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History Lesson: Washington’s Will Draws a Crowd BY RENSS GREENE

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Stefanie Dove, coordinator of marketing and community outreach (left) and Trista Grigsby, Farm to School specialist with the Virginia Department of Education, during a May 7 Farm to School regional meeting at Frederick Douglass Elementary School.

Farm to School Program Blossoms in Loudoun BY ANDREW D. PARKER Schools across Virginia are trying to bring healthier, fresher food to their students—and Loudoun is leading the way. Times have changed in schools, as many home economics and cooking classes are no longer part of the required curriculum. “That was the place you learned about nutrition, along with cooking at home with parents and sitting down at dinner,” said Becky DomokosBays, Loudoun County Public Schools school nutrition services director who last week won national accolades for her work in the field. “Nowadays, that doesn’t happen. Many people don’t know how to cook anymore,” she said. Creating nutritious food options for

students by getting local produce such as fresh strawberries, apples, pears, carrots, cauliflower, beets, potatoes or lettuce into schools takes a lot of coordination. It requires a large-scale effort from state, local and regional governments and school officials, farmers, food distributors, teachers, parents and the community at large to make a real difference in the international movement toward healthier eating. That was the message of state and local officials during a Virginia Farm to School regional meeting on Tuesday in the garden lab at Frederick Douglass Elementary School. Loudoun’s school system is one of the standout programs in the National Farm to School Network— an effort spanning 23.6 million students

at more than 42,500 schools across 46 states—and Douglass is a standout within Loudoun.

A Statewide Goal Virginia First Lady Pamela Northam is leading an effort to increase local food purchases to $22 million or more by 2022 within the state’s school nutrition programs. She set the goal in March during the annual Virginia Farm-to-School Conference in Hampton. Statewide, there are now more than 500 schools with Farm to School programs, according to Virginia Secretary of Education Atif Qarni, who, along with Northam

A display of George Washington’s will— along with other documents signed by famous Americans—was so popular Friday night it led deputies to cut off the line of people waiting to get in. Loudoun County Clerk of the Circuit Court Gary Clemens partnered with Fairfax County clerk John Frey to bring the display to Leesburg’s First Friday, along with other historic documents such as a 1774 deed for church pews from the Pohick Church in Lorton, which bears the signatures of both Washington and George Mason; records signed by four U.S. Presidents from Virginia also including James Madison, James Monroe, and John Tyler; a criminal forensic laboratory report endorsed by former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover filed as evidence in a Loudoun County Circuit Court case; the Last Will and Testament of five-star general and Nobel Peace Prize winner George C. Marshall; and cartoons signed by Walt Kelly, former artist for Walt Disney Studios. The line to see the documents on display wound across the courthouse green before the courthouse doors opened to the public and grew so long that deputies had to cut off new visitors after nearly 350 lined up. Clemens said he expected good turnout, was surprised by the attendance. The exhibit was born of a long-running partnership between Frey and Clemens, who once served under Frey. It’s also the result of a collaboration between the two clerk’s respective historic records divisions. Loudoun and Fairfax house some of the oldest court documents in American history. “I think it’s a unique opportunity, not only because I’ve got my partner John Frey with me, but it’s unique that we’re able to consolidate our collections,” Clemens said. He also said it’s an example of a return on the Board of Supervisors’ investment in his office to create a historic records department—and a chance for students to see a piece of history. “This is an opportunity for the students to actually come and see some of the documents that they’ve read about in their history class,” Clemens said.

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Supervisor Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) won the Loudoun County Republican Committee nomination to his seat on the board in the 2019 election at the nomination convention Saturday, May 4.

existing approvals or by-right under existing zoning. In a second term, he promised to continue pushing for more open spaces and parks, reduced taxes, lower cost of living, Second Amendment rights, “and as always, we’re going to continue to support our veterans and first responders because they f—ing deserve it.” Convention delegate vote counts were not reported; after vote tallying was complete, Hauswiesner nominated Buffington for the ballot. Credential Committee Chairwoman Creal French reported 269 delegates registered at the convention, including 232 from the Blue Ridge District. Other Loudoun County Republican Committee nominees to the Board of Supervisors include incumbent Supervisor Suzanne M. Volpe (R-Algonkian), Ashburn District candidate Rich

McMunn, Broad Run District candidate Jim Bonfils, Catoctin District candidate Caleb Kershner, incumbent Supervisors Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles), and at-large candidate John Whitbeck. No Republican stepped forward to run for the Leesburg District on the Board of Supervisors. Stephen Grant, the only Republican candidate for the Sterling District, has withdrawn. Loudoun Republicans will enter the 2019 election with no nominee for either district. Four of five local constitutional offices are up for election, all five held by Republicans. Incumbent Treasurer H. Roger Zurn Jr., incumbent Commissioner of the Revenue Robert S. Wertz, incumbent Sheriff Michael L. Chapman, and Commonwealth’s Attorney BUFFINGTON >> 18

Mt. Defiance Park Opens to Offer New History Lessons BY NOMAN K. STYER Years of effort resulted in the formal opening of Mt. Defiance Historic Park just west of Middleburg late last month and now the the coalition of park and history advocates behind it are working to establish an endowment fund that will support preservation and operation of five historic sites affiliated with 1863 battles that occurred in the area in the early days of the Gettysburg campaign. Newly installed trail markers at the park walk visitors through the Battle of Middleburg, which included a clash between Union and Confederate cavalry units on the ridge—the second of three battles fought between Aldie and Upperville on June 17-21, 1863, as Gen. J.E.B. Stuart worked to prevent the Federals from detecting the Army of Northern Virginia’s march down the Shenandoah Valley to invade Pennsylvania. The park includes a building that was used as a tavern during that time,

a blacksmith shop and a section of the original alignment of Zula Road that played an important role in the day’s troop movements. The property was purchased and preserved by the American Battlefield Trust and given to NOVA Parks to manage as an historic site. In addition to the newly installed signs, the park will be home to a new 3,000-pound granite war monument, dedicated to 17 members of the 1st Maine Cavalry killed during the battles of Aldie, Middleburg and Upperville during the five-day span. Historian Richard Gillespie, who helped design the interpretive signs, gave a tour of the grounds following a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony. He noted that researchers continue to learn about the war, and progress is being made to preserve historic sites. “If you were like me, you grew up knowing there were a handful of Civil War battlefields and we knew where they were—whether it was Gettysburg or Shiloh,” he said. “Times have

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Historian Richard Gillespie gives a tour of Mt. Defiance Historical Park following a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony April 26.

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Incumbent Supervisor Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) has clinched the Republican nomination for November’s Board of Supervisors election. The Loudoun County Republican Committee held its nominating convention for local offices Saturday at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn. Democrats will lock up their local slate during a party primary June 11 to decide contested races for the Sterling District supervisor seat and for county sheriff. On Saturday, Buffington faced the only primary challenge for a local office in the Republican party. International business attorney and special counsel to the Austrian Embassy Florian Hauswiesner, of Aldie, sought to replace Buffington on the county dais. “My experience, expertise and qualifications will be a huge asset for all residents of the Blue Ridge District if I’m elected as the next supervisor,” Hauswiesner said. “The next four years will set the foundation for the future of Loudoun County over the next 30 years.” But Buffington dismissed Hauswiesner’s accusations that he is not taking the job seriously, citing his most recent, 159-page quarterly newsletter to constituents. “Anybody who’s not serious about the job could not put out a 159-page newsletter,” Buffington said. He pointed to the board’s record during his term on decreasing tax rates, the new jobs in Loudoun since 2016, and development in western Loudoun. He pointed out the current Board of Supervisors has not approved any increased housing development in western Loudoun; all Rural Policy Area and Transition Policy Area development since 2016 has been under

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Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) and Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) work through the Urban Policy Area, a first for Loudoun’s comprehensive plan.

Supervisors Dive into Urban Planning Policies BY RENSS GREENE Last Wednesday night, county supervisors held their first-ever meeting planning Loudoun’s new Urban Policy Area. While it has been the least controversial of the policy areas in the county’s new comprehensive plan at public hearings, it is also one of its most distinctive policies. The new plan will be the first to include an urban policy area, joining the suburban, transition and rural policy areas in Loudoun’s plan, which divides the county into geographic areas. The new comprehensive plan describes the area as “complete

communities that accommodate living, working, shopping, learning, and playing in dense urban environments of walkable mixed-use and transit-oriented development.” There is emphasis on pedestrian and bike travel, public spaces, and dense population. But some supervisors—and county staff—were dismissive of the idea that it can absorb the majority of Loudoun’s growth. The Urban Policy Area is only about 2,600 acres—about 4 square miles, in a county of around 521 square miles. It surrounds Loudoun’s two new Metrorail stops, which are not yet open, and the area near Innovation Station in Fairfax. A third Loudoun Metro stop is

near the Dulles International Airport terminal on airport property. Nonetheless, most supervisors supported new language in the plan, stating: “The Urban Policy Areas will be the target area for much of Loudoun’s future growth,” proposed by Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg). “I think we’ve heard from a lot of citizens that their intent during the initial Envision process, and then during our public hearing process, was to try to focus growth in the urban area,” Umstattd said. “That, of course, comes with challenges, as it does anywhere.” URBAN PLANNERS >> 6

Aldie Firehouse Denial Appealed; County Still Looking Elsewhere BY RENSS GREENE The county Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure has appealed a decision not to allow the demolition of an historic building in Aldie to make room for a new firehouse. But at the same time, supervisors are still looking for other options. Controversial plans to knock over historic buildings known as the Dry ALDIE FIREHOUSE >> 7

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The Aldie Tavern, site of the county’s controversial plans for a much-needed replacement for the Aldie fire station.

More than a year since the first arguments were filed in the latest round of former Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office Detective Mark McCaffrey’s legal battle against Sheriff Michael Chapman, a divided federal appeals bench has dismissed McCaffrey’s wrongful termination suit. Two of three panel judges ruled that federal District Court Judge Anthony Trenga was right to dismiss McCaffrey’s $6.3 million lawsuit. One appeals judge dissented, arguing his colleagues had gone too far, expanding a sheriff ’s ability to fire any deputy for political reasons. McCaffrey has requested a re-hearing with the entire Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals bench, a request the Southern States Police Benevolent Association has filed arguments to support. In 2017, McCaffrey sued Chapman and the county government after he was not re-sworn for supporting a different candidate in the 2015 Republican primary election for sheriff. Deputies are routinely re-sworn at the beginning of each sheriff ’s term; McCaffrey was one of a handful of employees not re-sworn at the beginning of Chapman’s second term. McCaffrey alleged his right to freedom of expression had been violated, but in October, Judge Anthony Trenga dismissed the suit. Trenga cited court precedent giving public officials broad authority to fire people in policymaking positions for political reasons, and a 1997 case in North Carolina that found deputies are in effect policymakers. McCaffrey appealed the decision that same day. McCaffrey’s case alleges “a dynamic of intimidation generated by rudeness, lies, and insulting behavior towards his colleagues, punctuated by screaming and fits of rage, capped by campaigns of unrelenting retaliation, by any means, against the perpetrators of every perceived slight or difference of opinion.” It also dragged in Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Plowman, who said Chapman made “untrue” statements to the court. In a sworn affidavit, Chapman asserted Plowman had said McCaffrey “might have problems getting hired by the [Leesburg Police Department] because he would have to take a polygraph examination.” Plowman said that is untrue, WRONGFUL TERMINATION >> 6

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Loudoun Library Hits Awesome Con BY RENSS GREENE Loudoun County Public Library was at Awesome Con in Washington, DC over the weekend—the only public library with a booth among the thronging nerds and fans at the city’s annual comics convention. Library representatives displayed information about the library and creations from the 3D printers in its Makerspace, which are available to anyone with a library card, which are free to people who live, work, or own property or a business in Loudoun County. People living in neighboring jurisdictions may also be eligible. “The idea was to reach people who might not be current library users and make them aware of all of our resources,” said Sheila Ryan, Head of Makerspace at Brambleton Library and the person who coordinated the library’s booth at the convention. “We tailor what we highlight to our audience and what’s currently popular. That’s why you saw a lot of projects that were made in our Makerspaces that were Marvel and Star Wars themed. We chose Star Wars this year because we wanted to promote our adults only after-hours event in July. Last year, we had a lot of Game of Thrones and Black Panther projects.” And Ryan said the library has a large graphic novel collection both in print and in e-books. Ryan said 16 library staff members helped the library reach nearly 2,500 people over the course of the three-day convention. While most of the booths on the convention floor revolved around movies, comics, TV shows and games, some other government agencies were

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Urban planners << FROM 4 Supervisor Suzanne M. Volpe (R-Algonkian) characterized that as saying “all” growth should be in the Urban Policy Area, and Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) called it “a backhanded way of trying to say, cram everything in the Urban Policy Area.” Supervisor Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) called the motion “merely a fact.” “I think we all agree that much of the development should go in the Urban Policy Area and around Metro and our urban areas,” Buffington said. Supervisors agreed to Umstattd’s proposal 7-2, with Buona and Volpe opposed. Supervisors remain divided on how much affordable housing can be induced in the urban areas. Umstattd also proposed comprehensive plan language that urban areas “are envisioned to support a range of residential options for all income levels.” “I believe we have an obligation to try to make sure wherever we are allowing residential growth, that we try to have a range of options,” Umstattd said. “I agree with Mr. Buona that we’re not going to solve the affordable housing issue in the Urban Policy Area alone, but I do think that we need to be mindful that this is something we all—most of us, I think—have all indicated an interest in finding locations for more affordable and workforce options.”

“The market’s going to drive the rents and the purchase prices in the area, just because of how the economics of this are,” Buona said. “I think it’s a nice statement, a feel-good statement—but in reality I don’t see it happening.” Umstattd withdrew the motion upon Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large)’s request, preventing supervisors from needing to cast a vote. Randall said she and Volpe will work on alternate wording for a similar effect between meetings.

Protecting the Rural West? Some supervisors also largely dismissed proposals raised in public hearings to do more in the plan to protect the rural west and transition area from development. “We are protecting rural Loudoun to the greatest extent,” Buona said. “[The Coalition of Loudoun Towns] came to us and said we have to have net zero loss of farmland. I’d love to see that happen, but it’s not reality. The reality is, farmland goes away for a variety of reasons.” So far, programs to preserve that farmland face opposition from many supervisors. Republican supervisors in February voted down a proposal by Randall to return funding to a long-dormant program to purchase some landowners’ development rights with county money and retire those rights, permanently protecting that land from development. According to Randall’s office, before it was shuttered, Purchase of Development Rights protected more than 2,545

acres at a cost of $8.9 million, $4.2 million of which was from sources other than county taxpayer money. Another program, proposed by Buffington, would allow landowners in rural areas to sell those development rights to landowners in more developed areas. Transfer of Development Rights is under study but also faces opposition from some supervisors. Both proposals have support from groups like the Loudoun Farm Bureau, Save Rural Loudoun and the Loudoun County Conservation and Preservation Coalition. But Buona said Loudoun’s Purchase of Development Rights program “failed miserably,” and called Transfer of Development Rights “a direct assault on eastern Loudoun.” Some eastern supervisors have argued those programs put additional development in the east without the ability to get proffer agreements from developers, which the county government uses to keep up on infrastructure such as roads and schools to support that development. Umstattd said she would like to see successful purchase and transfer of development rights programs, but she is “not as optimistic as some of our citizens, I think, in whether that will succeed.” “I am, however, mindful about Supervisor Buona’s concerns about dumping everything on the east, but I am also mindful of the fact that Loudoun has borne more than its fair share of the residential growth over the last 10 years,” Umstattd said. “And it has not resulted in more workforce housing or affordable housing, and that is our dilemma.” In the urban areas, supervisors worried that too much land is already dedicated to data centers. And oth-

er areas that allow data centers, they worried, will follow the example of the current zoning districts that do. “I think we all know what’s going to happen, and everybody’s afraid to say it,” Buona said. “I think we already have a lot of data centers over here along the Greenway and so forth, and I think the whole thing will get built out very, very fast, and there will be nothing but data centers.” Loudoun planners have lately treated the county’s light industrial zoning district, which allows data centers, as de facto data center space. The industry has consistently outbid any other business for land in that district, in some areas—including the proposed urban policy area—pushing land sales north of a million dollars an acre. Ultimately, supervisors did not make sweeping changes to the Planning Commission’s draft of the Urban Policy Area, but debated more nuanced questions—such as deciding not to count parks and roads in a floor-area-ratio calculation of density, which compares the total area of a parcel to the total floor space of development on that parcel; or not to count churches among public and semi-public uses for calculating other ratios. Another motion removed the areas of Westwind Crossing and Loudoun Valley Estates, which are already developed as suburban communities, from the Urban Policy Area. Supervisors will hold their next work session, on the county’s Suburban Policy Area, Wednesday, May 8 at 6 p.m. They have until June 21 to wrap up work on the new comprehensive plan under state code.

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of what often happens when a Sheriff implements a patronage scheme to attempt to extort reelection and personal graft: resulting public corruption and undermined law enforcement,” the PBA wrote. “These old-fashioned Sheriffs’ political patronage schemes still thrive and breed a broad range of corruption and catastrophe for police families.” The PBA cited the dissenting judge’s opinion, in which Judge Robert Bruce King wrote “merely by performing ‘law enforcement activities,’ any beat cop in our bailiwick can now be fired for not having the right political association.” Wilkinson also ruled with the majority in the 1997 case in North Carolina, Jenkins v. Medford. The defendant in that case, former Buncombe County, NC Sheriff Bobby Lee Medford, is serving a 15-year sentence for conspiracy, obstruction of justice and money laundering tied to an illegal gambling ring. McCaffrey received glowing evaluations during his time in Loudoun, and led some of Loudoun’s most high-profile investigations, including Michelle Castillo’s murder and staged suicide by her husband Braulio M. Castillo.

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writing in a court filing: “At no time did I suggest that Mr. McCaffrey might have problems getting hired because he had to take a polygraph. I would have no reason to suggest that, and would have no reason to believe that Mr. McCaffrey would have any issue with polygraphs or any results therefrom.” During oral arguments, Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III said McCaffrey’s complaint “reads like a political soundbite.” Chapman’s attorney, Alexander Francuzenko of Cook Craig & Francuzenko PLLC in Fairfax said “to drag the elected official through the discovery process, which is a continuing political smear—which I would argue, that’s the underlying motivation in this case—is completely inappropriate, and it really has an impact on the sheriff and his ability to run this organization.” The Southern States Police Benevolent Association filed an amicus brief supporting McCaffrey’s request for a hearing before the entire circuit bench. “Chapman’s practices fit the mold

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Goods Store and the Smokehouse to make room for a new fire station were dealt a setback on Feb. 11, when the county’s Historic District Review Committee denied that application. The county had applied for permission to demolish a non-historic garage and a cellar house that is deemed historically significant in the village’s historic district as part of its plans to build a 18,900-square-foot fire and rescue station on the south side of Rt. 50 in the center of the village. Originally, a third building called the Tavern had also been slated for demolition, but the site plan was redesigned. On March 6, the county Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure appealed the committee’s decision. Appeals of Historic District Review Committee decisions are heard by the Board of Supervisors. The board has 90 days from the date of the appeal to hold a public hearing, after which supervisors could vote to overturn the committee’s decision. A public hearing is scheduled May 15, with a vote expected on June 4. According to the department’s appeal, the county has looked at eight different sites for the new firehouse, but only the tavern location was suitable. The current firehouse is too small, outdated, 25498 NowPersonnel MAY 2019.aiand1 and prone to Loudoun flooding. equipment have been evacuated more than 20 times in the building’s lifetime

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because of flooding. But after 10 years of evaluating alternative sites—and even buying a property east of the village before neighbor opposition and a lawsuit derailed the project there—fire department leaders and county staffers say there’s no better option. The proposal has faced sustained opposition from Aldie residents and drawn the attention of history and preservation organizations like the Mosby Heritage Area Association, the Civil War Trust, the Aldie Heritage Association and the Lovettsville Historical Society. The historic district committee’s public hearing drew 10 speakers, all opposed. Supervisor Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) said he is “supportive” of the appeal, but indicated he is still looking for other sites. “I’m working with my colleagues in hopes of identifying a suitable alternate location outside the village that would allow the fire department to meet all federally-mandated response times for the station’s first due area,” Buffington wrote. “Unfortunately, but for good reason, the county’s land purchasing discussions are held in closed session; therefore, I’m unable to provide details at this time. However; as soon as possible to do so, I will provide a public update.” The Virginia Freedom of Information Act allows, but does not require, elected officials to hold real estate transaction discussions in secret. Most exemptions to Virginia’s government transparency 5/1/19 PM laws are 2:43 voluntary. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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Two Longtime Staffers Announce Retirements BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ There will soon be some new faces in Leesburg’s Public Works & Capital Projects Department, as two long-time employees have announced their retirements. Charlie Mumaw and Tom Brandon have been employed in Town Hall for 31 and almost 13 years, respectively. Mumaw joined the town two years after his graduation from Virginia Tech, where he studied engineering. Prior to joining town staff, he worked for Fairfax-based Christopher Consultants, where he also did summer work during his college years. While he is hanging up his public-sector shoes for the time being, Mumaw does not plan to completely retire. This summer, after taking about a month’s break following his last day in Town Hall May 31, he will launch his own company, Storm H2O, LLC. The company will work with the private sector, like HOAs and commercial developments, to provide stormwater engineering and compliance reporting. It will be similar to work he has done for the town, but “my terms, my time,” Mumaw said. “After 31 years I just decided it’s time,” he added. “I knew at some point I’d have to retire and I thought better now when I’ve still got some energy left at 55.” Mumaw started his work in Leesburg in 1988 when the town was decidedly smaller, with a population of 12,500. His initial responsibilities included reviewing plans and serving as a staff-level engineer, but in his threeplus decades with the town he saw his responsibilities grow. Currently, as public works manager, he oversees the town’s MS4 permit program and trash and recycling contract. As one of his last hurrahs, he recently presented the Town Council with a new program that would involve goats in taming the vegetative growth along the town’s waterways, rather than herbicides.

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In addition to his new venture, Mumaw said he is also looking forward to spending more time with his family, which includes his wife and four children, and working on some projects in his Waterford home. Mumaw’s replacement has not yet been named. His position has been posted as stormwater and environmental engineering manager. Brandon, who serves as the town’s capital projects manager, has spent his entire time in Leesburg as a member of the capital projects staff. Prior to joining the town government, he worked in consulting for several engineering firms. Reflecting back on his career in Town Hall, the Leesburg resident pointed to the many projects he played a hand in, from the completion of Battlefield Parkway to the widenings of both South King Street and Sycolin Road, to the openings of both the tennis bubble and outdoor pool at Ida Lee

Park. All these projects occurred while the town’s population surged and construction contracts grew in complexity. Brandon said one of the things that he has been most excited to witness is the resurgence of the downtown area into a vibrant destination, one he is able to regularly enjoy as a Crescent Place resident. In retirement, Brandon said he is looking forward to traveling more, with three weeks in Turkey planned for June, and spending time with his grandchildren. Filling Brandon’s shoes will be Terry Yates, who has his own experience with large-scale projects. Yates comes to the town following eight years with VDOT, where he most recently served as assistant director of transportation and land use for Arlington and Fairfax counties. He and his team were recently recognized by VDOT’s chief engineer for innovation by partnering with the Federal Highway Adminis-

tration to design and build a modular roundabout in Fairfax County, the first of its type in Virginia and the largest in the U.S. Yates has 35 years of civil engineering experience and is a professional engineer in Virginia. He holds bachelor’s degrees in architectural and civil engineering and is currently completing his master’s degree in construction engineering management. Yates said he was interested in coming to Leesburg because he has always liked the character of the town and the type of work he will be doing is very intriguing. “I know I have big shoes to fill as the new capital projects manager. However, I am very excited about the opportunity and energized by the challenge,” Yates stated. Yates and his wife, Toni, are Leesburg residents and have four children and three grandchildren. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

[ BRIEFS ] Utilities, Public Works Host Open House The Utilities and Public Works departments will host an open house Saturday, May 18. The event is a joint recognition of National Drinking Water Week and National Public Works Week. Residents will have the opportunity to learn more about the services and equipment used to provide safe, efficient, and reliable services in the town. Staff will be on hand to answer questions regarding each service while providing educational handouts and demonstrations. A display in the parking lot behind the utility maintenance building will allow families to see town vehicles up close while learning how

each one operates. A small play area and light refreshments will also be available. In addition, residents can pre-register for a tour of the water plant and wastewater plant, which will take place at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Each tour lasts one hour and is limited to 15 people, ages 10 and above. Construction projects at the wastewater plant could prevent access to several areas, in which case overview of the processes will be held in the conference room. The free event will be held at the Utilities Department, located at 1385 Russell Branch Parkway SE, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine. For more information, call 703-771-2750 or email water_feedback@leesburgva.gov.

To schedule a plant tour, call 703737-7097 or email dpeach@leesburgva.gov.

Airport Entrance to Close Beginning Wednesday, May 15, the entrance to the Leesburg Executive Airport will temporarily close as a result of the Sycolin Road widening project. Improvements will be made to the airport’s main entrance and is anticipated to be complete by the end of September. Airport traffic should use a temporary access road located off Miller Drive. The Sycolin Road widening project is in the fourth and final phase, which includes widening and upgrading Sy-

colin Road from two to four lanes, between Tolbert Lane and southern town limits. For more details regarding the history of this project or to sign up to receive automatic email or text project updates, go to leesburgva.gov/SycolinRoadCIP.

Kids to Parks Day Photo Contest To celebrate National Kids to Parks Day on Saturday, May 18, Leesburg is hosting a photo contest to encourage families to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors by visiting the town’s parks. BRIEFS >> 9

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School Board Split on Thomas Jefferson Extension

BY ANDREW D. PARKER Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, which held the honor of America’s top high school in Newsweek’s rankings from 2014-2016, may soon no longer be an option for Loudoun students. The Loudoun County School Board is expected to vote May 28 on whether to extend the contract with Fairfax County Public Schools, as it weighs whether to discontinue the contract or implement a gradual phase out. If it decides to halt the contract, the changes would take effect starting in the 2020-2021 school year. The final decision won’t come easy, as several members wrestled with the decision during the board’s April 23 meeting. Parents of Loudoun students at the school spoke in support of keeping the option open, or at least phasing it out over several years to avoid the worst impacts of the removal, which has “become unsettling for many.” C.J. Shah, a Brambleton resident who has two sons in the school system, requested the board continue to fund Thomas Jefferson as a STEM option for students in Loudoun. In addition to being ranked so highly, he said the Fairfax school expands the options for Loudoun students, while challenging them to go further. “We owe it to our students,” he said, noting that the Loudoun County Department of Economic Development found that 70 percent of the world’s internet traffic flows through the county. Another parent, George Kuriakose, pointed out that Ivy League schools like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard know the name of Thomas Jefferson High School, adding

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that “not allowing Loudoun students would be a loss for all the county’s residents. These families would move to Fairfax or closer to it.” The details of why the board is considering this action boil down to two primary factors—money and duplication. Money is a consideration for many reasons. There are 247 Loudoun students attending the Fairfax school this year at a cost of $3.8 million, and 83 have been accepted into the program for the 2019-2020 school year. The cost includes a $17,681-per-student charge for tuition and capital costs, $2,074 of which is applied to help pay for capi-

tal expenditures such as building improvements at Thomas Jefferson, which Loudoun has been paying since the 2014-2015 school year. The charges do not include the transportation costs of getting the students to the school each year, estimated at half a million dollars for fiscal year 2019 and $540,000 for fiscal year 2020. “We knew this day would come when we had to make this tough decision,” said board member Eric Hornberger (Ashburn). “There is a cost to maintaining the contract,” he said, adding that the board should instead invest that TJ EXTENSION >> 11

School Board Narrowly Keeps Budget to Hire Aides BY ANDREW D. PARKER Loudoun County School Board members rekindled a debate over whether they need personal assistants before an otherwise routine vote April 23 to reconcile the $2.1 million funding shortfall in the Loudoun County Public Schools $1.28-billion Fiscal Year 2020 operating budget. It started when board member Eric Hornberger (Ashburn) made a motion to purchase textbooks using $90,000 earmarked for school board members to hire part-time assistants, at $10,000 for each of the nine members. Hornberger asserted that the priority should be on the students and teachers, not the school board. Vice Chairman Brenda Sheridan (Sterling) said she would support the motion, adding that she never supported the funding for the assistants in the budget in part for another reason. School board members are regularly exposed to confidential information about students and from parents, she said, if they move forward with hiring

aides, the school board should put parameters in place to protect privacy. While she agreed with Sheridan and Beth Huck (At Large) about setting ground rules for privacy, Joy Maloney (Broad Run) joined the majority in arguing that assistants would lead to more efficiency while allowing board members to better serve their constituency of teachers, students, parents and the community. “There is too much to do. I’m not doing all the things that I want to do,” she said, adding that the assistants would be used to help with research, routine emails and phone calls, among other tasks that will “make us better board members.” Board Chairman Jeff Morse (Dulles), who has been seeking the funding for assistants for several budget cycles, said communication is an area that needs improvement and the money for assistants would be well-spent. He added that board members do not have to spend the money, only vote to give the option to individual board members who represent diverse districts.

“We cannot communicate enough,” he said. “If we don’t think communication is important, then we’ve missed the boat.” Morse went further to say the board “fails the community all the time on issues of communication.” The workload can be challenging for a part-time job that involves leadership in the community, he continued. School board members are paid $20,000 annually, and many have fulltime jobs. “It’s not accurate to say that we fail, or individual board members fail,” said Debbie Rose (Algonkian), responding to Morse. Rose said she’s evolved on the issue and would rather use the money for text books. “Yes, we can always improve our communications strategy. Some do it better than others,” she continued. One of the reasons Rose supported the amendment is because each board member is allotted only $10,000. “Who can you really get to do 10K of work effectively?” she asked. “We have a lot of people in the community that want to help out,” said

School Board Eyes Staff Vaping Prohibition BY ANDREW D. PARKER The Loudoun County School Board is considering an update to its staff policy that seeks to create a tobacco-free environment to also restrict “electronic or other smoking devices” in protected school zones. Policy 7552, formerly titled “Tobacco-Free School Zone,” has been altered to “Tobacco and SmokeFree Environment,” as the school system continues to deal with the emergence of vaping, which uses an electronic device to heat a liquid form of nicotine into vapor, instead of burning it. Other passages altered in the school system’s staff policy include prohibiting “electronic or other smoking devices” in addition to smoking or using oral tobacco products. The school board’s Human Resources and Talent Development Committee provided an update to the School Board during its April 23 meeting following a review of the policy in March. A board vote is planned for the May 14 meeting. According to Assistant Superintendent Kimberly Hough, who led the committee’s review, the changes to the staff rules are part of a cyclical review process, specifically looking at the personnel policy and how it relates to providing work environments free of exposure to second-hand smoke. The staff policy was last updated in 2016, and there is a separate VAPING >> 11 Chris Croll (Catoctin). “I don’t see this is a selfish desire for the board to be posh. This is a requirement for us to be effective up here.” “There’s always so much to do,” added Jill Turgeon (Blue Ridge). “In that respect, it’s not selfish; it’s something that’s needed.” “The cycle continues and starts over every day,” Huck said, pointing out that as the at-large member, she gets emails from across the county, and could use an assistant “to help me serve constituents better.” Tom Marshall (Leesburg) said he understood both sides, and wondered, as leaders elected by the community, when communications can cross into self-promotion. “I’d rather have textbooks than money for an assistant, so I’m going to support this amendment,” he said. The motion to amend the budget and remove the $90,000 for school board assistants failed on a 4-5 vote, with Croll, Huck, Maloney, Morse and Turgeon opposed. aparker@loudounnow.com

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Vaping << FROM 10 student-specific regulation known as Policy 8240, which was last updated in October 2017. “The recommended changes are intended to better mirror the student policy,” Hough said. The language is designed to cover “vapes and Juuls,” Hough said. A Juul is a single-use e-cigarette that was introduced in 2015. The device, along

“The thing that really bugs me is that it’s easier to get into TJ from Loudoun than it is from Fairfax,” she said. At Large Member Beth Huck wanted to see more development with local offerings before cutting off access to Thomas Jefferson, saying that she’s “supportive of an exit plan when we can provide more opportunities for gifted students.” Board Member Joy Maloney (Broad Run) agreed that more opportunities for students are better. “By taking ourselves out of [the contract], we’re just setting ourselves up for people moving out of Loudoun,” she said. The school board plans to vote on whether to extend the contract at its meeting on Tuesday, May 28. It has until June 1 to notify Fairfax County Public Schools about any modifications. Students already accepted into Thomas Jefferson won’t be impacted by the vote.

with similar electronic cigarettes from other manufacturers, has since created what public health officials describe as a youth e-cigarette “epidemic,” according to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. The organization notes that e-cigarette use among high school students rose 78 percent in 2018, with more than 3.6 million middle and high school students using the devices—an increase of 1.5 million from 2017. The staff policy applies to all county school buildings, vehicles and facili-

ties, as well as all visitors. Employees who violate the policy are subject to discipline, including potential termination, while visitors may be asked to leave school property. Hough noted that committee members also sought to make the policy more expansive with the changes. “The committee discussed including broader language as we continue to see additional smoking devices, but it’s not possible to anticipate all future contexts,” she stated. The student version of the policy

contains a more specific list of prohibited items. Titled “Alcohol, Drug, Tobacco and Electronic Cigarettes,” Policy 8240 enumerates in more specific terms the types of smoking and tobacco products that are banned to include “cigarettes, cigars, blunts, bidis, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco, electronic smoking devices … and liquids used in electronic smoking devices to vape, whether or not they contain nicotine.”

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money to beef up STEM education at the Academies at Loudoun, which is in its first year of operation. “I understand it’s hard to change direction on a program, especially one that’s successful, but there are opportunity costs we’re missing.” The other main concern among board members is the quandary of supporting one of the top schools in the nation that’s outside Loudoun County versus dedicating all those resources to programs within the county through the Academy of Science and the Academy of Engineering and Technology. When the Academies opened, board member Debbie Rose (Algonkian) said, “many people felt it would eventually lead to the end of the need for the contract with TJ.” With lots of needs in Loudoun, including new schools, “I

schools in the country. “We’re the board of Loudoun County Public Schools— we need to focus our resources here. It’s time to take pride in what we provide.” Board Chairman Jeff Morse (Dulles) argued for keeping the option open, asking members to look at it from the standpoint of opportunities for Loudoun students. The maximum number of children who could attend advanced education programs is around 350, he noted, a number that would drop without Thomas Jefferson in play. “We could cut out a big chunk of it if we don’t have TJ,” he said, adding that shutting out the program goes against the vision of Loudoun’s school system. “We’re about opportunities that these families and these children desire,” Morse said. “This is an important venue to keep open access.” Saying she was fiscally conservative at heart, Board Member Chris Croll (Catoctin) remained undecided. She planned to tour Thomas Jefferson before the next school board meeting to see it up close.

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firmly believe that now is the time to end that contract,” she said, adding that the Academies should “be the shining star. We can meet the needs of the students that want to apply to TJ here.” Other board members objected to what they saw as the one-sided nature of the contract. “My understanding is we’re offered a one-year contract because it’s not of our choice, but Fairfax County’s choice,” said Hornberger. A few years back, Fairfax County changed from a longer-term arrangement to a one-year renewal process for the contract. “That’s not our option, because this isn’t our school,” he said. Board member Tom Marshall (Leesburg) also took issue with the terms. “We have absolutely zero input on what TJ does,” he said, adding that the option costs too much money. “We have no say in the structure or the curriculum,” added board member Jill Turgeon (Blue Ridge). She said the board should work on making the Academies of Science one of the best

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Teacher Pleads Guilty on Charges of Sexting Students A Loudoun County High School teacher Monday pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges following her arrest on allegations that she sent racy photos of herself and solicitations for sex to students. Alison Briel, 25, a marketing teacher and DECA advisor at the school, was arrested April 30 on three counts of contributing to the delinquency of minors. In Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court six days later, she entered into a plea agreement that would result in one year of probation and a three-year jail sentence that would be suspended if she commits no other crimes. She also will have to undergo a psychosexual evaluation, have no contact with the victims and have no unsupervised contact with

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Investigation Leads to Arrest for Attempted Bestiality A man from North Potomac, MD is facing a felony charge for attempted carnal knowledge of an animal after allegedly soliciting an undercover Loudoun County Animal Services officer in Leesburg for the opportunity to have sexual relations with a horse. James Von Dundas, 67, was arrested on May 2 by the Leesburg Police Department at Balls Bluff Park. Undercover Animal Services officers met Von Dundas, who, they say, indicated his intent to engage in the illegal activity. Von Dundas was released on $2,500 bond and has been prohibited from contact with any animal pending a court appearance. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 17 in Loudoun County General District Court. In Virginia, crimes against nature involving animals are a Class 6 felony, carrying a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison and a $2,500 fine. Earlier this year, the Virginia Court of Appeals upheld the commonwealth’s ban on bestiality through the crimes against nature statute, recognizing that animals are not

The Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office has arrested a Sterling man in connection with the April 25 robbery of the 7-Eleven store on Sugarland Run Drive in Sterling. Zian Rehman, 19, was arrested May 2 on Brookfield Circle as part of the ongoing investigation. He was charged with robbery and was held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center. Investigators say that Rehman and a second suspect entered the convenience store around 12:40 a.m. April 25, walked around the front counter and pushed an employee toward the cash register. The suspects demanded he open it. One removed cash from the cash register while the other removed money from the victim’s wallet. The men then threatened to harm the employee if he called the police. No weapons were displayed during the robbery. Detectives continue to seek the identity of a second suspect who was wearing a green hoodie, white pants, red shoes with white accents, a light blue shirt, and had his face covered with a dark mask. He was further described as being approximately 6 feet tall. Anyone with information regarding the identity of the second suspect is asked to contact Det. S. Coderre at 703777-1021. You may also submit a tip through the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office app.

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Leesburg’s Döner On the Move BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ Leesburg’s Döner Bistro is about to get a new address, but it isn’t going very far. Döner Bistro’s Leesburg location has been in operation at 202-A Harrison Street, home of the Mighty Midget Kitchen, for the past 11 years. But this summer, patrons of the restaurant will have to get their döner fix at the Virginia Village shopping center, less than a mile down the road. Owner Timo Winkel and his co-owner wife Nicole are excited about the new space, which will have a 3,000-squarefoot beer garden and a beer hall inside the building at 13-C Fairfax St. Most of the cooking will be done inside a food truck, and will include Döner’s signature items, like the popular Turkish hand food it is named for, as well as some new additions. Winkel said they are looking forward to collaborating with the farmers’ market that sets up at the center on Saturdays, and are planning to offer brunch items on weekends with produce from market vendors. The beverage selection will include two dozen beers on tap—12 German brews and 12 local beers, Winkel said, with the potential to double that capacity in the future. Wines from the Leesburg area also will be offered. The restaurant will also include a 50-person capacity room that can be rented for special events, Winkel said. Winkel and his wife are referring to it as a “pop-up” beer garden space, acknowledging that eventually the shopping center will be redeveloped. But both Winkel and shopping center owner Brian Cullen envision Döner as a long-term tenant even after redevelopment begins. This weekend’s Mai Fest, on Satur-

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day, May 11, will serve as the last big bash at the Döner’s location on Harrison Street. Winkel said plans are to wind down operations there in June, with hopes to be open at the new location by the end of that month. He is hoping there is only a two-week lapse in operations with equipment being moved over and final inspections. Since the Döner opened on Harrison Street in 2008, the Winkels added two other locations in Adams Morgan

in Washington, DC, and Frederick, MD. The Adams Morgan location has since closed, but Winkel said the move in Leesburg will have no impact on the Frederick location. It will be a full circle move of sorts for the Döner. Before setting up its first brick and mortar space on Harrison Street, the restaurant began as a food truck stationed in the Virginia Village shopping center for two years. Winkel said there is a “mixed bag of

emotions” leaving Harrison Street and the Mighty Midget Kitchen, a recycled piece of a B29 bomber where all of the restaurant’s food was cooked. But he acknowledges they had outgrown the location and are brimming with positivity about what the future looks like for the Döner. For more information about Döner Bistro, go to doener-usa.com. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

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Alitalia’s inaugural flight from Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino International Airport gets a special welcome at Dulles Airport.

Alitalia Launches Nonstop Flights to Rome Alitalia, Italy’s largest airline, last week celebrated its inaugural flight on its route between Dulles Airport and Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino International Airport. “Alitalia is a great addition to our roster of 33 international carriers at Dulles International Airport, offering 65 daily flights to nearly five dozen nonstop international destinations,” stated Jerome L. Davis, executive vice

president and chief revenue officer of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Alitalia’s chief business officer, Fabio Lazzerini, and Italy’s ambassador to the United States, Armando Varricchio, were on hand to welcome passengers and highlight the importance of the new route to connect the U.S. capital region with the Eternal City. A display at the gate recognized the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo Da Vinci, the namesake of Rome’s airport and the inventor of a flying machine. The airline will offer five weekly non-stop flights to Rome, departing at 4:15 p.m. Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday using an Airbus A330-200, carrying 249 passengers in a three-class configuration, Alitalia’s launch is the latest new air service route in 2019 from Dulles, which saw passenger activity increase by more than 5 percent in 2018.

StoneSprings Begins NICU Construction Construction has begun on a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at

StoneSprings Hospital Center. The special care nursery service is expected to open this fall with five beds and will provide support to babies who are born a few weeks early or have minor health problems. “The specially trained team will care for babies with mild respiratory problems, minor conditions such as jaundice, babies who cannot stay warm on their own and need to be in an incubator and babies that aren’t strong enough to feed on their own,” stated Dr. Costanza Rutland, OB/GYN Department chair. For more information about StoneSprings Hospital Center, go to stonespringshospital.com.

islative Affairs, State Guilds, Technology and Development. Following her graduation from the University of Wisconsin, Harris worked as a chemical engineer for companies including Amoco, YDK America, and CIBA, specializing in industrial processes and production systems. Starting in 2009, she applied her expertise to creating craft beverages, opening the first distillery in Loudoun County since Prohibition nearly 100 years ago with her husband, Scott. Their flagship Roundstone Rye has won top prizes internationally.

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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has appointed Mark Peterson, the deputy general manager of administration for Loudoun Water, as one of the state’s representatives on the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin. Comprised of representatives from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, DC, the panel was created by Congress in

Becky Harris, chief distiller and co-founder of Catoctin Creek Distilling Company in Purcellville, has been appointed to the American Craft Spirits Association’s new board of directors. She will be charged with appointing leadership to its governing committees, which include Membership, Ethics, Convention, Education, Elections, Safety, ACSA PAC, Judging, Leg-

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Dr. Chip Stine, a board-certified optometrist in Middleburg for more than 30 years, has added optometrist Barbara Masiello to his staff. With five doctors on staff, the Middleburg Eye Center provides full-time emergency, surgical and routine eye care. Crosen and Company Opticians, a separate optical department, is available for frame and lens selections, adjustment and repair needs. For more information, go to middleburgeyecenter.com.

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Telos Commits $25K to Expand Community Schools Initiative Telos Corporation in Ashburn has donated $25,000 to help expand the Community School Initiative to all six Loudoun County Title 1 schools. The CSI program is spearheaded by 100WomenStrong in partnership with the Loudoun Education Foundation. The expansion of the CSI program

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includes hiring an additional Loudoun County Public Schools social worker to support the Title 1 school CSI parent liaisons as they work with area nonprofits, private companies and government agencies for the benefit of school children, their parents and the surrounding community. The program began in 2015 at Sterling Elementary and has expanded to include Forest Grove, Sugarland, Guilford, Sully, and Rolling Ridge elementary schools beginning in Fall 2019. “Telos is one of the most involved and philanthropic companies in Loudoun County, and it has long been a supporter of innovative educational initiatives here,” said Karen G. Schaufeld, founder and president of 100WomenStrong, a group of philanthropists seeking to strategically invest in organizations and programs that enrich the lives of Loudoun County residents. “We are honored that Telos chose to help us raise the $400,000 it will take to support the expansion of the CSI for the next three years. The investment in these schools will have a long-term effect on the overall health and well-being of our entire county, and we are hoping others will follow Telos’ lead in supporting the CSI.” The community school approach provides vulnerable children and their families with a range of services addressing health issues, language barriers, food insecurity, school readiness, and more. By providing these programs at the school, working parents do not have to worry about how to ensure their children can participate in activities and enrichment programs. The initiative also includes programs that are designed to increase parental involvement and help children improve both attendance and grades. Most of the CSI activities are offered free of charge or at reduced cost because of donations of time and services from numerous community organizations. “A strong education system is one of the pillars of a great community,” said John B. Wood, CEO and chairman of Telos. “And the strength of a public-school system is in part defined by its willingness and ability to meet the needs of the most vulnerable children. We are proud to be long-standing members of the Loudoun community, and are happy to help expand the Community School Initiative to our Title I schools.” The program is supported by a $100,000 challenge grant from 100WomenStong that was immediately matched by the SunTrust Foundation. They are seeking to have others in the community match their donations to raise a total of $400,000 to support the initiative The challenge grant issued by 100WomenStrong has generated $120,163 of the $200,000 in donations made by organizations across Loudoun County. To contribute, go to communityfoundationlf.org/100womenstronglti. To learn more about the challenge grant, go to onehundredwomenstrong. org/news-cat/spotlight/.

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Buffington << FROM 3 candidate Nicole Wittman all won the Republican party nod. Democrats will hold a primary election June 11. Chris R. Harmison and Justin P. Hannah will vie for Democratic nomination for sheriff, and incumbent Supervisor Koran T. Saines (D-Sterling) faces a primary challenge from Ibrahim A. Moiz. Also on June 11, both parties will select their nominees in contested General Assembly races. Republicans in the 13th Senate district will decide

past 150 years. The park is designed to allow visitors to explore the grounds on their own, but Gillespie hopes to have volunteer guides there at least once a month to help provide more information. Also, the park should be part of a larger tour of the area, which includes the Mt. Zion Church where wounded soldiers were treated during the battles, the Aldie Mill and other areas where elements of the battles have been commemorated. In addition to Mt Defiance, Mt. Zion and the mill, NOVA Parks owns and maintains the Battle of Upperville Goose Creek Historic Park and the Gilberts Corner Historic Park in the corridor. To help operate and improve the parks—and potentially expand preservation efforts—NOVA Parks has worked with the Community Foundation of Northern Virginia to establish the 1863 Fund in hopes of creating a permanent endowment for the historic programs offered in the parks. “We’re not trying to accomplish something for us,” NOVA Parks board member Daniel Kaseman said. “We’re trying to accomplish something for the generations.” For more information about this new initiative, email novaparks@nvrpa.org or call 703-352-5900. Mt. Defiance Historic Park is located at 35945 John Mosby Highway just west of Middleburg. The park is open daily from dawn until dusk. nstyer@loudounnow.com

whether Mike Buscher or county supervisors Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin) or Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run) will face Democrat John Bell. Democrats have two contested Senate seats and one House seat. In the 31st Senate District, incumbent Barbara A. Favola is challenged by Nicole Merlene. In the 33rd Senate District, incumbent Jennifer B. Boysko is challenged by Sharafat Hussain. In the 87th House District, where the seat is being vacated by Bell, Democrats will choose their nominee from among Suhas Subramanyam, Hassan M. Ahmad, Akshay Bhamidipati and Johanna Gusman. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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BY PATRICK SZABO After 14 years of confining its police department in the bottom 4,300-square-foot corner of a two-story commercial building, the Town of Purcellville is finally making an active effort to find its officers a new interim home. Mayor Kwasi Fraser, Town Manager David Mekarski, Town Attorney Sally Hankins and all six Town Council members last Tuesday night convened in a special meeting at the Town Hall before recessing to visit the existing police headquarters and two sites the town is considering leasing for an interim police headquarters—7,300 square feet of space in the 46,600-square-foot Valley Medical Center building off Hirst Road, part of the space previously occupied by Corcoran Brewing Company; and the 13,500-square-foot building directly behind the former Shop ‘n Save that the Purcellville Children’s Academy formerly called home. Police Chief Cynthia McAlister and Deputy Police Chief Dave Dailey also joined the tour group to provide insight on their department’s needs. Before leaving the town hall to visit the sites, council members discussed whether the town could allow the public to tag along. With specific exception, open meetings laws in Virginia require the public be allowed access to town council meetings. Mekarski said the public was not allowed to participate at that time because the owner of the medical center was uncomfortable with more people entering that portion of the building with it being under construction. Mekarski had also not yet asked the owner of the day care building if the public would be allowed in. He noted that the property owner informed the town that it could tour the building only 24 hours prior. “We had limited conversation with the property owner,” he said. Fraser suggested that because “we

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pride ourselves on transparency,” the town should get the go-ahead from the property owners and advertise another meeting in the coming days in which the public would be allowed to participate in the tours. Councilman Chris Bledsoe said that he was open to visiting the sites Tuesday night or waiting to bring the public along another time, but because tax payers expect council members to be good stewards of their money, they should conduct the visits as planned to begin the process of finding a new and adequate interim police headquarters to serve town residents. “Let’s take care of the peoples’ business, let’s go forward,” he said. The Town Council voted unanimously to recess the meeting and proceed with private site visits. Hankins emphasized to council members that they should not discuss public business during the tours, in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The council’s first visit to the existing

police headquarters, which the town has leased from Lowers & Associates since 2005, lasted about 10 minutes and saw McAlister describing the station’s security flaws and immediate needs to council members. Those flaws include a lobby space with limited protection for reception staff, a men’s locker room that is at capacity, an evidence processing area that lacks enough space to process large pieces of evidence, an easily-penetrable chief ’s office and a non-soundproof interview room with no audio or video recording capabilities. Members of the public were briefly allowed to enter the headquarters following McAlister’s presentation to council members. Council members then walked across Hatcher Avenue to the Medical Center building at 105 Hirst Road to tour the first site, which was used by the Corcoran Brewing Company from spring 2014 through March 2018 when POLICE HQ >> 29

Developer Outlines Plans for 129-Home ‘Traditional Neighborhood’ in Lovettsville BY PATRICK SZABO About 60 Lovettsville residents spent their Wednesday evenings at the Lovettsville Game Club last week to learn more—and express concerns— about a plan to develop the town’s largest remaining undeveloped property. The Metropolitan Development Group hosted a community meeting to solicit input on its proposed development of the 35-acre Engle Tract, a vacant property located at the end of Church Street adjacent to the New Town Meadows community that’s zoned as commercial/light industrial. Although it hasn’t submitted any formal applications yet, Metropolitan has proposed that the town could amend

its Comprehensive Plan to prepare for a potential rezoning of the property to a newly-created Traditional Neighborhood Development – Mixed Use zoning district to allow for the construction of 129 single-family homes and 29,000-square-feet of commercial space with one entry point off Church Street and another behind the Lovettsville Library off Light Street. In attendance at the meeting were not only Metropolitan Development Group President Carlos Vasquez and representatives from Lessard Design and the Wells + Associates traffic engineering firm, but also Mayor Nate Fontaine, Town Manager Rob Ritter, the majority of the Town Council and multiple members of the Planning

Commission. Steve Gang, a representative for Metropolitan, led the meeting, first by pointing out how residents could benefit from the proposed “traditional neighborhood development,” which he said would be “interconnected from a walkability standpoint” with different types of houses that would be close to the streets, feature front porches and alleyways, and many that would be situated around open spaces. His main talking point centered on nine characteristics that he said a traditional neighborhood should contain—diverse housing styles; parks and open spaces, some of which would see LOVETTSVILLE HOMES >> 28

BLUEMONT Bluemont Fair Announces Poster Design Winner Organizers of the 50th annual Bluemont Fair have selected and announced the winner of this year’s poster design contest— Jody West of Fort Valley, VA. West, a graphic designer working as the marketing director for the National Sporting Library & Museum in Middleburg, created a design that features balloon lettering and a crescent man-in-themoon overlooking the Bluemont Community Center, formerly the Bluemont Schoolhouse, and multiple tents, food trucks, musicians and fair visitors. According to a statement from the organizers, the design is reminiscent of the “groovy 1970 aesthetic” from the year of the first fair. Her design will be displayed on the fair poster, T-shirt and other memorabilia. The Bluemont Fair will be held Sept. 21-22 this year. For more information about the fair, go to bluemontfair.org. To see more of West’s work, go to jwestfoundart. com.

HILLSBORO Gardens in the Gap a ‘Huge Success’ The Town of Hillsboro announced last week that its second annual Gardens in the Gap event welcomed nearly 500 visitors. The town’s newest event was held Thursday to Sunday, April 25-28, and brought gardeners, history enthusiasts, wine, beer, food and art lovers together for four days of springtime festivities that included garden tea events, home and garden tours and a staple lecture on the ways in which the political and philosophical views of America’s founding fathers were influenced by gardening. The talk, delivered by author and historian Andrea Wulf, drew a crowd of more than 150 in the Old Stone School’s auditorium. “The Old Stone School was busier than ever all day long,” said Vice Mayor Amy Marasco. “We are encouraged that Gardens in the Gap continues to receive such a high level of interest from many visitors across the county.” All proceeds from the event will benefit preservation of the 145-year-old school building.

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<< FROM 22 nual Art in the Burg from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. next Saturday, May 18 on Madison Street. The event will feature artwork from more than 17 local and regional artists of different styles, forms and subject matter. Visitors are invited to the event to not only enjoy and purchase art, but also to enjoy live music from the folk rock/Americana duo, The Glimpses, and shop and dine in Middleburg’s historic downtown area. A raﬄe will be held during the event to help the Middleburg Arts Council in its efforts to fund the sculpting of a $30,000 6-foot bronze fox statue that will be installed in a central location in town. The raﬄe prize will be a gift basket filled with local items and a parking pass for the Virginia Fall Races. “Visitors to Art in the Burg will have an opportunity to meet a variety of local artists in one place,” stated Middleburg Arts Council Chair Deb Cadenas. “The town of Middleburg provides a picturesque setting for this wonderful event.” For more information on the event, call the town office at 540-687-5152.

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“Marketing Your Small Business to Your Ideal Tourist” seminar from 8-10 a.m. this Friday at the Bush Tabernacle. The seminar will come on the sixth day of National Small Business Week, which runs from May 5-11, and will teach attendees how to make better decisions on where they spend their marketing dollars and personal time when trying to get their businesses’ message out to the appropriate audience at the right time. “Getting very clear about how to spend your marketing budget and your time will lead to more sales, qualified leads, higher conversion rates and ultimately more revenue for your business,” a statement from the town reads. Kris Brinker, the CEO of Ocean 5 Strategies, will lead the session. Brinker brings with her more than 25 years of experience working as a director of new client development, an art director and as a creative content developer. Ocean 5 Strategies has earned more than 30 creative design awards. For more information, email Loudoun Chamber Small Business Committee Events Manager Paige Romanow at promanow@loudounchamber.org.

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The Town of Round Hill’s inaugural Appalachian Trail Festival will be held on Saturday, June 15 at B Chord Brewing. The celebration will begin at 11 a.m. with a recognition of the town’s AT Community designation by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Round Hill Mayor Scott Ramsey, Supervisor Tony Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) and Visit Loudoun CEO Beth Erickson will participate in the designation. Music on the B Chord Stage will begin at noon with a performance by the Gina Furtado Project, followed by Justin Trawick & The Common Good at 1:45 p.m. and the Short Hill Mountain Boys at 3:30 p.m. Two jam sessions at 1 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. will be open for the public to join in. There will also be family-friendly ac-

tivities, speakers, equipment demonstrations and a scavenger hunt with prizes. The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, Friends of the Blue Ridge, the Piedmont Environmental Council, the Virginia Master Naturalists, the Round Hill Volunteer Fire Department, the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center and the Round Hill Arts Center will all participate in the celebration. Meadows Farms will be the event’s primary sponsor. To learn more, or to donate or sponsor the event, go to roundhillat.org. Donors and sponsors will be recognized in press releases, on the town’s website and on event signage and the official festival T-shirt and poster.

B Chord to Host Memorial Day Concert B Chord Brewing will also host a Memorial Day Concert for Combat Veterans from 7-11 p.m. on Saturday, May 25. The concert will feature 2019 WAMMIE Award Finalists and Americana/ Blues/Folk-Rock group Andy Hawk and the Train Wreck Endings. Admission is $25, which will benefit the Boulder Crest Retreat for Military Veteran Wellness. Andy Hawk’s band has released five albums of original material. The band includes Paul Bordelon on lead guitar and backup vocals, Chuck Bordelon on bass and Michael Gauvreau on drums and backup vocals. For more information on the event, go to bchordbrewing.com.

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Lovettsville homes << FROM 22 homes facing inward toward green areas; gathering spaces; an overall pedestrian-friendly community; interconnected streets; mixed land uses that could include commercial uses like a country store; a commercial center with outdoor seating areas; and streets designed at a smaller scale to discourage speeding traffic. “I think it’s important that both the pedestrian and the car are equal,” Gang said. The ninth characteristic he highlighted was the potential for the Lovettsville town office to relocate on the Engle Tract. Ritter said that while the town’s Capital Improvement Plan does call for a town office expansion in the coming years, the idea of relocating to the development, if it ever gets built, is too far down the road to comment on, especially since Metropolitan has yet to submit any formal applications. Gang said the 129 proposed homes in the neighborhood might increase the town’s population by 405 residents, from 2,931 to about 3,336, which is 164 less than the 3,500 limit the town staff and council members would like to remain below. If the town grows to a population of 3,500, VDOT would cease its maintenance of Lovettsville’s roads, forcing the town to pay millions of dollars for the ongoing work. As for the pros of having a tradi-

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Steve Gang, a representative for the Metropolitan Development Group, outlines to about 60 Lovettsville residents plans for a 129-home “traditional neighborhood development” with 29,000-square-feet of commercial space on the 35-acre Engle Tract.

tional neighborhood development on the Engle Tract, as opposed to a commercial/light industrial use, Gang said there might be about 3,200 vehicle trips per day in and out of the development fewer than what commercial/ light industrial uses might produce. He also noted that buildout for the

proposed development would take about five years to complete, while it would take about 20 years to build the property out if it remains commercial/ light industrial. Gang said the only real con of the proposed development is that it would require a Comprehensive Plan amend-

ment. Gang’s presentation solicited many questions from residents, most of whom shared a common concern of increased population creating increased traffic and overcrowding at Lovettsville Elementary School. One resident asked where children new to the community might attend school, since Lovettsville Elementary is already at capacity. She noted that more students would lead to larger class sizes and might force the county to install mobile classrooms. “This is a major concern from the parents of the children who are going through the elementary age and will be here for years to come,” she said. Another resident asked if the proposed development would increase traffic to the point where traffic lights would be needed in the town. She pointed out that an overturned tanker truck on Interstate 495, the beltway, on March 28 forced thousands of cars to find another way home to Maryland by cutting through Lovettsville via Berlin Turnpike. Wells + Associates Executive Vice President Christopher Turnbull said his firm hadn’t studied all the scenarios just yet, but that the company fully understood that residents don’t want traffic lights in the town. “We’ll be looking at that,” he said. One other concern is related to the commercial aspect of the proposed development, with residents wondering why there needs to be more retail space in Lovettsville when there is already 4,856-square-feet of space available for lease in NVRetail’s Lovettsville Square.

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<< FROM 22 it merged with B Chord Brewing near Round Hill. McAlister said the only real downside to that location would be the parking situation, given that there are multiple other organizations operating out of the complex. The final visit was to 205 N. Maple Avenue—the site that the Purcellville Children’s Academy operated out of from 2008 to September 2018 when it built and moved into a new location off Ken Culbert Jr. Road. McAlister said her department might not need to rent all 13,000 square feet of space there, but said it was nice that the option is on the table. The nonprofit Joshua’s Hands conducts its quilting operations in a portion of the building now. Once back at Town Hall, the Town Council went into a closed session with Mekarski, Hankins, McAlister and Dailey to discuss the site visits and weigh their options. Following that closed-door meeting, the council voted 6-0-1, with Bledsoe having left early, to authorize Mekarski to extended the town’s lease at the current police headquarters for 12-18 months, and to issue a request for interest to solicit responses from property owners interested in leasing space— between 7,000- and 15,000-square-feet of it—for the town’s interim police headquarters for the next five or so years. Mekarski said he would put the

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advertisement out this week. McAlister said going about the search that way would allow the town to see if there’s a property it might be missing in its consideration. “I think it’s a good method to go and loop around and make sure we did our due diligence,” she said. She mentioned that either the medical center or the day care building could work for her department’s needs and that wherever her officers end up, she would like to have a community room for residents to use for HOA meetings and other events. For the time being, McAlister said she would need to rearrange the police station and purchase modular furniture to make room for new officers as they graduate from the police academy. “We’re going to have to make some adjustments,” she said. “There’s going to have to be some type of redesign inside.” McAlister said the town in 2018 spent $107,000 on rent in the current police headquarters. As for the town’s drive to build a permanent police headquarters, Mekarski in March proposed that the Town Council adopt a fiscal year 2020 budget that includes $1.2 million set aside for the initial phases of such a project. The Town Council is set to vote on next year’s budget on May 14. McAlister said she expects construction on a new headquarters to take 4-5 years to complete and is hopeful work will begin sometime next year. pszabo@loudounnow.com

One resident also asked rhetorically which types of businesses would want to open in a town with less than 3,500 residents, and mentioned that some residents like traveling to Purcellville to go shopping and don’t want a grocery store in the town limits. “I don’t want Lovettsville to turn into the Town of Purcellville,” one resident said, which sparked a round of applause from attendees. When asked if Metropolitan had looked at developing larger, one-acre lots, Gang said it hadn’t because that would “not make financial feasibility.” Former Planning Commission Chairman Frank McDonough was the last resident to speak Wednesday night, noting that it took two-and-ahalf years with “dozens of meetings” and “tons of public hearings” for the Planning Commission to write the town’s existing Comprehensive Plan, which he said defines what a small town means to Lovettsville residents. “You’ve essentially just come in and given us a presentation the exact opposite of what the comp plan says,” he said. “You’re going to have to sell us on why we were wrong, and I don’t think people here right now think we were wrong.” Vasquez said that if he lived in New Town Meadows, he would think McDonough is wrong because he would be opposed to having industrial busi-

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nesses, rather than a mixed-use development, as his neighbor. “I just don’t think that’s the right site for [a light industrial use],” he said. Gang said all of the residents’ suggestions were valid and that Metropolitan would “look into every single one.” The next step in the development process will require Metropolitan to submit an application to the town for a Comprehensive Plan amendment that would suggest planning for the Engle Tract to be zoned for mixed uses. If the Planning Commission recommends a plan amendment to the Town Council, and if the council subsequently votes to approve it, the town’s Zoning Ordinance would need to be changed to include a new Traditional Neighborhood Development – Mixed Use zoning district, which Town Planner Josh Bateman said would be developed using the nine traditional neighborhood characteristics Gang presented. Bateman said the traditional neighborhood development is a synonym for the “new urbanism” movement, which is a design philosophy aimed to return American civilization to more pedestrian-oriented, interconnected, green, appropriately-scaled developments. He said that One Loudoun is a good example of the neighborhood design. The formal procedures that the town would be required to follow would come along with multiple public hearings to solicit resident feedback.

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Todd Wright and other favorite regional musicians join forces for the ninth annual Cancer Can Rock event Saturday.

Cancer Can Rock Benefit Show Saturday, May 11, noon-5 p.m. Spanky’s Shenanigans, 538 E. Market St., Leesburg Details: cancercanrock.org Renss Greene/Loudoun Now

Sinatra singer Frank Lombardi performs at Stoneleigh Golf and Country Club during the Kentucky Derby Saturday, May 4.

LoCo’s Velvet Voice:

A Second Act for Crooner Frank Lombardi BY JAN MERCKER Frank Lombardi grew up in 1960s Philadelphia with jazz standards flowing from the family record player. Now, he’s locally famous as Loudoun’s very own crooner, with his own stylish renditions of tunes made famous by Frank Sinatra, Perry Como and other greats. Lombardi kicks off 868 Estate Vineyards’ Music Under the Stars summer concert series May 18 with a Sinatra-centric program. “I don’t call this an act because it isn’t,” Lombardi said. “This is a musical approach that I’ve developed over seven or eight years—to just follow the principles that Frank [Sinatra] and other crooners did to ensure that I bring integrity to the music.” Lombardi loves them all, from Dean Martin to Michael Bublé, but Sinatra is the gold standard in his book, and his biggest musical influence since he turned from rock ‘n’ roll to the Great American Songbook just under a decade ago. “I flavor my music with the stylings of some other folks, but at the core, my heart’s with Frank,” Lombardi said. Lombardi is a former professional disc jockey turned government contractor who played in rock bands from his teen years through his 50s. Lombardi turned a musical corner eight years ago and began experimenting with the jazz standards of his youth.

Frank Lombardi

“My dad was a huge Sinatra fan. He had virtually every album Frank had put out at the time. I listened to them constantly,” Lombardi said. The collection of standards known as the Great American Songbook was also the background music to Sundays with his Italian grandmother, where Lombardi not only learned to cook but also fell in love with the music. “On Sunday mornings, we would get up, go to church, and then the gravy went on and the meatballs were

made. And in the background was the Italian-American music station at the time. It was a combination of songs in Italian and English and all the people who were famous back then,” Lombardi said. “I was sucking that in like a sponge. So it wasn’t really hard when I stopped playing rock ‘n’ roll—I gravitated back toward the crooner music. It just seemed like a fit. It felt good in my heart.” After graduating from the American Academy of Broadcasting in Philadelphia, Lombardi worked as a DJ for a major market radio station, but when that company was sold in the late ’70s, Lombardi and his wife, Nancy, moved to Loudoun, where he launched a new career in industrial security with a government contractor. Lombardi, who first took up the drums at age 6, played in rock bands for most of his life and continued to play classic rock in Northern Virginia for nearly two decades as the drummer and lead vocalist for the band Midlife Crisis. When band members decided to go their separate ways eight years ago, Lombardi felt a pull away from the rock tunes he’d been performing for decades and back to the crooners he grew up with. Shifting gears to doing jazz standards as a solo artist has been a labor of love for Lombardi, who retired from his day job as a government contracLOMBARDI >> 33

The ninth annual Cancer Can Rock show features top area songwriters and musicians to benefit the nonprofit organization working to preserve the musical legacy of musicians with aggressive cancer. Featured performers include Todd Wright, Tommy Gann, Chris Timbers, Teddy Chipouras and other favorites. Suggested minimum donation is $10.

Music at the Manor Saturday, May 11, noon-8 p.m. The Arc of Loudoun, 601 Catoctin Circle NE, Leesburg Details: thearcofloudoun.org This day-long celebration of family, friends, food and music, from blues to pop to rock benefits The Arc of Loudoun and its mission to educate, engage and empower people with disabilities and their families. Performers include Frayed Knots, King Street Band, Jack and Jack and other favorites. General admission is free. VIP tickets are $20.

LIBATIONS Dog Days at Breaux Vineyards Saturday, May 11, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Hillsboro Details: breauxvineyards.com Bring your four-legged friends for a day of fun featuring live music, wine tastings, dog rescue organizations, dog focused vendors, food vendors and local crafters. Admission is free. Dogs must be on a leash.

Molecular Science Cocktails Saturday, May 11, 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Chefscape, 1602 Village Market Blvd. # 115, Leesburg Details: chefscapekitchen.com ChefScape is collaborating with

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Molecular Food & Cocktails for a unique DIY craft cocktail class. This interactive and informative class will push the average cocktail to the next level with a fun science twist. Choose from one of two sessions. Tickets are $85 per person. Advance reservations are required. Saturday, May 11, 4-8 p.m. Doener Bistro, 202 Harrison St. SE, Leesburg Details: doener-usa.com This German spring celebration features food, beer, wine, dancing and music from the Lost Lederhosen. Taste several Maibocks on draft and favorite German foods.

Mother’s Day Garden Party Sunday, May 12, 2 p.m.

Morven Park Silver Collection Showcase Saturday, May 11, noon-1:30 p.m. Morven Park, 17195 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg Details: morvenpark.org

‘Till Death Do Us Part’ Saturday, May 11, 6 p.m., doors open, 6:30 p.m., performance begins StageCoach Theatre Company, 20937 Ashburn Road, Suites 115 and 120, Ashburn This interactive mystery is set at a rehearsal dinner where the bride is upset about everything and the groom isn’t sure he wants to be in the picture. Tickets are $60 and include a catered dinner. Reservations are required.

Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra: A Night of Beethoven

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Loudoun Country Day School, 20600 Red Cedar Drive, Leesburg Details: pacodc.org Maestro Dimitar Nikolov conducts beloved Beethoven pieces featuring Loudoun’s own Marjory Serrano-Coyer on violin. Tickets are $30 for adults, $25 for seniors and $20 for students. Admission is free for children 17 and under.

Saturday, May 11, 7:30 p.m.

This specialty tour highlights the gorgeous Davis silver collection. Visitors can learn about the silver’s origins, how to identify specific maker marks, and how Morven Park staff care for the exquisite silver. Admission is $30. Advance registration is required.

Loudoun Volunteer Fair Saturday, May 11, 1-4 p.m. Rust Library, 380 Old Waterford Road, Leesburg Details: library.loudoun.org

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Tarara Winery, 13648 Tarara Lane, Lucketts Details: tarara.com Imagine afternoon tea with wine instead. Each table can be reserved for 4, 5 or 6 people and includes a bottle of wine, hors d’oeuvres, finger sandwiches, and pastries and a swag bag for mom. Tickets are $250 for four, $300 for five and $350 for six guests. Advance reservations are required.

Oatlands Mother’s Day Tea Sunday, May 12, 12:30-3 p.m. Oatlands Historic House and Gardens, 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg Details: oatlands.org Celebrate mom with Oatlands special tea blend along with scones, assorted tea sandwiches and sweets. Tickets are $39.95 per person. Advance reservations are required.

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Trungo’s/Leesburg Vintner Italian Wine Dinner Wednesday, May 15, 7-10 p.m. Trungo’s 2C Loudoun St. SW, Leesburg Details: facebook.com/trungos Enjoy an authentic five-course Italian dinner paired with stunning Italian wines selected by expert Hugues Beaulieu. Admission is $95 per person and includes tax and gratuity.

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Main Street Theater celebrates the 70th anniversary of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic “South Pacific” with an ambitious production featuring Ashley Snow as Nellie and Steve Cairns as Emile. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for children, students and seniors.

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<< FROM 31 Looking to get involved in your community? More than 20 non-profit organizations will be on hand to share volunteer opportunities for adults and teens.

Seasonal Garden and Meadow Tour Saturday, May 11, 2-4 p.m.

Waterford Details: loudounwildlife.org

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

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy has teamed up with Susan Abraham of Conservation Landscapes for a series of tours of gardens and meadows in Waterford designed to explore these beautiful spots over the seasons. Fee is $20 for LWC members and $30 for non-members.

Tales & Ales IV Saturday, May 11, 7 p.m.

AMISH OUTLAWS 05/11/19 DOORS: 7:00PM

DANNY WORSNOP OF ASKING ALEXANDRIA 05/17/19 DOORS: 7:00PM

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Live Music: Lisa Fiorilli Jazz Quartet Friday, May 10, 7-10 p.m. Crooked Run Brewing, 205 Harrison St. SE, Leesburg Details: crookedrunbrewing.com Saxophonist Lisa Fiorilli and crew go way beyond jazz standards for a fun, relaxing vibe. No cover.

Live Music: DC Transit Band Saturday, May 11, 5:30-9:30 p.m. MacDowell Brew Kitchen, 202 South St. SE, Leesburg Details: macdowellsbrewkitchen.com This nine-piece band features a lively horn section, groovy rhythm section and a pair of dynamic vocalists. DC Transit’s repertoire includes current hits, classic rock, R&B, dunk, disco and jazz standards.

Old Ox Brewery, 44652 Guilford Drive, Ashburn

Live Music: Amish Outlaws

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

The fourth installment of Loudoun’s very own storytelling event fosters community through the power of stories, from the funny to the life-changing and everything in between. Admission is free.

NIGHTLIFE Live Music: Getchoo: A Tribute to Weezer Friday, May 10, 7 p.m. Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Weezer’s “Blue Album” with the top-notch tribute band Getchoo and favorites like “Undone (The Sweater Song)” and “Buddy Holly.” Tickets are $15 in advance.

Saturday, May 11, 7 p.m.

Details: tallyhotheater.com The Lancaster, PA-raised rulebreakers return for an evening of infectious energy and eclectic covers from Johnny Cash to Snoop Dogg. Tickets are $15 in advance.

Live Music: Brandy Station Company Saturday, May 11, 8-11 p.m. B Chord Brewing Company, 34266 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill

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Vanish Farmwoods Brewery, 42245 Hopwoods Lane, Lucketts Details: vanishbeer.com This indie/funk/R&B band was launched in 2014 by multi-instrumentalist front man Kevin Collins. The Austin, TX, collective released their second studio album “Love Lemonade” in 2018 and celebrated with a European tour.

COMING UP Loudoun Spring Farm Tour Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Countywide Details: loudounfarms.org This semi-annual self-guided tour takes you to favorite farms, from alpacas to hydroponic veggies, and dozens of craft beverage producers. Go to the website for a list of participating farms and a map. Art in the Burg

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Saturday, May 18, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Americana, rock, bluegrass and folk from Remington. Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 at the door.

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Live Music: Kev Bev Thursday, May 16, 7- 9:30 p.m.

Details: visitmiddleburgva.com Middleburg’s annual spring arts festival features terrific work from regional artists and live music from The Glimpses.

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monthly First Friday events and has since built up a following at restaurants, vineyards and private parties. Lombardi has a bi-monthly Thursday evening gig at Solo NY Pizza in Leesburg, where he’s cultivated a fan base from preschoolers to seniors. He’s a popular choice for weddings, milestone anniversaries, milestone birthdays and other gatherings. He’s still a regular at First Friday events in downtown Leesburg where he can usually be seen at Georgetown Café and is in demand every year for Valentine’s Day events around the county. The summer concert season is another high demand time, and the 868 Estate Vineyards show kicks things off this year. For Lombardi, who embraces the emotional content of his material and loves engaging with audiences, it’s hard to pick a favorite song, but two of his tops are “Fly Me to the Moon” and “On a Clear Day.” “I really don’t just do this to do it,” he said. “I do it with passion and with an end goal in mind and that is to influence as many people as I can to remember this music, draw from their memories and share it with someone else to preserve it.”

May 9, 2019

Legal Notices

MODIFICATION OF THE PERIOD BEFORE THE NEXT REVIEW OF THE MIDDLEBURG WEST AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT

MODIFICATION OF THE PERIOD BEFORE THE NEXT REVIEW OF THE MIDDLEBURG EAST AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT The current period of the Middleburg East Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on July 17, 2019. The District currently has a 10-year period before its next review and a subdivision minimum lot size of 50 acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee, and the Planning Commission to conduct a review in order to determine whether to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Parcels currently enrolled in the District are located within an area generally south of Snickersville Turnpike (Route 734) and Sam Fred Road (Route 748), west of New Mountain Road (Route 631), on the east side, and east, of S Madison Street/Landmark School Road (Route 776) and N Madison Street/Foxcroft Road (Route 626), and on the north side, and north, of the boundary with Fauquier County, in the Blue Ridge Election District. The Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on April 10, 2019, in order to determine whether to continue, modify or terminate the Middleburg East Agricultural and Forestal District. At the public hearing, the Board of Supervisors indicated its intent to establish a new 4-year period before the next review of the District, which is different from the current 10year period established when the District was created or most recently continued. Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the Middleburg East Agricultural and Forestal District, were notified by first class mail of the modification to the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current period.

Parcel Listings

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* Indicates a parcel whose owner is withdrawing it from the District. ** Indicates a parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres whose owner did not properly apply for renewal. The Board of Supervisors is anticipated to act to renew the Middleburg East Agricultural and Forestal District, and establish a new 4-year period before the next review of the District, at its Business Meeting on May 23, 2019. In accordance with Virginia Code Section 15.2-4307, the applications are on file and open to public inspection at the Office of the County Administrator and the Department of Planning and Zoning, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am until 4:30 pm or call (703) 777-0246. 05/02/19 & 05/09/19

The current period of the Middleburg West Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on July 17, 2019. The District currently has a 10-year period before its next review and a subdivision minimum lot size of 50 acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee, and the Planning Commission to conduct a review in order to determine whether to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Parcels currently enrolled in the District are located within an area generally on the south side, and south, of Jeb Stuart Road/Unison Road/Quaker Lane (Route 630), east of Willisville Road (Route 623), west of Sam Fred Road (Route 748) and Snickersville Turnpike (Route 734), and on the north side, and north, of the boundary with Fauquier County, in the Blue Ridge Election District. The Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on April 10, 2019, in order to determine whether to continue, modify or terminate the Middleburg West Agricultural and Forestal District. At the public hearing, the Board of Supervisors indicated its intent to establish a new 4-year period before the next review of the District, which is different from the current 10year period established when the District was created or most recently continued. Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the Middleburg West Agricultural and Forestal District, were notified by first class mail of the modification to the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current period.

Parel Listings

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Acres Enrolled 83.75 10.43 10.77 24.29 38 24.94 1.89 16.56 40.53 22.6 89.35 121.58 89.54 9.31 12.42 10.68 42.49 17.46 24.42 83.3 157.17 126.73 194.87 16.5 10 422.78 10 1.84 1.85 2.06 13.4 51.91 3.96 28.65 7.48 10.7 7.13 4.99 279.42 149.14 13.46 56.19 37.65 33.44 18.03 17 10 28.35 20.92 68.11 137.32 1.23 73.9

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Acres Enrolled 18.09 97.38 70.36 1.93 10 10.12 12.74 18.05 31.78 10 10.08 132.68 50 10 10.92 10 10 31.68 50.83 100.2 167.59 44.48 3.43 5.15 8.2 131.14 50.56 419.66 67.24 36.62 63.69 12.02 12.03 10 8.28 19.46 17.32 13.6 17.97 7.21 10.22 7.88 10 8 14.43 13.65 13.73 10 10 11.65 10 15.33 18.16

* Indicates a parcel whose owner is withdrawing it from the District. ** Indicates a parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres whose owner did not properly apply for renewal. The Board of Supervisors is anticipated to act to renew the Middleburg West Agricultural and Forestal District, and establish a new 4-year period before the next review of the District, at its Business Meeting on May 23, 2019. In accordance with Virginia Code Section 15.2-4307, the applications are on file and open to public inspection at the Office of the County Administrator and the Department of Planning and Zoning, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am until 4:30 pm or call (703) 777-0246. 05/02/19 & 05/09/19

Legal Notices 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, May 28, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following:

(Development Ordinance Amendment)

Pursuant to Virginia Code §§15.2-2204 and 15.2-2253, Chapter 1602 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, and a Resolution of Intent to Amend and an Agreement for Traffic Signal Preemption for Emergency Purposes both adopted by the Board of Supervisors (“Board”) on March 5, 2019, notice is hereby given of proposed amendments to the Loudoun County Facilities Standards Manual (FSM) in order to establish new, and revise, clarify, and/or delete existing, regulations and definitions, in regard to Emergency Vehicle Preemption, Fire Apparatus Access Roads, the Standard Curb and Gutter Individual Driveway Entrance Figure, and Latent Defect Indemnification Agreements and bonds. The general purpose of the proposed amendments is to establish standards for the installation of Emergency Vehicle Preemption on traffic signals for the safe passage of emergency vehicles and to improve emergency response times, revise standards pertaining to Fire Apparatus Access Roads to be consistent with the Loudoun County Fire Prevention Code, revise the Standard Curb and Gutter Individual Driveway Entrance Figure to be consistent with Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) requirements, and revise Latent Defect Indemnification Agreement and performance bond requirements to streamline the bonding process. These amendments will propose revisions to Chapters 4 and 8 of the FSM and such other Chapters, Sections, Subsections, and provisions of the FSM as necessary to fully implement and maintain consistency with the foregoing amendments, or as otherwise necessary to correct typographical errors, section and subsection numbering, and formatting within, update internal cross-references to, and further clarify the requirements of, the above-mentioned Chapters, Sections, Subsections, and provisions of the FSM. The proposed text amendments include, without limitation, the following: Description of proposed amendments to FSM Chapter 4, Transportation: • Amendments to Chapter 4 to establish new cross-references to Section 4.810, Fire Apparatus Access Road Requirements. • Amendments to Section 4.200, Transportation Planning, to clarify existing and establish new requirements in regard to the number of access points for Planned Development Housing Districts of eighty (80) or more dwelling units served by Fire Apparatus Access Roads. • Amendments to Section 4.310, General Design Requirements, to clarify existing maximum street length requirements for roads ending in culs-de-sac or turn-arounds; establish new requirements for culs-de-sac or turn-arounds for Fire Apparatus Access Roads in regard to geometry (minimum cul-de-sac radius), minimum turning radius for landscaped islands within culs-de-sac, and minimum number of points of access; and delete existing requirements in regard to emergency vehicle access easement and travelway width, slope, and design vehicle (the requirements being deleted are being revised and relocated to Section 4.810, Fire Apparatus Access Road Requirements). • Amendments to Section 4.330, Private Roadway Standards, to establish that all private roadways (Category A, Category B, and Category C roadways) deemed to be Fire Apparatus Access Roads shall comply with Fire Apparatus Access Road Requirements, and revise existing travelway widths for Category B Roadways that are not deemed to be Fire Apparatus Access Roads. • Amendments to Section 4.400, Parking Geometric Standards, to establish that parking lot travelway aisles deemed to be Fire Apparatus Access Roads shall comply with Fire Apparatus Access Road Requirements, and revise the existing minimum width of travelway aisles adjacent to buildings and major site accessways that are not deemed to be Fire Apparatus Access Roads. • Amendments to Section 4.800 to retitle this Section as Fire Apparatus Access Roads and Signs. • Amendments to Section 4.810, Fire Apparatus Access Road Requirements, to clarify that this section is intended to supplement and not replace the separate requirements of the Loudoun County Fire Prevention Code, how conflicts with other regulations, ordinances, codes, or laws will be addressed, and the authority of the Fire Marshal to administer the requirements of this Section; revise the existing definition for “Fire Apparatus Access Road” and establish a new definition for “Aerial Fire Apparatus Access Road”; establish new, and/or revise and clarify existing, Fire Apparatus Access Road and Aerial Fire Apparatus Access Road standards and Figures in regard to minimum specifications (unobstructed width and vertical clearance, location, positioning, and proximity in regard to buildings and overhead utility and power lines); Fire Apparatus Access Roads designated as accessways for emergency vehicles (easement width and typical section); on-street parking; load bearing capacity; number of access points; provision of turn arounds; geometric standards (minimum turning radii and grade/slope); fire lane identification (signage and pavement painting); gates and barriers; and preemption systems for new traffic signals and modifications to existing signalized intersections. Description of proposed amendments to FSM Section 8.106, Construction Plans and Profiles (CPAP): • Amendments to establish new requirements to depict Fire Apparatus Access Roads and Signs on Construction Plans and Profiles. • Description of proposed amendments to FSM Section 8.107, Site Plans (STPL) and Rural Economy Site Plans (REST): • Amendments to establish new requirements to depict Fire Apparatus Access Roads and Signs on Site Plans. Description of proposed amendments to FSM Section 8.305, Bond Procedures and Requirements: • Amendments to establish a new requirement for performance agreements and bonds to guarantee against latent defects and deficiencies for construction of physical improvements not maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). • Amendments to the requirements for performance agreement and bond release to establish new requirements and a new process for the reduction of certain performance bonds to the Latent

• Amendments to the requirements for LDIAs and associated bonds to clarify existing requirements for the type of private physical improvements to be guaranteed by the LDIA agreement and bond, establish a new definition for “physical improvements,” clarify existing requirements for the commencement date of the LDIA and bond following written approval of physical improvements, establish new authority for the Director or designee to extend the 30-day period for repairs to physical improvements guaranteed by the LDIA and bond, and establish new requirements for the calculation of different LDIA bond amounts if the original Performance Agreement does or does not include physical improvements maintained by VDOT. The public purposes of these amendments are to achieve the purposes listed in Sections 15.22200 and 15.2-2240 of the Code of Virginia and to assure the orderly subdivision of land and its development.

SIDP-2018-0007 MCDONALD’S SIGN PLAN (Sign Development Plan)

SWA Architecture LLC, of Huntington, New York and Washington, D.C., has submitted an application for a Sign Development Plan to request alternative sign regulations for permitted signs in order to modify, the total aggregate sign area, maximum number of signs, maximum area of any one sign and maximum height of signs. The subject property is being developed pursuant to ZMAP-1991-0005, South Riding, located in the PD-H4 (Planned Development – Housing 4) zoning district administered as PD-CC (CC) (Planned Development – Commercial Center (Community Center)) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and pursuant to Section 5-1202(E) alternative sign regulations for permitted signs may be requested with the submission of a Sign Development Plan. The subject property is approximately 1.353 acres in size and is located on the north side of Defender Drive (Route 1279), east of Elklick Road (Route 621) and west of South Riding Boulevard (Route 2201) at 43250 Defender Drive, Chantilly, Virginia in the Dulles Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 127-17-5694. The area is governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Dulles Community)) and the Arcola Area/Route 50 Corridor Plan, which designate this area for Business uses at a recommended FAR (Floor Area Ratio) of 0.4.

ZCPA-2018-0009, SPEX-2018-0022 & SPEX-2018-0023 ARCOLA COMMERCIAL CENTER (Zoning Concept Plan Amendment and Special Exceptions)

DBT Development Group LLC, of Washington, D.C., has submitted applications for the following: 1) A Zoning Concept Plan Amendment to replace the existing Proffers and Concept Development Plan (“CDP”) approved with ZMAP 2010-0002 and ZCPA 2010-0001, Arcola Commercial Center, in order to: a) remove the previously approved design and site layout requirements; and b) increase the FAR (Floor Area Ratio) from 0.18 to 0.30; 2) A Special Exception to permit a warehousing facility in the GB (General Business) zoning district; and 3) A Special Exception to permit a Craft Beverage Manufacturing use in the GB zoning district. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and the proposed uses are permitted by Special Exceptions under Section 3-804. The subject property is located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, within the Ldn 65 or higher, and between the Ldn 60-65 aircraft noise contours and located partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District). The subject property is approximately 20.54 acres in size and is located on the west side of Stone Springs Boulevard (Route 659), south of Evergreen Mills Road (Route 621), east of Hiddenwood Lane, and North of John Mosby Highway (Route 50) at 24219 and 24249 Stone Springs Boulevard, Aldie, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 203-301458. The area is governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Dulles Community)) and the 2010 Countywide Transportation Plan which designate this area for Business Community uses with Village Perimeter Transition Area and Village of Arcola overlays, and which recommend a mix of Commercial uses at a recommended FAR up to 1.0, and residential density up to 4 dwelling units per acre.

CMPT-2019-0003 T-MOBILE HYATT HOUSE (Commission Permit)

Advantage Engineers of Columbia, Maryland, has submitted an application for Commission approval to permit the installation of twelve (12) wireless antennas, eight (8) remote radio heads, microwave, and related equipment on the upper rooftop and a backup generator on the lower rooftop of a hotel in the PD IP (Planned Development–Industrial Park) zoning district. This application is subject to the 1993 Zoning Ordinance and the proposed uses require a Commission Permit in accordance with Section 6 1101. The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District and is also located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contour and within the QN (Quarry Notification) Overlay District-Loudoun Note Area. The subject property is approximately 3.73 acres in size and is located in the southeast quadrant of the Sully Road (Route 28) and Old Ox Road (Route 606) interchange at 45520 Dulles Plaza, Sterling, Virginia, in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 034-26-0115. The area is governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Sterling Community)) and the Route 28 Corridor Plan, which designate this area for Route 28 Core uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.6 to 1.0.

ZMOD-2017-0017 & ZMOD-2017-0018 KINCORA SIGNS (Zoning Ordinance Modifications)

NA Dulles Real Estate Investor LLC., of East Setauket, New York, has submitted applications for the following: 1) To modify the applicable provisions of Section 5-1204 of the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to implement a Comprehensive Sign Package that proposes changes to

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DOAM-2018-0002 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES AND FACILITIES STANDARDS MANUAL

Defect Indemnification Agreement (LDIA) bond amount, and clarify existing requirements for the letter of acceptance by entities responsible for maintaining physical improvements requiring private maintenance.

May 9, 2019

PUBLIC HEARING

Lega 35

May 9, 2019

Legal Notices the total aggregate sign area, maximum number of signs, maximum area of any one sign, ground mounted background structure, illumination permitted, minimum setback from right-of-way, sign type permitted, maximum height, and additional requirements for an approximately 326 acre portion of the subject property located in the PD-MUB (Planned Development – Mixed Use Business) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance; and 2) To modify the applicable provisions of Section 523 of the 1972 Zoning Ordinance to implement a Comprehensive Sign Package pursuant to Section 700.2 of the 1972 Zoning Ordinance which proposes changes to the total aggregate sign area, maximum number of signs, maximum area of any one sign, illumination permitted, minimum setback from right-of-way, sign type permitted, and additional requirements for an approximately 51 acre portion of the subject property located in the PD-IP (Planned Development–Industrial Park) zoning district under the 1972 Zoning Ordinance. The subject property is being developed pursuant to ZMAP-2008-0021, Kincora Village Center, ZCPA-2012-0014, Kincora Village Center, and SPEX-2008-0054, Kincora Village – Office/Recreational Complex, located partially in the PD-MUB (Planned Development – Mixed Use Business) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and PD-IP (Planned Development–Industrial Park) zoning district under the 1972 Zoning Ordinance. These applications are governed by 1) The Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and modifications to the sign regulations applicable to a Planned Development District, zoning district, is authorized by Section 6-1511(B)(6) and is reviewed in accordance with Section 5-1202(D); and 2) The 1972 Zoning Ordinance. The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District and is also located partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District) and partially within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contours. The subject property is approximately 377.8 acres in size and is located in the southwest quadrant of the Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7) and Sully Road (Route 28) interchange, in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows: PIN 041-19-4573 040-19-3991 040-18-1263 040-28-4405 040-18-4569 040-18-4528 040-18-7369 040-18-3514 040-19-0276 042-49-5252 042-29-6582

PROPERTY ADDRESS 21391 Pacific Boulevard, Sterling, Virginia N/A 20725 Wood Quay Drive, Sterling Virginia 45122 Admiral Drive, Sterling, Virginia 45161 Admiral Drive, Sterling, Virginia 20768 Wood Quay Drive, Sterling, Virginia 45170 Kincora Drive, Sterling, Virginia N/A N/A N/A 21350 Pacific Boulevard, Sterling, Virginia

The area is governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Sterling Community) and Route 28 Corridor Plan), the Countywide Retail Plan, the 2010 Countywide Transportation Plan, and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Master Plan which designate this area for Route 28 Core uses and Route 28 Business uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.60 to 1.0, and a portion of the property for Mixed-Use Office Center Development at a recommended FAR of 1.0 to 1.5.

SIDP-2019-0002 SHEETZ AT LEXINGTON 7 SIGN DEVELOPMENT PLAN (Sign Development Plan)

sign area, maximum area of any one sign, and maximum height of Table 5-1204(D), the Sign Requirements Matrix. The subject property is being developed pursuant to ZMAP-2015-0001, Lexington 7, in the in the PD-CC-CC (Planned Development – Commercial Center – Community Center) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and pursuant to Section 5-1202(E) alternative sign regulations for permitted signs may be requested with the submission of a Sign Development Plan. The subject property is approximately 1.94 acres in size and is located south of Lexington Drive (Route 3000) and north of Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7), at 19910 Riverside Commons Plaza, Ashburn, Virginia in the Algonkian Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 056-17-6154. The area is governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Ashburn Community)), which designate this area for Keynote Employment uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.4 to 1.0. Unless otherwise noted above, full and complete copies of the above-referenced amendments, applications, ordinances and/or plans, and related documents may be examined in the Loudoun County Department of Building and Development, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 2nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday or call 703-777-0220, or electronically at www.loudoun.gov/lola. This link also provides an additional opportunity for public input on active applications. Additionally, documents may be viewed and downloaded electronically the week before the hearing at www.loudoun.gov/pc. For further information, contact the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-777-0246. Citizens are encouraged to call in advance to sign up to speak at the public hearing. If you wish to sign up in advance of the hearing, please call the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703777-0246 prior to 12:00 PM on the day of the public hearing. Speakers may also sign up at the hearing. Written comments are welcomed at any time and may be sent to the Loudoun County Planning Commission, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 3rd Floor, MSC #62, Leesburg, Virginia 20175, or by e-mail to loudounpc@loudoun.gov. If written comments are presented at the hearing, please provide ten (10) copies for distribution to the Commission and the Clerk’s records. All members of the public will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. Any individual representing and/or proposing to be the sole speaker on behalf of a citizen’s organization or civic association is encouraged to contact the Department of Planning and Zoning prior to the date of the public hearing if special arrangements for additional speaking time and/or audio-visual equipment will be requested. Such an organization representative will be allotted 6 minutes to speak, and the Chairman may grant additional time if the request is made prior to the date of the hearing and the need for additional time is reasonably justified. Citizens are encouraged to call the Department of Planning and Zoning on the day of the public hearing to confirm that an item is on the agenda, or, the most current agenda may be viewed on the Planning Commission’s website at www.loudoun.gov/pc. In the event that the second Thursday is a holiday or the meeting may not be held due to inclement weather or other conditions that make it hazardous for members to attend, the meeting will be moved to the third Tuesday of the month. In the event that Tuesday is a holiday or the Tuesday meeting may not be held due to inclement weather or other conditions that make it hazardous for members to attend, the meeting will be held on the following Thursday. The meeting will be held at a place determined by the Chairman. Hearing assistance is available for meetings in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room. FM Assistive Listening System is available at the meetings at all other locations. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation as a result of a physical, sensory or mental disability to participate in this meeting, contact the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-777-0246. Please provide three days’ notice. BY ORDER OF:

Sheetz, Inc. of Altoona, Pennsylvania, has submitted an application for a Sign Development Plan to request alternative sign regulations for permitted signs in order to modify the total aggregate

FRED JENNINGS, CHAIRMAN LOUDOUN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION 05/09/19 & 05/16/19

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD PROPOSED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY PERMIT WILLIAM A. HAZEL, INC., VEGETATIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY The Department of Planning and Zoning, in accordance with Chapter 1080 Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, hereby declares its intent to issue a solid waste management facility (SWMF) permit to William A. Hazel, Inc., to operate an existing Vegetative Waste Management Facility to manage a maximum of 50,000 cubic yards of unprocessed and processed vegetative waste on site in accordance with Chapter 1080. The facility is 12.48 acres in size and located at 25020 Willard Road in Chantilly, Dulles Election District. The property is more particularly described as part of PIN# 096-18-3161-000 and Tax Map Number 102////////43/. Pursuant to Chapter 1080, no permit shall be issued prior to completion of a 30-day public participation process. The public is hereby invited to submit written comment on the proposed permit regarding any aspect of alleged non-conformance contained in the proposed permit. Written comments must be submitted to the Loudoun County Department of Planning and Zoning, 1 Harrison Street S. E., 3rd Floor, P.O. Box 7000, Leesburg, Virginia 20177-7000, Attention: Jeb Parker, by regular mail or fax to 703-777-0441. Written comments from the public will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on Jun 7, 2019. A draft of the proposed permit will be kept at the Loudoun County Department of Planning and Zoning, 1 Harrison Street, 3rd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, for review by the public during regular business hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-771-5975. 05/09/19 & 05/16/19

The LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS will hold a public hearing in the DULLES MEETING ROOM, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, on Thursday, May 23, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following: VARI-2019-0001 Youngs Cliff Road Subdivision Houzzbuyer LLC, of Centreville, Virginia, has submitted an application for a variance to permit a reasonable deviation from the following provisions of the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to permit the subdivision of the subject property into 2 lots (1 lot already is improved with an existing single family detached dwelling): 1) Section 2-404(A), Lot Requirements, Size, which requires a minimum lot size of 3 acres; and 2) Section 2-404(B), Lot Requirements, Width, which requires a minimum lot width of 200 feet for lots fronting on Class II or III Roads. The subject property is zoned A-3 (Agricultural Residential) under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and is located partially within the (FOD) Floodplain Overlay District. The subject property is approximately 3.46 acres in size located along the north and south sides of Youngs Cliff Road (Route 811), on the south side of the Potomac River, and east of Broad Run, at 19551 Youngs Cliff Road, Sterling, Virginia, in the Algonkian Election District. The subject property is more particularly identified as PIN: 038-38-4280. Full and complete copies of the above-referenced application(s) and related documents may be examined in the Loudoun County Department of Planning and Zoning, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 3rd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call (703) 777-0246. All members of the public will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. If any member of the public requires a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability in order to participate in a public meeting, please contact the Office of the County Administrator at 703-777-0200/TTY711. At least one business day of advance notice is requested; some accommodations may require more than one day of notice. Nan M. Joseph Forbes, Chairman 05/09/16 & 05/16/19

LOUDOUN COUNTY WILL BE ACCEPTING SEALED COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR:

PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) The Town of Leesburg will accept sealed bids in the Procurement Ofﬁce, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176, until 3:00 p.m. on May 29, 2019 for the following:

IFB NO. 100412-FY19-50 GELCOAT A.V. SYMINGTON AQUATIC CENTER The Town of Leesburg is soliciting sealed bids from qualified firms specializing to repair fiberglass waterslides at the A.V. Symington Aquatic Center. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at the A.V. Symington Aquatic Center located at 80 Ida Lee Dr, Leesburg, VA 20176. It is strongly recommended that all bidders attend this meeting to gain a thorough understanding of the project.

For additional information, visit: http://www.leesburgva.gov/bidboard 05/09/19

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Case No.:

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE §8.01-316,

JJ038628-11-00

Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Sanay Elliyoun-Yousefabad Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Shahnaz Zabihi Khodapasand The object of this suit is to: Hold a 3rd permanency planning hearing and review of Foster Care Plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-282.1 and 16.1-281 for Sanay Elliyoun-Yousefabad. It is ORDERED that Shahnaz Zabihi Khodapasand appear at the above named Court and protect her interests on or before June 11, 2019 at 2:00 pm. 05/02, 05/09, 05/16, 05/23/19

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE §8.01-316,

JJ042824-01-00

Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Isabel Sarai Cruz Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Manuel de Jesus Salamanca, putative father The object of this suit is to: hold a Motion hearing on 5/15/19 at 9:00 a.m. wherein an order transporting Walter Enrique Garcia Cruz to the Loudoun County Courthouse will be sought. Or alternatively, an order permitting him to testify via closed circuit television will be sought, AND; hold an adjudicatory hearing on 5/20/19 at 3:00 p.m. pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-252 for Isabel Sarai Cruz, AND; hold a separate dispositional hearing on 6/19/19 at 3:00 p.m. for review of initial Foster Care Plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-278.2 and 16.1-281 for Isabel Sarai Cruz. It is ORDERED that Manuel de Jesus Salamanca, putative father appear at the above named Court and protect his interests on or before May 15, 2019 at 9:00 am for motion, AND; May 20, 2019 at 3:00pm for Adjudicatory, AND; June 19, 2019 at 3:00 pm for Dispositional. 05/09, 05/16, 05/23, 05/30/19

PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) The Town of Leesburg will accept sealed proposals in the Procurement Ofﬁce, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176, until 3:00 p.m. on May 30, 2019 for the following: RFP NO. 500640-FY19-46 ON CALL AND EMERGENCY ELECTRICAL SERVICES The Town of Leesburg is requesting sealed proposals for a wide variety of on call and emergency electrical services for the Department of Utilities including but not limited to the Water Pollution Control Facility and the Water Treatment Plant as well as associated facilities. 05/09/19

ABC LICENSE DC Sports Facilities Entertainment, LLC trading as DC Sports Facilities Entertainment, 42095 Loudoun United Dr., Leesburg, VA 20175 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA AlCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Wine and Beer On Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Jason Levien, 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. 05/02/19 & 05/09/19

Bidders must attend the MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference for the purpose of discussing the Job Order Contract concept, Contract Documents, specifics of the Loudoun County’s JOC program, minimum qualifications required for Bidders, and JOC from a Contractor’s viewpoint (including a mini workshop on how to calculate a bid). The mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on May 15, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in the Procurement Conference Room, 1 Harrison Street, SE, 4th Floor, Leesburg VA, 20175. Solicitation forms are available by downloading them from the website at www.loudoun.gov/ procurement at no cost. Solicitation forms may also be picked up at the Division of Procurement at 1 Harrison Street, 4th Floor, Leesburg, Virginia 20175 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays or call (703) 777-0403. WHEN CALLING, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ANY TYPE OF DISABILITY IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCUREMENT. 05/09/19

ORDER OF PUBLICATION VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LOUDOUN COUNTY

CIVIL ACTION NO. CL19-477 THE COUNTY OF LOUDOUN Plantiff, v. MICHELLE TURNER, et al Defandants. The object of the above-styled suit is to affect the judicial sale of real estate located in Loudoun County, Virginia, for the purpose of collecting delinquent real estate taxes assessed against the subject real Property. IT APPEARING that the subject real estate contains .19 of an acre, more or less, with improvements, located at 301 East Tazewell Road, Sterling, Virginia 20164 identified by Loudoun County PIN 033-39-9387-000 and Tax Map Number /81/F/3////90/ (the “Property”) and further described, of record, among the land records of Loudoun. County, Virginia as: Lot 90, Section Three, BROYHILL’S ADDITION TO STERLING PARK, as the same appears duly dedicated, platted and recorded in Deed Book 444, at Page 93 among the land records of Loudoun County, Virginia. AND BEING the same property, bequeathed to Michelle Turner by Frederick Tiemann, II, by his Last Will and Testament dated September 9, 2009, probated as instrument number 20130603-0045912 among the land records of Loudoun County, Virginia. IT FURTHER APPEARING to the Court, by affidavit, that the record owner of the property is Michelle Turner, or if she is deceased her unknown heirs at law, and successors in interest who may include Nancy Turner. IT FURTHER APPEARING to the Court, by affidavit, that Norman Frederick Tiemann, II died on May 8, 2013, and in his Last Will and Testament, dated September 9, 2009, probated as instrument number 20130603-0045912 among the land records of Loudoun County, he bequeathed the Property to Michelle Turner, to wit: “I give and bequeath all real property to my friend, Michelle Turner.” Art. 2 Sec. A. IT FURTHER APPEARING to the Court,

by affidavit, that it is unknown whether Michelle Turner is alive or dead and her whereabouts are unknown; and IT FURTHER APPEARING to the Court, by affidavit, that if Michelle Turner is deceased her heirs at law and successors in interest, and their whereabouts, are unknown, but she may have a daughter named Nancy Turner whose last known address is: 5625 Lanier Avenue, Suitland, Maryland 20746; and IT FURTHER APPEARING to the Court, by affidavit, that Nancy Turner is a nonresident individual; and IT FURTHER APPEARING that diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location, or identities of the parties to be served by publication, including Michelle Turner and the unknown heirs at law and successors in interest of Michelle Turner if she is deceased and Parties Unknown; and IT FURTHER APPEARING that Michelle Turner, and if she is deceased the unknown heirs at law and successors in interest of Michelle Turner, who may include Nancy Turner are deemed interested in the Property to be sold through a judicial tax sale, and the nature of such interest is described as: a potential ownership interest in the Property; and IT FURTHER APPEARING that there are or may be persons whose names are unknown interested in the Property and their interest is described as: a potential ownership interest in the Property and they are set out in the pleadings as defendants by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” Pursuant to Virginia Code §8.01-316, the last known post office addresses for each party against whom publication is sought is unknown except as set forth below: Nancy Turner 5625 Lanier Avenue, Suitland, Maryland 20746; it is therefore ORDERED, that pursuant to Virginia Code §§8.01-316 and 58.1-3967, that Michelle Turner and if she is deceased the unknown heirs at law and successors in interest of Michelle Turner and Nancy Turner and the PARTIES UNKNOWN, appear before this Court on July 12, 2019 at 2:00 p.m., and do what is necessary to protect their interests herein; and it is also ORDERED, pursuant to Va. Code §8.01321, that this Order be published for two successive weeks in Loudoun Now. 05/09/19 & 05/16/19

JOB ORDER CONTRACT FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE, PAVING AND OTHER SITE WORK, IFB (RFQ) No. 80780, until prior to 4:00 p.m., local “Atomic Time”, June 12, 2019.

May 9, 2019

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May 9, 2019

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5/09/19 & 05/16/19

Legal Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS BY THE TOWN OF LEESBURG, VIRGINIA MAY 28, 2019 AT 7:00 P.M.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION NOTICE is hereby given that the Loudoun County Board of Equalization of Real Estate Assessments (BOE) will hear appeals for 2019 Real Estate Assessments at Loudoun County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, between 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. beginning on July 30, 2019 and continuing through December 31, 2019, with the exception of September 2, October 14, November 11, November 27, November 28, November 29, December 24, and December 25, 2019. The BOE scheduled hearings will be posted on the County calendar at www.loudoun.gov. Hearing dates are subject to change. Please also refer to the County calendar for cancellations. The BOE will sit and hear all appeals timely presented for consideration. Following the hearing, the BOE shall equalize the taxpayer’s assessment by increasing, decreasing or affirming such assessment. The BOE will continue to hear appeals until the last day needed to complete all necessary action regarding such appeals, or December 31, 2019, whichever comes first. If you require a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability in order to participate in a public meeting, please contact the Board of Equalization at 703-777-0289. At least one business day of advance notice is requested; some accommodations may require more than one day of notice. Michael Krueger, Chairman Board of Equalization

05/09/19 & 05/16/19

PUBLIC NOTICE The LOUDOUN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT has accepted application for preliminary record plat of subdivision for the following project. SBPR-2019-0008 WILLOWSFORD GRANT SECTION 10 Mr. Matthew Kroll of Timber Ridge at Hartland, LLC of Ashburn, VA is requesting preliminary / record plat of subdivision approval to subdivide approximately eighty five (85) acres into twenty eight (28) single-family detached residential lots and one (1) open space parcel. The property is located north of Everfield Drive, east of Watson Road and west of Evergreen Mills Road. The property is zoned TR3UBF (Transitional Residential-3 Upper Branch Foley) under the provisions of the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance. The property is more particularly described as PINs 243-45-9311, 243-46-5069, 243-46-5743, and 243-25-8294 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 and searching for SBPL-2019-0008. Complete copies of the above referenced application(s) are also available for public review at the Loudoun County Department of Building and Development, Land Development File Room, 1 Harrison Street, SE, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Please forward any comments or questions to the project manager, Dustin Canterbury at dustin.canterbury@loudoun. gov or you may mail them to The Department of Building and Development 1 Harrison Street, SE, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia by June 13, 2019. The Department of Building and Development will take action on the above application(s) in accordance with the requirements for preliminary subdivisions outlined in Section 1243.08 of the Land Subdivision and Development Ordinance (LSDO). 05/09/19

PUBLIC NOTICE The LOUDOUN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT has accepted application for preliminary plat of subdivision for the following project. SBPL-2019-0002 BRAMBLETON TOWN CENTER RES SOUTH PH II Mr. Steve Schulte of Brambleton Group, LLC., of Brambleton, VA is requesting preliminary plat of subdivision approval to subdivide approximately one hundred and three (103) acres into one hundred and ninety-eight (198) single-family attached residential lots, twenty-five (25) open space parcels and three (3) residue parcels. The property is located east of Northstar Boulevard and west of Olympia Drive. The property is zoned PDH4 (Planned Development-Housing) and Floodplain Overlay District and Airport Impact Overlay District under the provisions of the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance. The property is more particularly described as PINs 159-361337, 200-39-8523 and 200-20-3391 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 and searching for SBPL-2019-0002. Complete copies of the above referenced application(s) are also available for public review at the Loudoun County Department of Building and Development, Land Development File Room, 1 Harrison Street, SE, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Please forward any comments or questions to the project manager, Ronald Dunbar at Ronald.dunbar@loudoun.gov or you may mail them to The Department of Building and Development 1 Harrison Street, SE, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia by June 13, 2019. The Department of Building and Development will take action on the above application(s) in accordance with the requirements for preliminary subdivisions outlined in Section 1243.08 of the Land Subdivision and Development Ordinance (LSDO). 05/09/19

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, Virginia (the “Town”) will hold a public hearing in accordance with Section 15.2-2606 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, on the proposed issuance of one or more series of general obligation bonds in an estimated maximum principal amount of $60,000,000. The Town proposes to issue the bonds and use the bond proceeds to finance the costs of various capital improvement projects in the Town’s Capital Improvements Program and other approved capital projects. The proposed uses of the bond proceeds for which the Town expects that more than ten percent of the total bond proceeds will be used include financing the costs of: (1) the Leesburg Police Department Headquarters, (2) purchase of a hangar at the Leesburg Airport, and (3) utilities system projects. The public hearing, which may be continued or adjourned, will be held at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, before the Town Council in the Council Chambers, Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, in Leesburg, Virginia. A resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds will be considered by the Town Council at its meeting on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, following the public hearing on the issuance of the bonds. The resolution also authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds of the Town to refund outstanding bonds or other obligations of the Town. A copy of the proposed resolution is available from the Town Clerk, located in Town Hall. Additional information regarding the bond financing is available in the Department of Finance, located on the first floor of the Leesburg Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.). At this hearing, all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations should contact Eileen Boeing, the Clerk of Council, at 703-771-2733, no later than three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711. 05/09/19 & /05/16/19

TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION 7.10 (CRESCENT DESIGN DISTRICT) TO INCREASE AVAILABLE MODIFICATIONS IN THE DISTRICT Pursuant to Sections 15.2-1427, 15.2-2204, 15.2-2205 and 15.2-2285 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL will hold a public hearing on TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg VA 20176 to consider the following: Amendments to various subsections of Zoning Ordinance Section 7.10 Crescent Design (CD) District to permit additional modifications to allow for development and redevelopment of land consistent with principles of traditional urban design in accordance with the guidelines provided in the Crescent District Element of the Town Plan. Proposed modifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Increase the number of building stories (but no increase in maximum building height); 2. Building setbacks adjacent to residential uses and property lines; 3. Reduce town house rear yard setbacks; 4. Percentage of building frontage on the required Build-to Line; 5. Permit utilization of B-1 parking standards and tandem parking; 6. Street access requirements; 7. Allow uses to be added to the use list of a district; and 8. Specify that Town Council shall have authority to decide on all modification requests as part of a rezoning or special exception. 9. Limit the availability of these proposed modifications to legislative applications. Copies and additional information regarding these proposed Zoning Ordinance amendments are available at the Department of Planning & Zoning located on the 2nd floor of Leesburg Town Hall, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg VA 20176 during normal business hours (Mon.Fri., 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.), or by contacting Brian Boucher, Deputy Director, via email at bboucher@leesburgva.gov, or via telephone at 703-771-2774. This zoning ordinance amendment application is identified as case number TLOA-2019-0003. At this hearing all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations should contact the Clerk of Council at (703) 771-2733, three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711. 05/2/19 & 05/9/19

[OBITUARY]

TOWN OF LEESBURG

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, May 16, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176 to consider the Russell Branch Retail project that includes the following applications: ·

Rezoning Application TLZM-2018-0003, a request to amend the Concept Development Plan and proffers for the subject property to allow development of a 66,830 square foot retail center. Special Exception Application TLSE-2018-0003, Service Station in Building 3 and Special Exception Application TLSE-2018-0006, Car Wash in Building 3 - to permit a combined service station/convenience store/car wash building up to 6,120 square feet (s.f.) in size with a maximum of 8 pumps with a total of 16 fueling stations.

Special Exception Application TLSE-2018-0004, Vehicle Service Facility in Building 4 - to permit up to a 7,550 s.f. vehicle service facility with up to 12 bays.

Special Exception Application TLSE-2015-0012, Car Wash in Building 5 - to permit up to a 6,000 s.f. full service car wash facility and accompanying 5,000 square foot outdoor covered area.

The subject property consists of two parcels at the southeast corner of Route 7 and Battlefield Parkway totaling 25.06 acres. The property is further described as Loudoun County Parcel Identification Numbers (PINs): 149-46-0836 and 149-45-7383 at 1390 Russell Branch Parkway SE. The parcels are zoned B-3, Community Retail/Commercial. The Town Plan designates this property as “Regional Office” per the Land Use Policy Map with an option for a higher ratio of retail uses as per Optional Use and Design criteria #21 which applies to the subject property. Per this optional criteria, retail and other non-residential uses that serve the community and are compatible with the auto-oriented nature of the Lowe’s store and Town maintenance facilities are encouraged. The purpose of the rezoning application and four special exception applications is to allow development of a 66,830 square foot retail center with a grocery store, retail uses, a service station (gas station), vehicle service facility, a self-service carwash, and a full service carwash. The maximum allowable nonresidential density expressed as Floor Area Ratio (FAR) is 1.0 and the proposed density is 0.06 FAR. The application includes a request for three (3) Zoning Ordinance modifications as follows: ·

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Section 12.8.3, Buffer Yard Requirements. A modification of TLZO Section 12.8.3 is requested to eliminate the required buffer yards between commercial uses, pursuant to TLZO Section 12.8.5.E given that the center will be developed as a unified shopping center. Section 9.3.24.F. Canopy Height. A modification of TLZO Section 9.3.24.F is requested to permit a maximum canopy height of 23 feet, 9 inches to allow a gabled canopy for the fuel pumps. Section 11.9. Number of Off-Street Loading Spaces Required. A modification to TLZO section 11.9 is requested to modify the number and type of loading spaces provided with the proposed development.

Additional information and copies of this application are available at the Department of Planning and Zoning located on the second floor of the Leesburg Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or by contacting Richard Klusek, Senior Planner, at 703-771-2758 or rklusek@ leesburgva.gov. At these hearings, all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations at the Planning Commission meeting should contact the Clerk to 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.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE §8.01-316,

Case No.:

JJ039941 -17 -00

Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Andy Anthony Alas Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Maria Alas, Mother (aka Maria Luisa Alas), Enoch Rivera, Stepfather, and Unknown Father The object of this suit is to: Hold a 4th permanency planning hearing and review of Foster Care Plan pursuant to Virginia Code Sections 16.1-282.1 and 16.1-281 for Andy Anthony Alas. It is ORDERED that Maria Alas, Mother (aka Maria Luisa Alas), Enoch Rivera, Stepfather, and Unknown Father appear at the above named Court and protect their interests on or before June 5, 2019 at 3:00 pm. 04/25, 05/02, 05/09, 05/16/19

05/02/19 & 05/09/19

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. YEAR 2002

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Suk Cha Boehm Suk Cha Boehm passed away surrounded by her family on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at the age of 74. Sue was born on September 17, 1944 in Seoul, Korea to Jung Hee Yu (mother) and Hee Yul Yu (father). She married on January 8, 1968 and after living briefly in Japan, California and Maryland, Sue moved to Alexandria, Virginia and made it her home for over 40 years where she raised two daughters, Kimberly Sue and Cyndie Lou. Sue became a hairstylist in the late 1970’s and worked at Picasso Beauty Salon where she eventually took over ownership in 1990. When she sold her salon, her clients followed her to her new place of employment, some of them having been with her as long as 40 years. Throughout her career, Sue would often visit her clients at their homes, hospitals or nursing homes to wash and style their hair to make them feel better. She also would do her beloved clients’ hair after they passed away for viewings because only she knew how they liked their hair to be done. Sue’s passions were cooking, exercise and nature. She would often combine the latter two by going for walks at her favorite Huntley Meadows Park. When she was 16, she almost drowned, was saved by a stranger and was too afraid to go back in the water again. At 70 years old, she secretly hired a swim coach for private lessons so that she could surprise her family at the pool on their vacation in Hawaii the following year. She was known for her unique observations flooded with comedic commentary, being a shrewd businesswoman and enjoying a nightcap of scotch on the rocks every night. Sue is survived by her daughter Kim Wagner and son-in-law Chad Wagner of Ashburn, VA, her daughter Cyndie Lou Boehm and son-in-law Wade Karlin of Brooklyn, NY and her beloved granddaughter Samantha Wagner. A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Mt. Comfort Cemetery, 6600 South Kings Highway, Alexandria, VA at 2 p.m. As Sue spent decades donating to various causes, the family suggests sending memorial contributions to the charity of your choice as an expression of sympathy.

NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REZONING APPLICATION TLZM-2018-0003, RUSSELL BRANCH RETAIL AND SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATIONS TLSE-2018-0003, SERVICE STATION (“Building 3”) , TLSE-2018-0004 VEHICLE SERVICE (“Building 4”), TLSE-2018-0006 CAR WASH (“Building 3”), and TLSE-2018-0012 CAR WASH #2 (“Building 5”).

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Telling Loudoun’s Story It’s not unusual to see long lines and big crowds at the downtown restaurants, galleries and breweries during Leesburg’s First Friday celebrations. However, it was surprising this month to see a crowd surrounding the county courthouse. The center of the visitors’ attention on that evening was a centuries-old scrawl of the nation’s first president on an aged parchment. The scene was indicative of the extraordinary level of public interest in history. Yet so much history in Loudoun appears to go unnoticed—as if hidden in plain sight. Court Clerk Gary Clemens and his staff have done a great job of digging out artifacts from the county archives and presenting them in a context that allows today’s residents to understand their impact. But that is just one of the treasure troves of history available in our backyard. Before it was an essential internet hub, the county was known as a colonial frontier, a fertile breadbasket and a Civil War crossroads. Its residents once were known better for their push for prohibition than their skills crafting alcoholic beverages. The resources to tell all those stories, and many, many more, remain intact today. For example, Loudoun is home to three historic home properties—Oatlands, Morven Park and the Marshall House; sadly, most county residents have never walked through their doors. Last week, another preserved historical park opened to tell the story of a backyard battle that was little known or talked about until relatively recently. An effort is afoot to reenergize another important asset in telling Loudoun’s story. The Loudoun Museum also is one of those frequently overlooked and too often taken for granted resources. There is an opportunity to make the museum a must-see stop for any visitor seeking to soak up some local flavor while passing through. But there is an even greater opportunity to use the museum’s collections to enrich students’ experiences in Loudoun’s classrooms and to serve as a hub that will build context around—and drive traffic to—the county’s other historic resources. The museum should be a centerpiece of the visitor experience. With the work underway by a dedicated team of community leaders, it can be. It will take a bit more creativity, a few more dedicated volunteers, more public donations and the continued support of local governments, but we look forward to the day when there is a long line of residents and visitors waiting to walk through its doors and learn about the treasures and tales on display inside.

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Infusing Humanity for Exceptional Outcomes (in Academia) BY TOSHA WOODARD Two recent conversations with an 8-year-old—who often doubles as her mother’s conscience—became my teachable moments, only she was the teacher and I the student. In the first, I listened with amusement as this little person shared various “talents” of fellow third-graders to include creative tongue rolls; skips like so; eyebrow arching; and certain nostril flares. And as the list grew slightly longer, I decided I had better break the news that not all of these qualified as talent. Her response: “I consider it talent. Why don’t you?” And of course, I had a response for her—a very smart one. Only, I didn’t. Instead, I quietly wondered the same thing. The second conversation began in a more probing but equally genuine manner: “Mom, can you guess which color is expected in class when I’m asked [by other students] for the “skin-color” crayon?” After saying I was unsure, she responded, “Peach.” So, I—rather robotically—advised her to lend the brown crayon instead the next time around. She considered this for a moment and responded, “No. The next time, I’ll ask which one they’re referring to because—it could be practically anything.” “Ahh. Better.” I said. These conversations serve as persuasive reminders of the importance of diversity of thought. But it is the organic, show of humanity—that is both authentic and inclusive—I find most compelling. As adults, educators and educational partners, when we allow ourselves to be both teacher and student—and less imposing of old habits—we add to our own competence and become better equipped to nurture a variety of needs and talent. Seeing the child with dreadlocks, or a student who is also transgender, or a child with autism as positively extraordinary is a start. Being able to also recognize the same student when appropriate as the top reader, mathematician, or artist (different from among the top) and provide the space for each to grow their gifts are the essence of inclusion.

Both my professional and personal study affirm that the commitment to diversity of thought, culture, and practice must be pervasive--existing throughout the building and its perimeter. When children are expected to leave portions of themselves behind—subtly unwelcomed in the school building—then the brilliance of the whole child is also left behind, leaving them with fewer tools to excel. Undoubtedly there should be diversity among faculty, but stakeholders should be as intentional in the makeup and outreach of parent organizations, clubs, and school committees. For example, minoritized parents should be sought as readily for their service on parent organizations and serving as room parents as for international night or committees geared specifically toward matters of equity. Students should be sought as aggressively in gifted identification as when seeking to assist (remedial or otherwise) historically underrepresented students. Also, what processes are in place in the selection of hiring committees and are they inherently exclusive? Are playgrounds adequate for attending students? Even the parking lots should be considerations since serving as the entryway and a face of children’s exposure. From bumper stickers to license tags— displays of intolerance, exclusion, or hate should be fair game for questions, examinations, and accountability. We equally share the responsibility to secure environments indicative of the talent and ability of our youth —those that foster trust and security in the building, support deeper learning and enhance partnerships. As authenticity—owning and appreciating the power of one’s unique story—and the purest attributes of inclusion are seen in the youngest among us, hopefully each of us is inspired to be better, to do better. Tosha Woodard is mom to five square pegs in round holes, educator’s wife, law grad, courageous conversationalist and impassioned advocate in pursuit of social justice and the next challenge—of purpose.

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Editor: We are the owners of Ohana Equestrian Preserve, which is east of Rt. 15 near Braddock Road and Old Carolina Road in Aldie. We respectfully request the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors support the Transition Police Area staying “as is” with little change and to not vote in favor of including anything from the Planning Commission’s draft comprehensive plan. The ruralness and rich equine culture in this area is undeniable. The residents, specifically Ohana Equestrian Preserve, aggressively want to keep it that way and are directly affected by the proposed increased development. We feel the horse industry is already being pushed out of Loudoun with all of the rapid development and skyrocketing land costs. Where do we draw the line? During the county approval process for Ohana, we received unanimous support and were told how important the horse culture of this area is to Loudoun. We have invested heavily in our equestrian facility given our understanding of Loudoun’s strong support for horses and effort to keep Rt. 15 a two-lane rural arterial roadway. This increase in development, bringing traffic and noise, will have a direct impact on the roads surrounding our property, specifically Braddock, Rt. 50 and Rt. 15. By moving Rural Policy Area land bays into the TPA, a precedent is being set, which will further endanger the Rural Policy Area. The county needs to do more to compel developers to build

smaller/affordable units in more dense and urban areas, which are walking distance to metro, commercial infrastructure, etc. This type of multi-unit affordable housing is not appropriate for the TPA. Numerous articles and studies show a growing trend in the country is not towards home ownership. Research is showing that millennials, whose ages are 17-36 and currently 83.1 million of the U.S. population, making them the largest living generation, are choosing to rent in urban areas and not purchase homes. They are changing jobs every few years and technology is allowing for a more remote and mobile workforce. This next generation would rather spend money on experiences, which we feel many of the surrounding rural facilities brings to the county. In addition, the Baby Boomers, as they mature, are looking to downsize and rent. We believe this trend is an economic concern and risk of future housing oversupply and home devaluation. We hope that the Board of Supervisors will take into consideration the viability of the many equine farms in and surrounding the TPA area that depend on the area staying rural to survive. And to support residents, like us, who love Loudoun and call this our long-term home and not further support the developers and non-residential land owners who are looking to profit at our expense when they either do not live in the area or plan on staying.

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and Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Bettina Ring, is leading efforts to reach the $22 million goal. Local food purchases by Virginia schools have doubled since 2014, from $7.7 million to $15.4 million in 2017, according to state figures. Farm to School programs and other efforts that connect farmers and food producers with schools are credited with this increase. The Virginia Department of Education has also implemented programs such as Virginia Harvest of the Month, which features 12 seasonal fruits and vegetables that farmers can grow for use in schools. “The hope in implementing conferences like this is that everyone leaves inspired to try something new and that children, farmers and farming communities will thrive as a result,” said Trista Grigsby, Farm to School specialist with the Virginia Department of Education. Grigsby said the regional meetings are mainly about bringing everyone together. Tuesday’s meeting at Douglass— which included representatives from the City of Alexandria and counties like Fairfax, Fauquier, Rappahannock Page—was one of eight held during April and May. “The Virginia Farm to School network meetings invite all stakeholders—school nutrition professionals, students, parents, farmers, educators, and food distributors—to determine region-specific objectives which elevate Farm to School activities in cafeterias, classrooms, and

Frey said the story of Fairfax and Loudoun Counties—their growth, and their people from their leading lights to their historical deadbeats—is told through courthouse documents. “These courthouses really are the story of our communities, and of course the country’s history,” Frey said. “You can find a lot of neat treasures here.” And Clemens said there is more to come. “I think what John and I are doing is just the beginning,” he said. “My next effort is to reach out to our colleagues in Arlington, and our colleagues in Prince William and even Alexandria.” Learn more about the Clerk of Court’s Historic Records division at loudoun. gov/2165/Historic-Records-Deed-Research. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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school gardens so kids can connect with food and farming in meaningful and delicious ways,” Grigsby said. Following three more regional meetings throughout the next two weeks, state leaders will consolidate the information and “share each region’s goals with all stakeholders and continue developing partnerships, resources and trainings to help meet the identified objectives and First Lady Northam’s overall goal,” Grigsby said.

Footing the Food Domokos-Bays described some of the ways where it may be challenging to hit the statewide mark. One of the big areas is infrastructure, or the process of transporting the fresh food to the schools. For example, “we found that most of the strawberry patches are pick-your-own,” limiting the options for the school system. In addition, Loudoun schools must follow U.S. Department of Agriculture food safety guidelines that can hamper many well-meaning ideas aimed to get fresh food on the plates of students. Another issue is supply. While there are 1,400 farms in Loudoun, some are very small. There are more than 82,000 students in the county’s school system. “We are the biggest restaurant in town,” Domokos-Bays said. She used an example of an agreement with Wegmeyer Farms, which supplies strawberries for the program. Wegmeyer only has the capacity to supply strawberries for 25 of the school system’s 92 schools. “We have a lot of work to do in Virginia [to meet the statewide goal],” Grigsby said. “It’s an ambitious goal, but I think we can do it,” she told meeting

attendees. With the momentum from the March conference in Hampton and the growing Farm to School Network through the regional meetings, “we hope it won’t be long before every single child in Virginia has regular access to fresh, healthy, Virginia-grown food.”

Home-Grown Effort About five years ago, there were 30 active gardens in Loudoun schools. Today, there are 54 gardens across the 92-school system. Two of the people who helped expand the program are Domokos-Bays and Stefanie Dove, coordinator of marketing and community outreach. Back then, the school system started a local Farm to School program through a USDA grant program, and administrators travelled around to various schools to assess the situation. “Schools weren’t really talking to each other,” Dove said. School district staff members began what Domokos-Bays describes as a “nutrition education intervention.” This concept involves more than just increasing the amount of nutritious options in the schools for children—it takes an entire community effort involving teachers, farmers and parents, both inside and outside schools. “I’m pleased with the progress we’ve made,” she said. Loudoun’s school system has partnered with numerous organizations, including Loudoun Hunger Relief, the Audubon Society and local farms such as Wegmeyer Farms in Hamilton and Potomac Vegetable Farms in Purcellville. FARM TO SCHOOL >> 47

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Nationally Recognized Domokos-Bays and her staff ’s efforts have received national attention. The Oxon Hill, MD-based School Nutrition Association last week announced Domokos-Bays as the winner of its National Director of the Year award. Domokos-Bays has helped shape the school system into one where students can “try new foods in a safe environment” and take food nutrition concepts home to help educate parents about the benefits of a healthy diet. Domokos-Bays has helped expand nutrition programs for her districts over the course of her 25-year career, the past five in Loudoun. She has been a major proponent of providing more fresh fruit and vegetable options to students. She also created alternative breakfast options such as Breakfast in the Classroom and Breakfast After the Bell, as well as programs like Taste It Thursdays and Fear Factor Fridays, which give students a chance to try new cuisine that may have previously been a bit scary to them. A 2018 summer meal program served more than 49,000 students alone. Working with the Loudoun County School Board, Domokos-Bays eliminated the reduced-price fee for meals

Getting Involved Grigsby described how the Virginia Farm to School Network plans to increase communications following the regional meetings. It starts with signing up, at which point new members become a part of the larger network and receive quarterly updates and contact

information for others in their regions. “This line of communication creates opportunities to collaborate on regional and statewide goals,” she explained. The Virginia Department of Education, Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services offers resources, training programs and farm tours for school nutrition directors. Regional network leads will check in with network members over the summer about regional and state goals. ‘It’s a grassroots approach to meeting the First Lady’s challenge that integrates stakeholders’ priorities and voices into the movement,” said Grigsby. Learn more about the Virginia Farm to School program at vdacs.virginia. gov. aparker@loudounnow.com

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One example of a successful partnership involves picking strawberries at Wegmeyer Farms in the early morning and getting them into schools by 10 a.m. to serve with the day’s lunch. “You can’t really get any fresher than that,” Domokos-Bays said. Another key tool to move these objectives forward was to increase project-based learning to teach students, teachers and, ultimately, parents how to promote nutrition education. “Project-based learning allows students to think bigger and think about the community,” Domokos-Bays said. The school district also reached out to farmers to partner on educational programs. One of the more successful efforts involved producing Loudoun farmer trading cards and having farmers visit schools to help students understand plant science. While the first year produced a dozen trading cards, the school system has produced nine to 12 cards each year since. Dove chose Frederick Douglass Elementary School as the site for the Northern Virginia regional meeting because of its “premier garden lab,” she said. Douglass is one of two premier sites in the county, along with Park View High School in Sterling, home of the “Patriot Patch” garden. “Every classroom is embedded in the garden [at Douglass],” Dove said, crediting teacher Marykirk Cunningham and her family for establishing the program at the school. Situated in an interior courtyard, the lab features a new pergola, a large table with seating for 30, 11 raised beds, four herb boxes and five ground beds. At the garden stacks, students can scan a QR code with their tablets to find out more about the plants. Dove said that by bringing together all the parties involved to Douglass, she hopes that they can better understand the barriers and regulations that the school system must follow.

more than a decade. The association will present the award to her during a July 14 ceremony at its annual conference in St. Louis, MO. She said her staff and school leadership share in the award. “Nutrition is an education intervention. They carry out the mission every day.” Retiring from Loudoun schools at the end of June, Domokos-Bays is happy with “what our division has accomplished.” There’s always room to grow, she said, “but I feel very good about leaving the district in good hands, because they really buy into what we do.”

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in her first year, providing free meals to students who were previously part of the reduced-price category. That resulted in increased participation from 65 percent to 85 percent of the students, which allowed Domokos-Bays to negotiate lower overall costs because of a larger pool of children. “We were only feeding 65 percent of reduced-fee children. They now get the meals at no cost,” she said. Under her leadership, school meal participation has steadily increased each year and the program has maintained a healthy fund balance without a meal price increase in the past four years, according to the School Nutrition Association. Domokos-Bays served as School Nutrition Association president during the 2016-2017 school year, one of only four presidents from Virginia since the organization’s founding in 1946. She has been active in the organization for

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