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Hospital Leaders Step Up Support for Released COVID-19 Patients BY RENSS GREENE
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Kickers Sports & Martial Arts Complex Studio Manager Ashley Thompson and Camp Counselor Cory Johnson help their kids make slime using water, laundry detergent and shaving cream during a summertime class.
Childcare Providers Prepare for Shift to Distance Learning Centers BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ
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Area childcare centers may be more popular than ever as parents scramble for help during a school year when their children will be out of the classroom more than they are in it. In addition to expanding their already
stringent cleaning standards and adding in social distancing protocols, many local childcare centers are looking to expand their program offerings to allow a seamless transition for elementary-aged children to virtual classrooms inside their centers. Eric Thompson, director of Kickers Sports & Martial Arts Complex in Ash-
burn, said internet traffic for his business’ website has skyrocketed since the School Board announced students won’t be heading back to the classroom fulltime this fall. The division is offering two options, a hybrid model of learning for most of CHILDCARE continues on page 37
Loudoun and the rest of Virginia entered the latest phase of reopening July 1, allowing restaurants bring more people inside and people to gather publicly in groups of up to 250. It was welcome news to businesses that have been trying to make ends meet under strict limits to gathering, dining and shopping. Loudoun’s COVID-19 statistics continue show positive trends following a recent spike that health officials attributed to a beach week trip by Loudoun teenagers. As of Tuesday, July 7, the Virginia Department of Health was reporting 4,252 cases of the virus in Loudoun, 280 hospitalizations, and 93 deaths. That represented 252 new cases, five new hospitalizations and six new deaths over the previous week. Key metrics being closely watched by public health officials—the rates of hospitalizations and new cases, along with the percent of positive test results—all were in decline this week. “The real challenge is going to be over the summer,” said Loudoun County Health Department Director Dr. David Goodfriend. “Those same risk factors that lead to these adolescents getting infected is going to lead to them being impacted on a daily basis” as people return to COVID-19 PATIENTS continues on page 39
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Cook Family Hopes Spring Water Can Help Preserve Rural Life on Loudoun Street BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ
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As many of Leesburg’s former agricultural properties have been turned into subdivisions, Leesburg’s Cook family hopes to do the opposite with Rock Spring Farm Located off Loudoun Street, with frontage on Dry Mill Road, those passing through the downtown area encounter one of the last rural vestiges in the town, with the Cook family’s cattle grazing the fields on the farm property. Only 13 acres of the family’s formerly vast property remains as farmland, with hundreds of acres sold off over the years, including the land that now houses the Ashton Downs and Morven Park neighborhoods. John Cook, the family’s Lovettsville-based son, recalls being able to walk the farm’s back fields to go to Loudoun County High School, from which he graduated. The property came by way of the family of Di Cook, the mother of John Cook and wife of Dr. Jack Cook. Di Cook was born and raised on the farm, which has been in her family for more than 120 years. It was purchased by her grandmother’s father as a wedding gift and, until Di Cook’s mother died in 1977, it operated as a working dairy farm. Following her death, the property was split between her four children, including Di Cook, and much of it began
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John Cook demonstrates how his family accesses water from one of the two springs on their 13-acre Leesburg property.
to be sold off for development. Dr. Jack and Di Cook bought the house on the property, fixed it up, and have lived there
for years. The farm property also boasts an historic tie to the Town of Leesburg, as it was
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Loudoun’s Rural Roads Declared Eligible for Historic Registry LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT
Loudoun County’s 300-year-old rural road network has been formally recognized as a valuable historic asset. On June 18, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources declared the roads officially eligible for listing on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places at the quarterly meeting of its State Review Board. Usually, historic sites that win the recognition are buildings, battlefields, structures or sets of structures with a specific role in historic time periods, or the lives of residents. The concept of determining an entire network of hundreds of miles of roads eligible for the high state and national honor was a novel one for the or-
ganization. There is little precedent in Virginia and around the United States, although in 2002 one section of unpaved roads in southwestern Loudoun was declared a County Historic District by the Board of Supervisors. Preservation Virginia had listed the roads on its “Most Endangered Historic Sites” list for 2020 in May, but the new designation by VDHR shows the value the state places on the roads as a “living museum” with three centuries of the county’s history woven into the roads’ twists and turns. VDHR’s determination that the road RURAL ROADS continues on page 38
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Millville Road, just outside of the village of Bloomfield, is part of Loudoun County’s rural road network that was recently deemed eligible for the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places.
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Public Weighs In on Greenway Toll Increase: ‘NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!’ BY RENSS GREENE
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The State Corporation Commission held a remote public hearing on the Dulles Greenway’s proposal to increase tolls each year for the next five years last Tuesday, and heard from elected officials, business leaders and residents that they should deny the toll increase. “The proposal to increase tolls yet again—over 30 percent over 5 years in the middle of a pandemic that has caused record unemployment claims in Loudoun and around the Commonwealth—is so egregious and such an insult to the residents of Loudoun County—that it is truly as if TRIP II is taunting us,” said Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles). “They are confident that there is literally nothing that the Commission won’t approve.” He asked the SCC to “say enough is enough.” The Greenway is asking the state to grant it annual toll increases for the next five years, ranging from a 5-percent increase on off-peak traffic for 2022 to a 6.8-percent increase on peak hour traffic in 2025. If approved, tolls would stand at $6.15 per one-way trip in off-peak hours, and $7.90 in peak hours by 2025. A commuter traveling twice a day on the Greenway during rush hour, five days a week, 52 weeks a year would pay $4,108 in tolls annually. Today those tolls are $4.75 and $5.80.
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Afternoon rush hour traffic backs up on the Dulles Greenway heading into Leesburg.
The electronic hearings were held in lieu of local in-person testimony due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Greenway runs right through the center of Ashburn, but most residents actively avoid driving on it,” said Supervisor Sylvia Russell Glass (D-Broad Run). “They tell their friends who are visiting to take alternate routes, and it doesn’t even come to mind when residents think about how to drive in or out of town.” Well over 150 people filed comments electronically before the June 30 hearing, and of the emailed public comments available in the SCC’s records so far, none are in favor of the toll increase. Person after person told the SCC they already avoid the Greenway due to the tolls.
“We were thrilled when the Greenway was first built, thinking it would be a very convenient and reasonably priced way to travel from home to various places of business and pleasure,” wrote longtime locals Paul and Cynthia Orlando of Locust Grove. “How wrong we were!” Scott Bradford of Chantilly called the Greenway “a running joke among people in Loudoun County and around the region.” Kamran Grasselli of Brambleton described it as “the bane of all commuters heading eastward from the Leesburg/Ashburn area.” And Kevin Mitchell of Ashburn told the SCC that in about 20 years of living in Loudoun, he had never written in, “but this is so outrageous that I felt compelled to write. A rate increase of 30% over a five-year period is scandalous. They are making so much money off of Loudoun commuters it’s insane—dare I say ‘highway robbery’?” He was among many people who wrote the SCC critical of the Greenway for seeking the historic toll increases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Charles Houston, of Fieldstone Farm near Waterford, also wrote “COVID 19 hit my wife and I very hard, and the last thing we need are huge increases in the tolls.” Others wondered at the finances behind the state’s only private highway. Those finances are kept mostly secret, even as the GREENWAY INCREASE continues on page 5
Battlefield Parkway/Rt. 7 Turns to Close, Traffic Lights Removed This Month The turns from Rt. 7 onto Battlefield Parkway in Leesburg will close in late July as construction crews begin work to build an overpass and interchange ramps to replace the intersection. Rt. 7 will remain open throughout the project, which is expected to take 10 months. Also, as part of this phase of construction, the traffic signal at the intersection will be turned off, clearing Rt. 7 of traffic signals from Cardinal Park Drive in Leesburg to City Center Boulevard in Sterling. Battlefield Parkway will be closed be-
tween Russell Branch Parkway and the Marketplace at Potomac Station shopping center entrance. Traffic will be detoured onto Russell Branch Parkway and Fort Evans Road. To help detour traffic flow, a second left turn lane is being added from southbound Battlefield Parkway to eastbound Fort Evans Road, and from northbound River Creek Parkway to westbound Fort Evans Road. In addition to the overpass, the $77.3 million project includes removing the signal at Rt. 7 and Cardinal Park Drive and modifying that intersection next spring,
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Afternoon rush-hour traffic hits the Battlefield Pkwy. intersection with Rt. 7, which will soon be an overpass.
adding extra lanes to eastbound Rt. 7, and building a shared-use path and sidewalk along Battlefield Parkway. The entire project is scheduled to be complete in fall 2021. Go to virginiadot.org/route7battlefield throughout the project for updates. n
The Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services will mark National Park & Recreation Month in July by hosting three popup, drive-in movie events. The movies will be shown in the parking lot at Segra Field in Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park, 42095 Loudoun United Drive, Leesburg. “As we move through Virginia’s reopening phases, we continue to look for new ways to create a spirit of community for Loudoun residents,” stated Parks and Recreation Director Steve Torpy. Movie titles and tickets will be available one to two weeks before each movie, with the first tickets going on sale July 6. Tickets will be $20 per car, plus fees, with a limited number of VIP parking tickets available. Ticket sales will be limited to encourage social distancing. Gates will open before each show at 8 p.m. Like many drive-ins, movie audio will be provided over FM radio. Movie titles and ticket sales will be available one to two weeks before each event, beginning July 6, 2020. For more information, go to loudoun. gov/driveinmovies or email prcs@ loudoun.gov.
Virtual Input Sought on Rt. 9 Safety Study Loudoun County government will hold an online meeting to gather public input on the future of Rt. 9 on July 16 from 6-8 p.m. During the meeting, the county will present information about a study of the 13 miles of Rt. 9 between the West Virginia border and Rt. 7 at Clarke’s Gap. Log-in information and meeting materials will be available by close of business Friday, July 10 at loudoun. gov/route9. There will also be an online form to the public to submit questions in advance and a sign up to ask questions at the event. The deadline to complete the form is noon Wednesday, July 15. The Loudoun County government is conducting the Route 9 Safety and Operational Study to identify safety and traffic operational concerns and recommend solutions to the Board of Supervisors. For more information about the study, to sign up for updates, and to be notified when meeting materials are available, go to loudoun.gov/route9.
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Rent, Mortgage Relief Available Loudoun County has received $450,000 from the state’s Virginia Rent and Mortgage Relief Program, which the county government and Northern Virginia Family Service will make available to local renters and homeowners. To be eligible for relief, Loudoun County renters and homeowners must meet several criteria. Those include a valid lease in their name or other documentation confirming the landlord-tenant relationship, or a mortgage statement in their name; a loss of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic; a rent or mortgage amount that is at or below 150 percent Fair Market Rate, or $2,560.50 for a two-bedroom unit; and a gross household income at or below 80 percent of area median income based on current month’s income, or $79,600 for a household of four. The financial assistance comes as a one-time payment, with the possibility of future payments based on the availability of funding and the need for additional assistance in the future. For more information or to get help,
Greenway increase continued from page 4 SCC hears toll increase requests—and in this case, paperwork has already been filed and signed to keep those finances secret again. “The Greenway cost a little over $400 million to build in the 1990s. After 25 years of collecting tolls, the debt has tripled to $1B,” wrote Anthony Lomelin of Purcellville. “How is that possible? Who’s benefiting, who pockets are being lined and how can you condone such mismanagement?” “Please do not give in to corporate greed and do your job as public officials to put peoples interest first and foremost!” implored Pradyut Bafna of Ashburn. Some of the leaders in Loudoun’s business community also offered their comments, like Joel Bassam of Eastern Automotive Group, who previously came to the spotlight when he announced the company had committed to donate $10,000 a week to food banks each week the 2018-2019 federal government shutdown continued. He said the road is a “lifeline” for many commuters in the area, and that the workforce has been hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic already. “This would put a further damper on that recovery,” Bassam wrote. “The unreasonable toll has already had a major impact on the traffic surrounding the road, as working families simply cannot afford to use the road regularly.”
call Loudoun County’s Information and Referral program at 703-777-0420. Once referred, Northern Virginia Family Service will assist in the application process. Gov. Ralph Northam launched the Virginia Rent and Mortgage Relief Program with $50 million from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES, Act. The program also involves targeted outreach to communities of color, which have been disproportionately impacted during the pandemic. The program also gives precedence to households without other federal and state eviction or foreclosure protections. Until July 20, priority will be given to households with current gross incomes equal to or below 50 percent of area median income. After July 20, households with gross incomes at or below 80 percent of area median income also will be included. Households with an unlawful detainer action dated prior to June 8 will be given top consideration. n
Richard Entsminger, Vice President of the development firm Elm Street Communities, which has been involved projects around Loudoun like the Lovettsville Square, The Elms at Arcola, and the ongoing Cattail Run project near Leesburg, commented that both that the prices put a hardship on businesses and their employees, and wrote frankly: “On a personal level, despite making a very good income, I have already abandoned the Greenway in the morning as a cost saving measure.” Likewise, Amy Owen, the president of the nonprofit Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties, wrote that an increase in tolls disproportionately impacts the most needy in Loudoun. “Without question, this is the wrong time to increase costs for members of our community who are struggling now—and likely to struggle for years to come,” Owen wrote. She was among several nonprofit leaders who wrote to object on behalf of the people they serve, such as Mobile Hope and Women Giving Back. But perhaps most eloquent was Doug Wilson of Leesburg, who simply wrote: “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” Toll Road Investors Partnership II, the Australian-owned company that owns the Greenway, has until July 24 to file rebuttal testimony. More information about the proposed rate hike, including links to documents associated with the case, is on the SCC’s website at scc.virginia.gov. n
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Dodona Manor Outlines Roosevelt’s 4 Freedoms in Independence Day Reflection BY NORMAN K. STYER nstyer@loudounnow.com
During Independence Day reflections at Dodona Manor on Saturday, George C. Marshall International Center board member Tom Greenspon took visitors back to 1941 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined four freedoms that would become foundational post-war international principles. In January 1941, Marshall’s wife, Katherine, was establishing the recently acquired Leesburg property as a weekend respite for the Army chief of staff. “She imagined they might come out here for weekends and it might become their permeant home after his tour of duty as the chief of staff ended. Even in the January cold, she was imagining summer flowers and what this place might look like today,” Greenspon said. But across the oceans, Japanese aggression was increasing, and the Nazi army had overrun Europe and begun the blitzkrieg bombings of London. Marshall wasn’t thinking about the gardens he would plant at Dodona Manor. “His first task was to build an army because of the possibility that the United States might soon be drawn into a war on foreign shores,” Greenspon said, noting the standing army had only 174,000 men, ranking as the 19th largest in the world. While Marshall built the army that would be called into wartime duty before the end of the year, Roosevelt’s State of the Union address to congress looked forward to a post-war era of international cooperation. At the end of his speech, Roosevelt proposed four freedoms to which people everywhere in the world are fundamen-
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Dodona Manor docent Rich Ivey, left, discusses the significance of Norman Rockwell’s “Freedom from Fear” illustration during a July 4, program at Dodona Manor highlighting the significance of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 Four Freedoms speech.
tally entitled: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. That speech was the inspiration for the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights. “These are strong words and themes so clearly stated in January 1941 that we now consider them to be essential American values. It is only fitting that we gather to appreciate them on a day such as today, our 244th Independence Day,” Greenspon said. He said the remarks also were intended as a call to arms, but the strong isolationist sentiment in the nation and its government delayed that action until the attack on Pearl Harbor. “The question of America’s involve-
ment was never truly resolved, but the great debate ended, as we all know, on Dec. 7, 1941. Not by an act of choice or by some national consensus, but because of a hostile act of aggression thrust Americans into war without their consent.” Two days later, Germany and Italy also declared war on the United States. “Americans had to fight to protect these freedoms and their very lives whether they wanted to or not,” Greenspon said. Norman Rockwell painted illustrations of the Four Freedoms in 1943, which were used to support war-time bond campaigns. Reproductions were on display at Dodona Manor following the program, with docents on hand to explain the significance of each. n
Council to Vote on Vacancy Selection Process July 14 The Leesburg Town Council is set to formalize the process for selecting its next colleague at its July 14 meeting. During last week’s meeting, council members addressed how they will select from the 16 town residents who applied to serve in the council seat left vacant by Josh Thiel’s resignation in May. The council could not come to agreement on the process during its
last set of meetings, but voiced support for reaching a decision at its July 14 meeting. Although the state code dictates that an appointment must be made within 45 days of the vacancy being created, the town charter puts that deadline instead at 90 days, giving the council until the end of August to come to a decision. The selected individual will serve
until the term expires Dec. 31. Applicants are Marantha Edwards, Tom Marshall, Zach Cummings, Kari Nacy, Sharon Babbin, Nicholas Clemente, Gladys Burke, Eric Christoph, Todd Cimino-Johnson, Andy Jabbour, David Kirsten, Dianne Kellum, Zachary Klares, Peter Lapp, Sean MacDonald, and David Miles. n
10 Apply for Leesburg Town Attorney Position Ten individuals have expressed an interest in being Leesburg’s next town attorney. Human Resources Director Josh Didawick offered an update on the recruitment process following a June 30 meeting when council Didawick members discussed the matter in closed session. He said the 10 who have applied for the position are largely from within the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The application process began May 5, and the first review of applications began about a month after that. The position is open until filled, he said, so the application process remains open. Didawick declined to say how many applicants are being considered after the council reviewed the applications Tuesday night. He said he anticipates a selection being made in late July or early August, but the start date will depend on how much notice the selected individual must give to his or her employer. Martin Crim is serving as the interim town attorney following the council dismissing former town attorney Barbara Notar in February. Council members agreed to a separation agreement with Notar following weeks of closed sessions regarding her performance evaluation. She had served as town attorney since 2015, and joined town staff as deputy town attorney in 2008.
Business Support Grant Applications Open The Town of Leesburg is accepting applications for Leesburg Business Infusion grants. The online applications will be open through Monday, July 13, at leesburgva.gov/caresgrants. The focus of the grant program is to provide local businesses currentTOWN NOTES continues on page 7
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continued from page 6 ly facing financial hardships due to the COVID-19 crisis with an economic boost. More than $3 million provided through the CARES Act will be distributed. The LBI offers two funding tiers: • Businesses with 2019 annual gross revenue between $25,000 and $100,000 are eligible to apply for $2,500, with approximately 200 grants available. • Businesses with 2019 annual gross revenue between $100,001 and $1 million are eligible to apply for $5,000, with approximately 505 grants available. To be eligible, businesses must meet several criteria, including operating in the Town of Leesburg before March 1, and being in good standing on all tax payments and related business licenses. Grants may generally be used for working capital to support payroll expenses, rent, mortgage payments, utility expenses, or other similar expenses that occur in the ordinary course of business, but cannot be used to replace lost revenue. Full details are available at leesburgva.
gov/caresgrants. For assistance or questions, contact Business Development & Retention Manager Melanie Scoggins at mscoggins@leesburgva.gov or 703-7377019.
TASTE Event Canceled Another popular town event is a coronavirus casualty. The Town of Leesburg last week canceled its TASTE Leesburg event, set for Aug. 8, in response to concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. “Given the commitments to vendors and performers that we need to make now, we have made the decision to cancel TASTE Leesburg,” stated Rich Williams, Leesburg’s Director of Parks & Recreation. “This event does not lend itself to the social distancing protocols we anticipate will remain in place through the end of summer. We are disappointed, of course, but feel that it is in the best interest of the health and safety of the community. We look forward to bringing this event back in the summer of 2021.” The event, in its third year, typically draws thousands to the downtown area, giving them an opportunity to sample food and beverages from local restaurants, brewers, and food trucks.
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Residents Awarded for Patriotic Displays Three of Leesburg’s most patriotic residents got a visit from the mayor and a special sign to add to their holiday house displays. The winners of the town’s inaugural “The Decoration of Independence” contest were announced July 1. The contest was created by the town’s Parks and Recreation Department, after the decision was made to cancel the popular annual festival at Ida Lee Park and the fireworks display because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Kelly Burk and Donna Torraca, chairwoman of the Commission on Public Arts, visited the three top winners to present winner’s signs and gift certificates to Wegmans. The top prize winner was Debra Bunde, whose home at 313 Oakcrest Manor Drive is known to be elaborately decked out for every holiday. “It’s always some kind of fantasyland right here,” she said. “I love to do it. Got any more holidays you want to celebrate here in Leesburg? I’ll throw something up.” Her display includes plenty of red, white and blue, as well as photos of fami-
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The top prize winner in Leesburg’s The Decoration of Independence contest was Debra Bunde, whose home at 313 Oakcrest Manor Drive is known to be elaborately decked out for every holiday.
ly members serving in the military. Second place went to Kim Turman, at 409 Lacey Ct. Third place was awarded to Kristy Murdock at 17 Cornwall St. While town leaders are hopeful for the parade and fireworks festival to return next year, also look for the decorating contest to return as a tradition in the making. n
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Loudoun Parents on the Clock for 2020 School Choice Decision NORMAN K. STYER nstyer@loudounnow.com
It is decision time for the parents of more than 83,000 public school students. They have until 8 a.m. Monday, July 13 to choose between a hybrid instruction plan that will include two days a week of in-person, at-school classes, or a full-time distance learning program. Classes are slated to start Sept. 8. Provided Loudoun County remains in at least Phase Three of the commonwealth’s COVID-19 response, the decisions made this week will be binding through the first semester, which ends Jan. 15, 2021. On Monday, parents were emailed details of the two educational offering options that were developed by teams of administrators, educators and students over the past several weeks. The option of returning all students to class fulltime was ruled out because it could not be accomplished without violating physical distancing guidelines recommended to curb the spread of the infection. Parents will make their selections by logging into the school division’s ParentVUE system. Those needing help communicating their selections may call the LCPS COVID-19 Information Hotline at 571-252-6499
“We acknowledge the diverse opinions regarding how schools should operate in the new school year and believe that these two options are the best possible options we can provide for Loudoun County families while generally adhering to the guidance from local, state, and national public health experts. We would prefer 100% in-person learning for all students, if it could be safely delivered, and we will continue to work to be prepared to shift to an approach that involves more in-person learning for more students as public-health conditions allow,” Superintendent Eric Williams and School Board Chairwoman Brenda Sheridan wrote in the packet sent to parents Monday morning. Explanations of the two class options were included in a 16-page slide presentation sent to parents. On Wednesday, Williams and senior staff members were scheduled to hold a virtual town hall meeting to provide more information and to answer questions from parents. Answers to the most frequently asked questions will be posted after the event to the LCPS Return to School 2020 Planning web page at lcps.org. While both class options will depend heavily on distance learning, the online offerings are expected to be far different than the programs rolled out after schools closed in March. The fall program will in-
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clude more live interaction with teachers as well as mandatory participation. Another key difference is that the work will be graded. Students selecting the hybrid option will attend classes in person on Tuesdays and Thursdays or Wednesdays and Thursdays. They’ll be subject to health questionnaires and tempature checks and will be required to wear face coverings in circumstances when six feet of distancing is not possible. The 100 percent distance learning option will include blocks of live teaching, small group instruction and independent study time, starting at 8 a.m. and continuing through 2:30 Tuesdays through Fridays. For all students, Mondays will be used primarily for the completion of homework projects, teacher planning and student support. Students with disabilities and English language learners are expected to be offered more in-person, in-class time. Once administrators know how many students will select the hybrid option, they will begin building individual class schedules. The creation of bus routes also will be a complicated element of the scheduling puzzle. Physical distancing guidelines are expected to reduce bus capacities from 77 or 84 students to 13 or 14 per bus run. n
87.6% of 2020 Grads Head to College Of the 6,239 Loudoun County high school graduates in 2020, 5,467 reported they plan to attend a two- or four-year college in the fall. The 2020 Senior Survey shows that 4,277 (68.6 percent) of the graduating seniors will be attending a four-year college and 1,190 a two-year school. Pursuing other continuing education options was chosen as a post-graduation option by 198 students; 95 will be joining the military; 305 are entering the workforce; and 224 are taking a gap year. The Class of 2020 earned $48.2 million in scholarships, according to the school division
Lions Club Awards Scholarships The Purcellville Lions Club has awarded two $8,000 scholarships to two graduating seniors in Purcellville. Loudoun Valley High School graduate Rana Naomi and Woodgrove High School graduate Semon Khan were both awarded $2,000 per semester for four years.
Vickers Returns to Lead Hillsboro Charter Academy; In-Person Classes Planned As they prepare for a 2020-21 school year that will bring students into the classroom fulltime, members of the Hillsboro Charter Academy have lured a veteran Loudoun educator to lead the way. Paul Vickers, Loudoun’s 2009 Principal of the Year, joined the school as its principal July 1. Vickers began his career as an elementary school teacher in Fairfax County and worked for more than two decades as a Loudoun schools administrator. He served as principal at Waterford Elementary from 1997 to
2000 and as the inaugural principal of Mill Run Elementary from 2000 until his retirement in 2015. During the past five years, Vickers has served long-term administrative substitute roles at Leesburg, Evergreen Mill, Sterling and Guilford elementary schools and the Douglass School. The public charter school, established in 2016, is working with county school administrators to implement a plan that will allow all students to attend classes five days a week this fall. Physical distancing guidelines have
prompted the county School Board to limit in-class attendance to two days a week starting in September in the traditional public schools, with an option for parents to choose all-online learning. HCA plans to move some classes into the Old Stone School building next door. Along with a request to allow some staff members to shift their teaching roles, the propose changes are expected to comply with state and CDC health safety guidelines. The plans are expected to get final approval during the July 14 School Board meeting. n
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The Lovettsville Post Office worker caught stealing packages has been convicted of larceny. General District Court Judge William J. Minor, Jr. on July 2 found Nelson Clark guilty of petit larceny. Although Clark was originally charged with felony embezzlement, the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s OfClark fice agreed to reduce the charge. Under Virginia law, any person who steals something valued at less than
SAFETY notes Ashburn Burglary, Assault Suspect Hospitalized The Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office is investigating a reported burglary and assault at an Ashburn home. According to the report, the suspect forced his way into an apartment on Hope Spring Terrace in the Potomac Green neighborhood around 5:30 p.m. June 30. He assaulted the homeowner. He then grabbed a knife and sustained self-inflicted injuries. The suspect was detained when deputies arrived. He initially was taken to Inova Loudoun Hospital and then transported to Inova Fairfax Hospital because of the extent of his injuries and for a mental health evaluation.
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A former Northern Virginia resident was sentenced July 1 to 20 years in federal prison for the distribution of heroin that resulted in the death of a Leesburg man in March 2016. According to court documents, John Jacob Stapleton, 33, who most recently resided in Fort Pierce, FL, regularly obtained illegal opioids from sources of supply that he and others distributed to
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Blue Ridge Speech and Hearing Closing After 56 Years BY RENSS GREENE
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One of Loudoun’s longest-serving nonprofits, Blue Ridge Speech & Hearing Center, will be winding down at the end of July, a victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. The nonprofit announced the news in a press release Monday, citing the impacts of the pandemic on the nonprofit’s faceto-face services. “Operating a non-profit organization such as ours is difficult enough, given regular competition and changing demographics,” stated Board of Directors Chairman John Steigerwald. And the COVID-19 pandemic created “insurmountable” impacts to the nonprofit’s client services and business. “For many of our services there must be face-to-face contact, and the current environment made that impossible,” Steigerwald said. Blue Ridge Speech & Hearing Center opened its doors in 1964 and has served Loudoun and surrounding counties since then, dedicated to improving the quality of life for its clients by enhancing basic speech and hearing needs. It was the first speech and hearing organization in Loudoun, and when needed, provided discounted or subsidized treatment for people with speech, language, hearing, and developmental challenges. In addition to providing speech therapy and hearing assistance, the nonprofit also offered occupational therapy and help dealing with food disorders. It was the only nonprofit clinic providing blended audiology, speech therapy and occupational therapy. “This is not the outcome we hoped for as we fought to maintain operations, and the entire Board of Directors and staff are deeply saddened to move forward with the winding down,” Steigerwald said. “It brought all of us great pleasure to help others—from young children to older adults—to achieve a better lifestyle.” It is a reminder that front-line nonprofits like food pantries and health clinics are not the only ones feeling keenly
the impacts of the pandemic. And in particular, said Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties Executive Director Amy Owen, feefor-service nonprofits like the Blue Ridge Center are seeing their revenues disappear. “A group like Blue Ridge Speech & Hearing that relies on copayment from insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, if they can’t serve those clients because of COVID, then they can’t get the balance of their income through the door,” Owen said. “That’s a perfect example of a huge loss to our community.” Many other nonprofits in Loudoun, such as ECHO or the Arc of Loudoun, are facing similar challenges as pandemic precautions make it difficult to serve clients. Owen advised people in Loudoun to donate to their favorite nonprofits as they struggle through the pandemic. “If you’ve donated to a group before in the past, if those are charities you’ve supported in the past, keep doing it,” Owen said. The Community Foundation also has a Community Emergency Relief Fund which recently distributed $100,000 to nonprofit human service organizations. Donations to that fund, which bolsters COVID-19 emergency response and relief efforts in Loudoun, can may be made at https://communityfoundationlf.org/ emergencyrelief. And, Owen said, “be an ambassador.” “A personal recommendation for a charity, it’s huge,” Owen said. Blue Ridge Speech & Hearing has retained an adviser experienced in winding down operations to guide the board and staff. More information about the process will be made available as it proceeds. n
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Tree of Life Ministries Opens Purcellville Clothing Store Tree of Life Ministries has opened The Clothing Closet, its newest ministry selling clothing and accessories for men, women and children and offering a voucher program for those in need. The Clothing Closet, located at 119 N. 21st St. in Purcellville, offers new women’s clothing, as well as gently used clothing for the whole family. It also provides wardrobing workshops, interview styling events, children’s story time, and Bible studies. The store operates Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tree of Life is a Christian nonprofit organization with a mission to reach out to the poor and needy in the community with focuses on providing food, life skills, shelter, healthcare and relief. For more information on how to support, donate or volunteer, go to tolministries.org or call 540-441-7920. n
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Loudoun United Season Begins July 20 Loudoun United FC will play its first match since the suspension of the 2020 USL Championship season against Hartford Athletic on July 20, which will be nationally televised on ESPN 2. The United Soccer League recently announced the league schedule for the
resumption of the 2020 USL Championship season. Loudoun United has been placed in Group F with Eastern Conference rivals the New York Red Bulls II, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, Hartford Athletic, and the Philadelphia Union II. Loudoun United will play
each team in Group F three times, and will play an additional three matches against the Charleston Battery, North Carolina FC, and Louisville City FC. Following a three-match road trip to kick-off the return to play, Loudoun United will return to Segra Field for its first home match since Oct. 19, 2019, to square off in a rivalry contest against Louisville City FC on Aug. 15. n
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Goodie Giveaway Initiative Benefits 300 Families, Nearly 1K Kids BY PATRICK SZABO
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Often when businesses close up, their owners liquidate their assets to squeeze out the last bit of change from their defunct operations. But one Loudouner opted to forgo that cash to help her neighbors. Purcellville resident and Realtor Laura Kowalczyk earlier this year started the Goodie Giveaway initiative to donate children’s activity items to residents isolated at home during the coronavirus crisis. Those items were part of excess inventory from the Party Pals mobile children’s party business, which Kowalczyk’s family started in 2012 and retired two years ago. Kowalczyk said she had about 60 large tubs of the excess inventory—including educational items like books, outdoor games, crafts and puzzles. Those items took up half the room in her two-car garage and all the room in a mobile trailer. Kowalczyk said she woke up one day and felt compelled to give away all of those items. Now, they’re almost entirely gone—donated to about 300 families and 900 children who picked up personalized
BUSINESS Announcements Ashburn’s Texas Roadhouse Opens at 50 Percent Capacity After a delay caused by the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ashburn’s new Texas Roadhouse opened last week at 50 percent of its capacity. Guests are encouraged to use the callahead seating program by joining the waitlist one hour before they plan to arrive, through the mobile app, online waitlist or by calling the restaurant. The restaurant also is open for curbside to-go orders. With the use of QR code technology, dine-in guests can order and enjoy their meals without touching a menu or a receipt. They scan a code and the menu appears on their smart phones. Payments also may be made directly from their smartphones. “The health and safety of our guests and Roadies (employees) is and always will be our top priority,” stated Texas Roadhouse Market Partner Kurt Shaffer. “Our new touchless menus enable our guests and servers to limit touch points. With the guidance of the CDC and other public health officials, we have enhanced the frequency and scope of our sanitizing procedures to
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gift bags from a socially distanced table set up at the end of Kowalczyk’s driveway. During those pickups, Kowalczyk got to know some of her neighbors better, which helped her to provide additional assistance. She provided one family with extra of items—a family of six with a mother who worked as a hospital nurse and was exhausted from the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kowalczyk also gave diapers and baby wipes to a young couple that recently was given custody of three kids following a family tragedy.
Kowalczyk’s daughter even started a GoFundMe campaign for that family, which is hoping to raise $10,000. The initiative quickly transformed into more formal giveaway campaigns for holidays during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Easter Goodie Giveaway supplied 80 families with bags full of spring and Easter-themed items. The Trampoline Goodie Giveaway saw Kowalczyk give away her trampoline to another family. The Mother’s Day Goodie Giveaway supplied four mothers with brunch from the Stoneleigh Golf Club. The Father’s Day Goodie Giveaway provided six fathers with individualized fishing trips on the Shenandoah River followed by riverside cookouts. And the July 4 Goodie Giveaway saw Dogwood Properties of Virginia donate outdoor games, American flags and other summertime items to two families, one of which had a 5-year-old hooked up to a ventilator after being in a months-long coma. “It’s been a wonderful, rewarding campaign,” Kowalczyk said. “There are no words to describe how touching it is.” Now, Kowalczyk is working on the
maintain our already high standards.” Located at 19990 Riverside Commons Plaza, the restaurant employs 150 employees. It is open for dinner Monday through Thursday from 4 to 10 p.m., and Friday, 4 to 11 p.m. It is also open for lunch and dinner Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Learn more at texasroadhouse.com/locations/virginia/ashburn.
Middleburg Capital Development Invests in Inovateus Solar Inovateus Solar LLC, a privately held midwest solar project developer, has announced a significant investment by private equity firm Middleburg Capital Development. MCD’s ownership investment will enable Inovateus to expand its solar development operations beyond the midwest and to provide customers with expanded services and project financing opportunities. As part of the agreement, MCD’s CEO Timothy F. Sutherland has been appointed as Inovateus’ board chairman. Inovateus co-founder T.J. Kanczuzewski will remain CEO. MCD is a Loudoun-based private equity firm founded in 2012 with assets under management in technologies, data sec-
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tors, manufacturing, and distribution. Before MCD, Sutherland founded and served as CEO and chairman of Pace Global Energy Services, a global energy consulting and management firm acquired by Siemens Industries in 2011. Inovateus has led the installation and financing of more than 453 MW of utility, commercial, educational, and municipal solar projects.
Dwyer Engineering Ranked Among Best Workplaces Leesburg-based Dwyer Engineering ranked in the Zweig Group’s 2020 Best Firms To Work For awards. The program recognizes the best architecture, engineer-
Graduation Goodie Giveaway, which will benefit one high school and one college 2020 graduate. Those grads will bring along three friends or family members for a half day of floating down the Shenandoah River, with a floating food boat in tow, which Kowalczyk and her husband, Oliver, will use to grill hotdogs and hamburgers for the graduates. The winners of that giveaway will also stop at a waterfall for a photo op. “It’ll be memorable,” Kowalczyk said. To nominate a graduate for that giveaway, contact Kowalczyk at dogwoodpropertiesofva@gmail.com or 571-4281220 by Thursday, July 16. Kowalczyk said she’s looking to host a few other giveaways using the last remaining tubs of kids’ activity items. She said she hopes her Goodie Giveaway initiative inspires others to help their neighbors. She said the world would be a much better place if every single person were to show one act of kindness toward another person. “It doesn’t take much,” she said. “To just give a little love, that’s what it’s all about.” n ing, planning, environmental and construction firms to work for in North America. Dwyer ranked third nationally in the 2020 Best Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing Engineering Firms to Work For category and ranked 21st nationally in the “1-49 Employee” category. Firms were evaluated on culture, workplace practices, employee benefits, employee retention rates, professional development, and other criteria from both management and staff perspectives. “It’s an honor to be recognized among this group of winners,” stated President Matt Dwyer. “Our team has worked hard to deliver excellence. I am grateful to their incredible talent and dedication. Our employee’s experiences and feedback are at the core of this recognition. This survey provided insight into our strengths and identified areas we can improve. Receiving this feedback supports our efforts to continuously improve to better meet our employee’s needs.” Dwyer Engineering has engineering licenses in 40 states, and has been headquartered in Leesburg, Virginia for 37 years, with a branch office in Columbia, MD. The firm has worked on more than 200 projects in Loudoun County since 2000. For more information, go to www.dwyer.com.
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Visit Loudoun Unveils New Center, Trailblazer Award BY RENSS GREENE
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Visit Loudoun opened its newly renovated visitor center Tuesday, and received an award from the Virginia Tourism Commission to decorate the new digs at the ribbon cutting. As the COVID-19 pandemic response began, Visit Loudoun closed its visitor center at Market Station in Leesburg and furloughed its travel advisors. Although both the visitor center and the tourism and hospitality industries it represents were closed to visitors, like at many hospitality businesses, the time was not wasted at Visit Loudoun. “We took advantage of the downtime to really take a look at ways to streamline the visitor center experience, ways to really elevate what we’re doing for our strategic plan, which is to connect both the east and the west, to make sure that we are showing the diversity of Loudoun County. … and I think we’ve really accomplished it here,” said Visit Loudoun President and CEO Beth Erickson. Working with Capital Museum Services, Visit Loudoun redesigned the center to minimize physical contact when it comes to searching for information, while still providing a warm welcome from the
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Visit Loudoun President and CEO Beth Erickson, Virginia Tourism Commission President and CEO Rita McClenny, and Loudoun Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) celebrate Visit Loudoun’s Trailblazer Award.
returning travel advisors as the county moves into Phase Three of reopening. The redesign includes new lighting and display racks for brochures, new technology to showcase videos and images of the county, and a space focused solely on the county seat of Leesburg. Visit Loudoun is also working with the Friends of Leesburg Public Arts to display artwork from a new artist each month. Virginia Tourism Corporation Presi-
dent & CEO Rita McClenny attended the ceremony to help cut the ribbon and present Visit Loudoun with the Trailblazer Award, which was announced in March. The award recognizes certified visitor centers for a single, targeted promotion aimed at increasing awareness of and visitation to a locality or region. Visit Loudoun Visitor Center received the award for its role in Leesburg’s First Fridays. Last year, Visit Loudoun launched
a program for First Fridays highlighting local agritourism products and artists. Over the course of seven months, the visitor center hosted wineries, local farms and a local chocolatier. “We know that visitor centers play an important role in our recruitment and hosting visitors, to present them with a welcoming atmosphere, great information, and really guiding them to experience Loudoun County,” McClenny said. “We know there is so much to see in Loudoun County.” Loudoun County Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) said when the pandemic response began, some of the businesses she was most concerned for were in the tourism, restaurant and hospitality industries. “Unfortunately, some of our worst fears came true about these industries, but I also believed and I still believe that they will go on to become the industries to come back the fastest, because people miss the experience of being in Loudoun County and Leesburg,” Randall said. In 2019, Loudoun County was the third largest locality in the state for visitor spending, bringing in $1.84 billion. The Visit Loudoun Visitor Center is on the first floor of Market Station at the intersection of Loudoun and Harrison streets in Leesburg. n
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Neighbors Object to Middleburg-Area Brewery BY PATRICK SZABO
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Efforts to open the Middleburg area’s second brewery next year have drawn opposition from some neighbors, prompting a Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority investigation. In May, Middleburg-area residents Scott Buzzelli and Brian Yarnal told the Town Council they planned to open the Fueled Farm Brewery about a mile east of the town limits on a 10-acre property just north of Rt. 50. They said they would begin construction this summer—with plans to expand an existing garage into a taproom and brewhouse, convert houses into an event space and overnight rental, and install an up to 150-car parking lot. At that May 14 meeting, they indicated their neighbors were onboard with the project, but now one couple is raising objections. During the June 25 Town Council meeting, Kimberly Skelly, whose 7-acre property borders the proposed brewery on the west, told the council that she and her husband, Don, are concerned about how the brewery might change the character of the area. Skelly said she only learned about their plans after reading a story in the Middleburg Eccentric newspaper. After
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Middleburg-area residents Scott Buzzelli and Brian Yarnal are working to open the Fueled Farm Brewery on 10 acres along Rt. 50 east of town.
meeting with Buzzelli and Yarnal to listen in on their plans, the couple remains concerned. They filed objections with the Virginia ABC Board. According to state statutes, the ABC Board may refuse to grant a license if the operation of the proposed brewery would “adversely affect or interfere with the normal, orderly conduct of the affairs of ”
institutions of higher education or public or private playgrounds; or if it would “adversely affect real property values or substantially interfere with the usual quietude and tranquility of ” a residence or residential area. Fueled Farm Brewery would be located MIDDLEBURG BREWERY continues on page 17
5 Towns Benefit from Joint Trash, Recycling Solicitation per unit per month if the town remains under its existing contract, which expires in 2023—meaning the town would be paying about $403 more each month. Town Treasurer Tina Staples said the town is working to take advantage of American’s $19.29 rate as soon as it can, to achieve a $12 per month savings compared with the current contract.
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An initiative among several Loudoun towns has landed them new trash and recycling collection prices that might have been unattainable if they hadn’t banded together. Earlier this year, the Loudoun towns of Hamilton, Hillsboro, Lovettsville, Middleburg, Purcellville and Round Hill, along with the Town of Haymarket in Prince William County, jointly solicited trash and recycling companies to manage collections in their towns—for a total of about 5,000 customers. The goal was to get a more favorable rate than the towns could have obtained if they sought trash collection contractors individually. On July 1, Middleburg and Round Hill signed onto four-year deals with American Disposal Services, giving them all a
per-unit monthly price of $19.29. Hillsboro plans to sign on next month. While Hamilton and Lovettsville are looking to do the same soon, Purcellville and Haymarket backed out of the venture entirely. Hamilton Hamilton is still locked into an existing contract with American, in which it pays $17.58 per unit each month—coming out to be $4,026 each month for 229 customers. But that price will increase to $19.34
Haymarket Haymarket Town Manager Chris Coon said the town backed out of the joint venture because the town was able to keep its contract with AAA Recycling & Trash Removal for $4.09 less per unit per month than what American proposed to provide the towns. The town’s new contract with AAA, which began in April, costs the town $15.20 per unit each month—coming out TALKIN' TRASH continues on page 18
LOVETTSVILLE Town Council to Reconvene after Break The Lovettsville Town Council will reconvene after a four-week break at 7:30 p.m. next Thursday, July 16 over Zoom. In the first meeting for newly elected council members Joy Pritz and David Earl, the council will continue to work out details for the Lovettsville Essential Services Fund, Nonprofit Support Fund and Lovettsville Fire & Rescue Fund, all of which will require specific implementations when distributing CARES Act funding. For more information on the meeting, or to sign up to speak, email the town clerk at clerk@ lovettsvilleva.gov or call the town office at 540-822-5788.
Historical Society to Record Pandemic Experiences The Lovettsville Historical Society is sponsoring a project that will collect stories of residents’ experiences during the coronavirus crisis. Former Town Council candidate Sheryl Frye will lead the Voices of Lovettsville project throughout the next few months, in which she will conduct interviews with residents of all ages and backgrounds to collect firsthand accounts of their experiences. Frye hopes to capture how the pandemic, and residents’ responses to it, are affecting Lovettsville-area residents. The interviews Frye conducts will be non-political and experience-based. There will be no more than 12 questions in any given interview. The historical society will also collect demographic data. The society will hold interview recordings and transcriptions for potential publishing. Those interested in being interviewed, or helping to transcribe interviews, should contact TOWN NOTES continues on page 19
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Middleburg brewery continued from page 16 adjacent to the county’s 100-acre Mickie Gordon Memorial Park and Mercer Park property. In her appeal to the ABC board, Skelly stated it was “impossible to demonstrate that [the brewery] will not disturb my peace and tranquility nor devalue my farm as a small horse farm surrounded by other small horse farms—what I would consider appropriate use of this agricultural residential area.” Buzzelli said he did not want to comment on his neighbors’ statements nor the progress on the brewery project at this time. ABC Public Relations Manager Dawn Eischen said ABC is in the process of submitting feedback to its Hearings Division, which will determine if a hearing is necessary. She said that if a hearing is scheduled, ABC will set up an informal conference with Buzzelli and Yarnal and the Skellys, along with anyone else who files an objection to the Fueled Farm project. At the hearing, an ABC officer will review the submitted information, hear each side and make a decision on whether the state
ALWAYS ONLINE AT LOUDOUNNOW.COM should issue the brewery an ABC license. Buzzelli and Yarnal may appeal that decision if it’s not in their favor. Skelly urged the Town Council to file its own objection with ABC. “Middleburg has an opportunity here to protect the entrance to your beautiful town,” she said. Mayor Bridge Littleton during the June 25 council meeting said it was concerning that Buzzelli and Yarnal perhaps misrepresented their neighbors’ feelings toward the brewery project. “That gives me pause,” he said. Councilman Philip Miller said he felt an investigation is necessary. “That does not sit well with me in terms of how they presented their case and the support from their surrounding neighbors,” he said. “I have real concerns now.” Councilman Kevin Daly said he was “not happy being told something only to find out that two adjacent neighbors have already submitted objections to the ABC board.” Town Manager Danny Davis said Town Attorney Martin Crim was looking into actions the town could take. He said the Town Council would discuss the matter at its July 9 meeting. n
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John Dougherty passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, June 26, 2020 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. John is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Rosemary M. (McCarthy) Dougherty, his daughter, Rosemary E.(Brian) Daum, his son, John T. (Jillaine) Dougherty and his two grandchildren, Madeleine Daum and Max Daum. He is also survived by two sisters, Elizabeth Doyle and Frances (Joseph) Romano. John was preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth (Ward) Dougherty. John was born in Philadelphia, PA, where he graduated from West Catholic High School for Boys, St. Joseph’s University and Spring Garden Institute of Technology. John and Rosemary moved to West Chester, PA, where they raised their two children. John retired as the Director of Purchasing at Worthington Steel in 2000. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and The Ancient Order of Hibernians. After spending many years vacationing at the Jersey Shore, John and Rosemary fulfilled a lifetime dream of owning a summer home in Sea Isle City, NJ; they moved there, full-time in 2000.
In 2006, John and Rosemary decided to relocate to Ashburn, VA to be near their family. This last move turned out to be the most rewarding as John was able to experience firsthand the milestones of his grandchildren and enjoy quality time with his family. John was an avid sports enthusiast and always remained loyal to the Philadelphia Eagle’s, Philly’s, and Flyers. John also loved lacrosse and college basketball and stayed true to the Philadelphia teams. He also loved watching his grandchildren participate in sports and other activities and attended almost every game or event. As a resident of Potomac Green 55+ Community, John made many great friends. John also loved playing various card games; pinochle was his favorite. He was known throughout the community as a kind gentleman who always had smile and a nice word for everyone he met. In addition to volunteering at numerous events at Potomac Green, John also volunteered at the local elementary school where he worked with autistic children. John was a member of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Herndon. John will be missed by many. A private family memorial service was held on Tuesday, July 7. A Celebration of His Life will be held at a later date.
Carolyn M. Gelenter Mrs. Carolyn M. Gelenter, age 92, passed away peacefully on June 21, 2020 after a brief illness in Falls Church, Virginia. She was born in Terril, Iowa to James and Dessie Ballah and had an older sister Alice and a younger brother James. Carolyn grew up in Iowa and graduated from Estherville Junior College (1949) AA, Colorado State College (1953) BA, and Mankato State (1963) MS. Her 45 year educational career spanned across the United States and overseas in the DoD school system. She taught elementary school, physical education, and
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spent the last 20 years of her career at Sterling Middle School (1974-1993) as a guidance counselor. While serving as a DoD teacher at Clark AFB in the Philippines, she married Major Julian Gelenter, USAF, in 1966. They shared a life full of love, until his death in 2009. She is also preceded in death by her parents, sister, and brother. She is survived by her son Captain David (Joan) Gelenter, USN, Retired; daughters Lydia Gelenter and Elizabeth (Don) Poulin; grandchildren Andrew, Kathryn, Martin, and Lucien; great grandchildren Oliver, Eleanor, Charles, and Victoria; and 2 nieces and a nephew in the Terril Iowa area. Funeral Services will be at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.
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to be about $7,100 each month for about 465 customers. That represents a $1,900 monthly cost savings over a contract with American. Hillsboro The Town of Hillsboro is the only town that will see a cost savings from the new $19.29 per unit monthly rate with American—a savings of about $247 each month for the town’s 32 customers, excluding administrative and processing costs. The town currently pays American $27 per unit per month under its existing contract, which will expire in August. Lovettsville Lovettsville is still locked into an existing contract with American until November, in which it pays $17.48 per unit per month—coming out to be close to $15,000 each month for 850 customers. Project Manager Greg Tkac said the town will need to decide whether it will enter into the new contract with American before November or work out a new contract on its own. If it does take advantage of the $19.29 per unit monthly rate, it will spend about $1,400 more each month than it currently does. Middleburg Middleburg previously was paying Bates Trucking Co. a rate of $12.50 per unit per month—coming out to be about $6,250 per month for nearly 500 customers. Although the town is now paying $3,400 more monthly than it was before, Town Manager Danny Davis said the town was expecting to see that increase, since the previous rate was set nearly a decade ago. He said the most beneficial aspect of the joint solicitation was that Middleburg received more proposals from trash contractors than it would have if it solicited proposals on its own. Davis said that was because Middleburg has a relatively small number of customers, which deters many trash companies from considering providing the town with service. Purcellville According to Purcellville Administration Director Hooper McCann, the town backed out of the joint venture because the $19.29 per unit monthly cost represented a large increase in cost that “wasn’t fiscally responsible for the town to move forward with.” The town currently pays $15.48 per
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unit per month—coming out to be about $41,000 each month for 2,634 customers. Along with additional costs the town would have been required to pay if it entered into the new contract with American, such as for pickup from municipal dumpsters, the town would have been paying about $26,000 more per month. While the town’s existing contract, which is in its final extension period, with American expires at the end of November, town leaders are looking to extend that contract another year in light of the national state of emergency. Round Hill Round Hill was previously paying Patriot Disposal about $15 per unit per month—coming out to be about $3,750 each month for 250 customers. Although the town is now paying about $1,100 more each month for trash and recycling collection, Town Administrator Melissa Hynes said the joint solicitation benefitted the town in three ways—it provided the town with a less expensive rate than it likely would have received if it solicited companies on its own; it brought recycling service back; and it provided town leaders with new ideas. Hynes estimated the town might have saved somewhere around $1.70 per unit per month by soliciting responses jointly with other towns, since, she said, collection prices might have gone up to around $21 per unit per month if the town had contracted a company on its own. Under the town’s previous contract with Patriot, the items residents were placing on the curb for recycling weren’t being recycled because, Hynes said, the cost to recycle was too high for Patriot. She said that was a big concern of many residents. The town also was able to engage in dialogue with six other towns, which provided its leaders with new ideas on what they should expect when dealing with trash and recycling collection companies in the future. Moving Past 2024 No matter when Hamilton and Lovettsville decide to jump onto the new contract with American, the contract with every town will expire June 30, 2024. Once that happens, the towns jointly or individually might look to put out an invitation for bids, rather than a more detailed request for proposals, to solicit new rates from trash contractors. Middleburg Town Clerk Rhonda North, who helped to spearhead the initiative, said the towns also might look to extend their contracts with American another four years to 2028. n
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It is open to residents Monday, water while scrubbing dishes and brushWednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to ing teeth, replacing showerheads if show2 p.m. Visitors will be required to wear ers fill a 1-gallon bucket in less than 20 masks and adhere to social distancing seconds, shortening shower times by one protocols. Town Hall will remain staffed minute to save up to 150 gallons of water Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each month, and repairing leaks in swimTown staffers are available by phone ming pool systems. For more information, email Town Adand email. If needed, the staff will work with residents to schedule in-person ap- ministrator Melissa Hynes at mhynes@ pointments. Residents are encouraged to roundhillva.org. continued from page 16
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‘Can You See My Scars?’
Live Music: Deane Kern and Eric Selby
Samuel Moore-Sobel Tackles Scars—Seen and Unseen—in a New Memoir BY JAN MERCKER
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Samuel Moore-Sobel is 26. He has a great job and owns a home at an age when many of us are still figuring things out. He’s getting married next month, and now he’s a published author. Life is looking pretty good, but it took a lot to get here. Moore-Sobel’s new memoir “Can You See My Scars?” describes his decade-long journey of healing after an accident left him with severe burns to his face just before his sophomore year of high school. Perseverance, support from family and the ability to find humor in dark situations helped him to survive and thrive. Now, Moore-Sobel wants to help others deal with their own scars—seen and unseen. “The cultural connotation of scars has been negative,” Moore-Sobel said. “Part of the goal with this [book] is to change the cultural perspective on scars. We live in this culture where we’re encouraged to only post the highlights on social media. We post the perfect pictures; we post the achievements. I think it’s natural that people want to do that, but the goal with this book is to offer the world my scars. I want the world to see them. I don’t want to hide them. ... True authentic connection can only occur when we’re sharing scars with each other. We all have scars: some are visible and some are invisible” Moore-Sobel was burned in an accident involving sulfuric acid at age 15, the summer before his sophomore year at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn. It was a traumatic experience at a delicate age.
Live Music: Jim Steele Friday, July 10, 5:30 p.m. Dirt Farm Brewing, 18701 Foggy Bottom Road, Bluemont Details: dirtfarmbrewing.com Friday night fun with covers and originals from Jim Steele.
Live Music: Berlin Calling Friday, July 10, 8 p.m. Finnegans, 44050 Ashburn Village Boulevard, Ashburn Details: finnegans.net Let loose and get your ’80s on with favorites from Berlin Calling.
Live Music: Mark Cullinane
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Samuel Moore-Sobel shows a photo of his face after being burned in an accident involving sulfuric acid at age 15, the summer before his sophomore year of high school.
“I was in that crucial time of forging an identity and asking those questions of who am I and what kind of adult do I want to be,” Moore-Sobel said. “It’s that sense of not only am I trying to figure out who I am, I also now have to navigate losing my identity in how I look and how I feel and how I experience the world.” Moore-Sobel started school late that year as he dealt with the immediate medical aftermath of the accident. His memoir describes returning to school with severe physical scarring. Outright bullying wasn’t a big problem, he said, but watching friends
drift away or distance themselves was painful. And his teenage self couldn’t find the words to address the situation. “I think so many of my friends didn’t know how to respond. They didn’t know what to say. So many people were afraid of saying the wrong thing, so they didn’t say anything. I felt really alone in that,” Moore-Sobel said. “I barely knew what to do or what to say either. It was such a horrific experience, and there wasn’t really a MOORE-SOBEL continues on page 25
Tarara Summer Concert Series Canceled The COVID-19 pandemic has canceled yet another big summer event: The Tarara Summer Concert Series has been called off for the rest of the year. Northern Virginia Magazine last year named the series as Best Music Festival, and USA Today named Tarara Winery as one of the top 10 wineries with music in the country. In 2018, Visit Loudoun named the series the Annual Event of the Year at its annual tourism awards. Most years, the concerts bring thousands of people out to the winery’s lakeside stage for favorites like Gonzo’s Nose, The Legwarmers or Reflex. “Over the past few months, we’ve kept
Friday, July 10, 3:30-6:30 p.m. Harpers Ferry Brewing, 37412 Adventure Center Lane, Hillsboro Details: facebook.com/harpersferrybrewing Modern acoustic roots music from a dynamic duo.
a watchful eye over the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact,” wrote Bow Tie Strategies President Rusty Foster, who produces the series, in an email announcing the cancelation. “We were definitely optimistic that conditions would improve and that re-opening guidelines would be put in place for us to lead a semi-normal life. Unfortunately, conditions are not in our favor and it would be irresponsible for us to move forward with the 2020 Tarara Summer Concert Series.” Previously, organizers had hoped to give the series a delayed start in August. Instead, ticket holders are getting refunds, while season pass holders and peo-
ple who have reserved a private tent can either get a refund or transfer their purchase to the next season. In the meantime, the concert series is taking part in the Community Tee Project. For each $19 Tarara Summer Concert Series T-shirt purchase, $10 will go to Loudoun Hunger Relief, which Foster wrote has “moved mountains” to help the hungry during the pandemic. The other $9 goes to the cost of the shirts, which are purchased from Cheers Sports. Organizers are planning on a full 2021 series. More information is at TararaConcerts.com or facebook.com/ tararaconcerts..
Saturday, July 11, 1 p.m. 868 Estate Vineyards, 14001 Harpers Ferry Road, Hillsboro Details: 868estatevineyards.com Acoustic country and classic rock from a local favorite.
Live Music: Steve George and Friends Saturday, July 11, 1-4 p.m. The Barns at Hamilton Station, 16804 Hamilton Station Road, Hamilton Details: thebarnsathamiltonstation.com Shake off the quarantine blues with this upbeat ensemble. When Steve George and crew show up, there’s always fun to be had.
Live Music: Emma Rowley Saturday, July 11, 1 p.m. Doukenie Winery, 14727 Mountain Road, Hillsboro Details: doukeniewinery.com Purcellville-raised, Nashville-based pop artist Emma Rowley returns to Doukenie for an outdoor performance.
Live Music: Ron Hamrick Saturday, July 11, 2 p.m. Maggie Malick Wine Caves, 12138 Harpers Ferry Road, Hillsboro Details: maggiemalickwinecaves.com Hamrick is a Billboard Top 10 songwriter known for a feel-good vibe, catchy melodies and well-crafted lyrics that hone in on life’s journey.
Live Music: Dave Goodrum Saturday, July 11, 3 p.m. Barnhouse Brewery, 43271 Spinks Ferry Road, Leesburg Details: barnhousebrewery.com Acoustic music at its most fun--covering
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INSTRUMENTATION / CONTROL SYSTEM TECHNICIAN Loudoun Water is a public utility that provides water and wastewater services to customers in eastern Loudoun County (VA). We offer highly competitive salaries, a stable work environment and excellent employee benefits. We are seeking a highly motivated, team oriented Instrumentation / Control System Technician with problem solving skills to install, maintain, troubleshoot, calibrate, and repair or replace a wide variety of industrial control system equipment including programmable logic controllers (PLCs), variable frequency drives (VFD’s), Supervisory, Control, and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, process sensors, and other electronic equipment related to the water industry. ISA CCST certification highly desired. Requirements: Minimum two years of specialized vocational training or college-level coursework in electronics and four years experience in the instrumentation/electronic systems; with three years with industrial control systems; preferably in water distribution and sewer utility operations. Experience with process control sensors (flow, level, pressure, analysis, etc); preferably in water distribution and sewer utility operations. Experience with computer-based maintenance management systems, Allen-Bradley PLC’s, VFD’s, and UPS also desired. Ability to work “on –call” status and/or overtime as needed. Apply online at www.loudounwater.org or send completed applications to Loudoun Water, HR Department, PO Box 4000, Ashburn, VA 20146 or by fax to 571.223.2079. Salary DOQ. Position will remain open until filled. EOE
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Moore-Sobel continued from page 22 roadmap.” In his memoir, Moore-Sobel tackles the nightmares and suicidal ideations he struggled with after the accident. But two things kept him going: love and support from his tight-knit family and a desire to use his experience to help others. “I think what got me through was the love and support of my parents and my brother and sister. They were there for me even when it felt like few were. I felt their love through it,” he said. “I wasn’t going to do anything to hurt them. Part of my recovering and being able to thrive was out of love for them and appreciation for all they did for me.” Focusing on others rather than his own suffering also helped Moore-Sobel push through his pain and move forward with life. As a teen, Moore-Sobel mentored younger kids through Loudoun County Public Schools’ PEER program. As a young adult, he turned his focus to sharing his story. “I didn’t want this to happen in vain. I didn’t want this to be a terrible accident that occurred and nothing good came of it,” he said. “Writing this book was a way to ensure that it could be shared with the world and something good could come of it.” Despite physical and emotional setbacks, Moore-Sobel hit the usual teen and young adult milestones. He graduated from high school on time, remained a student leader and earned a degree from George Mason University. He’s now a program manager for Amazon Web Services and owns a home in Leesburg. A series of surgeries has reduced the appearance of his scars, and he doesn’t get as many questions as he used to about the accident, he said. But the path to adulthood wasn’t always easy. Dating and relationships were challenging and impacted by the weight of his emotional scars. In his memoir, Moore-Sobel discusses a pattern of staying in the wrong relationships because of a sense
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of inadequacy. “We bonded over the trauma that we both experienced,” he said describing one relationship he tackles in the memoir. “I felt so inadequate I was willing to stay in a really unhealthy relationship.” But thanks to therapy, family support and the writing process, Moore-Sobel has let go of that emotional baggage. He met his fiancée Megan through a mutual friend, and the couple are getting married next month. Moore-Sobel kept journals throughout his 10-year recovery and went back to those memories as he began working on the book several years ago. The project finally gelled last year, and he started working with a publisher. “Can You See My Scars?” is available through Mascot Books, and sales launch on Amazon on Sept. 1. Revisiting the pain of the early days following the accident for the book wasn’t easy, he said, but was worth it on several levels. “It was a really hard process, and it would come back in these waves. But it was also very cathartic. It really did help me make sense of what I felt and what I experienced. There’s so much that happened during those years and I had to go back and unpack those things and understand them more clearly. It really helped me come to peace with it and work through the emotions I felt and really come through that grieving process.” Humor has also been an important survival mechanism, and there are plenty of funny moments in the book. Moore-Sobel and his mom Kate Moore have shared the funny side of the experience through a series of speaking engagements, including Loudoun’s Tales & Ales storytelling series. “There are moments in the book where it’s either you’re going to laugh or you’re going to cry and you choose to laugh,” Moore-Sobel said. “I’m not happy that this happened, but I am at peace with what happened. I achieved growth. There’s some solace in that.” “Can You See My Scars?” is available through Mascot Books at mascotbooks. com. It launches on Amazon Sept. 1. For more information on Samuel Moore-Sobel, go to samuelmoore-sobel.com. n
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a range of genres from the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and today.
Live Music: Merlin
Lane, Lucketts Details: vanishbeer.com Favorite ’90s alt rock from Fredericksburg.
Details: 868estatevineyards.com Born in Virginia and raised in NYC, Cory Campbell has the soul of the south and the edge of Manhattan. He’s been compared to John Mayer, Jackson Browne and Eric Clapton, with a sound that is fresh but familiar.
Live Music: Rowdy Ace
Live Music: Shane Gamble
Saturday, July 11, 4 p.m. White’s Ferry Manor, 42476 Whites Ferry Road, Leesburg Details: whitesferrymanor.com Relax with acoustic country rock at a favorite new venue.
Saturday, July 11, 6-9 p.m. Social House Kitchen and Tap, 42841 Creek View Plaza, Ashburn Details: socialhouseashburn.com Rising country music star Shane Gamble has several hit singles under his belt and a new EP on the horizon.
Live Music: The Faux Moes
Live Music: The Lost Indians
Saturday, July 11, 5 p.m. Vanish Farmwoods Brewery, 42245 Black Hops Lane, Lucketts Details: vanishbeer.com Rock, rhythm & blues and a little country from this band pulling from several top local groups.
Saturday, July 11, 7 p.m. Crooked Run Brewing, 22455 Davis Drive #120, Sterling Details: crookedrunbrewing.com Kick back with brews, banjos and great bluegrass from Northern Virginia.
Live Music: Skins and Strings
Live Music: The Voodoo Blues
Saturday, July 11, 5-8 p.m. Loudoun Brewing Company, 310 E. Market St., Leesburg Details: facebook.com/loudounbrewing Eric Campbell and Joey Reed form this fun guitar and drums cover duo.
Saturday, July 11, 7-10 p.m. Black Walnut Brewery, 212 S. King St., Leesburg Details: facebook.com/blackwalnutbrewery New Orleans-style blues, funk and soul on Black Walnut’s new stage.
Live Music: Cory Campbell
Saturday, July 11, 7 p.m. Social House South Riding, 25370 Eastern Marketplace Plaza, Chantilly Details: socialhousesouthriding.com
Saturday, July 11, 5-8 p.m. 868 Estate Vineyards, 14001 Harpers Ferry Road, Hillsboro
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Vocals and guitar from noted DMV musician Dave Thong with pop, rock, hip-hop and beyond.
Live Music: The Woodshedders Saturday, July 11, 8-10 p.m. B Chord Brewing, 34266 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill Details: bchordbrewing.com The Woodshedders return to B Chord with their eclectic mix of high-energy roots music in a range of styles. Tickets are $20.
Live Music: Badlands Saturday, July 11, 9 p.m. Spanky’s Shenanigans, 538 E. Market St., Leesburg Details: spankyspub.com Live music is back at Spanky’s with high-energy dance/rock/pop music, ranging from classics by Pat Benatar and AC/DC to the latest from Bruno Mars.
Live Music: Brisk Sunday, July 12, 1-4 p.m. Vanish Farmwoods Brewery, 42245 Black Hops
Sunday, July 12, 1:30-4:30 p.m. The Barns at Hamilton Station, 16804 Hamilton Station Road, Hamilton Details: thebarnsathamiltonstation.com Country, rock, blues, Americana and pop for the perfect winery afternoon.
Live Music: Anthony Semiao Sunday, July 12, 2-5 p.m. Maggie Malick Wine Caves, 12138 Harpers Ferry Road, Hillsboro Details: maggiemalickwinecaves.com Relax with acoustic guitar tunes from Anthony Semiao.
Live Music: Adriel Genet Sunday, July 12, 2-5 p.m. 868 Estate Vineyards, 14001 Harpers Ferry Road, Hillsboro Details: 868estatevineyards.com Genet’s live acoustic repertoire consists of unique arrangements of vintage jazz and pop standards with a contemporary dramatic edge.
Open Mic with Tim Rumfelt Wednesday, July 15, 8 p.m. Downtown Saloon, 7 N King St., Leesburg Details: facebook.com/downtownsaloon The Downtown Saloon’s open mic night is back with longtime local musician Tim Rumfelt.
Legal Notices TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 15.2-1800; 15.2-2100 et seq., notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on:
Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA
TOWN OF LEESBURG ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID
to consider the adoption of the following ordinance:
IFB NO. 17016-FY21-01 KING STREET ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT GRANTING THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE TO LEASE A MAXIMUM OF 2,500 SQUARE FEET OF LAND OWNED BY THE TOWN OF LEESBURG AND LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING FUEL TANK FARM ON THE LEESBURG EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, LEESBURG, VIRGINIA, AND PRESCRIBING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS PERTAINING TO SUCH GRANT.
SEALED BIDS to construct the above project will be received by the Town of Leesburg, either by mail or hand delivered to the Procurement Office, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176, UNTIL BUT NO LATER THAN 3:30 P.M. ON JULY 23, 2020. Bids shall be marked “Sealed Bid for King Street Alley Improvements Bid Date–Thursday, July 23, 2020 – 3:30 P.M.” Bids will be opened and read aloud at 25 West Market Street, Lower Level Conference Room 2, at that date and time.
As set forth in Town of Leesburg Invitation for Bid (IFB) number 100710-FY20-49 and Addendum No. 1 thereto, the public is invited to submit bids in writing for the franchise, right, privilege and lease proposed by this ordinance. The proposed term shall be a grant of 20 years. All bids must be in writing and must be submitted not later than 3:00 p.m., on July 14, 2020, to the Town of Leesburg, Procurement Division, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176.
Work includes storm drainage, curb and gutter, brick sidewalk, concrete slab, traffic control, and all incidentals related thereto.
A copy of the proposed ordinance is available from the Town Clerk, located in Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.); or by calling Eileen Boeing, Town Clerk, at 703-771-2733. At this hearing, all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard. Persons requiring reasonable 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. 7/2 & 7/9/2020
All questions regarding this bid must be submitted in writing via email to CapitalBidQuestions@ leesburgva.gov until but no later than 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, July 14, 2020.
The Town reserves the right to perform all, part, or none of the work. Bid Documents are available for download from the Town’s Bid Board at http://www.leesburgva.gov/ bidboard. Contact Cindy Steyer at 703-737-2302 or csteyer@leesburgva.gov with questions about obtaining these bid documents. Any addenda issued for this project will be posted on the Town’s Bid Board and eVA (https://eva.virginia.gov) with a courtesy email to those firms who have registered on the Town’s Bid Board. It is the bidders’ responsibility to provide a correct email address and to be aware of any addenda. Bud Siegel, P.E., Acting Manager Office of Capital Projects 07/09/20
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Legal Notices PUBLIC HEARING The LOUDOUN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a public hearing in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room on the first floor of the County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following:
SPEX-2019-0047 CONKLIN COMMUNITY PARK (Special Exception)
The Board of Supervisors, acting through Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Services has submitted an application for a Special Exception to permit incidental structures in excess of 840 square feet within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District). This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed use is listed as a Special Exception use under Section 4-1506(E). The subject property is located within the PD-H4 (Planned Development Housing – 4) zoning district, the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contours, and partially located within the FOD. The subject property is approximately 20.76 acres in size and is located on the west side of Loudoun County Parkway (Route 606) and north and east sides of Donegal Drive (Route 1248) at 25710 Donegal Drive, South Riding, Virginia in the Dulles Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 166-49-3841. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area), which designates this area for parks and recreation uses.
ZRTD-2020-0002 MANEKIN PLAZA (Zoning Map Amendment)
SIP/CREF Manekin Plaza LLC of Rockville, Maryland, has submitted an application to rezone approximately 12.04 acres from the PD-IP (Planned Development – Industrial Park) zoning district under the 1972 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to permit the development of all principal and accessory uses permitted in the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance at a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.6 (up to 1.0 by Special Exception). The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District. The subject property is approximately 12.04 acres in size and located north of Nokes Boulevard (Route 1793), west of Cascades Parkway (Route 1793), and on the east side of Ridgetop Circle (Route 1790) in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows: PIN
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46000 Manekin Plaza, Sterling, Virginia
020-35-2829
46010 Manekin Plaza, Sterling, Virginia
020-35-4412
46020 Manekin Plaza, Sterling, Virginia
020-25-3188
46030 Manekin Plaza, Sterling, Virginia
030-20-9386
46050 Manekin Plaza, Sterling, Virginia
The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed-Use Place Type)) and Route 28 Corridor Plan, which designate this area for compact, pedestrian-oriented environments with opportunities for a mix of Residential, Commercial, Entertainment, Cultural, and Recreational amenities uses, at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 1.0.
ZCPA-2020-0001 UNIVERSITY CENTER LOT L2A (Zoning Concept Plan Amendment)
Research Place 45145, LLC, of Winchester, Virginia, has submitted an application to amend the concept development plan (“CDP”) approved with ZMAP-1992-0004, ZCPA-1992-0009, University Center, by revising a note which restricts Parcel L to Research and Development uses, releasing the subject parcel, Parcel L2A, from this restriction in order to allow land uses consistent with the PD-RDP (Planned Development – Research and Development Park) zone, with no resulting change in density. The subject property is located in the PD-RDP zoning district under the 1972 Zoning Ordinance. The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District and partially within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contours. The subject property is approximately 3.28 acres in size and is located on the north side of Harry Bird Highway (Route 7), east of George Washington Boulevard (Route 1050), and south of Research Place (Route 1051), at 45145 Research Place, Ashburn, Virginia in the Algonkian Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 039-18-2610. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed-Use Place Type)) and the Route 28 Corridor Plan, which designate this area for compact, pedestrian-oriented environments with opportunities for a mix of Residential, Commercial, Entertainment, Cultural, and Recreational amenities at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of up to 1.0.
ZCPA-2018-0012 BRAMBLETON LAND BAYS 1A, 1B & 5
Brambleton Land Bays 1, 3 & 5 in order to amend the timing of construction of Ryan Road improvements and the construction and design of a pool and bathhouse in Land Bay 5. 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 located partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District). This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance. The subject property is approximately 472 acres in size and is located on the north side of Creighton Road (Route 774), the east side of Evergreen Mills Road (Route 621) and the west side of Northstar Boulevard (Route 3171) in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows: PIN 200-37-2327 200-37-2123 200-37-2019 200-37-0996 200-37-2192 200-27-1547 199-17-4105 199-17-3292 200-47-2374 200-47-1859 200-47-1854 200-47-1849 200-47-1944 200-47-2038 200-47-2133 199-17-4582 199-17-4378 200-47-3869 200-47-3558 200-37-4400 200-37-3985 200-27-2163 199-17-4116 199-17-3214 199-17-2910 199-17-2606 199-17-2301 199-17-2197 199-17-1688 199-17-1284 200-47-0974 200-47-0869 200-47-0764 200-47-0659 200-47-0654 200-47-0648 200-47-0643 200-47-0738 200-47-0833 200-47-1028 200-47-3664 200-47-3453 200-47-3447 200-47-3542 200-37-4395 200-27-3675 200-27-3571 200-27-2863 200-27-1568 200-27-1375 200-37-1981 200-37-1395 200-37-1794
PROPERTY ADDRESS 22928 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22932 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22936 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 42015 Guardfish Way, Ashburn, Virginia 42027 Guardfish Way, Ashburn, Virginia 42182 Creighton Road, Ashburn, Virginia 22775 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22787 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22803 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22815 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22819 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22823 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22827 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22831 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22835 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22790 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22794 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22802 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22814 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22982 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 22998 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 23018 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 42045 Spruce Point Court, Ashburn, Virginia 42037 Spruce Point Court, Ashburn, Virginia 42033 Spruce Point Court, Ashburn, Virginia 42029 Spruce Point Court, Ashburn, Virginia 42025 Spruce Point Court, Ashburn, Virginia 42021 Spruce Point Court, Ashburn, Virginia 42013 Spruce Point Court, Ashburn, Virginia 42009 Spruce Point Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22800 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22804 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22808 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22812 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22816 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22820 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22824 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22828 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22832 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22836 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22808 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22820 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22826 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22830 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22986 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 23006 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 23010 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 23014 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 23015 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 23011 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 23007 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 42019 Guardfish Way, Ashburn, Virginia 42023 Guardfish Way, Ashburn, Virginia
(Zoning Concept Plan Amendment & Zoning Ordinance Modification) Brambleton Group L.L.C., of Brambleton, Virginia, has submitted an application to amend the existing proffers and concept development plan (“CDP”) approved with ZMAP-2012-0013 and ZCPA-2012-0009,
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42035 Guardfish Way, Ashburn, Virginia 22970 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22974 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22978 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 42162 Creighton Road, Ashburn, Virginia 42166 Creighton Road, Ashburn, Virginia 42170 Creighton Road, Ashburn, Virginia 42174 Creighton Road, Ashburn, Virginia 42178 Creighton Road, Ashburn, Virginia 42017 Spruce Point Court, Ashburn, Virginia N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 42020 Ryan Road, Ashburn, Virginia N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 42245 Ryan Road, Ashburn, Virginia 42049 Spruce Point Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22863 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22867 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22871 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22875 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 42034 Darlene Place, Ashburn, Virginia 42038 Darlene Place, Ashburn, Virginia 42042 Darlene Place, Ashburn, Virginia 42046 Darlene Place, Ashburn, Virginia 42050 Darlene Place, Ashburn, Virginia 42054 Darlene Place, Ashburn, Virginia 22862 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22866 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22870 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22874 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 42047 Darlene Place, Ashburn, Virginia 42051 Darlene Place, Ashburn, Virginia 42055 Darlene Place, Ashburn, Virginia 22931 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 22930 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 22880 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22884 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22888 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22892 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22896 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22900 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22904 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22908 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22912 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22916 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22920 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22924 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22939 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 22943 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 22947 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 22951 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 22955 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 22959 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 22967 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 22971 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 22975 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 22958 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 42014 Guardfish Way, Ashburn, Virginia 22982 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22986 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia
200-37-3727 200-37-1809 200-37-2108 200-37-2507 200-37-2906 200-37-3304 200-37-2491 200-27-9966 199-17-3700 199-17-3596 199-17-3088 199-17-2783 199-17-2579 200-47-2169 200-47-1964 199-17-5502 199-17-5694 200-47-4073 200-47-3011 200-47-3405 200-47-4002 200-47-2522 200-47-2816 200-47-1417 200-47-1808 200-47-2004 200-47-2299 200-47-2495 200-47-2590 200-37-5223 200-37-5018 200-37-4914 200-37-4709 200-37-4604 200-47-1613 200-37-4190 200-37-3880 200-27-3742 200-27-4251 200-27-4527 200-27-3338 200-27-3946 200-27-4952
22963 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 42018 Guardfish Way, Ashburn, Virginia 42022 Guardfish Way, Ashburn, Virginia 42026 Guardfish Way, Ashburn, Virginia 42030 Guardfish Way, Ashburn, Virginia 42034 Guardfish Way, Ashburn, Virginia 42031 Guardfish Way, Ashburn, Virginia 42158 Creighton Road, Ashburn, Virginia 22779 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22783 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22791 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22795 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22799 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22807 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22811 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22774 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22778 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22798 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22851 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22855 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22859 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22843 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22847 Trailing Rose Court, Ashburn, Virginia 22844 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22852 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22856 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22860 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22864 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22868 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22962 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 22966 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 22970 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 22974 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 22978 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 22848 Bubbling Brook Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 22990 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 23002 Shooting Star Place, Ashburn, Virginia 23037 Canyon Oak Court, Ashburn, Virginia 23029 Canyon Oak Court, Ashburn, Virginia 23040 Canyon Oak Court, Ashburn, Virginia 23041 Canyon Oak Court, Ashburn, Virginia 23033 Canyon Oak Court, Ashburn, Virginia 23025 Canyon Oak Court, Ashburn, Virginia
The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Transition Policy Area (Transition Large Lot Neighborhood and Transition Small Lot Neighborhood Place Types)) which designate this area for single family detached homes and open space in low-density neighborhoods and single family detached housing up to 4 dwelling units per acre and the Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Neighborhood Place Type)) which designate this area for residential neighborhoods of up to 4 dwelling units per acre with retail and service uses to serve routine needs of the immediate area up to a 1.0 Floor Area Ratio (FAR).
ZMAP-2019-0017 & SPEX-2020-0022 H & M PROPERTY (Zoning Map Amendment and Special Exception)
Amazon Data Services, Inc. of Seattle, Washington has submitted applications for the following: 1) to rezone approximately 100.18 acres from the MR-HI (Mineral Resource – Heavy Industry) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-GI (Planned Development – General Industry) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to develop 1,745,570 square feet of data center uses; and 2) A Special Exception to permit an increase to the maximum floor to area ratio (FAR) from 0.40 to 0.60. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed use is listed as a Special Exception use under Section 4-606. The subject property is located within the (AI) (Airport Impact) Overlay District, within the Ldn 65 or higher aircraft noise contour and the QN (Quarry Notification) Overlay District, Chantilly Crush Stone Note Area, and the (FOD) Floodplain Overlay District. The subject property is approximately 100.18 acres in size and is located on the south side of South Perimeter Road, on the east side of Willard Road (Route 639), north of John Mosby Highway (Route 50) at 25020 Willard Road, Chantilly, Virginia, in the Dulles Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 096-18-3161. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County
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ZCPA-2019-0005, ZRTD-2020-0003, SPEX-2020-0010 & SPEX-2020-0011 TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH (Zoning Concept Plan Amendment, Zoning Conversion in the Route 28 Taxing District, Special Exceptions,)
Temple Baptist Church of Herndon, Virginia, has submitted applications for the following: 1) amend the existing proffers and concept development plan (“CDP”) approved with ZMAP-2008-0021, ZCPA-20120014, and ZCPA-2017-0008, Kincora Village Center in order to: a) permit the development of two lighted ballfields in the (FOD) Floodplain Overlay District, Major, b) revise timing for implementing mitigation and reforestation measures, c) add a reference to an Open Space Exhibit, d) revise the location of 162.11 acres to be dedicated to the County as an open space easement, and e) revising and add commitments to ballfield lighting and ballfield construction timing with no resulting change in density in the PD-MUB (Planned Development – Mixed Use Business) zoning district; 2) to rezone approximately 11.982 acres from the PD-IP (Planned Development – Industrial Park) zoning district under the 1972 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to develop a church and private school uses; 3) a Special Exception to allow 2,500 square feet of incidental structures associated with ballfields in the FOD, Major; and 4) a Special Exception to amend the boundary of the FOD, Major in the PD-IP zoning district to accommodate grading in connection with the proposed ballfields. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and are permitted by Special Exception under Section 4-1506(F). The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District, within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contour, and is also located partially within the FOD. The subject property is approximately 300 acres in size and is located in the southwest quadrant of the Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7) and Sully Road (Route 28) interchange, on the west side of the Sully Road, Gloucester Parkway (Route 2150)/Nokes Boulevard (Route 1793) interchange, and north of West Severn Way (Route 1748), in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 041-19-4573. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed-Use Place Type)) and Route 28 Corridor Plan, which designate this area for compact, pedestrian-oriented environments with opportunities for a mix of Residential, Commercial, Entertainment, Cultural, and Recreational amenities uses, at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 1.0. Unless otherwise noted in the above notices, copies of the above-referenced amendments, applications, ordinances, and/or plans and related documents may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-777-0246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies, or electronically at www.loudoun.gov/lola. This link also provides an additional opportunity for public
LOUDOUN COUNTY WILL BE ACCEPTING SEALED COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR: PHILIP A. BOLEN MEMORIAL PARK – BASEBALL FIELD #7 SLOPE RECONSTRUCTION AND STABILIZATION, IFB No. 108782 until prior to 4:00 p.m., local “Atomic Time”, August 13, 2020. Solicitation forms may be obtained 24 hours a day by visiting our web site at www.loudoun.gov/ procurement. If you do not have access to the Internet, call (703) 777-0403, M - F, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. WHEN CALLING, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ANY TYPE OF DISABILITY IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCUREMENT. 7/09/2020
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ERIC COMBS, CHAIRMAN LOUDOUN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
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Town of Leesburg Continues Water Valve Exercise and Maintenance Program Public Notification The Town of Leesburg is continuing a preventative maintenance program to protect the longevity and operation of the water system infrastructure and valves. This valve exercise program requires closing, then opening each main line valve and service line valves in specific distribution areas. The purpose of the program is to exercise main line valves throughout the distribution system to assure reliable operation and maintain water quality. During this program, crews will exercise the valves by operating each valve through a full cycle and returning it to its normal position. Where valves are exercised, a fire hydrant will be flowed to ensure that the water in the main remains clear. During the valve turning exercise, customers may experience some sediment or discolored water for a short period of time. Water is safe to drink and safe to use during this period. If this condition is noticed, we recommend running several cold water taps at full force for a period of 1-2 minutes. It may be necessary to repeat this process after 30 minutes. In addition, the closing and opening of valves may introduce air into water lines which can cause temporary erratic water flow. If this occurs, open your cold water tap until a clear steady flow of water is observed. The valve exercising will occur April through November during the hours of 7 a.m. – 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Town regrets any inconvenience the maintenance program may cause. If you have any questions regarding our valve exercising program, or have any concerns about water quality, please call the Utilities Department at 703-737-7075. For after-hour emergencies, please call the Leesburg Police Department at 703-771-4500. 6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25, 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23 & 7/30/20
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Legal Notices PUBLIC HEARING The LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS will hold a public hearing in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, at 6:00 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, July 15, 2020 in order to consider: AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 209 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LOUDOUN COUNTY Changes to Satellite Absentee Voting Locations Pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 15.2-1427, 24.2-306, 24.2-307, and 24.2-701.2 the Board of Supervisors gives notice of its intention to propose for passage amendments to Section 209, Voting Precincts and Polling Places, of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County. The proposed amendment includes the following: 209.56 CENTRAL ABSENTEE VOTER ELECTION PRECINCT: 1. In addition to the Office of the General Registrar the following locations are proposed as satellite absentee/early voting locations; a. Ridgetop Office Building – 21641 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, 20166 b. Dulles South Senior Center – 24950 Riding Center Drive, South Riding, 20152 c. Carver Senior Center – 200 Willie Palmer Way, Purcellville, 20132 For November General Elections the Office of the General Registrar and each satellite location shall be open at a minimum of two Saturdays preceding the election. 2. Additional dates and hours of operation, if any, for the Office of the General Registrar and all satellite absentee voting locations will be determined and published no later than 55 days prior to each November General Election . 3. For all other elections, including Special Elections, Primary Elections, and General Elections in months other than November, the Office of the General Registrar shall be open at a minimum of two Saturday’s preceding the election. Satellite locations to be utilized for the election as well as dates and hours of all absentee voting locations will be determined and published no later than 55 days prior to the election. A complete copy of the full text of the above-referenced proposed amendments to Chapter 209 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County and maps showing precinct boundaries and polling places are on file and available for public inspection at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m.. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703777-0200. In addition this information is available for inspection at Loudoun County’s Office of Elections website at www.loudoun.gov/vote.
PROPOSED RESCISSION AND REPEAL OF ORDINANCE ADOPTED ON APRIL 15, 2020 TO ADDRESS CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC DISASTER On April 15, 2020, the Board of Supervisors, acting pursuant to authority granted by Virginia Code § 15.21413, adopted an Ordinance to Suspend Certain Deadlines and to Modify Public Meeting and Public Hearing Practices and Procedures to Address Continuity of Operations During COVID -19 Pandemic Disaster (“Continuity Ordinance”). In accordance with Virginia Code § 15.2-1427(D), the Board of Supervisors gives notice of its intention to rescind and repeal the Continuity Ordinance effective September 1, 2020. Upon the effective date of the proposed rescission and repeal, the County of Loudoun, the Board of Supervisors and other public entities within the County would resume the normal practices and procedures of government, as required by Virginia Code § 15.2-1413. A complete copy of the full text of the proposed ordinance rescinding and repealing the Continuity Ordinance is on file and available for public inspection in the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call (703) 777-0200 to request hard copies or electronic copies. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun. gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).
PROPOSED CONVEYANCE OF COUNTY OWNED PROPERTY FROM BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO BLUE MOUNT NURSERY, INC. The Board of Supervisors on March 11, 2020 previously approved the conveyance of an approximately 0.4537 acre residue parcel located adjacent to and south of Riverside Parkway, as designed, to Blue Mount Nursery, Inc., subject to all easements and right-of-way required for the construction of Riverside Parkway. The residue parcel has been surveyed and platted and the 0.4537 acre residue parcel actually consists of a 0.4248 portion of Tax Map Number /63/D/2////91/ (PIN # 057-49-5583) and a 0.0289 acre portion of Tax Map Number /63/D/2////92/ (PIN # 057-49-6689). The March 11, 2020 action by the Board of Supervisors did not include 0.0289 acre portion of Tax Map Number /63/D/2////92/ (PIN # 057-49-6689). Therefore, the purpose of the public hearing is for the Board to consider the conveyance of the 0.4537 acre residue parcel as correctly described in order to include the 0.0289 acre portion of Tax Map Number /63/D/2////92/ (PIN # 057-49-6689) subject to all easements and right-of-way required for the construction of Riverside Parkway. The property is currently vacant and the proposed conveyance is being considered as partial consideration for Blue Mount Nursery, Inc.’s conveyance of right-of-way and other easements to the County of Loudoun for the construction of Riverside Parkway. The subject property is on the west side of Smith Circle (Route
823) and north of Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7) within the Algonkian Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as being a portion of Tax Map Number /63/D/2////91/ (PIN: 057-495583) and a portion of Tax Map Number /63/D/2////92/ (PIN # 057-49-6689). Copies of the plat(s) illustrating the easement proposed to be granted and associated documents are available for review and may be examined at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or call (703) 777-0200. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).
PROPOSED CONVEYANCE OF COUNTY PROPERTY FOR THE NORTHSTAR BOULEVARD (ROUTE 50 TO TALL CEDARS PARKWAY) PROJECT Pursuant to Virginia Code § 15.2-1800, the Board of Supervisors shall consider conveying approximately 30,056 square feet of County owned property to the Commonwealth of Virginia for improvements to Route 50 associated with the Northstar Boulevard (Route 50 to Tall Cedars Parkway) project (“Project”). The Project proposes intersection improvements to include a turn lane from Route 50 southbound onto Northstar Boulevard, and an acceleration lane from Northstar Boulevard eastbound along Route 50. Route 50 in Virginia is part of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT’s) primary system of highways intended to provide regional transportation mobility. As such, VDOT maintains Route 50, and the rights of way for primary highways are owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia (“Commonwealth”). Virginia Code Section 24VAC30-92-130 states that when an existing state maintained road is widened, if the existing right-of-way is titled in the name of the Commonwealth, the additional right of way shall also be deeded to the Commonwealth, consistent with the title of the existing right of way. The right of way associated with Route 50 is titled in the name of the Commonwealth, therefore any additional right of way needed for Route 50 is required to be deeded to Commonwealth. The subject property is located south of Route 50, north of Millstream Drive, and west of the intersection of Stone Springs Boulevard and Route 50 in the Dulles Election District. The subject property to be conveyed is more particularly described as being a portion (0.16787 acres) of Tax Map Number 100////////59B (PIN # 203-15-3714) and a portion (0.52211 acres) of Tax Map Number 100////////50/ (PIN # 204-47-0343). Since the Project is listed as a County transportation project under the Adopted FY 2019 Capital Improvement Program, the County is being asked to waive its right to receive compensation for the right of way being conveyed. Copies of the plat(s) showing the location(s) of the proposed right-of-way conveyance(s) and associated documents are available for review and may be examined at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or call (703) 777-0200. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).
PROPOSED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CONDEMNATION AND “QUICK TAKE” OF FEE SIMPLE RIGHT OF WAY AND TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT EASEMENTS ON THE PROPERTY OF: 41887 Mosby Properties LLC and 41859 Mosby Properties LLC Pursuant to Virginia Code Section 15.2-1901 et seq., and Chapter 3 of Title 25.1 (Sections 25.1-300 et seq.), the Board of Supervisors shall consider the adoption of a resolution approving a proposed public use and directing the acquisition of real property for such public use by condemnation (eminent domain) and authorizing entry onto the acquired property to initiate construction before the conclusion of the condemnation proceedings. The subject property consists of portions of two (2) parcels located along the south side of John Mosby Highway (Route 50) in Aldie, Virginia, Dulles Election District, of Loudoun County, Virginia. The subject property is proposed to be used for public street right-of-way, drainage easements, temporary construction easements, and utility easements required for the Project. The property to be acquired is more particularly described as follows: Property to be acquired from 41887 Mosby Properties LLC: Approximately 17,254 square feet of fee simple right of way; 737 square feet for a temporary construction easement, 4,438 square feet for a permanent storm drain easement; 4,105 square feet for a Verizon easement; and 11,999 square feet for a Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) easement;
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Legal Notices all located on the property of 41887 Mosby Properties LLC, which is more particularly described as a portion of PIN 203-15-7708. Property to be acquired from 41859 Mosby Properties LLC: Approximately 38,368 square feet of fee simple right of way; 6,734 square feet for a temporary construction easement; 5,920 square feet for a permanent storm drainage easement; 512 square feet for a Loudoun Water easement; 7,761 square feet for a NOVEC easement; and 4,647 square feet in fee simple for an uneconomic remnant; all located on the property of 41859 Mosby Properties LLC, which is more particularly described as a portion of PIN # 204-45-3260. A complete copy of the full text of the above-referenced proposed resolution, as well as a plat and vicinity maps serving to further identify the subject property, is on file and available for review and may be examined at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or call (703) 777-0200 to request hard copies or electronic copies. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).
ORDINANCE TO DECLARE A BLIGHTED PROPERTY TO CONSTITUTE A NUISANCE AND TO ORDER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SPOT BLIGHT ABATEMENT PLAN 20576 ASHBURN ROAD (PIN: 085-47-1204) Pursuant to Chapter 650 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, Loudoun County Government Administrative Policies and Procedures Number PZ-01 entitled “Blight Abatement Program”, and Virginia Code §§ 15.2-900, 15.2-1427, and 36-49.1:1, the Board of Supervisors hereby provides notice of its intention to propose for passage an ordinance to declare a blighted property to constitute a nuisance and order the implementation of a spot blight abatement plan generated by the Department of Planning and Zoning recommending the demolition and removal of such blighted property. The subject blighted property is located at 20576 Ashburn Road, Ashburn, Virginia, in the Broad Run Election District, and is more particularly identified as PIN: 085-47-1204. The Department of Planning and Zoning issued a Notice of Preliminary Determination of blighted property on August 5, 2019, and the property owner failed to timely submit and/or implement an acceptable spot blight abatement plan. Any costs incurred by the County under the spot blight abatement plan for the demolition and removal of the blighted property shall be a lien on the blighted property that shall bear interest at the legal rate of interest established in Code of Virginia § 6.2-301, as amended, beginning on the date that such demolition and removal is completed through the date on which the lien is paid. On December 11, 2019, this matter was heard by the Board of Supervisors and was continued to the July 15, 2020, Public Hearing in order to allow the owner to either sell the property or obtain historic designation.
ZRTD-2020-0001 BUSINESS COURT
(Zoning Conversion in the Route 28 Taxing District) Pilot Virginia LLC c/o Sackman Enterprises Inc. of New York, New York, has submitted an application to rezone approximately 8.14 acres from the PD-IP (Planned Development-Industrial Park) zoning district under the 1993 Zoning Ordinance to PD-IP under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, in order to permit all principal and accessory uses permitted in the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance at a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.6 (up to 1.0 by Special Exception). The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District, within the Route 28 Optional Overlay District, and within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, between the Ldn 60-65 aircraft noise contours. The subject property is approximately 8.14 acres in size and is located west of Pacific Boulevard (Route 1036), on the west side of Business Court (Route 1037) and east side of Underwood Lane (Route 866) at 45195 Business Court, Sterling, Virginia, in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 046-38-6144. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Employment Place Type)), which supports a broad array of employment uses at a recommended FAR of up to 1.0.
ZRTD-2019-0006 DIGITAL STERLING PREMIERE
(Zoning Conversion in the Route 28 Taxing District) Digital Sterling Premiere LLC., of San Francisco, California, has submitted an application to rezone approximately 22.07 acres from the PD-IP (Planned Development-Industrial Park) zoning district under the 1972 Zoning Ordinance, 1993 Zoning Ordinance and Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, to the PD-IP (Planned Development-Industrial Park) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, in order to develop all principal and accessory uses permitted in the PD-IP (Planned Development-Industrial Park) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance at a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.6 (up to 1.0 by Special Exception). The subject properties are located within the Route 28 Tax District, Corridor Office (CO) Optional Overlay and partially within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, between the 60 and 65 Ldn noise contour and also partially within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contours. The subject properties are approximately 22.07 acres in size and are located on the east side of Pacific Boulevard (Route 1036), on the west side of Sully Road (Route 28) and north of South Sterling Boulevard (Route 846) in the Broad Run Election District. The subject properties are more particularly described as follows:
PIN
PROPERTY ADDRESS
045-29-9249
N/A
045-39-6350
N/A
045-39-6211
N/A
045-49-8712
22590 Relocation Drive, Sterling, Virginia
The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Employment Place Type)), which supports a broad array of Employment uses at a recommended FAR of up to 1.0.
SPEX-2019-0028 ROLLINS PROPERTY (Special Exception)
Robert B. Rollins, III of Middleburg, Virginia, has submitted an application for a Special Exception to permit a data center use in the CLI (Commercial Light Industry) zoning district. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and the proposed use is listed as a Special Exception use under Section 3904(CC). The subject property is located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, within the Ldn 65 or higher and between the Ldn 60-65 aircraft noise contours, and is also located within the QN (Quarry Notification) Overlay District – Chantilly Crush Stone Note Area. The subject property is approximately 9.55 acres in size and is located on the south side of John Mosby Highway (Route 50) and the north side of Eastgate View Drive (Route 3010), at 43735 and 43743 John Mosby Highway, Chantilly, Virginia, in the Dulles Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 09736-1753. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Commercial Place Type)), which designates this area for larger format retail Commercial establishments and smaller Commercial establishments within a “main street” style environment.
ZMAP-2018-0015, SPEX-2018-0037 & SPEX-2018-0038 JK TECHNOLOGY PARK #1 (Zoning Map Amendment Petition and Special Exceptions)
JK Land Holdings of Sterling, Virginia, has submitted applications for the following: 1) To rezone approximately 71.56 acres from the R-1 (Residential–1 ), CR-1 (Countryside Residential–1), PD-GI (Planned Development – General Industry), and PD-IP (Planned Development – Industrial Park) zoning districts under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-IP (Planned Development – Industrial Park) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to permit the development of all principal and accessory uses permitted in the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance at a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.60 (up to 1.0 by Special Exception); 2) A Special Exception to permit an increase to the maximum FAR from 0.60 to 1.0; and 3) A Special Exception to permit an increase to the maximum lot coverage from 0.45 to 0.60. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and the proposed uses are listed as Special Exception uses under Section 4506(A) and (C). The subject property is located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, within the Ldn 65 or higher and between the Ldn 60-65 aircraft noise contours. The subject property is approximately 71.56 acres in size and is located south of Evergreen Mills Road (Route 621) and north of Racefield Lane (Route 877) in the Blue Ridge election district. The subject property is more particularly described as follows: PIN
PROPERTY ADDRESS
202-28-5740
N/A
202-18-8046
N/A
202-26-0981
N/A
202-17-7155
N/A
202-19-2262
41567 Briarfield Lane, Aldie, Virginia
202-29-1015
N/A
202-19-0181
N/A
The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Neighborhood Place Type)), which support primarily Single-Family Residential uses with limited supportive Retail and Service uses at recommended densities of four dwelling units per acre (du/ ac), up to 6 du/ac for infill development, and FAR of up to 1.0 for Non-Residential uses.
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Legal Notices ZMAP-2019-0008, ZCPA-2019-0014, SPEX-2019-0015, SPEX-2019-0017, ZMOD-2019-0015, ZMOD-2019-0016, ZMOD-2019-0017, ZMOD-2019-0018, ZMOD-2019-0019 & ZMOD-2019-0023 BELMONT GREENE REVITALIZATION (Zoning Map Amendment, Zoning Concept Plan Amendment, Special Exceptions & Zoning Modifications)
Belmont Greene Commercial LLC., of Baltimore, Maryland, and Belmont Greene Development LLC., of Baltimore, Maryland, have submitted applications for the following: [ZMAP-2019-0008] (1) To rezone approximately 10.68 acres from the PD-H3 (Planned Development-Housing 3) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the R-8 ADU (Single Family Residential-8) Affordable Dwelling Unit (ADU) Development Regulations (R-8 ADU) under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to develop 97 Residential units, consisting of a maximum 30 single family detached units, a maximum of 27 single family attached units and a maximum 40 multifamily residential units, at a density of approximately 9.08 dwelling units per acre; [ZCPA-2019-0014] (2) An application to amend the existing Concept Development Plan (CDP) approved with a ZCPA-2003-0001, Belmont Greene, in order to modify setbacks along Belmont Ridge Road; and [SPEX-2019-0015 and SPEX-2019-0017] (2) two Special Exceptions to permit the modification of the minimum yard requirements for ADU developments in the R-8 ADU zoning district, and to permit an approximately 5,000 square foot Automobile Service Station. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed use is listed as a Special Exception use under Section 4-204(B).
§7-803(C)(1)(c) R-8 Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Yards, Single family detached, suburban and traditional, Rear.
§7-803(C)(2)(a) R-8 Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Yards, Single family attached units, Front.
§7-803(C)(2)(b) R-8 Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Yards, Single family attached units, Side.
The applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s): ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION
PROPOSED MODIFICATION
§1-205(A) Interpretation of Ordinance, Limitations and Methods for Measurements of Lots, Yards and Related Terms, Lot Access Requirements.
Allow single family detached structures to be erected on lots having frontage on a Class III road within the R-8 ADU zoning district.
§3-511(A) R-8 Single Family Residential, Development Setback and Access from Major Roads, Private Streets.
Allow single family detached structures to be erected on lots having frontage on a Class III Road within the R-8 (ADU) district.
§4-205(C)(1)(b) PD-CC Planned Development - Commercial Center, Lot Requirements, Yards, Adjacent to Roads, Community Center (CC).
Reduce building and parking setbacks from 35 feet to 30 feet adjacent to Portsmouth Boulevard.
§7-803(B)(1) R-8 Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Lot width, Single family detached, suburban.
Reduce the minimum required lot width for single family detached structures from 40 feet to 30 feet. Reduce the minimum required building and parking setbacks along Belmont Ridge Road (Route 659), as follows:
§5-1403(B) Landscaping Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans. Road Corridor Buffer and Setbacks Matrix, Other Arterial Roads
And
Reduce and/or eliminate the Buffer Requirements between dissimilar uses along the R-8 ADU and PD-H3 Boundary
The modification of the lot and building requirements for affordable dwelling unit developments is authorized by Special Exception under Section 7-803, pursuant to which the Applicant requests the following Zoning Ordinance modifications:
§7-803(C)(1)(b) R-8 Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Yards, Single family detached, suburban and traditional, Side.
§7-803(C)(3)(b) R-8 Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Yards, Multi-family structures, Side.
And Eliminate the minimum rear yard requirement for accessory structures. Reduce the minimum front yard from 15 feet to 5 feet. And Eliminate the minimum front yard requirement for accessory structures. Reduce the minimum side yard from 8 feet to 5 feet. And Eliminate the minimum side yard requirement for accessory structures Reduce the minimum rear yard from 15 feet to 10 feet. And Eliminate the minimum rear yard requirement for accessory structures. Reduce the minimum front yard from 20 feet to 5 feet. And Eliminate the minimum front yard requirement for accessory structures. Reduce the minimum side yard from 10 feet to 5 feet. And Eliminate the minimum side yard requirement for accessory structures.
§7-803(C)(3)(c) R-8 Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Yards, Multi-family structures, Rear.
Reduce the minimum rear yard from 25 feet to 15 feet. And Eliminate the minimum rear yard requirement for accessory structures.
The property is located entirely within the Quarry Notification (QN) Overlay District - Luck Note Area. The subject property is approximately 22.73 acres in size and is located east of Belmont Ridge Road (Route 659) and south of Portsmouth Boulevard (Route 1937) in the Ashburn Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows: PIN
PROPERTY ADDRESS
PROPOSED MODIFICATION
152-19-4543
N/A
Reduce the minimum front yard for from 15 feet to 5 feet.
152-20-2382
N/A
152-10-2961
N/A
And
152-20-4210
42920 Piccadilly Plaza, Ashburn, VA
152-20-4348
N/A
ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION §7-803(C)(1)(a) R-8 Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Yards, Single family detached, suburban and traditional, Front.
§7-803(C)(3)(a) R-8 Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Yards, Multi-family structures, Front.
Within the R-8 ADU Zoning District, decrease the building setback to 70 feet
In the PD-H3 administered as PD-CC(CC) Zoning District, decrease the building setback to 80 feet and the parking setback to 35 feet §5-1404(A) & (B) Buffering and Screening, Buffer Yard and Screening Matrix, Buffer Yard.
§7-803(C)(2)(c) R-8 Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Yards, Single family attached units, Rear.
Reduce the minimum rear yard from 25 feet to 10 feet.
Eliminate the minimum front yard requirement for accessory structures. Reduce the minimum side yard from 8 feet to 5 feet. And Eliminate the minimum side yard requirement for accessory structures.
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Legal Notices The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use Place Type)) which designate this area for a mix of Residential, Commercial, Entertainment, Cultural and Recreational uses at recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 1.0. Unless otherwise noted in the above notices, copies of the above-referenced amendments, applications, ordinances, and/or plans and related documents may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-7770246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies, or electronically at www.loudoun.gov/lola. This link also provides an additional opportunity for public input on active applications. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”). In addition, for detailed instructions on how to access documents using LOLA, to request that documents be emailed to you, to receive physical copies of documents, or to arrange a time to view the file at the Loudoun County Government Center, please email DPZ@loudoun.gov or call 703-777-0246 (option 5). All members of the public will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, members of the public are encouraged to view and/or participate in the public hearing
electronically. Board of Supervisors public hearings are available for viewing on television on Comcast Government Channel 23, Open Band Channel 40 and Verizon FiOS Channel 40, and are livestreamed at loudoun.gov/webcast. Citizens are encouraged to call in advance to sign up to speak at the public hearing. Instructions for remote participation will be forwarded to all individuals who sign-up in advance. For this public hearing, advanced sign-up will be taken after 8:30 a.m. on July 2, 2020, and no later than 12:00 p.m. on July 15, 2020. If you wish to sign-up in advance, call the Office of the County Administrator at (703) 777-0200. Citizens will also have the option to sign-up during the public hearing. Citizens may also submit written comments by email sent to bos@loudoun.gov. Any written comments received prior to the public hearing will be distributed to Board members and made part of the minutes for the public hearing. Hearing assistance is available for meetings in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation as a result of a physical, sensory or mental disability to participate in this meeting, please contact the Office of the County Administrator at 703-777-0200. At least one business day of advance notice is requested; some accommodations may require more than one day of notice. FM Assistive Listening System is available at the meetings. BY ORDER OF:
PHYLLIS RANDALL, CHAIRMAN LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
07/02 & 07/09/20
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES’ SALE 301 East Marshall Street, Middleburg, VA 20117 In execution of a certain Purchase Money Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Assignment of Contracts, Leases and Rents dated July 31, 2018 (the “Deed of Trust”), granted by Orion Portfolio Management LLC, a Florida limited liability company, as grantor and borrower, securing the repayment of a loan in the original principal amount of $325,000.00, which Deed of Trust was recorded on August 2, 2018 among the Land Records of Loudoun County, Virginia as Instrument No. 20180802-0045240, and subsequently assigned by virtue of a certain Collateral Assignment of Promissory Note, Deed of Trust and Other Loan Documents, and Payments Thereunder dated July 31, 2018 and recorded on August 17, 2018 among the Land Records of Loudoun County, Virginia as Instrument No.20180817-0048324, a default having occurred in the payment of the Promissory Note thereby secured and at the request of the holder of said Note, the undersigned Trustees will offer for sale at public auction at the entrance of the Circuit Court building for Loudoun County (18 E. Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20178), on
August 27, 2020, at 11:00 o’clock AM
the Property described in said Deed of Trust, located at the above address and described as: 3,214 Square feet, more or less, as more particularly shown on plat entitled “Boundary Survey, Land of Keith E. & Deborah P. Douglas,” prepared by Ken W. Erikson L.S., dated March 22, 1985 and attached with Deed recorded in Deed Book 868 at Page 1338 and Plat Cab D, Slot 105 at Page 5 among the land records of Loudoun County, Virginia, Parcel ID No.: 538292993000 Subject to any and all covenants, conditions, restrictions and easements, if any, affecting the aforesaid Property. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $25,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is less, cash or certified check, will be required at the time of sale. Settlement shall be by cashier’s check or wire transfer of immediately available federal funds and shall occur within thirty (30) days from date of sale, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE. The Trustees reserve the right to extend the date of settlement as may be necessary to complete arrangements for settlement. The deposit, without interest, shall be applied to the credit of the successful bidder at settlement. If the successful bidder fails to complete settlement the deposit shall be forfeited and the Trustees may resell the subject Property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. The Trustees reserve the right to cancel the sale, postpone the sale or remove any or all portions of the Property from sale at any time before the sale is announced as final for any reason, to reject any and all bids, waive deposit requirements, extend time for settlement, and announce additional terms of sale. Terms of sale announced at the public auction will supersede
all advertised terms of sale. All closing costs, including the preparation of the Trustee’s deed and the grantor’s tax, shall be paid by the successful bidder. In addition, at settlement, the successful bidder shall pay all current and past due assessments, sewer or water charges, and real estate taxes, and any penalties and interest due on any of the foregoing, with respect to the Property prorated to the date of the foreclosure sale. The risk of loss or damage to the Property shall be assumed by the successful bidder from and after the bid strike-down at the time of sale. The Trustees will not deliver possession of the Property to the successful bidder, who shall be solely responsible for obtaining possession of the Property. The Property and all personal property applicable thereto shall be sold “AS IS, WHERE IS, WITH ALL FAULTS” and subject to any and all (i) senior deeds of trust, judgment liens, tax liens, lis pendens, (ii) outstanding homeowner association assessments, (iii) existing housing and zoning code violations, (iv) filed or unfiled mechanic’s and materialmen’s liens, and/or (v) tenants, leasehold interests and other parties in possession, if any. Neither the Trustees nor the holder of the Note, nor their respective agents, successors, and assigns, make any representations or warranties with respect to the Property including, without limitation, representations or warranties as to the structural integrity, physical condition, construction, workmanship, materials, habitability, fitness for a particular purpose or merchantability of all or any part of the Property. The purchaser recognizes and agrees that any investigation, examination, or inspection of the Property being sold is within the control of the owner or other parties in possession and their agents and not within the control of the Trustees, the holder of the Note, or their respective successors or assigns. Immediately upon the conveyance by the Trustees of the Property to the purchaser at foreclosure, all duties, liabilities and obligations of the Trustees, if any, with respect to such Property shall be extinguished. Should Settlement not occur for any reason on the part of the Trustees, the purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. Trustees: W. Martin Williams, Esq., 201 North Washington Highway, Suite 203, Ashland, Virginia 23005 (Tel: 804-362-4501, Email: wmwilliams@offitkurman.com); Alfredo Acin, Esq., 8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 1400 Tysons Corner, Virginia 22182 (Tel: 703-745-1827, Email: aacin@offitkurman.com). INTERESTED BIDDERS are encouraged to contact Trustees for additional information and materials concerning the Property; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, all such information and materials will be provided without any representations or warranties whatsoever. 4845-9407-6096, v. 1 7/30, 8/6, 8/13 & 8/20/20
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
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
Green Kent 20” Freestyle bicycle
SO200008977
6/1/2020
Shellhorn Rd./Ashburn Rd., Ashburn
571-258-3497
Pink and white girl’s bicycle
SO200009217
6/6/2020
20600 block Fernbank Ct., Sterling
571-258-3497
Silver Pacific bicycle
SO200009533
6/11/2020
19900 block Augusta Village Pl., Ashburn
571-258-3497
SR Suntour XCT bicycle
SO200010053
6/22/2020
Windmill Dr./Thistlewood Ct., Ashburn
571-258-3497
Black and orange Giant boy’s bicycle
SO200010121
6/23/2020
45300 block Gable Sq., Sterling
571-258-3497
Schwinn Ranger bicycle, black/gray
SO200010167
6/24/2020
Upton St./Juniper Ave., Sterling
571-258-3497 06/11 & 06/18/20
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 8.01-316
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JJ044218-01-00 , Loudoun Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Isabella S. Montenegro Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Jeffrey Wayne McGowan, putative father The object of this suit is to hold an adjudicatory hearing pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-252 for Isabella S. Montenegro, and; hold a dispositional hearing for review of initial Foster Care Plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-278.2 and 16.1-281 for Isabella S. Montenegro. It is ORDERED that the defendant Jeffrey Wayne McGowan, putative father appear at the above named Court and protect his or her interests on or before July 20, 2020 at 2:00 pm (Adjudication) and, August 19, 2020 at 3:00 pm (Disposition).
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Opinion Daunting Tasks Considering the incredible number of moving parts Loudoun’s public school administrators will be juggling in the weeks ahead, it is safe to say that a return to full-time, in-school classes would have been the easier path this fall. Clearly safe to say; not so clearly safe to do. Parents showed a strong preference to get their kids back to class. Survey results showed only one-third would choose full-time distance learning if a viable in-class option was available. However, no scenario emerged during weeks of exploration that would accommodate a five-days-a-week schedule without ignoring the physical distancing guidelines advocated by public health authorities around the globe. Yes, guidelines are not requirements, but we’re beginning to see the high price communities in other areas are paying when they downplay their importance. Most other area school districts also have focused their planning around a two-day in-school program. As of this week, only Jefferson County, WV was moving toward a traditional five-day schedule. There are plenty of competing concerns mixed into the equation. At-home learning, whether three or five days a week, creates a childcare headache—even financial hardships—for the parents of more than 83,000 students, and those parents include teachers who will have to find someone to watch their children, too. Members of the American Academy of Pediatrics are among those who now are questioning whether the benefits of having kids in class should outweigh distancing recommendations. Some of the health officials who in March raised concerns about closing schools because of the potential to spread the infections to more at-risk residents are now recommending against a return to class because of the same concern. And there are those who worry that the hybrid system will have the result of exposing students to an even greater number of community members as they spend time at home, at school and then at another daycare environment during their distance learning days. And, as the governor frequently reminds us, we’re all safer if we just stay home. It is in that context that school leaders came up with the two educational choices to roll out in September. There are no perfect options. It is understandably frustrating that families will have just a few days to lock in their selection and will have to live with that choice through January. However, that deadline is just the start of a massive planning effort that will develop schedules for each student, sort out teacher assignments among those who are willing to teach in the classroom and those who will teach virtually, figure out how to transport students using only a fraction of the division’s bus capacity, hammer out the lesson plans for two different instructional approaches, and figure out what happens when infections do spread among the staff or students. Those are daunting tasks, but a simple return to normal is not yet among the options. n
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LETTERS to the Editor The Long Fight Editor: While I very much appreciate Ben Lenhart’s article, “The Long Fight for Racial Equality,” I believe some elaboration would be helpful in dealing with this issue. I will concentrate on two points. First, on the matter of the Constitutional references to slavery. As elaborated in the 2018 book “No Property in Man: Slavery and Antislavery at the Nation’s Founding,” by Princeton professor Sean Wilentz, the semantics of our founding document matter. Wilentz stresses the fact that there was a deliberate decision by the Founders not to include the word slavery in the Constitution; in fact, there was a vote to take it out when proposed by some Southern delegates. It was James Madison who declared that there must be “no property in man,” i.e., the references to property could not be interpreted as referring to human beings. Slaves are
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referred to as persons. By making this decision, Wilentz argues, the Constitution-makers were reflecting their belief, often cited by President Abraham Lincoln, that slavery was on its way to extinction. While it existed in the states, slavery was not sanctioned, although tolerated, by the Federal government. That “evasion,” as many would call it, would prove an extremely important tool for those fighting slavery over the decades to follow. Its importance is underscored by the fight over the extension of slavery into U.S. territories. Slavery proponents consistently insisted that the Federal government had no power to stop slavery in those regions, but had to protect it. Slavery’s opponents took the opposite view. When the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision attempted to give slavery national sanction, that helped tip the LETTERS continues on page 37
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Childcare continued from page 1 its elementary, middle and high school students, to include two days of in-person learning, supplemented by three days weekly of distance learning; and a fulltime distance learning model. Parents have until Monday to choose with option they want for their children. [See story, Page 8] It’s a change Thompson and his staff have been preparing for since shortly after the stateside onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. “We started getting all of our grants and everything together early, so in the first two weeks we had all the paperwork out there. We focused on programs for the future in building up school [offerings], getting it ready on the inside, so later in the ballgame when [businesses] were trying to get grants from the state and Paycheck Protection Program loans, we already had ours. When [the School Board announced its decision] we already pretty much had a program in place,” he said. Fortuitously, Thompson was also forward-thinking enough last fall, pre-pandemic, to purchase buses instead of large passenger vans to shuttle children to and from programs. The business had also moved to a much larger facility two weeks before COVID-19-related shutdowns began, and thus is able to accommodate
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balance toward civil war. My second addendum concerns Frederick Douglass’ view of the Constitution and slavery. As a former slave and prominent abolitionist, Douglass’ view should carry great weight, and his writings are voluminous and to the point. In contrast to the Declaration, which Douglass blasted because it did not apply to his race, Douglass considered the Constitution to be a noble document. In a speech given in Glasgow, Scotland in March of 1860, Douglass took a stand against those like William Garrison, who excoriated the Constitution and effectively called for breaking up the Union. Douglass stated: “I, on the other hand, deny that the Constitution guarantees the right to hold property in man, and believe that the way to abolish slavery in America is to vote such men into power as well use their
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more students. Thompson said he plans to cap the number of children he will accept at 60, though his facility is large enough to accommodate up to 120. “We’re just trying to make it so we don’t have too many kids in there. It would be perfect business-wise because we could fill it up and make a ton of money but it’s not the right thing to do,” he said. Kickers will offer both full-day and after-school programming for elementary-school-aged children come the fall, with the goal to keep kids’ lives as normal as possible, Thompson said. The staff will assist the children with their classwork assigned via distance learning, and also integrate in specials throughout the day, like music, art, and physical education. The majority of schoolwork will occur in the morning hours, he said. Already dozens of families have signed up for the upcoming school year. Nearby in Sterling, the Karter School will soon roll out its elementary enhancement program, which Executive Director Terri Green said the staff has been working on since March. “We were anticipating the need and also we feel very strongly that, especially first through third graders had a hard time with distance learning. They were missing the social piece; they thrive on hands-on learning. We thought, ‘What can we do to help support them to keep their love of learning going?’ And it’s hard because a lot
of is not in our control because we had to wait on the county to make decisions, but at the same time we needed to be proactive and ready to help these children,” she said. Green makes an important distinction in what Karter School will be offering. “It’s not our after-school program. It’s not daycare. It’s not childcare. It’s not babysitting. It’s school,” she said. The center will offer the option for either three- or five-day programs from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, with extended care also available. Certified teachers, two to a grade, will assist students with their curriculums, with students broken into grades, as well as clusters of 10. Classes will max out at 20 students. Students also will rotate out for specials, like PE, culinary arts, language arts, creative moment, science, and technology. Last week, when the school rolled out a sneak peek of its fall offerings, it had 12 sign-ups within the first hour, Green reported. They are already almost full for the program. Creative Gardens in Ashburn is used to a model of personalized learning, and CEO Garrett Wilhelm said he believes that’s something many parents, and students, crave after a spring of distance learning. “What is missing right now is a teacher that can actually give a lesson on a concept but there’s no follow up,” to make sure a student understands the concept, he said.
“I think that’s what we all experienced as parents. We watched kids check boxes. For me it’s about stoking the fire of learning. Not only are we supporting Loudoun County, but we are actually supplementing [the curriculum] with a project-based learning curriculum that’s exciting and fun, coupled with music and yoga. We’re providing somewhat of a structured day when we haven’t had structure in a few months.” Wilhelm said he had Facebook, Instagram and TikTok ads and more ready to go once the School Board announced its decision. The outreach from parents has been immediate. “We take phone calls and we get most of our information online. I get roughly 10 to 15 interest forms a day. I’ve already talked to two people for 30-minute information sessions this morning. It’s not about if we fill this program, it’s about when,” Wilhelm said. The program has the ability to accommodate up to 30 elementary school-aged students. He believes they have a leg up on the competition in that Creative Gardens has been doing personalized learning already. “This isn’t a reinvention. For me as a business owner I don’t like to put programs out there where I can’t do well. We have a unique opportunity in this time, even if only for one year. That’s exposure to my place. It only can do great for me and great fwor the business,” he said. n
powers for the abolition of slavery.” In other words, like Lincoln, Douglass believed that our constitutional union provided the basis for ending slavery. I urge readers to read both these writings as crucial to a successful fight against the scourge of racial discrimination today. — Nancy Spannaus, Lovettsville
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Leesburg Diner? Is it time to re-name Leesburg Hobbies & Collectible? Is it time to re-name Loudoun County? Is it time to re-name the newspapers Loudoun Times-Mirror and Loudoun Now? Is it time to-re-name the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce? Is it time to re-name the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra? Is it time to re-name or destroy the Loudoun County Parkway? Is it time to re-name or destroy all of these entities even though doing so would cause chaos and confusion and would cost millions of tax dollars and millions of private dollars? Of course, the time has not come to do that. Re-naming or destroying everything that is currently named after Thomas Lee and the Fourth Earl of Loudoun would be stupid. Just as stupid as destroying the statues and re-naming the schools that are associated with our country’s historical figures. — Mike Panchura, Sterling
Hooray Editor: I’m 78 and have a lung condition, so I am at the highest risk to die from the coronavirus. I don’t want to go inside a grocery store, so I wrote a letter to the manager explaining that I don’t own a computer and asked if I could give a hand-written grocery list to one of their online staff. The Weis manager agreed and so did another manager at Weis. It’s not an overstatement to say the Weis Market is saving my life, because it is.
Not the Time Editor: Thomas Lee, for whom Leesburg is named, owned slaves. John Campbell, the 4th Earl of Loudoun, for whom Loudoun County is named, most probably owned slaves. Given that Thomas Lee (1690-1750) and the 4th Earl of Loudoun (1705-1782) were slaveowners, has the time come to re-name or destroy everything that is currently named after both of these guys so as not to offend anyone? Is it time to re-name the town Leesburg? Is it time to re-name or destroy Leesburg Pike? Is it time to re-name the
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To do that, the Cook family is going to need some help from the town. They are seeking a Zoning Ordinance text amendment to add a bottling plant definition to the R-E (Rural Estate) zoning district and to include specific use standards for bottling plants. They would then need to change the property’s zoning to an R-E designation that would allow agricultural uses. The property currently has R-4 and R-8 zoning designations allowing quarter-acre house lots and townhouses. A special exception may also be needed, Planning & Zoning Department Director Susan Berry-Hill said. If they obtain those approvals, plans are to build a three-story bottling plant, which also would require an approval from the town’s Board of Architectural Review. There are two springs on the property—the Rock Spring, which is the pond in the front pasture, and the Town Spring, located near the driveway and covered by an historic structure. The latter spring is the one the family hopes to draw from
initially, Cook said. Indications are that the Town Spring is currently flowing at 100,000 gallons per day, which is the same amount of flow from about 110 years ago, according to hydrology studies conducted by the town in 1910. “That gives us a lot of hope that we’re not going to build something and it will dry up,” Cook said. He said plans are to package the water in glass bottles and market it locally to restaurants and other consumers. If that plan works and the demand is high enough, Cook said the family would then look to pipeline the water to an offsite bottling plant and draw up to 500,000 gallons per day. Further, the Cooks are hoping that the front pastureland—a popular community sledding hill—that has previously been placed into conservation easement, can be turned into a public park. John Cook has already met with Parks & Recreation Department Director Rich Williams for preliminary discussions on the park idea.
Williams said a passive-type park is being contemplated, with natural walking trails and some seating areas. If developed into a formal town park, the town would take over maintenance of that part of the property, Williams said. The Cooks are hopeful that the spring water operation can generate enough revenue to create a foundation to preserve the entire property perpetually. “If we ever can sell 500,000 gallons per day, preserving Rock Spring Farm is not going to be a problem, and as the generations pass on there’s a structure in place to manage and take care of the property. That’s the long-term goal, probably not in my lifetime. It’ll be up to the next couple of generations to nurture,” Cook said. He points to his parents’ decades of service to the town and the county, both having been honored as Loudoun Laurels for their countless contributions. He believes preserving the farm will be another milestone in that legacy. “My mother’s side of the family has been in Loudoun County since colonial times. Loudoun County, and Leesburg in particular, has been a really great place for our family. There’s always been a feeling of giving back, if you look at my mom and dad and their history of service. There is a feeling that we should kind of keep a little bit of the flavor of the past here. The truth is Leesburg was an agricultural community and Loudoun County was a huge dairy area, and that’s basically gone. The farm itself is saying ‘Keep me together and I’m more valuable to you than if you break me up,’” Cook said. The Town Council is planning an Aug. 10 work session on the Cook family’s spring water plans. The legislative approval process for both the Zoning Ordinance text amendment and rezoning and special exception could take more than a year, between staff review and discussion and public hearings at both the Planning Commission and Town Council. n
recently added village of Willisville—led the effort on behalf of America’s Routes, a local group dedicated to celebrating Loudoun’s rural roads. Covington’s years-long work with VDHR staff was based on extensive research, building a case for the network’s historic significance and physical integrity. The document approved by VDHR tells the role the road network had in the agricultural and cultural patterns of life in Loudoun’s three centuries of history. As Covington’s submission indicated,
Loudoun’s old roads pre-date America. They were carved out of the hilly terrain by early settlers who built prosperous agricultural communities. Further, Covington’s research also showed that despite generations of grading, repairs and adjustment, the routes and alignments of Loudoun’s old roads still capture their long history of supporting the county’s communities and economy. The need for those roads to function as part of a transportation network has highlighted the quandary of preserving them as
authentic historic assets without succumbing to the demands for high-speed travel. Of the 700 miles of public roads in western Loudoun’s Rural Policy Area, more than one third are unpaved. The roads are under pressure from increasing traffic, but the Virginia Department of Transportation is experimenting with new materials and techniques to help preserve them and provide safe and reliable transportation. “This recognition bestowed by VDHR may help ensure their future,” Covington stated. n
continued from page 3 the site of the town’s original water source. After the town was incorporated in 1813, the first resolution of the Town Council was to pass a bond to raise money to run a wooden pipe from Rock Spring Farm to Market Street, to use the property’s spring water. It remained the town’s public water source until the 1970s. More than 200 years later, the springs on the property have the potential to produce about 500,000 gallons of water each day, John Cook said. “One day I was walking around the driveway with my mom looking at all the water going into the creek, the natural spring water, and I said, ‘If that was crude oil, would you let it run down the creek.’ She said, ‘Of course not, that would be silly.’ And I said, ‘What’s going down the creek is worth more than crude oil right now’,” he recalled. In addition to its market value, Cook raves about the taste and quality of the spring water. “There’s a reason why people from pre-Revolutionary times have been drinking out of one of those springs,” Cook said. He said the family has been toying with the idea of bottling and selling the farm’s spring water for about 20 years, and he sees that endeavor as the key to preserving Rock Spring Farm for generations to come. He said that, just as the farming operations sustained the family through tough economic times like the Great Depression, a spring water business can again sustain itself going into the future. It’s a noteworthy choice, as John Cook acknowledges the family could reap a bounty if instead it opted to sell the remaining land off to developers. “We’re really not trying to develop the property, we’re trying to un-develop it. We want it to go back to being a working farm,” he said.
Rural roads continued from page 3 network is eligible for listing on the Virginia and National Registers of Historic Places required a demonstration of both their historic significance and physical integrity. Professional preservationist Jane Covington, who has written several successful applications for state and national register listings in Loudoun—including the most
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John Cook looks over his family’s 13-acre Leesburg property where they plan to bottle and sell the farm’s spring water and convert a portion of the property into a public park.
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COVID-19 patients continued from page 1 beaches and socializing, he explained. While the coronavirus is fatal mostly to elderly patients, anyone can be hit with a serious case that could land them in the hospital and, perhaps, face them with long-term recovery challenges. Inova Loudoun Chief Medical Officer Dr. Christopher Chiantella said of the people who test positive for COVID-19, about 85 percent are going to be fine. The other 15 percent will wind up in the hospital, and about 5 percent will end up intubated, getting some sort of help breathing. In Loudoun, most hospitalizations have been for people 40 years old and up, although 25 people in their 30s have been hospitalized, along with six people in their 20s and three people younger than 10 years old. Chiantella said patients in their 30s and 40s have been among those treated in Inova Loudoun’s Intensive Care Unit. The average stay is around a week. And, he said, there isn’t currently a reliable way to predict which patients are going to take a turn for the worse. “Chances are, you’re going to do fine,” Chiantella said. “But it doesn’t mean that everybody in your circle is going to do fine, and we don’t have a way to predict who isn’t going to be fine and who is, because it’s not always intuitive.” The youngest person to die from the virus in Loudoun was in their 40s. Across the state, people as young as their 20s have lost their lives to the virus. And while it’s most dangerous to older adults and people with other medical conditions, it can have a lasting impact even on younger people who are hospitalized but recover. Being discharged from the hospital, Chiantella said, is not the end. Even after a short visit, COVID-19 patients have to self-isolate for a period of time, and may still need other medical treatments outside the hospital. And recovering from a lengthy hospital stay can be an ordeal of its own, especially after the ICU. “You come out with weakened lungs, your body is deconditioned, you have potentially had the machine breathing for you,” Chiantella said. Inova Loudoun is standing up a multidisciplinary team to help people who have spent time in the ICU recover and reacclimate to life outside the hospital. That can take weeks. “It’s about physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech, it’s about we’re
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“You come out with weakened lungs, your body is deconditioned, you have potentially had the machine breathing for you.” — Dr. Christopher Chiantella Inova Loudoun Chief Medical Officer finding a certain number of people are feeling fatigued for some time,” Chiantella said. “There can be mental health and behavioral health issues related to this, too. So, the consequences of having the virus can be far-reaching. Some of them can be emotional, and it verges possibly on post-traumatic stress disorder.” Doctors are also limited in their treatment options. While various treatments are used for patients depending on their specific needs, there are still no cures for COVID-19. “At the end of the day, the treatment is mostly supportive, and that’s why it makes it even more dangerous for all this, because it’s not like you can line everybody up and give them five pills and they’re going to be fine,” Chiantella said. And people who do not suffer serious effects from the virus can still be dangerous to others. “When you think about the youngest of the young who feel invincible, who think that this doesn’t really apply to them, or you read we’ve had very few young people who end up in the hospital … those are the folks that go home to their parents, their grandparents, their immunocompromised person, their aunt who has cancer,” Chiantella said. “To me, this is the big issue. The public health part of this is huge.” Goodfriend said household members of the people on that beach trip have contracted the virus. He said the places that have been most successful fighting the spread of the virus have been those that paid strict attention to public health precautions like hygiene, physical distancing, and mask wearing. He gave the example of what his son saw on a business trip to Rhode Island: “when he was there, the public was monitoring each other. In places you would go, somebody would call you out if you didn’t have a mask on.” n
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