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Dominion Plans Data Center Power Crunch Fix

BY RENSS GREENE

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A spotted lanternfly spotted in Leesburg last week, shortly before being stepped on.

Loudouners Urged to Help Stomp Out the Lanternfly LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT

The invasive spotted lanternfly has been found in Loudoun County, signaling a new stage in efforts to slow the spread of the invasive pest that can damage agricultural crops and more than 100 other plants and trees.

Over the past few years, the insect has been detected in Pennsylvania and in parts of Virginia, including Winchester, Charlottesville and Prince William County.

Virginia officials who have been tracking the spread of the insect population during the past four years have now recorded sightings in Loudoun County.

Loudoun’s agricultural businesses— particularly its winemakers—have been bracing for the lanternfly’s arrival for years. Grapevines are among the plants hardest hit by the insect.

“The extension office has done a great

Dominion Energy says it has made progress on powering new Ashburn data centers, after previously warning the utility may not be able to serve them for years to come.

That will mean new substations and new power lines coming to Loudoun ahead of schedule.

“Over the last few weeks, we’ve made progress on near-term solutions to reduce the constraints. We are developing a path forward that will allow us to begin resuming some new data center connections in a matter of weeks,” said Dominion Media Relations Manager Aaron Ruby. “Additionally, we will soon announce the first of several transmission line projects that will allow more new connections over the long term.”

Dominion CEO Bob Blue also addressed the news at length during an Aug. 8 earnings call. He said Dominion has seen Loudoun data centers’ demand for electricity grow even faster over the past year.

According to Blue, Dominion

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School Board to Revise Suspension Policy Following Assault Scandal

BY ALEXIS GUSTIN

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The Union Cemetery gravestone marking the reinterred remains of individuals who were buried in the town’s pauper cemetery but moved during construction of a shopping center and road widening project in the early 1980s.

Leesburg Council Supports ‘Overdue’ Memorial to Those Buried at Potter’s Field

BY NORMAN K. STYER nstyer@loudounnow.com

The Leesburg Town Council is advancing plans to better honor the memory of the community’s poorest residents, whose final resting place was paved over four decades ago.

In 1839, the Town of Leesburg purchased a half-acre lot just east of the town boundary to serve as a free burying ground, a cemetery for the poor, convicted criminals and those not affiliated with local churches. Over the following century, some 300 bodies were interred there.

The land, known as Potter’s Field, was included among parcels annexed into town in 1958. In the early 1980s, progress came to that crossroads, the intersection of East Market Street and Catoctin Circle, and the cemetery was largely paved over by the widening of Market Street and the development of a shopping center. A fastfood restaurant, a bank and travel lanes now cover that ground.

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An obelisk planned for the Potter’s Field Memorial.

Archeological site work completed in 1983 identified some 300 graves. The bones of approximately 80 individuals

were recovered from the site and buried together in a single plot at Union Cemetery. A granite marker honors “Unknown Citizens Reinterred from the Town of Leesburg’s Cemetery.”

In April, the staff at the Loudoun Museum brought attention to four boxes of artifacts from Potter’s Field in its collection, including human bones and teeth.

The town is documenting the items and plans to inter the remains with those previously collected at Union Cemetery.

It’s a part of the town’s history with which many have wrestled. For the past several years, the Thomas Balch Library Commission has been exploring ways to better tell the story of Potter’s Field and those who were buried there. The town’s Commission on Public Art, the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Diversity Commission also have gotten involved with the effort to create a better memorial space and develop historical markers.

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The Loudoun County School Board tonight is scheduled for a briefing on an amendment to student discipline policy that would give administrators authority to keep students who have been accused of serious offenses out of school and away from other students.

The updated policy comes as the division faces continuing criticism for allowing a student who sexually assaulted a female student at one county high school to be transferred to another school, where he assaulted a second female student. The incident spurred a special grand jury investigation led by the Virginia Attorney General’s Office.

Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Ziegler stated during an Oct. 15, 2021 press conference following the second assault that the district handled the cases in compliance with Title IX, but that the process was insufficient in addressing the issues.

“It has become very clear that our administrative procedures have not kept pace with the growth we have seen in our county. While informal protocols and school-based autonomy may work in small and medium-sized school divisions they are simply not sufficient in a county with 82,000 students,” he said at the time.

Ziegler promised to fast-track changes to the process to “protect the safety of the student body and the rights of the accused.”

The changes update the suspension rules, giving greater freedom to administrators to keep students who have been accused of serious offenses out of school and away from other students.

A new section deals specifically with crimes in the community and states “any student charged with an offense relating to the SUSPENSION POLICY continues on page 30

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AG Signs Off on New Election Districts LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT

The Virginia Attorney General’s Office has certified that it found no reason to object to Loudoun County’s redistricting plan, adopted by the Board of Supervisors on June 7.

The “certification of no objection,” required by state law, means that the county may now implement its new local election districts.

Next, supervisors will have to amend the county ordinances to redraw some precincts to align with the new state and local election district boundaries, create new precincts to accommodate an increased number of voters, and identify polling places for new and changed precincts. County staff members plan a public hearing on precinct and polling place changes in December.

Following a county board vote on the ordinance changes, Loudoun County an additional certificate of no objection review by the Attorney General’s Office is required for any polling place chang- A map of the new Loudoun local election districts. es. districts.

The special election to fill two School Board seats in NoMost of the new election districts inherit their names from vember will use the old election districts, because the elec- the old districts, except for the new Little River District, a tion was ordered before the Board of Supervisors adopted the name supervisors picked over the current Blue Ridge District new ones. The first election for the Board of Supervisors and to distance it from the old district.

School Board under the new districts is planned in November A link to a map of the new election districts is online at 2023, and any primary for that election would also use those loudoun.gov/redistricting. n

Supervisors Narrowly Approve Arcola Industrial Park

BY RENSS GREENE

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County supervisors in a split vote approved a new 21-acre office and data center development off Stone Springs Boulevard just south of the Village of Arcola.

The applicant, Chuck Kuhn’s JK Land Holdings, proposed rezoning the land from its current Rural Commercial designation to Planned Development – Industrial Park, with plans for up for 562,000 square feet of office and data center space. Currently, the property is mostly undeveloped with only a home on it.

The application went through many evolutions since it first was filed with the county in 2019. Most recently, the applicant has agreed to cap building heights at 55 feet, new habitat study requirements, and more landscaping buffering along the edges of the property, among other concessions. County planners, while now supporting the application, still say the buildings should come down another five feet, and that the developer should agree to put

data centers or warehouses on the far end of the property from the Village of Arcola.

“This is almost a brand-new application because of all of the work that’s gone into it since our last meeting, so it’s come a long way. I’m excited that it’s now supported by staff and I’m also excited for confirmation from the applicant that there will be no new substation either on site, which they’ve proffered out, or off-site needed,” said district Supervisor Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge). He also pointed to other considerations like a 50-foot trail along the south fork of the Broad Run and a $100,000 contribution to the county’s Housing Trust Fund.

Supervisors Michael R. Turner (D-Ashburn) said the application is in line with the Transportation and Land Use Committee’s recent discussions on future data center development and the comprehensive plan’s place types.

But the application was approved on a slim 5-4 vote.

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say no, but it does not appear that that will be the case,” said Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) ahead of the vote.

He pointed out supervisors have now surrounded the village of Arcola largely with industrial and data center development. He said this application is separated from the other approved industrial development, and would not complement the adjacent development, some of which is residential.

“The biggest issue that we have when we have data centers and housing is when we mix it together, and that’s what we’ve done here with this application,” he said.

“I think that continuing to do this and approving these sorts of applications… are hurting our chances to diversify our economy, hurting our chances to balance our revenue streams, squeezing out other opportunities,” said Supervisor Juli E. Briskman (D-Algonkian).

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Court Clerk, Art Gallery Programs Earn Awards The presentation of historic records by the Clerk of the Circuit Court and the Teen Micro Art Gallery at Loudoun County Public Library have received 2022 Achievement Awards from the Virginia Association of Counties.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the court’s Historic Records Division began offering virtual presentations of its historic records program. The Clerk’s Office developed public and private partnerships with several Loudoun-based organizations involved in historic preservation and interpretation, creating four virtual programs. In addition, the Clerk’s Office created a series of local history trading cards in the style of baseball trading cards based on actual court records retained in the Clerk’s Office.

Loudoun has one of the most complete collections of court records in Virginia and is one of only a few of Virginia’s counties whose records have not been destroyed by fire, war, or environmental factors. More information about the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s Historic Records Division is online at loudoun.gov/clerkarchives.

And to meet the need for fine arts opportunities for teens, the Loudoun County Public Library created a Teen Micro Art Gallery at Brambleton Library where young artists can create, curate, and display original “micro” artwork. The initiative has created an artistic outlet for local youth, and partnerships and collaborations with schools, nonprofits and established artists in the community who have provided teen artists with career advice and mentorship.

The two Loudoun County programs were among 29 recipients of the 2022 Achievement Awards for which VACO, received 100 submissions. n

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Loudoun County Circuit Court Clerk Gary Clemens and Archivist Eric Larson speak about their efforts to create an online database from the centuries of records they have on hand.

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Climate Groups Continue to Push Board on Environmental Plan

BY RENSS GREENE rgreene@loudounnow.com

Following the Board of Supervisors vote to approve the county’s wide-ranging new Environment and Energy Work Plan during their July 19 Environmental Summit, climate action groups are pushing the county to set specific goals.

“I think it’s a great effort, but there’s nothing really concrete, in my mind,” said Loudoun Climate Project President Natalie Pien. “There aren’t any specific greenhouse gas reduction goals. There aren’t any commitments to preserving habitats and ecosystems when developers come in.”

The board’s new policy framework is in many instances a plan to plan, laying out proposals to develop new programs or actions but without specific climate targets. Pien leads a coalition of Loudoun nonprofits and environmental groups pushing supervisors to adopt a climate resolution that lays out specific targets, such as going carbon-free by 2035. No supervisor has yet agreed to sponsor that resolution, however.

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The Panda Stonewall Energy Center natural gas power plant south of Leesburg.

Chris Tandy, the former president of 350 Loudoun, which joined with Sustainable Loudoun to create the Loudoun Climate Project, also serves on the county’s Environmental Commission that helped create the work plan. He also pointed to the hours of volunteer work that went into creating that plan, and said it’s a step in the right direction.

“It’s a good time in Loudoun in the sense that environmental concerns are a

bit in the spotlight lately, and it seems like the public’s paying attention, the board’s paying attention, and the press is paying attention,” he said. “… It’s good incremental progress, I think. It doesn’t solve climate change in one fell swoop.”

But Pien and Tandy also still see ways to push the county toward aggressive, measurable climate goals. Loudoun is moving toward community choice aggregation, which would allow the county to buy power directly from electricity generators instead of from utility companies, and there are new sustainability policies in the county comprehensive plan that they hope can translate into concrete requirements in the Zoning Ordinance.

“From my angle, I’m going to be looking at equity concerns,” Tandy said.

“Climate change is an equity issue. Globally, it’s going to affect people of lower income, who in tons of instances contributed the least to the problem.”

“The whole purpose of the Environmental Commission and the Environmental Summit is to improve what Loudoun County does as it relates to energy and environment, and our main tool, the Zoning Ordinance, there’s nothing in it. So that’s

critical,” Pien said.

Tandy also said community choice aggregation could be a good chance to switch to energy providers that are closer to net zero emissions.

And they said they will be looking in particular at data centers, the energy hungry-industry that Dominion Energy President Bob Blue said Monday accounts for 20% of the company’s Virginia market.

The Loudoun Climate Project has also begun an air quality monitoring program.

“We’ve got lots of local sources of particulate pollution—the Panda Power plant. Every data center has a diesel backup generator, and they are maintained by short runs weekly, longer runs monthly, and every one of those runs, they’re burning fuel, they’re emitting particulates.

And then our congested roadways,” Pien said. “So we’ve got lots of sources of particulate matter pollution.”

And she said with the county’s Environment and Energy Work Plan approved, the climate resolution may get another shot at life.

“I don’t want to abandon it yet because it represents so many Loudoun residents and so many nonprofits,” she said. n

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Landfill Remediation at Core of Redevelopment Plan

BY NORMAN K. STYER nstyer@loudounnow.com

A proposal to redevelop a 2-acre townowned parking lot into a complex with affordable housing for senior citizens, a performing arts center and restaurant is moving ahead, although members of the Leesburg Town Council still have lots of questions.

The council on Monday night was briefed on the single project submitted in response to its request for proposals seeking a public-private partnership to redevelop the Liberty Street parking lot property.

That proposal was from a group of companies—affordable housing developer Good Works, Petersburg-based Waukeshaw Development, Bowman Consulting Group, James G. Davis Construction Corp. and DBI Architects—led by Leesburg attorney Peter Burnett.

They propose a complex of 65 apartments for income-qualified seniors, a 450-seat performance and conference center and 4,000 square feet of restaurant space, along with a shared parking garage with 175 spaces. While the affordable LIBERTY STREET continues on page 29

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A rendering of the proposed redevelopment of the Liberty Street parking lot with an affordable housing apartment building for seniors and a performing arts center build atop a parking garage.

County Closes on Westpark Purchase, Plans Passive Park strictures of the conservation easement.

The county must maintain a 150-foot riparian buffer along the edges of Dry Mill Branch and Tuscarora Creek that may be mowed only three times a year, and the county is not permitted to remove plant life except for invasive species, dead or dying trees, or trees posing human safety hazard.

The county’s Capital Improvement Program includes funding for construction of the passive park in fiscal year 2026.

The existing golf cart paths are open to the public for running, walking and biking while the planning process for

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The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has closed on the purchase of 134 acres at the former Westpark Golf Course in Leesburg for $3.8 million.

The county plans a passive park.

Chuck Kuhn, founder of JK Moving bought the land to forestall development, and has since placed the land under easement. The county did not buy the 8.2-acre parcel that includes the former Westpark Hotel, which remains zoned for commercial use.

The county now plans to develop the property into a passive park with walking and biking trails, after gathering input from community members. That plan will have to abide by the protective

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The former Westpark golf course is slated to become a public park after the county government purchased the property once proposed for residential development.

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Developer Pitches Downtown Hotel LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT

Leesburg-based developer Kevin Ash is exploring plans to build a boutique hotel on South King Street in the historic district.

According to a staff report prepared for the Town Council’s work session Monday, the site under consideration is the 0.6-acre lot at 208 S. King St. The concept includes a 40-room hotel and 2,200 square feet of meeting space. Ash had

been expected to brief the council on the project to gauge the level of support for the project before pursuing it further, but the item was removed from the agenda.

Ash’s Ellisdale Construction is active with mixed-use and affordable housing projects through the region. Two recent projects were in downtown Leesburg, the Courthouse Commons offices on East Market Street and Leesburg Central retail/ office complex on Loudoun Street. n

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continued from page 7 the future passive park is underway. All structures on the former golf course, including the former club house and maintenance sheds, are secured and trespassing is not permitted.

With the purchase, the county has taken over responsibility for maintaining the property, including mowing the grass. But that will look much different than when it was a golf course.

According to the county, a swath of grass for approximately 20 feet from residential property lines where the Westpark property grass meets residents’ grass will be cut weekly, along with a four-foot swath of grass along existing golf cart paths.

The rest of the property will receive rough-cut mowing two times each year.

County staff members also hope the property can have an environmental benefit such as through wetland and stream restoration projects, reforestation of portions of the site, and enhanced stormwater management infrastructure.

More information is at loudoun.gov/ westparkproperty, including the option to subscribe to email and text updates about the property, and a form for comments and questions. n

This property at 208 S. King St. is being eyed as the location for a 40-room historic district hotel.

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The leaders of the Biology Olympiad team at Rock Ridge High School. From left, Jeet Metu, Arun Karthikeyan, Keerthi Uppalapati, and Jatin Palvai.

Loudoun Teens Take Biology Club to International Level

BY ALEXIS GUSTIN

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Three Loudoun County high school students decided to take their passion for biology to the next level.

After competing in British Biology Olympiads in the past, Rock Ridge rising seniors Keerthi Uppalapati, 16, Arun Karthikeyan 16 and Jatin Palvai 17, started a high school Biology Olympiad club.

Their goal was to teach freshman and sophomore’s and to help them be successful in the competition.

It worked.

On March 24, 44 of the 50 club members participated in the British Biology Olympiad, competing against students from schools in Asia, Europe and Canada.

All 44 placed in the top 15% internationally.

The British Biology Olympiad is an advanced problem-solving competition that helps students expand their passion for biology. They are tested on unfamiliar topics that forces them to use their problem-solving skills mixed with their understanding of core principles. Over 10,000 students from more than 700 schools all over the world participated in this year’s event.

According to Uppalapati, it was the first time a Virginia school has participated.

“This was the first time Rock Ridge has competed. We want to get the word

out about the BBO and get freshman and sophomores to join and to help them be successful. It means so much to see them be in the top 15%. We spent a lot of time teaching and preparing them,” said Uppalapati.

Karthikeyan said Uppalapati introduced him to the BBO and after testing and doing well they thought “why limit this to just us?” That’s when the idea to form the club was born.

“If we had known about [the BBO] sooner we would have started doing it sooner,” Karthikeyan said. “Why not provide this [training] to other kids and provide them the opportunity?”

He said they wanted to create the opportunity for others, to pay it forward and to “give younger students the opportunity we wish we could have had back then,” said Karthikeyan.

Uppalapati, Karthikeyan and Palvai formed the club and were co-presidents with Palvai serving as vice president.

They were mentored by Joshua Perrson, who also had a passion for biology and was able to help the three as they taught club members.

The club met twice a week after school.

Palvai said his favorite part was seeing the passion and motivation in the kids.

“You have to be interested in order to BIOLOGY OLYMPIADS continues on page 10

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School Board Awards $110.7M Middle School Contract

BY ALEXIS GUSTIN agustin@loudounnow.com

On Tuesday night the Loudoun County School Board voted unanimously to award a $110.7 million construction contract for a new middle school to Howard Shockey and Sons.

The action came after a flurry of activity led by the Department of Support Services staff to save money on the construction after bids came in 25% over estimates. The School Board’s Finance and Operations Committee was briefed on the issue last week, urging the staff to continue negotiations with Shockey and Sons, which was the sole bidder to build the Brambleton-area school, known as MS-14.

According to the bid documents and the Code of Virginia, the school division is permitted to negotiate with the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

“Obviously this is a concern. I’m just stunned at the 25%, but we have worked with [Shockey] in the past so this is not an unknown quantity, so at least we have a contractor that we have worked with,” said School Board Chairman Jeff Morse (Dulles) said during the committee meeting.

The school system’s Support Services department also worked to identify other sources of funding to put toward the construction of MS-14, including looking at surplus funding from other projects. It is focusing on the capital renewals and operations program within the Capital Improvement Program that would allow them to defer or delete certain projects that would make the new school the priority of the program this year. However, the reallocation of funds from the capital program would require School Board and Board of Supervisors action.

That vote had to be completed by the board’s Aug. 9 meeting to hold or risk having the bid expire before it meets again in September. Lewis said Shockey already had expressed concerns that its subcontractors were struggling to commit to a 30-day hold with the current market conditions.

On Tuesday, Lewis presented a new funding update that closed the gap on the budget shortfall, thanks to the award of a $15.5 million through the commonwealth’s school construction grant program and shifting over surplus funding available from other construction projects.

Those adjustments left a shortfall of only $1.9 million expected to be covered by another funding source, pending approval by the School Board and the Board of

Supervisors. Lewis suggested using Staff Training Center funding from Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023 to make up the difference.

Ian Serotkin (Blue Ridge) asked if there were worries about significantly higher cost in future school construction projects.

Lewis said it was a big concern and was causing staff members to have conversations and to collect data now to reevaluate the estimates for all the projects in the pipeline.

“We anticipate having to come back

and adjust every project in the book,” Lewis said.

Planned to be built on the school division’s Hartland campus, MS-14 is expected to provide overcrowding relief to the Dulles North area middle schools, in particular Brambleton Middle School where enrollment exceeded capacity by 23% last fall according to Lewis. Brambleton Middle School has a design capacity of 1,445 but had 1,631 enrolled in the fall of 2021.

Current 2022-2023 registration numbers are at 1,631 but are projected to be 1,779.

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In order to accommodate the higher numbers, the school district moved a portion of the eighth grade to Independence High School, where they will use four modular classrooms that were added this summer.

Lewis said the current numbers to show the dire need to get a contract completed and begin building MS-14 immediately.

“Enrollment will undoubtedly increase by the fall of 2024, exacerbating the issue,” Lewis said.

MS-14 is scheduled to open in the fall of 2024. n

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On Tuesday night the School Board’s Finance and Operations Committee voted 2-0 to recommend that the full board apply for the EPA Clean School Bus Grant Program.

If the grant is awarded, Loudoun County Public Schools will be able to purchase 25 new electric school busses. The additional buses would add to the electric school bus pilot program Loudoun County Public Schools has in place.

During phase one of the pilot program, LCPS has been operating five electric 77-passenger Thomas Type-C electric school buses that were funded through a partnership with Dominion Energy. As part of that partnership, Dominion also provided five fast charging stations that are at the Park View High School bus lot.

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succeed. And you need self-motivation. I saw a lot of that and to see that spark was the most enjoyable,” he said.

He recalled a moment late in the school year when he was teaching the anatomy of the ear and one of the students was drawing pictures of the ear and was struggling. He said they sat down and worked together and there was a moment when he just got it.

Karthikeyan said his favorite part was seeing how each student grew and seeing the fire in them.

“They are improving, and we are improving as teachers. It is a proud moment when we see that success through our students,” he said. And he said after they got the results, they threw a party to celebrate.

Now the three are eyeing the new school year as well as a non-profit they are launching to help other kids prepare for the BBO. They are launching KAJ Prep in a few weeks. They plan to create videos with teaching concepts for children from sixth grade through high school to help stu-

Round 1 Clean School Bus Grant Program for six 81-passenger Blue Bird Type D electric buses and six AC Level 2 Chargers. Those six buses will be based at Cardinal Ridge Elementary School. They are expected to be delivered and in operation this November.

Phase three of the electric bus program was when LCPS was also awarded $2,520,000 from Round 2 of the Virginia DEQ Clean School Bus Grant Program for another 10 electric school buses.

Five of those 81-passenger Blue Bird Type D buses with five chargers will be based at Cardinal Ridge Elementary School. The other five 71-passenger IC long range Type C buses with five chargers will be based at Emerick Elementary School.

If the school division is awarded the EPA Clean School Bus Grant, 15 more buses will be based at the central garage. The application for the EPA Clean School Bus Grant Program is due on Aug. 19.

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dents who are interested in competing in the BBO, but don’t have the funding or resources where they live.

All three said running the club and teaching ignited a passion in them to keep it up.

Uppalpati said their goal for this upcoming school year is to get close to 80 members.

“It’s ambitious, but the debate club at school has 70-80 members and my goal is to exceed that,” Uppalpati said.

She said the first year recruiting for the club was a scattered process. It consisted of setting up a trifold in the school and asking kids to join. She wants to make it more structured this year and in years to come.

They plan to make sure schools around them in Loudoun County as well as Virginia have access to the resources from their nonprofit KAJ Prep to keep the passion for the BBO going.

“We really hope the students we teach will pay this forward. We want to get as many students involved as possible in generations to come. And to spread the word to other schools,” Karthikeyan said. n

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Public Safety Trial Opens in Fatal Sterling Shooting

BY NORMAN K. STYER nstyer@loudounnow.com

Two years after 24-year-old Jose I. Escobar Menendez was shot to death on a Sterling street, the trial opened Monday for the first of two suspects in the case.

Gavin Collins, 23, faces charges of first-degree murder, robbery, and firearm violations in connection with the July 8, 2020 shooting, and additional drug and firearms charges stemming from his arrest two days later.

The trial is expected to take three weeks, and it took more than a day to assemble a jury of 12 plus four alternates who were available to hear the case.

The second suspect, Joshua Hunter, is scheduled for another three-week trial in October.

In his opening statements Tuesday, Senior Commonwealth’s Attorney Matthew Sweet described Menendez as “a beautiful man with a heart of gold” and “a loving trusting soul” who was “naive of the real dangers that exist in our world.”

Laying out the evidence prosecutors said they would present over the next several days, Sweet said for Menendez, the incident started at 12:30 a.m. when he received a text message from Collins to meet up and have sex. Menendez packed an overnight bag and drove from his mother’s home in Winchester to Sterling for the meetup. He arrived at the Village at Potomac Falls apartment complex shortly before 2 a.m.

Collins and Hunter drove there to meet him. Neighbors heard a gunshot and Hunter’s Dodge charger and Menendez’s Sentra drove away. An hour later a neighbor found Menendez laying on the street in a pool of blood.

Sweet said that with the help of Menendez’s best friend with whom he shared his GPS location, the victim’s phone was found discarded along Rt. 28. Investigators determined Collins was the last person to have contact with Menendez.

Collins was located in a Sterling hotel room with his girlfriend, quantities of methamphetamines, psychedelic mushrooms and marijuana. A .45-caliber pistol was in the nightstand. Ballistics experts linked the weapon to the single brass casing found by Menendez’s

body and to the bullet that lodged in his mouth, Sweet said.

“The murder weapon was found in the defendant’s hotel room,” Sweet said.

Upon questioning by investigators, Collins and Hunter said they were up on a five-day methamphetamine bender and looking for ways to get money. Stealing a car and selling it to a contact in Prince William County was the plan they devised. They got $500 for Menendez’s car.

Both denied pulling the trigger and

taking Menendez’s life.

Collins’s attorney Corinne Magee said the fatal shooting occurred when “everything went sideways.”

She said the defense would not contest much of the evidence—acknowledging Collins’s involvement in the events— however, for the jury to find Collins guilty of any of the eight charges against him will require “competent evidence.”

She said she would challenge hearsay evidence that cannot be proved without

first-hand accounts and would ask jurors to question the motivation and credibility of some prosecution witnesses who have avoided facing criminal charges for their own involvement.

The trial is to wrap up by Aug. 26, a schedule that includes time for the jury to hear additional evidence for sentencing on any convictions that are handed down.

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Sisters Ria Kaith, 16, and Siya Kaith, 14, are Broad Run High School students who had an idea to help others in need. In 2019, they created On The Bright Sight, a charity aiming to provide prescription glasses to those who can’t afford them or may not have access to an optometrist.

“I have very bad eyesight. I’ve had glasses since I was in kindergarten and because my vision is so bad, the first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is grab my glasses. I quickly realized what a necessity glasses are for people, and that’s where the idea started,” Ria Kaith said.

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Leesburg-based Artistic Fuel will host an outdoor film screening and benefit to raise money to create an art therapy services program for Uvalde, TX, the site of a mass shooting at an elementary school.

The Artistic Fuel Ties That Bind Benefit will be in two parts at Ida Lee Park in Leesburg on Saturday, Aug. 27.

From 6 to 7 p.m., the program will include a variety of art wellness activities for children and adults provided by local art therapists. It will also include live music and food trucks.

The second part of the program, organizers warn, may not be appropriate for young children because of its difficult subject matter.

At 7 p.m., a panel of experts will discuss art therapy and collective trauma.

The panel discussion includes Dr. E. Scott Gellar, alumni distinguished professor of psychology at Virginia Tech; Raquel Farrel-Kirk, who worked as an art therapist supporting the Parkland, FL, community; and the producers of the evening’s film, MASS, Dylan Matlock and JP Ouellette.

The panel will be moderated by Cynthia Young, executive director of the American Art Therapy Association.

After the discussion, the film MASS, which premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, will be shown on a 40-foot inflatable screen. Set years after a mass shooting, the film centers on two sets of

Eyeglasses continued from page 12 doctors who travel around the world to places like Africa and India, reaching those in need thousands of miles away.

“Glasses are expensive, especially if you go to places like India. A lot of these people are living off of $1 a day. They don’t have the resources to get prescriptions and go to the doctor to get glasses,” Ria Kaith said.

Ria and Siya Kaith hope to continue to grow the charity by receiving more donations, helping many more in need of a better vision.

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parents, those of the shooter and those of the victim, agreeing to talk.

Attendees should bring blankets and chairs for the viewing.

The event’s organizers hope to raise at least $100,000 to create the art therapy program and provide it for at least a year.

“The Artistic Fuel Ties That Bind Benefit speaks to the heart of who The Artistic Fuel Foundation is and our dedication to drive a new era of healthy, sustainable creativity that champions arts-based research and mental health as the foundation for community development and creative success,” stated Artistic Fuel Foundation Programs Director Kaeley Boyle.

Buy tickets or make donations at artisticfuel.com/ties-that-bind. n how much you rely and need it,” Siya Kaith said.

“I want people to think about their own stories and think about the contacts they put in their eyes or the glasses they grab off of their nightstand every single morning. Think about the people who don’t have access to that and understand that we are living such a privileged life. It takes seconds to drop glasses into a box,” Ria Kaith said.

The charity has donated more 400 pairs of old prescription glasses.

Donations may be made at the Lens Crafters store in the Dulles Town Center Mall.

For more information, email onthebrightsight19@gmail.com. n Olivia Ausnehmer is a rising junior at Penn State interning at Loudoun Now.

Russell Bramhall, 87 of Lovettsville, VA, passed from this life on Thursday, August 4, 2022, at Inova Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Leesburg, VA. He was the husband of 65 years to Bessie Bramhall. Born on May 10, 1935, He was the son of Charles B. Bramhall and Ardith W. Bramhall. He was a caring man with a big heart; a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was a lifelong farmer. He enjoyed Sunday afternoon horse rides, working in his garden and playing cards.

He especially enjoyed the time spent with his granddaughters and great granddaughters. In his later years he enjoyed doing activities with his friends at Inova Nursing & Rehab Center. In addition to his wife, Bessie Bramhall; he is survived by his daughters Wanda Huff, Barbara Ross (Chip); grandchildren Faye Bussard (Joey); Karen Bartlett (Ben); great grandchildren Savana Bartlett, Emily Bartlett, and Ashley Bussard, his siblings, Evelyn Virts, George Bramhall and Dorothy Bramhall, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brothers Walter Bramhall, Alfred Bramhall, Phillip Bramhall, and Earl Bramhall.

Death Notices ,, died on Friday, July 29, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 12:00 pm at the Loudoun Funeral Chapel at 158 Catoctin Circle, SE. A private family burial will be held at the Chestnut Grove Cemetery in Herndon, VA. Marlene was predeceased by her husband, Dennis William Webley. Marlene is survived by her children, Denise Webley Farmer, Jeanette Marie Johnson (Scott) and Lewis Kent Webley. She is also survived by her sisters Willetta Deane Yates Chittum (Harold) and Gayle Yates Willis. Marlene also has two surviving sister-in-laws; Hope Jean Dismuke (Charles) and Shirley Ann

McDonald (Francis). Also surviving are eight grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, please provide a donation to the Salvation Army ( https:// give.salvationarmyusa.org/online-donation/ donate-money) .

, 87 of Leesburg, Virginia passed on Saturday, July 30, 2022.

He was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth Ann Beaver Hough, son L. Kelly Hough, and his brothers, Eugene and Charles Hough.

Lawrence leaves behind his family to cherish his memory including his daughters, Stacey Wagner, and husband Roy, and Anna Grimes; sister and brother-in-law Shirley and George Reed; sisters-in-law, Nora Hough and Margaret Hough; four grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, and numerous other close family and friends.

A memorial service will be held by the family privately.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Lawrence’s memory to assist veterans, to the Boulder Crest Foundation, 18370 Bluemont Village Lane, Bluemont, VA 20135. , age 71 died July 29, 2022. Mr. VanBremen is survived by his children Stacey Beam (Dwayne) and Kevin VanBremen of Myrtle Beach, SC, his granddaughters Hannah Beam and Lindsey Beam of Myrtle Beach, SC, his twin brother Gerald (Karen) VanBremen of Miami, FL , his sister Roberta Cline of Bentonville, AR, and many nieces and nephews throughout the country. He was predeceased by his sister Carol VanBremen, sister Elizabeth Kral, and brother Lee VanBremen. Services will be private at this time and planned for a later date. If you wish to honor his memory, the family encourages you to make a contribution to the Chanticleer Athletic Foundation, PO Box 261954, Conway, SC 29528 (online: https:// goccusports.com/feature/CAF_impact_ fund). , age 88, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2022.

Al was predeceased by his wife Pat and his son Al, III. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie, of Ashburn, VA and his sister Patricia (Ed) Carlson of Millsboro, DE. He is also survived by his son Robert (Kimberly) of Warrenton, VA; his son Tim (Jan) of Charlotte, NC; his daughter Theresa (Beth) of Arlington VA; and his daughter-in-law Lee (Al III) of Manassas, VA as well as stepson Rob (Carrie) Kerr of Chesterfield, VA and stepdaughter Jennifer (Craig) Shye of Strasburg, VA, and 16 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.

A memorial to celebrate Al’s life will be scheduled and announced at a later time.

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Loudoun breweries once again made a strong showing in the annual Virginia Craft Beer Cup competition, with Harvest Gap Brewery and Harpers Ferry Brewing taking first-place prizes amid the largest field of competitors yet.

This year’s competition took place at Ashburn’s Old Ox Brewery.

According to the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild, a record 106 breweries competed, including 14 new participants, with a record 396 beers submitted for judging.

The Virginia Craft Beer Cup continues to be the largest state competition of its kind in the United States.

Chief Judge Charlie Harr called this year’s cup a great competition.

“It was clearly evident in the tight race

that every brewery is extremely dedicated to the craft and their dedication is inspiring,” Harr said. “This year’s competition proves Virginia has some of the best craft brewers in the nation.”

Harvest Gap Brewery took first place among pale European lagers for its Devil Dog, joined by Harpers Ferry Brewing taking first place among stouts for its Pollywog Irish Stout. Harvest Gap also took a third-place prize in American lagers for its Stud Lite.

Hosts Old Ox Brewery also took an award for Loudoun, winning third place with its Cream Ale. Black Hoof Brewing took third place in amber lagers with its Full Quiver Marzen, and third place in pale European lagers with its Broadside.

Bear Chase Brewing took a third place in the Kölsch category with its Kodiak

Kölsch, and Beltway Brew Co.’s pilsner took third place in the category. Lost Barrel Brewing won third place in speciality IPAs with its Tangerine Imperial IPA, and Flying Ace Distillery and Brewery took second place in strong European lagers with its Prototype Delta Delta 1 Doppelbock.

“It’s fitting that on the 10th anniversary of SB604, the Virginia Craft Beer Cup has the most competitors in its history,” said Virginia Craft Brewers Guild President and CEO Brett Vassey, referring to the 2012 General Assembly bill that allowed brewers to begin selling their beer at retail on-premises and to go. “The VCBG is initiating new marketing programs to drive thirsty consumers to tasting rooms to help grow independent craft beer.” n

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Loudoun Awards Scholarships for War Monuments History Loudoun County has awarded scholarships of $500 each to three 2022 high school graduates for their work writing about the history of the war monuments at the Loudoun County courthouse.

Guided by feedback from former county supervisor, Shenandoah University professor and Air Force veteran Travis Sample, graduates Lindsey Somers, Max Villegas and Will Murphy wrote “The Important History of The Brave American Veterans Who Sacrificed Their Lives from 1775 To The Current Date for American Freedom,” a history of the monuments ranging from the Revolutionary War monument the Spirit of Loudoun, to the monuments’ most recent additions for American servicemembers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan. Those memorials, they wrote, “stand as testaments to the will of the people, as a representation of those who died in defense of America’s freedom.” — Photos by Renss Greene

The Important History of The Brave American Veterans Who Sacrificed Their Lives from 1775 to the Current Date for American Freedom

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“Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” the three unalienable rights American citizens wake up to and are guaranteed. These freedoms have and will remain the true pillar of American government, but these freedoms did not come free. They were fought for and guarded by the strong men and women of the nation who not only served to protect these rights, but gave their lives in the process. Located in Loudoun County VA, downtown Leesburg is home to a collection of war memorials honoring the veterans who served in the United States military. Proudly displayed on the Loudoun County Courthouse lawn, four monuments stand in remembrance of

America’s heroes.

Located on the north side of the courthouse lawn, a sculpture entitled “Spirit of Loudoun” stands in honor of the two-thousand Loudoun County Residents who fought in the American Revolution.

The fight to break free from the British Monarchy officially began in April of 1775 with the “shot heard round the world” at the Battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts and concluded in September of 1783 with the signing of the treaty in Paris. At the war’s end 4,435 men had lost their lives fighting for America’s independence. Dedicated in 2015, Jay Hail Carpenter sculpted a memorial depicting the heartfelt resolve of the colonists at the time. A patriot stands with his wife and son, saying goodbye as he departs from home to contribute to join the fight. Surrounding “Spirit of Loudoun” is a ring of engraved bricks, purchased by Loudoun County residents.

Each brick is personally engraved to honor ancestors, family members, and others who served in the military. Proudly displayed, the statue states “1776,”

the year of the unanimous signing of the Declaration of Independence, where the freedoms of American democracy saw fruition: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”

maintained neutrality, but after Germany sank U.S. merchant and passenger ships, the U.S. declared war in April 1917. On both sides, over nine million soldiers died and 20 million soldiers were wounded. The U.S. lost over 100,000 soldiers due to the war.

World War I In 1922, a World War I memorial was dedicated in honor of ‘The Great War.’ The memorial states, “Their bodies are buried in peace, but their names liveth for evermore.” It includes the names of veterans who served between 1917 and 1918. Originally, the names of veterans were segregated by race; the white veterans’ names listed above the Black veterans on a separate section of the plaque.

In 2020, Loudoun County Supervisor Mike Turner proposed to desegregate the names. The Board decided on redesigning the plaque, ensuring the names be listed together as a unit.

By segregating the names of veterans based on race, the plaque contradicted the entire message of the memorial.

Now, the plaque supports freedom in the context of honoring all individuals, regardless of race or ethnic origin, values cherished by the veterans of Loudoun County.

World War I, lasting from 1914 to 1918, was a war fought between two alliances: the Central and Allied powers.

Technological advancements resulting from the Industrial Revolution made World War I more brutal than any other conflict that had come before. The catalyst of the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, who was killed by a Serbian nationalist. Austria-Hungary and Serbia had increased tensions during the early 20th century regarding nationalism and military alliances. In the beginning, the U.S.

World War II/Korea Dedicated in 1956, the World War II and Korean War memorial stands engraved with the names of seventy-one men lost in combat-- 67 from World War II and 4 from the Korean War. The south face of the pillar illustrates a scene of a fallen soldier being escorted by an angel; accompanied by a fellow soldier and weeping woman, mourning as they say goodbye.

Still reeling from the Great Depression, the United States entered World War II in December 1941, following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor was considered an official declaration of war from the Axis Powers. The United States were forced into involvement, joining the Allied Powers and contributing to the war effort. At the war’s end in 1945, 405,399 American soldiers had died in combat.

The Korean War began in 1950 after soldiers from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (more commonly known as North Korea) invaded the pro-Western Republic of Korea (more commonly known as South Korea). Following World War II, nations around the world were on edge, fearing the spread MONUMENTS HISTORY continues on page 17

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Monuments history continued from page 16 of communism. In July, 1950, America entered the war in support of South Korea, hoping to combat North Korea’s efforts. The war saw its end in 1953, with the death of 36,574 Americans.

during the conflict are still alive today, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Despite the controversy, the Vietnam War is remembered as one of the longest and most brutal conflicts in U.S. History.

Iraq/Afghanistan

Vietnam The Vietnam War pillar was installed on Veterans Day in 1988. The pillar has 12 names of Loudoun County soldiers who died engraved in the stone. In fact, near the pillar, a time capsule was buried and is to be opened on Veterans Day in 2088.

The Vietnam War was a controversial conflict, lasting from roughly 1950-1975, although the conflict started long before the war began. The U.S. was allied with Ngo Dinh Diem, leader of South Vietnam, who was fighting against Ho Chi Minh, leader of North Vietnam. The U.S. supported South Vietnam, as U.S. officials such as President Eisenhower believed communism would spread to South Vietnam via the domino theory (if one Southeast Asian country falls to communism, then the surrounding countries will follow). As the war continued, the U.S. increased its involvement in the war, sending more troops over to Vietnam. Unfortunately, the death toll began to rise amongst both sides of the war.

Once the war ended, an estimated 58,000 U.S. soldiers died while serving, over one million North Vietnamese fighters died, 250,000 South Vietnamese soldiers died, and over two million civilians died (both sides of the war). Roughly seven million veterans who were alive

The Iraq and Afghanistan memorial holds special sentimental value because of how recent this addition was.

With this plaque being added in 2007, the four names on this pillar, carved in bronze, serve as a reminder that there are currently brave men and women on the front lines protecting our country. These four men left behind friends and family in the name of valor and virtue. This monument ensures their sacrifice will be remembered.

These memorials stand as testaments to the will of the people, as a representation of those who died in defense of America’s freedom. Over 1.2 million soldiers have died serving in the United States military; however, that number is estimated to be closer to 2.2 million.

Yes… all gave some, and some gave all.

To the hundreds of thousands of brave and beautiful souls who were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to defend America’s freedom, please know that you are cherished, loved and truly respected by all Americans.

“From these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the Earth.”

— The Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863.

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Meeting Loudoun’s ‘Denizens of the Night’

IWLA Bat Night Returns Aug. 12

BY JAN MERCKER jmercker@loudounnow.com

Bats: they’re mysterious, marvelous and misunderstood. They’re also a valuable part of the ecosystem in Loudoun and around the world. Susanne Sterbing, a renowned bat expert and research professor from Johns Hopkins University’s Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, affectionately known as “the bat lady,” is on a mission to dispel myths and help Loudouners understand how bats help our environment.

This weekend, Sterbing is the guest speaker at two highly anticipated local bat nights.

Meanwhile, Loudoun’s own bat man, scientist and Virginia Master Naturalist Bruce Kimmel, is in the early stages of an ambitious 10-year project to identify and understand the local bat population.

“Bats are very interesting animals. People are not always aware because they’re sort of stealth operators. They’re flying at night, so we don’t necessarily see them,” Sterbing said. “Each little bat can eat thousands of mosquitos and insects every night.”

Sterbing, who lived in Leesburg before moving to Baltimore for her post with JHU, has a longstanding relationship with the Loudoun chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America and returns each year for Bat Night programs. In her family-oriented presentations, Sterbing shares photos, discusses different types of bats, offers tips for humans who have an encounter with a bat and dispels myths about bats and disease. The program concludes with a bat walk to IWLA’s pond using special equipment to listen for high-frequency echolocation.

This year, Sterbing also is the featured speaker at a fully booked second Bat Night presentation for Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship in northwest Loudoun. Lucky attendees will get an overview of bats worldwide, including the vampire bats of central America, which Sterbing has studied extensively. While they do get their nutrition from blood, she says, they mostly feed on cows and birds and don’t attack humans.

Sterbing also focuses on myths about bats and rabies and other diseases. While humans should be cautious if they’re in contact with a bat, they actually have relatively low rates of rabies. Sterbing cites a Maryland study that showed significantly

THINGS to do SUMMER TUNES Music in the Gap: Talton Brothers Band

Friday, Aug. 12, 6 p.m.

Hillsboro Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro Details: oldstoneschool.org The Talton Brothers band performs a combination of original music and select covers with a bluesy rock sensibility and top-notch musicianship.

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Friday, Aug. 12, 6-9 p.m.

Village At Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg Details: villageatleesburg.com Pop/rock/folk artists Tommy Gann and Kim Pittinger have been writing music and performing together since 2014. Catch them in a fun, open air concert on the plaza.

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Renowned bat expert Susanne Sterbing returned to Loudoun this week to lead a Bat Night presentation at the Izaak Walton League center near Leesburg.

higher rabies rates in racoons.

“Bats are associated with diseases,” Sterbing said. “That’s in everybody’s mind. However, people are afraid of the wrong animals.”

Bats are also vital parts of ecosystems for pollination and insect control. ”They’re among the most important pollinators in the tropical rainforests.

There are actually plants that have evolutionarily designed flower shapes that can only be pollinated by bats,” Sterbing said.

Sterbing’s current research focuses on the tiny hairs on bat wings which act as flight controllers and prevent stall—and which have potentially significant implications for the aviation industry.

For leaders in both IWLA and Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, raising awareness about bats’ essential role in the local ecosystem and how we can protect and preserve them is key.

“Bats are an extremely useful part of our habitat. When the sun comes down behind the pond, these denizens of the night come out of the trees flying over the pond and what are they doing? They’re eating bugs. They’re eating mosquitos. … It’s very important that we have bats around,” says IWLA Loudoun Chapter Conservation Director Paul Kreingold, who organizes the annual bat nights.

Kreingold worked with the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy to set up the second bat night event at BRCES Aug. 13.

Because of space limitations, the LWC presentation was fully booked more than a week in advance.

For LWC founding member Joe Coleman, Sterbing’s talk is another chance

to stress the importance of preserving habitats for bats and other animals in Loudoun and the necessity of a shift in pest management practices to preserve insects that are vital pollinators and an essential food source for wildlife.

“Bats are a very important part of the ecosystem. They do a great deal of insect control. … A lot of people have realized over the years with the move to organic farming that bats can make a big difference to farms,” Coleman said.

Coleman and Kreingold say bats are threatened by White Nose Syndrome, a fungus that has killed millions of bats across the eastern United States. White Nose Syndrome affects some bat species more than others. However, habitat destruction and pesticide overuse also hurt bat populations.

“It should be of concern to all of us,” Coleman said.

Understanding Loudoun’s bat population is a passion and a labor of love for Virginia Master Naturalist Bruce Kimmel, a retired scientist and software developer.

Kimmel is funding and leading a long-term Loudoun bat study in cooperation with the U. S, Geological Survey’s North American Bat Monitoring Program. Kimmel and his team identify local bat species by their high-frequency echolocation using hightech ultrasonic recordings.

“Our goal is to do a bat survey of Loudoun County. We don’t really know what bats are here,” Kimmel said.

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Saturday, Aug. 13, 6-9:30 p.m.

Tarara Winery, 13648 Tarara Lane, Leesburg Details: tararaconcerts.com Last Child rocks the best of Aerosmith from vintage classics to more recent work. Tickets $20.

VAL Plaza Party: Todd Brooks and Pour Decisions

Saturday, Aug. 13, 6-9 p.m.

Village At Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg Details: villageatleesburg.com Brooks and company serve up a heavy helping of classic rock along with favorites from the 80s, 90s and 2000s.

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Friday, Aug. 12, 5:30 p.m.

Lost Barrel Brewing, 36138 John Mosby Highway, Middleburg Details: lostbarrel.com Kick back with great tunes from Western Loudoun singer/songwriter and one-man band Chris Bowen of the Bone Show.

Live Music: Panic for the Vibe

Friday, Aug. 12, 6 p.m.

MacDowell Brew Kitchen, 202 South St. SE, Leesburg Details: macsbeach.com Chill out with bass-driven grooves and soulfulcadenced rhyme schemes with elements of funk, R&B and rock.

Live Music: Nicole June

Friday, Aug. 12, 6 p.m.

Flying Ace Distillery and Brewery, 40950 Flying Ace Lane, Lovettsville Details: flyingacefarm.com Alternative singer/songwriter Nicole June’s move from Philly to Harpers Ferry means more great music for Loudoun.

Live Music: Jason Teach

Friday, Aug. 12, 6-9 p.m.

Harvest Gap Brewery, 15485 Purcellville Road, Hillsboro Details: harvestgap.com Longtime singer/songwriter Jason Teach brings his signature honest, heartfelt songwriting to Harvest Gap.

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Live Music; U2Topia

Friday, Aug. 12, 8 p.m.

Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com This up-and-coming DMV tribute band is made up of seasoned musicians and lifelong U2 fans for an authentic concert experience. Tickets are $15.

Live Music: Juliet Lloyd Trio

Saturday, Aug. 13, 5 p.m.

Lost Barrel Brewing, 36138 John Mosby Highway, Middleburg Details: lostbarrel.com Singer/songwriter/pianist Juliet Lloyd returns to Lost Barrel with her signature pop, rock and classic soul favorites.

TALTON BROTHERS BAND Friday, Aug. 5, 6-10 p.m.

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Live Music: Tropical Attitudes

Saturday, Aug. 13, 6 p.m.

868 Estate Vineyards, 14001 Harpers Ferry Road, Hillsboro Details: 868estatevineyards.com Celebrate the island vibe in the Blue Ridge with Tim Campbell and Tropical Attitudes.

Live Music: Delta Spur

Saturday, Aug. 13, 6-9 p.m.

Harvest Gap Brewery, 15485 Purcellville Road, Hillsboro Details: harvestgap.com Delta Spur serves up contemporary country hits from Zac Brown, Keith Urban and other top acts.

POLO IN THE PARK Saturday, Aug. 13, 6-10 p.m.

Morven Park International Equestrian Center morvenpark.org

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Public Notice

Live Music: Hackensaw Boys

The Town of Leesburg Board of Zoning Appeals The Town of Leesburg is soliciting resumes and letters of interest for an appointment to serve on the Board of Zoning Appeals. This position is appointed by the Loudoun County Circuit Court to fill a former member’s unexpired term ending December 31, 2023.

The Board of Zoning Appeals meets as necessary the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA. Additional information concerning this quasi-judicial board is available from the Clerk of Council during normal business hours (Mon – Fri 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) at 703-771-2733 or eboeing@leesburgva.gov, or the Town of Leesburg website at www. leesburgva.gov.

Please submit your letter of interest and resume materials by 5:00 p.m., September 12, 2022, to the Clerk of Council, at the Town of Leesburg, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176 or via email to eboeing@leesburgva.gov. All interested parties will be forwarded to the Loudoun County Circuit Court for consideration.

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Saturday, Aug. 13, 8 p.m.

Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com Be there in person for Chad Dukes’ 500th episode.

Tickets are $20 for general admission seats, $15 for standing.

Live Music: Mangione and Benton

Sunday, Aug. 14, 1 p.m.

Maggie Malick Wine Caves, 12138 Harpers Ferry Road, Neersville Details: maggiemalickwinecaves.com Enjoy Sunday afternoon jazz from a favorite local duo.

Live Music: Melissa Quinn Fox Duo

TOWN OF LOVETTSVILLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PURSUANT TO SECTION 15.2-2507 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, 1950, AS AMENDED, TO CONSIDER A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION Pursuant to Section 15.2-2507 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the LOVETTSVILLE TOWN COUNCIL will hold a public hearing on August 25, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. in the Town Council Chamber, 6 E. Pennsylvania Aveneue, Lovettsville, Virginia to consider the following budget amendment: A supplemental appropriation in Fiscal Year 2023 in the amount of $2,652,339.41 comprised of American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funding, previous year capital project appropriation, and carryover of Fiscal Year 2022 appropriation, which exceeds one percent of the total expenditures shown in the Fiscal Year 2023 adopted budget.

Sunday, Aug. 14, 2 p.m.

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Live Music: Reggae with Fernando Morillas and Lacy Colley

Sunday, Aug. 14, 2-5 p.m.

Notaviva Craft Fermentations, 13274 Sagle Road, Hillsboro Details: notavivavineyards.com Join guitarist Fernando Morillas and percussionist Lacy Colley for a mellow afternoon of acoustic reggae tunes.

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B Chord Brewing, 34266 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill Details: bchordbrewing.com With roots in Charlottesville, the Hackensaw Boys have traveled the world for two decades with their influential punk-infused roots sound. Tickets are $20.

Sunday, Aug. 14, 2-5 p.m.

Flying Ace Distillery and Brewery, 40950 Flying Ace Lane, Lovettsville Details: flyingacefarm.com Wenzel returns to Flying Ace with his signature rootsrock, country-jazz take on love, learning and life in America.

Bat night continued from page 18 locations on public and private land in Loudoun, including the JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary, Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship, Morven Park and Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve.

The study, launched last year and slated to run through the coming decade, is in its early stages but is already providing “tantalizing” results, Kimmel says. This includes exciting evidence of the Mexican free-tailed bat (also known as the Brazilian free-tailed bat). The southern species, best known in the U.S. for large colonies in Austin, TX, appears to be extending its range northward.

“We’re seeing very strong evidence that there are free-tailed bats here in Northern

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Live Music: Virginia Sisters

Sunday, Aug. 14, 5 p.m.

B Chord Brewing, 34266 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill Details: bchordbrewing.com Join twin sisters, Jillian Lea and Channing Lynn for good music and good times. Bluegrass superstar Frank Solivan joins the sisters for a mix of folk, Celtic, bluegrass, swing and old time tunes. Admission is free.

LIBATIONS Breaux BBQ and Bluegrass Festival

Saturday, Aug. 13, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Hillsboro Details: breauxvineyards.com Celebrate summer with bluegrass from Hoppin’ John from noon to 3 p.m. and Short Hill Mountain Boys from 3 to 6 p.m. The afternoon also features barbecue from Smokin’ Willy BBQ and Hog it Up BBQ and local vendors.

Crooked Run Luau Pig Roast and BBQ

Saturday, Aug. 13, noon Crooked Run Fermentation, 22455 Davis Drive #120, Sterling Details: crookedrunbrewing.com Put on your favorite aloha attire and enjoy roast pork Smash Burgers, hot dogs and drink specials with live reggae music and hula hoop and limbo contests.

LOCO CULTURE Tom Teasley: The Adventures of Prince Achmed

Saturday, Aug. 13, 7-8:30 p.m.

Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville Details: franklinparkartscenter.org Percussionist Tom Teasley performs a live accompaniment to Lotte Reiniger’s earliest animation, “The Adventures of Prince Achmed.” Teasley plays more than a dozen instruments and ends with a talk about the creative process and his experiences traveling and collaborating with musicians in the Middle East as a cultural envoy for the U.S. Department of State. Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for students and $8 for virtual access.

Virginia,” Kimmel said.

For Kimmel, a recent evening monitoring visit to Morven Park in Leesburg captured the essence of the fascination with these denizens of the night.

“I sat there in amazement as 15 bats were flying around me,” Kimmel said.

“Most of us don’t witness this kind of stuff. They’re really fascinating creatures, and we know so little about them.” n IWLA’s Bat Night Returns with Dr. Susanne Sterbing is Friday, Aug. 12 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Izaak Walton League, Loudoun County Chapter Waltonian Outdoor Conservation Classroom, 19237 Mountain Spring Lane Leesburg. To register, email conservation@lcciwla.org.

For more information about bat habitat conservation and other programming from Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, go to loudounwildlife.org.

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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, August 30, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following: ZOAM-2020-0001 ZONING ORDINANCE REWRITE (Zoning Ordinance Amendments)

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Pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 15.2-2204, 15.2-2285, and 15.2-2286, the Planning Commission gives notice of its intent to consider and recommend a proposed ordinance that will repeal the existing Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance (commonly known as the “Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance”), amending, replacing, renumbering, and re-ordaining it as the new Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance (“Zoning Ordinance Amendments” or “Zoning Ordinance”).

New Format and Numbering for the Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance Proposed amendments may establish new regulations, revise existing regulations, and incorporate provisions of the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance (R93ZO) are provided in this notice, as applicable. Proposed amendments may establish new regulations or incorporate provisions from R93ZO with revisions necessary to clarify the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance; to implement and maintain internal consistency; to correct typographical and grammatical errors; and to update formatting and cross-references.

Public Hearings The Planning Commission will conduct multiple public hearings concerning the proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendments. Public notice as required by Va. Code § 15.2-2204 will be provided prior to each hearing. The Planning Commission may recommend additional amendments to the proposed text as a result of its hearings and deliberations.

The following is a descriptive summary of the portions of the proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendments that will be considered at the public hearing scheduled for Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. This descriptive summary covers the main points of the proposed amendments but does not explain every detail of the text.

CHAPTER 7: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Section 7.01, Site Development CR R93ZO Sections 1-103(D), 1-205, 1-206, 1-207, 2-103(C), 2-1005(D), 2-1105(D), 2-1205(B), 4-911(B), 4-2104(B), 5-200, Article 8.

• Establish new provisions regarding: o Buffers, Setbacks, and Yards, including, prohibited uses in various setbacks and yards and screening requirements. o Transition Standards to mitigate certain impacts between neighboring use types and intensities, including transition methods between areas with different densities, uses, zoning, and building height, locational requirements for certain types of uses, and transition standards applicable to zoning districts located in the Urban Policy Area, Suburban Policy Area, and Transition Policy Area, respectively.

• Revise and consolidate provisions regarding: o Lot Requirements, including variation and dispersion of residential lot sizes, lot width, lot depth for regular and irregular lots, and length to width ratio. o Buffers, Setbacks, and Yards, including how the various types of buffers, setbacks, and yards are to be provided, permitted structures in various types of setbacks and yards, and processes for addressing structures that were erroneously constructed or partially constructed in a buffer, setback, or yard. o Yards, including length, depth, siting and location requirements applicable to all yards, and front, side, and rear yard requirements for interior, corner, through corner, and through lots, as applicable. o Building Requirements, including how density is expressed and calculated for residential uses (dwelling units per acre) versus other uses (Floor Area Ratio), how building height, lot coverage, and buildable area are calculated, and structures that are exempt from building height requirements.

Section 7.02, Reserved for Future Public Hearing Section 7.03, Tree Planting, Replacement, and Preservation CR R93ZO Section 5-1300 • Revise provisions regarding: o General Standards including minimum plant sizes and installation requirements. o Canopy Requirements for different types of applications and developments. o Canopy coverage calculation requirements including use of existing trees and exclusion of certain land areas and features. o Applications for modification of the requirements of this Section.

Section 7.04, Landscaping, Buffers, and Screening CR R93ZO Sections 5-1303(B), 5-1400.

• Revise provisions regarding: o Applicability of the Section and exceptions, and requirements for new vegetative material and use of existing vegetation. o Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks, including location, siting, and width requirements applicable to road corridor buffers and setbacks, exemptions to road corridor setback requirements, reductions of structure setbacks for certain lots, road corridor buffer types, road corridor buffer and setback width and plant requirements, gateway corridor buffer requirements, and street trees. o Buffer Yards, including determination of type of buffer yard required, use of existing vegeta-

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tion and trees, buffer yard types and respective width and plant requirements, and buffer yard location.

Cemetery, Burial Ground, and Grave Buffer, including types of cemeteries, burial grounds, and graves that are exceptions to the requirements of this Section, intent of the 3 components of the cemetery, burial ground, and grave buffer (perimeter boundary, protection buffer, and preservation buffer), perimeter boundary requirements (demarcation and prohibition on land disturbing activity with certain exceptions), protection buffer and preservation buffer requirements (location, siting, and width requirements, prohibition on land disturbing activity with certain exceptions, and modifications), and application of protection buffer and preservation buffer requirements to an off-site cemetery, burial ground, or grave.

Screening of Certain On-site Components, including screening requirements for loading areas, dumpsters and areas for collection of refuse, outdoor storage areas, maintenance areas, ground or building mounted mechanical equipment, and utility equipment, with certain exceptions.

Parking Area Landscaping and Screening Requirements, including respective interior and peripheral parking area landscaping requirements regarding applicability of such landscaping, and minimum area, plant types, screening, location, and siting.

General Landscape Provisions, including implementation of plant unit requirements, and requirements for landscape plans, permitted uses in buffer yards and road corridor buffers, landscape installation, and maintenance of landscaping.

Waivers and Modifications that may be granted by the Zoning Administrator, Board of Supervisors, or Board of Zoning Appeals, respectively.

Section 7.05 Light, Noise, and Vibration CR R93ZO Sections 5-652, 5-1501, 5-1502, 5-1503, 5-1504, 5-1505, 5-1507.

• Establish new Light and Glare standards, including new exemptions for certain types of residential, seasonal or holiday, public monument or statuary, theatrical, television, performance area, and construction site, underwater swimming pool and water feature, emergency, and motion sensing lighting; and new general standards for light direction, submission of a photometric plan, height limit, color temperature, and automatic switching controls and extinguishment with certain exceptions.

• Revise and consolidate provisions regarding: o Applicability of Section to uses and agricultural operations. o Light and Glare standards, including applicability to outdoor lighting; Exemption for certain street lighting; Alternate regulations for lighting at recreational and athletic fields and facilities at publicly owned facilities utilized for athletic competition other than at public schools, lighting required by use specific standards for certain uses, lighting approved by special exception by the Board of Supervisors, and other lighting required by applicable law; General standards for lighting, including specifications for lighting devices and maximum illumination; Method of measurement of illumination levels; and Special Exception approval for lighting that does not meet Light and Glare standards. o Noise standards, including applicability of such standards, definitions that apply specifically to Noise standards; Methods of measurement of sound levels; Maximum sound levels and exemptions; and Noise standards required by use specific standards for certain uses. o Earthborn Vibration standards, including method of measurement for earthborn vibrations; Maximum vibration levels permitted for heavy intensity land uses and light intensity land uses beyond which earthborn vibrations are prohibited; and Required evening reduction of permissible vibration levels.

• Delete provisions that use glare to regulate lighting.

Section 7.06, Parking CR R93ZO Sections 2-507(F), 2-607(F), 2-707(F), 2-807(F), 3-205(H), 3-305(H), 3-405(H), 3-507(H), 4-911(J), 4-1015, 4-1117, 4-1216(D), 5-800, 5-1100.

• Establish new provisions regarding: o Maximum number of parking spaces permitted. o Bicycle Parking, including methodology for counting bicycle spaces and minimum required based on use type and zoning district; Permitted bicycle parking facility types; Standards for bicycle racks; and Long-term and short-term bicycle parking facilities requirements. o Electric Vehicle Parking, including applicability to certain zoning districts and types of development; Charging station requirements regarding size of associated parking space; Installation and equipment; Accessibility, and Minimum number of parking spaces with charging stations required based on use type and zoning district. o Motorcycle/Scooter Parking, including applicability to certain developments within certain zoning districts, and minimum and maximum number of motorcycle/scooter parking spaces for parking facilities. o Car-Share Parking, including applicability to certain developments within certain zoning districts; Minimum required number of car-share parking spaces for parking facilities; and reduction of required parking spaces for car-share parking spaces located within certain distances of building entrances. o Parking Adjustments, including Zoning Administrator authority to approve an increase in maximum parking spaces allowed or up to a 35% reduction of minimum required parking spaces. o Parking Location and Design, including off-street parking facility access requirements and design requirements for compact/walkable/urban nonresidential off-street parking applicable to certain zoning districts, parking structures, and parking for recreational and multifamily uses, o Village Parking, including applicability to Village Conservation Overlay District or areas des-

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• Revise and consolidate provisions regarding: o Applicability to types of development; Calculation of parking space requirements for multiple principal uses located on the same property or for changes in type or intensity of use; Types of parking spaces that meet parking requirements; Parking and loading facilities plans; and Restrictions on inoperable vehicle parking. o Parking Ratio requirements, including metrics and interpretations for computation of required number of parking spaces; Use groups for the calculation of parking, bicycle, and loading space requirements; Vehicular parking requirements based on use type and policy area; Additional rules for computing parking requirements for uses not listed, accessory uses, and alterations, expansions, and changes in use; and Applicability to new construction, expansion of existing uses, and existing uses. o Oversized Vehicle Parking, including applicability to oversized vehicles in certain zoning districts; Definitions applicable to this section; General prohibition on oversized vehicle parking in residential zoning districts and exceptions for certain business and commercial vehicles, and major recreational equipment. o Parking Adjustments, including Zoning Administrator authority to determine parking space requirements if none are listed for a use, and to approve up to a 35% reduction of minimum required parking spaces certain existing situations; and ability for approval of over a 35% reduction of minimum required parking spaces by Special Exception. o Loading Spaces, including applicability to certain uses; Minimum loading space requirements based on gross floor area ranges; and Location standards. o Parking Location and Design, including requirements for conformance to the FSM, location and siting, and off-street parking facilities with multiple property ownership; and Specific parking design requirements for childcare, home occupation, and recycling drop-off center uses. o Limitations on parking and paved parking surfaces within residential yards.

• Delete provisions requiring parking covenants for Zoning Administrator approved parking reductions.

Section 7.07, Transportation CR R93ZO Sections 1-205(A), 2-1005(D), 2-1105(D), 2-1205(A), 3-511, 3-610(A), 3-710(A), 3-907(F), 3-907(G), 4-110(B), 4-206(D), 4-307(F), 4-407(G), 4-507(G), 4-707(D), 4-808(B), 4-808(C), 4-808(D), 4-911(A), 4-911(H), 4-1009, 4-1013, 4-1110(D), 4-1110(H), 4-1114, 4-1121(B), 4-1311(A), 5-300, 5-654.

• Establish new provisions regarding Visibility at Intersections, including Visibility Triangle requirements at pedestrian/bicycle network intersections with roads.

• Revise and consolidate provisions regarding: o Road Access and Frontage Standards, including: Ø Applicability to new development. Ø Lot access requirements for any structure requiring a building permit or use requiring a zoning permit, and limitations on new access points to arterial and major collector roads. Ø Private road requirements for private maintenance and repair covenants and reserve funds, notice requirements for sellers, and Board of Supervisors’ authority to permit private roads in other zoning districts through approval of a Zoning Map Amendment. Ø District vehicular access requirements applicable to primary vehicular access to roads in certain zoning districts and prohibition on primary vehicular access to certain roads and certain road connections. Ø Access limitation for Route 50 applicable to all zoning districts and permitted access to Route 50 if certain conditions are met. Ø Standards for road access when required by use specific standards for certain uses. o Road Network, including general requirements regarding road connections for new development; Standards for blocks required by certain zoning districts; and Additional requirements regarding dead end roads in certain zoning districts and “T” intersections in certain situations. o Pedestrian and Bicycle Network, including applicability to certain zoning districts; and Requirements regarding width, location and siting, underpasses and tunnels, and mid-block passageways in certain zoning districts or if certain development features are present. o Visibility at Intersections, including applicability to certain intersections; Visibility Triangle standards within which no impediment to visibility is to be placed; Visibility Triangle requirements for driveway or alley intersections with roads; and Exceptions to Visibility Triangle requirements.

Section 7.08, Utilities CR R93ZO Sections 2-103(C)(10), 2-104, 2-203(C)(10), 2-204, 2-307, 2-406, 2-510, 2-611, 2-711, 2-811, 2-907, 2-1005(C), 2-1105(C), 2-1206, 2-1305, 3-110, 3-211, 3-312, 3-411, 3-510, 3-609, 3-709, 3-807(D), 3-907(I), 3-1007(D), 4-916, 4-1215, 5-702(I), Article 8.

• Establish new provisions regarding: o Applicability of the Section and exemptions. o General Standards, including location, siting, and screening requirements. o Joint Land Management Area Zoning Districts, including exception to municipal water and sewer connection requirements for connections to central (Loudoun Water) water and sewer in certain zoning districts.

• Revise and consolidate provisions regarding:

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Rural Policy Area Zoning Districts, including maintenance of individual and communal systems, and exemption for parcels located within Water or Sewer Service Districts or if extension of municipal water and/or sewer is agreed upon and available. o Joint Land Management Area Zoning Districts, including municipal water and sewer connection requirements, use of individual water supply and sewage disposal systems if municipal water and sewer is not available, exceptions for Town or County owned and operated public uses and development of lots that existed prior to January 7, 2003, and location of individual water supply and sewage disposal systems and communal water and/or sewer systems within open space. o Transition Policy Area Zoning Districts public water and sewer service requirements. o Suburban and Urban Policy Area Zoning Districts central water and sewer service requirements.

Section 7.09, Owners Associations CR R93ZO Sections 2-104, 2-204, 4-111(B), 4-1022, 4-1124, 4-1217, 4-1314, 4-1360, 5-701(E), 5-702(J), Article 8.

• Revise and consolidate provisions regarding Owners Association requirements for any development that contains certain common areas or improvements, exception to Owners Association requirements if the only common element is a private road, Owners Association rights and responsibilities, and review process for Owners Association documents.

CHAPTER 8: SIGNS Section 8.01, Application of Sign Regulations CR R93ZO Section 5-1201.

• Clarify that the regulations apply to all signs and add exemption for government signs.

• Establish new regulations to: o Regulate a sign’s structure and physical parameters and not the sign’s content. o Establish 3 major sign categories: freestanding signs, attached signs, and incidental signs.

Regulations include tables that establish standards for sign types, including whether a sign type is permitted in a zoning district, whether a sign permit is required, the maximum number of signs, sign dimensions, and design characteristics. o Group signs into 5 “common zoning districts” categories: urban/mixed use, neighborhood, commercial, employment/industrial, and rural.

Section 8.02, General Sign Requirements CR R93ZO Sections 5-1202(B)(C), 5-1204(A).

• Clarify the following: o Permitted signs are allowed subject to regulations and no other signs are permitted. o Signs approved by a sign permit or sign development plan are subject to its terms. o All signs must be secured and not impede visibility.

• Establish new regulations for signs in PD Districts that they are subject to an approved sign permit and/or sign development plan.

• Delete Sections 1204(B)(C) and (D) regarding ground mounted bonus multiplier and Table 5-1204(D) Sign Requirements Matrix.

Section 8.03, Prohibited Signs CR R93ZO Sections 5-1202(A)(D).

• Revise regulations regarding prohibited sign characteristics.

• Clarify that any sign not specifically permitted is prohibited.

• Clarify regulations of “off-premises” signs.

Section 8.04, Freestanding Signs CR R93ZO Table 5-1204(D) Sign Requirements Matrix.

• Establish new regulations regarding freestanding signs, which include ground signs, pole signs, and sidewalk signs.

• Establish new subcategories: ground signs, pole signs, and sidewalk signs.

• Add Table 8.04-1 ground signs, Table 8.04-2 pole signs, and Table 8.04-3 sidewalk signs, which establish regulations for: the number of signs allowed in each zoning district category, permitting requirements, dimensions (cumulative area and individual sign area, height), location (right-of-way setback, spacing from other signs), and design (digital, backlight, illumination, channel letters, and animated).

• Revise regulations for sidewalk signs from 1 sign per tenant to 1 sign per building entry for Commercial/ Employment/Industrial, Urban/Mixed Use zoning district categories.

Section 8.05, Attached Signs CR R93ZO Table 5-1204(D) Sign Requirements Matrix.

• Establish new attached sign category, which includes wall signs, window signs, and murals.

• Establish new subcategories: wall signs, window signs, and murals.

• Add the following tables: o Table 8.05-1 wall signs and Table 8.05-2 window signs, which establish regulations for: the number of signs allowed in each zoning district category, permitting requirements, dimensions (cumulative area and individual sign area, height), location (right-of-way setback, spacing from other signs), and design (digital, backlight, illumination, channel letters and animated). o Table 8.05-3 murals, which establishes regulations for: the number allowed within each zoning district category, permitting requirements, dimensions, location, and design.

• Establish new regulations regarding murals: o Murals may not be on the front of the building. o May include words, text, logos, or emblems within the depiction that do not exceed the fol-

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lowing cumulative area, whichever is less: 20% of the total size of the depiction, up to the maximum allowable wall sign area, or 5% of the surface area of the wall to which it is attached or painted on the front of buildings.

The documentation required for a mural sign permit application.

The standards of approval the Zoning Administrator must consider in approving a mural sign permit application.

Section 8.06, Incidental Signs CR R93ZO Table 5-1204(D) Sign Requirements Matrix.

• Establish new regulations regarding incidental signs category, which includes banners, de minimus signs, temporary signs, and incidental signs.

• Establish new subcategories: banners, de minimus signs, temporary signs, and incidental signs, and add Table 8.06-1 banners, Table 8.06-2 de minimus signs, Table 8.06-3 temporary signs, and Table 8.06-4 incidental signs, which establishes regulations for: the number of signs allowed in each zoning district category, permitting requirements, dimensions (cumulative area individual sign area, height), location (right-of-way setback, spacing from other signs), and design (backlight, illumination, channel letters and animated).

Section 8.07, Historic Signs • Establish new regulations regarding protecting and designating signs as an Historic Landmark, including altering and/or rebuilding.

Section 8.08, Illuminated and Digital Signs • Establish new regulations regarding: o Applicability, brightness, and external illumination of all signs and provide uniform controls for illuminated signs. o Digital signs: where permitted, message duration and transition, light sensing devices, automatic shutoff, owner responsibilities, and required maintenance of digital signs without the need for Sign Development Plan approval or amendment. o External illumination and shielding.

Section 8.09, Sign Permits and Administration CR R93ZO Sections 5-1202(E), 5-1203.

• Revise regulations to require sign permit for freestanding signs, attached signs, and incidental signs, in accordance with Sections 8.04 through 8.06, and 11.05.

• Delete prior exceptions to sign permit requirement.

Section 8.10, Sign Measurements CR R93ZO Section 5-1200 Figures 1 through 6.

• Clarify regulations regarding general sign measurement standards and establish measurement standards for freestanding signs.

• Delete Section 5-1200 Figure 2 Pole Mounted Signs.

CHAPTER 10: NONCONFORMITIES AND ADAPTIVE REUSE CR R93ZO Section 1-400.

Sections 10.01, General Requirements; 10.02, Nonconforming Uses; 10.03, Nonconforming Structures; 10.04, Nonconforming Lots; 10.05, Adaptive Reuse CR R93ZO Section 1-400.

• Establish new provisions regarding: o Special exception approval required for conversion condominiums that do not comply with local regulations. o Adaptive Reuse Standards, including applicability to and eligibility of certain structures; Location, siting, design, landscaping, and construction standards and requirements for adaptive reuse projects; Permitted uses for adaptive reuse structures; and Development incentives for adaptive reuse projects. o Removal of nonconforming signs that have been abandoned for a minimum of 24 months.

• Revise provisions regarding: o General Requirements, including applicability of the Chapter to any use, structure or lot that was legally established but became nonconforming through subsequent zoning action; and requirement for special exception approval to remove nonconforming status. o Nonconforming Uses, including applicability to principal uses; Prohibition on expansion of nonconforming uses with exception for nonconforming residential uses located within nonconforming structures that received approval to expand; Effect of discontinuance or abandonment of nonconforming use; Special exception approval to change nonconforming use to another nonconforming use, and exception for historic structures; and No resumption of nonconforming use superseded by a permitted use. o Nonconforming Structures, including requirements applicable to the repair or reconstruction of nonconforming structures; Prohibition on alteration or enlargement of nonconforming structures with exception for certain residential structures; Prohibition on moving nonconforming structures; Permitted encroachments into Road Corridor Setbacks for certain dwellings and their accessory structures; and Expansion and use of historic nonconforming structures. o Nonconforming Lots, including prohibition on establishment of nonconforming lots with certain exceptions; Use of nonconforming lots; and Requirements applicable to boundary line adjustments between nonconforming lots or a conforming and a nonconforming lot, and nonconforming lots created by highway realignment or condemnation.

CHAPTER 11: PROCEDURES Section 11.01, General Process Administration CR R93ZO Sections 6-402, 6-403, 6-404, 6-405, 6-406, 6-600, 6-1203, 6-1206, 6-1304, 6-1306, 6-1610, 6-1705.

• Revise and consolidate procedures regarding the Preapplication process for legislative applications and Completeness Check for submitted applications (formerly “Checklist Review”).

• Establish new Pre-Review procedure for legislative applications, whereby the Board of Supervisors may provide initial comment on a development proposal prior to formal submission of an applica-

tion.

Establish that the Director of Planning and Zoning determines minimum submission requirements for zoning applications, including digital submission standards to replace physical media.

• Establish new submission requirements for applications within the Limestone Overlay District (LOD) and Mountainside Overlay District (MOD) to protect natural and environmental resources.

• Revise requirements regarding Placard Notices, providing that an unintentional technical defect will not delay public hearing.

• Revise regulations regarding withdrawal of pending applications, allowing immediate withdrawal upon written request by the applicant or verbal request made during a public meeting, and providing that withdrawn application is treated as denied.

• Revise regulations regarding inactive applications, allowing applicant to suspend and reactivate an application and allowing administrative withdrawal for failure to pursue an application.

• Incorporate regulations regarding fees (including existing fee schedule as Appendix C), public hearings, and disclosure of development plans upon new home sale.

Section 11.02, Determination CR R93ZO Section 6-401(C).

• Clarify regulations and procedures regarding Zoning Ordinance Determinations, including that proffer determinations are appealed to the Board of Supervisors and all other determinations are appealed to the BZA. Section 11.03, Administrative Waivers and Modifications CR R93ZO 1-201(L).

• Revise existing regulations and establish new procedures allowing Zoning Administrator to approve deviations from certain lot, yard and building requirements and errors in structure location, in accordance with Va. Code § 15.2-2286(A)(4).

• Establish regulations allowing the Zoning Administrator to approve requests for reasonable accommodations in accordance with Va. Code § 15.2-2309(2).

Sections 11.04, Zoning Permit & 11.05, Sign Permit CR R93ZO Sections 5-500, 5-1203, 5-1509, 6-1000.

• Revise and consolidate regulations regarding submission, review, and decision of zoning permit applications, including submission requirements, approval criteria, and scope of approval.

• Clarify staff processing time for temporary use permits is calculated in business days and maximum permit duration for temporary special events is calculated in consecutive calendar days.

• Establish specific procedures for submission, review, and decision of sign permit applications to ensure compliance with Sign Regulations.

Sections 11.06, Site Plan & 11.07, Subdivision CR R93ZO Sections 6-700, 6-800.

• Revise regulations to specify that a site plan is required for all land development, establishment of use, or change of approved site plan, except for certain identified exempt uses.

• Delete regulations regarding sketch plans.

• Add provisions acknowledging that Zoning Ordinance and Land Subdivision and Development Ordinance apply to condominium developments and conversions, and requiring special exception for proposed condominium conversion that does not comply with applicable local regulations, as provided in Va. Code § 55.1-1905.

Section 11.08, Variance CR R93ZO Section 6-1600.

• Clarify regulations regarding submission, review, and decision of applications for zoning variances, including to comply with Code of Virginia requirements regarding authorized variances and criteria for approval.

Section 11.09, Commission Permit CR R93ZO Section 6-1100.

• Revise regulations regarding submission, review, and decision for commission permit applications, including to clarify the facilities for which a permit is required and otherwise to comply with applicable provisions of the Code of Virginia.

• Establish new regulations requiring Pre-Review for all commission permits, except for telecommunications facilities.

Section 11.10 Zoning Amendments Subsections 11.10.01 through 11.10.05 CR R93ZO Section 6-1200.

• Revise regulations to separately identify requirements for zoning ordinance amendments, zoning map amendments, concept development plans and amendments, and proffers.

• Establish new regulations requiring Pre-Review for zoning map and concept development plan amendments.

• Establish new regulations expanding authority of Zoning Administrator to approve administrative concept development plan changes.

• Delete provisions regarding Rezoning Review Schedule.

Subsections 11.10.06, 11.10.07 & 11.10.09, Reserved for Future Public Hearing •

Subsection 11.10.08, Historic Overlay Districts (HODs) – Additional Requirements CR R93ZO Section 6-1800.

• Establish new regulations identifying required content for applications to establish new or add property to an existing HOD. • Incorporate existing regulations regarding criteria for establishment of new HODs or removal of property for an existing HOD. • Rename “Historic District Overlay” to “Historic Overlay District”.

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• Revise regulations regarding submission, review, and decision for SPEX and SPMI applications and minor changes for approved special exceptions.

• Establish new regulations requiring Pre-Review for SPEX and SPMI applications and allowing Board of Supervisors to require Planning Commission review of SPMI applications following Pre-review process.

• Delete provisions regarding SPEX and SPMI Review Schedule.

Subsection 11.11.03, Sign Development Plan CR R93ZO Section 12-1202(E).

• Revise regulations regarding submission, review, and decision for, and minor changes to, sign development plan.

• Revise procedure to provide for review and decision by BZA, instead of recommendation and approval by the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors, respectively.

Subsection 11.11.04, Special Exception for Errors in Location CR R93ZO Sections 6-1612, 6-1613.

• Revise regulations regarding submission, review, and decision for special exceptions for error in structure location or errors in very steep slopes.

• Add requirement for BZA to act within 90 business days after receiving complete application.

Subsections 11.11.05, Special Exception for Parking Adjustment; 11.17, Parking Adjustments CR R93ZO Section 5-1102(F).

• Revise regulations and procedures regarding administrative parking adjustments that may be approved by the Zoning Administrator.

• Establish new regulation requiring special exception for parking reduction of more than 35%.

Subsections 11.11.06, Stone Quarrying – Additional Requirements; 11.11.07, Very Steep Slope Areas – Additional Requirements; 11.11.08, Temporary Special Events – Additional Requirements CR R93ZO Sections 3-1008, 5-1508(D), 6-1303.

• Identify additional requirements for special exception applications: o To establish new or expand existing stone quarrying operations. o To establish a SPEX or SPMI use in a very steep slope area. o To authorize temporary special events as part of an underlying SPEX or SPMI use.

Subsections 11.11.09, Light and Glare – Additional Requirements; 11.11.10, Nonconforming Conversion Condominium – Additional Requirements CR R93ZO Section 5-1504(C) • Establish new regulations: o Identifying additional requirements for SPEX applications to authorize lighting that does not comply with lighting standards prescribed in Section 7.05.02. o Identifying factors for consideration for SPEX applications to authorize conversion condominiums that do not conform to local regulations, as provided in Va. Code § 55.1-1905.

Section 11.12, Zoning Modification CR R93ZO Section 6-1217.

• Revise regulations regarding submission, review, and decision for zoning modification applications.

• Establish new regulations requiring Pre-Review for zoning modification applications.

Section 11.13, Historic Overlay District (HOD) Review CR R93ZO Section 6-1900.

• Revise regulations regarding submission, review, and decision for applications for Certificate of Appropriateness for construction and development activities within HODs. Section 11.14, Enforcement CR R93ZO Sections 5-1510, 6-500.

• Revise and consolidate regulations regarding enforcement of Zoning Ordinance requirements, including Zoning Administrator’s responsibilities, criminal violations, civil violations, and enforcement of light, noise, and vibration standards.

Section 11.15, Appeals CR R93ZO Section 6-1700.

• Revise regulations regarding submission, review, and decision on appeals filed under the Zoning Ordinance, including to clarify the decisions appealed to the Board of Supervisors, HDRC, BZA, and circuit court.

Section 11.16, Density Credit for Public Uses CR R93ZO Section 1-206.

• Revise regulations to establish administrative review process for density credit applications that are not associated with a zoning map amendment, concept plan amendment, or SPEX application.

• Delete requirement for Board of Supervisors’ approval.

CHAPTER 12: OFFICIALS, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS Sections 12.01, Zoning Administrator; 12.02, Planning Commission; 12.03, Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA); 12.04 Historic District Review Committee (HDRC) CR R93ZO Sections 6-401, 6-100, 6-200, 6-300.

• Establish new provisions regarding: o Finality of Zoning Administrator’s determination in accordance with Va. Code § 15.2-2311(C). o Eligibility of elections officers and town elected officials to serve on BZA in accordance with Va. Code § 15.2-2308. o Ex parte communication with BZA members in accordance with Va. Code § 15.2-2308.1. o Limiting HDRC membership to maximum of 7 voting members. o Authorizing HDRC to advise Zoning Administrator on enforcement matters.

• Revise provisions regarding: o Planning Commission membership conforming to long-standing configuration of 9 members, representing each of the 8 election districts, plus 1 at-large member. o Confirming the Planning Commission must elect a Chair and Vice-Chair from its membership. o Increasing the number of BZA members from 5 to 7.

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Judicial review of BZA decisions to reflect compliance with Va. Code § 15.2-2314.

CHAPTER 13: DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION Sections 13.01, Interpretation of Zoning Ordinance; 13.02, Interpretation of Map and District Boundaries; 13.03, Definitions CR R93ZO Sections 1-201 through 1-204, 1-300, 6-407, Article 8.

• Establish a new rule of interpretation regarding the use of “such as” to mean “including, but not limited to”.

• Revise regulations regarding what constitutes the official zoning map and clarify where the authoritative data source for locations and boundaries is kept.

• Add, delete and revise definitions as appropriate; additional changes to Zoning Ordinance definitions will be identified in the notice published prior to the second public hearing.

• Delete the following definitions: o A: Active Recreational Uses. o F: Facility for Lessons in Dance, gymnastics, judo and sports training. o H: Heliport; Helistop. o M: Minor Utilities o R: Recycling Drop-Off Center, Private; Recycling Drop-Off Center, Public. o S: Sign, Farm; Sign, Informational; Sign, Non-PD District Project Directional; Sign, PD-H Community Directional; Sign, Project Identification; Sign, Public/Quasi-Public; Sign, Real Estate; Sign, Residential Name; Sign, Wayside Stand; Sign, Window or Display (Business); Sign, Window or Display (Non-Business). o T: Tree, Flowering; Tree Canopy or Tree Cover. o U: Utility Substation, Distribution.

• Establish the following new definitions: o A: Abutting; Accessory Dwelling; Adaptive Reuse; Adjacent; Adjacent Steep Slopes; Agricultural Structure; Agriculture, Bona Fide; Agriculture Supportive Business; Alley; Alternative Lending Institution; Amphitheater; Animated Sign; Archery; Area Median Income (AMI); Auction Facility, Livestock. o B: Backlight; Bankfull; Bankfull Bench; Bank or Financial Institution; Base Flood Elevation; Bona Fide Agriculture; Building and Landscaping Materials Supplier; Building Maintenance Services; Business Support Services. o C: Channel Letter; Civic Space; Co-housing Organization; Commercial; Commercial Strip Development; Communications Facility; Community Garden; Composting Facility; Congregate Housing; Contributing; Convenience Store (with Gasoline Sales); Covered Activities; Conversion Condominium; Convertible Land; Crest; Cultural Tourism. o D: Declarant; Decommission, Solar Facility; Dinner Theatre; Donation Center; Donation Drop-off Box; Dry Cleaning Plant; Dwelling; Dwelling, Live/Work. o E: Electric Energy Storage, Utility Scale; Emergency; Energy Storage; Entertainment Facility; Establishment; Extractive Industries. o F: Façade; Facility; Farm; Farm Distribution Hub; Flex Building; Food Preparation; Freight. o G: Government (General); Ground Passenger Transportation (e.g. Taxi, Charter Bus); Groundwater Extraction, Commercial. o H: Halo Lit; Heliport or Helistop; Historic Setting. o I: Illumination, External; Industrial Storage. o L: Legacy Zoning District; Library; Live/Work Dwelling. o M: Machinery and Equipment Sales and Services; Maintenance and Repair Services; Manufactured Housing Land Lease Community; Manufacturing, General; Manufacturing, Intensive; Manufacturing, Light; Marina; Market Rate Dwelling Unit; Media Production; Micro-Grid Energy System; Mobile Vending; Mobile Vendor; o N: Natural Heritage Resources; Natural Historic Landmark; Neon; Natural, Environmental, and Heritage Resources; Non-Contributing; Nonresidential; Non-Store Retailers. o O: Official Notice; Oil and Gas Storage; Other Protected Resources. o P: Parcel; Parking Facility; Pedestrian and Bicycle Network; Perennial Headwaters; Perennial Sinking Stream; Perennial Stream; Permeable; Personal Instructional Services; Photovoltaic (PV). o R: Rainwater Harvesting; Recreation, Active; Recycling Collection Center; Religious Housing; Religious Land Use; Remediation Services; Resource Area Width; Restaurant, Fast Food with Drive-Through Facility; Restaurant, Fast Food Excluding Drive-Through Facilities; Restaurant, Sit-Down; Retail, General; Riparian Forest; Riparian Protection Buffer; Rivers and Streams; River and Stream Corridor Resources (RSCR); River and Stream Corridor Resources Management Area; Road, Centerline of; Road, Local; Road, Public; Roofline; Rural Retreat. o S: School, Business/Technical; Setback, Perimeter; Sewer Pumping Station; Shared Water and Sewer System; Shooting Range, Indoor; Sign, Animated; Sign, Digital; Sign, Feather; Sign, Incidental; Sign, Light Post Banner; Sign, Monument; Sign, Mural; Sign, Pylon; Sign, Window; Sign Face; Slaughterhouse; Small Business, Agricultural and Rural; Snack or Beverage Bars; Solar Energy Equipment, Facilities or Devices; Solar Facility; Solar Facility, Commercial; Solid Waste Facility; Specimen Tree; Steep Slopes; Stream Restoration; Substantial Conformance. o T: Transit Facilities; Travelway; Tree Canopy; Tree Cover. o U: Unmet Housing Needs Unit (UHNU); Use, Interim; Use, Temporary; Utility, Major; Utility, Minor. o V: Variable Riparian Preservation Buffer; Vehicle Charging Station; Vehicle Repair, Heavy; Vehicle Repair, Light; Vehicle Sales; Vehicle Service Station; Vehicle Storage and Impoundment; Vertical Cost; Virginia Landmark Register. o W: Water Extraction; Wholesale Distribution, Warehousing and Storage; Wood, Metal and

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Stone Crafts. o Z: Zoning Map, Official.

Revise the following definitions (brackets indicate a replacement term): o A: Affordable Dwelling Unit; Affordable Housing Unit; Agricultural Research Facility [Agricultural Education or Research]; Agriculture; Airport. o C: Campground; Caretaker’s Residence [Caretaker or Guard Residence]; Car Wash; Child Care Home [Child Day Home]; Co-housing; Comprehensive Plan; Convenience Food Store [Convenience Store]; Cultural Center [Cultural Facility]. o D: Dwelling, Accessory; Dwelling, Stacked Multi-Family; Dwelling Unit. o E: Electric Generating Plant and Transmission Facility. o F: Farm Based Tourism; Farm Market; Feed and Farm Supply Center; Floodplain. o G: Guest House. o H: Health and Fitness Center. o J: Junkyard. o K: Kennel, Indoor. o L: Lodging Unit. o O: Open Space; Outdoor Storage, Vehicles; Overlay District. o R: Recreation Establishment, Indoor [Recreation, Indoor]; Recreation Establishment, Outdoor [Recreation, Outdoor or Major]; Recreational Vehicle Park; Research and Development Use [Research and Development]; Residential Use. o S: Sign; Sign, Banner; Sign, Directional, On-Site [Sign, On-Site]; Sign, Ground Mounted [Sign, Ground]; Sign, Illuminated; Sign, Pole Mounted [Sign, Pole]; Sign, Temporary; Street, Centerline of; Street Tree.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is a 2nd permanency planning hearing and review of foster care plan with goal of adoption, pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-282.1 and 16.1-281 for Anthony Rodriguez Castro, and Petition for Termination of Parental Rights of Yeni Rodriguez Castro, Mother, Carlos Barnica, Putative Father & Unknown Father, pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-283 for Anthony Rodriguez Castro. Yeni Rodriguez Castro, Mother, Carlos Barnica, Putative Father & Unknown Father are hereby notified that failure to appear on the hereinafter noticed date and time may result in the entry of an Order approving a permanency goal of adoption as well as the termination of his/ her residual parental rights with respect to Anthony Rodriguez Castro. Yeni Rodriguez Castro, Mother, Carlos Barnica, Putative Father & Unknown Father are hereby further notified that if his/her residual parental rights are terminated, he/she will no longer have any legal rights with respect to said minor child, including, but not limited to, the right to visit Anthony Rodriguez Castro; any authority with respect to the care and supervision of Anthony Rodriguez Castro; or the right to make health related decisions or determine the religious affiliation of for Anthony Rodriguez Castro.

Further, Yeni Rodriguez Castro, Mother, Carlos Barnica, Putative Father & Unknown Father will have no legal and /or financial obligations with respect to for Anthony Rodriguez Castro, and the Department of Family Services of Loudoun County, Virginia may be granted the authority to place Anthony Rodriguez Castro for adoption and consent to the adoption of Anthony Rodriguez Castro.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Yeni Rodriguez Castro, Mother, Carlos Barnica, Putative Father & Unknown Father appear at the above-named Court to protect his interests on or before September 12, 2022 at 3:00pm.

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o T: Theater, Indoor [Theater]; Training Facility; Tree, Large Deciduous. o U: Utility Substation, Dedicated [Utility Substation]; Utility Transmission Line, Underground. o V: Very Steep Slopes Area [Very Steep Slopes]. o W: Winery, Commercial; Winery, Virginia Farm.

Appendix B: Acronyms: • Establish a new appendix for acronyms used in the Zoning Ordinance.

The public purposes of these amendments are to implement the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan; to implement applicable provisions of the Virginia Code; and to achieve the purposes of zoning as set forth in Virginia Code §§ 15.2-2200 and 15.2-2283, including, without limitation, furtherance of the public necessity, convenience, general welfare, and good zoning practice and facilitating the creation of a convenient, attractive, and harmonious community.

Copies of the above-referenced sections from the proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendments may be examined at the Office of the County Administrator, First Floor Information Desk, County Government Center, Leesburg, Virginia, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call (703) 7770246, or email zor@loudoun.gov. Copies may also be examined electronically at www.loudoun.gov/ zoningordinancerewrite.

All members of the public will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. If any member of the public requires a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability in order to participate in a public meeting, please contact the Office of the County Administrator at 703-777-0200/TTY-711. At least one business day of advance notice is requested; some accommodations may require more than one day of notice.

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ORDER OF PUBLICATION

A message to elderly and disabled Loudoun County residents from

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

Robert S. Wertz, Jr.

Case No.:

Commissioner of the Revenue Residents 65 and older or totally and permanently disabled who wish to apply for 2022 Personal Property (vehicle) Tax Relief for the first time must submit an application to my office by the September 1, 2022 filing deadline.

CJ22-19 & CJ22-20; CJ22-21 & CJ22-22; CJ22-23 & CJ22-24; CJ22-25 & CJ22-26; CJ22-27 & CJ22-28; CJ22-29 & CJ22-30;

PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)

Loudoun County Circuit Court 18 East Market St., Leesburg VA 20176

Please visit our website or contact my office for information or filing assistance.

The Town of Leesburg will accept bids electronically via the Commonwealth’s e-procurement website (www.eva.virginia. gov), until 3:00 p.m. on August 25, 2022 for the following:

Loudoun County Department of Family Services

Leesburg Office 1 Harrison Street SE First Floor

/v.

Allison Fluke-Ekren

IFB NO. 23102-FY23-11 TOWN PARKING GARAGE STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS

The object of this suit is to hear an appeal of Dispositional Orders entered in the Loudoun County Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court and underlying Foster Care Plans pursuant to Virginia Code § § 16.1-278.2 and 16.1-281 for Sumeyyah Nadiya Ekren, Zubayer Rafik Ekren, Asiyeh Hanan Ekren, Fatima Zahra Ekren; Khadija Ulku Ekren and Osama Othman Ekren.

Sterling Office 21641 Ridgetop Circle Suite 100 Internet: www.loudoun.gov/taxrelief Hours: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, M - F Phone: 703-737-8557 Email: taxrelief@loudoun.gov

The Town is soliciting bids from qualified contractors to provide construction and repair services for the Town Parking Garage located at 25 West Market Street in Leesburg, Virginia.

Work includes selective demolition, shoring, concrete patching and repairs, reinforcement repair, crack sealing, crack injections, painting and all incidentals related thereto.

It is ORDERED that Unknown Father(s) appear at the above-named court and protect his/her interests on or before September 6 - 7, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

Mailing Address: PO Box 8000, MSC 32 Leesburg, VA 20177-9804

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

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8/11/22

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

Huggy Highland grey, white and blue mountain bicycle

SO220011929

7/4/22

Belmont Ridge Rd/ Evening Primrose Sq

571-367-8400

Pink Huffy bicycle

SO220013207

7/26/22

Route 7 / Loudoun Tech Drive

571-367-8400

RallyE bicycle

SO220013207

7/26/22

Route 7 / Loudoun Tech Drive

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Legal Notices Loudoun County Public Schools

Community Information Meetings on Future School Facility Projects Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Department of Support Services has scheduled the remaining sessions in a series of community meetings held across the county to share information on funded, planned, and proposed school capital projects. By design and to focus the discussion and public involvement, each community meeting begins with a general overview of the Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and Capital Asset Preservation Program (CAPP) budgets and then spotlights a specific geographic area of Loudoun. The three meetings held in June highlighted LCPS’ Central Loudoun, Eastern Loudoun, and Dulles North planning districts.

Date & Time

Auditorium of

Meeting Spotlight

Wednesday, August 17, 2022 6:00 p.m.

Mercer Middle School (42149 Greenstone Dr, Aldie)

Dulles South Area (General Description: North of Prince William County, East of Town of Middleburg, South of Rt 50, West of Fairfax County)

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 6:00 p.m.

Trailside Middle School (20325 Claiborne Pkwy, Ashburn)

Ashburn Area (General Description: North of Rt 267, East of Goose Creek, South of Potomac River, West of Rt 28)

Monday, August 29, 2022 6:00 p.m.

Blue Ridge Middle School (551 East A St, Purcellville)

Western Loudoun Area (General Description: North of Fauquier County, East of Clarke County/West Virginia, South of Potomac River, West of Catoctin Mountain Ridgeline)

LOUDOUN COUNTY WILL BE ACCEPTING SEALED COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS FOR: LABOR RELATIONS ADMINISTRATOR SERVICES, RFP No. 542782 until prior to 4:00 p.m., local “Atomic Time”, September 9, 2022.

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. 8/11/22

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Following each meeting, the presentation will be posted on the LCPS website, at https://www.lcps.org/Page/81470.

Those who need translation/interpretation assistance or a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability in order to participate meaningfully in the community meetings should contact the Support Services office at least three (3) days prior to the specific meeting.

Kevin L. Lewis, Chief Operations Officer Loudoun County Public Schools, Department of Support Services 21000 Education Court Ashburn, Virginia 20148 Telephone: 571-252-1385 Email: LCPSPLAN@LCPS.ORG

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR LOUDOUN COUNTY IN RE: ESTATE OF KEVIN JOHN GOEKE Probate File No. 19505 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AGAINST DISTRIBUTION It appearing that a report of the account of George William Arbogust, Executor for the Estate of Kevin John Goeke, and a report of the debts and demands against the Estate have been filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Loudoun County, and that more than 6 months have elapsed since the qualification of the Executor before this Court, It is ORDERED that the creditors of, and all others interested in, the Estate of Kevin John Goeke, deceased, do show cause, if any they can, on Friday, August 19, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., before this Court at its courtroom in Leesburg, Virginia, against payment and delivery of said Estate to the Estate’s beneficiaries, after payment of remaining administrative expenses.

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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA Virginia Code § 8.01-316 Case No.:

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LOUDOUN COUNTY JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT 18 East Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176 Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Zachary William Wells Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v.

Tina Lynn Klinedinst, mother The object of this suit is to hold a 2nd permanency planning hearing and review of Foster Care Plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-282.1 and 16.1-281 for Zachary William Wells.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Tina Lynn Klinedinst, mother appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his or her interests on or before August 30, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.

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Opinion A Decision Point The Leesburg Town Council once again has found itself at a decision point regarding the future of its Liberty Street parking lot property.

Is the best use of this two-acre historic district tract a paved parking lot and a couple of utility sheds? Should this be the site of the town’s next parking garage? Provide space for affordable housing? New offices? Those ideas have been debated before. Now on the table is the concept of retiree housing and a performing arts center/convention center.

The list of opportunities for the site is limited by only one factor—the material lying underground.

Used as a dump site for decades, the contents

of the ground beneath the pavement remain largely a mystery. It has been the strategy of previous town councils to keep it that way. Digging into it too much—literally and figuratively—council members have feared would open a Pandora’s box of unknown trouble. That phrase was used again in the council’s deliberation this week.

It’s not clear that is the best approach at all.

If a downtown landfill site were in private ownership, wouldn’t council members be pressing for serious pollution monitoring at a minimum, and supporting a full cleanup as the preferred outcome? Would they be happy if the landowner kept the landfill in place for another decade or another generation?

To this council’s credit, it has so far

supported a new examination of the site and appears willing to evaluate the scale of a cleanup project. Spending millions of dollars to remove the material may be another matter entirely.

When weighing those options, the council should not only consider the economic development opportunities, but also its own stewardship responsibilities.

In a town where its leaders were willing to move some graves—and pave over others—to build a shopping center and wider roads in the ‘80s, removing a potential health hazard from the downtown area doesn’t seem to be out of the question. n

LETTERS to the Editor Put Panels On Editor: There are two interesting, related articles in the latest Loudoun Now. The first details the possibility that there will not be enough electricity for Loudoun’s data centers. The second reports that a new school in Arcola has solar panels which generate 40% of its electricity needs. Is it possible to get these two parties together?

The data centers consume enormous amounts of electricity but have acres of flat roofs, ideal for solar panels. It is not likely that they can generate all their electricity needs but they can contribute.

To project this further, all new roofs in Loudoun (the state and the nation) should have solar panels. This would relieve Dominion of the cost of constructing new power plants and power lines, clean the

air, lower the electric bills to the homeowner and make electricity more reliable.

And Arcola has shown the way.

— FW Lillis, Leesburg

Freedom?

Editor: I was shopping with my family at Tyson’s Corner on Sunday when the mall went into lockdown due to fears of an active shooter—which thankfully turned out to be merely panic spurred by a light fixture unexpectedly breaking.

Of course, we did not know that. As I sat in the locked-down storeroom of the Lego Store with my husband and son, Facetiming with my daughter stuck in another store, I was struck by the banality of it all. Would I die here, on this linoleum floor, surrounded by boxes of Lego “BrickHeadz” cats? Would my

11-year-old daughter, tightly packed with some teens in the storeroom of the Bath and Body Works, die alone without me to protect her, because she had taken her allowance to buy an apple-scented hand sanitizer keychain?

Truthfully, as I could see we had an emergency exit to the parking lot (and I hoped the other storerooms did as well— maybe schools need more doors, not fewer), I was more concerned with the battery life of my daughter’s cell phone so we could meet up with her later. But was I going to tell her to hang up the call, when she just kept repeating over and over, Mom, I’m scared. Mom, I’m scared. Mom, what is happening? Mom, I’m scared.

Is this freedom? Fear that any loud noise is the beginning of a mass shooting? Fear of enclosed spaces (classrooms), fear of open spaces (music

festivals), fear of grocery shopping, attending worship services, watching a parade, seeing a movie? Freedom to force 20-something year old store associates to make life and death decisions about when to lock the doors? (Truly, the store associates did a great job, and handed out Lego party favor kits to the kids to keep them occupied to boot.)

Freedom from fear is recognized as a fundamental human right, one of President Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms, and enshrined in the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Guess what’s not: freedom to carry assault rifles. While I applaud the recent bipartisan gun control bill passed by Congress, we need to demand more. Polls routinely show that the majority of Americans favor an assault rifle ban. It’s time to demand action. I’ve had enough of fear.

— Amelia Sargent, Leesburg

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Readers’ Poll THIS WEEK'S QUESTION:

LAST WEEK'S QUESTION:

What is the best use of Leesburg’s Liberty Street parking lot?

The Board of Supervisors is on summer recess.

What should be its top priority when it returns to work this fall?

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Inova Issues Plea for Type O Blood Inova Blood Donor Services this week reported that it has less than a two-day supply of type O blood.

The critically low inventory is attributed to a combination of low summer collections and high usage in recent weeks.

Residents who are able to donate are asked to call 866-256-6372 or go to inovablood.org to schedule an appointment.

Also, Inova in late June expanded the number of eligible donors by lifting long-standing prohibitions on taking blood from individuals who spent time in the United Kingdom, France, and Ireland at a time when they could have

Liberty Street continued from page 6 housing component would be built by Good Works, the proposal envisions the town government operating the arts center and leasing out the restaurant space.

It was that last provision—along with the projected $31 million price tag—that raised the most concern among the town staff and council members. Not only does town have no plans for an arts/conference center in its long-term capital construction program, several council members said they did not expect the government to have any operational role in the development.

Burnett said there are many ways to address those concerns, with government

been exposed to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, also known as mad cow disease. The policy change was based on updated guidance from the Food and Drug Administration, which found that the risk of transmission by blood components remains only theoretical.

According to Terri Craddock, the senior director of Inova Blood Donor Services, the policy had prevented collections from more than 12,000 willing donors in the past few years, and could expand the pool of eligible donors in the region by 65,000.

Permanent deferrals remain in place for individuals suspected of having the disease. n

grants and community donations likely to offset many of the costs. However, the largest unknown—and the biggest challenge—for the project lies under the surface of the parking lot.

For more than 30 years starting in the 1920s, the lot was used as a landfill for the town’s household refuse. Concerns about the potential for contamination at the dump site have long limited use of the property, with the town careful to avoid any land-disturbing activities and potential developers, the town included, hesitant to take on the risk of digging through the fill.

Burnett told council members that no bank would finance a project on the land without having the dump site excavated.

He projected it would cost $5 million to $6 million to remove the waste, includ-

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Blood Donor Services Account Manager Nancy Orloff donates blood at the Inova Blood Donor Services center in Sterling.

ing an estimated $3 million expected for tipping fees to move the material to the county landfill. Those fees could be negotiated with the county government, he said. And, Burnett said, federal grant funding is available to clean up dump sites.

He noted that the town last conducted a study of the landfill property two decades ago.

Vice Mayor Marty Martinez was among the majority of council members supporting a new study of the cost of remediating the landfill. Once the landfill is cleaned up, the property would have a significantly higher value, he noted.

Town Manager Kaj Dentler said the staff would report back with a proposal to solicit a study.

Several council members also not-

ed the decades-long effort to establish a performing arts center in town. During a public survey last fall, parking and an arts center ranked as the clear preferences for use of the property.

But the town’s role in building and operating such a facility remained a concern.

Burnett said such centers play important roles in other communities like Leesburg, raising the value of surrounding land and providing an economic anchor.

“I always thought the town would be a major player and a leader in wanting this,” Burnett said.

In addition to pushing for a new landfill study, the council agreed to continue talks with the development group to explore the concept in more detail in the months ahead. n

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throughout its life cycle.

Spotted lanternfly egg masses and insects can be found on tree trunks, wheel wells, under and around vehicles, lawn furniture, fences, storage sheds, rocks, metal surfaces (especially rusty ones) and other smooth surfaces.

Live insects should be killed on sight and egg masses squashed. It is requested that you take a photo of the bugs and/or egg masses and report the finding through an online form that is posted on the county’s website at loudoun.gov/spottedlanternfly. Reporting findings of the spotted lanternfly will help track the spread of the invasive insect in Loudoun.

“Increased public awareness and vigilance is a critical tool in slowing the spread of this damaging insect,” said Beth Sastre, a horticulturist with the

Virginia Cooperative Extension. “Because the spotted lanternfly’s appearance changes dramatically throughout its life cycle, we encourage residents to take the time to learn how to recognize the different stages and to take steps to remove the insect from their property.”

The spotted lanternfly is native to Asia and prefers feeding on a plant called Tree of Heaven. The insect will also feed on more than 100 other plants, including grapes, peaches, apples, maples, walnuts, and hops.

Although the insect is not harmful to humans and pets, it is a nuisance pest to property owners when present in high numbers. As they feed, the lanternfly secretes a substance called honeydew that can build up under plants and promote growth of black, sooty mold—another sign that the spotted lanternfly may be present.

The spotted lanternfly has the potential to spread to un-infested areas through natural means or through artificial means, such as inadvertently being transported on cars and goods, such as firewood, from areas where the insect is known to be present to new areas throughout the country.

Loudoun residents are encouraged to inspect their vehicles for “hitchhikers” before returning from known infested areas.

And there’s one more thing Loudouners can do to help out local agriculture, Fabbioli said—buy local.

“Support it, buy the product, share the product, use it as gifts, and support he

businesses that carry it—I think that’s really the thing,” he said. He said wineries have seen their sales slow, with people still visiting wineries but not bringing a bottle home.

“Now it’s a matter of, we’ve got a mature industry, and how do we keep that going, and keep the quality, and keep the land in agricultural use?” he said. “And a lot of that is that product. It’s not just going to the winery to listen to the music—you’ve got to buy wine.”

The life cycle of the spotted lanternfly begins in mid-spring when they hatch from egg clusters that were laid by the prior generation during the previous fall.

The immature spotted lanternflies are active in the spring. They are small, no more than a quarter inch in length, and they are black or red with white spots. Adult spotted lanternflies appear in the summer and fall and are about an inch long. Images of the spotted lanternfly’s life cycles can be found at loudoun.gov/spottedlanternfly.

VCE Loudoun offers talks and training designed to provide homeowners associations, farmers and other individuals and organizations in the county with the information they need to help control the population of the invasive insect, including how to identify the spotted lanternfly in different life stages and how to identify and remove the Tree of Heaven from their property. To request a training session, contact VCE Loudoun by email or by phone at 703-777-0373. n

the number of data centers planned, their growing size, and their faster schedules to reach full capacity. Seeing that, PJM Interconnection, the company that coordinates power transmission across Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and parts of several other states, revised its energy demand forecasts upward.

As an example, he said in 2027 alone, the demand from data centers is expected to grow by 2.6 gigawatts—or the entire capacity of Dominion’s Coastal Virginia Off-

shore Wind project, the company’s $9.8 billion project to build 142 wind turbines 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach.

To prepare for the continuing growth in demand, Dominion will accelerate plans for new transmission lines and substations in Loudoun.

“Based on the work and outreach done to date, it is clear that we will be able to resume new connections in the near term, but how much and how quickly is still being determined,” Blue said. “The longer-term solution will absolutely require

additional transmission infrastructure to be built. Among the needed additional infrastructure are two new 500kV transmission lines into eastern Loudoun County.”

He said the company is working with PJM, the State Corporation Commission, and local officials to fast-track those new power lines. He said the company has already submitted plans for a new transmission line, planned to come online in 2026, to PJM and plans to file with the SCC in a matter of weeks. n

tual, or a hybrid of both. According to the policy, the division may require the student to attend the alternative setting regardless of where the crime was committed.

The updated policy also states any student who the superintendent has received a report of as having been found guilty or not innocent of a crime dealing with weapons, alcohol or drugs, or of a crime that resulted in or could have resulted in injury to others or an offense that is required to be disclosed to the superintendent may be suspended or expelled.

Other updates include the authority for teachers to remove students from their classrooms because of disruptive behavior.

The superintendent is responsible for creating a procedure to make sure suspended students have access to graded work during and after their suspension. Additionally, the policy has been updated to require that suspensions or expulsions for students with disabilities must include a review of the students Individual Education Plan and Functional Behavior Assessment Behavior Intervention Plan to make sure accommo-

dations and support services are in place.

The School Board’s Discipline Committee initially revised Policy 8220 Student Disciplinary Consequences in February. The policy was presented for public feedback which brought additional revisions. More feedback was given on the changes between May 24 and June 7. Final edits were made on June 30.

The School Board is expected to vote on the revised policy at its Sept. 13 meeting. n

Lanternfly continued from page 1 job of promoting the awareness of the fly, to look for the signs,” said Fabbioli Cellars founder Doug Fabbioli. “We’ve had the traps out for years, it’s been on the other side of the mountain, so it’s not surprise that we’ve got it.”

Fabbioli has seen the lanternfly’s impact in other areas—he said visiting Pennsylvania’s wine region in the Lehigh Valley, he saw how the vineyards there have gotten “hammered.” He has been preparing his farm by setting out traps for the lanternfly—so he’ll know when they arrive—and working to get rid of any Tree of Heaven around the farm, another non-native species that attracts the lanternfly.

“There’s not a whole lot we can do until they’re here, so we’re just kind of helping spread the word, and we’ll spray bug killer when we need to,” he said.

The effort now will be on slowing the insect’s spread.

In Leesburg, Mayor Kelly Burk on Tuesday alerted residents that crews plan to spray some areas of town where lanternflies have been seen, starting with the Pennington parking lot and the area around the George C. Marshall house, in hopes of killing the insects.

Residents are encouraged to research information about the spotted lanternfly and be able to recognize the insect

Dominion Power continued from page 1 has connected close to 70 data centers with over 2,600 megawatts of capacity in Northern Virginia since 2019, equivalent to powering more than 650,000 homes. He said data centers count for about 20% of the company’s sales in Virginia.

Last year, he said, the growth accelerated by orders of magnitude, driven by

Suspension policy continued from page 3 Commonwealth’s laws, or with a violation of school board policies, on weapons, alcohol or drugs or intentional injury to another person or with an offense that is required to be disclosed to the superintendent of the school division pursuant to subsection G of 16.1-260 may be placed in an alternative educational setting.” That alternative educational setting may be in person, vir-

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“There’s not a whole lot we can do until they’re here, so we’re just kind of helping spread the word, and we’ll spray bug killer when we need to.”

— Doug Fabbioli,

Fabbioli Cellars

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Potter’s Field continued from page 3 Earlier this year, the Town Council approved spending $15,000 to create a new grave marker and signage.

On Tuesday, the council voted unanimously to step up that commitment.

A new plan envisions a larger memorial area in Union Cemetery, with the town purchasing a block of cemetery plots at Union Cemetery near Rust Library. The space would be converted into a memorial, with a granite obelisk to mark the grave and benches for visitors to reflect on the memory of those buried in the pauper’s cemetery.

Executing that plan will cost another $46,000, but the Town Council appears ready to make that investment with several members calling the tribute long overdue.

The council approved the appropriation Tuesday night, although some members suggested that the final design of the memorial be subject to continued community input. Members also suggested that provisions be made to be able to add additional human remains should they be found in the future. n

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We encourage and support advertising and marketing programs in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status or handicap.

All real estate advertised herein is subject to Virginia’s fair housing law which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status or handicap or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.”

This newspaper will not knowingly accept advertising for real estate that violates the fair housing law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. For more information or to file a housing complaint call the Virginia Fair Housing Office at (804) 367-9753.

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The proposed memorial to those buried at Leesburg’s Potter’s Field.

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