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Supervisors to Nix Leesburg’s Utility Expectations BY RENSS GREENE AND KARA C. RODRIGUEZ

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Supervisor Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin) and his wife Gail celebrate Higgins’ resounding primary victory in the race for state Senate’s 13th District. He now turns to a general election race against Del. John J. Bell (D-87).

Ballot Set: Primaries Settle 6 Races 70 Candidates Running in November

LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT Democrats and Republicans across Loudoun were called to the polls Tuesday to finish setting the ballot for November’s local and state races. Democrats had the most contested races. Countywide, political newcomer Justin P. Hannah defeated law enforcement veteran Chris R. Harmison to win the nomination for county sheriff. After winning the primary by about 1,200 votes (51 percent), Hannah, 28, of Aldie, will take on two-term Republican Mike Chapman in November. He credited his win to an experienced campaign staff, volunteers, strong support from his family—and a desire for a new face. “The voters, they want real change,” Hannah said. “They’ve seen a lot of things that haven’t gotten done, they want things to be done. They want someone from the outside to say, ‘OK, I’ve seen these problems. Let’s fix it.’” The Democrats‘ most crowded race was for the 87th House District that is being vacated by John Bell, who is running for the 13th Senate District. Suhas Subra-

manyam, 32, of Sterling, outpaced three other candidates to win the nomination. Subramanyam received about 2,500 votes (45.25 percent). Hassan M. Ahmad was second with 24 percent of the votes. Subramanyam will face Republican William M. Drennan Jr. in November. In other Democratic races for the state house, incumbent delegates Jennifer Boysko (33) and Barbara Favola (31) handily turned back primary challengers. Boysko will face Leesburg Town Council member Suzanne Fox (R) in November. There is no other candidate on the ballot in Favola’s district. She is one of four House Democrats from Loudoun’s delegation running unopposed, along with David A. Reid (32), Karrie K. Delaney (67) and Ibraheem S. Samirah (86). In the Sterling District, incumbent supervisor Koran Saines defeated Ibrahim A. Moiz by 99 votes to win the nomination in the closest race of the day. He’ll face independent W. Damien P. Katsirsubus in his bid for a second term. He put his victory down to results in Sterling during his term, such as funding for pedestrian improvements, a new pool in Sterling Park, new rules on parking commercial vehicles, and other, some-

times small projects. “We have seen a difference in the services that we’re getting, so it’s those little things that we’ve been doing and that we will continue to do that brought this home for us,” Saines said. Now, he said, he will team up with the rest of the Democratic slate for November, and get back to work on the Board of Supervisors. “Even though we’ve done some good, we have a long way to go, and we’re not done yet,” Saines said. “So we’re going to work even twice as hard to make sure that we accomplish some good things.” Moiz said his campaign was able to pull close to the incumbent supervisor because of a strong ground game, and that he would support Saines’ work. “I think we both know that I’m going to be around to help him put that focus back on Sterling, and to help Loudoun plan something as the growth occurs,” Moiz said. On the Republican side, Supervisor Geary Higgins outpaced Supervisor Ron A. Meyer to win the nomination in the 13th Senate District, where incumbent PRIMARY >> 1

Loudoun supervisors last week voted to change the longstanding county policy governing development in the planned growth area around Leesburg’s borders, giving Loudoun Water first dibs on new water and sewer hookups in that area. The Joint Land Management Area extends from south of Leesburg Executive Airport and wraps around the town’s eastern boundary to the Potomac River, bounded by Evergreen Mills Road and Goose Creek. Under the existing comprehensive plan, which supervisors are working to replace, it is planned cooperatively between the town and county, and it is planned to eventually be annexed into the town, as the town extends utilities. A draft of the new comprehensive plan continued those decades-old policies, stating the town will have the first opportunity to serve any new development in that area, and another water and sewer provider used only when the town, county, and Health Department agree. But during a June 5 work session supervisors voted that under the new plan, Loudoun Water would get the first cut at serving new development in that area, which includes the Compass Creek development where Walmart opened a supercenter last week and Microsoft planned to build data centers. Board Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) said the move was prompted by potential big new businesses being scared off by Leesburg’s high out-of-town water and sewer rates—“Fortune top 20 companies that are considering leaving.” A number of companies on that list have previously been talked about for locations in Loudoun, such as Apple and Amazon, and others like Verizon already have corporate offices in the county. Microsoft, number 26 on the Fortune 500 list, purchased its property in Compass Creek last year. WATER WOES >> 1

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Tuscarora High School graduated 375 seniors on Tuesday.

Loudoun Graduates 5,800 High School Seniors BY ANDREW D. PARKER After the last day of the 2018-2019 school year on Friday, Loudoun County high schools spent the early part of this week sending students off into the next chapter of their lives during graduation ceremonies across the county. More than 5,800 students graduated this year. After graduation ceremonies that took place over the past two weeks at Douglass School (130 graduates) and the Academies of Loudoun (392 graduates), four high schools held ceremonies on Sunday—Ashburn’s Broad Run High School (400 graduates) and Stone Bridge High School (375), Sterling’s

Dominion High School (342) and South Riding’s Freedom High School (467). Monday morning featured three high school graduations: Loudoun County High School in Leesburg, celebrating its 65th year with 330 graduates, Loudoun Valley High School in Purcellville with 342 graduates and Potomac Falls High School in Sterling 396 graduates. At Loudoun Valley High School on Monday, Principal Susan A. Ross said the senior class “left a leadership mark” on the school and taught teachers, administrators and staff to “always be classy and carry ourselves with grace.” Ross praised the students for their

collective accomplishments in sports, debate, theater, music, and of course, academic achievements. “The future is happening now,” she added, pointing out that there were some third-generation Loudoun Valley graduates in attendance, and at least one fourth-generation student of Loudoun schools. Valedictorian Diane Heinle, who plans to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the fall, urged her fellow students to “continue to grow and learn as we step into a bright future,” adding that each student’s future will bring opportunities and challenges along the way.

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Commission Suggests Renaming Courthouse, Writes History of Loudoun’s ‘Path to Freedom’ BY RENSS GREENE Loudoun historians have emerged from the controversy around the Confederate war memorial at the Loudoun County Courthouse with newly produced research on the history of the county’ black community and their struggle for equality. In the fall of 2017, the Board of Supervisors declined to take action as nationwide protests of Confederate monuments spread to include the statue at the courthouse in Leesburg. Instead, Supervisor Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin) asked that the county’s Heritage Commission look into the history of the courthouse, with an eye toward eventually adding a new monument. On June 4, county supervisors received that report, which includes a 78-page history of the courthouse and the role it played in the history of racial

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An image of the Loudoun County Courthouse from 1815.

justice and equality in Loudoun and in the country—much of it being original research. “There was already a good body of published work on the antebellum period, the Civil War, and the modern school desegregation movement, for instance, but relatively little on Recon-

struction, Jim Crow and the early civil rights movement among other things,” said Heritage Commission Chairman Robert Bollard. “So, much of this had to be written from scratch.” The commission also recommended working to get the courthouse designated as a National Historic Landmark, reserving space for a future “Path Toward Freedom” exhibit on the courthouse lawn, and starting a public engagement process for new memorials for Loudoun’s Union soldiers and enslaved people. The panel also recommended naming a courthouse building after a central figure in civil rights history who fought an important legal battle there. The commission recommended naming either the new or old courthouse after Charles Hamilton Houston, one COURTHOUSE >> 47

INDEX Loudoun Gov........................... 4 Leesburg............................... 10 Education.............................. 12 Public Safety......................... 14 Nonprofit............................... 16 Biz........................................ 20 Our Towns............................. 24 LoCo Living........................... 30 Public and Legal Notices....... 34 Employment.......................... 39 Resource Directory................ 40 Opinion................................. 44

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Supervisors to Pull Planned Fire Station Site from Aldie Historic District

BY RENSS GREENE Loudoun County’s plans to put a new fire station in Aldie hit a roadblock when the county’s Historic District Review Commission denied permits to demolish buildings on the construction site. On June 4, county supervisors signaled their intent to solve that problem by removing their land from the historic district. It is the latest twist in the years-long effort to find a location for the new station. The proposed building site, adjacent to the current station in the center of Aldie, was purchase by the county after neighbors living around another tract the county bought successfully blocked the project in court. In February, the Historic District Review Commission denied applications by the county staff to raze a non-historic garage and a cellar house deemed historically significant in the village’s historic district. The panel also ruled that the designs of the 20,000-square-foot fire and rescue station did not comply with historic district guidelines. County staff appealed that decision to the Board of Supervisors. And now, supervisors may sidestep the commission’s decision entirely by simply removing the historic designation on that part of the property. At their June 4 meeting, board members questioned the commission actions and the historic significance of the run-down structures on the site. Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) said, “it’s pretty clear that what the Historic District Review Commission was attempting to do was to make it difficult for the county to move forward on this project by being overly expansive” in what it considered historic. “If the board had been seeking to ram a fire station through on this location, then we would have already done so,”

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The Aldie Volunteer Fire Department, which county leaders have been trying for years to replace.

Letourneau said. “In fact, there’s been an incredibly deliberate and long-lasting process that has continued to this day to try to find alternatives.” While supervisors have struggled to find a location for a new firehouse, they have heard complaints that the current fire station is undersized, outdated, prone to flooding, and making firefighters ill through exposure to rat droppings, spider bites, and mold. Board Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) said the search for a site has spanned four board terms. “We have looked, and looked, and looked, and looked for sites, and we just have not been able to make anything work,” Buona said. “And I am not exaggerating to say I have been in several dozen closed sessions to discuss potential sites over the years, and every time we think we have one, something happens.” District Supervisor Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) called the move to remove the land from historic district

“outrageous.” “We’re just going to skirt our own system by just changing the rules and saying, ‘eh, it’s not in the historic district anymore,’ so we can just move forward,” Buffington said. “Is that really what we want to do as a county? Would we do that if the applicant was anyone other than ourselves? I don’t think so.” “This isn’t somebody else’s historic district, this is our historic district, it was determined by us,” said Supervisor Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin). “So I don’t think this shows very good faith, that when we get into a bind we just decide we’re going to carve it out.” Supervisors voted to begin the process of amending zoning to remove a portion of the property form the Aldie Historic and Cultural Conservation District 6-3, with Buffington, Higgins, and Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg) opposed. rgreene@loudounnow.com

Supervisors Grapple with Farm Sign Regs BY RENSS GREENE After a wave of complaints brought down roadside signs promoting wayside stands and farm markets around western Loudoun, county supervisors are looking for a compromise that will help the business owners attract customers while also holding onto a legal tool to stop signs cluttering roadsides across the county. All of Loudoun’s sign ordinances are complaint-based, meaning if no complaint is filed from the public, the county won’t enforce them. Many of the signs targeted in the recent enforcement effort had been up for years, a fact of life in western Loudoun. But when the complaints came in, the signs came down. “I empathize with the problem, I really do, and, frankly, if some people wouldn’t just complain to complain, we wouldn’t be here today,” said Board of Supervisors

Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn). But as supervisors found when they were forced to change their rules for the display of temporary campaign signs, the court has found the First Amendment restricts the government from regulating signs differently based on their content. At that time, it meant they could not regulate temporary signs with political messages on them differently from other signs. In this case, it may make it difficult to allow signs advertising farms but restrict others. Supervisor Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin) nonetheless wanted to forge ahead—despite advice from County Attorney Leo Rogers that some of the suggested fixes, which would regulate signs for rural businesses differently, are illegal. “We have an uncanny knack of complicating the simple, and in this case we

have one area of our commercial establishment of the rural economy that has issues with their signs, and these issues would not have existed had the sign ordinance not have been so restrictive,” Higgins said. Loudoun is remarkable for its strong rules on signs, including a ban on billboards that stretches back to the county’s first Planning Commission in 1941. Those longstanding policies are credited with shaping Loudoun’s appearance today. Supervisors voted at their June 4 meeting to send the issue to their Transportation and Land Use Committee for further study. They have also extended the appeal period for sign violations to the end of October. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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Loudoun County Unveils Historic Cemeteries Map BY RENSS GREENE A yearlong project to catalogue Loudoun’s historic burial grounds has culminated in an online database of more than 200 active and historic cemeteries. The work was prompted by repeated incidents in which historic burial grounds—often from Loudoun’s black communities—were found on land slated for development, such as at the intersection of Rt. 7 and Belmont Ridge Road. That site is now preserved as the Burial Ground for the Enslaved at Belmont. Around that same time, there were also burial grounds discovered at Sycolin Community Cemetery, on property acquired by the Town of Leesburg to realign Sycolin Road; in a cemetery at the Compass Creek development in Leesburg; and the Tippets Hill Cemetery, where a developer worked around the burial grounds to build data centers. County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) gave credit to Loudoun Freedom Center founder Pastor Michelle Thomas, who was one of the loudest voices around the outcry at many of those sites, for prompting the work. “A lot of this started when we were talking about cemeteries for the formerly enslaved at Belmont,” Randall said. “…It does speak to how one person’s passion can lead to something like this.” The mapping initiative was launched by Randall and supervisors Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin) and Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg). But the process began even before then. Historians for years have delved into county records and trekked through undeveloped fields and forests, looking for the telltale signs of burial grounds. Many of those same historians worked with the Thomas Balch Library Black History Committee, Loudoun Freedom Center, Loudoun

Heritage Commission, Loudoun Historic Cemetery Committee, Oatlands, the Loudoun Preservation Society and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. It represents the first systematic effort to create a consolidated, complete database of locations and information about the burial grounds. The Loudoun County Office of Mapping and Geographic Information has made the information and tools to use it available online with an interactive map. It is paired with a “story map,” a way for visitors to learn about the initiative and share new information with the county about potentially unmapped graves, burial grounds and cemeteries. “We faced a number of challenges in this project,” stated Office of Mapping and GIS Director Kristin Brown. “The socio-economic status of Loudoun residents varied widely in the 17th century, including enslaved African Americans, poor tenant farmers, and wealthy property owners. As a result, burial traditions varied. People were often buried on private property, sometimes with engraved monuments or headstones, but often with wooden markers that have since disintegrated.” Most of the cemeteries are on private property. The map also includes links to the relevant state law governing access to cemeteries for property owners, family members and descendants. “The interactive map is intended to serve as a tool for documenting history and future land use planning,” Brown said. “It’s important to identify the sites, but we also encourage residents to follow the law.” Still, historians expect there are more cemeteries that have yet to be discovered. The website includes a form to fill out and share information about the locations of other cemeteries, burial grounds or graves, or provide additional information or corrections to the map. The interactive map and story map are at loudoungis.maps.arcgis.com.

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Hart, Windy Hill Foundation Recognized for Vision; 8 Structures Added as Signatures of Loudoun The Loudoun County Design Cabinet, a volunteer group of architects, engineers, planners and designers working to promote high quality design in the county, last week presented the 2019 “Signatures of Loudoun” design awards. Eight structures were held up as examples of superior design standards. It is the 15th year for the awards program. “Creative design is about more than just aesthetics—studies have linked it to an enhanced sense of community. Every new construction project creates opportunities to build Loudoun’s identity,” Loudoun Economic Development’s Executive Director Buddy Rizer stated. “That spirit is captured in all of the winners, such as the re-imagination of 880 Harrison into a cutting-edge co-working space, as well as Fortessa Tableware Solution’s naturally-lit, industrial showroom in One Loudoun.” The ceremony also featured a Vision in Design award, which recognized Kim Hart’s lifetime of contributions through the Windy Hill Foundation. The foundation was formed in 1981 to renovate and modernize housing in a black neighborhood on the western edge of Middleburg where 15 families shared six outhouses and two spigots delivering cold water. Today, the organization manages more than 250 affordable houses and apartments across the county. “Kim Hart and the Foundation he served for 25 years have been instru-

This year’s winners were: • 880 HARRISON in Leesburg, an office built to house the Loudoun Water headquarters in the late 1980s has been converted into modern co-working space. • THE ACADEMIES OF LOUDOUN south of Leesburg, a 315,000-square-foot school that brought the Academy of Science, C.S. Monroe Technology Center and the Academy of Engineering and Technology under one roof when it opened last fall. • ASHBURN NORTH PARKING GARAGE in Ashburn, which was built by Comstock Partners in anticipation of the extension of Silver Line operations next year. The structure includes space for ground floor retail integrated into the Loudoun Station neighborhood. • BOULDER CREST INSTITUTE FOR POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH in Bluemont, a rural retreat that provides a rural environment for recovery and treatment of veterans and their families. • BRAMBLETON OFFICE BUILDING AND LIBRARY, which combines a two-floor public library with office space in the Brambleton Town Center. • DULLES SOUTH RECREATION AND COMMUNITY CENTER IN SOUTH RIDING, which recently completed an expansion that included a large gym, aquatics center and senior center. • INTEGRUS HOLDINGS, INC./FORTESSA TABLEWARE SOLUTIONS, a landmark office building at the gateway to the core of One Loudoun. • MURAL AT ONE LOUDOUN, which covers the rear of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and depicts local scenes on a large scale. • WILLARD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL near Aldie, which rolled out new architectural concepts for school design in Loudoun.

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than $200,000 each year to support several important programs for residents, including a year-round, after-school Study Buddies program.” Bob Dale, executive director of

Windy Hill, said, “receiving recognition from Loudoun County for the Windy Hill properties located in Loudoun is a great honor. With the newest addition of Heronview with its 96 units of workforce housing in Sterling, there are now a total of 261 homes that serve the low and moderate-income individuals, families and older adults in Loudoun. We are proud to be recognized for this accomplishment, which we could not do without the steadfast support over many years by our partners and donors.” Hart, who recently stepped down as Windy Hill’s executive director to launch his own affordable housing construction company, Good Works, said that “it’s hard to find a unifying theme that carries eight projects over 25 years. If anything, it can be said that workforce housing can be some of the best designed, best constructed, most energy-efficient, best looking housing in the neighborhood.” He also credited two other individuals for their impact in the affordable housing effort. Hart said the ability of longtime foundation president, Joe Boling, a banker, to understand the complex financing of the projects was critical. He also highlighted the work of Sandy Shope, the county government’s first housing director and chairwoman of the Windy Hill Development Company, who devoted thousands of hours to expand housing options.

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Loudoun United Defeated 2-1 in Louisville Louisville City got off to a fast start and never looked back during Saturday’s victory over Loudoun United before a crowd of 8,000 in Kentucky. Louisville’s Magnus Rasmussen scored in the first minute of the match and Sean Torsch added a second goal at the 39-minute mark. Loudoun’s Griffin Yow got United on the board early in the second half, but that was the extent of the offense for the visiting team, which recorded 11 shots, four on goal. “It was a slow start to the match and disappointing to concede early and on a restart but incredibly proud of the response of the group incredible mentality and desire to get back into the game,” said Head Coach Ryan Martin. “Any time you play on the road against the defending champion and can push until the end like that just makes me really excited about the group and where we can go from here.” “[I] thought we started off a bit slow and had to work ourselves back into the game. Second half we responded very well and had control of the game. Unfortunate to not get the result but the team fought hard all night,” team captain Kyle Murphy said. Martin saw good things during his second match as the Loudoun United head coach. “It’s massive to the growth of the players. We are looking to put the young guys in tough situations where they have to make decisions and continue to grow,” he said. “It’s important to really stress that they don’t take plays

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Loudoun United Midfielder Collin Verfurth, of Ashburn, drives the ball during the June 8 match against Louisville City.

off and have consistency throughout the match. It’s important to see how they perform under a tough situation like against defending champions on a tough surface with a great crowd. It’s

important to make sure training is competitive and the best players earn their right to play regardless of age.” Loudoun, 3-5-3, plays the next two matches on home turf at Audi Field in

Washington, DC. On Saturday, June 15, United takes on Indy Eleven, which ranks fourth in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship with a 7-2-3 record.

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Renderings of the Church and Market mixed-use development.

Leesburg Commission Supports Two Retail, Residential Developments BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ The Leesburg Planning Commission last week gave its approval to two new developments that will bring more retail and office development and residences. The Church & Market project, on the site of the former Loudoun Times-Mirror building on East Market Street stretching back to the parking lot and alley that borders Church and Loudoun streets, could be a major boon for the downtown area, should the Town Council also support it. It’s a reincarnation of sorts for the former Courthouse Square project approved by the Town Council before the office market all but dried up. Now the developer is turning to the downtown area’s hot, but largely nascent, residential market. The applicant is seeking special exception approval for 116 multi-family units to be built over an

up to 216-space parking garage and 15,000 square feet of retail and commercial office space in the former Times-Mirror building, as well as the first floor of the apartment building. A two-story addition to accommodate additional office space is proposed for the former Times-Mirror building. Two different options to accommodate the parking for the project are proposed. Option A would provide 169 spaces inside the garage and an additional eight as surface parking around the building. Option B would place an automated lift system inside the garage. The garage could then accommodate 202 spaces, with an additional eight spaces provided as surface parking around the building. The inclusion of the automated lift system would, however, result in the reduction of 2,000 square feet of retail development that fronts on the alleyway. A total of 191 parking spaces are required for

the development, but the applicant is seeking a shared parking reduction to 177 spaces for Option A, which would require approval from the Planning and Zoning Department. According to a staff report, the provision of the lift system envisioned in Option B is incumbent upon satisfactory agreement with the Town Council to provide an unrestricted public parking component to the plan. At their June 6 meeting, commissioners recommended approval of the project by a 5-2 vote, with Chairman Doris Kidder and Commissioner Ad Barnes opposed. That same night the commission also forwarded plans for a new retail development off Battlefield Parkway and Russell Branch Parkway, in front of the Lowe’s Home Improvement store, to the council with a unanimous recommendation of approval. In addition to a concept plan and proffer

amendment, the applicant, Russell Branch LC, is seeking special exception approvals to allow the development of a 24-hour, eight-pump service station with a convenience store and self-service car wash; a 7,550-squarefoot, 12-bay vehicle service facility; and a 6,000-square-foot car wash with an additional 5,000 square feet under a canopy area. Four other buildings, with retail, restaurant or other commercial uses, will be developed under the existing zoning and do not require any special exceptions, including a grocery store anchor which was announced as Leesburg’s first Aldi grocery store. It was a quick turn-around for the applicant, as the project was approved by the Town Council on Tuesday night. The council is expected to consider the Church & Market project in July. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

Sidewalk Project Will Require Market St. Closure BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ A key artery into downtown Leesburg will close next summer to accommodate a sidewalk improvement project. The Town Council on Monday night received a briefing on the West Market Street sidewalk project, planned to go to construction next summer. The 1,100-foot section of sidewalk runs between Morven Park Road and Ayr Street, and is in need of an upgrade to meet ADA requirements and address safety concerns. Project Manager Anne Geiger said the town staff looked at two design options for the project, one that would involve lowering the sidewalk to be level with the road and the other that would raise the road up to the level of the sidewalk. The latter option was determined to have the least impact to the wall structures along that section of West Market Street, which have been determined to be historically significant, and was also favored by nearby residents during community meetings

on the project last summer. As a bonus, Geiger said raising the road to meet the sidewalk would also improve sight distance in the area. The new sidewalk will be brick since it falls within the Old & Historic District. The downside of this alternative, however, is that it will require closing that stretch of West Market Street for approximately two-and-a-half months. Geiger said the staff is planning to have this closure occur during summer 2020 to avoid school traffic. All cars will be diverted onto Loudoun Street during this time. Closing the road could also shorten the construction timeline of the project by one to two months, since construction operations could take place between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. The road would continue to be accessible for the street’s residents and for emergency operations, Geiger said. While the road would be closed for two-anda-half months, the length of the entire construction project is pegged at nine to 10 months. Council members said they recognize that the road closure would pose

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The hilly, elevated sidewalk along West Market Street between Ayr Street and Morven Park Road.

an inconvenience for residents and commuters, but did not object to staff ’s plan. “It’s a dangerous sidewalk on a very busy road,” Mayor Kelly Burk said. “I know we’re going to really inconvenience people for two months to block

this road to make this happen, but it’s a sidewalk that warrants this.” The total cost for the project is just shy of $1.7 million. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

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The Town of Leesburg is seeking entries for the 2019 Independence Day Parade, which will take place on Thursday, July 4, beginning at 10 a.m. The parade will begin at Ida Lee Park, travel south on King Street, and conclude at Fairfax Street. Civic groups, youth organizations, community groups, families and others are encouraged to participate in the parade. There is no entry fee. Pre-registration is encouraged, but not mandatory. The application for the parade is available online at leesburgva.gov/july4th or at the front desk of Ida Lee Park Recreation Center. This year’s parade will feature the an-

nual Patriot Cup Competition, sponsored by Loudoun Now, which will be awarded to the best parade entry. The winners will have their name engraved on the Patriot Cup, which is displayed in the Town Hall trophy case outside the Council Chambers. Presenting sponsor for the Leesburg Independence Day Celebration is Loudoun Medical Group, Country Buick GMC, C2 Operations, Heartland Home Foods, and Renewal by Anderson. For more information, contact Ida Lee Park Recreation Center at 703777-1368 or idalee.org.

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Report: Work to Be Done on Race, Equity in Loudoun Schools

BY ANDREW D. PARKER The release of the findings from a system-wide equity assessment of Loudoun County Public Schools jump-started the conversation at the School Board’s Ad Hoc Committee on Equity meeting Thursday night. And while members of the committee agreed the report identified many of the inequality issues at hand within the school system, they questioned how fast recommended changes would take place and advocated to have their panel assigned a permanent role within the framework of the School Board’s committee structure. During April and May, the staff of the Equity Collaborative, a consulting firm hired by the School Board, completed a series of focus group sessions and interviews at 24 schools across the county. Numerous groups participated, including members of the Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee, principals, administrators, teachers, support staff, and black and Latinx parents and teachers, as well as youth focus groups, including new and Special Education students. After assembling that information and ensuring that potentially controversial responses would remain anonymous, the Equity Collaborative presented the report, “Systemic Equity Assessment: A Picture of Racial Equality Challenges and Opportunities,” to Superintendent Eric Williams. In an opening letter, Williams said it “serves as a call for additional action.” According to the report, Williams wrote, school staff members “indicate a low level of racial consciousness and racial literacy. People are unclear and fearful on how to participate in conversations about race, let alone respond to racially-charged incidents.” Included within the report are several accounts of incidents from students and parents who experienced insults, racial slurs, hostile learning environments and other types of discrimination. Regarding discipline, one student noted, “Some teachers don’t know the difference between discipline and disrespect.” Another stated: “One of my teachers told me to go back to my country. I was in shock. I was born here.” Another student shared a story of an in-class incident. “There was something in a book about Arabs and the teacher said ‘all Arabs are terrorists.’ I raised my hand and said, ‘I am Arab and I am not a terrorist.’ She just stared at me.” One parent said that the school system’s follow-up leaves much to be desired. “I have personally submitted data, phone calls, meetings, about so many issues. They ‘listen’ to me just fine. Here we are again. We’re all frustrated, we all feel ignored,” the parent stated. “We must address this,” Williams’ letter states. “We must make it clear throughout Loudoun County Public Schools that we reject this painful, racist language that encourages discrimina-

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Members of the Equity Committee discussed the LCPS equity assessment on Thursday, June 6.

tion, hatred, and violence. Addressing these needs and others identified in the report will allow us to better fulfill our mission of empowering ALL students to make meaningful contributions to the world.” Central to this effort is the creation of a comprehensive equity plan, which will include “a clear vision and specific strategies for systemic change,” Williams added.

Themes & Recommendations Five clear themes emerged from the information collected in the report. • Racial Literacy: School staff members, specifically principals and teachers, indicate a low level of racial consciousness and racial literacy. • Hiring: Focus groups of educators indicated a desire to recruit and hire diverse school staff that reflect student racial and language backgrounds. • Economic diversion: Economic diversity across the county/division complicates the discussions about race, leading many people to steer the conversation away from race to focus on poverty. • Fair Punishment: Discipline policies and practices disproportionately negatively impact students of color, particularly black/African-American students. • Racial Slurs/Bullying: Many English learners, black, Latino, and Muslim students have experienced racial insults and slurs, or racially motivated violent actions. The report recommends that the Equity Committee proceed in four ways to address the findings. • Statement of Condemnation: On

the “Superintendent’s Message” page, LCPS should publish a new division-authored statement defining and condemning white supremacy, hate speech, hate crimes, and other racially motivated acts of violence. This action would also require individual schools to include this message on their websites and in communications to parents twice a year, and not only in response to an incident. • Policy on Racial Slurs: Review the current policy and establish a clear policy with built-in accountability for addressing racially motivated acts and create proactive leadership measures to address the student use of racial insults. “Name that the N-word is not tolerated by anyone in LCPS,” the report states. • Training: LCPS should provide additional opportunities for educators to engage in professional learning about color consciousness and implicit bias, and further establish a culturally-responsive framework to inform curricular and instructional efforts. • Hiring: The report recommends revising the current action plan to address challenges related to hiring for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Equity Snapshot The report notes that despite the school system’s reputation for academic excellence, “data and anecdotal reports show that there are academic performance and opportunity gaps between student groups, as well as groups of students who feel disconnected from the school environment.” The report included figures based on poverty level, students with learning disabilities, English learners and race.

It finds that students who are economically disadvantaged are graduating with an advanced degree only 42 percent of the time, compared to 72 percent for non-disadvantaged students. The gap is even larger for students with learning disabilities, at 28 percent achieving an advanced diploma. The rate of advanced diplomas for English learners, meaning students who are learning English as they attend school, is at 21 percent, versus the 72 percent for all students. There is also an opportunity gap when it comes to race. “While graduation rates are close, Black/African-American and Latinx students complete Advanced Diplomas at a significantly lower rate than white students,” the report states. At 98 percent, high school graduation rates for white students are only 1 percent higher than black students, but 14 percent higher than Latinx students. A larger gap exists with advanced diplomas, with 57 percent of black students and 45 percent of Latinx students getting the designation, compared with 80 percent of white students. Test scores also show a disparity. White students scored around 90 percent in English Language Acquisition reading, writing and math proficiency, with Latinx and black students ranging between 69 percent and 80 percent in those categories.

What’s the End Goal? Members of the 25-member committee got their first look at the report just before their meeting and spent much of the time reading through its findings and speaking about it in small groups. Many of the small groups identified discipline disparities as a major issue, while others agreed with the emphasis on staff and teacher training. EQUITY FINDINGS >> 13

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Board Adds Day to 2019-20 School Year The Loudoun County School Board has designated Friday, Aug. 30 as a school holiday and extended the school year by one day for 2019-2020. During its 2019 session, the Virginia General Assembly approved a bill granting additional flexibility to individual school systems in choosing their start date without having to request a waiver. One condition the state made in granting that flexibility is requiring a four-day weekend for Labor Day, including Friday in addition to the observed holiday on Monday. To meet that requirements, the school board designated Aug. 30 as a holiday and added one day to the school year, which will end now on Wednesday, June 10. Everything else in the adjusted calendar remains the same, including two full weeks of winter break. The first day of school for the 2019-2020 school year is Thursday, Aug. 22.

Loudoun Teams Win at Odyssey Finals Three teams took top honors at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals on May 25 at Michigan State University. Loudoun Valley High School’s team earned first place in the technical problem, “Hide in Plain Sight.” Harmony Middle School’s classics team took fifth place in “Leonardo’s Workshop.” The performance problem team from Belmont Ridge Middle School received

the Renatra Fusca Creativity Award for their solution to “Opposites Distract.” Seven teams from Loudoun County advanced to the competition’s World Finals after first competing at the regional level in early March and in a statewide tournament during April. A total of 892 teams from 16 countries were represented in the finals.

LCPS Awards 2019 Top New Teachers Loudoun County Public Schools has given awards to its 2019 version of “rookie of the year.” Jessica Bourscheid, a fourth-grade teacher at Evergreen Mill Elementary School in Leesburg, is the recipient of the 2019 Elementary New Teacher of the Year Award, and Christopher Mangogna, a sixth and seventh-grade science teacher at Stone Hill Middle School, is the 2019 Secondary New Teacher of the Year. Administrators, school staff and family members, including Bourscheid’s mother Janine, who is a second-grade teacher at the school, surprised Jessica with the award May 30 during an after-school ceremony. A former student of Evergreen Mill, she was selected for the award from among 14 teachers who received nominations. Bourscheid received her undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech and master’s degree from Shenandoah University. The two new teachers were also recognized during Tuesday’s school board meeting.

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“Why can’t we have an equity teacher?” one committee member asked. “Those are the kinds of steps that our teachers are going to need if we’re going to make that sort of deep change.” Several committee members said the report only represents a first step, while others challenged fellow members to keep the committee—and broad school system—focused on facilitating change. A comment from School Board member Chris Croll (Catoctin) about making sure that the community knows the committee’s work is not just about racial issues drew a rebuttal from Kevin D. Tyson, principal of John Champe High School and one of the school staff representatives on the committee. “This does need to focus on race,” he said. “If you want to address a lot of issues, that’s where it starts.” He also echoed others that next steps should occur quickly, as many of the report’s findings represent covered ground. “There’s nothing new in it. We’ve known these things for 50 years. What is the end goal from here?” Others pointed to the need to get more students directly involved with the effort. “They’ve been asking us to hear them for years. Let’s listen to them. Let’s respond,” said one committee member, adding that it’s time for action. “Let’s proceed to the implementation stage.” Another committee

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member asked how the information will be shared with the public. “What are the next actions for the superintendent? How are we going to address that?” Committee member Robin Burke, who chairs the Education Committee for the Loudoun Chapter of the NAACP, said that without action and progress, the effort is in danger of “turning into a placating exercise.” She advised turning the ad hoc committee into a standing committee within the School Board. Otherwise, she continued, “I’ll speak for myself—you’re wasting my time.” Board member Joy Maloney (Broad Run) agreed that “it does feel like placating” regarding race and “there hasn’t been any movement on this issue.” She said that moving forward is possible quickly for many of the items, without requiring board approvals or a drawnout process. “A lot of these can be done by staff without the board at all.” The next meeting of the Equity Committee takes place Thursday, Aug. 1. In the meantime, the report’s findings will be shared with the full School Board for review. “We are just getting started with our difficult conversations,” said committee chair and School Board Vice Chair Brenda Sheridan (Sterling), closing out Thursday’s meeting. Read the report on the LCPS eGovernance system at boarddocs.com/vsba/ loudoun/Board.nsf. Find out more and email the committee directly at equityadhoc@lcps.org.

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least one investor that the company lacked any debt, and materially overstated the amount of money held by the company in its bank accounts. Court documents also state that Reynolds created altered loan documentation to defraud an individual who had lent money to the company by changing the language of the loan agreement to conditions that were materially more favorable to Reynolds and his company than had actually been agreed to by the lender. Reynolds also made materially false representations regarding the number of issues of the Loudoun Tribune that had been distributed, and falsely claimed that a prominent businessperson served on the company’s advisory board, when in fact that individual held no position on the board and played no role in the operation of the business. Reynolds, who has four prior felony convictions and is prohibited from possessing firearms, also pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing seven firearms and associated ammunition. According to the Department of Justice, the case was investigated as part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods program to bolster violent crime reduction efforts. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.

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[ SAFETY NOTES ] Deputy Settles Lawsuit After Unintentional Discharge

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Just as a trial was beginning in a federal courthouse in New Hampshire, gun manufacturer SIG Sauer settled a $10 million personal injury lawsuit filed by a Loudoun deputy after her agency-issued P320 handgun discharged while she was removing the weapon from her belt in February 2018. Deputy Marcie Vadnais suffered a broken femur and blood loss in the incident. She has since returned to desk duty. The terms of the settlement, which occurred May 30 after the jury was empaneled and opening arguments presented, were not disclosed. The P320 is one of the nation’s most widely used handguns, used by civilians, law enforcement and the U.S. military. The Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office continues to use the weapon after participating in Sig Sauer’s voluntary replacement offer in August 2017, after concerns surfaced about the weapons discharging when dropped.

The Sheriff ’s Office is investigating an armed robbery of a convenience store in southeast Loudoun early Tuesday morning. Around 4 a.m. June 11, the suspect entered the Royal Farms in the East Gate Marketplace shopping center in South Riding, brandished a firearm and demanded cash from two employees inside. After taking cash from the registers, the suspect fled through the rear of the store. No injuries were reported. The suspect was described as wearing all black clothing and a black plastic skeleton mask. Shortly after the robbery, a deputy responding to the scene observed a man run into a wooded area along Edgewater Drive near Pleasant Woods Court. A perimeter was established but no subject was located. Anyone with any information regarding the robbery is asked to contact Det. C. Pickrell at 703-777-1021. You may also submit a tip through the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office app.

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Overturned Truck Stops Route 7 Traffic An upside-down FedEx truck on the side of Rt. 7 near Hamilton slowed traffic the morning of June 5 while the vehicle was taken away and the scene is cleaned up. According to Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office spokesman Kraig Troxell, at about 9:55 a.m. the driver of the truck, which was eastbound, lost control when a tire failed. The truck overturned on the embankment on the side of the road. The driver, an adult female, was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries described as minor. The accident temporarily closed both eastbound lanes of Rt. 7 eastbound. One lane was reopened as first responders and a wrecking crew worked to clean up the scene of the accident.

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Habitat for Humanity Dedicates 50th Home BY PATRICK SZABO For a 50th time in its 26-year history, Loudoun Habitat for Humanity on June 1 handed over the keys of a pristine home to another disadvantaged family. About 60 people crowded outside a townhouse in Sterling’s Providence Village neighborhood to see Loudoun Habitat for Humanity dedicate its 50th home since its inception in 1993—this time to Miki Lewis, a single mother of two young boys. The dedication came as part of the Christian nonprofit’s Home Ownership Program, which builds and renovates homes for low-income residents who have steady-enough income to pay affordable mortgages. During the dedication, Lewis was given a new Bible, handed the keys to her new home, cut a ceremonial ribbon and invited the dozens of guests inside to take a look at renovation work on the 24-year-old, 1,119-square-foot townhome. The work was made possible through volunteer help predominantly from staffers at Microsoft and Digital Realty, members of the Community Church and 20 high school seniors working on their capstone projects. Lewis’ new home comes after years of financial troubles. After eventually becoming homeless, the Washington, DC, native in December 2015 made it to the Loudoun County Shelter to start life anew in Loudoun. Once she landed a job, a counselor suggested she apply for Habitat’s Home Ownership Program. “If you put your mind to something and you can put God first in your life, then all things are possible,” Lewis said. “This house really is a community house—I’m very thankful.” Julie Steele, Loudoun Habitat’s homeowner services manager, said the home would be a “new foundation” and a “place of stability” for Lewis and her boys. Since the Loudoun chapter of the 43-year-old international nonprofit was formed, it has built, renovated or repaired homes for about 200 Loudoun

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Miki Lewis, a single mother of twin boys, shows a crowd of about 60 the keys to her new Sterling townhouse, which Loudoun Habitat for Humanity renovated for her.

residents. Its first home dedication was in October 1994 on Wirt Street in Leesburg. In 2014, it dedicated seven homes—the most it’s dedicated in a single year. By that point, it had dedicated 29 homes to help nearly 120 individuals. The Home Ownership Program uses various annual gross income brackets, among other factors, to determine if a resident qualifies for a home, with a minimum annual income of $32,800 and a maximum of $65,582 for a family of three. Those limits are based on the 30-60 percent range of the region’s median family income, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. According to the chapter’s 2018 annual report, nearly 30 percent of Loudoun households spend about a third of their income on housing costs, which can leave families vulnerable to housing overcrowding, financial instability, food insecurity, poor academic performance, poor health and illness. Loudoun Habitat also operates a learning center to educate residents on home maintenance and finances and a Home Repair Program to help families fix up their homes. It also resells do-

nated items at discounted prices at its Leesburg-based ReStore. The money Loudoun Habitat uses to pay for its operations and projects comes in part from donations—37 percent from individuals, 35 percent from events, 21 percent from the corporate world, and 5 percent from grants and foundations. In 2018, it received $317,417 from contributions. It also generated nearly $800,000 from sales at its Leesburg ReStore, received a $500,000 Loudoun Community Development Block Grant and nearly $122,000 from fundraising. In general, 90 percent of the money Loudoun Habitat receives goes toward its programs, while 10 percent finances fundraising efforts and administrative costs. According to its annual report, the nonprofit is striving to dedicate its 75th home by 2021 and is focused on building or refurbishing homes at a rate of 10-12 each year, strengthening homeowner learning programs, pushing the local and state government for more affordable housing options and increasing operational efforts at the ReStore. pszabo@loudounnow.com

Loudoun Laurels to Honor Bouweiri, Cook for Service; Awards 3 Scholarships The Loudoun Laurels Stewardship Trust has announced two new honorees and awarded scholarships to three graduating seniors. The Loudoun Laurels program recognizes community leaders for their service through its annual awards program and seeks to support the next generation of community leaders through mentorship and scholarships. Since 2013, the Trust has awarded 18 scholarships of up to $10,000 per year for each student to pay tuition and fees for each of the recipients during their four-year term in college or university. The Trust seeks out students who demonstrate an early understanding of the importance of commitment to their community with the goal of engendering in them a greater understanding

of stewardship as the keystone of their sense of civic responsibility. Reston Limo founder and CEO Kristina Bouweiri and longtime community volunteer Di Cook will be inducted as the newest Loudoun Laurels during the annual gala, to be held Friday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. at Belmont Country Club. They join a roster of 22 other Loudoun residents who have been recognized for their community to community service and dedication to civic leadership. The Loudoun Laurels Stewardship Trust awarded three scholarships to graduating seniors who participated in the CAMPUS and AVID programs, which are designed to help students overcome challenges in the pursuit of a college education.

This year’s scholarships were presented to: • Maria-Paula Proano, a graduate of Riverside High School who participated in the CAMPUS program. She will attend George Mason University to major in psychology and plans to continue in graduate school to obtain a master’s degree in special education. • Luis Gamboa Roble is a graduate of Park View High School who participated in the AVID program. He will attend George Mason University to study environmental sustainability. • Eduardo Trujillo is a graduate of Tuscarora High School who participated in the AVID program. He will attend George Mason University to study biomedical engineering.

[ NONPROFIT NOTES ] Community Foundation Marks 20 Years The Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties celebrated its 20th anniversary with a spring garden party and awards ceremony June 2. Current and past board members, fund holders, and community partners gathered at the home of board member Connie Moore to celebrate the milestone. Board Chairwoman Tracey White emceed the event, highlighting the Foundation’s growth in the past 20 years. “We now have almost 70 funds and more than six million dollars in community-based assets. And, for the first time, we granted out more than one million dollars last year,” she said. Also recognized during the event were the winners of the Community Foundation’s inaugural Platinum Achievement Awards. Through a competitive application process, three nonprofits demonstrating significant internal achievements were selected to receive $2,000 grants from the Community Foundation from donations made by the Faces of Loudoun Grantmaking Fund. The grants were made to Crossroads Jobs, INMED Partnership for Children, and Loudoun Hunger Relief.

Tree of Life Launches SimplyBE Program Tree of Life Ministries is offering a new minstry for residents age 15 and older with special needs to provide an opportunity for friendships to develop in a safe, wholesome enviroment. The inaugural SimplyBE event last month was attended by 94 people at Crossroads Baptist Church in Leesburg. “It was wonderful to hear the laughter and see the smiles from the crowd as they played board games, joked around, and listened to music,” said Tree of Life Leesburg Director Isabel Mayer. For more detials and the schedule of future SimplyBE events, go to tolministries.org, or contact Tree of Life at info@tolministries. org or 540-441-7920.

Hillsboro Dogapalooza to Support Romanian Pet Rescue Hillsboro will go to the dogs on Saturday, June 15. Dogapalooza will take place from noon to 6 p.m. at the Old Stone School. This event will be a fundraiser for the Salvati Animalele Dog Rescue, located in Baia Mare, Romania. Thomas, one of the success stories from the rescue, will be there to do trick demonstrations. NONPROFIT NOTES >> 18

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In 2002, I was 42 years old. I owned an auto repair shop and raced cars as a hobby. I was at my favorite racetrack in Watkins Glen, N.Y. I was in the lead with just one lap to go when I hit a rock and spun around. I hit the wall at 120 mph. After the accident, the racetrack doctor examined me and declared I was fine. So, I went home and back to work. But, I wasn’t all right. Two weeks after the crash, I was on vacation in California with my wife and two daughters. I got up that first morning, showered, and started to put my shirt on. But, I couldn’t. I called my wife to come help me with the buttons. But all she heard was gibberish. And she saw that I was standing at a 45-degree angle, although I would swear I was standing perfectly upright. As I would discover later, I had severed my carotid artery in the crash, and it had been leaking all this time. Now, I was having a stroke. My wife called the ambulance and they rushed me to the Bob Hope Hospital, where one of the doctors—a renowned stroke specialist—said he needed to put stints in my head or I would die. So they put three in my brain and one in my neck. It was experimental medicine, he said, but it was my only chance. After the surgery, three of the four stints failed. A doctor told my

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The Next Chapter Three days later, I woke up from my coma. Everything on the right side of my body was dead, but I was alive and alert. I was in the hospital in California for two weeks, and then I was in rehab back at home for the

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Thomas was found hanging from a fence with a broken neck and skull fracture from a hammer. After his rescue, Thomas was deemed unadoptable because of his attacks on caregivers, but after being sent to Pawsome Pups Dog Training in the U.S., he now is an ambassador for positive dog friendly dog training. Also planned are performances by Whimsy, who appears in Long Fence commercials, and Reckless, who will do obedience and nose work demonstrations. There also will be a silent auction, food, wine, nose work demonstrations, and other activities for dog lovers. For details, go to the Hillsboro Dogapalooza & Benefit for Salvati Animalele Dog Rescue page on Facebook.

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Escape Group of Restaurants Operating Partner Sean Early stands with CFO Danny Bishop during the grand opening of the group’s Bungalow Alehouse in Ashburn.

Ashburn’s Bungalow Alehouse Offers ‘Elevated’ Food, Beer Menu BY PATRICK SZABO The Bungalow Alehouse opened for business last week in the building formerly home to Bertucci’s Italian Restaurant in Ashburn’s Pipeline Plaza. It is a fourth restaurant and bar for the Escape Group of Restaurants—the company that owns Sterling’s Bungalow Lakehouse. Sean Early, an operating partner with the group, said the new location features a “superb” menu, numerous Virginia beers and an overall environment that improves upon the company’s three other locations. “I feel like this is the culmination of everything we’ve been doing well over the years,” Early said. “It just incorporates all of the great things that we’ve done.” The alehouse features 8,000 square feet of space, including an outdoor patio and bar, billiards, dart boards and a tap system with beer from all across the commonwealth—including Devil’s Backbone, Väsen Brewing, Triple Crossing Brewing and Ardent Craft Ales from Richmond and Solace Brewing, Lost Rhino Brewing, Old Ox Brewery and Quattro Goomba’s Brewery from Loudoun. Early said the alehouse also features an “elevated food game” with a menu that improves upon that of the Lakehouse in Sterling. For appetizers, the restaurant of-

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fers dishes like fried half cured pickles, swimming blue crab poppers and chardonnay steamed mussels. As main courses, it offers a Vietnamese banh mi steak sandwich, multiple flatbreads, street tacos and Mok Pa steamed Halibut in banana leaves. It also offers different flavors of chicken wings, Louisiana gumbo and Terlingua, Texas chili. Early said that after opening Bungalow Billiards in Chantilly in 1997, his parents, Keith and Cheryl, were constantly looking for “viable locations” for

new restaurants. He said the Bertucci’s spot caught their eye about seven years ago because of its prime location at the corner of Farmwell Road and Ashburn Village Boulevard—one of Ashburn’s major thoroughfares. Early said the Escape Group began renovation work on the building about a year ago by grinding it down to its base layers to “rebuild it back in [their] own image.” He said the kitchen renoALEHOUSE >> 23

BeBalanced Hormone Weight Loss Centers celebrated the opening of its first Virginia location this week in Leesburg. BeBalanced helps women who are facing hormone imbalances through an all-natural, non-medical approach called Natural Hormone Balancing, which promises better sleep, improved mood, significant weight loss, assistance with PMS and menopausal symptoms. The center, at 221 Crescent Station Terrace SE, will host a grand opening event at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 13, when guests will have the opportunity to learn about the mission of BeBalanced from founder Dawn Cutillo, author of “The Hormone Shift.” Free educational seminars led by Cutillo include “How Hormones Affect Weight Gain/ Loss” at noon; “How Hormones Affect Your Mood and Sleep” at 2 p.m.; and “Ask the Founder” Q&A at 4 p.m. BeBalanced is partnering with nonprofit Women Giving Back. The center will serve as a collection point for women to donate clothing after losing weight and, through June 30, 10 percent of proceeds from BeBalanced purchases will be donated to Women Giving Back. “After trying BeBalanced’s program and losing 22 pounds in one month—while increasing my energy, overcoming hot flashes and sleeping better—I knew I wanted to help other women like me look and feel their very best,” said Jan Benjamin, owner of the Leesburg BeBalanced location. “I’m so excited to have the opportunity to give women throughout the community guidance on their journey to feeling amazing.” For more information, go to bebalancedcenters.com or call 571-258-4782.

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Capitol Coachworks founder and President David Webb will continue to operate the vehicle sales and leasing business units independently. RLS Fleet Services, co-owned by transportation industry veterans Kristina Bouweiri and Tony Simon, has assumed ownership and management of the service unit. “We look forward to continuing the same level of exceptional customer service that Capitol Coachworks has been known for since David started the business in 2003,” said Bouweiri, CEO of Reston Limousine. “We’re excited to offer DC-area transportation operators the opportunity to now utilize a woman-owned business in Prince George’s County for their commercial vehicle maintenance and service needs.” RLS Fleet Services has implemented changes including hiring a second shift of mechanics to expand operational hours into evening and weekends, filling a niche that better serves owner operators and smaller fleets in the DC metro market. Bouweiri and Simon also plan to expand maintenance to full fleet management services including bus wash and detailing, and pickup and drop-off services. “This acquisition frees up our Sterling facility to take on more maintenance work from other companies and become a profit center for the company,” said Simon, Reston Limousine COO. “We also expect to immediately realize cost savings as our Maryland and DC fleets will no longer have to travel to Virginia for maintenance and inspection services – reducing our expenses on fuel, labor, vehicle wear and tear, and tolls.”

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ing Ashburn’s Bungalow Alehouse “the best it can be.” “We really think that this is something our community in Ashburn wants and needs,” he said. For the next few weeks, the alehouse will be open from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. every day. Beginning June 17, it will open for lunch. To learn more about the alehouse or see a menu, go to ashburnalehouse. com.

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Concert on the Steps this Friday The Middleburg Community Center will host its Concert on the Steps from 6-8 p.m. Friday, June 14 on the front steps of the center along Washington Street. Rescheduled from May 17 because of weather, the concert will feature music from The Bottle Shop, food from the Locke “Modern Country” Store and beverages from the Middleburg Lions Club. To hear the Americana band’s music, go to bottleshopmusic. com. For more information on the event, go to middleburgcommunitycenter.com.

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John and Bonnie Branding opened Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery last weekend on their 30-acre farm just north of the Rt. 9/Rt. 287 intersection.

Wheatland Spring Brewery Promotes ‘GemÜtlichkeit’ in Loudoun BY PATRICK SZABO In a county where residents can travel at most just a few miles in any direction to find craft brews, one brewery is offering those same traditional beers made in an even more traditional way. Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery, located a mile north of the Rt. 9/Berlin Turnpike intersection, opened for business Friday after years of planning by owners John and Bonnie Branding. The brewery, which sits on the couples’ 30-acre farm, is serving Loudouners with beers ranging from a country pilsner to a country summer ale to an American IPA.

As guests drive past the 18-acre wheat field as they pull into the parking lot, they might feel as if they’ve stepped back a couple centuries in time—exactly what the Brandings set out to do by opening a brewery that reflects their interpretation of what an 1800s small European farm brewery might be like in Virginia today. While enjoying cold brews in one of the farm’s two barns, one dating back to the 1870s and the other to the 1920s, guests will notice no noise from the nearby Berlin Turnpike while taking in scenic views of the surrounding farmland. “You feel like you’re on a farm— it’s a farm brewery at a human scale,”

John said. The Branding’s drive to open the brewery was more than a decade in the making. It was when they were living in Munich, Germany in 2009 that they realized the central role breweries play in German society. “It became a part of our life,” Bonnie said. Coupled with a vague pre-existing idea they had, the Brandings at that point resolved to open their own brewery back in the U.S. Nearly a decade later, in March 2018, the Brandings purchased the WheatGEMÜTLICHKEIT >> 29

Lovettsville to Begin LED Streetlight Conversion BY PATRICK SZABO The Lovettsville Town Council on May 30 voted unanimously to have the Infrastructure Committee select and convert six of the 137 Dominion Energy-owned mercury and sodium vapor streetlights in town to LED technology, as part of the power company’s LED Program. The town will spend $894 of the $1,000 it set aside in the fiscal year 2020 budget for streetlights, at a replacement cost of $149 per light. Project Manager Karin Fellers said the town would recover that cost in four years through reduced monthly electricity costs. According to a staff report, the town has 21 streetlights that each cost more than $11 per month for electricity. The new lights will cost the town about $8 each month for electricity and will

The National Sporting Library & Museum will host a talk on the burning and rebuilding of the Lincoln White House Stables from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 13. David Gerleman, a professor at George Mason University and one of the sporting library’s John H. Daniels fellows, will lead the talk, entitled “’Put Crepe on Your Hat’: The Burning and Rebuilding of the Lincoln White House Stables.” In February 1864, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln’s personal stable, formerly located in front of the U.S. Treasury, burned down, killing all of the president’s horses. On the evening of the fire, John Nicolay, Lincoln’s private secretary, wrote to his friend John Hay, the president’s assistant private secretary, to “Put crepe on your hat. Tonight … the stables took fire and burned down.” A $12,000 replacement stable was built on the west grounds, which was torn down less than a decade later to make way for the State, War and Navy Building— now known as the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on 17th Street. Admission to the talk is free to sporting library members and $10 for the general public. For more information and to RSVP, email info@nationalsporting.org or call 540-687-6542 ext.4.

Boxwood to Host Father’s Day Celebration Boxwood Winery will host a Father’s Day celebration from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, June 16. Sons and daughters are invited to bring their dads to the celebration, which will feature wine and food pairings with dishes from the Parallel Wine & Whiskey Bar food truck. Guests can enjoy one of the winery’s seven wines, including a 2018 Patrick Szabo/Loudoun Now

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County to Maintain Purcellville’s Fireman’s Field Through 2019 BY PATRICK SZABO The Board of Supervisors last week approved a new lease agreement with the Town of Purcellville allowing the county parks department to continue maintenance of the athletic fields in the Fireman’s Field complex through the end of the year. The deal will cost the county about $20,000 to maintain the fields for the remainder of this year, which will allow various sports organizations— like the Purcellville Cannons, Greater Loudoun Babe Ruth Baseball, American Legion Baseball and the Upper Loudoun Little League—to continue their 2019 programming. Purcellville Town Attorney Sally Hankins said the Town Council has indicated a willingness to move forward with the county partnership. The

Streetlights << FROM 24 most likely be installed at a lighting level of 100 watts and 3,000 kelvin to match the levels of the town’s existing streetlights. “We’re going to want to match what’s on East Broad Way,” Fellers said. In addition to using less power, the LED streetlights should also be more attractive and produce less glare. Dominion will initially replace the streetlight in the town office parking lot behind the Lovettsville Historical Society and Museum to give town staff a chance to determine if the lighting level matches other streetlights. Fellers said the town is looking to replace streetlights along Berlin Turnpike at the south and north sides of town and along South Church Street. She said all six replacements could be done by the end of summer or by the fall. Fellers was slated to meet with the town’s Infrastructure Committee on June 11 to discuss the project. If it all goes well, she said she might ask the Town Council to budget enough mon-

council was slated to discuss extending the contract beyond the July 8 expiration at its meeting on June 11. The county parks department had managed the fields since 1983, but in 2017 the Town Council terminated that relationship and sought a deal with a new contractor with the goal of generating more revenue from the complex. When the town’s new contract with Shaun Alexander Enterprises collapsed, the county agreed to step back in, although it had not budgeted for the work and had reassigned the employees who worked there to other tasks. According to a county staff report, some of those staffers returned to Purcellville in November when the county agreed to resume maintenance of the fields. pszabo@loudounnow.com ey in the coming fiscal years to replace five or six streetlights with LEDs each year. This will be the town’s second round of installing LED lights. In 2016, it replaced 13 of its own streetlights along Broad Way between the community center and Park Place as part of phase one of its Broad Way Improvement Project. In recent years, NV Retail also installed five LED streetlights around the Town Square, and 7-Eleven installed two at its location. Earlier this year, the Town of Round Hill agreed to replace all 67 of its streetlights, making it the first Virginia locality to begin converting entirely to LED streetlights through Dominion’s program. Other Loudoun towns also feature LED streetlights, although they weren’t installed using Dominion’s new LED replacement program. From 2009 to 2011, Purcellville had Dominion install 10 LED streetlights along South 20th Street and 42 along Main Street. In 2015, Middleburg installed 21 LED streetlights along Washington Street. Leesburg also features 24 LED streetlights in its downtown area. pszabo@loudounnow.com

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Summer on the Green Kicks Off Saturday Lovettsville’s Summer on the Green outdoor concert and movie series will kick off with a concert by Ghost Pepper at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 15. This Saturday’s concert, performed by the classic and modern rock cover band, will feature an Oktoberfest biergarten. The next event in the free, fami-

ly-friendly summer series will be a showing of the movie “Aquaman” on Saturday, June 22, followed by a June 29 showing of “The Love Bug” that will also coincide with the town’s hosting of the fifth stop along Visit Loudoun’s “Summer of Love” Tour, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the “Virginia is for Lovers” brand. The county’s vintage 1960s Volkswagen bus and a traveling LOVE sign will also visit the town. The next event in the series will be a July 13 showing of “Incredibles 2,” a July 20 showing of “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms,” a July 27 concert by the U.S Navy Band Cruisers, an Aug. 3 showing of “Sgt. Stubby” and an Aug. 17 showing of “The Princess Bride.” Throughout the series, Visit Loudoun, the Lovettsville Library, the town’s Love Winter Committee and the Lovettsville American Legion will all make appearances on different dates. Food and beverages are available at most events. For more information on the series, go to facebook.com/pg/lovettsvillesummer. To sponsor a movie or concert, complete a Summer on the Green 2019 Sponsorship Application at lovettsvilleva.gov or call the town office at 540-822-5788.

Fontaine Asks Residents to Report Road Damage Lovettsville Mayor Nate Fontaine is requesting residents to contact VDOT to report a dangerous road condition along Berlin Turnpike. A portion of the highway is collapsing just north of Rt. 287’s intersection with South Loudoun Street, where the Town of Lovettsville sign is located. Fontaine is emphasizing that the more residents report the damage, the more likely VDOT will be made aware of the issue and make repairs. To do so, go to my.vdot.virginia.gov or call 1-800-FOR-ROADS.

PURCELLVILLE A Street Improvement Projects Begin Work has begun on Purcellville’s 32nd/A Street intersection roundabout, as well as the A Street trail. From now until January, M & F Concrete will work to install a single-lane roundabout at the intersection of A Street and South 32nd Street just west of the Hirst Farm neighborhood. That work will take place Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during the summer months and Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. once school starts back up in late August. The $1 million project is being funded via VDOT revenue sharing and Northern Virginia Transportation Authority funds. From now until November, Arthur Construction Company will also construct a 10-foot-wide, asphalt trail along A Street that will stretch about 1,000 feet from Blue Ridge Middle TOWN NOTES >> 27

[ TOWN NOTES ] members Rocha and Brian Christiansen coming in second and Hasty and Cindy Shepherd taking home third. According to 9wicketcroquet.com, “there seems to be enough local interest to get a good 9-wicket club formed in Round Hill.” For more information on the U.S. Croquet Association, go to croquetamerica.com.

HILLSBORO Old 690 to Host Father’s Day Events Old 690 Brewing Company will host a Father’s Day event from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. this Sunday, June 16.

Sons and daughters are invited to bring their fathers to the brewery for a day of crab cake sandwiches, steamed shrimp, oysters, hush puppies, steamed crab and more from the Down’ne Ocean Food Truck, in addition to fresh hot donuts from the Fractured Prune Donut Truck and, of course, Old 690 beer—like the Tropical Goose, Apricot Saison, Peach Pie Blonde, Double or Nothing double IPA, Kona Coco Porter and Ludicrous Imperial Milk Stout. The brewery will also feature a paper airplane station for dads and kids to make and race their creations. For more information, go to old690. com.

ROUND HILL Croquet Regulars Dominate Inaugural Tournament The Town of Round Hill’s first ever U.S. Croquet Association Southeast Regional Tournament last weekend saw nine residents sign up to compete and a handful of croquet regulars dominating the field. Competing in the three-day tournament were players from the Mid-Atlantic Region, mainly from Maryland’s Capital Croquet Club and the Mid-Atlantic Croquet Club, and players from the Southeast Region from Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club. A few players from the National Croquet Club in West Palm

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School to Maple Avenue. The work will generally occur Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during the summer months and 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. once school starts. Loudoun County is funding the $875,000 project. During construction of both projects, roadways will remain open with temporary lane closures, although the schedule could change due to inclement weather or unforeseen events. The town advises residents to be aware of the work zones and to stay alert for changes in vehicular and pedestrian traffic patterns. For more information on the projects, call the town at 540-338-7421.

Beach, FL also traveled up to compete. In the Championship Flight, 9-Wicket National Champion Macey White took first, with Capital Croquet/ Mid-Atlantic Croquet Club member Tim Hasty placing second and Capital Croquet/Mid-Atlantic Croquet Club member Gil Rocha tying with Gail Warlick for third. In the First Flight, Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club member Doug Murphy took first, with his wife and fellow club member Jill Murphy taking second and Billy Beam and Eric Carlson tying for third. In the Doubles Flight, White and John Warlick took first, with Capital Croquet/Mid-Atlantic Croquet Club

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The Woodstock in the Gap festival on Saturday in Hillsboro included a free music festival with Woodstock-inspired favorites from Joey and the Waitress, a tribute to Joe Cocker from The Band-Changed and a Grateful Dead tribute from Born Cross Eyed. Above, Hillsboro Mayor Roger Vance and Visit Loudoun President and CEO Beth Erickson on the Gap Stage for the Woodstock in the Gap Festival Saturday, June 8. Upper right, Visit Loudounâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s custom Summer of Love bus was parked by the Gap Stage for the Festival. Lower right, The Joey and the Waitress Band, all dressed up in hippie regalia, performs on the Gap Stage.

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land Spring property and got to work— work that included opening the Wheatland Spring Farm B&B in July 2018 that now offers a $200-per-night stay for up to two adults in the farm’s 1832 cottage house. While they were still putting the finishing touches on their tasting rooms and outdoor seating area as the first guests pulled up last week, the couple is now focused on celebrating the region’s agriculture by brewing beer made from grain and other ingredients grown in Loudoun and the surrounding region. In a few weeks, the couple will emphasize their belief that beer is an agricultural product even more by brewing their very first estate beer using their home-grown wheat and organic ingredients. “The closer you can get to where you use [crops], the fresher and the better they’re going to be,” John said. “You need farms and you need small and large agriculture to bring high quality beer to the glass.” By the end of the year, the couple plans to brew 500 barrels, or 15,500 gallons, of their own beer. The Brandings aren’t stopping in their drive to transport guests to a time before the Washington, DC hustle and bustle seeped into Loudoun by just including fresh and local ingredients in their beer. They’re also brewing it with traditional methods and keeping

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gas-powered generators out of the process. With a brewing system that includes several pre-industrial techniques—like a chute formerly used to drop cattle feed down to tractors now used to drop cracked grain into the mash tun—and one that’s otherwise powered entirely by electricity, Wheatland Spring creates no emissions. The couple even hands their spent grain off to their neighbors to use as livestock feed. And it’s all part of their goal to have a carbon-neutral footprint and to be zero waste-to-landfill. Everything the Brandings are doing at their farm brewery is designed to promote Gemütlichkeit—a German word used to describe a sense of friendliness, warmth, peace of mind, coziness and contentment that initially led to the couple’s love for brewery culture. “Contentment of the soul is the best way to wrap that one up,” Bonnie said. Now moving into their second weekend of business, the Brandings said they’ll host performances by the Short Hill Mountain Boys and children’s entertainer The Great Zucchini later this month. “This is meant to be a place for the whole family to come,” John said. “We’re focused on making great beer and offering a great experience.” Wheatland Spring Brewery is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday to Sunday each week. To learn more, go to wheatlandspring.com.

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Into Loudoun’s Wild BY JAN MERCKER Think of Brian Balik as Loudoun’s own Steve Irwin. The 26-year-old naturalist and nature photographer has spent years getting to know the ins and outs of wildlife in and around Loudoun. Now he’s tapping into a growing appetite for environmental tourism in Loudoun, offering everything from nature hikes for kids to bear and venomous snake tours for grown-ups. Balik has created partnerships with several area farm breweries, offering specialized tours for children and adults. These include daytime and nighttime photo tours for photography enthusiasts and regular children’s hikes at Bear Chase Brewing Company near Bluemont so kids can explore while parents enjoy a beer and the brewery’s spectacular views. Balik is a lifelong Loudouner who grew up in Sterling and remembers his own hikes in the regional parks of Loudoun and Fairfax. “When I was a little kid, we’d do family hikes in the local parks and that sparked my interest in it all,” he said. Balik graduated from Park View High School and attended Old Dominion University and Northern Arizona University. He worked for several years for the Fairfax County Park Authority including as a guide at the picturesque Riverbend Park in Great Falls. Balik has been honing his skills as a naturalist since he was a teen and has been working for years to understand and track the habits and patterns of wildlife in and around Loudoun. “It’s the time and the experience for sure,” he said. “The more time you do it, the more you see.” For the past year, he’s been sharing that knowledge with nature lovers through his new company, Balik Outdoors, launched last summer after friends and family encouraged him to turn his passion into a business. Balik still works a day job and leads tours through Balik Outdoors on weekends with a staff of eight guides, but he’s hoping to make his outdoor tourism company a full-time gig down the road, or trail for that matter. One of Balik’s most popular offerings are his bear tours, which guarantee a bear sighting. The tours are so popular they’re sold out for the current season. Balik’s years of meticulous research and documentation, along with a network of observers sharing information, allow him to accurately predict the best locations for bear sightings at any time of year.

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Brian Balik, pictured at Bear Chase Brewery, where he takes kids on a nature hike while their parents relax with a beer.

“For the past eight years, I’ve been either photographing wildlife, teaching about it or being outside all the time, so I’ve gotten to know the patterns of black bears: what they do each week, what areas, what towns, what cities, what they’re eating, when they’re mating, when they’re sleeping and that sort of thing,” Balik said. “I put together a week-by-week calendar for my staff. They’re easy to pattern based on all the data that we have.” Balik has also developed a reputation as a nature photographer, with hundreds of stunning photos of wildlife and gorgeous nighttime star shoots. And while Balik considers himself a naturalist first and foremost, there is definitely an element of creative expression in the photos. “It does become sort of an art form,” Balik said. “My expertise is more on the naturalist side. I do take what I consider decent photos, but they’re more about what is seen in the photo. It’s not just a cool shot of a sunset, it’s a shot of a sunset where the sun is fading and animals are appearing. It’s the whole story of what’s happening in each photo.” Balik’s popular “Milky Way” series captures shots of the galaxy from some of western Loudoun’s most beautiful settings. He’s gotten permission from breweries to show up in the

Thursday Night Thoughts with Balik Outdoors Thursday, June 27 6:30 to 8:30 p.m Bear Chase Brewing Company 18294 Blueridge Mountain Road, Bluemont. Tickets are $20 per person in advance. For more information on Balik Outdoors and upcoming tours and events, go to facebook.com/balikoutdoors or balikoutdoors.com.

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Brian Balik’s “Milky Way” series captures the stars from some of the best vantage points in and around Loudoun. He offers nighttime photo tours for photography enthusiasts.

middle of the night when conditions are just right, with breathtaking results. “You’ve got to go on the clearest night,” Balik said. “There are like 10 things that need to happen: you have to have a very clear night with little cloud cover, the pollen count has to be low, the moon can’t be out, and it’s got to be about 35 miles into Loudoun County west or south of Leesburg.” Balik offers nighttime photo tours for amateur photographers interested in catching similar shots offering guidance on finding the best possible conditions. Balik started taking photos with his smartphone during his explorations and then moved on to more technical DSLR cameras. He has also used GoPro action cameras, drones, helicopters, airplanes and a network of several hundred trail cameras to capture the secret life of Loudoun wildlife on and off the beaten path. Balik’s photo work presenting a full calendar year in the life of Loudoun wildlife, along with his insights as a longtime naturalist, will be the subject of a talk and photo showcase Thursday, June 27 at Bear Chase Brewery. With western Loudoun’s extensive outdoor recreational offerings, along with a series of hidden gems in the eastern part of the county, the area has become a haven for nature lovers, and, as Balik’s business indicates, there’s a solid synergy with the winery and farm brewery scene. According to Visit Loudoun, the county offers 347 miles of bike paths and 85 miles of hiking trails, with access to the Appalachian Trail on Loudoun’s western boundary and a portion of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail near Algonkian Regional Park in Sterling, as well as Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, which includes land in Loudoun. In northwest Loudoun, just a stone’s throw from Harpers Ferry, WV, Harpers Ferry Brewing offers fabulous views of the Potomac and sits right next door to the popular Harpers Ferry Adventure Center, which offers ropes courses, zip lining, tubing, rafting, kayaking and other outdoor adventures. And just down the road near in Neersville, Virginia approved funding for a new nearly 900acre state park, the county’s first state park which will offer more opportunities for hiking, camping and wildlife spotting. Balik offers pre-scheduled tours most weekends in cooperation with Bear Chase and other farm breweries in addition to personalized tours by request for scouts and other groups.

[ THINGS TO DO ] Details: tarara.com The progressive rock band Crack the Sky has been going strong for more than 40 years with music that thinks while it rocks. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the gate.

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Music in the Gap: Brandy Stills Band Friday, June 14, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Hillsboro Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro Details: oldstoneschool.org This Berryville-based country rock favorite has been playing signature country/rock since 1979. Admission is free.

Under the Stars at 868: Joey and the Waitress Saturday, Jun 15, 6-9 p.m. 868 Estate Vineyards, 14001 Harpers Ferry Road, Purcellville Details: 868estatevineyards.com

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Lovettsville Summer on the Green: Ghost Pepper Saturday, June 15, 7 p.m. Lovettsville Town Green, 11 Spring Farm Drive, Lovettsville Details: facebook.com/lovettsvillesummer Lovettsville kicks off its Summer on the Green concert and movie series with local favorites Ghost Pepper and their repertoire of fun, danceable covers. The whole town will be on its feet. Admission is free.

Hillsboro’s favorite Americana band plays favorite covers and smooth originals for a dreamy evening under the stars. Admission is free.

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The Town of Round Hill’s inaugural Appalachian Trail Festival will be held Saturday, June 15 at B Chord Brewing. The celebration will begin at 11 a.m. with a recognition of the town’s recently issued AT Community designation by Appalachian Trail Conservancy Chairwoman Sandra Marra. Following the dedication will be talks centered on different aspects of the trail—including Leave No Trace, Tales of the Trail, Day Hiking 101, Health & Wellness on the Trail, Backpacking Lite and Secret Life of Insects. Music will begin at noon with a performance by the Gina Furtado Project, followed by Justin Trawick & The Common Good at 1:45 p.m. and the Short Hill Mountain Boys at 3:30 p.m. Two jam sessions at 1 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. will be open for the area residents to join in. Activities throughout the day will include Yoga for Hiking with Ashley Miller, a Forever Yoga Edibles Hike with Kathryn Herndon-Powell of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, a silent auction and raﬄe and corn hole. For kids, there will be face painting, AT bingo, a scavenger hunt and rock painting.

Food vendors will include Hog-It-Up BBQ, Main Streatery, Wood-Fired Foods and Frozen Stuff on a Stick. Guests can also peruse merchandise sold by vendors like Mountain Trails, PERIL, Inner Sister Silver, My Buddy’s Nuts, Jill Jensen Art, Altered Elements, the Round Hill Soap Co. and Chestnut’s Beeswax Wrap. For those hiking through the area during the event, there will be shuttles from the trail to the brewery, camping, laundry and showers, WiFi, a charging station and other accommodations. Capping the festival off will be a 5:30 p.m. screening of “Barbarian Utopia: Encounters on the Appalachian Trail”—a documentary by Thaddeus Lamar that details his experience interacting with more than 100 hikers along the AT during his post-college hike. Learn more about the documentary at facebook.com/appalachiantraildocumentary.

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Tarara Summer Concert Series Saturday, June 15, 6 p.m. Tarara Winery tararaconcerts.com

Village at Leesburg Plaza Party Saturday, June 15, 6–8 p.m. Village Plaza villageatleesburg.com/event

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Leesburg’s own Don Chapman brings his acoustic act full of classic rock, pop and originals to the AOTG stage. Concert is free and open to the public. Picnics are encouraged. No pets, smoking or alcoholic beverages.

Sunday, June 16, 2-5 p.m. 8 Chains North Winery, 38593 Daymont Lane, Waterford Details: standrew-pres.org Celebrate dad with contemporary bluegrass at its finest with Bud’s Collective. $20 admission benefits Mobile Hope. Admission is free for youth 17 and under.

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Blooming Hill Lavender Festival Friday, June 14 and Saturday, June 15, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Blooming Hill Lavender Farm, 19929 Telegraph Spring Road, Purcellville. Details: bloominghillva.com It’s a taste of Provence right here in Loudoun. The anticipated annual festival offers lavender by the stem, music, teas, tours, wine and spirits tastings and crafters. Admission is $5 per person, free for children under 10.

Bee the Difference Summer in the Reeks Festival Saturday, June 15, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, 21085 The Woods Road, Leesburg Details: bansheereeksnp.org Banshee Reeks’ annual pollinator festival features food trucks, exhibitors, live music, games, honey tastings and other family-oriented activities. Admission is one canned vegetable or a package of dried beans per car for Loudoun Hunger Relief.

Ion International Training Center Grand Opening Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Ion International Training Center, 19201 Compass Creek Parkway, Leesburg Details: ionitc.com Celebrate Loudoun’s new ice-skating arena and training center with free lessons, hockey games and fun activities.

Rust Library MiniCon Saturday, June 15, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Rust Library, 380 Old Waterford Road,

MiniCon is a free all-ages pop culture event featuring crafts, gaming, workshops, a cosplay contest and a teen art contest. Pick up some free manga while you’re there.

Round Hill Appalachian Trail Festival Saturday, June 15, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Details: equalityloudoun.org Join Equality Loudoun for an evening of fun on Blend’s patio with food and drinks for sale, local vendors and LGBTQ organizations.

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B Chord Brewing Company, 34266 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill

Doukenie Greek Festival

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Doukenie Winery, 14727 Mountain Road, Hillsboro

The annual festival celebrates the national treasure in our backyard with music, talks and fun.

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music and dancers, hayrides and Greek food for sale. Tickets are $20 and include a wine glass and tasting. Children are admitted free and designated drivers are $10.

Father’s Day Pig Roast at Harpers Ferry Brewing Sunday, June 16, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Harpers Ferry Brewing, 37412 Adventure Center Lane, Hillsboro Details: harpersferrybrewing.com Celebrate dad with a pig roast by Hill Top Grille, live music from Mark Cullinane and cigars from The Kingsmen Lounge.

Details: doukeniewinery.com The Bazaco family celebrates its Greek heritage with a day featuring music, wine, food and fun. The festival includes Greek

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Father’s Day Bluegrass Concert with Bud’s Collective

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ON STAGE Loudoun Symphonic Winds with Allen Vizzutti Saturday, June 15, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Riverside High School, 19019 Upper Belmont Place, Leesburg Details: lcbandinc.org Superstar trumpeter Allen Vizzutti joins the symphonic winds for a summer concert. Tickets are $15.

Franklin Park Big Band with Jim McFalls Sunday, June 16, 3-5 p.m. Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville Details: franklinparkartscenter.org

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Former U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors trombonist Jim McFalls headlines the big band’s Father’s Day concert. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and students.

NIGHTLIFE Live Music: Kid Brother Friday, June 14, 7 p.m. Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com This NoVa-based indie band fuses elements from rock, folk and blues to create a sound all their own. Tickets are $10 in advance.

Lagers & Laughs at Old Ox Friday, June 14, 8-10 p.m. Old Ox Brewery, 44652 Guilford Drive, Ashburn

Old Ox continues its fifth anniversary celebrations with an evening of comedy from Danny Rouhier from DC’s 106.7 The Fan. Tickets are $25 in advance.

Live Music: 18 Strings Friday, June 14, 8 p.m. Monk’s BBQ, 251 N. 21st St., Purcellville Details: monksq.com This acoustic string trio based in Morgantown, WV has roots that range from jazz to folk, rock and classical. No cover.

Live Music: Hit or Miss Saturday, June 15, 5:30-9:30 p.m. MacDowell Brew Kitchen, 202 South St. SE, Leesburg Details: macdowellsbrewkitchen.com Top 40 hits and mash-ups from Hit or Miss will have you dancing all night.

Live Music: The Reagan Years Saturday, June 15, 7 p.m. Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com The East Coast’s original ’80s tribute band features five talented musicians performing pop, rock, new wave and heavy metal hits of the MTV era--you’ll sing along to everyone. Tickets are $17.50 in advance.

Steve George and Friends Dance Saturday, June 15, 8 p.m. Lovettsville Game Protective Association, 16 S. Berlin Pike, Lovettsville Details: lovettsvillegameclub.com One of Lovettsville’s favorite hometown bands returns to the Game Club for a fun night of dancing. Admission is $10 at the door.

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NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATION TLSE-2018-0007 LION GATE VENTURES, INC (DBA RIGHTAWAY STORAGE)

Pursuant to Sections 15.2-1427, 15.2-2204, 15.2-2205 and 15.2-2285 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the Leesburg Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176, to consider Special Exception application TLSE-2018-0007, Lion Gate Ventures, Inc. The subject property consists of one (1) parcel that comprises approximately 2.5 acres owned by NVT Development Group, LLC, and is located at 890 Tavistock Drive. The property is zoned I-1, Industrial/Research Park, and is further described as Loudoun County Parcel Identification Number (PIN) 191-36-1377. Special Exception Application TLSE-2018-0007 is a request by Lion Gate Ventures, Inc. for a Special Exception to allow a 105,500 square foot mini-warehouse facility pursuant to Town of Leesburg Zoning Ordinance (TLZO) Section 6.7.2, Use Regulations. In addition, the Applicant is requesting three (3) zoning modifications and two (2) street tree waiver requests per Town of Leesburg Zoning Ordinance (TLZO) Section 3.4.6.H, Zoning Modifications/Waivers Analysis. 1. Modification of TLZO Sec. 12.8.2.F.2, Buffer-Yards, Buffer Yards adjacent to a Developed Site 2. Modification of TLZO Sec. 12.8.3, Buffer-Yard Matrix 3. Modification of TLZO Sec. 12.8.2.G.1, Buffer-Yard Adjacent to Certain Streets 4. Waiver Request of TLZO Sec. 12.4, Street Trees 5. Waiver Request of TLZO Sec. 12.4, Street Trees Additional information and copies of this application is available at the Department of Planning and Zoning located on the second floor of the Leesburg Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or by contacting Scott E. Parker, Senior Planning Project Manager at 703-771-2771 or sparker@leesburgva.gov. At these hearings, all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations at the meeting should contact the Clerk of the Commission at (703) 771-2434 three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711. 06/06/19 & 06/13/19

APPEAL FROM DECISION OF BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW Pursuant to Section 15.2-2306 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended and Town of Leesburg Zoning Ordinance Section 3.1.9.D.1, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Leesburg Town Council on June 25, 2019, at 7:00pm in the Town Council Chamber, second floor in the Leesburg Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 to hear the following appeal from a decision by the Leesburg Board of Architectural Review: Case No. TLHP-2018-0107, 7 E. Market Street: Matthew P. Snow, on behalf of M.E. Associates, LLC and Samuel D. Engle (sole owner of M.E. Associates, LLC), has submitted an appeal from the March 4, 2019 decision of the Leesburg Board of Architectural Review (BAR) denying the retroactive request to replace the roof of the subject structure with a new, synthetic slate material. The BAR denied this application as authorized in §3.10 of the Town of Leesburg Zoning Ordinance with the finding that the proposal is not consistent with the Old & Historic District Guidelines for replacement materials for the following reasons: 1. The subject structure is a contributing structure in the Old and Historic District. 2. The Guidelines support repair and replacement in-kind for historic structures. Replacement with an alternative material is appropriate only when it is compatible with the age, style, and character of the building. 3. The proposed material (synthetic slate tiles) is not compatible with the age, style, or character of the building. Synthetic slate tiles are more appropriate on new construction or otherwise non-contributing structures. 4. The Guidelines support the use of synthetic or composite slate on new construction but are clear that historic structures should receive repair and replacement in-kind or another compatible material. 5. In this case, the most appropriate alternative material was standing seam metal. The property subject to this appeal is the historic structure located at 7 E. Market Street and further identified as Parcel Identification Number (PIN#) 231-38-4978-000 in the Leesburg Old and Historic District. Full and complete copies of the above-referenced appeals and related documents may be examined in the Leesburg Department of Planning & Zoning, on the second floor of the Leesburg Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm), or by calling 703-771-2773 and asking for Lauren Murphy, Preservation Planner, Department of Planning & Zoning. At this hearing, all persons desiring to express their views regarding this matter will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations should contact the Clerk of Council at 703-7712733, three days in advance of the meeting date. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711. 06/13/19 & 06/20/19

PUBLIC HEARING The LOUDOUN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a public hearing in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room on the first floor of the County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following:

Pursuant to Virginia Code §15.2-4314 and the Oatlands Agricultural and Forestal District Ordinance, the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States, of 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, D.C., has submitted an application to withdraw a 250-acre parcel from the Oatlands Agricultural and Forestal District. The subject property is located on the east side of James Monroe Highway (Route 15), the south side of Gap Road (Route 651) and the north side of Little Oatlands Lane, in the Catoctin Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 316-16-3498. The Oatlands Agricultural and Forestal District currently has a four-year period that will expire on April 5, 2023, and is subject to a subdivision minimum lot size of 50 acres. In accordance with Section 15.2-4307 of the Code of Virginia, the application(s) will be on file and open to public inspection at the Department of Planning and Zoning, 2nd Floor, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am until 4:30 pm or call (703) 777-0246. 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).

SPEX-2019-0001 ENTERPRISE AT GUILFORD STATION SOUTH (Special Exception) Old Sterling LLC, of Bethesda, Maryland, has submitted an application for a Special Exception to modify the conditions of approval and Special Exception Plat associated with SPEX-20170004, Guilford Station South, which currently govern the subject property in order to allow an additional building envelope for an Automobile Sales and Service use in the C-1 (Commercial-1) zoning district. This application is subject to the 1972 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed use is listed as a Special Exception use permissible by the Board of Zoning Appeals upon favorable recommendation by the Planning Commission under Article 4, Schedule of District Regulations for the C-1 zoning district. The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District and 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 6.4 acres in size and is located in the northwest quadrant of the Sully Road (Route 28) and West Church Road (Route 625) interchange in the Sterling Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows:

PROPERTY ADDRESS

044-40-6864

22000, 22035 & 22065 Railcar Drive, Sterling, Virginia

044-40-0952

N/A

The area is currently governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Sterling Community) and the Route 28 Corridor Plan), the Countywide Retail Plan, the 2010 Countywide Transportation Plan, and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Master Plan, which designate this area for Route 28 Core uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.6 to 1.0. The Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan is scheduled for adoption June 20, 2019. Under the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan, this area is proposed to be designated as Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use) at a recommended FAR up to 1.0. This proposed designation and associated density/FAR may change upon the final adoption of the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan by the Board of Supervisors.

CMPT-2019-0002 & SPEX-2019-0006 INVISIBLE TOWERS - MORVEN PARK (Commission Permit & Special Exception) Invisible Towers LLC, of Waterford, Virginia, has submitted applications for the following: 1) A Commission approval to permit a 135-foot Telecommunications Monopole and associated ground equipment in the AR-1 (Agricultural Rural-1) zoning district; and 2) A Special Exception to permit a 135-foot Telecommunications Monopole in the AR-1 zoning district. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and the proposed use is listed as a Special Exception use under Section 2-102 and requires a Commission Permit in accordance with Section 6-1101. The subject property is located partially within the MDOD (Mountainside Development Overlay District), partially within the LOD (Limestone Overlay District), and partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District). The Commission Permit and Special Exception area is approximately 0.55 acre portion of an approximately 932.43 acre parcel that is located on the north side of Old Waterford Road (Route 698), on the south side of Tutt Lane (Route 740), and on the west side of James Monroe Highway (Route 15) in the Catoctin Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows:

PROPERTY ADDRESS

228-17-9141

41576, 41579, 41580, 41584, 41588, 41592, 41600, 41661 & 41664 Sunday Morning Lane, Leesburg, Virginia. 17638 Old Waterford Road, Leesburg, Virginia. 17170, 17171, 17189, 17195, 17263, 17269, 17339 & 17349 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg, Virginia.

The area is currently governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Rural Policy Area, Leesburg Subarea), which designate this area for Rural Economy uses and Residential development at a recommended density of 1 dwelling unit per 20 acres. The Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan is scheduled for adoption June 20, 2019. Under the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan, this area is proposed to be designated as Rural Policy Area (Rural North) at a recommended density of 1 dwelling unit per 20 acres. This proposed designation

and associated density/FAR may change upon the final adoption of the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan by the Board of Supervisors.

SPEX-2019-0005 & SPMI-2019-0010 MILESTONE TOWER - COURAGE COURT (Special Exception & Minor Special Exception) Milestone Tower Limited Partnership IV, of Reston, Virginia, has submitted an application for a Special Exception to permit a 137.75-foot Telecommunications Tower and associated ground equipment in the JLMA-20 (Joint Land Management Area-20) zoning district. The application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and the proposed use is listed as a Special Exception use under Section 5-618(C)(2). The modification of the Additional Regulations applicable to the proposed telecommunications tower use is authorized by Minor Special Exception under Section 5-600, Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, pursuant to which the Applicant requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s):

ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION

PROPOSED MODIFICATION

§5- 618(C)(3)(h), Telecommunications Use and/or Structures, Telecommunications Towers, Telecommunications Towers, General Performance Criteria.

Permit lights on a telecommunications tower.

The modification of the buffering and screening requirements applicable to the proposed Special Exception uses is authorized as part of an approved action of a Special Exception under Section 5-1403(C), pursuant to which the Applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s):

ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION

PROPOSED MODIFICATION

§5-1407(A), Buffering and Screening, Permit buffering and screening to be located adjacent to Buffer Yard and Screening Requirements, the proposed equipment compound in lieu of being located Location along the perimeter of a lot or parcel. The subject property is 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 for the Leesburg Executive Airport, partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District), and partially within the QN (Quarry Notification) Overlay District - Luck Note Area. The area of the Commission Permit and Special Exception is an approximately 0.47 acre portion of an approximately 646 acres parcel and is located on the east side of Sycolin Road (Route 625/643), on the south side of the Town of Leesburg, and on the west side of the Goose Creek in the Catoctin Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows:

PROPERTY ADDRESS

191-16-9866

16632, 16605, 16550; 16600; 16595, 16591 16650 & 16615 Courage Court, Leesburg, Virginia. 42055 Gourley Transit Drive, Leesburg Virginia. 42214 Greenfield Mill Drive, Leesburg, Virginia. 19788 Horserun Drive, Leesburg, Virginia. 42031, 42075, 41904, 41975, 42035, 42000, 42000, 42020 & 42010 Loudoun Center Place Leesburg Virginia. 42075 & 42095 Loudoun United Drive Leesburg, Virginia. 16451, 16445, 19520, 16480, 16501 & 16450 Meadowview Court, Leesburg, Virginia. 19730 Sycolin Road, Leesburg, Virginia. 42225 Adoption Drive, Leesburg, Virginia. 42152 & 42405 Claudia Drive, Leesburg, Virginia. 19737 Union Church Drive, Leesburg, Virginia.

The area is currently governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Leesburg Joint Land Management Area (JLMA)) and the 2010 Countywide Transportation Plan, which designate this area for Business and Keynote Employment uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.40 to 1.0. The Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan is scheduled for adoption June 20, 2019. Under the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan, this area is proposed to be designated as Leesburg Joint Land Management Area (JLMA)(Leesburg JLMA Employment) at a recommended FAR up to 1.0. This proposed designation and associated density/FAR may change upon the final adoption of the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan by the Board of Supervisors.

ZMAP-2018-0005, ZMAP-2018-0006, ZCPA-2018-0005 SPMI-2018-0011 & ZMOD-2018-0018 ONE LOUDOUN (Zoning Map Amendment Plan & Zoning Concept Plan Amendment) (Minor Special Exception & Zoning Modifications) One Loudoun Holdings, LLC, and One Loudoun Neighborhood Association, Inc., of McLean, Virginia, have submitted applications for the following: 1) To rezone approximately 10.10 acres from the PD-SA (Planned Development-Special Activity) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-TC (Planned Development – Town Center) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to permit an additional 620,000 square feet of nonresidential development; 2) To rezone approximately 13.39 acres from the PD-SA zoning district under the

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ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION

PROPOSED MODIFICATION

§1-205(A), Interpretation of Ordinance, Limitations and Methods for Measurements Permit access to single family attached units from private of Lots, Yards and Related Terms, Lot Access streets if the streets also serve non-residential units. Requirements. §3-606(C)(3)(a), R-16 Townhouse/ Multifamily Residential, Lot Requirements, Yards, Traditional Design Option for Single Family Attached, Front.

Reduce the minimum front yard to 10 feet in the R-16 zoning district.

§3-606(C)(3)(b), R-16 Townhouse Multifamily Residential, Lot Requirements, Yards, Traditional Design Option for Single Family Attached, Side.

Reduce the minimum side yard to from 8 feet to 5 feet for end units in the R-16 zoning district.

§3-606(C)(3)(c), R-16 Townhouse/ Multifamily Residential, Lot Requirements, Yards, Traditional Design Option for Single Family Attached, Rear.

Reduce the minimum rear yard from 25 feet to 15 feet in the R-16 zoning district.

§3-607(B)(1), R-16 Townhouse/Multifamily Residential, Building Requirements Building Height, Single Family Attached.

Increase the maximum height for single family attached dwelling units from 45 feet to 50 feet in the R-16 zoning district.

§3-610, R-16 Townhouse/Multifamily Residential, Development Setback and Access from Major Roads.

Permit access to single family attached units from private streets if the streets also serve non-residential units.

§4-805(B)(3)(b), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Lot Requirements, Town Center Fringe, Yards, Side.

Reduce the required minimum side yard from 10 feet to 5 feet for a nonresidential use abutting a lot used or planned for single-family attached dwellings or single-family detached dwellings in the PD-TC zoning district.

§4-806(B)(2)(a), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Building Requirements, Town Center Fringe, Maximum Height.

Increase the maximum building height to 175 feet without the need for additional setbacks in the PD-TC zoning district.

§4-808(A)(4), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Generally.

Reduce the minimum requirement of the total gross floor area within the district for civic uses from 3% to 2%.

§4-808(A)(8), PD-TC Planned Development Reduce the minimum walkway width of a continuous – Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, sidewalk from 9 feet to 5 feet in the Planned DevelopmentGenerally. Town Center Fringe. Permit the maximum 1,600 feet perimeter distance of a full block in in the Town Center Fringe to 3,400 feet Land §4-808(C)(1), PD-TC Planned Development Bay A-2 to 2,800 feet in Land BayA-1 and increased for all – Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Town other blocks in the Town Center fringe to between 2,000 Center Fringe. feet and 2,800 feet, all without the requiring a throughblock pedestrian linkage. §5-1406(E)(4)(b), Buffering and Screening, Reduce the required Type 5 buffer yard for property that Determination of Buffer Yard Requirements, adjoins Route 7 between Broad Run and the east corporate Special Situations. limit of Leesburg to a Type 3 buffer yard along Route 7.

The subject property is located 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, and partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District). The subject property is located in the southwest quadrant of the Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7) and Loudoun County Parkway (Route 607) interchange, and north of Gloucester Parkway (Route 2150), in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows:

PROPERTY ADDRESS

057-20-1127

20296, 20304 & 20312 Exchange Street, Ashburn, Virginia

057-38-6693

N/A

057-29-5356

N/A

057-29-2150

N/A

057-19-4669

N/A

057-29-6579

N/A

057-18-9133

20450 Savin Hill Drive, Ashburn, Virginia

058-20-9286

N/A

058-20-6677

N/A

057-38-7340

N/A

057-10-2470

44732 Endicott Drive, Ashburn, Virginia

057-10-3972

N/A

The area is currently governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Ashburn Community)) and the 2010 Countywide Transportation Plan, which designate this area for Keynote Employment uses and Business uses at a recommend Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of up to 1.0. The Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan is scheduled for adoption June 20, 2019. Under the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan, a portion of this area is proposed to be designated as Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use) at a recommended FAR up to 1.0, and a portion of this area is proposed to be designated as Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Compact Neighborhood) at a recommended residential density of 8 – 24 dwelling units per acre and limited non-residential at a recommended FAR of up to 1. This proposed designation and associated density/FAR may change upon the final adoption of the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan by the Board of Supervisors. Unless otherwise noted above, full and complete copies of the above-referenced amendments, applications, ordinances and/or plans, and related documents may be examined in the Loudoun County Department of Building and Development, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 2nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday or call 703-777-0220, or electronically at www. loudoun.gov/lola. This link also provides an additional opportunity for public input on active applications. Additionally, documents may be viewed and downloaded electronically the week before the hearing at www.loudoun.gov/pc. For further information, contact the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-777-0246. Citizens are encouraged to call in advance to sign up to speak at the public hearing. If you wish to sign up in advance of the hearing, please call the Department of Planning and Zoning at 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. If written comments are presented at the hearing, please provide ten (10) copies for distribution to the Commission and the Clerk’s records. All members of the public will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. Any individual representing and/or proposing to be the sole speaker on behalf of a citizen’s organization or civic association is encouraged to contact the Department of Planning and Zoning prior to the date of the public hearing if special arrangements for additional speaking time and/or audio-visual equipment will be requested. Such an organization representative will be allotted 6 minutes to speak, and the Chairman may grant additional time if the request is made prior to the date of the hearing and the need for additional time is reasonably justified. Citizens are encouraged to call the Department of Planning and Zoning on the day of the public hearing to confirm that an item is on the agenda, or, the most current agenda may be viewed on the Planning Commission’s website at www.loudoun.gov/pc. In the event that the second Thursday is a holiday or the meeting may not be held due to inclement weather or other conditions that make it hazardous for members to attend, the meeting will be moved to the third Tuesday of the month. In the event that Tuesday is a holiday or the Tuesday meeting may not be held due to inclement weather or other conditions that make it hazardous for members to attend, the meeting will be held on the following Thursday. The meeting will be held at a place determined by the Chairman. Hearing assistance is available for meetings in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room. FM Assistive Listening System is available at the meetings at all other locations. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation as a result of a physical, sensory or mental disability to participate in this meeting, contact the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-777-0246. Please provide three days’ notice. BY ORDER OF:

FRED JENNINGS, CHAIRMAN LOUDOUN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

06/13/19 & 06/20/19

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The LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS will hold a public hearing in the BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING ROOM, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, on Thursday, June 27, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following:

Houzzbuyer LLC, of Centreville, Virginia, has submitted an application for a variance to permit a reasonable deviation from the following provisions of the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to permit the subdivision of the subject property into 2 lots (1 lot already is improved with an existing single family detached dwelling): 1) Section 2-404(A), Lot Requirements, Size, which requires a minimum lot size of 3 acres; and 2) Section 2-404(B), Lot Requirements, Width, which requires a minimum lot width of 200 feet for lots fronting on Class II or III Roads. The subject property is zoned A-3 (Agricultural Residential) under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and is located partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District). The subject property is approximately 3.46 acres in size located along the north and south sides of Youngs Cliff Road (Route 811), on the south side of the Potomac River, and east of Broad Run, at 19551 Youngs Cliff Road, Sterling, Virginia, in the Algonkian Election District. The subject property is more particularly identified as PIN: 038-38-4280. Full and complete copies of the above-referenced application(s) and related documents may be examined in the Loudoun County Department of Planning and Zoning, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 3rd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call (703) 777-0246. All members of the public will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. If any member of the public requires a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability in order to participate in a public meeting, please contact the Office of the County Administrator at 703-777-0200/TTY-711. At least one business day of advance notice is requested; some accommodations may require more than one day of notice. Nan M. Joseph Forbes, Chairman

Pursuant to Sections 15.2-1427, 15.2-2204, 15.2-2205 and 15.2-2285 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL will hold a public hearing on TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg VA 20176 to consider the following amendments to the Zoning Ordinance: Amendments to Article 3 to update the Zoning Ordinance to incorporate changes made by the Virginia General Assembly with regard to proffers and residential development in Virginia Code Section 15.2-2303.4, and to repeal the prohibition against accepting proffers for residential rezonings outside of exempt areas as described in Zoning Ordinance Article 3. Copies and additional information regarding these proposed Zoning Ordinance amendments are available at the Department of Planning & Zoning located on the 2nd floor of Leesburg Town Hall, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg VA 20176 during normal business hours (Mon.Fri., 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.), or by contacting Brian Boucher, Deputy Director, via email at bboucher@leesburgva.gov, or via telephone at 703-771-2774. This zoning ordinance amendment application is identified as case number TLOA-2019-0004. At this hearing all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations should contact the Clerk of Council at (703) 771-2733, three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711. 06/13/19 & 06/20/19

06/13/19 & 06/20/19

Notice of Public Hearing Round Hill Town Council Notice of Intent to Adopt an Ordinance Establishing a Boat Storage Permit Fee The Round Hill Town Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 20, 2019 beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Round Hill Town Office, 23 Main Street, Round Hill, Virginia to receive public comments on the proposed adoption of an ordinance establishing a Boat Storage Permit Fee, pursuant to the Town Charter and Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, § 15.2-1806. The Town Council will consider the establishment of an annual boat storage permit fee in the amount of $135 for boats authorized by the Town to be stored on the Sleeter Lake Park boat storage structure.

PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)

The Town of Leesburg will accept sealed bids in the Procurement Ofﬁce, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176, until 3:00 p.m. on July 11, 2019 for the following:

IFB NO. 500640-FY19-38 WPCF AERATION SYSTEM REPLACEMENT

The Town is soliciting sealed bids from qualiﬁed contractors for the replacement of existing multistage blowers with new blowers and associated HVAC, electrical, and instrumentation and control. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m. on June 25, 2019 at the Utility Maintenance Building located at 1385 Russell Branch Parkway, Leesburg, VA 20175.

All interested persons should appear and present their views at the above time and place. If a member of the public cannot attend, comments may be submitted by mail to PO Box 36, Round Hill, VA, 20142; by fax to (540) 338-1680; or by email to msemmes@roundhillva.org. Comments received by Noon on the day of the hearing will be distributed to Town Council members and made a part of the public record. The proposed ordinance and related information may be viewed in the Town Office between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, or at www.roundhillva.org. Anyone needing assistance or accommodations under the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act should call the Town Administrator’s Office at (540) 338-7878. The regularly scheduled Town Council meeting will begin immediately following the Public Hearing. If the Public Hearing is postponed, it will be rescheduled for July 11, 2019 at 7:30 pm at the Town Office.

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

Scott Ramsey, Mayor Round Hill Town Council

06/13/19

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

Description

Case Number

Recovery Date

Recovery Location

Phone Number

Orange Mongoose S20 bicycle

SO190007511

4/25/19

Sandridge Way, Leesburg

571-258-3497

Orange Mongoose S bicycle

SO190007511

4/25/19

Sandridge Way, Leesburg

571-258-3497

Lime green Gelnoale Kent bicycle

SO190007511

4/25/19

Sandridge Way, Leesburg

571-258-3497

06/13/19 & 06/20/19

Loudoun Now Classifieds In the mail weekly. Online always. 703-770-9723

VARI-2019-0001 Youngs Cliff Road Subdivision

TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE 3 (REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES) REGARDING PROFFERS FOR DEVELOPMENTS CONTAINING A RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT

June 13, 2019

TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

June 13, 2019

Legal Notices

VIRGINIA

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LOUDOUN COUNTY

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO TOWN PLAN CHAPTERS 3, 6, 9, AND 10 REGARDING PROFFERS FOR DEVELOPMENTS CONTAINING A RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT Pursuant to Sections 15.2-1427, 15.2-2204, 15.2-2205 and 15.2-2285 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL will hold a public hearing on TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg VA 20176 to consider the following amendments to the Town Plan: 1. Chapter 2 (Natural Resources), Natural Resources Policy Implementation: Revise language to Objective 10.b. distinguishing commercial and small area comprehensive plan. 2. Chapter 3 (Parks and Recreation), General Objectives: Revise language to Objective 10.b. distinguishing commercial and small area comprehensive plan. 3. Chapter 6 (Land Use), General Objectives: Revise language to Objective 4.b. distinguishing commercial and small area comprehensive plan, and add new language to Objective 4.c. to add qualifying small area comprehensive plan. 4. Chapter 9 (Transportation), Objectives: Revise language to Objective 7.a. distinguishing commercial and small area comprehensive plan with respect to proffers, and Objective 7.b. distinguishing commercial and small area comprehensive plan with respect to proffers. 5. Chapter 10 (Community Facilities and Services), Objectives: Revise language to Objective 3.c. distinguishing commercial and small area comprehensive plan with respect to proffer guidelines. Copies and additional information regarding these proposed amendments to the Town Plan are available at the Department of Planning & Zoning located on the 2nd floor of Leesburg Town Hall, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg VA 20176 during normal business hours (Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.), or by contacting Brian Boucher, Deputy Director, via email at bboucher@leesburgva.gov, or via telephone at 703-771-2774. This Town Plan amendment application is identified as case number TLTA-2019-0001. At this hearing all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations should contact the Clerk of Council at (703) 771-2733, three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711. 6/13/19 & 6/20/19

NOTICE OF IMPOUNDMENT OF ABANDONED VEHICLES This notice is to inform the owner and any person having a security interest in their right to reclaim the motor vehicle herein described within 15 days after the date of storage charges resulting from placing the vehicle in custody, and the failure of the owner or persons having security interests to exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle within the time provided shall be deemed a waiver by the owner, and all persons having security interests of all right, title and interest in the vehicle, and consent to the sale of the abandoned motor vehicle at a public auction. This notice shall also advise the owner of record of his or her right to contest the determination by the Sheriff that the motor vehicle was “abandoned”, as provided in Chapter 630.08 of the Loudoun County Ordinance, by requesting a hearing before the County Administrator in writing. Such written request for a hearing must be made within 15 days of the notice. YEAR 2009

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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 8.01-316

Case No.:

JJ024579-05-01

Loudoun J&DR - JUVENILE

Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Isaiah Matos

Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Earl Marshal, putative father The object of this suit is to: Hold a foster care review hearing and review of foster care plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-282 and 16.1-281 for Isaiah Matos. It is ORDERED that Earl Marshal, putative father appear at the above-named Court and protect his interests on or before July 11, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. 05/30/19, 06/06/19, 06/13/19, 06/20/19

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

Case No.:

JJ042254-04-00

Loudoun J&DR – Juvenile Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re AGR Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Enil Ernesto Garcia Garcia, putative father The object of this suit is to: hold a dispositional hearing for review of initial foster care plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-281 and 16.1278.8 for AGR.

NOTICE OF IMPOUNDMENT OF ABANDONED VEHICLES

This notice shall also advise the owner of record of his or her right to contest the determination by the Sheriff that the motor vehicle was “abandoned”, as provided in Chapter 630.08 of the Loudoun County Ordinance, by requesting a hearing before the County Administrator in writing. Such written request for a hearing must be made within 15 days of the notice. YR. 2013 2008 2002

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06/13/19 & 06/20/19

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ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the above-styled suit is to affect the judicial sale of real estate located in Loudoun County, Virginia, for the purpose of collecting delinquent real estate taxes assessed against the subject real Property. IT APPEARING that the subject real estate is a residential condominium located at 92 Hancock Place, NE, Leesburg, Virginia in the Town of Leesburg, identified by Loudoun County PIN 188-28-2869-013 and Tax Map Number /48///215/327/ (the “Property”) and further described, of record, among the land records of Loudoun County, Virginia (the “Land Records”) as: UNIT 327 PHASE FIFTEEN, BLOCK 1, HERITAGESQUARE, A CONDOMINIUM, TOGETHER WITH the undivided interest in the General Common Elements and Limited Common Elements which attach to said Unit, as described in that certain Declaration with the attached plats designating the relative location and identification of each Unit and General and Limited Common Elements located in the Town of Leesburg, Virginia, and recorded in Deed Book 642, at Page 183, and as amended among the Land Records. AND BEING part of the property conveyed to Robert L. Pisciotta, from Catherine Bastiani (f/n/a/ Catherine B. Pisciotta) by Quitclaim Deed dated March 18, 2014 and recorded as Instrument No. 201403190013364 among the Land Records. IT FURTHER APPEARING to the Court, by affidavit, that the record owner of the property is Robert L. Pisciotta; IT FURTHER APPEARING to the Court, by affidavit, Defendant Synchrony Bank, successor in interest to Monogram Credit Card Bank is a foreign corporation; it is therefore ORDERED that pursuant to Virginia Code §§8.01-316 and 58.1-3967, that Synchrony Bank, successor in interest to Monogram Credit Card Bank appear before this Court on July 12, 2019 at 2:00 p.m., and do what is necessary to protect its interests herein; and it is also ORDERED, pursuant to Va. Code §8.01-321, that this Order be published for two successive weeks in the Loudoun Now 06/06/19 & 06/13/19

It is ORDERED that Enil Ernesto Garcia Garcia, putative father appear at the above named Court to protect his interests on or before July 3, 2019 at 3:00 pm. 06/06, 06/13, 06/20, 06/27/19

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.

THE COUNTY OF LOUDOUN Plaintiff /v. ROBERT L. PISCIOTTA, et al. Defendants

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § § 1-211.1; 8.01-316, -317, 20-104

Case No.:

CA18-24

PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) The Town of Leesburg will accept sealed bids in the Procurement Ofﬁce, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176, until 3:00 p.m. on July 11, 2019 for the following:

Loudoun County Circuit Court P.O. Box 550 18 East Market St., Leesburg, VA 20176

IFB NO. 100412-FY20-02 GELCOAT A.V. SYMINGTON AQUATIC CENTER

Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Valentina Layla Casco Soriano

The Town of Leesburg is soliciting sealed bids from qualified firms specializing to repair fiberglass waterslides at the A.V. Symington Aquatic Center.

The object of this suit is to: Allow Victoria Soriano and Oscar Gustavo Soriano to adopt minor child, Valentina Layla Casco Soriano It is ORDERED that Unknown Father/“John Doe” appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interests on or before August 2, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. 06/06/19, 06/13/19, 06/20/19, & 06/27/19

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at the A.V. Symington Aquatic Center located at 80 Ida Lee Dr, Leesburg, VA 20176. It is strongly recommended that all bidders attend this meeting to gain a thorough understanding of the project. For additional information, visit: http://www.leesburgva.gov/bidboard 06/13/19

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

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 the 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. 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 which should remove any discoloration from the water. It may be necessary to repeat this process after 30 minutes in some cases. In addition, the closing and opening of valves may introduce air into water lines which can cause temporary erratic water flow. The valve exercising will occur June through November during the hours of 7:00am – 2:30pm, 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.

The Town of Leesburg will conduct controlled flushing of water mains throughout the Town beginning June 1 through November 30th, 2019. This preventative maintenance program is essential for maintaining the Town’s high standards of water quality. Water mains are flushed by opening fire hydrants and allowing them to flow freely for a short period of time. The flushing cleans out sediment, removes air which may accumulate in the water mains and restores chlorine levels in areas of limited use, thereby, reducing the potential for bacteriological contamination. Water is safe to drink and safe to use during flushing. However, flushing may result in temporary discoloration and sediment in the water. If discoloration or sediment is evident, the Town recommends residents avoid doing laundry until the discoloration subsides. Flushing may also introduce air into the water, which may temporarily cause erratic flow. Some residents and businesses may experience lower pressure during the flushing in their neighborhood. The Town regrets any inconvenience the flushing operation may cause. Please call the Utilities Department at 703-737-7075 for further information. For after-hour emergencies, call the Leesburg Police Department at 703-771-4500. 06/13/19

06/13/19

Employment I AM A CERTIFIED PRIVATE CAREGIVER

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

Why should you join Home Instead Senior Care? • Very rewarding - meet wonderful people, build fulfilling relationships, and make a difference in the lives of our clients. • Paid training in healthcare-industrybest practices. • Flexible scheduling - perfect for retirees, stay-at-home moms, or students. • Great supplemental income

Looking For Private Duty Work Providing Care for the Elderly Senior/Persons with Disabilities, in their homes & all of their daily needs. • Will run errands • Has own transportation • Good cook

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HELP WANTED To mow & pressure wash equipment, chainsaw work, landscape work. Part time or full time.

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Construction Project Manager/Project Engineer Meridien Group, LLC is seeking a motivated, qualified individual to handle all aspects of construction project management. Duties include Preparing, scheduling, coordinating and monitoring the assigned projects Monitoring compliance to applicable codes, practices, QA/QC policies, performance standards and specifications Interacting daily with the clients to interpret their needs and requirements and representing them in the field. We are looking for an accountable project engineer/project manager to be responsible for all engineering and technical disciplines that projects involve. You will schedule, plan, forecast, resource and manage all the technical activities aiming at assuring project accuracy and quality from conception to completion.

Responsibilities • Prepare, schedule, coordinate and monitor the assigned projects • Monitor compliance to applicable codes, practices, QA/QC policies, performance standards and specifications • Interact daily with the clients to interpret their needs and requirements and represent them in the field • Perform overall quality control of the work (budget, schedule, plans, personnel’s performance) and report regularly on project status • Cooperate and communicate effectively with other project participants to provide assistance and technical support • Review engineering deliverables and initiate appropriate corrective actions • Proven working experience as a project engineer/project manager • Familiarity with Procore construction management software preferred, not required. • Knowledge of design and visualizations software such as AutoCAD • Advanced MS Office skills • Familiarity with rules, regulations, best practices and performance standards • Ability to work with multiple discipline projects • Project management and supervision skills • Decision making ability and leadership skills • Time management and organization skills • BS degree in Engineering/Construction Management or relevant field

Contact Info: Katherine Hicks 208 South King Street Suite 303 Leesburg, VA 20175 Send Resume to: khicks@meridiengroupllc.com (703) 777-8285

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

TOWN OF LEESBURG DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES NOTICE OF WATER MAIN FLUSHING

June 13, 2019

Legal Notices

Employment

June 13, 2019

Yard Sales

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

Huge Multi-family Yard Sale

Regular Full-Time Positions

Saturday, June 15. 9am-12

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Department

Salary Range

Closing Date

Deputy Director of Public Works and Capital Projects

Public Works and Capital Projects

$86,040-$147,299 DOQ

Open until filled

Deputy Town Attorney

Town Attorney’s Office

$86,040-$147,299 DOQ

Open until filled

Senior Engineer

Public Works and Capital Projects

$70,374-$120,339 DOQ

Open until filled

Storm Water and Environmental Manager

Public Works and Capital Projects

$82,999-$141,929 DOQ

Open until filled

Utilities Project Manager

Utilities

$76,426-$130,688 DOQ

Open until filled

Utility Inspector II

Utilities

$56,956-$97,512 DOQ

Open until filled

Utility Inventory Specialist

Utilities

$44,905-$76,882 DOQ

Open until filled

Utility Locating Technician or Senior Utility Locating Technician

Utilities

$44,905-$83,085 DOQ

Open until filled

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Utility Plant Operator: Trainee, I, II or Senior

Utilities- Water Pollution Control

$41,353-$89,790 DOQ

Open until filled

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Zoning Inspector

Planning and Zoning

$54,244-$92,869 DOQ

Open until filled

Regular Part-Time Position Position

Department

Hourly Rate

Closing Date

Accounting Associate II

Finance and Administrative Services

$23.03-$39.43 DOQ

6/17/2019

Position

Department

Hourly Rate

Closing Date

Library Associate

Thomas Balch Library

$21.93-$37.55 DOQ

Open until filled

Position

Department

Hourly Rate

Closing Date

Maintenance Worker

Utilities

$15.00

Open until filled

Flexible Part-Time Position

Summer Part-Time Position

Email: sstyer@loudounnow.com to place your yard sale ad

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

Construction Superintendent: Meridien Group, LLC is seeking a motivated, qualified individual to provide on-site coordination for all phases of construction projects, including coordinating subcontractors, material and equipment, ensuring that specifications are being strictly followed, and that work is proceeding on schedule and within budget. The Project Superintendent shall be responsible for scheduling, inspections, quality control, and job site safety. Part time with potential for full time.

Contact Info: Katherine Hicks 208 South King Street Suite 303 Leesburg, VA 20175 Send Resume to: khicks@meridiengroupllc.com Office: (703) 777-8285

NOW HIRING SOD INSTALLERS! Rolling Green, LLC, has openings for an Estimator, a Crew Supervisor & Sod Installers. We’re seeking full-time, permanent employees to grow with our business. WHY WORK FOR US? We’re a family-owned business that treats our employees like family and we offer challenging and rewarding work with the satisfaction that, as a team, we’ve given our customers a yard they can be proud of! If interested, send your work experience to: orders@pftsod.com

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June 13, 2019

Undermining Fundamentals Already struggling with its effort to adopt an updated countywide comprehensive plan that will promote a high quality of life for Loudouners for decades to come, the Board of Supervisors last week torched a pair of foundational policies that have been important to shaping the county that residents enjoy today. The votes were sudden, severe and uncharacteristic of a group of supervisors whose work largely has been guided by thoughtful assessment and long-term vision. The actions appear to be borne from a combination of simmering frustration and a realization the board’s term is quickly approaching its end. While the intent may be to bring quick resolution to some immediate challenges, these votes undermine important planning priorities. The first vote was to take steps to remove land planned for construction of a new fire-rescue station from the Aldie Historic District. That occurred after it became clear that plopping down a 20,000-square-foot facility in the heart of the historic village wouldn’t comply with preservation policies that are applied to the development plans of all other landowners in the district. The county’s Historic District Review Committee was unanimous in reaching that conclusion in February. Last week, supervisors didn’t even attempt to assemble a set of facts that would justify reversing that panel’s rejection of the project. Instead, they moved to exempt themselves from the regulations. The action, if fully executed, not only erodes decades of work to protect the corridor that has been little changed since armies clashed there during the Civil War, but also sets the precedent of an “easy out” the next time regulations run afoul of the whims of government leaders. Yes, we realize the effort to build a larger, modern and much-needed replacement fire station has dragged on for many years and that there is an urgent need to ensure that public safety needs are adequately met, but it is difficult to believe that building it the wrong way at the wrong site is the only alternative left to pursue. The second vote was to initiate a policy change to reverse at least two 30-yearsold planning fundamentals. The effort to unilaterally assign Loudoun Water with the duty to provide water and sewer service within the Leesburg Joint Land Management Area could deal more than a political blow to the town and its government. For decades, the municipality has been required to design its utilities with the expectation that it would provide service to the development that ultimately occurs in the countydesignated growth area around its boundaries. A significant investment by the town’s ratepayers has already been made toward that obligation. Leesburg leaders are not blameless in the situation. Past town councils have opposed proposals to annex the growth areas and also protested all the way to the state Supreme Court to defend their practice of charging out-of-town utility customers significantly higher water and sewer rates, effectively subsidizing the service to town residents. They haven’t been entirely cooperative partners in the planning process. But a larger concern would be decision to expand the Loudoun Water service area beyond the traditional urban limit line of eastern Loudoun. While supervisors may be thinking the expanded service area is the most efficient way to feed the needs of water-hungry data centers now pushing westward in their search for open land, the action makes it much easier for future boards to open other rural areas to suburban-scale development. As the board demonstrated twice in one meeting last week, it only takes five votes to change decades of thoughtful planning. Former Leesburg Mayor and County Board Chairman Frank Raflo touted an oft repeated planning truism: Development will follow the water and sewer pipes. Be careful where you lay them.

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[ LETTERS ] Disheartened Editor: When I moved to this area I fell in love with Leesburg, its historic homes and quaint little shops and restaurants. The town has kept much of its history, beauty and walkability. I am disheartened to read that the Planning Commission approved the Church and Market Street project for the following reasons: 1. The artist’s rendition of Church and Market project shows four, six-story buildings. The height of these buildings will dwarf the buildings surrounding them and block out sunlight. And, if there isn’t a generous setback from the road, these buildings will seem oppressive. At six stories, they will not fit in with the historic atmosphere of the town. 2. The first article you published on May 30 stated that there will be 116 multi-family units and 15,000 square feet of office and retail space but the project only proposed to have “up to” 216-space structures parking. Your most recent article indicates the developer wants to cut the amount of parking back to 178 in option A or 208 spaces in option B. A minimum of 116 spaces will be taken up by residents if they are only allowed 1 spot each (which is ridiculous) they alone will take up 236 spots if they are allowed 2 spots each. Then, add to that office workers and retail workers and visitors and there will not be enough parking. The result may be that potential retail and office tenants will not want to lease space if their employees, clients and customers will not find adequate parking on site and will have the inconvenience of having to try to find parking in the already overcrowded existing parking in town. 3. Increased traffic. The existing streets surrounding this project— Church, Loudoun, and those in the center of town—are extremely narrow and often congested. The congestion on these roads will increase and be

a detriment to existing business and tourism. I am afraid that unless the Planning Commission stops the current trend of allowing old existing buildings to be torn down and replaced with multi-family units crammed into tiny plots of land and does not restrict development in the center of town to four stories or less, Leesburg will end up looking like any other over congested town we see east of here. It is too bad that the Planning Commission already approved this project. In future, I would like to see the commission focus on preserving the historic atmosphere and visual appeal of the heart of Leesburg. — Susan Hays, Leesburg

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tion Tuesday morning, Principal Pamela Croft told students that each of them is “vitally important to our community.” She asked the students to continue to make good choices and favor “the positive side of life. You always have a choice.” Tuscarora keynote speaker John B. Wood, CEO of Ashburn-based Telos Corp., explained how when he was younger, he found himself focused too much on working and missing out on what’s really important in life. “I was really focused on doing my thing—building a family and working, working working—the problem was I forgot about the life lesson my father taught me: Doing for others. Giving back,” he said. Then, the 9/11 terrorist attacks happened, and Wood lost 13 friends that day. “That got me connected with doing something with great purpose and meaning.” He got involved with a film, “Rebirth,” that took time lapse photos of the World Trade Center reconstruction. “That got me to realize what I had been forgetting about for the first 15 years of my career after I graduated from Georgetown. I forgot to reconnect locally. I forgot to reconnect with my network, and I forgot to give back of myself,” he continued. “So I encourage you, as you go through life—build your network. It’s very important. Don’t build it because you’re trying to get somewhere, build it because you’re trying to do something that’s going to make you feel good about yourself and about the community around you.”

June 13, 2019

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Congress Investigates and the President Pushes Back BY BEN LENHART These are exciting times for our Constitution, with many national news stories raising serious constitutional issues. One great example: The heated battle between President Trump and Congress over Congressional investigations and subpoenas. Last month’s article focused on the power of the President—did President Trump have the constitutional power to declare emergency funding for the border wall? This month focuses on the power of Congress—does it have the constitutional power to investigate President Trump, and, if so, does he have the power to refuse to cooperate with those investigations?

Does Congress have the Authority to Investigate the President? The short answer is “yes” but within limits. The Supreme Court has said that Congress’s power to investigate is inherent in the legislative process. For example, in Watkins v. U.S., the Court said the investigative power “encompasses inquiries concerning the administration of existing laws as well as proposed or possibly needed statutes.” It also includes the authority to “probe into departments of the Federal Government to expose corruption, inefficiency or waste.” But much like Congress’s power to legislate (which is broad but not unlimited), so to Congress’s power to investigate (including investigation of the President) is extensive, but not without limits. Both powers are inherent in, but constrained by, the Constitution itself.

The Heart of the Matter—Separation of Powers The current fight between Congress and the President raises fundamental “separation of powers” issues that go to the heart of the Constitution. “Separation of powers” means two things. First, each of the three branches of government—Legislative, Executive and Judicial—plays a critical and unique constitutional function in America, and no branch can take actions that prevent another branch from carrying out those core functions. Second, under the theory of “checks and balances,” each branch plays an important “guardrail” function checking the other branches and making sure they do not engage in

illegal behavior or otherwise stray outside their constitutional role. Examples of the first: Congress can’t pass laws that strip the President of his role as Commander in Chief; and the President can’t issue an executive order declaring that, given the crisis on the border, he (and not Congress) shall set immigration law going forward. Such actions violate separation of powers because the take away a key power given to one of the branches by the Constitution. Examples of the second category: the courts can reign in the President or Congress when they overstep their constitutional authority; the President can veto bills passed by Congress; and Congress can override those vetoes or even impeach the President. These are all examples of checks and balances, and they all support our system of separation of powers.

Presidents Nixon and Clinton When President Nixon (Watergate) and President Clinton (Paula Jones’s sexual harassment claim) faced legal action against them, they argued that the actions should be stopped (or at least reigned in) based on separation of powers. They argued that the actions against them would hinder their ability to carry out their presidential duties, and thus would violate separation of powers. President Trump has made similar arguments against the current congressional investigations. While the Supreme Court agreed with Nixon and Clinton that separation of powers was an important concern, the Court held it was not absolute, and that and in both cases the legal actions could proceed as long as there was appropriate deference to the needs of the Office of the President (in Nixon’s case, he was required to produce Watergate tapes, and in Clinton’s case, Ms. Jones’s lawsuit was allowed to proceed).

In the Current Fight, is Either Side Violating Separation of Powers? Applying these basic ideas to the current fight over Congress’s investigations into President Trump’s conduct, two basic points emerge. First, no President can refuse entirely to cooperate with all congressional investigations—to do so would deny Congress the ability to carry out one of its core constitutional functions (oversight) and would thus raise separation of powers concerns. Equally, however, Congress must not abuse its power by

pursuing investigations that exceed its constitutional authority, or that seek information that the President can lawfully withhold (such as certain information covered by executive privilege or attorney/client privilege). In short, while Congress has wide power to investigate the President, that power is not unlimited, and while the President often must cooperate with the investigation, he does have several valid bases to refuse. Two recent court rulings shed more light on these principles.

What do the Courts Say? In the first case (Trump vs. Committee on Oversight) a Congressional committee issued a subpoena to Mazars (an accounting firm) for certain of President Trump’s financial records relating in part to testimony by Michael Cohen (President Trump’s former attorney) about Trump’s financial dealings. President Trump claimed the subpoena was invalid and exceeded Congress’s constitutional power to investigate. The President argued that there was no legislative purpose to the subpoena, and instead the goal was purely political: an effort to harass and embarrass the President, or a misguided effort to continue the now-concluded probe of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. For these and other reasons, the President asked the court to declare the subpoena unenforceable. In a May 20, 2019 ruling, the trial court rejected President Trump’s arguments, finding that “so long as Congress investigates on a subject matter on which ‘legislation could be had,’ Congress acts as contemplated by Article I of the Constitution.” Here the court found that the Mazars subpoena met the test because, for example, it could relate to Congress’s efforts to improve ethics and financial disclosure laws, and to Congress’s role “in monitoring the President’s compliance with the Foreign Emoluments Clauses.” Just two days later, a second ruling came down in a different case (Trump vs. Deutsche Bank) where President Trump tried to block Congressional subpoenas of Trump-related financial records held by private banks. President Trump argued that the subpoenas were politically motivated and had no lawful purpose. The trial judge largely sided with Congress saying the subpoenas appeared to have a valid legislative purpose and were “likely lawful.” He also noted

that “the power of Congress to conduct investigations is inherent in the legislative process” and that such power is “broad.”

The Bottom Line These are only trial court rulings and are already being appealed. But the initial indications are that President Trump faces an uphill battle in his effort to resist Congress’s investigations into his actions. It will most likely fall to the Supreme Court to finally resolve the issue. Many presidents before Trump have fought against congressional investigations, with separation of powers being used by both sides as a weapon in the fight. Such fights are inevitable when power is divided among the branches, especially where the dividing lines between the branches are “fuzzy” and where each branch is encouraged to “get into the others’ business” through the process of checks and balances (such as investigations). America has a messy system, but it’s messy by design. Our Founders knew that separation of powers produces a slow and inefficient government with inevitable clashes between the branches, but they were willing to pay that price in order to achieve a much larger goal: by dividing power and letting each branch check and balance the others, it is much harder for power to become concentrated in one branch (or one person), and thus much harder for a dictator or tyrant to take power in America and threaten the fundamental freedoms that all Americans enjoy, and that define the nation. Contrary to some claims, the current fight between Congress and President Trump is not a constitutional crisis (at least not yet), and we have seen many versions of this fight before. However, such a crisis could arise if the loser in this battle refuses to follow the final ruling of the courts, something which, thankfully, has almost never happened in America. So long as the current battle, like many before it, is resolved by the “rule of law” then our American system of separation of powers—frustrating and slow as it may be—is working as intended. Ben Lenhart is a graduate of Harvard Law School and has taught constitutional law at Georgetown Law Center for more than 20 years. He lives with his family and lots of animals on a farm near Hillsboro.

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Courthouse << FROM 3 of the foremost black attorneys in the country in the 1930s and 1940s. According to research led by Heritage Commission member Mitch Diamond, in 1932, Houston led the first all-black legal defense team in a southern state, defending a black man, George Crawford, in a murder case. Crawford, accused of murdering two white women in Middleburg, faced the death penalty in a case that drew national attention. Houston, then only 37 years old and already legal counsel to the NAACP and dean of Howard University’s Law School, worked to create a record clearly illustrating the racially biased jury selection process in Loudoun. Although Crawford was found guilty, he was spared the death penalty, unusual at the time for a black

man convicted of murdering a white person. Future Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall, one of Houston’s students, worked on the case as a researcher. The case would also mark an important moment for America’s justice system, and two years later, the Supreme Court ruled biased jury selection unconstitutional. Houston would go on to help put pressure on the local School Board and raise money to build and equip the new Frederick Douglass High School, the first high school for black students in Loudoun. It opened in 1941. “We see this as an opportunity for the entire Loudoun community, especially those that either know nothing or have very little knowledge of local African-American history or African-American perspective on history,” said Donna Bohannon, a member of the Heritage Commission and chairwoman of the Thomas Balch Library’s

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Primary << FROM 1 Republican Richard H. Black is retiring. Higgins will face Bell in November. Higgins said he’s now focused on bringing the Republican Party together, noting in his victory speech at Clyde’s Willow Creek Farm in Ashburn that Meyer called him on his way there from the polls in Round Hill to congratulate him and offer his support in the Senate campaign ahead. “We want to be united and working together, so that’s going to be the focus in the short run,” he said. When asked if there’s any one factor that led to his win, Higgins said his campaign team didn’t get distracted on the campaign trail and that they “worked hard with a spirited campaign.” “We tried to keep focus on the end and we got through and we’re very pleased,” he said. As for his remaining six months on the Board of Supervisors, Higgins said he’s focused on accelerating three projects in his district—the second phase of Rt. 15 improvements; the Lovettsville Community Park and Community Center projects, which will soon go to bid; and the Rt. 9 traffic study that will soon come out. “We like to see those things completed,” he said. “I’d like to get as much done as possible between now and the end of the year and hopefully whoever comes in behind me will pick up where we left off.” The decision by both Higgins and Meyer to run for the General Assembly means there will be at least three new faces on the Board of Supervisors next year. Vice Chairman Ralph Buona (R-Ashburn) is not seeking election to a third term. Of the six incumbents seeking reelection, only Kristen Umstattd (D-Leesburg) is running unopposed. In all, Loudoun voters will be getting to know 70 candidates before returning to the polls Nov. 5. On the ballot will be nine Board of Supervisors seats; four constitutional officers, nine School Board seats; 11 General Assembly seats, and Soil and Water Conservation District board. to work through these,” Letourneau said. He said that would allow county supervisors and staff members to work out “what the right paths forward are.” “I have found that when we try to do things ourselves, as well-intentioned as we are, we often don’t do as good a job as when staff helps us with them,” Letourneau said. Those suggestions will need study— such as where to find the funding for them, and questions like whether the county would need a judge’s approval to move forward. “By no means is this going to the finance committee because we aren’t going to take action on it or because we’re just going to let it sit there,” Letourneau said. “It’s because we want to get it right.” Supervisors approved that action 8-1, with Higgins opposed. rgreene@loudounnow.com

“They’re holding a gun to the heads of the applicants, and frankly the word ‘extortion’ probably isn’t too strong,” Buona said. “For that reason, we have to break up this monopoly and give these applicants some options, because some of them, I have no doubt, are going to walk away.” Outside town, Leesburg charges $8.95 per 1,000 gallons of water and $9.56 per 1,000 gallons for sewer service for commercial customers. Loudoun Water charges commercial customers a fraction of that, currently $3.32 per 1,000 gallons of water, increasing to $5.32 if they exceed a reserve capacity paid for when they connect; and $4.97 per 1,000 gallons for sewer service. “It’s not just this once,” said Supervisor Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run). “It’s been a trend over years of the Town of Leesburg potentially jeopardizing major economic development deals, and we cannot have our major economic development deals be jeopardized because of the political whims of the town anymore.” Leesburg District Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D) objected, arguing the town had not been consulted, and had invested millions of dollars in its water and sewer system based on the old policy. According to Umstattd, the change was made at the request of a developer connected to the Tuscarora Crossing and Compass Creek developments. She and other supervisors had met with developer Michael Capretti, who also represented the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association on the Envision Loudoun stakeholders group that wrote the first draft of the plan, and serves on the county’s Fiscal Impact Committee and Facilities Standards Manual Review Committee by appointment by supervisors. But her suggestion to first study the issue and consult with the town before making any changes was narrowly voted down. Buona said the change “has real essence of urgency to it—these are current applications, some of them already

the news with dismay, saying it pointed to a deteriorating relationship between the town council and county Board of Supervisors. “This is a sad day to realize that the Board of Supervisors has so little respect and regard for the Town of Leesburg,” said Leesburg Mayor Kelly Burk. “This will have a huge negative impact on Leesburg. [The vote] was not fair in the way it was handled or the comments made.” Burk also said she was upset that the Town Council was given no advanced notice of the action and that there was no fiscal analysis performed. She said those who supported the motion showed in their votes that they are “more concerned about the impacts to developers” than the impacts to the town. Leesburg Councilman Ron Campbell said the action showed that the council and the board have “an extremely poor relationship that needs to be resolved no matter what.” “Water is not our biggest issue; annexation is not our biggest issue. Our issue is this unhealthy relationship that damages our ability as a town to better serve our customers,” he said. Campbell said that the board and the council need to have “talking relationships, not letter-writing relationships,” and need to sit around a table to discuss their issues in person. He said he believed both the board and the council currently lack the leadership and political will to solve the problem. Leesburg Councilwoman Suzanne Fox did not want to comment on any potential council action prior to Tuesday’s planned closed session. However, she called it “unfortunate” that the town and county find themselves in the present situation. “It’s unfortunate that communications between the town and county have broken down such that the relationship has become almost adversarial. We represent the same constituents, people who count on both governing bodies to do right by them. My hope is that both bodies can do better going forward,” she said.

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financed, and dirt is moving.” Buona’s motion passed 5-2-2, with Umstattd and Superivsor Koran T. Saines (D-Sterling) opposed, and County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) and Supervisor Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin) abstaining. Supervisors also reversed the presumption that land in the Joint Land Management Area would eventually be annexed into the town. Land served by Loudoun Water will be presumed to stay unincorporated. “Part of the being held hostage situation deals with the town demanding up front that applicants agree to annex into the town, and if they don’t, there are certain things withheld from them, and that’s what I meant about a gun to the head,” Buona said. The town has already begun the process to extend its borders around Compass Creek and the Town Council met in closed session Tuesday night to be briefed on their legal footing to challenge the action. Umstattd said the board was turning “decades of land use planning on its head for no good reason.” “It’s a horrible night for Leesburg tonight, that’s all I can say,” Umstattd said. “This turns on its head—with no analysis, no thought, no discussion, no inclusion of the town—everything the town and the county have agreed to since the Revised General Plan was passed decades ago. And you might as well just eliminate the whole Joint Land Management Area, because essentially that’s what you’re doing tonight.” While exact numbers were not readily available, a 2015 staff memo to the Town Council notes that the town’s utility master plan was based on assumptions of service to the JLMA. “As such, plant capacity and utility infrastructure was planned accordingly,” the memo stated. Umstaddt added “if it’s going to be done to Leesburg tonight, theoretically it can be done to any town at any point in the future.” Supervisors revised annexation policy on a 5-3-1 vote, with Higgins abstaining and Umstattd, Randall and Saines opposed. Leesburg council members greeted

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