Jay” Jones. Virginia has open primaries, and a declared party affiliation is not necessary to vote in a primary. Rather than a primary election, Republicans will choose their candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general with a convention on May 8, however COVID-19 pandemic restrictions mean it will be conducted through satellite polling places across the state instead of a single central location. Individual district committees, whose territory mirrors Congressional districts, are allowed to establish a certain number of polling locations; the 10th District, which includes Loudoun, Clarke, and Frederick counties, the cities of Winchester, Manassas and Manassas Park, and parts of Fairfax and Prince William counties, is allotted only one polling place. If more than 1,200 delegates are certified in Fairfax or Loudoun, the 10th District committee may request permission for an additional polling place from the State Central Committee. The 10th District’s polling place has not yet been announced; that decision is due to the state central Republican committee by April 22.
For governor, Republicans will choose from among state Sen. Amanda Chase, Del. Kirk Cox, Sergio de la Peña, Peter Doran, Octavia Johnson, Pete Snyder and Glenn Youngkin. For lieutenant governor, they will choose from among Puneet Ahluwalia, Lance Allen, Del. Glenn Davis, former Del. Tim Hugo, Maeve Rigler and former Del. Winsome Sears. And for attorney general, they will choose from among Chesterfield County Supervisor Leslie Haley, Del. Jason Miyares, Chuck Smith and Jack White. In the local House of Delegates races, only two districts will have primary contests, both involving incumbent Democrats.
IN THE 10TH DISTRICT, incumbent Demo-
IN THE 86TH DISTRICT, incumbent Ibra-
For the June 8 primary contests, the first day of in-person absentee voting at the registrar’s office will be Saturday, April 24. The deadline to register to vote or update a registration is Monday, May 17. The deadline to request a mailed absentee ballot is Friday, May 28 at 5 p.m. And the last day of in-person absentee voting at the registrar’s office will be Saturday, June 5 ending at 5 p.m. Find out more or register at elections. virginia.gov. n
heem S. Samirah faces a challenge from Irene Shin. The winner of that primary will face Republican Julie Perry in November. IN THE 34TH DISTRICT, incumbent Kathleen
J. Murphy faces a challenge from Jennifer M. Adeli. The winner of that primary will face Republican Gary G. Pan.
The November ballot is set for other House races.
crat faces Republican Nick Clemente.
IN THE 32ND DISTRICT, incumbent Dem-
ocrat David A. Reid faces Republican H. Scott Pio.
IN THE 33RD DISTRICT, incumbent Repub-
lican Dave A. LaRock faces a challenge from Democrat Paul W. Siker.
IN THE 67TH DISTRICT, incumbent Demo-
crat Karrie K. Delaney faces Republican Bob L. Frizzelle.
IN THE 87TH DISTRICT, incumbent Demo-
crat Suhas Subramanyam faces Republican Gregory J. Moulthrop.
Siker Targets LaRock as ‘Divisive,’ ‘Ineffective’ BY NORMAN K. STYER nstyer@loudounnow.com
Democrat Paul Siker formally kicked off his campaign to unseat four-term Republican Dave LaRock in the 33rd House District during a March 27 video conference and with the support of Attorney General Mark Herring. Siker said he initially considered a run for the Board of Supervisors during the previous election cycle, but decided the timing wasn’t right at that time. Now, he said he feels an obligation to run for state delegate, describing LaRock as “extreme, divisive and woefully ineffective.” “People are dealing with real hardship as a result of a recessionary economy fueled by a global pandemic,” Siker said.
“Because people in our district are hurting, I could no longer stand by while our current representative promotes disinformation and actively attacks core values a majority of Americans hold dear to their hearts.” Herring also was critical of LaRock’s performance, highlighting the Republican’s support and promotion of the political rally that resulted in the riot at the U.S. Capitol, undermining confidence in the COVID-19 response and vaccines, and working to sow mistrust in the commonwealth’s elections and pressing to decertify the latest results—actions he termed “disqualifiers.” “I haven’t thought the district has been represented well for a couple of years,” Herring said.
Siker said he plans to focus on building community coalitions to tackle issues including the boosting the rural economy, improving transportation, and addressing the lack of broadband connectivity. “I promise to be an elected official you can trust to deliver on long overdue promises,” Siker said. The Waterford resident operates a national executive search and talent acquisition firm and said LaRock’s lack of performance in the legislature wouldn’t fly in the corporate world. “Our current delegate has been exceptionally ineffective. No company would ever accommodate this lack of performance and neither should we,” Siker said.
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North Tower continued from page 1 of public events, the tents became stopping points for hospital visitors and employees to give their input on room layouts, and features they desired. Stevenson was the point person for the hospital’s clinical team on project design. “We’re better, but not complete, in terms of being able to welcome so many in the community who have supported us, cheering and rooting for us. It’s always been about the community taking care of the community,” Addo said. The expansive lobby of the North Tower is large and welcoming for a reason. Once larger gatherings resume, Addo and her staff envision it as a perfect location to host community events. The sunken lobby leads up the stairs to the former lobby area, and the building design creates a seamless transition not only from new to not as new, but between different departments and specialties. Patients and visitors are also able to access the North Tower directly from a pedestrian bridge connecting the building to a parking garage. Addo credits the Schaufeld family for their donations to the hospital, which made its new cardiac and pulmonary rehab space possible. That part of the North Tower opened for use Aug. 1. The inside of the space feels more like a community gym than a hospital, with patients taking turns on different exercise machines and walking the track, all while connected to a central cardiac monitor. A locker room, showers and community room complete the space. Cardiac rehab used to be in a separate
Housing plan continued from page 1 following jobs and high-quality schools and amenities. And a significant number of Loudoun residents work in lower-paying sectors, while at the same time Loudoun County homes tend to be larger—48.3% of all housing units have four or more bedrooms. As of 2019, according to the plan, 35,000 households in Loudoun are cost-burdened, paying more than 30% of their income on housing. And most of those are low-income households, who feel that pain most keenly—they may then
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building from the main hospital, Stevenson said, and the demand for the services had far exceeded the available space. Addo said the cardiac rehab team was particularly on the forefront of increasing the hospital’s telemedicine initiative, a form of healthcare that in a year has gone from nice-to-have to a necessity. The North Tower also includes labor and delivery and postpartum rooms, which moved over from The Birthing Inn. Both the labor and delivery, postpartum and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit rooms include some nice new touches, from sofas that double as a table and chair for parents to enjoy a meal together, and transforms into a bed for the mother’s support person, to a transition room in the NICU. The latter looks more like a hotel suite than a hospital room, and serves as a place for parents to stay with their NICU newborn for a night or two before heading home. It gives them a chance to familiarize themselves with whatever equipment the baby will be coming home with, and have nurses and medical staff just a few steps away. The NICU has larger rooms than its predecessor and includes 12 private rooms and two four-baby pods. It is the largest NICU in the county. The waiting rooms for the labor and delivery units and NICU also are separate, to provide further protections for both parents and the baby. NICU parents also have a lounge area to eat their meals. With the addition of the North Tower, the entire Lansdowne campus now features only private hospital rooms. Additionally, there are separate elevators for patients and staff and those coming to the hospital as visitors. “It’s like Disney,” Addo said, with hospi-
tal staff able to be under the radar and out of the public eye. Each floor also features a prayer and meditation room open to the public, in addition to the hospital’s main chapel. Addo and her husband were the donors for one of those spaces, which allows a private place to pray or reflect. “As we continue to think about wellness these kinds of additions serve us well,” Addo said. As part of its infection control measures, the hospital also eliminated curtains leading into or within its patient rooms. Addo stresses it is safe to visit the hospital, particularly if you need medical attention. “We encourage people to seek emergency and routine medical care here at the hospital. There’s no reason to delay procedures—it’s safe to visit the hospital and medical practices,” she said. Several floors in the North Tower contain shell space, giving the hospital room to grow as demand picks up. Addo envisions the eventual relocation of medical/surgical and oncology rooms to one of those floors, as demand for postpartum services increases. Addo, Stevenson and other hospital leaders recognize that the community will at some point be faced with another pandemic or health crisis. In a nod to being forward-thinking, the hospital added an additional 15 negative-pressure rooms, and converted all of its critical care rooms to have negative pressure capabilities. Those rooms, in particular, became essential to fighting COVID-19. While the North Tower serves as a significant upgrade for the Lansdowne cam-
pus, Addo recognized that anything new takes some acclimation. “We were not going to build a new, old Inova Loudoun. This was designed to be new and different,” she said. When health care workers moved into the new building last spring, she placed a 90-day moratorium on any changes unless they presented a safety or quality concern. Stevenson had a list ready for day 91, but said the desired changes from staff were minor. Addo and her staff did not rest on their laurels long, and are already planning for future changes and additions to both the Lansdowne and Cornwall campuses. Plans are underway to add more operatories to the Lansdowne campus, and hyperbaric oxygen chambers are planned at the lower level of the hospital. The 18,500-squarefoot Inova Schar Cancer Center is also set to debut this year. Addo has set the aggressive timeline of providing the first patient infusion in the cancer center before the end of the year. “That is going to be a major gain,” for both the hospital and Loudoun in general, she said. On the Cornwall campus in downtown Leesburg, hospital leaders are looking to add to its imaging space, and work on the Inova Loudoun Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Next week, on April 13, Inova Loudoun’s Lansdowne staff will be treated to “Opening Day” festivities akin to a baseball game. It looks to again be a more subdued celebration than previously envisioned, but will likely feel much more like a real celebration after the year its staff has endured. n
have to choose between housing and other necessities. The general plan and unmet housing needs plan both call for most of the county’s future growth to happen in the new Urban Policy Area, which is centered around the future Metrorail stops. But that area is also already largely developed, it notes. And the plan acknowledges that even small units in that area, without rent controls or government investment, will be too expensive for many people. Given the size of the problem, the plan suggests a wide variety of objectives to tackle the issue. One is for the county government to take a leadership role in coordinating and collaborating among organizations like
non-profits, human services agencies, the private sector, and affordable housing developers. Another could see the county working to find land to build affordable housing, including using public land for housing, purchasing and holding land in a land bank to use, and establishing or partnering with a community land trust, which would hold land and lease it to homebuyers making up to the Area Median Income. The county would also need to look into sources of funding for that work. Some new sources have already been found— such as the 1992 Belmont Ridge Affordable Housing Trust, which was established to help income-eligible homebuyers with
a soft second mortgage, a loan to cover down payments, for homes bought in the Belmont Ridge development at a certain price point. Those property values have now climbed so much that that nobody who can buy a home there meets the income requirements, leaving $750,000 essentially unusable, locked up in the fund. The county could also look to other state and federal sources of funding. Another objective would see the county setting up incentives to build affordable housing, and increase access to that housing. And the county could change its policies, such as committing to no net loss of affordable units. Supervisors are expected to next bring the draft plan to a public hearing. n
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