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Leesburg Elementary School teacher Tanner Cross speaks to the School Board May 25.

Suspended Teacher Sues for Reinstatement

BY HAYLEY MILON BOUR

Byron “Tanner” Cross, the Leesburg Elementary School physical education teacher who was put on administrative leave after speaking against the School Board’s model policy for transgender students, filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to be reinstated to his position.

Cross was placed on paid administrative leave on May 27, two days after he cited religious grounds for his objections to model policy 8040, which gained widespread attention.

The policy mandates “LCPS staff shall allow gender-expansive or transgender students to use their chosen name and gender pronouns that reflect their gender identity without any substantiating evidence.”

Virginia state law requires all CROSS continues on page 39

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During the first in-person meeting in more than a year, the School Board on Tuesday night found more supporters than critics in the small crowd.

School Board Battles ‘Misinformation’ Over Equity Efforts

BY HAYLEY MILON BOUR & NORMAN K. STYER

After months of attack by critics charging that the division has embraced critical race theory, the School Board on Tuesday held a special workshop to provide an update on its equity initiatives designed to tamp down the growing culture

war playing out each month in its meeting room.

“LCPS is not indoctrinating students using critical race theory. Critical race theory is not a part of the curriculum,” said Interim Superintendent Scott Ziegler, to punctuate the workshop, held under the title of “A Path Forward Together.”

For months, board members have been dealing with a torrent of complaints over racial education in schools, most of which, Ziegler said, has been based on misinformation, rumors and even fabrications.

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Sheriff’s Office Announces Largest Drug Seizure in County History, Cartel Crackdown LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT

Federal and local law enforcement leaders announced May 26 the results of Operation Angels Envy—which resulted in one of the largest drug takedowns in the region and the largest drug seizure in Loudoun history.

According to the Sheriff ’s Office, the operation, which began in Loudoun in 2017, culminated in criminal charges against 33 individuals, the seizure of $5.3 million in cash, 114 firearms, more than $700,000 in jewelry and vehicles, 473 pounds of methamphetamine, 9 kilograms of heroin, 129 kilograms of cocaine, 5,100 pounds of other drugs, and 42 kilograms of fentanyl.

In February 2020, Loudoun detectives on the Drug Enforcement Administration High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force seized $6.5 million worth of drugs, guns, and cash connected to the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico. The cache included seven firearms, $1.4 million in U.S. currency, 50 kilograms of cocaine, 1 kilogram of heroin, 6 pounds of marijuana, 150 grams of crack cocaine, 2 kilograms of fentanyl and 100 fentanyl pills.

“We seized enough fentanyl to kill every man, woman, and child in Loudoun County—two times over,” stated Sheriff Mike Chapman.

Since May 2017, investigations led to the takedown of seven independent, vi-

olent drug trafficking organizations operating in the DC area; their Los Angeles-based transportation network, which used tractor-trailers and shipping crates to move ton quantities of methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, and other drugs across the U.S.; and their Sinaloa Cartel supply cell, according to the announcement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the DEA. Investigations also led to the takedown of other violent drug trafficking organizations in California, Missouri, Ohio, New England, and New York, the agencies said.

The Mexican cartel, once led by kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who is now serving life in prison, is accused

of distributing hundreds of kilograms of drugs throughout the DC area each month and sending the profits and firearms back to the cartel.

“Much like these drugs having a far-reaching impact in our country, I am proud to say the work of our detectives in Loudoun County in combination with other DEA Task Force members had an even further impact on the operations of the Sinaloa Cartel,” Chapman stated.

“Our law enforcement community must continue to fight this scourge and protect our citizens, and I am glad that we have such dedicated partners in our law enforcement profession that put their lives on the line every day to do just that.” n

Memorial Day in Leesburg: ‘A Legacy of Remembering’ A crowd returned to Leesburg’s courthouse square Monday morning to participate in the annual Memorial Day Observance, another sign of a return to normalcy following more than a year of pandemic limitations on public gatherings.

The keynote speaker for this year’s program was Col. Phil Rusciolelli. The longtime member and past commander of VFW Post 1177 took the podium after many years helping to organize the annual event.

In his remarks, Rusciolelli reflected on the patriotic and generousness of the Loudoun community, the roots of Memorial Day, and the importance of the service of the men and women serving in the military.

“Today on these patriotic grounds we continue the legacy of remembering,” he said.

He recalled the decision of he and his wife, Barbara, to settle in Leesburg 21 years ago following retirement from 32 years of service in the U.S. Army to be close to their daughters and growing roster of grandchildren.

“Loudoun County and this town have a culture of service. It has never been more obvious than this past year during the pandemic when so many needed and so many people and organizations in Leesburg and Loudoun County were here with MEMORIAL DAY continues on page 23

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From left, Phil Rusciolelli, Mayor Kelly Burk and the Rev. George Mink place a wreath at the World War I memorial.

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Randall Returns to State of County Address Pageantry

BY RENSS GREENE rgreene@loudounnow.com

County Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) for the sixth time delivered what has become one of the hallmarks of her time in office: a state of the county address.

During her tenure, she has transformed the program, once a relatively quiet affair in front of the Chamber of Commerce, into a more elaborate celebration of Loudoun and its citizens.

With the COVID-19 pandemic receding, this year’s event returned to its usual extravagance under Randall, with an extensive program including the national anthem, a poem recital, two brief additional speeches and a separate speaker to introduce Randall, along with a small stage decorated with flowers and ushers in matching outfits, and a slideshow before the event with musical accompaniment.

This year was an all-female program, which spotlighted eight remarkable young women in Loudoun, including Bellen Woodard, Alana Andrews, Jasmine Coe, Nola Trindade, Zahria Ford, Elizabeth Michael, Mahsa Riar and Caroline Taylor.

Woodard, known for launching the More Than Peach project in elementary school, said it was Randall’s plan to feature women in her 2020 to mark the 100th anniversary of the passages of the 19th Amendment that guaranteed women’s right to vote, but the COVID-19 pandemic pushed those plans back.

Randall’s speech centered on the pandemic and the racial reckoning over the

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County Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) delivers her sixth State of the County address, announcing for the sixth time that the state of Loudoun is “strong.”

past year. She recapped the county’s response to COVID-19, from freezing $100 million in the county budget to protect public finances in uncertain times, to rounds of business grants and support for nonprofits and the work of the county Health Department.

She also pointed to how well Loudoun’s businesses have done, relatively speaking, in weathering the pandemic, but also the particular difficulties faced by hospitality businesses.

And she referenced the wave of protests across Loudoun and the nation in the wake of more police killings of Black people.

“After hundreds of years and generations of African Americans being unjustly imprisoned and murdered, in 2020 a

long overdue reckoning on racial injustice swept the country even faster than the COVID pandemic,” Randall said.

“Likeminded people of all races, ages, orientations and demographics flooded American streets, masked up and fed up.

Loudoun residents joined millions of people not just from across the country, but from around the world.”

And she pointed ahead to the Board of Supervisors’ ongoing work to tackle the high cost and low availability of housing in the county.

“Over the coming months we have decisions to make,” Randall said. “How many new neighbors can we welcome to Loudoun, and where will those homes be located? How do we build infrastructure in advance of or in conjunction with new housing? Is it important for us to have a community where college graduates and retirees can live? And very importantly, what is the connection between attainable housing and a strong economy?”

She also thanked educators for their work teaching online, and recognized the difficulty of doing so, particularly for special education students.

And she dedicated a large chunk of the speech to thanking and congratulating county staff members for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Randall said once again, as she has every year since she began hosting a State of the County address at the beginning of her first term, that the state of Loudoun is “strong.”

Read the full text of the address at loudoun.gov/chair. n

Supervisors to Hear Input on St. Louis Planning Initiative

BY RENSS GREENE

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County supervisors will hold a special meeting on June 9 to hear public input about plans to rezone land around the village of St. Louis.

The meeting has been called for 5 p.m., an hour before the board’s normal 6 p.m. public hearing on that date.

Plans to rezone land around St. Louis are intended to discourage future devel-

opment and came in response to public outcry around a developer’s efforts to build a 30-home subdivision near the village. However, the effort to rezone land around the village, launched in April, does not include the developer-owned land.

Supervisor Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) said it was just the first step to bringing the county’s zoning in line with the new 2019 comprehensive plan.

Since the county board’s unanimous

vote to launch a rezoning process, the proposal has gotten support from preservation organizations like the Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area Association, but residents in St. Louis have said they are still anxious about the planned development, particularly its impact on their well water. That development is by-right, meaning it fits within the existing zoning on that land and only needs normal administrative permits, not a vote from the Board of Supervisors. n

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ON THE Agenda Distancing, Capacity Limits End at Gov’t Facilities The Loudoun County government last Friday lifted COVID-19-era capacity limits for gatherings and social distancing requirements at county government facilities, following the latest executive orders from Gov. Ralph Northam.

Earlier this month, Northam lifted the state’s universal indoor mask mandate following new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control. Now, people who are fully vaccinated are generally not required to wear face masks even indoors.

There are exceptions. Anyone not yet fully vaccinated should still wear a face mask in all public settings. Additionally, face masks are still required on public transit, in health care facilities, detention facilities and congregate care settings. People participating in jury trials may also still be required to wear a mask.

Private companies such as grocery stores and restaurants may also still require masks.

The latest on the county government’s operational status is at loudoun.gov/status.

Parks and Rec Wins 3 Nat’l Awards The Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services has won two awards from the National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials and another from the National Association of Counties.

The National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials or NACPRO recognized the enhancement and redevelopment project at Gwen Thompson Briar Patch Park in Sterling, and the National Association of Counties granted the Gwen Thompson Briar Patch Park project an Achievement Award in the category of Parks and Recreation.

NACPRO also recognized the PRCS Adaptive Recreation Summer Camp as a program that enables and encourages participation in parks and recreation by people with disabilities.

The Gwen Thompson Briar Patch Park project included redesigning the playground with shade structures and new rubber flooring, trail access and replacements, upgrading the tennis ON THE AGENDA continues on page 5

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Loudoun Board Approves New Child Care Center in South Riding

BY KAREN XU

The Board of Supervisors on May 18 approved an application to build a new childcare center on Braddock Road between Loudoun County Parkway and Gum Spring Road.

The proposed childcare center would be built in the Transition Policy Area, an area designated for limited housing and that acts as a buffer between the Suburban and Rural Policy Areas. According to the 2019 Comprehensive Plan, the zoning on that parcel does not permit commercial service uses. However, the application followed every other requirement of a building in the transition area, including maintaining at least 50% outdoor space.

The 9,500-square-foot, single-story building also has an exterior design that the applicant, Sunil Vundela, said was consistent with the residential neighborhoods across the street in the Cedar Hunt neighborhood. Additionally, the lot would include a tree conservation area along Braddock Road to shield the facility from the view of the road, as well as a multipurpose trail through the area for public recreational use. In terms of traffic flow, the center would follow a right-in/right-out traffic pattern to minimize congestion on Braddock Road.

Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles), whose district includes the project, recommended approval to stay consistent with two projects that previously were approved by the board in the area

south of Braddock Road, including another childcare facility.

The Planning Commission recommended approval of the project following a public hearing in January. During that session, commissioners argued whether the childcare center should be considered a commercial business or a school. Under county policies, commercial businesses are not allowed to be built in the area, but schools are permitted.

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Town Moves Forward with Arts District Signage; Delays Private Mural Decision

BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ krodriguez@loudounnow.com

The Town of Leesburg is set to turn up the spotlight on its Arts & Cultural District, 10 years after it was created by the council.

The district, which includes the historic downtown area and portions of Catoctin Circle, was adopted by the Town Council in 2011 to encourage arts-related businesses and organizations to locate in town. Incentives including Business and Professional Occupation License tax rebates, real estate tax rebates and zoning permit exemptions are offered. The Commission on Public Art developed a marketing strategy for the district in 2019,

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Residents and visitors can expect to see more of the town’s Art & Cultural District logo as its builds a new wayfinding program.

acknowledging that many area residents or visitors to the downtown area are not even aware the district exists.

The town staff proposed a wayfinding signage system to draw attention to the district, according to Kate Trask, deputy director of the Parks and Recreation Department. The signage system will be put in place in phases, she said. In the first phase, expected to be in place by the start of the fiscal year, July 1, banners will be placed on improved streetlight poles throughout the district, and small signs will be added to existing town wayfinding signs.

The second phase will involve filling in more holes with Arts & Cultural District signage. Where traditional signs aren’t ARTS DISTRICT continues on page 38

Council Deadlocks on Reconsideration of Cemetery Transfer Plan

BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ krodreguez@loudounnow.com

The transfer of Sycolin Cemetery to the Loudoun Freedom Center remains at an impasse.

Leesburg Town Councilman Ara Bagdasarian during last week’s meeting attempted to find support to reconsider a recent council vote on a land transfer for Sycolin Cemetery and a Memorandum of Understanding between the town and its potential new owner, the Loudoun Freedom Center. The original motion made by Bagdasarian that passed at the council’s May 11 meeting to approve the land transfer and MOU included his suggestion to remove the northern trail on the property, allowing it to go back to its natural state with the goal of rectifying ponding problems on the land. The Freedom Center had supported all facets of the MOU, but had asked the council to also provide stormwater improvements.

Days following that vote, Bagdasarian said the adopted motion did not fully capture his intent, which also included enhancing drainage on the southern

path of the site. That fix, he said, would not rise to the level of the three options presented by staff that would have cost over $100,000.

Last week, Bagdasarian put forward a motion to reconsider the May 11 vote, to address the discrepancy over improvements to the southern trail. The vote deadlocked 3-3-1, with Bagdasarian, Vice Mayor Marty Martinez and Councilman Zach Cummings in favor.

Mayor Kelly Burk and council members Neil Steinberg and Kari Nacy opposed the motion. Councilwoman Suzanne Fox was absent for the meeting.

Had the motion to reconsider passed, Bagdasarian said he would have asked for support to hold a meeting with Freedom Center representatives, town staff, engineers and two Town Council members to find consensus on addressing the drainage issues.

“That would be my objective—to come to consensus so we can bring the MOU to conclusion, and transfer ownership to the Freedom Center,” he said.

“It’s a sacred burial ground; we want to make sure we’re doing the right thing when it comes to respecting the de-

ceased at the location.”

Freedom Center founder Michelle Thomas has stated that the Freedom Center will not sign the MOU until the drainage issues are addressed. She supports having a comprehensive group that includes engineers and preservationists to determine the best drainage remediation. She said fixing the southern trail may not be good enough.

“We need to get all the experts in the room who can really advise us properly on how to mitigate the drainage issues using best practices for preservation.

Anything outside of that is completely unacceptable and does an injustice to African American historic preservation in Leesburg,” she said.

“More care, concern and expertise must go into plans for mitigating this issue. This is important,” she said. “If you care about the community, give the community a seat at the table. We have to do what’s right, we need to set a precedent and put policies and protocols in place so if this comes up again we can do it fairly.”

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Sun Flower Wins People’s Choice Award The Leesburg Commission on Public Art and Friends of Leesburg Public Art has announced that the winner of the 2021 ArtsPARKs People’s Choice Award is Alyssa Imes’ “Sun Flower.”

A sculptor from Emmitsburg, MD, Imes’s artistic portfolio began in 2016. Within her work, Imes tries to convey the presence of positivity through bright colors and playful shapes.

“Only with warmth and care, people can truly blossom and bring joy to others with their beauty,” Imes said.

The ArtsPARKs Sculpture Trail is a collaboration between COPA and FOLPA. The five sculptures currently installed will remain on display until June 2022, at which time a new round of sculptures will be installed. All the sculptures are available for purchase. Twenty percent of the proceeds from the sales will be invested in the ArtsPARKs program, paving the way for new artists to exhibit their work in subsequent years. The ArtsPARKs Sculpture Trail is part of the Loudoun County Artisan Trail network.

Utilities Dept. Begins Water Maintenance The Utilities Department is conducting its annual water valve exercising program, which helps to assure system reliability and water quality by operating valves.

This process involves closing and reopening the valves on water mains throughout the distribution area. Customers may experience some sediment or discolored water following the closing and opening of the water valves. If customers notice cloudy or discolored water, the Utilities Department recommends running several cold water taps at full force for a period of one to two minutes, until the cloudiness or discoloration disappears. It may be necessary to repeat this process after 30 minutes.

The valve openings will take place through November between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays.

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Airport Commission to Grow Following Council Vote

BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ krodriguez@loudounnow.com

The Leesburg Town Council has given the green light to changes proposed by an ad hoc committee that paves the way for a new voting position on the town’s Airport Commission, and the formation of an airport business association.

The May 25 vote on changes to the Town Code and airport rules and regulations largely avoided some of the significant changes proposed by Mayor Kelly Burk during the council’s first meeting of the year in January. The majority of her proposals focused on the makeup for the seven-member commission, with each commissioner now recommended for appointment by a council member, but voted on by the entire council, along with a non-voting member appointed by the Board of Supervisors.

Burk had asked the council to consider expanding the membership of the commission to four licensed pilots who do not have any association with either of the airport’s flight schools or fixed-base operators; one resident with no business connection to the airport, and who lives in one of its surrounding neighborhoods; two individuals, either town residents or town business owners, with experience in commercial business operations that are also unaffiliated with the airport; one non-voting representative from each of the two fixed-base operators; non-voting members from each of the airport’s flight schools; and the Board of Supervisors representative.

Burk had also proposed changing the commission’s powers and duties to one that reports directly to the Town Council, much in the same way the town’s other advisory commissions do. Currently, the commission’s powers are a bit stronger, with responsibility for reviewing leases, oversight of airport rules and regulations, preparing and maintaining a capital improvement plan for the airport, and working directly with state and federal aviation authorities, among other charges.

Burk justified her proposed changes with wanting the municipal airport to take more of a business-first, economic development approach to running one of the commonwealth’s busiest general aviation airports.

Following Burk’s proposal, there were several heated Airport Commission meetings, with some of its members upset with the mayor for both the nature of

her proposal, and for recommending the changes without any commissioner input.

The council agreed to a commission suggestion to form a special committee, with representatives from airport businesses and its two fixed-base operators, along with representation from the commission and Town Council. The panel was charged to study the mission, vision and responsibilities of the commission, and recommend changes to the council. Chaired

by Vice Mayor Marty Martinez, the ad hoc committee ultimately recommended against Burk’s suggestion to include fixedbase operators, non-airport businesses, and nearby residents on the commission, but recommended the formation of an airport business association with representation from all airport-based businesses, including the fixed-base operators and flight schools.

Prior to that recommendation, the commission had put the wheels in motion for an airport business operators subcommittee, with a direct line of communication to the commission, and that also would have representation from all of the airport’s businesses. It would appear the formation of an airport business association could negate the need for the subcommittee, but that remained to be seen this week.

Perhaps the biggest change will be that the airport business association will have a designated voting member on the Airport Commission. The committee also recommended, and the council approved, that a member of the Economic Development Commission be appointed to the commission as a non-voting member.

Town Attorney Christopher Spera and Airport Director Scott Coffman also proposed several changes to the Town Code section governing the airport, and the airport’s rules and regulations, to clean up some language, and also to underscore that the commission should be operating in an advisory, rather than adjudicatory, capacity. That change was recommended by both Burk and the ad hoc committee.

The changes were approved in a 6-0-1 vote, with Councilwoman Suzanne Fox absent.

Commission Chairman Dennis Boykin expressed gratitude following the vote.

“We are looking forward to working with the businesses at the airport as they form their association that they brought to the ad hoc committee. We’re also thankful for Vice Mayor Marty Martinez’ s leadership as we worked through this process,” he said. n

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Board Adds Teacher Assistants, Counselors with COVID Funds

BY HAYLEY MILON BOUR

The School Board voted last week to allocate funds to provide first grade classes with assistant teachers and to hire 10 new counselors for the 2021-2022 school year—initiatives intended to offset the social and educational impacts of distance learning on the county’s youngest learners.

The additional support will cost roughly $4.2 million, which will be reallocated from the division’s COVID Relief Fund, which received a $10.9 million boost from the American Rescue Plan. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, Loudoun schools have received $45.1 million in emergency funding from various programs.

On May 25, the board debated proposals to allocate $12 million from the fund.

Denise Corbo (At Large), a former teacher, crafted the plan to provide one teacher assistant for every two first grade classrooms. She is concerned that rising first graders aren’t equipped to begin classroom learning, after spending kindergarten in a virtual environment.

“Our youngest learners will need to

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Denise Corbo (At Large) pressed to hire more assistants to help teachers of the division’s youngest students transition to the classroom this fall.

adapt to new learning environments. The transition will require extra time and care for students,” she said.

Kindergarten teachers often provide first grade teachers with valuable informaASSISTANTS continues on page 9

School Board Prepares for Switch to Staggered Terms

BY NORMAN K. STYER nstyer@loudounnow.com

The Loudoun County School Board voted unanimously May 25 to transition to staggered terms starting with the next election in 2023.

The board, at the suggestion of Vice Chairwoman Atoosa Reaser (Algonkian), requested the authority from the General Assembly and the new law was approved this year.

The current board was elected in 2019, with only two returning members and seven serving in elective office for the first time.

Under the state law, the next step will come in May or June in 2023, when the Electoral Board will select at random the four districts where voters will select representatives serving four-year terms. Those elected to the other five seats will serve

two-year terms. Then School Board members elected in 2025 also will serve fouryear terms.

Jeff Morse (Dulles), who was one of the returning board members along with Chairwoman Brenda Sheridan (Sterling), said he has long supported the change.

Board members discussed making the switch eight years ago, but never followed through, he said.

“It is important to have continuity,” Morse said. “If you look at the most recent election, we saw significant turnover on the board. It’s been very challenging to carry on a lot of the knowledge, a lot of the corporate knowledge, with the School Board. I think this goes a long way in alleviating that and alleviating the pressure on the public if we go to perhaps reelect an entire School Board. By staggering it, perSTAGGERED TERMS continues on page 9

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Assistants continued from page 8 tion about students’ individual skills and needs. Corbo said that without having that information, teachers will need additional hands on deck to manage their classrooms.

The move comes with overwhelming support from elementary school principals across the county. According to Interim Superintendent Dr. Scott Ziegler, 48 principles said they would like the addition teachers in both first and second grades. Available funds only covered the first grade.

The motion to add the teacher assistants came at the expense of providing Chromebooks to incoming kindergarten students, which would have cost $2 million. The additional $1.2 million will come from the CARES Act funds.

Until now, teacher assistants were provided only to elementary school classes with 25 or more students.

Both Atoosa Reaser (Algonkian) and Ian Serotkin (Blue Ridge) expressed concerns about the impact of adding teaching assistants.

“I’m concerned that one person split between two classrooms might not be able

to help much,” Reaser said.

The motion passed 9-0, despite worries from several board members that the plan would leave too little in contingency funding.

In a separate action, Harris Mahedavi (Ashburn) proposed hiring additional 10 counselors, which will cost roughly $1 million. Initially, the board faced a choice between hiring the teacher assistants or the counselors. Ultimately, members voted to eliminate a $1.5 million plan to install water bottle filling stations in school buildings to pay for Mahedavi’s proposal.

The money left over from the nixed water bottle project will go into the contingency fund, which now stands at $1.25 million.

Parents and teachers alike have been vocal about the mental health impact that the COVID-era has had on students.

“Let’s make a good attempt to make additional service to help our kiddos,” Mahedavi said.

The counselors will be hired on oneyear contracts.

The board also approved $1.6 million in discretionary support for all schools. All non-Title 1 schools will receive $15,000, while Title 1 and Title 1-eligible schools will receive $25,000. n

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continued from page 8 haps the way that the U.S. Senate does, will provide a layer of stability in what could be a very tumultuous election.”

Denise Corbo (At Large) asked if her seat could be excluded.

Reaser noted that at one point in Richmond legislators looked to require the At Large seat to reset as a two-year term, but ultimately left the selection up to a random drawing of lots. The board did not have the authority to ensure the seat remained a four-year term during the transition.

“It was apparent even before COVID happened that a large turnover on the board was not what is seemingly best in terms of putting pressure on the division whose main goal should be to serve students,” Reaser said. “When there is a large turnover, it naturally takes some of that attention from the business of the division to on boarding new board members.”

Harris Mahedavi (Ashburn) thanked Reaser for shepherding the legislation.

“I think going into the next [election] cycle, this would definitely stabilize the board and for all children’s sake there some continuity—continuity of leadership and continuity of knowledge,” he said. n

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Following a May 27 trial, General District Court Judge Robert A. Pustilnik found state Del. Dave LaRock (R-33) guilty of two misdemeanor charges relating to pulling down a neighbor’s fence, and dismissed additional charges of trespassing and destruction of signage. He ordered LaRock to pay $25 fines for each conviction.

According to the criminal complaint and witness testimony during a two-hour trial, LaRock in October 2020 took down a gate that his neighbors, Walter and Christina Curfman, installed along a 14-yearold easement—an easement LaRock had the right to use. He then placed the gate in the Curfmans’ yard.

According to witness testimony, when LaRock developed the Hamilton neighborhood more than a decade ago, he placed the easement on the property to provide him with secondary access to and from his house. That easement established that the owners of the neighboring property, the Curfmans in this case, were not allowed to install a gate blocking access to the easement. But a later agreement between LaRock and the Curfmans established that if it were to be determined that an unlocked gate was needed, it could be installed “based upon LaRock’s and Curfman’s mutual written agreement.” The agreement established that the two parties were to “coordinate” with each other.

Walter Curfman testified that when he informed LaRock in March 2020 he would install a gate, LaRock said “no gates.” Curfman installed the gate anyway in September 2020.

Pustilnik said he took Curfman’s informing to LaRock of his intent to install the gate as meeting the requirement for coordination.

Curfman told Pustilnik that LaRock sent him an email in October “complaining” about the gate, with photos of the gate attached. Curfman, and Commonwealth’s Attorney Buta Biberaj, used that email as evidence seeking to prove LaRock had trespassed to take the photos.

LaRock’s defense counsel, county Supervisor Caleb A. Kershner (R-Catoctin), argued that those photos, which did not show LaRock therein, were not enough evi-

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dence to prove LaRock had trespassed.

Pustilnik agreed and dismissed the trespassing charge. He also opined that LaRock’s removal of “no trespassing” signs the Curfmans installed on the gate was not sufficient to convict him of the destruction of posted signs charge because he took the signs off a gate that was installed on an easement he had the right to access, and not off a gate that was on the “land of another.”

Still, LaRock admitted to approaching the gate on Oct. 12, 2020, seeing that Curfman had chained it shut and looped the chain around eight times. LaRock then used a bolt cutter to cut the chain, remove the gate from its hinges and place it in the Curfmans’ yard.

Putsilnik ruled that LaRock was guilty of the two counts of pulling down a fence because of the manner in which he removed it, by pulling it off the hinges and moving it onto the Curfmans’ yard instead of simply removing the chain, opening the gate to access the easement and then closing it on his way out.

“I’m satisfied that he’s guilty of these charges,” Pustilnik said. n

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SAFETY briefs Sterling Man Arrested in Florida After Restaurant Shootout The Sterling man wanted in connection with the Saturday night shooting outside of a Sterling restaurant was apprehended in Florida on Monday.

Olbin A. Echeverria Madrid, 33, was held on a fugitive of justice warrant after he was charged with attempted first-degree murder, shooting from a vehicle, shooting to maim or kill, and attempted shooting to maim or kill.

The shooting happened around 11:15 p.m. May 29 in the parking lot of Tommy’s Place II on Enterprise Street. Investigators said after Echeverria Madrid had been asked to leave the restaurant, he fired a shot toward a restaurant employee and struck a window. A security guard then fired several shots at the suspect’s vehicle as he fled the scene. A restaurant patron received injuries described as minor and declined further medical treatment.

Detectives identified Echeverria Madrid as the suspect and learned that he had left the area. He was located in Tallahassee, FL, with the assistance of the Tallahassee Police Department. He is being held at the Leon County Detention Center pending extradition to Virginia.

Man Reported Taking Photos in Women’s Bathroom at Mall The Sheriff ’s Office is looking for a man suspect of shooting photos under the stall wall of a ladies’ bathroom at the Dulles Town Center mall Tuesday evening.

According to the agency, the incident was reported just before 6:30 p.m. May 25.

It occurred in the bathroom outside the Macey’s store.

Mall security officers were notified and they contacted the Sheriff ’s Office.

The suspect was described as a white male, approximately 5’10 with a heavy build, wearing a blue-grey hooded sweatshirt, jeans, and round-toe leather boots.

The case remains under investigation.

Unlicensed Dentistry, Sexual Assault Case Set for Trial The case of a man accused of sexually assaulting six women at his unlicensed home dentistry practice is headed to trial Feb. 14, 2022.

Previously, the defense for Juan Ramos Jacobe had said he would enter a plea May 27. But instead, attorney Karen Kirkpatrick told the judge they have opted for a jury trial.

In December 2020, a grand jury indict-

ed Ramos Jacobe on 10 felonies and five misdemeanors for allegations of practicing dentistry without a license and sexually assaulting six women. Ramos Jacobe had operated a makeshift dental clinic out of his home since 2016, the Sheriff ’s Office announced.

South Riding Stabbing Suspect Charged A teenager has been charged in connection with the April 12 stabbing outside a fast-food restaurant in South Riding.

Deputies were called to the McDonalds on Defender Drive around 1:35 a.m. April 12 after the victim reported to a family member that he had been stabbed. The man reported that he was leaving the restaurant when the suspect emerged from the bushes and stabbed him. The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment of serious injuries and later released. Investigators say it was not a random attack.

A 17-year-old from Fairfax County was charged May 27 with aggravated malicious wounding. He was held at the Loudoun County Juvenile Detention Center.

Gunman Robs Ashburn 7-Eleven The Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office is investigating an early morning armed robbery at an Ashburn convenience store.

According to the report, shortly before 1 a.m. May 27, a man entered the Ashburn Road 7-Elev- The Sheriff’s Office en, approached released this video still the counter and of the suspect in the May asked to pur- 27 robbery at the Ashburn chase cigarettes. Road 7-Eleven.

He then displayed a firearm and demanded cash.

He fled the store with a small amount of cash. No injuries were reported.

The suspect was described as a 6-foottall white male, weighing 180-200 pounds, with short brown hair. He was wearing a medical mask, a dark-colored baseball hat, a green hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and black shoes.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Det. R. Reed at 703777-1021 or to submit a tip through the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office app.

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Obituaries Beth Elaine (Johnson) Glick Beth Elaine (Johnson) Glick passed on May 13 after a long illness. She was born on May 18, 1945 in Iron Mountain, Michigan to Elaine and Albert Johnson and was known to her family as Susie.

She leaves her husband of 53 years, Dr. Howard Glick of Leesburg, VA, son Max Glick with wife Kathleen and grandsons Ronan and Declan Glick of Baltimore, sister Karin (Edward) McDowell and mother Elaine Pearl Johnson both of Perrinton, Michigan. She graduated from Kalamazoo College in 1967 with

a degree in Art and taught English and Art in middle and high school in Olivet and Saginaw, Michigan. She worked various jobs to put her husband through medical school including managing a health food store and as an inpatient psychiatric technician. In the 1980’s she received certification as a Shiatsu Instructor. She practiced yoga for 50 years and martial arts for 20 years and held a first degree black belt in Aikido.

Hobbies included beading and piano. She lived a Buddhist life and was cremated. Donations may be made in her name to the AOPO (Association of Organ Procurement Organizations) of which the WRTC (Washington Regional Transplant Community) is the local branch or Inova Fairfax Hospital Transplant Center.

Janet Elaine Russell

Age 68, of Leesburg, Virginia Formerly of Upperville, Virginia two sisters, Deborah Honesty and Beverly Departed this life Scott; three brothers, Perry Russell, Robby on May 20, 2021 Russell and John W. Russell, III; 15 grandat Inova Loudoun children and 10 great grandchildren and Hospital. one on the way.

Janet was born Viewing and visitation will be held on on May 25, 1952 Saturday, June 5, 2021 from 10:00 am until to John W. Russell and the late time of service 11:00 am at Mt. Pisgah Dorothy I. King Baptist Church, 1175 Delaplane Grade Russell. She retired Road, Upperville, VA 20184. Followed

by Interment at the Solon Cemetery, 795 from the Loudoun West Washington Street, County School Middleburg, VA 20117.

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Nonprofit Youth Grantmakers Award $4K for 4 Youth-led Projects The Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties has awarded $4,000 in mini-grants to four local nonprofit organizations to fund projects as part of its Forward Turn Youth Philanthropy Project.

Forward Turn is a youth-led charitable grantmaking program. Each year, student members of the Loudoun County Youth Advisory Council review grant applications submitted by youth, often in partnership with local nonprofits, schools, or other organizations.

Funding for the annual grants is provided by the S. Murray and Mary H.C. Rust Student Philanthropy Project endowment fund of the Community Foundation.

Grants are prioritized for applicants requesting funds for projects that are also led by youth.

This year, after learning about the grant proposal process, reviewing applications, and interviewing applicants, a team of five students recommended the following grants for the 2021 Forward Turn grant cycle: • $1,000 grant to Loudoun Habitat for Humanity to support the creation of

welcome baskets providing supplies to new homeowners; • $500 grant to MEDLIFE NoVA to support various service project events in the community; • $1,500 grant to This Is My Brave to support their new BraveKids Box mental health subscription box project; and, • $1,000 grant to Children’s Science Center to support accessibility to the Youth Advisory Board’s 2022 Earth Day Extravaganza for students in Title I schools.

“Participating in Forward Turn has given me the opportunity to get closer to my community,” stated Lalita Durbha, a senior at Briar Woods High School and a member of the Loudoun Youth Advisory Council. “I am able to broaden my knowledge about the work being done by youth and create a chance for their ideas to take off the ground. I have loved being a part of the grant-making process and learning how to read budgets!”

To learn more and see a list of past recipients, go to communityfoundationlf. org/forwardturn. n

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Mayor Kelly Burk joins Ampersand Pantry Project volunteers on Monday morning to celebrate distribution of 100,000 free lunches as part of its pandemic-era outreach effort.

Ampersand Reaches 100K Meal Milestone The volunteers for the Ampersand Pantry Project celebrated another milestone Monday morning, marking the distribution of 100,000 free lunches.

Started at the outset of the pandemic in April 2020, the all-volunteer outreach campaign has provided free meals—and flowers and diapers and other staples—every day since. The project has been made possible by community donations and the support of area restaurants.

While the demand for meals has slowed

in recent weeks as the pandemic has waned and residents have been vaccinated and returned to work, the daily food distribution continues.

The Ampersand Pantry Project is a 501(C)(3) charity. Tax deductible contributions may be mailed to 105 Loudoun Street SE, Leesburg, VA 20175 or dropped off in the donation box at the meal site, located on East Market Street just across from the McDonalds in Leesburg. n

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Loudoun Laurels Nominations Sought The Loudoun Laurels Foundation is seeking nominations for its 2021 laureate.

The Foundation’s mission is to honor exceptional community service for the benefit of Loudoun County residents and to develop future civic leaders through scholarships and mentorships. Each year the Loudoun Laurels Foundation honors community leaders with the Loudoun Laureate award. Nominations for this year’s Loudoun Laureates will close on June 30.

This year’s laureate will be announced July 7 and honored at the Foundation’s annual gala to be held Friday, Sept. 24, at Lansdowne Resort.

Previous honorees include Joseph T. Boling, Kristina Bouweiri, Childs Frick Burden, Stanley Caulkins, Di Cook, Dr. John H. Cook, III, Betsy Davis, Fred Drummond, William H. Harrison, G. Kimball Hart, Dr. Edgar B. Hatrick, III, Thomas D. Horn, Chuck Kuhn, J. Hamilton Lambert, Joe T. May, Margaret Morton, James P. Roberts, Karen Hatcher Russell, Karen and Fred Schaufeld, Eugene M. Scheel, Judy and Lang Washburn, Robert E. Sevila, Al P. Van Huyck, Su Webb, Cate Magennis Wyatt and Paul Ziluca.

In addition to honoring members of the community for their leadership, service and philanthropy, the Foundation’s Stewardship Trust awards fouryear scholarships to Loudoun County Public School students each year. Typically, these students are first generation college attendees whose potential for success has been demonstrated by hard work and personal sacrifice.

Since 2013 the Loudoun Laurels Foundation has awarded $920,000 in scholarships to 23 Loudoun Laurels Scholars. Each $40,000 scholarship is distributed to the Virginia college or university chosen by the student in annual $10,000 increments for the four-year term of his or her college career. In 2019, four donors contributed $560,000 to fund the Loudoun Laurels Stewardship Trust endowment.

For more information on gala sponsorships and invitations, prior Laureates, the Loudoun Laurels Stewardship Trust and the Loudoun Laurels Scholars, go to loudounlaurels. org, facebook.com/LoudounLaurels, or email info@loudounlaurels.org. n

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Dozens March for OCD, Mental Health Awareness

BY KAREN XU

Dozens of people gathered in Leesburg Saturday afternoon for the annual walk to bring awareness to obsessive compulsive disorder and mental health.

Despite the rain, spirits were high as participants, clad in green for mental health awareness, walked into downtown Leesburg with signs and handed out flyers about mental health before reconvening at the home of organizer Sam Barthel for dinner and live music.

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Participants walk through downtown Leesburg with posters at the annual OCD/Mental Health Awareness Walk on Saturday, May 29.

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Barthel said that the walk is as much for the community as it is for each individual in attendance. He hopes that by letting them know that there are people to support them and giving them information about mental health, they are able to reach out into their own circles. n

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Rob Dalkin brought his decades of experience in the hospitality industry and beer and wine sales to The Liberry, his new shop in the Crescent Place neighborhood in Leesburg.

Get Lost in Leesburg’s New ‘Liberry’

BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ krodriguez@loudounnow.com

A new venue has popped up in the beverage scene, one that invites customers to get lost in the endless selections available to them.

It’s not unlike walking through the stacks of books in a library, Rob Dalkin said. Instead, The Liberry is a menagerie of assorted beer, wine, coffee and olive oil, to complement a swath of broad tastes.

Dalkin decided to open The Liberry with his wife, Ji, following a long career

in the hospitality industry, and beer and wine sales. A Leesburg resident, Dalkin said he felt there was a void in the community after Mike Carroll retired and closed up his longtime Leesburg Vintner shop on the corner of King and Loudoun streets.

“I can’t think of any small town in Virginia or big or small town [anywhere] that doesn’t have sometimes two or three local wine shops. I felt like it was something that the community probably wanted and LIBERRY continues on page 15

Virginia Tire & Auto Opens in Leesburg Virginia Tire & Auto has opened its 18th location in Leesburg, at 105 Robinson Mill Plaza.

Founded in 1976, the woman-owned and operated company provides a full line-up of automotive maintenance, repair and tire services at stores in Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William, and Chesterfield counties.

“We have been providing car care in Ashburn for over 25 years, so we are excited to offer a new, more convenient location for our Leesburg customers,” stated Co-CEO Julie Holmes. “We’ve been receiving requests to open a store VIRGINIA TIRE continues on page 15

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Liberry continued from page 14 needed,” he said. “We are going for what Mike’s business was about, but just a little more.”

The “little more” includes its offerings, and not choosing to sell just beer or wine.

“I always thought that was unusual,” Dalkin said of shops that choose to just offer one or the other. “You’re leaving 50% of your clientele on the table.”

The Liberry takes it a step further by also selling a selection of international coffee and olive oil. The choice to include

LOUDOUNNOW.COM a wide variety of products from across the globe is a nod to the idiosyncrasies of each region where one is produced.

“All these products are about origin. It greatly affects how it’s produced. Where it comes from is so important,” he said. “Secondary is the winemaker, roaster or blender that can put their fingerprint on it. It all parallels the way we describe wine and beer and everything. It just all made sense.”

The Liberry has a bit of a different layout than one may come to expect in a beer and wine shop. Wines, for example, are not assorted by region, but instead by lighter or higher acidity to fuller bodied. A walk by the chardonnay section may help a cus-

tomer discover that white burgundies have a similar taste, Dalkin said.

“We don’t want to be intimidating. We thought a lot about the feel of the store,” he said. “We don’t want to have the products being offered in the chain stores. We don’t really offer anything under $10; that’s just not who we are. We want you to explore.

To me it keeps coming back to the analogy of a library—you kind of get sucked into it, you start to get comfortable and enjoy yourself.”

Dalkin intends to be more of an event-driven business, bringing in experts in the respective beverage industries for talks, and also doing regular weekend

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The Liberry also offers memberships, where for $150 a customer may receive 15% off everything in the store for the calendar year. This year, $22.50 of each membership will go to Loudoun Cares, with the selected nonprofit partner changing each year.

The Liberry is located at 458 Madison Trade Plaza in the Crescent Place neighborhood in Leesburg. Hours for the shop are noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

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Virginia Tire continued from page 14 in Leesburg for years, so we’re thrilled to finally be expanding our services to this area.

As they continue to staff up the new location, Holmes said they’ll be working to attract more women to the auto care business.

The new location is located next to Aldi and Lowe’s in The Shops at Russell Branch. The 12-bay facility will be open Monday–Saturday from 7:30 a.m.to 5 p.m. The store manager is Kenny Fesperman, who has been part of the Virginia Tire & Auto family since 2000. He previously served as the store manager at their Broadlands location in Ashburn, Virginia.

To celebrate the store opening, Virginia Tire & Auto of Leesburg is offering $20 off oil changes through July 31. Provide code LE20LOF at checkout to redeem the offer. n

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TOWN notes

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LOVETTSVILLE Council Appoints Quintana To Fill Vacancy The Lovettsville Town Council appointed Tony Quintana to fill a council vacancy with a term ending December 2022.

Quintana, a former planning commissioner and current chairman of the Board of Zoning and Appeals, was one of three candidates for the seat, which was left vacant when David Steadman resigned in late April. Quintana previously served on the council for three months after being appointed to fill a vacancy in March 2018. He served that term through the end of June that year.

Council Honors Former Town Clerk Kromholz

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Rt. 9 traffic on May 27 was allowed unrestricted access through Hillsboro for the first time since March 2020.

Rt. 9 Through Hillsboro Reopened in Full PATRICK SZABO pszabo@loudounnow.com

The Town of Hillsboro reopened Rt. 9 through town to 24/7, two-way traffic May 27 after nearly 15 months of work on its traffic calming project.

Mayor Roger Vance, who served as the manager of the project, called the completion of the traffic calming and pedestrian safety project—handled by Archer Western Corp. under a $14.3 million contract and funded by the town, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, Loudoun County, and the Virginia Department of Health—the town’s greatest transformation in its 269-year history.

Vance said the reopening over the weekend went fine with no hiccups. “Everything is going pretty well,” he said.

But while the volume of traffic isn’t back to February 2020 levels, Vance said there still were a few aggressive drivers speeding through the town, even though the project was meant to deter that type of behavior with the construction of roundabouts, parking bays, retaining walls, side-

walks and raised crosswalks.

Vance said town leaders are hopeful law enforcement will patrol the area soon to help deter speeding.

The road project was coupled with work by Shirley Contracting to build a new drinking water system, wastewater and storm water collection systems, underground power and communications, and a state-of-the-art streetlight system.

“By building these multiple projects concurrently and most efficiently, we’ve saved many millions of dollars—and avoided several years of traffic disruption on Route 9, rather than just 14 months,” Vance stated.

Vice Mayor Amy Marasco, who served as the deputy project manager, lauded town leaders’ “nimble management,” which provided “significant” cost savings, streamlined decision making and allowed for innovation.”

“This is a small-town Americana effort at its best,” she stated. “It just goes to show that collaboration across jurisdictions and agencies on a project of this size doesn’t have to be slow. Our ‘one-team’ approach made it work seamlessly. … We did it.”

County Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) said projects like Hillsboro’s “play an integral role in maintaining and enhancing a comprehensive transportation network in the region and improving the quality of life for Northern Virginians and beyond.”

Supervisor Tony Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) said he was honored to have played “a small role” in the project.

The town plans a formal reopening, ribbon-cutting celebration from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 18. Between now and then, drivers should expect minimal but occasional flagging operations.

Additional funding from VDOT and the town will help fund three multi-modal trails set for construction this summer to provide a safe environment for pedestrians and cyclists throughout the town.

“While the Route 9 road work is completed, trail and infrastructure construction in Hillsboro will continue, including water and sewer mains and communications conduit extended to reach each residence and installation of a new wastewater treatment package plant,” Vance stated. n

The Lovettsville Town Council last week passed a proclamation honoring former town clerk Judy L. Kromholz, who died May 11 in Springfield, MA, at the age of 72.

Kromholz served as the town clerk from 2006 to her retirement in 2012. In that time, she worked with then-town manager Keith Markel to set up internal systems for permitting, licensing, meeting minutes and other records.

She also worked with Markel and then-mayor Elaine Walker to create the mayor’s Friday email newsletter, which Mayor Nate Fontaine continues to send out each week to keep residents up to date on town news and events.

Kromholz, according to her obituary in The Recorder, graduated with her bachelor’s degree in economics from the City University of New York and went on to earn her MBA in quantitative methods from the Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management.

After becoming the youngest female second vice president with Chase Bank and working as a software consultant in the private sector for years, she chose to explore her long-time interest in local government, which is when she landed in Lovettsville.

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Lovettsville Council Holds First Meeting in New Chamber

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The Lovettsville Town Council last Thursday held its first in-person meeting since the start of the pandemic and its first meeting in a newly renovated—and modernized—council chamber.

The meeting marked another milestone in the completion of a nearly 10-monthlong project to build a new town office and convert the old office into a dedicated council chamber.

The new council chamber allows for the Town Council to meet on a dais in front of a gallery with room for about 40 people. Residents may also log into meetings from their computers at home and be broadcast to the council on a four-television-screen display.

The town office project has been a top priority among town staffers for years, previously working out of the old 1,250-square-foot town office that also doubled as the Town Council chamber and featured a dais that wrapped around the side wall. In 2008, the tightness of the space forced the town to purchase a trailer to provide the town engineer and utilities director with office space.

The bulk of the work on the new office was completed this spring, with the finishing touches still ongoing. Landscaping is expected to complete by June 15. Soon, the Lovettsville-Waterford Ruritan Club, the local Lions Club, American Legion Post 1836, Masonic Freedom Lodge 118 and the Lovettsville Game Club are expected to install a flagpole and pavers outside.

The town is looking toward a June 24 grand reopening ceremony to mark the completion of that project. The town staff also plans to soon open the new office to the public. n

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Two Lovettsville town staffers, two residents and Mayor Nate Fontaine’s family attended the first Town Council meeting in the new council chamber May 27.

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MIDDLEBURG Council to Return to In-person Meetings July 1 The Middleburg Town Council last week opted to return to entirely in-person meetings beginning July 1, the day after Virginia’s state of emergency expires.

Under the commonwealth’s state of emergency, the Town Council and all boards, commissions and committees were allowed to meet remotely. Now that the state of emergency is expected to end, those bodies must again meet in person.

Residents seeking to participate in meetings must also do so in person after June 30, although they may still provide written comments beforehand.

“Public comment is engaging when you’re in person,” said Mayor Bridge Littleton. “It makes all the difference in the world.”

PURCELLVILLE Town Council Rescinds State of Emergency

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Lovettsville Town Clerk Candi Choi operates the technological aspect of the May 27 Town Council meeting in the new council chamber.

The Town of Purcellville’s state of emergency came to an end at midnight May 28, coinciding with the easing of distancing and capacity restrictions in Virginia.

The Town Council on May 25 voted unanimously to end the state of emergency, which Town Manager David Mekarski declared April 16, 2020 and the council voted to ratify March 24, 2020. The council later, on April 8 last year, adopted an ordinance establishing a set of rules under

which the town should operate during the state of emergency.

Under the language of that ordinance, the town staff has six months to identify which actions the town took beyond the allowance of state law that need ratification.

“Once you adopt this, we are right back to the way it was before,” Town Attorney Sally Hankins told council members.

Councilman Joel Grewe, who initiated the action item Tuesday night, said the state of emergency decreased the transparency of government operations in the last 14 months.

“The necessary special powers that we granted the town … those have come to their logical conclusion,” he said.

According to the resolution to end the state of emergency, the percent of positive COVID-19 cases in Virginia was 2.9% on May 21. In Loudoun, the percent was down to 2.5%.

The next meeting will be Aug. 2, followed by Oct. 4, Nov. 1 and Dec. 6.

Community Policing Advisory Committee Meets Monday

During the week of June 7, the town’s contractor, Sagres Construction Corporation, will begin construction on the Hatcher Avenue Sidewalk Improvements project.

The project, funded by VDOT and NVTA, includes the installation of sidewalk, curb ramps, curb and gutter, curb inlets and storm pipe along a portion of North Hatcher Avenue from Hirst Road to East Cornwell Lane/East Skyline Drive.

The box culvert that passes South Fork Catoctin Creek underneath the roadway will be extended on the east side to accommodate the new sidewalk.

Work will generally occur 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Crews will utilize flagging operations and single lane road closures during working hours. It is expected the work will last 10-12 months.

The Purcellville Community Policing Advisory Committee will next meet at 7 p.m. Monday June 7. It will be the committee’s first in-person meeting at the town hall, with a virtual option.

The Town Council created the committee last year to advise the council on matters related to police-community relations, police training, and police protocols; improve public trust of police by increasing communication and transparency; raise awareness about injustices in policing; promote public education on policing matters; and promote the fair and equal treatment of all citizens by the police. The committee is comprised of nine voting members appointed by the Town Council.

Town Seeks Council Applicants The Purcellville Town Council is seeking applications from residents interested in filling a council vacancy created by Ted Greenly’s resignation effective May 31.

Those interested should fill out an application form at purcellvilleva.gov/ forms.aspx?FID=78 by 5 p.m. June 3. The Town Council will review the applications, conduct interviews and make the appointment at a meeting date yet to be determined. The resident selected for the seat will serve on the council until a Nov. 2 special election is held.

For more information, contact Town Clerk Diana Hays at 540-751-2334 or dhays@purcellvilleva.gov.

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LOCO LIVE Live Music: Carbon Leaf

Thursday, June 3 and Friday, June 4, 8 p.m.

Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com Richmond-based Carbon Leaf returns to the Tally Ho with their signature blend of rock, folk, Celtic, bluegrass and Americana and a highenergy style the group calls “ether-electrified porch music.” Tickets are $30-$49.

Live Music: The Bone Show

Friday, June 4, 4-7 p.m.

Dirt Farm Brewing, 18701 Foggy Bottom Road, Bluemont Details: dirtfarmbrewing.com Kick off the weekend with great tunes from western Loudoun singer/songwriter and oneman band Chris Bone of the Bone Show.

Live Music: Something’s Brewing

Friday, June 4, 5:30 p.m.

MacDowell Brew Kitchen, 202 South St. SE, Leesburg Details: macsbeach.com Classic rock, pop and folk, old and new from some of the area’s best musicians.

Live Music: Fast Eddie and the Slowpokes

Friday, June 4, 5:30 p.m.

Flying Ace Distillery and Brewery, 40950 Flying Ace Lane, Lovettsville Details: flyingacefarm.com WAMMIE-nominated blues and traditional R&B from favorite local musicians.

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A young hockey player practices at Ion International Training Center in Leesburg.

As Youth Hockey Booms, Girls Get in The Game

BY JAN MERCKER jmercker@loudounnow.com

When Erika Valentine tells new friends about her two hockey-playing kids, they often assume both are boys. But Valentine’s 10-year-old daughter, Blake, is a star goalie for a coed travel team based at Ion International Training Center in Leesburg.

“It’s one thing for [girls] to play hockey, which is super cool, but when you throw goalie into the mix, it’s like wow!” Valentine said.

Girls hockey is on the rise. And Ion’s Loudoun Knights travel hockey program is planning to field at least one and possibly two all-girls teams for teens this fall.

For now, Blake Valentine loves play-

ing with the boys. But she said as she gets older, she wants the option of the camaraderie and community of an all-girls team.

So, girls hockey coming to Loudoun is great news.

Craig Desjarlais, hockey director for the Loudoun Knights program at Ion, said girls often thrive on coed teams in the elementary and early middle school years, but many want the option of an all-girls team once they reach the teen years. He said Ion is looking at both a U14 and U19 girls team for the upcoming season.

“This is the year where we kick this girls program off the ground in hopes that it gains a lot of momentum and a lot of interest during this first inaugural season, then we’ll push towards adding more teams next year and beyond,” Desjarlais

said. “I felt there was a great opportunity to start a girls program. Hopefully within a few years, this really takes off and we’ll have a fully functional girls program from 10-years-old through high school.”

The club already is attracting female players of all ages and skill levels from around the region with Wednesday night all-girls pick-up practices.

Sunday, June 6, Ion will live stream an exhibition match between a Loudoun Knights team and the well-established Mason-Dixon girls hockey team.

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Friday, June 4 and Saturday, June 5, 6 p.m.

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Live Music: Doin’ Time

Friday, June 4, 6-9 p.m.

Loudoun Brewing Company, 310 E. Market St., Leesburg Details: loudounbrewing.com Country favorites from Hank Williams Sr. and Jr., Johnny Cash, George Jones, Willie, Waylon and other greats.

Live Music: Stealing Dawn

Friday, June 4, 6 p.m.

Doukenie Winery, 14727 Mountain Road, Hillsboro Details: doukeniewinery.com Celebrate June with blues, jazz, rock, pop and beyond from Stealing Dawn.

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Purcellville Launches Online Concert Series The Purcellville Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will present the first virtual concert of its Music in the Tabernacle series on Saturday, June 5.

The series will kick off with a recorded performance by Ben Demase and Megan Waltman on the Purcellville Parks and Recreation Facebook page at 7 p.m. Three additional concerts featuring eight local musicians and bands have been recorded in the Bush Tabernacle by OHM Productions with Loudoun DJ as the host. They will be presented in future weeks.

Ben Demase is a 14-year-old eighth grader who attends Blue Ridge Middle School.

He takes lessons at Shamrock Music Shoppe and has been playing for about five years. He enjoys indie and alternative music, and has started writing his own music as well. He has played the Purcellville Music and Arts festival community stage twice, performs at various open mics, and participates in Loudoun’s Battle of the Bands. He also enjoys performing with school and local theater groups.

Megan Waltman grew up entertaining in the live performance culture of Chicago, and has been singing for crowds since her first gig at The Taste of Chicago when she was 12. While living in Los Angeles and honing her live performance skills at USC, Megan worked her way through school as co-host of the nationally broadcast, ‘Nate and Megan In The Morning’ on Radio Disney. Megan’s current focus on writing and recording allows her regularly travel to Los Angeles, Chicago, and Nashville to perform live. Megan has recently released five songs which are now available on all streaming platforms.

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has grown by 34 percent over the past 10 years.

“The game in general is gaining popularity,” Desjarlais said. “[Hockey] is growing tremendously in the Mid-Atlantic.”

Desjarlais, a Canadian-born former college and professional minor league hockey player, chalks up some of the sport’s regional growth to the success of the Washington Capitals.

Ion, which opened in June 2019, is wrapping up its second year of competitive hockey with its Loudoun Knights program. The club has gone from seven teams to plans for 12 to 14 teams this fall, including at least one all-girls team. The club will start by focusing on girls’ teams for older players.

“There are a lot of very talented female players on our teams right now who do very well in the coed game and there’s really no reason for them to specialize in girls hockey until they get to be 13, 14 or even 15 years old,” Desjarlais said.

Desjarlais adds that many girls continue to play coed in their teen years, but it’s

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important to have options.

Blake, a fourth grader at Sycolin Creek Elementary School, said for now coed hockey gives her the excitement and skills development she craves. And for now, being the only girl on the team—in a crucial position—is no big deal.

“I don’t really think much of it,” she said. “I do make friends with the guys—I kind of have to.”

This year she’s the only girl on her coed team, but they may add another female player for the upcoming season.

“It’s really a community,” she said.

For Desjarlais, Blake is a “future star” who will be “an instrumental part of the growth of the girls program here at Ion.” Dejarlais said that at this point in the girls’ game, many female players are still following older brothers into the sport, although some girls do jump in from the figure skating world.

“The sister comes out to a learn to skate class and tries hockey and next thing you know, she loves it as much as her brother,” Desjarlais said.

Blake caught the hockey bug from watching her older brother Jackson, 12, also a goalie for a Loudoun Knights team. “I thought it looked really cool, so I wanted to do it,” Blake said.

She started with skating lessons and joined a team at age 6. After experimenting with several positions, she decided goalie was the position for her and is thriving in a high-pressure position. “I like the excitement of when a player’s coming down and getting ready and you save the puck,” Blake said. “I like the momentum and the excitement that goes into it.”

And Erika Valentine said the girls are just as fearless as the boys on the ice.

“The girls just go out there and play and they’re not afraid. You can’t play hockey if you’re afraid—period,” she said.

Blake says she’s trying to convince her friends and other Loudoun girls to get hockey on their radar screens.

“I would say definitely try it,” Blake said. “As soon as you start to skate more, you’ll find it’s so much fun. It has a lot of good energy and you meet a lot of good people.” n

Cullinane brings his signature acoustic classic rock tunes to Two Twisted Posts for an afternoon of fun.

genres from the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and today.

Live Music: Laura Cashman

Saturday, June 5, 7 p.m.

Walsh Family Wine, 16031 Hillsboro Road, Purcellville Walsh’s Concert in the Pine series continues with country tunes from Connor and Brendan Feehan.

Tickets are $25 per person, free for children 15 and under.

Saturday, June 5, 1-5 p.m.

Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Hillsboro Details: breauxvineyards.com Wenzel returns to Breaux with his roots-rock, countryjazz take on love, learning and life in America.

Saturday,June 5, 5 p.m.

868 Estate Vineyards, 14001 Harpers Ferry Road, Hillsboro Details: 868estatevineyards.com Cashman is a local favorite who plays a wide range of genres. Hits from the ’70s and ’80s are sure to be part of her playlist, but her favorite decade is the ’90s.

Live Music: Hit or Mix

Live Music: Just Stones

Live Music: Ken Wenzel

Saturday, June 5, 1 p.m.

Vanish Farmwoods Brewery, 42245 Black Hops Lane, Lucketts Details: vanishbeer.com This five-piece Top 40 band will get you singing and dancing along with hits and fun mash-ups.

Live Music: John Durant

Saturday, June 5, 5:30-9:30 p.m.

MacDowell Brew Kitchen, 202 South St. SE, Leesburg Details: macsbeach.com Saturday night is perfect for a musical tribute to the legacy of the Rolling Stones.

Live Music: Sidetracked

Saturday, June 5, 1 p.m.

Maggie Malick Wine Caves, 12138 Harpers Ferry Road, Neersville Details: maggiemalickwinecaves.com Loudoun’s modern troubadour returns for an afternoon of great tunes at Maggie Malick’s.

Saturday, June 5, 6 p.m.

Harvest Gap Brewery, 15485 Purcellville Road, Hillsboro Details: harvestgap.com Get your groove on with guitar-driven rock ‘n’ roll featuring hits and B-sides from the ’60s through the ’90s.

Live Music: Steve George and Friends

Live Music: Rock X Band

Saturday, June 5, 2 p.m.

Flying Ace Distillery and Brewery, 40950 Flying Ace Lane, Lovettsville Details: flyingacefarm.com It’s a fun afternoon of rock, country, blues and beyond from a local favorite.

Live Music: Mark Cullinane

Saturday, June 5, 2 p.m.

Two Twisted Posts Winery, 12944 Harpers Ferry Road, Hillsboro Details: twotwistedposts.com

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Saturday, June 5, 6 p.m.

Vanish Farmwoods Brewery, 42245 Black Hops Lane, Lucketts Details: vanishbeer.com Rock X covers everything from disco to rock to contemporary pop tunes for a fun brewery Saturday.

Live Music: Dave Goodrum

Saturday, June 5, 7 p.m.

Black Walnut Brewery, 212 S. King St., Leesburg Details: facebook.com/blackwalnutbrewery Acoustic music at its most fun--covering a range of

For more information about Ion’s hockey and skating programs, go to ionitc.com.

To catch a live stream of the Loudoun Knights v. Mason-Dixon girls exhibition game Sunday, June 6 at 4:10 p.m., go to creativeunderground.co/live.

Live Music: Feehan Brothers

Live Music: The Reagan Years

Saturday, June 5, 8 p.m.

Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com Tickets are $20.

Live Music: Josh Sowder

Sunday, June 6, 1 p.m.

Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Hillsboro Details: breauxvineyards.com Sowder plays tunes from a range of genres from the ’50s through the 2000s.

Live Music: Acoustic Moose

Sunday, June 6, 1 p.m.

Maggie Malick Wine Caves, 12138 Harpers Ferry Road, Neersville Details: maggiemalickwinecaves.com This south-central PA duo with acoustic guitar and dynamic vocal harmonies plays a range of folk rock, blues and classic rock favorites.

Live Music: Melissa Quinn Fox

Sunday, June 6, 3 p.m.

Flying Ace Distillery and Brewery, 40950 Flying Ace Lane, Lovettsville Details: flyingacefarm.com Fox is set to wow Loudoun’s hot new music venue with her high-energy blend of rock and country.

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Politics

Democrats to Finalize State Ticket in Tuesday’s Primary LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT

On Tuesday, June 8, Democrats will pick their candidates for state office from the General Assembly to the executive mansion with a primary election.

For governor, Democrats will choose from among former governor Terry McAauliffe, former state delegate Jennifer D. Carroll Foy, state Sen. Jennifer L. McClellan, current Lieutenant Governor Justin E. Fairfax, and Del. Lee J. Carter.

Virginia governors cannot serve consecutive terms, meaning Ralph Northam is not in the race, and they seldom serve twice. If McAuliffe were elected governor a second time, he would be the first since Mills Godwin, who was elected in 1966 as a Democrat, and then in 1974 as a Republican.

For the race for lieutenant governor, Democrats will choose from among Norfolk City Councilmember Andria P. McClellan, Del. Elizabeth R. Guzman, Del. Hala S. Ayala, Del. Mark H. Levine, Del. S. “Sam” Rasoul, Sean A. Perryman, and Xavier JaMar Warren.

And in the race for attorney general, Leesburg resident and incumbent Mark Renss Greene/Loudoun Now Herring is seeking a third term after backAttorney General Mark Herring, who is seeking a third term, attends County Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large)’s State of the County Address on May 26. ing out of a talked-about run for the goverMeanwhile in House of Delegates, in had voted early in-person. Another 3,058 tion in May. Glenn Youngkin secured the nor’s office. He faces a challenge from Del. the 86th District, incumbent Ibraheem people had requested mailed or emailed GOP nomination for governor and will be Jerrauld C. “Jay” Jones of Norfolk.

Herring has already had an unusually S. Samirah faces a challenge from Irene ballots, and 1,188 of those have been re- joined on the ballot by lieutenant governor nominee Winsome Sears and attorney long tenure as Virginia attorney general. Shin. And in the 34th District, incumbent turned.

The 2,002 people who had voted so far general hopeful Del. Jason Miyares.

He was the first Virginia Attorney General Kathleen J. Murphy faces a challenge from The GOP will select candidates for state to serve two terms since Mary Sue Terry, Samirah’s former campaign manager, Jen- at that point represent a less than 1% turnout of Loudoun’s 283,471 registered voters. senator and delegate at the June 8 primawho resigned in January 1993 to run for nifer M. Adeli.

Some Democrats have already been to Find your polling place and other vot- ry, but no districts in Loudoun have a Regovernor. If elected a third time, he will be publican primary race. The only remainthe first person to hold the office for three the polls, as early voting in Loudoun began ing information at elections.virginia.gov.

Republicans have already chosen their ing Loudoun Republican in the General terms since Abram Penn Staples, who left Friday, April 23. According to Loudoun the office in 1947 after the General Assem- County Registrar Judy Brown, as of close candidates for governor, lieutenant gov- Assembly, Del. Dave A. LaRock (R-33), is bly elected him to the state Supreme Court. of business Saturday, May 29, 814 people ernor and attorney general at a conven- seeking re-election. n

Memorial Day continued from page 3 hands outstretched to support them,” he said, highlighting the work of thousands of volunteers and organizations, such as Loudoun Hunger Relief and the Ampersand Pantry Project, that made sure the needs of community members were met.

He cited the legacy of Gen. George C. Marshall, whose home, Dodona Manor, is just a few blocks from the courthouse grounds, as one that can provide inspira-

tion to all citizens in both military and civic service. “Maybe, just maybe, it is such a local magnificent example of service that helps lead so many of our citizens to answer the basic volunteer challenges to serve their fellow citizens and volunteer to support such diverse needs of hunger relieve, social and medical, and even fire, rescue and police services.”

Rusciolelli recalled that his ties to military service began long before he was drafted during the Vietnam War. “You might say I am a living memorial to a family hero,” he said. He was named for his uncle who was a Marine killed in

the late days of World War II. “It will forever be an honor to be my Uncle Phil’s namesake.”

“In many respects we are all living memorials to the brave men and women who have gone before us and who have guaranteed the freedoms and opportunities offered in this great nation,” he said.

Rusciolelli also highlighted the tremendous responsibilities held by today’s volunteer military—including the safety of their personnel, operation of millions of dollars in sophisticated equipment, and protection of our freedoms with activities around the globe—troops who are “out

there serving in so many ways that we cannot imagine.”

“Today we thank God for the military men and women who have served and are serving to protect our great nation,” he said.

The ceremony, led by VFW Post 1177 Commander Ray Delpesche, included remarks from Mayor Kelly Burk, an invocation from the Rev. George Mink, the signing of the National Anthem by Taneesha Mishra, the playing of “Taps” by Josh Taylor and “Amazing Grace” by Tim Kirkpatrick, and the laying of wreaths on the war memorials. n

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Legal Notices TOWN OF ROUND HILL, VIRGINIA Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022 Pursuant to Section 15.2-2506 and Section 58.1-3007 of the Code of Virginia: Round Hill, Virginia gives notice of its proposed budget, tax rates, fees and charges for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2022.

A VIRTUAL public hearing on the proposed budget, tax rates, fees and charges will be held by the Town Council on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 7:30PM. The public hearing will be held via Zoom and can be accessed at the link posted on the Town’s website or by calling (301) 715-8592 and entering the Meeting ID: 872 1577 2519 and Passcode: 621911. Any person interested in the Budget may attend the public heaing electronically and present his or her views.

Written comments regarding the Budget can be submitted to townclerk@roundhillva.org by 3:00PM on the day of the meeting. All comments received will be presented to the Town Council during the public hearing.

Copies of the detailed budget are available for inspection and copying on the Town’s website (www.roundhillva.org) or at the Town Office, 23 Main Street, Round Hill, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (holidays excluded).

If this public hearing is postponed, it will be rescheduled for Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 7:30 PM. A regular Council meeting will commence immediately following the public hearing.

The following is a brief synopsis of the budget:

EXPENDITURES

REVENUES

Year Ending Year Ending

6/30/21

6/20/22

6/30/21

6/30/22

Appropriated

Proposed

Appropriated

Proposed

Year Ending

Intergovernmental Revenue

General Fund General Operating

General Fund Local Revenues

Year Ending

771,488 38,113

748,989

800,312 26,000

788,199

Grants

27,000

38,113

Transfer to Reserve

33,612

0

809,601

826,312

Total General Fund Operating Revenues

809,601

826,312

Total General Fund Operating Expenditures

Grants & Fees

2,567,327

487,364

Capital Projects

3,610,548

851,153

Reserve Funds

1,043,221

363,789

Total General Fund CIP Expenditures

3,610,548

851,153

Total General Fund CIP Revenues

3,610,548

851,153

Total General Fund Expenditures

4,420,149

1,677,465

Total General Fund Revenues

4,420,149

1,677,465

572,635

649,011

737,244

773,110

1,002,927

722,526

Utility Fund Water Operations

Utility Fund

Wastewater Operations

Water Operations

851,358

972,157

Wastewater Operations

1,225,574

1,408,778

Other Revenues

235,873

73,214

Total Utility Fund Operating Revenue

2,312,805

2,454,149

Total Utility Fund Operating Expenditures

Tap Fees

0

190,861

Debt Retirement

VRA Loan Reserve

0

0

Reserve Funds

1,561,061

2,020,539

Total Utility Fund CIP Revenue

1,561,061

Total Utility Fund Revenues TOTAL BUDGET REVENUES

Utility Operations Transfer to General Fund

VRA Projects

0

309,502

2,312,805

2,454,149

510,000

409,000

0

0

Capital Projects

1,051,061

1,802,400

2,211,400

Total Utility Fund CIP Expenditures

1,561,061

2,211,400

3,873,866

4,665,549

Total Utility Fund Expenditures

3,873,866

4,665,549

8,294,015

6,343,014

TOTAL BUDGET EXPENDITURES

8,294,015

6,343,014 06/03 & 06/10/21

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TOWN OF ROUNDHILL, VIRGINIA Proposed Tax Rates, Fees and Charges for Fiscal Year 2022 July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022 TOWN OF ROUND HILL PROPOSED REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RATES WITH AUTHORIZING CODE SECTIONS

Real Estate (authorized by Virginia Code §58.1-3200 et seq, 15.1-3320)

Tax Year 2021

Tax Year 2022

Tax Year 2021

Appropriated

Proposed

Appropriated

Proposed

$0.10 per $100 of assessed value

$0.096 per $100 of assessed value (4% decrease)

$1.15 per $100 of assessed value

$1.15 per $100 of assessed value (no change)

Personal Property (authorized by Virginia Code §58.1-3500, 15.2-3203)

Tax Year 2022

PROPOSED 2021-2022 TAX RATES Description

Year Ending 6/30/21

Year Ending 6/30/22

Appropriated

Proposed

Business License (authorized by Virginia Code §58.1-3703, 15.2-2503)

Rates per category/value of gross receipts

Rates per category/value of gross receipts (no change)

Cigarette Tax (authorized by Virginia Code §58.1-3840, 15.2-2503)

$0.40 per pack

$0.40 per pack (no change)

$160

$120 (25% decrease)

Boat Storage at Sleeter Lake Park (open) (authorized by Virginia Code §15.2-1806)

$0

$80 (100% increase)

Unlock Gate After Gate Closed at Sleeter Lake Park (authorized by Virginia Code §15.2-1806)

$0

$100 (100% increase)

Boat Storage at Sleeter Lake Park (enclosed) (authorized by Virginia Code §15.2-1806)

Description

Year Ending 6/30/21 Appropriated

Proposed

Motor Vehicle License (authorized by Virginia Code §46.2-752, 15.2-2503)

$25.00 Automobiles $25.00 Motorcycle

$25.00 Automobiles $25.00 Motorcycle (no change)

Zoning Fees (authorized by Virginia Code §15.2-2286)

Year Ending 6/30/22

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TOWN OF ROUND PROPOSED 2021 - 2022 UTILITY RATES AND FEES Description Water User Rate

Year Ending 6/30/21

Year Ending 6/30/22

Year Ending 6/30/21

Year Ending 6/30/22

Appropriated

Proposed

Appropriated

Proposed

$10.75 per 1000 gallons $16.13 per 1000 gallons Min Ch - $21.51 (2000 gals)

$10.75 per 1000 gallons $16.13 per 1000 gallons Min Ch - $21.51 (2000 gals) (no change)

Sewer User Rate

In Town Out of Town (authorized by Virginia Code §15.2-2111, §15.22119, §15.2-2143)

$7.17 per 1000 gallons $10.75 per 1000 gallons Min Ch - $14.34 (2000 gals)

$7.17 per 1000 gallons $10.75 per 1000 gallons Min Ch - $14.34 (2000 gals)(no change)

In Town Out of Town (authorized by Virginia Code §15.2-2111 and §15.2-2119)

Water Availability Fee (authorized by Virginia Code §15.2-2111, §15.22119, §15.2-2143)

Rate based on meter size Min Size 3/4" - $9,167.00 Out of Town Rate is 150% of above rate

Rate based on meter size Min Size 3/4" $11,550.42 Out of Town Rate is 150% of above rate (26% increase)

Sewer Availability Fee (authorized by Rate based on meter size VirginiaNHLEmployerCard2.pdf Code §15.2-2111 and §15.2-2119) Min Size 3/4" 1 9/3/19 10:58 AM- $13,493.00 Out of Town Rate is 150% of above rate

Rate based on meter size Min Size 3/4" - $13,897.79 Out of Town Rate is 150% of above rate (3% increase)

Tenant Water Deposit Fee (authorized by Virginia Code §15.2-2119)

In Town Water - $ 81 Out Town Water - $142

In Town Water - $81 Out Town Water - $142 (no change)

Tenant Sewer Deposit Fee (authorized by Virginia Code §15.2-2119)

In Town Sewer - $123 Out Town Sewer - $206 (no change)

Water/Sewer Extension Fee (authorized by Virginia Code §15.2-2111, 15.22119, 15.2-2143)

Water Extension - $250 Sewer Extension - $500

Water Extension - $250 Sewer Extension - $500 (no change)

Availability Fee for Consent Decree (Consent Decree, Paragraph 14)

$7,209.50

$7,281.60 (1% increase)

In Town Sewer - $123 Out Town Sewer - $206

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Notice is hereby given that the bicycles described below were found and delivered to the Office of the Sheriff of Loudoun County; if the owners of the listed bicycles are not identified within sixty (60) days following the final publication of this notice, the individuals who found said bicycles shall be entitled to them if he/she desires.

All unclaimed bicycles will be handled according to Chapter 228.04 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County.

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Description

Case Number

Recovery Date

Black Hyper Havoc mountain bike

SO210007329

5/9/2021

Recovery Location

Phone Number

Ashburn Village Blvd/Bruceton Mills Circle, Ashburn, VA

703-777-0610

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Legal Notices NOTICE OF DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY June 8, 2021 By order of the Department of Elections of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a Democratic Primary has been called for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General and Virginia House of Delegates District 34 and District 86.

The Election will be held in Loudoun County on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.

The polls – which are listed below – will open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. Officers of Election will take the name of any qualified voter who is in line at the polling place by 7:00 p.m. and all such voters will be permitted to vote.

107 Little River, Little River Elementary School, 43464 Hyland Hills St., South Riding 108 Mercer, Mercer Middle School, 42149 Greenstone Dr., Aldie 112 Freedom, Freedom High School, 25450 Riding Center Dr., South Riding 114 Dulles South, Dulles South Recreation & Community Center, 24950 Riding Center Dr., South Riding (Senior Center) 117 Carter, Rosa Lee Carter Elementary School, 43330 Loudoun Reserve Dr., Ashburn *118 Moorefield, Briar Woods High School, 22525 Belmont Ridge Rd., Ashburn (Auditorium) 120 Lunsford, J. Michael Lunsford Middle School, 26020 Ticonderoga Rd., Chantilly 121 Town Hall, South Riding Town Hall, 43055 Center St., South Riding 122 Hutchison Farm, Hutchison Farm Elementary School, 42819 Center St., South Riding 123 Cardinal Ridge, Cardinal Ridge Elementary School, 26155 Bull Run Post Office Rd., Centreville 124 Liberty, Liberty Elementary School, 25491 Riding Center Dr., South Riding 125 Rock Ridge, Rock Ridge High School, 43460 Loudoun Reserve Dr., Ashburn 126 Goshen Post, Goshen Post Elementary School, 24945 Lobo Drive, Aldie 207 River Bend, River Bend Middle School, 46240 Algonkian Pkwy., Sterling 208 Algonkian, Algonkian Elementary School, 20196 Carter Ct., Sterling 209 Potomac Falls, Potomac Falls High School, 46400 Algonkian Pkwy, Sterling 210 Cascades, Potowmack Elementary School, 46465 Esterbrook Cir., Sterling 213 Countryside, Countryside Elementary School, 20624 Countryside Blvd., Sterling 214 Sugarland North, Horizon Elementary School, 46665 Broadmore Dr., Sterling 215 Sugarland South, Meadowland Elementary School, 729 Sugarland Run Dr., Sterling 216 Lowes Island, Lowes Island Elementary School, 20755 Whitewater Dr., Sterling 217 South Bank, Potomac Baptist Church, 20747 Lowes Island Blvd., Sterling 218 University Center, GWU Exploration Hall, 20101 Academic Way, Ashburn 219 Galilee Church, Galilee Methodist Church, 45425 Winding Rd., Sterling 301 Purcellville, Emerick Elementary School, 440 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville 302 Round Hill, Round Hill Center, 20 High St., Round Hill 303 Hillsboro, Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro 305 Philomont, Philomont Fire House, 36560 Jeb Stuart Rd., Philomont 307 Middleburg, Middleburg Town Office, 10 W. Marshall St., Middleburg 308 St. Louis, Banneker Elementary School, 35231 Snake Hill Rd., St. Louis 309 Aldie, Aldie United Methodist Church, 39325, John Mosby Hwy., Aldie 310 Mountain View, Mountain View Elementary School, 36803 Allder School Rd., Purcellville 311 Round Hill Elementary, Round Hill Elementary School, 17115 Evening Star Dr., Round Hill 312 Briar Woods, Briar Woods High School, 22525 Belmont Ridge Rd., Ashburn (Auditorium) 313 Pinebrook, Pinebrook Elementary School, 25480 Mindful Ct., Aldie 314 Legacy, Legacy Elementary School, 22995 Minerva Dr., Ashburn 315 Firehouse, Philomont Fire House, 36560 Jeb Stuart Rd., Philomont 316 Creighton’s Corner, Creighton’s Corner Elementary School, 23171 Minerva Dr., Ashburn 318 Madison’s Trust, Madison’s Trust Elementary School, 42380 Creighton Road, Ashburn 319 John Champe, John Champe High School, 41535 Sacred Mountain St, Aldie 320 Stone Hill, Stone Hill Middle School, 23415 Evergreen Ridge Drive, Ashburn 321 Brambleton Middle, Brambleton Middle School, 23070 Learning Circle, Ashburn 322 Buffalo Trail, Buffalo Trail Elementary School, 42190 Seven Hills Drive, Aldie 401 West Lovettsville, Lovettsville Volunteer Fire & Rescue, 12837 Berlin Turnpike, Lovettsville 402 Waterford, Waterford Elementary School, 15513 Loyalty Rd., Waterford 403 Lucketts, Lucketts Community Center, 42361 Lucketts Rd., Lucketts 407 Harper Park, Harper Park Middle School, 701 Potomac Station Dr. NE, Leesburg (Auditorium) 408 Evergreen, Evergreen Mill Elementary School, 491 Evergreen Mill Rd. SE, Leesburg 409 Clarkes Gap, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 605 W. Market St., Leesburg 411 East Lovettsville, Lovettsville Elementary School, 49 S. Loudoun St., Lovettsville 413 Tuscarora, Tuscarora High School, 801 N. King St., Leesburg 414 Red Rock, Red Rock Community Center, 43131 Lake Ridge Pl., Leesburg 416 Hamilton, Hamilton Baptist Church, 16 E. Colonial Hwy., Hamilton 420 River Creek, Harper Park Middle School, 701 Potomac Station Dr. NE, Leesburg (Auditorium) 421 Between the Hills, Between the Hills Community Center, 11762 Harpers Ferry Rd., Purcellville 422 Sycolin Creek, Sycolin Creek Elementary School, 21100 Evergreen Mills Rd., Leesburg 501 West Leesburg, Ida Lee Recreation Center, 60 Ida Lee Dr. NW, Leesburg 502 East Leesburg, Frances Hazel Reid Elementary School, 800 N. King St., Leesburg 503 Dry Mill, Loudoun County High School, 415 Dry Mill Rd. SW, Leesburg 504 Smarts Mill, Smarts Mill Middle School, 850 N. King St., Leesburg 505 Cool Spring, Cool Spring Elementary School, 501 Tavistock Dr. SE, Leesburg 506 Brandon Park, Douglass Community Center, 405 E. Market St., Leesburg

507 Greenway, J.L. Simpson Middle School, 490 Evergreen Mill Rd. SE, Leesburg 508 Balls Bluff, Balls Bluff Elementary School, 821 Battlefield Pkwy. NE, Leesburg 509 Tolbert, John W. Tolbert Jr. Elementary School, 691 Potomac Station Dr. NE, Leesburg 510 Heritage, Heritage High School, 520 Evergreen Mill Rd. SE, Leesburg 615 Hillside, Hillside Elementary School, 43000 Ellzey Dr., Ashburn 616 Eagle Ridge, Eagle Ridge Middle School, 42901 Waxpool Rd., Ashburn 617 Oak Grove, Oak Grove Baptist Church, 22870 Dominion Ln., Sterling 619 Ridgetop, Loudoun County Office Building, 21641 Ridgetop Cir., Sterling 620 Russell Branch, Ashburn Elementary School, 44062 Fincastle Dr., Ashburn (Multipurpose Room) 621 Dominion Trail, Dominion Trail Elementary School, 44045 Bruceton Mills Circle, Ashburn 622 Farmwell Station, Farmwell Station Middle School, 44281 Gloucester Pkwy., Ashburn 623 Weller, Steuart W. Weller Elementary School, 20700 Marblehead Dr., Ashburn 625 Mill Run, Mill Run Elementary School, 42940 Ridgeway Dr., Ashburn 626 Ashby Ponds, Farmwell Hall, 44755 Audobon Sq., Ashburn 627 Ashbrook, Ashburn Elementary School, 44062 Fincastle Dr., Ashburn (Multipurpose Room) 628 Moorefield Station, Moorefield Station Elementary School, 22325 Mooreview Pkwy., Ashburn 629 Discovery, Discovery Elementary School, 44020 Grace Bridge Dr., Ashburn 701 Sully, Sully Elementary School, 300 Circle Dr., Sterling 702 Park View, Park View High School, 400 W. Laurel Ave., Sterling 703 Rolling Ridge, Rolling Ridge Elementary School, 500 E. Frederick Dr., Sterling 705 Forest Grove, Forest Grove Elementary School, 46245 Forest Ridge Dr, Sterling 707 Claude Moore Park, Claude Moore Recreation Center, 46105 Loudoun Park Lane Sterling 708 Seneca, Seneca Ridge Middle School, 98 Seneca Ridge Dr., Sterling 709 Mirror Ridge, Sugarland Elementary School, 65 Sugarland Run Dr., Sterling 710 Sterling, Sterling Middle School, 201 West Holly Ave., Sterling 808 Stone Bridge, Stone Bridge High School, 43100 Hay Rd., Ashburn 810 Cedar Lane, Cedar Lane Elementary School, 43700 Tolamac Dr., Ashburn 813 Seldens Landing, Seldens Landing Elementary School, 43345 Coton Commons Dr., Leesburg 814 Newton-Lee, Newton-Lee Elementary School, 43335 Gloucester Pkwy., Ashburn 815 Belmont Ridge, Belmont Ridge Middle School, 19045 Upper Belmont Pl., Leesburg 817 Sanders Corner, Sanders Corner Elementary School, 43100 Ashburn Farm Pkwy., Ashburn 818 Broad Run, Broad Run High School, 21670 Ashburn Rd., Ashburn (Room 512) *819 Heritage Baptist Church, Broad Run High School, 21670 Ashburn Rd., Ashburn (Room 522) 820 Belmont Station, Belmont Station Elementary School, 20235 Nightwatch St., Ashburn 822 Riverside, Riverside High School, 19019 Upper Belmont Pl., Leesburg *Denotes a change in voting location for this election.

The last day for in-person absentee voting is Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.

The Leesburg Early Voting site, located at 750 Miller Dr. SE., Suite F, Leesburg 20175 (near the Leesburg Airport), will be open 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. except on Tuesday, June 1 and Thursday, June 3, hours will be 8:30 a.m. until 7 p.m., and Saturday, June 5, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Sterling Early Voting site, located at the Loudoun County Government Office at Ridgetop, 21641Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, 20166 will be open Tuesday, June 1 and Thursday, June 3, 2021 from 12:00 noon until 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 2 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Saturday, June 5, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Dulles Early Voting site, located at the Dulles South Senior Center, 24950 Riding Center Dr., South Riding, 20152 will be open Tuesday, June 1 and Thursday, June 3, 2021 from 12:00 noon until 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 2 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Saturday, June 5, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Western Loudoun Early Voting site, located at Carver Senior Center, 200 E. Willie Palmer Way, Purcellville, 20132 will be open Saturday, June 5, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

All absentee ballots received by mail can be hand delivered to the Office of Elections or any Loudoun County polling place no later than 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, Election Day, to be counted. All absentee ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or before Election Day (June 8, 2021) AND be received by noon on the third day following the election (Friday, June 11, 2021).

Inquiries concerning the election and questions regarding registration status may be directed to the Loudoun County Office of Elections, 703-777-0380, located at 750 Miller Dr. SE. Suite C, Leesburg 20175. Please visit www.loudoun.gov/juneprimary for additional information.

Authorized by: Judith A. Brown, General Registrar Loudoun County Office of Elections

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Legal Notices PUBLIC HEARING The LOUDOUN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a public hearing in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room on the first floor of the County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following:

REVIEW AND RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE NEW ALDIE AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT The current period of the New Aldie Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on January 2, 2022.

The District has a four-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of fifty acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC), and the Planning Commission to conduct a review in order to determine whether to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Parcels currently enrolled in the District are located within an area generally south of Lime Kiln Road (Route 733), on the east side of the Goose Creek, east of Sam Fred Road (Route 748), west of James Monroe Highway (Route 15), and north of John Mosby Highway (Route 50), in the Blue Ridge Election District.

During this review, land less than 5 acres, or 20 acres or greater, in size that is currently enrolled in the District will be automatically renewed. However, any parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres will be ineligible for renewal and inclusion within the District unless the owner submits an application on forms provided by the Department of Planning and Zoning and one or more of the following criteria is met: 1.

Management Plan that specifically states that the property owner(s) are accumulating the required 5-year production records in order to qualify for agricultural, to include horticulture, land use tax deferral.

2.

Animal Husbandry including Equine uses (commercial or non-commercial) with a Management Plan that relates the pasture carrying capacity to limit the number of animals allowed.

3.

Forests and woodlands with a management plan that specifies the actions required to maintain and enhance the stands.

4.

Wetlands, flood plains, streams and/or rivers that have Management Plans that set forth the terms for their maintenance and enhancement.

During this review, land within the District may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, at the owner’s discretion by filing a written notice with the Board of Supervisors at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District.

Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the New Aldie Agricultural and Forestal District, were notified by certified mail of the District’s review.

Parcel Listings: PIN

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

PIN

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

359363143000

/89////////10B

61.01

396385665000

/89/////////7/

27.54

360166099000

/89////////15/

21.63

429276024000

/74////////19A

324.18

360265863000

/89////////14/

1.07

430397624000

/75////////22/

512.54

394267556000

/75///9////WL/

55.8

432376182000

/88//19/////3/

18.39

394269821000

/75////////23/

156.34

432387423000

/88//10/////1/

21.32

394288964000 396264807000

/75////////23A

75

432479430000

/88///1/////B/

18.45

/89/////////1/

46.45

432489904000

/88///9/////3/

21.44

396281634000

/89/////////6A

8.17

465289850000

/74////////18/

29.12

396287236000

/89/////////8C

1.61

465305755000

/74////////19/

140.04

396290952000

/89/////////8B

14.49

465396098000

/74/A/1/////A/

24.89

396295883000

/89///4/////F/

32.98

465397945000

/74/A/1/////B/

4.93

The ADAC held a public meeting on May 20, 2021, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate New Aldie Agricultural and Forestal District, and to review renewal applications and requests for withdrawal of land from the District. The report and recommendations of the ADAC will be considered by the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, at its public hearing on June 22, 2021. The reports and recommendations of the ADAC and the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, will be considered by the Board of Supervisors at its public hearing.

In accordance with Section 15.2-4307 of the Code of Virginia, the application may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by calling 703-777-0246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies or electronically at: https://www.loudoun.gov/adac (5-20-2021 ADAC Meeting under Agendas and Bylaws). Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/pc (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for Public Hearings Packet).

REVIEW AND RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE CHRYSALIS VINEYARDS/LOCKSLEY ESTATE AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT The current period of the Chrysalis Vineyards/Locksley Estate Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on November 16, 2021. The District has a four-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of forty acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC), and the Planning Commission to conduct a review in order to determine whether to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Parcels currently enrolled in the District are located within an area generally on the south side of John Mosby Highway (Route 50), on the east side and north of Champe Ford Road (Route 629), on the west side of Aldie Dam Road (Route 632), in the Blue Ridge Election District During this review, land less than 5 acres, or 20 acres or greater, in size that is currently enrolled in the District will be automatically renewed. However, any parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres will be ineligible for renewal and inclusion within the District unless the owner submits an application on forms provided by the Department of Planning and Zoning and one or more of the following criteria is met: 1.

2.

3.

4.

Management Plan that specifically states that the property owner(s) are accumulating the required 5-year production records in order to qualify for agricultural, to include horticulture, land use tax deferral.

Animal Husbandry including Equine uses (commercial or non-commercial) with a Management Plan that relates the pasture carrying capacity to limit the number of animals allowed.

Forests and woodlands with a management plan that specifies the actions required to maintain and enhance the stands.

Wetlands, flood plains, streams and/or rivers that have Management Plans that set forth the terms for their maintenance and enhancement.

During this review, land within the District may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, at the owner’s discretion by filing a written notice with the Board of Supervisors at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District.

Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the Chrysalis Vineyards/Locksley Estate Agricultural and Forestal District, were notified by certified mail of the District’s review.

Parcel Listings: Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

PIN

397267021000

/89//11/////1/

202.36

398254379000

/98//////4B-1/

44.39

PIN

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

434292430000

/97/////////5B

133.07

435496507000

/97///////5A2/

31.94

The ADAC held a public meeting on May 20, 2021, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate Chrysalis Vineyards/Locksley Estate Agricultural and Forestal District, and to review renewal applications and requests for withdrawal of land from the District. The report and recommendations of the ADAC will be considered by the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, at its public hearing on June 22, 2021. The reports and recommendations of the ADAC and the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, will be considered by the Board of Supervisors at its public hearing.

In accordance with Section 15.2-4307 of the Code of Virginia, the application may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by calling 703-777-0246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies or electronically at: https://www.loudoun.gov/adac (5-20-2021 ADAC Meeting under Agendas and Bylaws). Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/pc (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for Public Hearings Packet).

REVIEW AND RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE NEW HUGHESVILLE AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT The current period of the New Hughesville Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on December 6, 2021. The District has a ten-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of twenty-five acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC), and the Planning Commission to conduct

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During this review, land less than 5 acres, or 20 acres or greater, in size that is currently enrolled in the District will be automatically renewed. However, any parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres will be ineligible for renewal and inclusion within the District unless the owner submits an application on forms provided by the Department of Planning and Zoning and one or more of the following criteria is met: 1.

2.

Animal Husbandry including Equine uses (commercial or non-commercial) with a Management Plan that relates the pasture carrying capacity to limit the number of animals allowed.

3.

Forests and woodlands with a management plan that specifies the actions required to maintain and enhance the stands.

4.

Wetlands, flood plains, streams and/or rivers that have Management Plans that set forth the terms for their maintenance and enhancement.

During this review, land within the District may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, at the owner’s discretion by filing a written notice with the Board of Supervisors at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District.

Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the New Hughesville Agricultural and Forestal District, were notified by certified mail of the District’s review.

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423465298000

/45//38/////A/

200.51

459394908000

/57///2/////B/

15

457300111000

/45//50////B1/

25

491207761000

/45////////29/

5.33

457393105000

/45//50////B2/

32.65

492401152000

/45//17/////3/

3.84

457464769000

/45//17/////2/

50.07

492406871000

/45//17/////1/

50.07

PIN

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Acres Enrolled

459295147000 /57//12/////1B 12.91 The ADAC held a public meeting on May 20, 2021, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate New Hughesville Agricultural and Forestal District, and to review renewal applications and requests for withdrawal of land from the District. The report and recommendations of the ADAC will be considered by the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, at its public hearing on June 22, 2021. The reports and recommendations of the ADAC and the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, will be considered by the Board of Supervisors at its public hearing.

In accordance with Section 15.2-4307 of the Code of Virginia, the application may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by calling 703-777-0246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies or electronically at: https://www.loudoun.gov/adac (5-20-2021 ADAC Meeting under Agendas and Bylaws). Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/pc (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for Public Hearings Packet).

REVIEW AND RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE NEW MOUNT GILEAD AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT The current period of the New Mount Gilead Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on December 6, 2021. The District has a ten-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of twenty acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC), and the Planning Commission to conduct a review in order to determine whether to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Parcels currently enrolled in the District are located within an area generally south of Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7), west of Harmony Church Road (Route 704), and east of Silcott Springs Road (Route 690) in the Blue Ridge and Catoctin Election Districts.

During this review, land less than 5 acres, or 20 acres or greater, in size that is currently enrolled in the District will be automatically renewed. However, any parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres will be ineligible for renewal and inclusion within the District unless the owner submits an application on forms provided by the Department of Planning and Zoning and one or more of the following criteria is met: 1.

Management Plan that specifically states that the property owner(s) are accumulating the required 5-year production records in order to qualify for agricultural, to include horticulture, land use tax deferral.

2.

Animal Husbandry including Equine uses (commercial or non-commercial) with a Management Plan that relates the pasture carrying capacity to limit the number of animals allowed.

3.

Forests and woodlands with a management plan that specifies the actions required to maintain and enhance the stands.

4.

Wetlands, flood plains, streams and/or rivers that have Management Plans that set forth the terms for their maintenance and enhancement.

During this review, land within the District may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, at the owner’s discretion by filing a written notice with the Board of Supervisors at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District.

Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the New Mount Gilead Agricultural and Forestal District, were notified by certified mail of the District’s review.

Parcel Listings: PIN

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

PIN 493187455000

Tax Map Number /56///3/////4/

Acres Enrolled 10.29

388353823000

/58////////15/

7.32

389255169000

/58////////25A

38.12

493277802000

/56///3/////6/

6.52

389354528000

/58////////25/

15.45

493277835000

/56///3/////7/

10.12 12.91

389354963000

/58////////25C

31.54

493285062000

/56///3/////8/

389455836000

/58////////26/

41.38

493287001000

/56///3/////5/

10

424106194000

/58///8/////1/

10

493368965000

/56///3////12/

10.02

424157224000

/57////////46B

28.79

493377501000

/56///3////10/

10

424294402000

/57//21/////8/

62.37

494100868000

/56//15/////6/

10.53

425178473000

/57////////51D

49.05

494201489000

/56//15////22/

12.94

**425268364000

/57////////50/

13.56

494253940000

/56///7////11A

4.47

425301174000

/58////////19A

6.23

494256325000

/56///7////11B

5.45

425370341000

/57////////46/

40.51

494294115000

/56//15/////7/

20.07

425393728000

/57////////45/

12.89

494302670000

/56//15////23/

10.85

425398911000

/57/A/1/////A/

2.01

494402858000

/56//15////24/

14.4

425401044000

/58////////18/

10.25

494454041000

/56///6/////9/

15.02 10.01

425405442000

/58////////17/

5.89

494459679000

/56///6/////7/

425456705000

/57////////46A

31.76

494460223000

/56///6/////8/

10

425496500000

/58////////19/

5.75

494466227000

/56///6/////3/

10.32 6.39

456264401000

/45///7/////A/

16.36

494472331000

/56///6/////6/

457261326000

/45////////47/

119.47

494478435000

/56///4/////1/

8.04

458107561000

/57//20////18/

17.02

494480383000

/56///3/////2/

8.52

458256717000

/57/////////5/

52.15

495179718000

/56//19/////9/

10.04

458454271000

/45//13/////4/

20.05

495187629000

/56//19////13/

14.83

459101578000

/57///6/////4/

10.01

495474679000

/56//15////14/

14.23

459107374000

/57///6/////5/

10.51

495484478000

/56//15////10/

10.19

459194070000

/57///2/////D/

10

527189190000

/44////////23A

112.63

459202520000

/57////////47D

3

528484773000

/44////////24A

16.51

459254218000

/57//23/////1/

35.25

528499083000

/44////////24B

10

459258283000

/57//23/////2/

18.55

529208759000

/56///7////12/

9.63

459352627000

/57//23/////3/

27.92

529301433000

/56///7////14/

10

459454463000

/57//23/////5/

23.01

529406516000

/56//20////16/

16.55

492361990000

/44///9////13/

12.61

*459205171000

/57////////47E

31.29

492385314000

/44////////32/

14.88

**493390590000

/56////////65A

10.9

492470300000

/44///9/////1/

14.82

**493481923000

/56////////65/

16.44

493178268000

/56///3/////3/

5.97

**529307348000

/56//20////17/

14.96

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

The ADAC held a public meeting on May 20, 2021, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate New Mount Gilead Agricultural and Forestal District, and to review renewal applications and requests for withdrawal of land from the District. The report and recommendations of the ADAC will be considered by the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, at its public hearing on June 22, 2021. The reports and recommendations of the ADAC and the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, will be considered by the Board of Supervisors at its public hearing.

In accordance with Section 15.2-4307 of the Code of Virginia, the application may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by calling 703-777-0246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies or electronically at: https://www.loudoun.gov/adac (5-20-2021 ADAC Meeting under Agendas and Bylaws). Documents also may be viewed and downloaded

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REVIEW AND RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE NEW ROCKLAND AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT The current period of the New Rockland Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on November 15, 2021. The District has a ten-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of twenty acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC), and the Planning Commission to conduct a review in order to determine whether to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Parcels currently enrolled in the District are located within an area generally north of White’s Ferry Road (Route 655), south of Limestone School Road (Route 661), west of the Potomac River and east of and along James Monroe Highway (Route 15), in the Catoctin Election District.

During this review, land less than 5 acres, or 20 acres or greater, in size that is currently enrolled in the District will be automatically renewed. However, any parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres will be ineligible for renewal and inclusion within the District unless the owner submits an application on forms provided by the Department of Planning and Zoning and one or more of the following criteria is met: 1.

2.

3.

4.

Management Plan that specifically states that the property owner(s) are accumulating the required 5-year production records in order to qualify for agricultural, to include horticulture, land use tax deferral.

an application on forms provided by the Department of Planning and Zoning and one or more of the following criteria is met: 1.

Management Plan that specifically states that the property owner(s) are accumulating the required 5-year production records in order to qualify for agricultural, to include horticulture, land use tax deferral.

2.

Animal Husbandry including Equine uses (commercial or non-commercial) with a Management Plan that relates the pasture carrying capacity to limit the number of animals allowed.

3.

Forests and woodlands with a management plan that specifies the actions required to maintain and enhance the stands.

4.

Wetlands, flood plains, streams and/or rivers that have Management Plans that set forth the terms for their maintenance and enhancement.

During this review, land within the District may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, at the owner’s discretion by filing a written notice with the Board of Supervisors at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District.

Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the New Upperville Agricultural and Forestal District, were notified by certified mail of the District’s review.

Parcel Listings: PIN

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

PIN

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

Animal Husbandry including Equine uses (commercial or non-commercial) with a Management Plan that relates the pasture carrying capacity to limit the number of animals allowed.

617151456000

/54///2/////4/

12.01

667187635000

/53////////24/

30

618355115000

/71////////15E

53.24

667277463000

/53////////23/

110

Forests and woodlands with a management plan that specifies the actions required to maintain and enhance the stands.

618451976000

/54///2/////3/

11.86

667370971000

/53////////19B

5.13

652157192000

/53///2/////O/

5

667386679000

/53////////21/

147.2

Wetlands, flood plains, streams and/or rivers that have Management Plans that set forth the terms for their maintenance and enhancement.

653158587000

/53////////30B

23.02

667467108000

/53////////19E

13.16

653160744000

/53////////30A

20.02

668256718000

/70/////////4B

30.65

655264754000

/70///2/////2/

163.71

668295859000

/70////////34/

404.37

655373536000

/70///2/////3/

62.11

668480218000

/70/////////1/

107.4

656156815000

/70////////16B

48.2

668495647000

/70////////33/

17.62

656356213000

/70////////31/

122.27

669279977000

/70/////////7/

267.59

656464263000

/70///2/////1/

126.21

669354081000

/70/////////4A

94.42

657106815000

/71////////51B

10

669472724000

/70/////////6/

30.42

During this review, land within the District may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, at the owner’s discretion by filing a written notice with the Board of Supervisors at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District.

Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the New Rockland Agricultural and Forestal District, were notified by certified mail of the District’s review.

Parcel Listings: Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

PIN

142262282000

/30////////19A

26.65

144350845000

142365964000

/30////////20B

24.29

143365724000

/40/////////1C

485.75

PIN

Tax Map Number

Acres Enrolled

657195925000

/70///4////14B

53.1

669485330000

/70/////////5/

80.37

/40///1////15/

10.44

657281702000

/70///4////14A

172.24

670400827000

/70/////////8A

60.97

183288314000

/40/////////1A

117.72

657456747000

/70///8//16B1/

27

671306526000

/70///6/////1/

314.45

*185407705000

/40///1////14/

11.6

659396262000

/84/////////5A

118.08

672482261000

/84/////////2/

34.3

659476922000

/84/////////4/

5.09

677489542000

/52/////////5/

17.7

659479710000

/84/////////4A

1.98

678273932000

/52///5/////4B

50.54

664155277000

/53////////13/

9.52

678397078000

/52///6/////2/

38.93

664157219000

/53////////13A

10

678403093000

/52///6/////1/

36.85

665290318000

/53///3////10/

10.02

678479924000

/52/////////9/

642.21

665361347000

/53/////////4/

107.99

679395575000

/69///1/////3/

166.18

665392980000

/53///3////14/

11.68

679476030000

/52////////15/

100.04

665492430000

/53///3////15/

15.78

680168423000

/69////////21/

22.49

666174910000

/53////////21A

5.93

680378224000

/69////////16/

1085.22

666275448000

/53////////16/

2.5

689306495000

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* Indicates a parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres whose owner did not properly apply for renewal.

The ADAC held a public meeting on May 20, 2021, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate New Rockland Agricultural and Forestal District, and to review renewal applications and requests for withdrawal of land from the District. The report and recommendations of the ADAC will be considered by the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, at its public hearing on June 22, 2021. The reports and recommendations of the ADAC and the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, will be considered by the Board of Supervisors at its public hearing.

In accordance with Section 15.2-4307 of the Code of Virginia, the application may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by calling 703-777-0246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies or electronically at: https://www.loudoun.gov/adac (5-20-2021 ADAC Meeting under Agendas and Bylaws). Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/pc (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for Public Hearings Packet).

REVIEW AND RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE NEW UPPERVILLE AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT The current period of the New Upperville Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on December 6, 2021. The District has a four-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of forty acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC), and the Planning Commission to conduct a review in order to determine whether to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Parcels currently enrolled in the District are located within an area generally north of John Mosby Highway (Route 50), east of Blue Ridge Mountain Road, west of Foggy Bottom Road/Bloomfield Road (Route 626) and Willisville Road (Route 623), and south of Snickersville Turnpike (Route 734), in the Blue Ridge Election District.

During this review, land less than 5 acres, or 20 acres or greater, in size that is currently enrolled in the District will be automatically renewed. However, any parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres will be ineligible for renewal and inclusion within the District unless the owner submits

The ADAC held a public meeting on May 20, 2021, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate New Upperville Agricultural and Forestal District, and to review renewal applications and requests for withdrawal of land from the District. The report and recommendations of the ADAC will be considered by the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, at its public hearing on June 22, 2021. The reports and recommendations of the ADAC and the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, will be considered by the Board of Supervisors at its public hearing.

In accordance with Section 15.2-4307 of the Code of Virginia, the application may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by calling 703-777-0246

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Milestone Tower Limited Partnership IV of Reston, Virginia, has submitted an application for Commission approval to permit the construction of a 142 foot tall (140 feet with a 2 foot lightning rod mounted at the top) telecommunications monopole and related equipment compound in the PD-GI (Planned Development – General Industry) zoning district. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and requires a Commission Permit in accordance with Sections 5-618 and 6-1101. The subject property is located partially within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contour and partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District) (major floodplain). The subject property is approximately 112.87 acres in size and is located on the north side of Loudoun Reserve Drive (Route 3101), east of Evergreen Ridge Road (Route 3100), at 43460 Loudoun Reserve Drive, Ashburn, Virginia, in the Dulles Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 122-28-7422. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Neighborhood Place Type)), which designates this area for residential uses, with complimentary retail and service uses. Civic, institutional, and parks and recreation uses are also envisioned.

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Clarke-Hook Corporation of Chantilly, Virginia, has submitted an application to amend the existing proffers and concept development plan (“CDP”) approved with ZCPA-2006-0005 in order to amend the types of retail uses permitted which count towards the maximum retail square footage on any one parcel with no resulting change in density in the PD-RDP (Planned Development – Research and Development Park). The application is subject to the 1972 Zoning Ordinance. The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District and within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contour. The subject property is approximately 11.83 acres in size and is located north of Harry Bird Highway (Route 7), on the south side of George Washington Boulevard (Route 1050) and east of Loudoun County Parkway (Route 607), in the Algonkian Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as:

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The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use Place Type)), which designate this area for a range of compact, pedestrian-oriented environments with opportunities for a mix of residential, commercial, entertainment, cultural, and recreational uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of up to 1.0.

CMPT-2020-0005, SPEX-2020-0002 & SPMI-2020-0008 AT&T MORRISONVILLE (Commission Permit, Special Exception & Minor Special Exception)

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. of VA has submitted applications for the following: 1) Commission approval to permit a 125 foot tall Monopole and a related equipment compound in the AR-1 (Agricultural Rural - 1) zoning district; 2) a Special Exception to permit a 125 foot tall Monopole and a related equipment compound; and 3) a Minor Special Exception to modify the requirements of Section 5-618(B)(3)(p) to allow a telecommunications Monopole along the Short Hill ridge line. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and the proposed use is listed as a Special Exception use pursuant to Section 5-618(B)(2)(a) and requires a Commission Permit in accordance with Section 5-618(B)(3)(j). The modification of the Additional Regulations applicable to the proposed use is authorized by Minor Special Exception under Section 5-600, Additional Regulations for Specific Uses (the Minor Special Exception application is not subject to consideration by the Planning Commission and requires approval only by the Board of Supervisors). The subject property is approximately 136.61 acres in size and is located north of Charles Town Pike (Route 9) and west of Berlin Turnpike (Route 287), in the Catoctin Election District.

The subject property is more particularly described as PIN 477-38-7669. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Rural Policy Area (Rural North)), which designates this area for rural economy uses and limited residential development is envisioned with a target density up to 1du/20ac and cluster development with target density up to 1du/5ac.

ZRTD-2019-0004, SPEX-2019-0037, SPEX-2019-0038 & SPEX-2019-0039 BLES PARK (Rezoning in the Route 28 Tax District & Special Exception)

The Board of Supervisors of Loudoun County, Virginia, through the Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure of Leesburg, Virginia, has submitted applications for the following: 1) to rezone approximately 3.4 acres from the PD-RDP (Planned Development-Research and Development Park) zoning district under the 1972 Zoning Ordinance, to the PD-RDP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance (the Ordinance), in order to permit the development additional park amenities permitted in the PD-RDP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance at a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.6 (up to 1.0 by Special Exception); 2) a Special Exception to allow for the expansion of an existing community or regional park use per Section 1-103(F)(2); 3) a Special Exception to allow for incidental structures greater than 840 square feet within the major floodplain per Section 4-1506(E); and 4) a Special Exception to increase the impervious area greater than 3% but no more than 10% within the major floodplain per Section 4-1506(F). These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed uses are listed as Special Exceptions uses under Sections 1-103 and 4-1506.

The subject property is located partially within the Route 28 Taxing District, partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District) – major floodplain, 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 132.25 acres in size and located north of Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7), and on the east side of Bles Park Drive (Route 1052), at 44830 Bles Park Drive, Ashburn, Virginia, in the Algonkian Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 038-26-8806. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Neighborhood Place Type) which designate this area for predominantly residential uses arranged on medium-to-large lots at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of up to 1.0.

Unless otherwise noted in the above notices, copies of the above-referenced amendments, applications, ordinances, and/or plans and related documents may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-777-0246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies, or electronically at www.loudoun.gov/lola. This link also provides an additional opportunity for public input on active applications. To arrange a time to view the file at the Loudoun County Government Center, please email dpz@loudoun.gov or call 703-777-0246, or you may view the file electronically at www.loudoun.gov/lola. For detailed instructions on how to access documents using LOLA, to request that documents be emailed to you, to receive physical copies of documents, or to arrange a time to view the file at the Loudoun County Government Center, please email DPZ@loudoun.gov or call 703-777-0246 (option 5). Additionally, documents may be viewed and downloaded electronically the week before the hearing at www.loudoun.gov/pc.

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, members of the public are encouraged to view the public hearing electronically; however, the Board Room will be open for any members of the public who wish to attend in person with appropriate physical distancing. Planning Commission public hearings are available for viewing on television on Comcast Government Channel 23, Open Band Channel 40, and Verizon FiOS Channel 40, and are livestreamed at loudoun.gov/webcast. All members of the public will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. Citizens are encouraged to call in advance to sign up to speak at the public hearing. If you wish to sign up in advance of the hearing, please call the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-777-0246 prior to 12:00 PM on the day of the public hearing. Speakers may also sign up at the hearing. Written comments are welcomed at any time and may be sent to the Loudoun County Planning Commission, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 3rd Floor, MSC #62, Leesburg, Virginia 20175, or by e-mail to loudounpc@loudoun.gov. Any individual representing and/or proposing to be the sole speaker on behalf of a citizen’s organization or civic association is encouraged to contact the Department of Planning and Zoning prior to the date of the public hearing if special arrangements for additional speaking time and/or audio-visual equipment will be requested. Such an organization representative will be allotted 6 minutes to speak, and the Chairman may grant additional time if the request is made prior to the date of the hearing and the need for additional time is reasonably justified.

Citizens are encouraged to call the Department of Planning and Zoning on the day of the public hearing to confirm that an item is on the agenda, or, the most current agenda may be viewed on the Planning Commission’s website at www.loudoun.gov/pc. In the event that the second Thursday is a holiday or the meeting may not be held due to inclement weather or other conditions that make it hazardous for members to attend, the meeting will be moved to the third Tuesday of the month. In the event that Tuesday is a holiday or the Tuesday meeting may not be held due to inclement weather or other conditions that make it hazardous for members to attend, the meeting will be held on the following Thursday. The meeting will be held at a place determined by the Chairman.

Hearing assistance is available for meetings in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room. FM Assistive Listening System is available at the meetings at all other locations. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation as a result of a physical, sensory or mental disability to participate in this meeting, contact the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-777-0246. Please provide three days’ notice.

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Legal Notices TOWN OF LOVETTSVILLE TOWN COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE MIDDLEBURG TOWN COUNCIL The Middleburg Town Council will hold a public hearing beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 10, 2021 to hear public comments on the following: Zoning Map Amendment 21-03 - AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PROFFERS ASSOCIATED WITH CONDITIONALLY ZONED R-1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, R-3 RESIDENTIAL AND MUV MIXED USE VILLAGE DISTRICT PROPERTIES AT PINS 538-25-6474 AND 53827-7860 AND A PORTION OF 500 NORTH PENDLETON STREET (PIN 570-40-5809). This is a proposed amendment to the original, 2007 Salamander Hospitality proffers, as subsequently amended.

Substantive elements within this application include proposals to: eliminate the extension of Reed St. to the north of Stonewall Ave. and replace with a pedestrian connection; revise the sidewalk layout within the proposed residential development; and, allow construction traffic to use either N. Pendleton St. or Foxcroft Rd. THIS IS A SEPARATE REQUEST FROM PROFFER AMENDMENT ZMA 2102 OF SIMILAR ORDINANCE TITLE. The Council meeting and public hearing will be conducted remotely in accordance with the Resolution Confirming the Declaration of a Local Emergency and the Ordinance to Implement Emergency Procedures & Effectuate Temporary Changes to Address Continuity of Governmental Operations during COVID-19.

Public participation will be available 1) by calling (301) 715-8592, Webinar ID: 958 7672 1615, OR 2) online via zoom.us/w/95876721615. Those who plan to participate in the hearing are encouraged, but not required, to contact the Town Office at (540) 687-5152 no later than 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting to register to speak. For those who only wish to observe the proceedings, the meeting can be viewed on the Town’s website at www.middleburgva.gov/town-meetings The file for this application may be reviewed at the Town Office, 10 W. Marshall Street, Middleburg, Virginia from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, holidays excepted. Questions may be directed to Deputy Town Manager Will Moore at (540) 687-5152 or by email at wmoore@ middleburgva.gov The Town of Middleburg strives to make its hearings accessible to all. Please advise of accommodations the Town can make to help you participate in the hearing.

TOWN OF ROUNDHILL, VIRGINIA

Proposed Planning, Zoning and Land Development Fees for Fiscal Year 2022 July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022 (as authorized by Virginia Code §15.2-2241, §15.2-2242, and §15.2-2286)

$250 (50% increase)

Preliminary Plat

$1,500 (50% increase)

Preliminary Plat Revision

$375 (50% increase)

Final Plat

$1,125 (50% increase)

Construction Plans

$3,000 (50% increase)

Additional Submissions (applies to all plats & plans)

$1,125 (up to 100% increase)

Revisions to Approved Final Plat & Construction plans

$600 (50% increase)

Boundary Line Adjustment & Lot Consolidation Plats (single party)

$375 (50% increase)

Written comments regarding this item can be submitted to clerk@lovettsvilleva.gov by 3:00PM on the day of the meeting.

Boundary Line Adjustment & Lot Consolidation Plats (two or more parties)

$750 (50% increase)

Members of the public may access and participate in public comment electronically or at the Town Hall.

Other Plats (One Lot Waiver Plats, Easement plats, correction plats, etc.)

$750 (50% increase)

Site Plans

$3,000 (50% increase)

Additional Submissions (applies to all site plans)

$1,500 (up to 100% increase)

Revisions to approved site plan

$750 (50% increase)

Zoning Map Amendment (0 to 5 acres)

$3,000 (50% increase)

Zoning Map Amendment (5 to 10 acres)

$4,500 (50% increase)

Zoning Map Amendment (10 to 25 acres)

$9,000 (50% increase)

Zoning Map Amendment (25 to 100 acres)

$10,500 (50% increase)

Zoning Map Amendment (100 acres or more)

$12,000 (50% increase)

Proffer or Proffered Plan Amendment

$750 (50% increase)

Comprehensive Plan Amendment

$1,500 (50% increase)

Text Amendment

$2,250 (50% increase)

Special Exceptions

$900 (50% increase)

Variance (BZA)

$1,125 (50% increase)

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Fee Only

As-Built Submissions

$500 (100% increase)

Bond approval

$750 (100% increase)

Bond extension

$250 (100% increase)

Bond reduction

$750 (100% increase)

Bond release

$750 (100% increase)

LVZA 2021-0001 Amendments to Article 42, Zoning, Division 42-VIII-2, Additional Standards, to add Section 42-304, Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems.

Consideration of an amendment to Division 42-VIII-2, to add Section 42-304, Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems. NHLEmployerCard2.pdf 1 9/3/19 10:58 AM The purpose of the amendment is to establish standards for the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) equipment on buildings and lots. The Code of Virginia Section 15.2-2288.7 permits residential, com-mercial, and agricultural landowners to install PV equipment and allows localities to regulate height and setback requirements. The proposed amendment would add definitions, apply height limits and design standards, and require PV facilities comply with setbacks applicable to accessory structures in the zon-ing district in which the property is located.

The proposed zoning amendment is available for review on the Town website www.lovettsvilleva.gov.

You may also request a copy be sent to you via email by calling the Town Office at (540) 822-5788 or contacting John Merrithew, Planning Director at jmerrithew@lovettsvilleva.gov. In the event the meeting is postponed, the public hearing will be convened on the next regularly scheduled meeting at the same time and place.

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The Lovettsville Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the following item at their meeting at 7:30 pm on June 16, 2021. Pursuant to Va. Code sections 15.2-1800 and 15.2-1813, this meeting will be held at 6 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, Lovettsville, VA 20180.

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Copies of the ordinance and franchise agreement are available for review at the Town Administrative Building located at 6 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, Lovettsville, VA 20180 during normal business hours from 8:30am to 4:30pm or on the Town website at www.lovettsvilleva.gov.

Rezoning, Subdivision, or Site Plan

Notice of Public Hearing Town of Lovettsville Planning Commission

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Pursuant to Va. Code sections 15.2-1800 and 15.2-1813, the Lovettsville Town Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 7:30pm in the Town Council Chambers, 6 East Pennsylvania Avenue, Lovettsville, VA 20180. The purpose of the public hearing is to receive comments from the public regarding a proposed telecommunications conduit facilities construction franchise agreement with Lumos Networks, Inc., D/B/A SEGRA, permitting use of public rights of way within the Town for conduit construction and occupancy to support the installation, maintenance, upgrading, repairing and removing a Telecommunications System within the Town.

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Legal Notices PUBLIC HEARING The LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS will hold a public hearing in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, at 6:00 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, June 9, 2021 in order to consider:

PROPOSED CONVEYANCE OF COUNTY PROPERTY Conveyance of Real Property to Guy Gerachis, Gerachis Group Construction LLC, Tanya Finch, or other interested party 39469, 39483, & 39491 John Mosby Highway, Aldie, Virginia 20105 Pursuant to Virginia Code §15.2-1800 et seq., the Board of Supervisors shall consider conveying three parcels of County property, consisting together of approximately 6.31 acres and all improvements thereon, to Guy Gerachis, Gerachis Group Construction, LLC, Tanya Finch, or other interested party, subject to a negotiated real estate purchase and sale agreement with terms acceptable to the County Administrator and subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors. The subject property is located on the south side of John Mosby Highway (Route 50), east of Meetinghouse Lane (Route 732) and west of New Mountain Road (Route 631) at 39469, 39483, and 39491 John Mosby Highway, Aldie, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PINs: 361-45-5744, 361-45-8246, and 361-45-9838, respectively.

Copies of exhibits showing the location(s) of the above-listed conveyance(s) and associated documents, if any, are available for review and may be examined at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or call (703) 777-0200. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).

PROPOSED SALE OF COUNTY-OWNED AFFORDABLE DWELLING UNIT Pursuant to Virginia Code §15.2-1800, the Board of Supervisors shall consider the conveyance of the following County-owned Affordable Dwelling Unit (ADU) to an ADU qualified certificate holder: ADDRESS 42255 Canary Grass Square, Aldie, Virginia 20105

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DESCRIPTION

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Dulles District

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$152,385

Copies of the plat(s) illustrating the property proposed to be conveyed may be examined at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or call (703) 777-0200. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).

REQUEST TO UTILIZE VILLAGES OF WAXPOOL PROFFER FUNDS FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF BELMONT RIDGE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN TRURO PARISH DRIVE AND CROSON LANE Pursuant to Virginia Code §15.2-2303.2.C., the Board of Supervisors shall consider utilization of cash payments proffered and received from the developer of ZMAP-2008-0014, Villages of Waxpool, Proffer 3, to fund the design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of improvements to Belmont Ridge Road between Truro Parish Drive and Croson Lane (the “Project”).

The original purpose of the cash payment pursuant to Proffer 3 was for the construction of a traffic signal at the intersection of Waxpool Road and Truro Parish Drive or at Waxpool Road and Belmont Ridge Road. However, the County has no active plans to install traffic signals at either of the intersections in the proffer agreement. Therefore, the functional purpose for which the proffer contribution was made cannot be fulfilled in a timely manner. The amount of the cash payment pursuant to Proffer 3 was $612.50, which remains the current amount in the account. The cost of the Project is $43,063,000 and the Project is included in the Amended FY 2019 – FY 2024 Capital Improvement Program.

A map indicating the location of the Project may be examined at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or call (703) 777-0200. Documents may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).

adopted by the Board of Supervisors on March 16, 2021, the Board of Supervisors hereby gives notice of proposed amendments to the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance (Zoning Ordinance) in order to establish new, clarify, revise, and/or delete existing regulations in regard to references to fee waivers, and in regard to exemptions for Special Exception land development application fees for new Monopole and Transmission Tower uses, as defined in the Zoning Ordinance, in specified zoning districts. The amendment proposes revisions to Section 6-402, and such other Articles, Sections, Subsections, and provisions of the Zoning Ordinance as necessary to implement and maintain consistency with the foregoing amendments or as otherwise necessary to correct typographical errors, section and subsection numbering, and formatting within, update cross-references to, and further clarify the requirements of, the above-mentioned section(s) of the Zoning Ordinance. The proposed text amendments under consideration include, without limitation, the following: Amendments to Section 6-402: •

Clarify, revise, and/or delete existing regulations which have references to fee waivers and use the term fee exemptions to describe how Section 6-402 functions more accurately.

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Establish new regulations to exempt the Special Exception land development application fee for new Monopole and Transmission Tower uses requiring Special Exception approval in the A-3 (Agricultural Residential), A-10 (Agriculture), AR-1 (Agricultural Rural-1), AR-2 (Agricultural Rural-2), CR-1 (Countryside Residential-1), CR-2 (Countryside Residential-2), CR-3 (Countryside Residential-3), and RC (Rural Commercial) zoning districts.

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

ZRTD-2021-0001 LOUDOUN GATEWAY LOT 2

(Zoning Conversion in the Route 28 Taxing District) Foulger-Pratt Development, LLC of Potomac, Maryland has submitted an application to rezone approximately 6.09 acres from the PD-IP (Planned Development-Industrial Park) zoning district under the 1972 Zoning Ordinance, to the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance, in order to permit the development of all principal and accessory uses permitted in the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance at a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.6 (up to 1.0 by Special Exception). The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District, Route 28 CO (Corridor Office) Overlay District, the QN (Quarry Notification Overlay District – Loudoun Note Area and located partially within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, between the Ldn 60-65, and outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60, aircraft noise contours. The subject property is approximately 6.09 acres in size and is located on the south side of Indian Creek Drive (Route 1038), north of Old Ox Road (Route 606), and west of Sully Road (Route 28) in the Broad Run Election District.

The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 046-30-5546. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Employment)), which support a broad array of Employment uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of up to 1.0.

SIDP-2015-0008 DULLES LANDING SIGN PLAN AMENDMENT (Sign Development Plan)

Beatty Limited Partnership of McLean, Virginia, has submitted an application for a Sign Development Plan to request alternative sign regulations for permitted signs in order to 1) allow two additional commercial development entrance signs in the PD, CLI, GB, and MR-HI Districts; 2) modify the maximum area of any one sign, minimum setback from right-of-way, maximum height, and additional requirements for commercial development entrance signs in the PD, CLI, GB, and MR-HI Districts; and 3) permit the usage of electronic message signs. The subject property is being developed pursuant to ZMAP-2004-0016, Dulles Landing, and SIDP-2014-0002, Dulles Landing Sign Development Plan, located in the PD-CCRC (Planned Development Commercial Center-Regional Center) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Ordinance, and pursuant to Section 5-1202(E) alternative sign regulations for permitted signs may be requested with the submission of a Sign Development Plan. The subject property is located partially within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, within the Ldn 65 or higher, between the Ldn 60-65, and outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60, aircraft noise contours. The Subject property is also located partially within the QN (Quarry Notification) Overlay District - Chantilly Crush Stone Note Area. The subject property is approximately 78.33 acres in size and comprises six separate parcels that are located north of John Mosby Highway (Route 50) and west of Loudoun County Parkway (Route 606), in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows:

ZOAM-2021-0001 AMEND THE REVISED 1993 LOUDOUN COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE TO ELIMINATE THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION FEE FOR NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS USES IN UNDERSERVED AREAS (Zoning Ordinance Amendment)

Pursuant to Virginia Code §§15.2-2204, 15.2-2285, and 15.2-2286, and a Resolution of Intent to Amend

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The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use Place Type)), which designates this area for a mix of Residential, Commercial, Entertainment, Cultural, and Recreational uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of up to 1.0, and additional density (up to 1.5 FAR) may be achieved with project elements that go above and beyond required development standards to further the County’s comprehensive planning goals.

SPEX-2019-0035, SPEX-2019-0048 & SPEX-2019-0049 POTOMACK LAKES SPORTSPLEX (Special Exceptions)

The Board of Supervisors of Loudoun County, Virginia, through the Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure of Leesburg, Virginia, has submitted an application for a Special Exception to install and grade two synthetic turf fields, add 0.29 Acres of new impervious surface paths, and incidental structures totaling 5,725 SF within the major floodplain in the PD-H4 (Planned Development-Housing 4) zoning district. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed uses are listed as Special Exception uses under 4-1506(E) and (F). The subject property is partially located in the Floodplain Overlay District (FOD). The subject property is approximately 46.84 acres in size and is located north of Algonkian Parkway (Route 1582) and on the east side of Cascades Parkway (Route 1794) at 20286 Cascades Parkways, Sterling, Virginia, 20165 in the Algonkian Election District.

The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 010-27-3927 and PIN: 010-17-4363. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Neighborhood Place Type)), which designate this area for existing parks and recreation facilities uses.

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.

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Unless otherwise noted in the above notices, copies of the above-referenced amendments, applications, ordinances, and/or plans and related documents may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-7770246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies, or electronically at www.loudoun.gov/lola. This link also provides an additional opportunity for public input on active applications. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”). In addition, for detailed instructions on how to access documents using LOLA, to request that documents be emailed to you, to receive physical copies of documents, or to arrange a time to view the file at the Loudoun County Government Center, please email DPZ@loudoun.gov or call 703-777-0246 (option 5).

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic this public hearing may be conducted as an electronic meeting. Members of the public are encouraged to view the public hearing electronically; however, the Board Room will be open for any members of the public who wish to attend in person with appropriate physical distancing.

Board of Supervisors public hearings are available for live viewing on television on Comcast Government Channel 23 and Verizon FiOS Channel 40, and are livestreamed at loudoun.gov/meetings. All members of the public who desire to speak will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. Citizens are encouraged to call in advance to sign up to speak at the public hearing. Instructions for remote participation will be forwarded to all individuals who sign-up in advance and who would like to provide their comments remotely. For this public hearing, advanced sign-up will be taken after 8:30 a.m. on May 28, 2021, and no later than 12:00 p.m. on June 9, 2021. If you wish to sign-up in advance, call the Office of the County Administrator at (703) 777-0200. Citizens will also have the option to sign-up during the public hearing. Citizens may also submit written comments by email sent to bos@loudoun.gov. Any written comments received prior to the public hearing will be distributed to Board members and made part of the minutes for the public hearing.

Hearing assistance is available for meetings in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation as a result of a physical, sensory or mental disability to participate in this meeting, please contact the Office of the County Administrator at 703-777-0200. At least one business day of advance notice is requested; some accommodations may require more than one day of notice.

FM Assistive Listening System is available at the meetings.

BY ORDER OF:

PHYLLIS RANDALL, CHAIR LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

NOTICE

SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION

Remote Public Participation Available

Case No.: 214901555 Loudoun Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court

TOWN OF LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL MEETING Members of the public who wish to speak during the petitioners’ section of the June 8, 2021, Leesburg Town Council Meeting can do so remotely. Information on how to participate remotely can be found on the Town of Leesburg’s website www.leesburgva.gov/ agendas or on the agenda that will be posted outside of the Clerk’s Office and in the lobby of Town Hall (25 West Market Street) by close of business on June 2, 2021.

If you need more information, contact the Clerk of Council at eboeing@leesburgva.gov or 703-771-2733.

Town of Leesburg Continues Water Valve Exercise and Maintenance Program Public Notification

06/3/2021

The Town of Leesburg is continuing a preventative maintenance program to protect the longevity and operation of the water system infrastructure and valves. This valve exercise program requires closing, then opening each main line valve and service line valves in specific distribution areas.

The purpose of the program is to exercise main line valves throughout the distribution system to assure reliable operation and maintain water quality. During this program, crews will exercise the valves by operating each valve through a full cycle and returning it to its normal position. Where valves are exercised, a fire hydrant will be flowed to ensure that the water in the main remains clear.

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During the valve turning exercise, customers may experience some sediment or discolored water for a short period of time. Water is safe to drink and safe to use during this period. If this condition is noticed, we recommend running several cold water taps at full force for a period of 1-2 minutes. It may be necessary to repeat this process after 30 minutes. In addition, the closing and opening of valves may introduce air into water lines which can cause temporary erratic water flow. If this occurs, open your cold water tap until a clear steady flow of water is observed.

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA AlCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Wine & Beer On & Off Premise license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

The valve exercising will occur June through November during the hours of 7 a.m. – 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Town regrets any inconvenience the maintenance program may cause. If you have any questions regarding our valve exercising program, or have any concerns about water quality, please call the Utilities Department at 703-737-7075. For after-hour emergencies, please call the Leesburg Police Department at 703-771-4500.

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.

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BEATRIZ MARTINEZ RODRIGUEZ Plaintiff/Petitioner /v.

HUGO ERNESTO NARANJO Defendant/Respondant The State of Utah To: HUGO ERNESTO NARANJO A lawsuit has been started against you. You must respond in writing for the court to consider your side. You can find an Answer form on the court’s website: utcourts.gov/ans.

You must file your Answer with this court: 3rd Judicial District Salt Lake County. 8080 Redwood Road, Suite 1701, West Jordan, UT 84088 You must also email, mail or hand deliver a copy of your Answer to the other party or their attorney: Beatriz Martinez Rodriguez 7123 W Iron Spring Lane, West Jordan UT 84081 Your response must be filed with the court and served on the other party within 30 days of the last day of this publication, which is 05/13/21.

If you do not file and serve an Answer by the deadline, the other party can ask the court for a default judgment. A default judgment means the other party wins, and you do not get the chance to tell your side of the story.

Read the complaint or petition carefully. It explains what the other party is asking for in their lawsuit. You are being sued for: Petition for Divorce.

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Yard Sale

Legal Notices ORDER OF PUBLICATION

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 8.01-316

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE §§ 1-211.1; 8.01-316, -317, 20-104 LOUDOUN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 18 East Market St, Leesburg, VA 20176 Commonwealth of Virginia, in re

Case No. CA-19-69

JJ045042-01-00

Loudoun Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Anthony Rodriguez Castro

Jerson Manuel Reyes-Flores, Plaintiff VS. Franklin Jonathan Velasquez-Estrada, Defendant The object of this suit is to: Grant Jerson Manuel Reyes-Flores adoption of step-daughter Genesis Starlin Reyes-Valderama.

It is ORDERED that Franklin Jonathan Velasquez-Estrada appear at the above-named court and protect his interests on or before July 16, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.

05/11/21, Honorable Jeanette A. Irby

Case No.:

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County of Loudoun FIRST HALF REAL PROPERTY Tax Deadline

Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v.

Carlos Barnica, putative father hold an adjudicatory hearing pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-252 for Anthony Rodriguez Castro on June 16, 2021 at 3:00 pm and, hold a dispositional hearing for review of initial Foster Care Plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-278.2 and 16.1-281 for Anthony Rodriguez Castro on July 20, 2021 at 11:00 am..

It is ORDERED that the defendant Carlos Barnica, putative father appear at the abovenamed Court to protect his interests on or before June 16, 2021 at 3:00 pm (Adjudication) and July 20, 2021 at 11:00 am (Disposition).

H. Roger Zurn, Jr., Treasurer

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Opinion Expanding the Conversation This week, the embattled school division sought to reset the conversation surrounding its efforts to better promote equity among students and its staff, and to once again refute critics’ claims that it is indoctrinating children with curricula rooted in controversial critical race theory.

The two-hour work session was a welcome effort to put a greater spotlight on all the programs in place and those in the works to drive discrimination and bias from the school environment. It is a broad undertaking, involving virtually every aspect of the division, and one that began before the current board’s term.

The efforts essentially are aimed at moving away from generations of striving for a color-blind society and toward one that asks we consider the impacts race and racism have had on our neighbors; it’s a significant—and to many a counterintuitive—transition. It’s an approach that increasingly has been mandated by the state government and one that school divisions across the country are debating, as well.

While the School Board has spent many hours discussing these efforts, most of the work has been conducted in sparsely attended committee meetings, in staff training sessions, and in challenging conversations in teacher lounges. Tuesday’s public review session was a step toward bringing the broader public up to speed.

It was a small step—and several School Board members noted the flaws.

The meeting was held in a room with one of the board’s first live audiences in more than a year; however, the crowd was largely limited to staff members and media representatives. School leaders will have to find a way to have the conversation in a more interactive public forum that allows parents to gain a deeper understanding of just what is and is not happening in their child’s classroom.

Also, the entire effort, this week’s presentation included, is so filled with jargon—not just the typical political speak, but the frustratingly fluffy educational concepts talk—that it is impossible to firmly grasp. Yes, we know school leaders want to provide a safe, and a welcoming, and an inclusive, and an affirming environment to address the needs of the whole child, but are the students going to learn anything there? A pile of buzz words can support almost any policy you throw on them.

Clearly, School Board members and administrators are frustrated by the success of critics in controlling the narrative, but they lack credibility to refute them with simple denials. If school leaders believe in the merits of this work, parents must be more active participants in moving the conversation beyond their political echo chambers. n

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LETTERS to the Editor Silencing Critics Editor: Last week LCPS continued its policy of targeting and retaliating against its critics. Elementary school teacher Tanner Cross simply spoke out against a policy under consideration during the May 25 school board meeting. Tanner exercised a right as old as the republic which has been reaffirmed, including for schoolteachers, numerous times by the Supreme Court. The next day, Tanner reported to work as normal and taught without incident. Yet, once the radical liberal activists began inundating LCPS with demands to oust Tanner, at the behest of at least one school board member, LCPS summoned Tanner and suspended him solely for speaking at a public hearing.

LCPS’ action is textbook retaliation prohibited by the First Amendment. Tanner issued protected speech, suffered an adverse action by LCPS, and his protected speech was the proximate cause of the adverse action. I know because I, like so many other parents, have been subjected to similar adverse actions after speaking out against LCPS policies and their actions. Nobody is immune for parents, students and teachers alike have all been similarly targeted by LCPS. However, LCPS did not stop there. In a letter from its HR department, LCPS banned Tanner—a Loudoun resident— from stepping foot on any LCPS property even to run laps on the track. And LCPS informed Tanner he wasn’t allowed to attend any “school-sponsored” activity,

such as high school football games or graduation ceremonies, whether on school grounds or anywhere else. I know what you are thinking. LCPS doesn’t have the authority to restrict anybody from events on property it doesn’t own. When courts have dealt with similar draconian restrictions, they mock such school letters by concluding not even targets of such letters would believe the prohibition is legal. But that doesn’t stop LCPS from trying. Each of those restrictions is unconstitutional. Since LCPS opens its external grounds for use by the general public, such as basketball courts or tracks, it cannot exclude anyone based on protected speech. And by opening up events to the public, such as ballgames or recitals, LCPS cannot exclude Tanner from attending simply for criticizing their policies regardless of whether he is a teacher. Both are considered “prior restraints,” among the most prohibited actions a government can take.

By taking these clearly illegal actions, LCPS demonstrates its intention to completely ignore state and federal laws including rights protected under the First Amendment. Recall that Algonkian school board member Atoosa Reaser fancies herself a lawyer. LCPS actions are more akin to a criminal cartel, trying to silence anyone who resists its power or decrees, rather than a school district trying to navigate a path forward protecting the rights of all LETTERS TO THE EDITOR continues on page 37

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Cemetery transfer continued from page 6 Deputy Town Manager Keith Markel said absent further council action, staff will proceed with removing the northern trail in its entirety, seeding it, and returning it to its natural state. He also said the staff will look at minor improvements to the south-

LETTERS to the editor

continued from page 36

even when they are in conflict. Moreover, LCPS’ actions create legal liability for all since taxpayers must pick up the tab when LCPS targets prevail in court. It is time for the voters of Loudoun to wake up. We simply cannot allow wanton illegal retaliation by our elected officials to continue any longer.

— Brian Davison, Lansdowne

Saving Farmland Editor: I was recently struck by a recent article in The Washington Post that described the loss of valuable primary forest land to 5-acre mansion homes in Fairfax County.

As a local farmer, I am reading in a recent issue of Hoard’s Dairyman that in one year, from 2019 to 2020, the U.S. has lost 4,400 farms and 800,000 acres to development. At the same time in the May 20 the issue of this newspaper, I am reading that our Loudoun County board is considering dedicating funding for housing needs.

In the same addition, we learn that local businesses are struggling with supply chain shortages.

In all these cases mentioned above, the common thread is that we are either destroying what we have or experiencing a

ern trail to address drainage issues.

“We’re going to go out and see if there’s any modifications on the minor side that would alleviate [Bagdasarian’s] concerns and make it a better situation,” Markel said.

Extensive redesign or tree removal, or other large costs identified with fixes to the southern trail, would require approval from the council, he said.

Land near the burial sites was pur-

chased by the town more than 30 years ago for the federally mandated Runway Protection Zone for the Leesburg Executive Airport. The transfer of cemetery land between the town and the Loudoun Freedom Center has been in the works since 2019, following several debates on what to do with the land before the council ultimately decided an outside entity was a better choice to maintain it than the municipal government. This came after several

instances in which community members, particularly the Loudoun NAACP, criticizing the overgrown nature of the cemetery site. The land includes 65 gravesites associated with the Sycolin Baptist Church, with the earliest recorded burial in 1913 and the latest in 1959. According to a staff report, there is no historical research that has shown it to be a cemetery for the enslaved; however, some who are buried in the cemetery were born prior to the Civil War. n

shortage of what we don’t have.

As a Loudoun County Farm Bureau member, I can tell you that without locally grown food supplies provided by local farmers in Loudoun County during this Covid-19 pandemic, many Loudoun County citizens in both the east and west would have been hard pressed to supply their daily food needs without having access to local farmers markets, including locally grown food made available through Community Food Associations (CSAs), not to mention local food donated to local food pantries.

So, given that most of the states in the West, Southwest and much of the Southeast are now experiencing severe drought with no end in sight, why would we not want to protect as much of our primary forests and productive agriculture land as possible? Why do we not want to be very concerned that in Loudoun County we have lost 67 square miles of farmland from 2002 to 2017 which is 20% of our Rural Policy Area. Based on the county’s projections, we will lose an additional 70-80 square miles (50% of the RPA) from 2002 to 2040.

What can we do to help save what we most desperately need to save to provide for the general welfare of our children and grandchildren? First, let your district Board of Supervisor member know that you are concerned. Let them know that we must become much smarter about protect-

ing our most valuable natural resources, forests and local farmland. If we are going to continue to permit development, then we have to become much smarter about where and how we place houses, buildings and new expansons in rural areas of the county.

Second, we don’t have to be against development; we just need to be sure we are saving what will really be important for the survival of our grandchildren. Once our most valuable natural resources such as our primary forests, prime agriculture land and soils are lost, they are gone— lost forever. And what will our grandchildren be saying about us?

— John Adams, Lucketts

slavery and, later, imposed 100 years of Jim Crow laws to suppress Blacks everywhere in the South.

As for Mosby, he was a soldier, a calvary officer attached to the Confederate Army, but he was also a rebel in more ways than one. Here’s what the late Sen. Eugene McCarthy said about Mosby in the foreword of a book by Kevin Siepel (Rebel, 1983): “… In the era of Reconstruction he [Mosby] supported Republicans for the presidency, most notably Grant and Hayes. Mosby was called a “turncoat” by some Southerners. ... Had he fought on the winning side, he would undoubtedly be remembered as a national hero. … In another time and without the military service, Mosby might well be compared to Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon. Morse was elected to the Senate as a Republican.

Subsequently he [Morse] declared himself to be an Independent, and then ran and was elected as a Democrat.”

So, if five-time presidential candidate and famous liberal Democrat Eugene McCarthy can find great merit in Mosby’s post-war service to the United States, and could even compare Mosby to uber liberal Democrat Wayne Morse of Oregon, the Loudoun Board of Supervisors can at least leave the Rt. 50 signage alone. Besides, the board could then claim a (rare) “cost avoidance” victory on behalf of the tax-weary county taxpayers.

— Evan Parrott, Ashburn

Merit in Mosby Editor: I see the “cancel culture” movement is alive and well—if intellectually dishonest—in our Board of Supervisors (“Loudoun Launches Work to Rename Rt 7, Rt 50,” Loudoun Now, May 27). However, it is patently wrong to put Mosby in the same category as Harry Byrd.

Renaming, according to the article, is “... part of a project to inventory segregationist and racist symbols across the county.” That universal criterion would justify the indictment of the entire Democratic Party. Remember, it was the Democratic Party that fought the Civil War to preserve

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Arts district continued from page 6 able to be placed, Trask said the staff is looking at things like sidewalk inlays. This second phase would begin in 2022, and be finished by 2023. In the third phase of the project, banners will be affixed to new black acorn streetlights on West Market Street, West Loudoun Street, and North King Street.

Banners and signs will include the Arts & Cultural District logo created by graphic designer Stilson Greene, which was unveiled last year.

Funding for phase one of the project will cost $10,000, and is already included

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in the current fiscal year’s budget. The cost for the subsequent two phases is approximately $30,000 each year. This amount is covered in the approved fiscal year 2022 budget by using general downtown improvement funding intended for the replacement of benches and trash cans. The same funding source can be used in fiscal year 2023. Additional funding in the amount of $5,000 will be needed for annual maintenance by the Department of Public Works and Capital Projects starting in fiscal year 2023, according to a staff report.

Talk of the Arts & Cultural District re-launch also sparked a discussion on whether the council should allow murals

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on private buildings. Currently, the Zoning Ordinance only permits murals on town-owned buildings. Should the council want to permit them on private buildings, a Zoning Ordinance amendment would be needed, Zoning Administrator Michael Watkins said. The town’s public art guidelines could also be changed to create guidelines for private murals, he said.

But the council expressed hesitation about taking on the role of reviewing murals on private property.

“What’s distasteful to me might not be distasteful to you,” Mayor Kelly Burk said.

“The fact that it would come to this board to make a decision worries me even more.

Equity continued from page 1 years ago. In the past year, it has become a movement that fans the flames of conservative opposition to the social justice movement. Internet message boards are filled with comments about students across the nation being “indoctrinated” with the progressive ideology.

While division leaders said CRT is not a part of the curriculum and there is no imminent plan to adopt it, Ziegler and his staff highlighted the history of the school district’s equity work.

That work, in part, recognizes that students of color now comprise nearly 60% of enrollment. Today, 59 of Loudoun’s 95 schools have majority minority enrollment, with seven more approaching that threshold.

“They are growing up in a much different Loudoun County than you and I did,” Ziegler said.

“We have come to this point through a combination of school division initiatives, state initiatives, and concerns from our community,” he said. “Our work has sometimes been driven by outside factors.

One was an investigation by the Virginia Attorney General’s Office launched in October 2019, which investigated allegations that African-American students enrolled in Loudoun County Public Schools have been denied an equal opportunity to participate in LCPS’s Academies of Loudoun.”

In 2019, the Equity Collaborative was contracted to conduct a study of equity throughout the district. The study documented individual instances of offensive behavior, noted differences in academic performance, found a low level of racial literacy among faculty and staff, and

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School Board members Ian Serotkin (Blue Ridge), Vice Chair Atoosa Reaser (Algonkian) and Chair Brenda Sheridan (Sterling) take part in a workshop on the school system’s equity efforts Tuesday, June 1.

drew the overall conclusion that systemic racism existed throughout the school system. In response to these findings, the School Board formed an Equity Committee to dive deeper into the concerns and installed equity specialists in every school.

The report “helped us understand that the school system needed to change to address all students’ needs,” Ziegler said.

“Students who came to school expecting a safe and affirming environment setting them up to learn were experiencing racial and cultural insensitivity, and our staff was trained in how to handle it.”

But those changes don’t involve teaching CRT in the schools, he said, despite the “ongoing misinformation.”

“I will say again tonight that it is not,” he said. “The implication for this criticism was that somehow teaching teachers to

understand and deal with race issues in the classroom would somehow diminish the learning climate and achievement in the classroom for all students, a correlation that simple does not track.”

“Equity is not an academic exercise, but a reflection of reality,” he said.

Several board members felt that the workshop didn’t provide a clear enough distinction between the division’s equity efforts and the national debate over CRT. “One of the things that we hear often from some of the community is you say you’re not teaching critical race theory, but you are teaching culturally responsive framework and that is just a rose by any other name,” said Ian Serotkin (Blue Ridge). “For people who don’t live and breathe this every day or who aren’t talking about instructional matters, to

We will be the arbitrators of what is distasteful and what is not distasteful, and I do believe that free speech will come into play.”

Burk suggested that private murals be limited to commercial buildings, but not to be used as advertisements. Town Attorney Christopher Spera acknowledged that the First Amendment allows commercial speech to be restricted at a much higher level than noncommercial speech.

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some people it sounds like you’re replacing one buzz word with another.”

“I think teaching the history of racism is important, regardless of whether everyone agrees or disagrees with any theory.

And I think we can all agree that the topics we talked about today, the debate surrounding CRT and all of the other topics, are part of our current national dialogue,” said Atoosa Reaser (Algonkian). “They are current events.”

“Informing students about the debate does not equal indoctrinating them with that theory,” she said, comparing it to teaching about different religions or economic theories. “The next generation can learn from the mistakes we made in the past and do better.”

Jeff Morse (Dulles) said his equity priorities are to focus on younger students in early grades and to push for a more diverse workforce. But he also is concerned that the school division’s efforts haven’t been communicated well, with some classroom discussions or assignments being taken out of context and becoming national news items.

“All that has done is created incredible turmoil in the community because of message is getting lost. Our message has to stay focused. We have to communicate it. It has to be focused on the equity and not the other issues that are being brought in and that message needs to be consistent across all of our instruction,” Morse said.

Harris Mahedavi (Ashburn) agreed with other board members about the need to have a broader community conversation about the issue and to make the concepts and terms used in equity talks more understandable for board members, students, and the community. “There’s a lot of consulting-speak words here,” he said. n

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School Board Splits on Pride Month Proclamation

BY NORMAN K. STYER nstyer@loudounnow.com

With the Loudoun County School Board embattled with critics of its handling of classes during the pandemic and its far-reaching equity initiatives, a typically routine vote on a ceremonial proclamation passed by only one vote during its May 25 meeting.

It is the second year that the School Board voted to recognize June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Last year, a similar resolution passed on a 7-1 vote with one member absent. This year, the vote was 5-1, with three members abstaining.

The resolution formally recognizes June a Pride Month and states that the division “upholds the commitment to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and affirming environment that embraces all student and staff identities,” and “rejects hateful language and actions based on gender identity, gender ex-

Cross continued from page 1 schools to adopt similar policies by the start of the 2021-2022 school year.

Cross is a devout Christian and said that he would not affirm a child who identifies as transgender.

“I couldn’t do that because that would be in violation of my faith. To me that would be lying to a child and maybe even harmful to a child,” he said.

Cross is represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom.

His attorney, Tyson Langhofer, argues the school division is violating Cross’ quintessential First Amendment rights.

Langhofer contends that this lawsuit is entirely about free speech, not the rights of trans people. Still, members of the trans community in Loudoun County strongly objected to Cross’ statements.

School division representatives point to the complaints lodged by parents—not the nature of Cross’s comments—in triggering the suspension.

Cross was placed on administrative leave by interim Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources and Talen Development Lucia Villa Sebastian, pending an “investigations of allegations that you engaged in conduct that has had a disruptive impact on the operations of Leesburg Elementary School.”

According to an email included as an exhibit in the lawsuit, Stacy Haney, of the Haney Phinyowattanachip law firm representing the school division wrote to Langhofer that, “the day following Mr. Cross’s comments to the School Board, there was

pression, and sexual orientation.”

It “urges all to respect, honor, and celebrate our diverse community and build a culture of inclusivity and equity, both during Pride Month as well as during the other eleven months of the year.”

Jeff Morse (Dulles), who was absent when the School Board adopted a Pride Month proclamation last year, said the School Division already adequately addresses those concerns through its policies and that a proclamation was unnecessary.

“I believe Loudoun County Public Schools upholds the commitment to create a welcoming, inclusive and affirming environment that embraces all students and staff identities. And I believe that Loudoun County Public Schools rejects hateful language and actions based on gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation.

And I believe everyone should be able to live without fear of prejudice, discrimination, violence, or hatred based on gender identisignificant disruption at Leesburg Elementary School, including multiple complaints and parents requesting that Mr. Cross have no contact with their children because of his comments.”

Cris Candice Tuck, a transgender parent of two Leesburg Elementary students, said her children were hurt by Cross’ opinions.

“He loves Mr. Cross, and his first reaction was, ‘what if I had a kid in my class who was trans, how would he treat them?’” Tuck said. “If a child has a firmly held belief, for an adult to tell them they are wrong, that’s wrong that’s harming a child.”

Cross said the school division’s Human Resources officers indicated they wanted to resolve the issue quickly, but he hasn’t heard from anyone from his employer since last week.

His hope is to return to his job and move forward.

“I would treat all of my students with dignity and respect. Sometimes we have different definitions of what respect is,” Cross said.

Tuck said members of the trans community are hoping that Cross won’t be fired, and that the incident will open a dialogue about transgender rights.

“Every other student gets to define themselves through a nickname, using a trans child’s name or pronoun is not different. If your faith doesn’t allow you to do that then perhaps public school isn’t the place for you,” Tuck said.

Tuck also praised the school division for its handling of the matter and for the drafting of policy 8040.

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ty, gender expression or sexual orientation and that right should be acknowledged, but I will not support this proclamation. I will be abstaining,” he said.

Morse was joined by Denise Corbo (At Large) and Harris Mahedavi (Ashburn) in abstaining from the vote.

John Beatty (Catoctin), for the second time, cast the lone vote against adopting the resolution. He questioned the foundations of the Pride Month initiative.

“At its core, what does it mean? Pride Month is about celebrating your perceived sexual identity and it is not the role of the schools to be promoting sex amongst minors,” Beatty said. “That is why some parents opt out of the [Family Life Education] curriculum. Children should be learning about sex education from their parents.

But if parents choose to have schools educate their children on that topic, that is their right as parents. As representatives of Loudoun County Public Schools, what does

this proclamation say about us? We are telling parents that we are trying to usurp that role. That even though they don’t want their children learning about sex from us, we’re going to make them learn it anyways. And that is what celebrating Pride month comes down to.

“In the Catholic Church, June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. But we have religious freedom, and we don’t promote one religion over another in schools.

And the same should be done for sexual orientation. While it is true that we should never discriminate against anyone for any reason—sexual orientation included—it does not mean that we should be promoting it in our schools and at all grade levels.

As you have already seen from some of the sexualized material in our classrooms, it is inappropriate and damaging for adults to be putting adult material into the classroom with children. We are here to educate. Let’s do that job first,” Beatty said. n

The Carnival Comes to One Loudoun The annual carnival at One Loudoun was back this year from May 12 to May 31, 2021. Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, carnivalgoers could for the first time in months go on rides, try their luck at carnival games and eat some carnival food.

—Karen Xu

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