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County, School Staff Plan for Growing Construction Crunch
Loudoun School Board and staff members were startled earlier this month when only a single construction firm entered a bid to build a new middle school—and that bid was $23.4 million, or about 25%, over the project budget. The district administrators were able to scrape together the money for the much-needed middle school, which is hoped to relieve overcrowding at other schools in the area, especially Brambleton Middle School. They did it through a mix of new grant funding from the state, scrapping plans to renovate an old school building that had been used as the Staff Training Center, and trimming $6.3 million in project costs. But it also prompted a warning from Chief Operations Officer Kevin Lewis that those cost-cutting measures were particular to that middle school, and School Board members to ask if that sort of problem would come up again.The Loudoun County government and the school system have aggressive Capital Improvement Programs, the parts of their budgets that plan for new construction, as both the county administration and schools work to keep up with the county’s continuing growth. But they are also facing growing prices to get those projects built. At their Aug. 9 meeting, School Board members expressed concern that only one firm bid on the middle school project, when four contractors had been pre-qualified to handle a project that size. Lewis said the other three pulled out on bid day.
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The Virginia Department of Education last week released results from the statewide Standards of Learning tests, showing Loudoun students making progress toward reaching pre-pandemic scores, but with much work still to be done.
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“What everyone is dealing with right now is the pressures on the market,” Lewis said. “There’s a tremendous amount of work out there.” He said one contractor expressed concern that it wouldn’t have the labor force to complete the project on time.Those concerns have also promptCONSTRUCTION CRUNCH continues on page 39
From spring 2021 to spring 2022, Loudoun’s pass rates for all SOLs increased or remained the same. But VDOE numbers show local students still have some ground to gain to get back to the pass rates of the last pre-pandemic year of testing in spring of 2019.That year, 87% of Loudoun students passed their English writing SOL. Because of the pandemic, no SOL tests were administered in the 2019-2020 school year. And when they were tested again in the spring of 2021 school year, the pass rate had dropped six points to 81%—and Loudoun schools gained no ground last year, with 81% passing once again.Math and science SOLs showed the biggest pandemic drop for Loudoun County students. In math, the 2021 pass rate was 64%, a 23-point drop from the pre-pandemic 87% pass rate. Students gained back 10 percentage points this year, reflecting progress still less than halfway to SOL continues on page 38
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Food Programs Gear Up for Start of School
BY RENSS GREENE rgreene@loudounnow.com
Loudoun Hunger Relief President and CEO Jennifer Montgomery said the back pack program is a convenient way to get food to those in need because it eliminates a barrier to getting food: transportation.
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“The Backpack Coalition provides more than 1,000 meals to LCPS stu dents and families though both discreet meal bags placed in backpacks as well as through school pantries,” LEF Executive Director Danielle Nadler said. The foundation uses donations to buy food from the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. Eight dollars provides one week end meal bag per student, $32 provides one month of weekend meal bags per stu dent and $280 provides a school year of weekend meal bags per student, accord ing to the foundation.
“The backpack program has become a great way for families to access food in a way that is in a trusted environment. Schools are a trusted place for families and a place they know they can access resources and ask for help without judge ment. And it’s convenient,” she said. Nissen said time will tell if the need will be greater this year as the cost of food rises with inflation, but said they antici pate the same numbers as last year with some wiggle “Long-term,room.we’d love to start bring ing more fresh produce. Right now, it’s mostly shelf stable food because it’s eas ier to transport and store. But the big pic ture would be to provide fresh produce for families. Produce is more expensive and harder to find at a price point. It’s also heavier as well,” Nissen said.
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“I am a self advocate and proud to be autistic. Please remember that this is a sensory-friendly forum. This is not a debate,” he said. “Talk about what you can do and have done for all individuals and all families with all disabilities. Please do not speak bad about each other, speak good aboutWextonyourself.”pointed to her long ex perience working with people with disabilities in her legal career and on the Loudoun Community Ser vices Board, and her advocacy the state and federal legislatures since. Cao said the country needs to “push through all this bureaucracy and help those who need it most” and said he Wexton Cao 10TH DISTRICT FORUM continues on
Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10) and her challenger in the Novem ber election, Hung Cao, participated in their first public forum Monday night sharing their experience, plans and promises with hosts the Arc of Northern Virginia, a nonprofit sup porting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.They shared the virtual stage with the competitors in the seventh con gressional district, incumbent Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-7) and Prince William County Supervisor Yesli Vega (R-Coles), along with live sign language interpretation. And the candidates were remind ed by Conner Cummings, son of Arc Board of Directors member Sharon Cummings, to keep it civil.
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Director of Programs Zach Nissen said each meal bag is about 7-10 pounds of food, light enough for little arms to carry or to be placed in a backpack, but enough food for theTheweekend.program is meant to help those who may need it and makes it easy to opt in or opt out of the service, Nissen said. He added there are no requirements.
Although the Backpack program is primarily for students, others who need help can get assistance through organiza tions like Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and Loudoun Hunger Loudounfeeds.orgRelief.is another great re source. It’s a website that houses all the food resources within Loudoun Coun ty, including locations, phone numbers, hours and a map to see which food bank is closest to you. It also has a tab called “what to expect” for anyone who has nev er gone to a food pantry for help. Mont gomery said it’s important for everyone to know that you will get help when you show up at a food pantry, “no one is going to turn you away.” Nissen said donations for the Backpack program as well as for the area food banks are always accepted and appreciated.
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“Everybody has same goal to get food into the community. There needs to be a lot of different ways for people to ac cess what they need. We have so many programs, ones for the elderly, children and families and unhoused individuals,” Montgomery said. “There are so many barriers to getting help so we work to gether and support each other to get the resources out to the public.”
With students returning to the class room this week, nonprofits like the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, Loudoun Hun ger Relief and the Loudoun Education Foundation are gearing up for their back pack program in Loudoun County Public Schools.Traditionally, backpack programs are a food assistance program that provide meals for children to take home on the weekends. The Backpack Coalition, cre ated by the Loudoun Education Founda tion, serves elementary, middle and high school students. It is designed to help with a school’s existing weekend meal programs. They also create and support programs at schools that don’t have one.
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For example, Backpack Buddies, at Galilee United Methodist Church in Sterling, is another group that supports schools, by packing more than 15,000 meal packs every school year.
“It’s all self-identified. There are no income requirements, no identification and no barriers to getting the assistance,” Nissen said. Usually, a teacher or a guid ance counselor notices a family or a child that they believe may require some extra assistance and puts a bag of food with a form to opt-in into the child’s backpack. It’s done to give each child or family as much anonymity as possible. He said in Loudoun County last year, Blue Ridge Area Food Bank provided more than 3,000 bags a month to families, and 120,000 bags across its service area throughout the school year.
Nadler said the discreet bags are sent home each weekend with enough food to feed a family of four. She said the Back pack Coalition covers 38 Loudoun Coun ty Public Schools. Every LCPS school is covered by a weekend meals program. Some are covered by churches or other organizations, LEF Backpack Coalition covers the rest, according to Nadler.
Montgomery said there is so much as sistance available and within reach. She said all the organizations help each other and work together to make sure those who need food assistance get what they need.
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The heavy produce makes it harder for elementary school-aged children to carry the food home in their backpacks.
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Airport Noise Map Sees Developer Pushback, ‘Deceptive’ Mailer
The authority, which funds tens or hundreds of millions of dollars in transportation projects each year, makes two major planning documents: the six-year plan, the funding plan for those projects, and TransAction, a long-term plan where projects typically must appear to be considered for funding in the six-year plan. TransAction is also more of a wish list—the authority acknowledges it contains more projects than could realistically be funded, with more than 400 in the latest draft. The new plan also reflects some changes in NVTA planning since the last update in 2017. That includes seeing an increase in teleworking; a new effort to address climate change, sustainability, and equity concerns; and the new Transportation Technology Strategic Plan, an effort to apply new technology to addressing the region’sAmongcongestion.the112 projects added to the draft TransAction plan, nine are in Loudoun, with some other region-wide plans also encompassing Loudoun. And of those Loudoun projects, only three are road projects. They include Intelligent Transportation System technology such as cameras, traffic sensors, weather stations and dynamic signs on Rt. 7; intersection improvements on Rt. 7 between Rt. 28 and the Fairfax Line, which also includes building bike and pedestrian paths; and the North Collector Road, a four-lane road between Rt. 50 and Tall Cedars Parkway to the Air and Space Museum Parkway Interchange at Rt. 28 in Fairfax County. The rest deal in ways to get around that aren’t cars—from improvements across the W&OD Trail and sidewalks connecting many of the major developments in eastern Loudoun, to real-time information signs at park-and-ride lots and bus stops, to new transit options connecting Dulles Town Center to Tysons and Leesburg to Metro’s Loudoun Gateway Station. Regionwide initiatives include things like charging infrastructure for electric buses, cars and heavy trucks and on-demand micro-transit service to get to high-capacity transit stops.
The event will take place at the Loudoun County Animal Services facility, 42225 Adoption Drive in Leesburg. See available pets online at loudoun.gov/animals.
“Fifteen years ago when I worked the county level as a staffer, we were starting to do interjurisdictional planning for how we would get people to and from the Metro stations, where we would put the hous-
That has gotten protest from developers who were hoping to build homes in some areas that have newly drawn into that high-noise rule—and a strongly-worded response to those developers’ tactics from Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles).Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority representatives have long warned that permitting homes in high-noise zones around the airport isn’t just bad for the people living there—it could also lead to complaints to the Federal Aviation Administration, which can lead to restrictions on flights paths and hours, limiting business at the airport. The airports authority has already seen that happen at its other airport, Reagan National Airport in Arlington.
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To date in 2022, Loudoun County Animal Services has seen a 40% increase in local intakes of stray and surrendered dogs, meaning they must try to find homes for even more dogs thanTheusual.event will also feature a children’s craft station and giveaways for all adopters. The standard adoption screening process will still apply, but most adoptions can be completed on the same day. All dogs, cats and rabbits adopted from the Loudoun shelter are spayed or neutered and receive a microchip, which is registered to their adopter. Dogs and cats also receive age-appropriate vaccinations.
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The county’s work to update the airport noise overlay in the Zoning Ordinance to reflect an updated study has drawn pushback from developers hoping to push forward with residential development near Dulles Airport. The new maps are based on a 2019 study of aircraft noise around the airport, both now and in the future with plans for more air traffic and a fifth, east-west runway on the southern end of airport property. That overlay doesn’t control air traffic, an authority reserved for the federal government.Andinthe highest-noise areas, county policy forbids residential development.
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During a June 28 Planning Commission public hearing on the new noise maps
Homelessness Prevention Grant Applications Due Nonprofit organizations serving Loudoun are encouraged to apply for local grant funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care Program Competition and Noncompetitive Award of Youth Homeless Demonstration Program Renewal
Transit, Alternate Transportation Focus in Long-Term Plan Draft
As the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority works to update its longterm plan for the region, new Loudoun projects in a draft mark a shift away from building just roads and toward green, multimodal transport.
She said the authority’s plans also move toward fruition of plans that have been around for years.
“One of our primary objectives is congestion relief, and so not only making cars have a smoother ride on the road, but getting people off the road is a priority,” said state Sen. Jennifer B. Boysko (D-33), who serves on the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority board. “So some of these infrastructure kinds of things, like the bus rapid transit and some of the smart technologies, are a big part of that. And we’re really trying to look out of the box, instead of saying ‘more pavement’ all the time.”
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A dog awaits a new family and home at the Loudoun County Animal Shelter. Loudoun Seeks to ‘Clear the Shelters’ Saturday Loudoun County Animal Services will offer free pet adoptions at their annual “Clear the Shelters” event on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.The shelter will waive adoption fees in participation with the annual, nationwide event. Adoption fees will be waived for all available pets including cats, kittens, dogs, rabbits, small pets and livestock.
That marks a change from the Loudoun projects in the current version of the plan, which are heavily geared toward road and intersection construction.
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“First, we’ve got to be on the same page with Maryland, and then secondly I think we’ve got to give our local commu nities who would be impacted some assur ance that they’re not going to be terribly adversely impacted,” she said. “… That is prime real estate, and of course the people who have chosen to live there have valid concerns.”Thenew TransAction draft is expected to be adopted in December. The current Fiscal Year 2022-2027 Six Year Program plan includes $624 million for funding for projects across Northern Virginia. In Loudoun, that includes more than $73 million for four projects, includ ing the Intelligent Transportation System technology on Rt. 7, improvements on Rt. 7 between Rt. 9 and the Dulles Greenway, widening Ryan Road between Evergreen Mills Road and Beaverdam Drive, and an interchange at Loudoun County Parkway and Rt. Loudoun50. County Chair Phyllis J. Ran dall (D-At Large), who also chairs the NVTA, did not respond to a request for an interview. n
Sens. John J. Bell (D-13), Barbara Favola (D-31) and Jennifer B. Boysko (D-33) and Dels. Karrie Delaney (D-67), Irene Shine (D-86) and Suhas Subra manyam (D-87) signed the letter. n 4 ing, with pedestrian, bike, as well as bus and car transportation—it’s exciting to see that we’re actually putting some of those together,” she said.
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One longtime major wish list item, as of the latest TransAction draft, remains in the plan—the Outer Potomac River Crossing, a bridge connecting Loudoun to Montgomery County, MD. The plan describes it as a roadway crossing the Po tomac River from east of Goose Creek. When the current version of TransAction was released in 2017, that was planned to connect Rt. 28 in Loudoun to I-270 in Maryland. At that time, then-Del. Randy Minchew, who served on the authority at that time, said that bridge could also open the door to federal funding for an inter state in Loudoun, with Rt. 28 already built to interstate standards. The plan also still includes another new crossing, the Eastern Potomac River Crossing connecting I-95 in Virginia to Rt. 301 in Maryland. But those plans are unlikely to move forward soon, with Maryland officials his torically opposed to a new crossing. Boys ko said she is hopeful to speak to a new set of elected officials in Maryland.
Legislators Urge Airports to Raise Minimum Wage A collection of 25 Northern Virginia state delegates and senators, including several representing Loudoun, signed an Aug. 19 letter to Metropolitan Washing ton Airports Authority President and CEO John Potter urging the authority to raise the minimum wage and offer new health benefits at the region’s two major airports. They wrote the $15 minimum wage planned for next year is still below a liv ing wage in the reason, that contracted airport service workers should get paid sick leave and that all airport employers should provide quality health insurance. The wages are too low to retain adequate staffing, they wrote, and the lack of health benefits poses a danger to both employees and“MWAApassengers.must act now to protect trav elers and to help these vulnerable work ers,” they wrote. “This is a public health issue. Without paid leave requirements, airport workers may face insurmountable economic pressure to come to work when they pose a risk to themselves and others. A paid sick leave requirement would pro tect workers, workers’ families, and pas sengers from COVID-19.”
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During a day-long hearing before Circuit Court Judge Stephen E. Sincavage, testimony focused on safety concerns resulting from the two-FBO operational plan developed by the town. Specifically, ProJet Managing Partner Shye Gilad objected to the town providing KJC a dedicated space on the public ramp near the airport’s terminal building for its exclusive use and raised concerns that the plan greatly increases safety risks on the airfield.
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A Loudoun County Circuit Court judge Monday denied a bid to shut down or limit the operations of Leesburg Executive Airport’s newly approved second fixed-base operator, but the legal battle is expected to continue.TheTown of Leesburg in July approved plans by Kuhn Jet Center to begin FBO operations, which include directing and servicing aircraft at the airport.
At the core of that controversy is a decision by Airport Manager Scott Coffman to segment the public ramp into four spaces for transient aircraft to park and be serviced. One is dedicated to ProJet, one to KJC, and the two in between are to be assigned on a first-come basis. Gilad said the plan sharply reduces the operational capacity of the ramp, provides KJC with the space best suited to large aircraft and increases hazardous operational conditions with two FBO crews working to fuel and service aircraft in a small area with little coordination.
“We’re all human. We all make mistake,” he said. Coffman testified that the plan was reviewed by the FAA and that he has made, and continues to make, changes to improve safety in the shared space.
Called as witness to support ProJet’s allegations of increased safety concerns was Kirk Shaffer, a former FAA associate administrator for airports, who said the town should have established more rigorous safety protocols before implementing its shared ramp operations. He said that a mishap was “inevitable.”
Gilad advocated an alternative operations plan in which ProJet would continue to manage the public ramp by the terminal and KCJ would primarily provide service to its customers on space it leases in front of its hangar on the north side of the airport. He said that was the plan employed the last time the airport operated with two FBOs from 2010 to 2012. In 2010, ProJet was established as the second FBO to Landmark Aviation. During that period, he said Project operated in its space to the north and Landmark operated at the public ramp at the terminal. In 2012, ProJet assumed Landmark’s lease and has been the sole FBO since that time. While ProJet’s contract does not provide exclusive rights to the company, Gilad claims that the town is providing KJC with preferred status and that reducing its operational space on the public ramp undermines his company’s ability to continue operations. He said 40% of the company’s revenue comes from fuel sales to transient aircraft, a service now shared with KJC.
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W. Eric Pilsk, the attorney representing the Town of Leesburg, said the town has acted within its rights—including to dictate use of the public ramp space—and has fairly applied minimum standards
For the past decade, the FBO duties have been conducted solely by Project Aviation, which filed a lawsuit challenging the town’s approval of the KJC operations and sought a temporary injunction to halt them. The lawsuit centers on the claim that Leesburg breached ProJet’s lease contract, asserting that the town’s agreement with KJC violates provisions that prohibit another FBO to operate on more favorable terms than required of ProJet.
While Gilad characterized the KJC leadership and staff as unqualified or reck less in their airfield operations, Kuhn said the staff is well-trained and experienced.
Town Attorney Christopher Spera said he agreed with Sincavage’s ruling that Pro Jet was not entitled to interim injunctive relief.He said the town would continue to work with ProJet and KJC to promote a safe and professional transportation envi ronment at the airport—and will continue to defend the litigation as necessary.
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While not a focus of Monday’s hearing, the lawsuit asserts that the town’s actions may undermine the financial viability of ProJet and the injunction motion raised concerns that the company may not be in business by the time the case gets to trial.
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Scott Kuhn, the president and CEO of Kuhn Aviation, said Monday’s ruling clears the way for the company to provide its growing aviation and business custom ers more options at a higher level of ser vice and fair pricing at the KJC facility as well as the main terminal and public ramp.
“This is an anti-competition motion, your honor. This is an anti-competition case,” he Sincavagesaid.ruled that, while the claims in the broader lawsuit may have merit, ProJet failed to prove the elements of ir reparable harm required to grant a tempo rary injunction. A date has not yet been set for trial in the case. Following the ruling, Gilad said he was most concerned with the town’s “frivo lous” approach to the safety of the oper ations.“The test should not be to take a waitand-see approach for something bad to happen. That’s not how you keep people safe,” he said.
“We are committed to accident and incident free operations. All team mem bers are NATA Safety 1st trained. I have the NATA Safety 1st expert certification and seven years of experience,” he said. “Our two supervisors have 20 years of ex perience each. We also work closely with our fuel provider Titan Aviation Fuels on incorporating industry best practices. In fact, I also have a Fuel Quality Control certificate through Titan’s ACE training program.”
“Is that a concern? You bet I’m con cerned,” Gilad said. “The town has decid ed to ignore past precedent to effectively take half of our capacity and give it to Kuhn Jet Services.”
Stephen D. Charnoff, the attorney rep resenting KJC, characterized the injunc tion request and the broader lawsuit as being against the public interest.
Although it just recently opened, Kuhn said the company was on target to sell 40,000 gallons of fuel during August and already has established itself as the fuel and service provider for the majority of users at Leesburg Airport.
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“That’s asking kids to get up awful early to get ready and get on the bus,” she said.Furletti pointed out that school doors don’t open until, 7:10 a.m. and wanted to know if the kids on the bus would be sitting on it until they were allowed to go in theEquallyschool. frustrating and confusing is her daughter’s afternoon drop off time. Furletti said her daughter is getting home about 43 minutes after school ends, meaning she is likely on the second bus run. But Furletti wants to know why kids who are getting on the bus earlier in the morning are getting home later in the afternoon.
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Kate Furletti, the parent of a fourth grader at Catoctin Elementary said she understands the reason for the staggered start times and expected an earlier pickup time, but she didn’t expect to see one before 6:30 a.m. when she lives minutes from the school. “I was in shock when I saw 6:27 a.m. because that is incredibly early for these kids. We live four minutes from the school, it shouldn’t take that long,” Furletti“Mysaid.daughter is getting picked up 43 minutes before the school doors open and getting dropped off 43 minutes after school ends. I know she was home last year 5 to 7 minutes after school got out. I can’t even fathom the timing this year,” sheThesaid.only reason she can think of for the time difference this year, she said, is that the schools are possibly padding it to allow for extra time.
“That makes the day longer for them,” sheShesaid.believes the schedule should shift so that the kids who catch the bus the earliest also get home sooner.
A student tries out the virtual reality equipment at the AWS Think Big Space at Wakefield High School in Arlington. Simpson Middle School in Leesburg has been chosen for an AWS Think Big Space.
PAGE 8 LOUDOUNNOW.COM AUGUST 25, 2022 Division Applies for 25 More Electric Buses School Board has authorized an application through the EPA’s Clean School Bus Grant Program to acquire up to 25 new electric school buses. Of the 25 buses, five would be 81-Passenger Blue Bird Type-D buses, five 71-Passenger IC Long Range Type-C buses and 15 77-Passenger Thomas Type-C buses. The program covers the differential cost from a typical bus. The program requires the division to pay all costs up font and receive reimbursement once diesel buses have been retired. If awarded, the division will have 18 months to complete the project, including purchasing and installating the new buses and scrapping old buses. No More Universal Free School Meals Universal free meals won’t be offered at Loudoun County Public Schools this year as that pandemic-era federally funded program ends. Meal prices will be the same as they were pre-COVID with breakfast costing $2.10, and lunch at the K-5 grade level costing $3.05 and $3.15 at the 6-12 grade level. A la carte items meeting Smart Snack Standards will be available for purchase during the lunch period. Families may prepay for meals using the new Titan meal payment system. Parents or guardians of students who may qualify for free or reduced-price meals can find the free or reduced-price form on the school division website under first day information. Schools with more than 50% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals will provide free breakfast and lunch to the entire school. One snack or one supper daily will also be provided at schools that have an after-school enrichment program and more than 50% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals.
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J.L. Simpson Middle School has been chosen to be the latest site for the Amazon Web Services Think Big Space. The AWS Think Big Space will be a 2,100-square-foot room for students and teachers to have interactive, hands-on technical education and cloud computing training.Thespace will feature an integrated learning environment where everything from the furniture, technology, and curriculum work together. Students and teachers are encouraged to “Think Big” when applying their creativity and imaginations to solve real world problems. In addition, these spaces also promote personalized learning to engage students of all ages, interests, and abilities, according to an announcement from Loudoun
BY ALEXIS GUSTIN agustin@loudounnow.com
Driver Shortage Causes Bus Schedule Shuffle
As students return to the classroom this week, some will be dealing with dramatically different bus pickup times. Parents at Catoctin Elementary School are among those who were surprised when they checked Parentvue—Loudoun County Public Schools’ parent portal that houses student information like class schedule and bus information—on Aug. 15 and saw their children were scheduled to be picked up before 6:30 a.m. In January, the school division announced staggered start times for the next school year to address the bus driver shortage in the county. The school system announced that 29 schools would start at 7:30 a.m. and dismiss at 2:15 p.m., a difference of 20-25 minutes from the previous school Additionally,year. the schedules at 30 other elementary schools were changed to start and end 10 minutes later, and 12 middle schools and 17 high schools start and end times were also adjusted.
Leesburg School Selected for Amazon Think Big Space
Placement of Heritage at this time doesn’t take into consideration the numbers of stu dents bussed outside of Leesburg into the IB program,” Marshall said. Deputy Superintendent Ashley Ellis said the two schools were selected in Feb ruary and began the candidacy process then. She said IB International only ac cepts applications in April and June each year.Ellis said every high school was con sidered when deciding where to place the IB program. She said there were many factors including space, student access, leadership, staff capacity and location. She pointed out that just because two schools were chosen at this time didn’t mean there weren’t multiple other high schools that would fit the program in the future.
Denise Corbo (At Large) defended Marshall saying she believed he wasn’t on the board yet for some of the meetings.
Brenda Sheridan (Sterling) also op posed the motion for the reasons Serotkin said and expressed frustration at the late ness in providing feedback by Marshall.
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“I also tire of sitting up here and lis tening to our staff being characterized as unresponsive and not willing to provide answers,” Sheridan said, addressing Mar shall’s comments that he received no re sponse to his questions about placement after the June board meeting. “It is in my opinion unprofessional, and quite frankly rude to throw staff under a bus,” she said.
“I do not agree with my colleague’s statements about the decision being made by the superintendent. Yes, he makes the decision, but the School Board oversees it and changes directions as needed. That is our job. That is what we are supposed to do. I won’t take everything at face value
Marshall pointed to the upcoming effort to change the Leesburg atten dance zone boundaries that will impact Loudoun County, Heritage and Tuscaro ra high schools as reasons for the motion to change the school. He pointed out that Heritage is at 95% capacity and Tuscarora is at“Students73%. would have to move out of County into Heritage and or Tuscarora.
The Loudoun County School Board rejected a bid to move the planned In ternational Baccalaureate program from Heritage High School to Tuscarora High School.The program also is planned to launch at Loudoun Valley High School.
Marshall had previously questioned the decision at the June 28 School Board meeting, arguing Tuscarora was the better choice of the Leesburg schools. During the Aug. 9 meeting, Marshall said Tuscarora has the space for the pro gram and said the population would bene fit greatly from the resources the program would bring, and that the change to Tusca rora would be in line with the board’s core value of equity vision in the strategic plan.
“I would love to have additional IB programs in the future,” Ellis said. She said if the board voted to move the program from Heritage to Tuscarora, they would have to start the application process over again. She noted the process is about one to two years. “To be clear, we cannot switch candi dacy from one school to another,” Ellis said.Ian Serotkin (Blue Ridge) said he opposed the motion because he felt the placement of funded academic programs at specific schools is an operational matter for the administration and not a matter the School Board should overstep or overrule. Second, he said switching schools would delay the process and jeopardize the pro gram. He expressed frustration that Mar shall didn’t raise the concern earlier in the process.“The IB program and locations for them was discussed in committee numer ous times in the past 12 months. Not once, not twice but five different times in the specialized programs committee,” Serot kin said. He pointed out that Marshall was absent for those meetings. He also noted that Marshall initially voted against the IB program during the budget process earlier this year, pointing out Marshall argued at that time that the program was a want, not a need.
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Tom Marshall (Leesburg) brought a motion before the board during its Aug. 9 meeting saying there was no rational rea son provided for selecting the two schools.
School Board Nixes Bid to Move IB Program
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LCPS Computer Science Supervisor Nicholas Grzeda will lead the programming and use of the space. He will work with CodeVA which provides free professional learning for Virginia public school educators.“Loudoun County is a thought leader—and a doer—nationally and in the commonwealth in its pursuit of ensuring computer science literacy for all students,” said Chris Dovi, executive director of CorneliaCodeVA.Robinson, global leader of Inclusion and Outreach for AWS, said the company is committed to making a positive impact in the communities where their employees live and work.
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“We are proud to call Virginia home and have the opportunity to work with local organizations such as Loudoun Public Schools, Loudoun Education Foundation, and CodeVA to collectively help inspire a passion for STEAM education,” Robinson said. She added she hoped the new space at J.L. Simpson Middle school helped students to not only think big but to dream big as well.
The space, slated to open later this fall, will serve as an educational lab for students throughout the county, grounded in science, technology, engineering, arts and math or STEAM disciplines. It will also serve as a training hub for educators throughout Northern Virginia.
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In 2017, the school division began incorporating computer science curricula across all subject areas in three elementary schools. Since then, according to the release, through a $2.4 million GO Virginia grant, Loudoun educators helped create the Virginia K-12 Computer Science Pipeline which focuses on teaching students computational thinking and problem solving early to prepare students for careers in Superintendenttechnology.ScottZiegler said the school division was thrilled to be selected.
“In recent years, we’ve worked hard to create a true classroom-to-career pipeline, where all students can be inspired and equipped for 21st century jobs. The AWS Think Big Space is another exciting chapter in expanding access to specialized programming, such as computer science education,” Ziegler said in a statement.
Driver shortage continued from page 8 what comes our way,” Corbo said. Marshall apologized to Sheridan for offending her. He also defended voting against the program initially saying at the time the School Board was looking for budget cuts and there had been no outcry from the public that he was aware of that they were interested in an IB program. He said the IB program was a good program.Marshall’s motion failed 4-5, with Atoosa Reaser (Algonkian), Jeff Morse (Dulles), Harris Mahedavi (Ashburn), Sheridan and Serotkin voting opposed and Andrew Hoyler (Broad Run), John Beatty (Catoctin), Marshall and Corbo supporting it. Morse thanked his fellow board mem bers for a discussion that he said should have happened six months ago. “This was not given the weight that perhaps it should have, and the boundary discus sion just exacerbated the whole thing,” he said. continued from page 9
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“Our priority is to ensure all our stu dents have transportation between their residence and their home school. To im prove our efficiency and timing, we will be working over the next few weeks to adjust routes based on ridership. Because of this we ask that you check Parentvue weekly to review any changes to your students’ pickup/drop-off times, bus stops and numbers,” said Byard. n
In response to questions if school bus schedules would change prior to the first day of school, LCPS Public Information Officer Wayde Byard advised parents to check Parentvue to make sure that their students’ bus stop time is the same after a recent review of bus routes.
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Furletti said she has reached out to oth er parents on the school’s PTA Facebook page to learn of other pick-up times and said so far, her daughter’s is the earliest pick-up and latest drop-off. She said she loves Catoctin Elementary and knows the issue doesn’t lie with them. She said she has reached out to the LCPS Transporta tion Division but hasn’t heard anything back.“We need to have someone from the School Board or the administration come out and see how this affects us. Our com plaints don’t seem to be doing anything,” Furletti said. “I know we can’t change the school start times this year, but picking up so early and then those same kids being the last to get dropped off needs to change,” she added.
The school division noted on its website that the earlier start times mean students could be walking to the bus stop or school in the dark during the winter months. The school division said it will coordinate with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, which oversees crossing guards during the winter, to make sure students who walk to school are safe.
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Law enforcement agencies are searching for a 20-year-old man accused of abducting a Leesburg teen Friday night. Joel Hernandez-Melendez is wanted for one felony count of abduction and one misdemeanor count of assault and battery. The charges stem from an incident that occurred at a Fort Evans Road residence. At approximately 9:30 p.m. Aug. 19, the Leesburg Police Department Emergency Communications Center received a call for a suspicious event at the home. Responding officers determined that Hernandez-Melendez assaulted the 16-yearold girl and abducted her by force. The teen later was found safe. Hernandez-Melendez remained at large. He is described as being 5-foot, 8-inches tall, weighing 150 pounds, with brown eyes, and black hair. He was last seen Friday evening wearing a blue shirt and khaki Anyonepants.with information regarding Hernandez-Melendez’s whereabouts is requested to call the Leesburg Police Department at 703-771-4500 or dial 9-1-1. Those wishing to remain anonymous, may call the Leesburg Crime Line at 703-443-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent using TIPSUBMIT via text. Text 274637 (CRIMES) and begin your message with LPDTIP. n Leesburg Police Department Joel Hernandez-Melendez SAFETY BRIEFS continues on page 13
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Murder Charge Filed in Fatal Ashburn Assault
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an adult female who reportedly jumped from a moving box truck in South Riding on Saturday afternoon. According to the report, deputies were called to the area of Pleasant Valley Road and Detrick Way shortly after 5 p.m. Aug 20 to assist rescue crews who were attending to the woman. She was taken to an area hospital where she died.The truck driver and an independent witness in the area reported the victim jumped out the front passenger door of the truck as the vehicle was moving. The case remains under investigation.
A 24-year-old Ashburn man has been charged with second-degree murder after the victim in an Aug.14 assault died from his injuries. According to the Loudoun County Sherriff’s Office, Ever R. Cruz was arrested in Frederick, MD, following in investigation of an Aug. 15 case where a man was found critically injured at Waterpointe Terrace in the University Heights neighborhood. The victim, Pedro Casalez Cala, 38, of Ashburn, died from his injuries on Sunday at Reston Hospital. Cruz initially was charged with aggravated malicious wounding. The new murder charge carries a sentence of five to 40 years in prison.
Suspected DWI Driver Charged with Carjacking
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A North Carolina man has been charged after a crash involving a stolen vehicle and allegedly attempting to carjack several vehicles. According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the area Rt. 7 and Yellow Schoolhouse Road west of SAFETY Briefs
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Portillo is charged with two felony counts of assault and battery on a law enforcement officer, one felony count of obstruction of justice, and one felony and one misdemeanor count each of destruction of property. He was held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center. A preliminary hearing is scheduled Sept. 27 in Loudoun County District Court. The fire remains under investigation by the Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Fire Marshall’s Office.
Leesburg Police are investigating after an officer on patrol in the parking lot of The Manor apartment complex on Fort Evans Road found an adult male with a stab wound to his upper body Saturday, Aug. 13 at about 9 p.m. According to investigators, the victim was drinking with three other adult males near a white work van parked near apartment building #18. An argument broke out, and one of the people he was drinking with stabbed him.
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Police Investigate Stabbing at The Manor Apartments
After he was found, the victim was transported to a local hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening. The three other individuals were described as Hispanic men in their mid-thirties between 5-feet and 5-foot, 8-inches tall. All are believed to live in The Manor or nearby. The victim indicated they were possibly from Mexico and/or Guatemala. The police department has asked for the public’s help identifying the people involved. Anyone with information may contact Det. M. Pacilla at 703-771-4500 or mpacilla@leesburgva.gov.
Man Attacks Leesburg Officers with Drill, Fire Extinguisher
A 53-year-old Leesburg man is charged with the felony assault of two Leesburg Police officers following an Aug. 17 incident in which he allegedly attacked one with a drill and started a fire inside a home. According to the report, officers were called to a Waterfield Terrace NE home shortly before 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in response to call about a man damaging property and acting aggressively towards others in the home. As they approached the front door, the suspect, Elmer Portillo, discharged a fire extinguisher in the officers’ direction while yelling obscenities. He then picked up a drill, threw a bottle at officers, and closed the door. Officers observed Portillo lighting a fire in the kitchen and then forced entry. Portillo lunged at officers with the drill running. The drill struck a body-worn camera on one officer. Portillo refused to comply with commands and fought with officers, who deployed an electronic control weapon during the arrest. The officers extinguished the fire.
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Small businesses are the backbone of any community’s economy and that’s certainly true in Loudoun County. While you may know well the goods and services offered by many local shops, less is known about those who founded or run the businesses. For this section, we invited some to share their stories in hopes of shining a light on the special passions unique to each of them.
Although Scott and Becky are the rst in their family to do distillation, but they don’t expect to be the last. Both of their sons, Eddie and Luke, are on payroll and work for the company. Luke, a student at NYU, works bottling when he is home on break. Eddie is the full-time national brand ambassador based in Houston, TX. It’s de nitely a family business. See @catoctincreek on Instagram for photos celebrating the distillery’s 12th anniversary. M.E. FLOW IN LEESBURG M.E. Flow has come a long way since we were founded in 1951 in a basement in Alexandria by Millard Edward Flow (M.E. Flow). Today, M.E. Flow is still family-owned and operated by its third generation and dedicated to providing the best in heating, cooling and plumbing services. Located in Leesburg since 1989, and nestled in Cardinal Park behind the Salvation Army, you’ll nd M.E. Flow! Our Leesburg location allows us to respond to the service needs of the residents in our area rather quickly.
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Catoctin Creek was founded on Feb. 14, 2009, yes, Valentine’s Day, by the husband-and-wife engineer team of Becky and Scott Harris. Becky was a chemical engineer who worked in manufacturing. Scott was a software engineer who worked in government contracting. Scott likes to say that 20 years of government contracting taught him a great love of whisky. It was his desire to start the distillery, knowing full-well that Becky would make an excellentMotivateddistiller. by their shared love of historic Virginia, and delicious tasting rye whisky, which was produced in the commonwealth as early as 1607 in Jamestown, the couple launched Catoctin Creek to bring traditional pot-stilled rye whisky to the public. Today, they sell in more than 27 states and three continents.Whenpeople really enjoy what we do, that is the greatest reward, the couple said. “Being distillers is very hard work, and the product is dif cult to make, so it brings great joy to our hearts when people tell us that they enjoy our spirits or that they used them in celebrating some life events of their own like weddings, birthdays.”Oneofthe most memorable experiences happened when the business rst launched. Scott was the sales and marketing guy, while Becky made the products. Before their rst products hit the street, Scott was calling around to local liquor stores to see if they would carry the products once available. One very important store in DC, after Scott’s inquiry, responded, “That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard!” and hung up the phone on him. De ated but undeterred, Scott kept at it, and several years later, that store is one of their top selling accounts. Persistence pays off in the end.
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A Purcellville native, Simms, 87, is a painter, sculptor, and down-to-earth philosopher. He credits his mother for encouraging him to draw and paint.
The Board of Supervisors and the departments of Parks, Recreation and Community Services and Transportation and Capital Infrastructure will celebrate the grand opening of the Lovettsville Community Center with a ribbon cutting Wednesday, Aug. 31, at 10Thea.m.new center is located at 57 East Broad Way, on the same property as the existing community center building. This project included the construction of a new 18,500 square-foot building, as well as an addition and renovation to the existing pool house building.Features of the new center include a full court gymnasium, a fitness room and a dedicated seniors’ area, five classrooms, a kitchen, restrooms and meeting spaces. The pool house renovation included expansion of the showers and changing areas, first aid area and concessions areas. The pool house renovations were completed and opened to the public in May 2022. Following the opening of the new center, the existing community center building will be closed and demolished for the construction of a new parking facility.
“My mother located a racially integrated art academy on Embassy Row in D.C. and, after high school, I went there for a year, learning anatomy and drawing human figures. Later, I took a few painting classes in New Jersey. By then I was hooked,” he said. The first-floor exhibit is open during business hours.
The Purcellville Arts Council is featuring artwork by Reggie Simms in Town Hall.
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The Town of Hillsboro this week will host business retention specialist K.C. Tregoning, who will be holding office hours for small businesses in the area on Thursday, Aug. 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The program is part of Loudoun Economic Development’s complimentary services and business resources available to support the businessTocommunity.book an appointment with Tregoning on Thursday or another time, email her at KC.Tregoning@loudoun.gov.
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Friday night’s Music in the Gap concert featured award-winning bluegrass artist Dave Asti and Appalachian Chamber Music Festival founder and cellist Katie Tertell and several musicians from all over the area. Asti opened the evening with several bluegrass numbers, then was joined on stage by Tertell. The evening concert ended with multiple selections of chamber music.The Harpers Ferry, WV-based Appalachian Chamber Music Festival’s second season runs through Aug. 28 with a total of 14 concerts across the region, including five in Loudoun.
LOVETTSVILLE Community Center Reopening set for Aug. 31
A red balloon depicting the height of a proposed telecommunications tower is seen over the rooftops of homes in the Hirst Farm neighborhood as viewed from A Street.
PURCELLVILLE Town Conducts Balloon Test for Tower
The effort to improve cellular service for the residents of Purcellville’s Locust Grove and Hirst Farm neighborhoods is advancing. On Aug. 19, the town conducted a balloon test required to clear another regulatory hurdle for the project. A tethered balloon was used to help depict the height of the proposed telecommunications tower to be built adjacent to the town’s Public Works center. The test was required from the State Historic Preservation Office to evaluate the sight line impact to the nearby Goose Creek Rural Historic District.TheTown Council is pursuing the second tower to improve cellular coverage and effective transmission of 911 calls for police, fire, and rescue agencies on the south side of town.
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George Patrick McDonnell died peacefully on Saturday, August 6th 2022 in Leesburg, Virginia, holding his daughter’s hand and knowing he was loved deeply by his wife, family and friends. He was 84. George was born July 26th, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan. He attended Catholic Central High School, served in the U.S. Navy, and graduated from the University of Detroit with a degree in economics. He was President of the College Republicans, a mem ber of Young Americans for Freedom, and later worked on Barry Goldwater’s Presidential campaign where he forged lifelong friendships that led him from Michigan to Washington, DC. He and his business partner, Dan Burns, started Diversified Mailing Services, which for a time was one of the largest mailing firms on the East Coast. He founded and was Chairman of the Irish Heritage Soci ety of America, which helped drive the development of the Dunbrody Famine Ship and Irish Emigrant Museum in New Ross, Ireland. Immensely humble, he was at heart an intellectual and his influence will continue on through his work, per sonal relationships, and his spoken and written words. He was a member of Bay View Association in Michigan where he will be remembered sitting on the front porch of the “Wee Hoose” chatting away or reading the newspaper. Leaning on his Irish roots, he was at his happiest hosting a meal with friends and family, where he always welcomed new faces to sit at the table and join the conversation. George - or Pops - was a man who laughed often and hard, sometimes uncontrollably wheezing, creating contagious laugh ter around him. He won the respect of numerous intelligent people, children adored him, and teenagers and young adults consulted and trusted him. George maintained his spirit, cadence, and optimism throughout his life. He loved finding beauty in the world, especially in the gardens of his home Ridge Oaks and Up North. He was a good and moral man who left the world a better place through those he loved and the many he helped along the way. George’s life was a success ful life, by any measure. He is survived by his wife of 16 years, Judith McDonnell, his brother Joseph (Maryann), sisters Marianne Nestor (Robert) and Peachie Fraust (Gary), his two children Patrick McDonnell and Jeanne Zarate (Alfredo) and their mother Elizabeth Skinner, his stepdaughter Mary Robertson (Reid), his three grandsons (AJ, Patrick, and Paul Zarate), four step-grandchildren (Wil liam, Armstrong, Blake, and Brooks) and a large extended family. He was preced ed in death by his parents William F. McDonnell and Virginia Marie Kirchner, and by his brother William McDonnell. He will be deeply missed. A visitation for George was held at Colonial Funeral Home in Leesburg, Virginia on Thursday evening, August 11th, from 6-8 PM. A funeral service to celebrate his life was held Friday, August 12th at Leesburg Community Church at 11 AM followed by his burial at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Alexandria, VA at 1:30 PM.
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William Luther “Bill” Lowry, 83, of Lovettsville passed from this earthly life on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, in West Reading, Pennsylvania surrounded by his loved ones. Bill was born August 4, 1939, to Norvel Lee Lowry Sr. and Laura Green Lowry. Bill, affectionately known as “Billy” by close friends and family, spent his early years in the Pleasant Valley area of Loudoun County near Arcola on his grandfather’s dairy farm. In 1946, his father purchased a farm on Rte. 704 near Hamilton and began his own dairy operation. Bill had many happy memories of growing up there working along with his family on the farm, riding his horse, Joe Allen, and spending time with his schoolmates. Then in 1954, the family again moved upon purchasing the George Wright Washington farm at Irish Corner near Lovettsville where they fur ther expanded their dairy, continuing in the business until the 1980s. Bill attended elementary school in Arcola, the remain der of elementary, and middle school in Lincoln, and graduated from the newly opened Loudoun County High School in 1958. After high school he enlisted in the United States Army and served his country honorably from 1959 to 1961. Following basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, Bill served in Germany until his enlistment ended. Upon re turning home he met the love of his life, Marcia Lowe. They were married in 1963 and and raised their four loving children. Bill took an active role in the activities of the church, particularly as trustee. Transi tioning in 1980 from the farm to the railroad, he began a 20-year career with CSX Transportation as a railroad tower operator until his retirement in 2000. In his retirement, Bill enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, making furniture for his family in his wood shop, and hanging out with his beloved pets and faithful sidekicks, Moe and Missy. Bill’s family was the most important part of his life, and he was all the world to them. He was a loving husband, father and granddad and truly cherished his family. He had a joyful nature and playful sense of humor which endeared him to everyone he met and knew. Preceding him in death were his mother and father, brother Norvel Lee Lowry, Jr. and his wife, Barbara, and sister Linda Lowry Dove and her husband, Edward. Survi vors include his loving wife, Marcia, son William Brett Lowry (Nancy) of Myer stown, PA; daughter Amy Lowry Griffin of Chantilly; son Derek Ross Lowry of Lovettsville; daughter Erin Lowry Brosius (Michael) of Radford; his grandchildren Billy Lowry, Tyler Griffin, Allie Griffin, and Zachary Brosius, and a number of special nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends on Monday, August 29, 2022 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at Colonial Funeral Home of Leesburg, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd., NE, Leesburg, VA 20176 where a service will begin at 11:00 am. Interment will be at 2:00 pm at Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, VA. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Bill’s memory either to the Lovettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company or to Mobile Hope, 302 Parker Court SE, Leesburg VA 20175.
Robert Lee “Bucky” Brown, 82 of Fulks Run died August 20,2022 at his residence. He was born September 22,1939 in Fairfax Co. to the late Bernard Oliver and Charlotte Louise Daniels Brown. Robert worked for many years as a plumber before becoming owner/operator of Croson’s Store in Loudoun Co. on RT. 50. He was a member of the Arcola Vol. Fire Dept., an avid hunter, fisherman, Dallas Cowboys and Jeff Gordon fan. He also enjoyed racing cars at the Old Dominion Raceway. On June 27,1959 he married Helen Lois Croson who survives. Also surviving are daughters, Deborah Lee St. Clair and husband Matthew of Berryville, Vickie Lee Ramirez and husband Fredy of Mount Jackson; son Robert Lee Brown Jr. of Star Tannery, VA; grandchildren David,Tricia (JC), Helena(Eric), Mi kayla, Michael (Mia), Shawn( Pamela) Heather(Adam), Anthony(Autumn); 15 great grandchildren; sisters Mildred Gregory, Shirley Seymore, Viola Jones and husband Wayne, Frances Kidd; and numerous nieces and nephews. He is pre ceded in death by son, Roger L. “Poohie” Brown. Ronnie Fulk will conduct a funer al service at 1:00pm Wednesday at Mtn. Grove Church of the Brethren in Fulks Run. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12-1:00 pm at the church. There will be no services at Grandle Funeral Home. The pallbearers will be David Fisher, Shawn Brown, Michael Brown, Anthony Ramirez, Fredy Ramirez, JC McDonald and Matthew St. Clair. To send flower ar rangements, or to plant trees in memory of Robert Lee “Bucky Brown, please visit www.grandlefuneralhome.com.
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NSLM Open Late Concert Series: Martin and Kelly Friday, Aug. 26, 6-8 p.m. National Sporting Library And Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg Details: nationalsporting.org This country music duo from Nashville brings an evening of great tunes to Middleburg for the final Open Late concert of the season.
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It started with a mom desperately trying to erase the unkind words of a bully and fill the space with messages of love. But in the past year, Leesburg’s Kindness Rocks Project has bloomed in ways that have surprised even its mother and daughter creators, building community and creating a refuge for neighbors and strangers. Margie Hunter and her daughter Dani Hunter have created a rainbow-colored oasis in their northeast Leesburg yard with one guiding principle: the right message at the right moment can change someone’s whole day—and maybe even change a life. It started several years ago when Margie looked down from her home office window and saw her daughter’s elementary school bully write unkind words on the sidewalk in front of their home. She sprang into action, washing away the words. But she wanted to do more before her daughter and neighbors came home from school.
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The newest addition to the Hunter family’s Kindness Rocks Project is a Little Free Library, built by Margie Hunter and painted by her daughter Dani.
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“I thought, ‘Before these kids get out of school today, I’m going to fill that sidewalk from here to my neighbor’s driveway with chalk so [the bully] had no room.’ Every square inch of sidewalk was covered,” Margie said. Margie kept up her chalking efforts for several years. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit while Dani was in middle school, and the pair knew it was time to take things up a notch. They wanted to create something more permanent, and the Kindness Rocks Project was born. “We got the idea to put the same kinds of messages on rocks,” Margie said. “They’re more permanent and last a lot longer.”With more and more pedestrians walking by their yard, which borders an HOA-maintained walking path, they wanted to leave rocks with inspirational messages for passersby to take with them.
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Mother-daughter team Dani and Margie Hunter created the rainbow oasis they call the Kindness Rocks Project at their home next to a walking
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The Leesburg Police Department’s annual Fiesta Latina outreach event features a soccer tournament, snacks and drinks, kiosks from LPD and community organizations and bilingual officers to answer questions.
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The Artistic Fuel Foundation hosts a benefit for art therapy programming in Uvalde, Texas. The event features live music, food trucks, arts activities with local art therapists, a panel discussion and an outdoor screening of the 2021 movie “Mass,” the story of parents grieving the death of their son in a school shooting and the parents of the shooter who died by suicide. The film portion of the event is not recommended for young children. Name your price tickets are available online.
“It became a thing of more color, more color. … The color seemed to draw people. It’s really emotional for a lot of people,” Margie said. Earlier this summer mother and daughter created a wishing tree where visitors write wishes on small, colorful wooden tags. The Hunters saw a growing desire for interaction and dialog among visitors, and the tree, already beloved in the neighborhood for its brightly colored birdhouses from local artisans Fly Home Birdhouses, was the perfect spot for wishes.
AUGUST 25, 2022 LOUDOUNNOW.COM PAGE 21 say, ‘Hey we’re going through this, too,’” Margie said.
“We started this thing and at first it was, ‘Mom’s a little crazy.’ Then it started getting more feedback, and we put the LOVE sign up, and it went nuts,” MargieSincesaid.launching the project last summer, the Hunters have installed a multicolored LOVE sign and a rainbow bench with inspirational sayings where visitors can reflect, meditate, grieve and hope. They also built a rainbow bridge when their beloved cat Tigger died, which has now become a place of remembrance for other local pets. The lovingly nicknamed Bob Marley Tree is filled with twisting crocheted strands. Brightly colored flowers and butterflies made from recycled soda cans line the fence, and spiky, dandelion-like “Covid flowers” made from painted golf balls with screws attached sprout in the yard.
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The project quickly caught on with neighbors, and the rocks went home with visitors as intended.
For the Hunters, Kindness Rocks is about bringing joy and connection to the community, while also being a source of comfort for people who are anxious or grieving. And messages of gratitude and support flow in on their public Facebook group.“We were remarking the other day how we turned around a negative thing by putting out so much positive, and we get so much more in return,” Margie said. “Magical things happen when my girl and I collaborate on a project.”
“It was a way for everyone else to participate. People want to contribute,” Margie said. “They want to keep this going.” This month, the wishing tree is also home to Margie’s latest project: hand-crocheted Worry Worms for children anxious about starting or returning to school. For Dani, who turns 15 in a few weeks and is now a sophomore at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, the project has been an important creative outlet during a challenging time—and a way to bond with her mom. “At the beginning, I thought she was a little crazy, and she still is,” Dani said with a smile. “But it’s really cool seeing a place for everybody to gather. “It’s really nice to have something to bring joy to the neighborhood.”Dani,whohas a passion for both art and science, is the artist behind the colorful frogs on the family’s new mushroom installation, featuring brightly colored concrete mushrooms molded from paper cups and plastic bowls. The teen was also the creative force behind the garden’s newest addition: a beautifully designed Little Free Library. The Little Free Library movement is growing in Loudoun, but the Hunters noticed there wasn’t one in their corner of northeast Leesburg. Working with her creative mom, Dani designed a whimsical fairy cottage where visitors can take and donate books, complete with a secret door.“It was a lot of working together and brainstorming and going in and getting materials,” Dani said. Nine Home Depot runs later, the library is up and serving the community.Onarecent weekday evening, neighbor Ashley Ramirez and her toddler Olivia stopped by the garden. “If not daily, at least several times a week we walk past,” Ramirez said. “There’s always a new attraction to see. She’s obsessed with the colors and the new mushroom installation.”
“We couldn’t keep up,” Margie said. Then Dani had the idea of leaving rows of solid-colored rocks in a spectrum of colors and allowing folks to write their own messages. The garden has now become a place both to take and leave rocks. Visitors often take a painted rock, personalize it and return it to inspire others. The Hunters recently gave dozens of rocks to a local elder care facility where participants will decorate and return their own kindness rocks. Since the Leesburg Kindness Rocks Project launched in 2021, it’s grown into a haven, attracting both families with children and individuals looking for comfort or solace.
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The Town of Leesburg will accept propos als electronically via the Commonwealth’s e-procurement website (www.eva.virginia. gov), until 3:00 p.m. on October 6, 2022 for the following: RFP No. 100511-FY23-13 Zoning Ordinance Rewrite Consulting Services
Cao said raising the asset limits “seems like a no-brainer, and I honestly don’t see why it’s not done yet.” “Yes, we will be doing this, and we will get this changed. This is a no-brainer. We should have taken care of this a long time ago,” he said.
Beadnell also asked about the low pay for home caregivers, who she said often have to work multiple jobs to make ends meet. Wexton said “the biggest thing we can do is pay someone a living wage,” pointing to successful Democratic legisla tion to raise the minimum wage. She said low pay also endangers those people and the people they care for, as they’re forced to choose between missing work or possi bly going to work sick.
It appearing that a report of the account of Debra Murphy Riveiro, Executor for the Estate of Robert William Murphy, 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 Robert William Murphy, deceased, do show cause, if any they can, on the Friday, September 16, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., before this Court at its courtroom in Leesburg, Virginia, against payment and delivery of said Estate to its beneficiaries, after payment of remaining administrative expenses and debts, in accordance with Va. Code §64.2-528.8/18& 8/25/22
The Town of Leesburg is soliciting sealed proposals from qualified firms to assist the Town with a rewrite of the Town’s Zoning Ordinance. A non-mandatory pre-propos al hybrid meeting will be held on Friday, September 9, 2022, at 3:00 P.M. at Leesburg Townhall - Lower Level Conference Room 2 located at 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176. This meeting will also be streamed via Microsoft Teams. It is strongly recommended that all offerors attend this meeting to gain a thorough understanding of the project.
“Everybodyhomes. who is on Medicaid in a facility only gets to keep about $30 a month for their personal needs. This in cludes everything—having to get adult diapers on your own, having to get a cell phone so you can communicate with your family, having to get a haircut or toilet ries,” she said.
“It’s leaders like this at the lower level, at the community level, that we need to lean on,” Cao said. “… As congressman I want to be able to listen to them and see what they need to give them the support they need. I know some of these sheriffs are yearning to talk to the representatives, they haven’t heard from them in two and a halfWextonyears.”also applauded the widespread adoption of Crisis Intervention Training, hearkening back to her service on the Community Services Board after seeing how the criminal justice system was dis proportionately filled with people with disabilities and mental health issues, and pointing to American Rescue Plan Act funding to support programs like it. She also raised the school-to-prison pipeline.
For additional information, http://www.leesburgva.gov/bidboardvisit:8/25&9/1/22 would listen to the disability community, as well as pointing to his family’s non profit that made beeping Easter eggs for blindModeratorchildren.
Cao said during the pandemic, he was not able to reach his ailing father when “the government just arbitrarily shut down our entire country,” and argued “we really need to just get government out of the way and let the free market work itself out.”“We have a workforce now that’s used to just staying at home and getting stim ulus checks not working,” he said. “The work ethic in our community is just gone, and we need to reinvigorate it.”
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“This is just a matter of making it a priority to make these investments, and this is one thing congressional Democrats have been trying to do for a long time,” she said.
Lucy Beadness, director of advocacy at Arc of Northern Virginia, put questions to the candidates around the particular challenges faced by people with disabilities, such as the asset lim its for Supplemental Security Income, a Social Security program that supports low-income people who are blind or dis abled. The program disqualifies people with assets including cash, stocks, land, vehicles and property worth more than $2,000 for a single person or $3,000 for a married couple—a limit Beadness said hasn’t changed since 1989.
“You can tell a lot about a country by how it treats the most vulnerable, and I think unfortunately in terms of the SSI we have been lacking,” Wexton said. She said she supports raising the limits to $10,000 for an individual and $20,000 for a couple eliminating the marriage “penal ty,” and indexing the asset cap to inflation going forward. She also raised her con cerns with the Medicaid personal needs allowance for Medicaid-funded people in nursing
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In response to a question about dis proportionate arrests and incarceration of people with disabilities, Cao pointed to Loudoun Sheriff Mike Chapman’s pro grams to train all deputies in dealing with people with mental health needs, as well as Crisis Intervention Training.
“That’s why I ran for Congress, be cause I wanted to be a voice for the voice less,” she said, and pledged to “continue to be an advocate for you as I have been before.”
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“The worst thing for a kid ... that may be doesn’t communicate the way other kids do is to be placed in handcuffs and thrown in the back of a squad car, which is why we need the training to start a lot earlier for things like [School Resource Officers],” she said. “… It’s a continu um. You can’t just start when the kids are adults. You have to start when they’re young and just make sure that everybody is aware of the issues.”
And Beadnell asked the candidates about their views on the barriers to em ployment for people with disabilities, and the exception to minimum wage that allows some people with development disabilities to be paid less than minimum wage. Wexton said that minimum wage loophole should be closed, and said sup porting implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act will go a long way toward helping. That legislation among other things provides for adult ed ucation and literacy programs, job train ing services, and supports employment and independent living for people with disabilities. That includes Cao said in Congress he would tack le those issues and providing those jobs “right“Maybeaway.”it’s a mundane task that others don’t want to do, but for certain members of our community maybe that’s what they thrive in,” he said.
Wexton said her first meeting on enter ing Congress was with the Little Lobby ists, a group advocating for children with medical needs and disabilities, “because that concept of ‘nothing about us without us’ is really important to me.”
Cao thanked forum organizers and par ticipants for “making me smarter on these issues.”“You want a voice, right, you want to be heard. And you can’t be heard if gov ernment shuts down, Cao said. He said he plans to be available to constituents to listen.Questions submitted in the Zoom we binar and on Facebook during the live broadcast would be sent to the candidates after the forum, Beadnell said. She re minded viewers of some resources avail able to them to learn about voting rights and accessibility, including by calling the Election Protection coalition at 866-OURVOTE to ask about voting rights, and 800-949-4232 to speak to Americans with Disabilities Act National Network, find a local ADA center and learn about voting accommodations.Thisyear’sNovember general election will be Nov. 8. The first day of in-person early voting at the registrar’s office is Sept. 23, and in-person early voting will end Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. The deadline to reg ister to vote in this November’s election is Oct. 17. In addition to the House of Represen tatives election, there will elections for mayor and town council in the towns of Hamilton, Leesburg, Purcellville and Lovettsville, a special election for a seat on the Round Hill Town Council, and spe cial elections for the Leesburg and Broad Run district seats on the Loudoun County School Board. See a recording of the full forum at Facebook.com/TheArcofNoVA.
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AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 482 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LOUDOUN COUNTY Parking Garages and Surface Lots
LOUDOUN COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN
• The affordable housing units must serve low/moderate income households for a period of for no less than thirty (30) years, which would be insured through the recordation of restrictive covenants on the property.
The proposed ordinance will be effective upon enactment. Notwithstanding, there will be no funding for the Program for fiscal year 2023. Subject to budget feasibility, funding of the Program will begin by fiscal year 2024, and continue during successive years, with the delegated authority to the Director to be decided by the Board of Supervisors as part of the County’s annual budget process, to be effective for the following fiscal year.
• Eligible only to affordable housing developments for low or moderate income households exclusively.
A copy of the full text of the above-referenced Administrative Plan and the proposed amendments may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Department of Housing & Community Development, Front Desk, 1st Floor, 106 Catoctin Circle SE, Leesburg, VA 20175 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or call (703) 737-8213 to request hard copies or electronic copies. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdoc uments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).
ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A NEW CHAPTER OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LOUDOUN COUNTY Affordable Housing Land Development Application and Development Permit Fee Waiver Program
Pursuant to Virginia Code §§15.2-1427 and 15.2-958.4 the Board of Supervisors gives notice of its intention to propose for passage an ordinance to establish a new Chapter: “Affordable Housing Land Development Application and Development Permit Fee Waiver Program” (“Program”), of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County. The proposed ordinance would establish the Program which allows the waiver of fees associated with Affordable Housing Land Development Applications or Affordable Housing Development Permit applications for qualified applicants and developments. The Program contains provisions, including but not limited to:
The Loudoun County Department of Housing and Community Development has prepared the CDBG Citizen Participation Plan pursuant to Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 42 United States Code 5301, et seq., and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations at 24 Code of Federal Regulations Subtitle A §91.105. The purpose of the hearing is to share the draft citizen participation plan, obtain citizens’ views and to respond to questions. All citizens and organizations are invited to present their views and comments.
• The Board delegates the authority to approve/deny Program applications to the Director of the Coun ty’s Department of Building and Development (“Director”).
A complete copy of the full text of the above-referenced proposed ordinance is on file and available for public
• Both types of residential units (for rental units and for sale units), all types of developments (construc tion, preservation, and/or rehabilitation/renovation), and any development size (small or large) may be eligible for the Program, provided the development consists exclusively of affordable housing.
inspection at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-777-0200. Documents may also be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www. loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Busi ness Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).
Pursuant to Virginia Code §§15.2-1427 and 46.2-1216, et seq., the Board of Supervisors gives notice of its intention to amend each section of Chapter 482, Parking Garages and Surfaces Lots, of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County. The purpose of the proposed amendments is to: add “on-street parking” to the parking areas subject to the regulations set forth in Chapter 482, to allow virtual permits for permitted on-street parking, and to correct non-substantive grammatical and/or typographical errors throughout the Chapter.
Pursuant to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations at 24 CFR Part 903, the Board of Supervisors hereby gives notice that it intends to conduct a public hearing for the purpose of considering and adopting amendments to the Administrative Plan for Loudoun County Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. The Administrative Plan establishes policies for Loudoun County to implement the HCV Program in a manner consistent with HUD requirements, local goals, and objectives contained in the Administrative Plan.
Pursuant to Virginia Code §§15.2-1427 and 46.2-1216, et seq., the Board of Supervisors gives notice of its intention to amend Chapter 484, Parking Meters, of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County. The proposed amendments to the ordinance include: amending the title “Parking Meters” to “On-street Meters and Permit Parking,” include permit parking as a method of managing parking in the County, allow for the issuance of virtual permits to residents, eliminate outdated criminal enforcement terminology, and correct non-substantive grammatical and/or typographical errors throughout the Chapter.
AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 484 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LOUDOUN COUNTY Parking Meters
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The LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS will hold a public hearing in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, at 6:00 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, September 14, 2022, in order to consider:
ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A NEW SECTION OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LOUDOUN COUNTY Chapter 656 - Conduct in WMATA Facilities and Vehicles
Pursuant to Virginia Code §§15.2-1427 and 15.2-958, the Board of Supervisors gives notice of its inten tion to create Chapter 656 of the County of Loudoun Codified Ordinances. The purpose of this addition is to regulate conduct in Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority facilities and vehicles so as to provide for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the County and for the preser vation of peace and good order by regulating conduct in and around certain modes of public transportation operated by WMATA. The proposed creation of Chapter 656 will be effective upon adoption by the Board of Supervisors.
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A complete copy of the full text of the ordinance, including the proposed amendments, is on file and available for public inspection at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-777-0200. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).
ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A NEW CHAPTER OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LOUDOUN COUNTY Chapter 485 - Residential Parking Management Areas
AMENDMENTS TO THE ADMINSITRATIVE PLAN FOR LOUDOUN COUNTY HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM
A complete copy of the full text of the proposed amendments for the above-referenced ordinance is on file and available for public inspection at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-777-0200. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).
A complete copy of the full text of the proposed Citizen Participation Plan are available and may be ex amined at the Loudoun County Department of Housing and Community Development, 106 Catoctin Circle S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Plan is also available online at www.loudoun.gov/cdbg. Written comments on the Plan may be submitted to the attention of the CDBG Program Manager at the Department of Housing and Community Development, Post Office Box 7000, Leesburg, Virginia 20177 or by email to Eileen Barnhard at Eileen.barnhard@loudoun.gov through September 13, 2022.
• Excludes zoning map amendment applications (ZMAP), zoning concept plan amendment applica tions (ZCPA), and applications that are not exclusively affordable housing developments.
Pursuant to Virginia Code §§15.2-1427 and 46.2-1230, the Board of Supervisors gives notice of its in tention to adopt Chapter 485, Residential Parking Management Areas, of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County. The proposed ordinance would allow the establishment of on-street permit parking in administratively defined Parking Management Areas (PMA) and provides eligibility criteria for purchas ing an annual residential parking permit for designated permit parking spaces within a PMA.
• The Board may determine the maximum amount of fee waiver each fiscal year, starting in 2024.
A complete copy of the full text of the above-referenced proposed ordinance amendment is on file and available for public inspection at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-777-0200. Documents may also be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).
• The affordable housing development must be completed within three (3) years upon approval of the fee waiver, which may be extended (1) year by the Director.
• §501 (c)(3) organizations and private-sector entities may apply.
A complete copy of the full text of the above-referenced proposed chapter is on file and available for public inspection at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-777-0200. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Super visors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).
Copies of exhibits showing the location(s) of the above-listed conveyance(s) and associated documents are available for review and may be examined at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or call (703) 777-0200. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).
Pursuant to Virginia Code §15.2-1800, the Board of Supervisors shall consider conveying three parcels of County-owned property, consisting together of approximately 6.42 acres and all improvements thereon, to the Piedmont Environmental Council. The subject property is located on the south side of John Mosby Highway (Route 50), east of Meetinghouse Lane (Route 732) and west of New Mountain Road (Route 631) in Aldie, Virginia, in the Little River (formerly Blue Ridge) Election District. The subject property is more particularly described below: Copies of the plat(s) showing the location(s) of the above-listed conveyance(s) and associated docu ments are available for review and may be examined at the Loudoun County Government Center, Infor mation Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-777-0200. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).
During this review, land within the District may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, at the owner’s discre tion by filing a written notice with the Board of Supervisors at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District.
3. Forests and woodlands with a management plan that specifies the actions required to maintain and enhance the stands.
Conveyance of Approximately 6.42 Acres of Real Property to the Piedmont Environmental Council
The current period of the Hillbrook Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on December 18, 2022.
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PROPOSED CONVEYANCE OF COUNTY PROPERTY Conveyance of Easements to Northern Virginia Electrical Cooperative
CLS Bldg C, LC; CLS Phase 1, LC; CLS Phase II, LC; and Comstock Loudoun Station L.C., of Reston, Virginia, have submitted an application for an appeal of the November 12, 2019, Zoning Administrator determination, ZCOR-2019-0172, which granted approval of administrative changes to the approved Concept Development Plan for ZCPA-2015-0014, Loudoun Station Gramercy District, pursuant to Section 6-1216(A) of the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance, including a modification to the road network for the Loudoun Station Gramercy District and an alteration to the orientation of some buildings within the Loudoun Station Gramercy District. The subject property is zoned PD-TRC (Planned Development-Transit Related Center) under the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordi nance and is also located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contours. The subject property is approximately 10.7 acres in size and is located north of the Dulles Greenway (Route 267) and south of Shellhorn Road (Route 643) in Ash burn, Virginia, in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 089-36-1174 and is owned by Au Loudoun Station, LLC.
The District has a four-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of 20 acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC), and the Planning Commission to conduct a review in order to determine whether to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Parcels currently enrolled in the District are located within an area generally south of the Town of Hamilton, east of Taylor Road (Route 726) and generally west and north of Shelburne Glebe Road (Route 729), in the Catoctin Election District.
1. Management Plan that specifically states that the property owner(s) are accumulating the required 5-year production records in order to qualify for agricultural, to include horticulture, land use tax deferral.
4. Wetlands, flood plains, streams and/or rivers that have Management Plans that set forth the terms for their maintenance and enhancement.
Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the Hillbrook Agricultural and Forestal Dis trict, were notified by certified mail of the District’s review.
REVIEW AND RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE HILLBROOK AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT
Pursuant to Virginia Code §15.2-1800 et seq., the Board of Supervisors shall consider conveying fiber and power utility easements over PIN 278-49-1882, commonly known as 21101 Evergreen Mills Road, to Northern Virginia Electrical Cooperative (NOVEC). The proposed easements are fifteen (15) feet wide and approximately eighty (80) feet long. The easements would be used to supply new, upgraded services to the Bell Atlantic Cell Tower, which is owned and operated by Crown Castle Towers, for use by DISH Wireless to enhance local 5G network services. The easements are located on the western edge of the County Solid Waste Management Facility (Landfill), north of The Woods Road, in the Little River (formerly Catoctin) Election District.
During this review, land less than 5 acres, or 20 acres or greater, in size that is currently enrolled in the District will be automatically renewed. However, any parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres will be ineligible for renewal and inclusion within the District unless the owner submits an application on forms provided by the Department of Planning and Zoning and one or more of the following criteria is met:
In accordance with Section 15.2-4307 of the Code of Virginia, the applications may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by calling 703-7770246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies or electronically at: https://www.loudoun.gov/adac (5-16-2022 ADAC Meeting under Agendas and Bylaws). Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors
APPEALAPPL-2021-0002OFZCOR-2019-0172
2. Animal Husbandry including Equine uses (commercial or non-commercial) with a Management Plan that relates the pasture carrying capacity to limit the number of animals allowed.
PROPOSED CONVEYANCE OF COUNTY PROPERTY
Parcel Listings: The ADAC held a public meeting on May 16, 2022, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate the Hillbrook Agricultural and Forestal District, and to review renewal applications and requests for withdrawal of land from the District. The reports and recommen dations of the ADAC and the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, will be considered by the Board of Supervisors at its public hearing.
Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”). PIN ADDRESS ACRES ZONING 361-45-5744 39469 John Mosby Hwy 3.21 RC, A3 & AR2 361-45-8246 39483 John Mosby Hwy 0.50 RC 361-45-9838 39491 John Mosby Hwy 2.71 A3 & RC PIN Tax NumberMap EnrolledAcres PIN Tax NumberMap EnrolledAcres 311353202000 /47///3/////1/ 10 384375867000 /46/////////6/ 227.57 347278146000 /46/B/1/////5/ 5.68 385184020000 /46//24/////7/ 13.82 347279770000 /46/B/1/////6/ 3 385205336000 /46////////50/ 10 347281088000 /46/B/1/////7/ 3 385493728000 /46////////19/ 151.12 348261506000 /46/A/2/////3A 1.39 386186519000 /46///5/////1/ 5 348265830000 /46/A/2/////4/ 5 386207289000 /46///1/////1A 10 348397542000 /47/////////5A 3 387497678000 /46//16/////1/ 33.3 348463955000 /46/////////8B 16.6 418197302000 /37/C/1/////3/ 0.56 348483672000 /46/A/1/////B/ 32.02 420106596000 /46////////21A 66.75 348494012000 /46////////14D 11.45 420177513000 /45////////65A 10.03 349207633000 /47////////10B 20 420264793000 /45////////87D 22.21 349251308000 /46////////50E 11.73 420284351000 /45////////88/ 246.5 349253193000 /46//13/////2/ 13.1 420407144000 /46/////////2A 64 349259862000 /46//13/////1/ 5.85 421156494000 /45////////53A 10 350370285000 /46////////55A 7 421192134000 /45////////60A 6 383157096000 /46/////////1/ 90.25 421203121000 /46////////24D 12.01 383262181000 /46/////////4C 3 421288243000 /45////////63/ 103.25 383355024000 /37////////37/ 150.29 421351997000 /45////////65B 15.01 383362307000 /46/////////4A 4.39 422303507000 /46////////36A 72.17 384354504000 /46/////////2/ 26.3 422491222000 /45////////60/ 114.71 384355168000 /46/////////6A 5.26 454498344000 /36//29/////9/ 9.33 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Legal Notices
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3. Forests and woodlands with a management plan that specifies the actions required to maintain and enhance the stands.
Parcel Listings:
feet without providing an ad ditional setback from streets or from lot lines in
Leesburg Commercial LC of Fairfax, Virginia has submitted an application to rezone approximately 10.03 acres from the PD-CC(SC) (Planned Development – Commercial Center – Small Regional Center) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-IP (Planned Development – Industrial Park) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to permit all principal and accessory uses permitted in the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, at a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.60 (up to 1.0 by Special Exception). The subject property is located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contour and the Limestone Overlay District. The subject property is approximately 10.03acres in size and is located south of Battlefield Parkway on the east side of the Dulles Greenway (Route 276) and the west side of Compass Creek Parkway in the Leesburg (formerly Catoctin) Election District. The subject prop erty is more particularly described as PIN: 234-38-2596. The area is governed by the policies of the 2019 General Plan (Leesburg Joint Management Area (Leesburg Joint Land Management Area Employment Place Type)) which designate this area for a range of light and General Industry uses at a recommended FAR of up to 1.0. ZMAP-2021-0006, SPEX-2021-0022, ZMOD-2021-0020, ZMOD-2021-0023 & ZMOD-2021-0024HYDEPARK (Zoning Map Amendment, Special Exception & Zoning Ordinance Modifications)
CMPT-2021-0014 & SPEX-2021-0053
During this review, land within the District may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, at the owner’s discre tion by filing a written notice with the Board of Supervisors at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District.
MERRITTZCPA-2021-0006ATASHBROOK LOT 4 (Zoning Concept Plan Amendment)
The subject property is approximately 57.61 acres in size and is located south of the Dulles Greenway (Route 267) in the northeast corner of the intersection of Belmont Ridge Road (Route 659) and Broad lands Boulevard (Route 640) in the Ashburn Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 154-19-9491. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use Place Type)), which designates this area for a mix of Residential, Commercial, Entertainment, Cultural, and Recreational uses as a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) up to 1.0.
feet
4. Wetlands, flood plains, streams and/or rivers that have Management Plans that set forth the terms for their maintenance and enhancement.
During this review, land less than 5 acres, or 20 acres or greater, in size that is currently enrolled in the District will be automatically renewed. However, any parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres will be ineligible for renewal and inclusion within the District unless the owner submits an application on forms provided by the Department of Planning and Zoning and one or more of the following criteria is met:
2. Animal Husbandry including Equine uses (commercial or non-commercial) with a Management Plan that relates the pasture carrying capacity to limit the number of animals allowed.
each of
38 BL 154 Owner, LLC of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, has submitted applications for the following:
1. Management Plan that specifically states that the property owner(s) are accumulating the required 5-year production records in order to qualify for agricultural, to include horticulture, land use tax deferral.
1) To rezone approximately 57.61 acres from the PD-OP (Planned Development – Office Park) zoning district and PD-H3 (Planned Development – Housing 3) administered as the PD-OP zoning district to the R-16 ADU (Townhouse/Multi-family, ADU Development Regulations) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to develop up to 779 residential units, consisting of a maximum of 432 single-family attached residential units and a maximum of 347 multifamily residential units, at a density approximately 13.52 dwelling units per acre; and 2) A Special Exception to permit the modification of the minimum yard requirements for ADU developments in the R-16 ADU zoning district. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed modification of the minimum yard requirements for ADU developments in the R-16 ADU zoning district is listed as a Special Exception under Section 7-903(C)(3). The applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance Modification(s):
Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the New Featherbed Agricultural and Forestal District, were notified by certified mail of the District’s review.
required minimum yard dimensions. §5-1403(B), Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Road Corridor Buffer Setbacks, Road Corridor Buffer and Setbacks Matrix, Table
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MILESTONE TOWERS MICKIE GORDON PARK (Commission Permit & Special Exception)
The ADAC held a public meeting on May 16, 2022, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate the New Featherbed Agricultural and Forestal District, and to review renewal applications and requests for withdrawal of land from the District. The reports and recom mendations of the ADAC and the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, will be considered by the Board of Supervisors at its public hearing.
Leonard Forkas of Milestone Tower Limited Partnership IV, of Reston, Virginia has the permitted maximum from 45 to 60 addition to the 5-1403(B). Reduce the required building setback from 100 feet to 75 feet along Belmont Ridge Road. Reduce the required building setback from 75 feet to 52 feet along Broadlands Boulevard, and from 75 feet to 45 feet along a proposed Broadlands Boulevard right turn lane for a proposed site en trance north of Glebe View Drive (Route 2348)
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In accordance with Section 15.2-4307 of the Code of Virginia, the applications may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by calling 703-7770246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies or electronically at: https://www.loudoun.gov/adac (5-16-2022 ADAC Meeting under Agendas and Bylaws). Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: : www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).
COMPASSZMAP-2021-0012CREEKSECTION 4 (Zoning Map Amendment)
The current period of the New Featherbed Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on November 3, 2022. The District has a four-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of 40 acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC), and the Planning Commission to conduct a review in order to determine whether to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Parcels currently enrolled in the District are located within an area generally on the south side, and south, of the Goose Creek, east of Wancopin Creek, west of Cobb House Road (Route 629) and Oatlands Road (Route 650), and north of John Mosby Highway (Route 50), in the Little River (formerly Blue Ridge) Election District.
Merritt-AB4, LLC of Baltimore, Maryland, has submitted an application to amend the existing proffers and concept development plan (“CDP”) approved with ZMAP-1994- 0012 in order to reduce the building setback from Route 7 from 300 feet to 200 feet so that an additional 34,000 square-foot building can be constructed on the property. The property is currently developed with a 72,492 square foot, two-story office building with associated surface parking. The resulting change would increase the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) from ap proximately 0.24 to 0.35. The subject property is located within the Planned Development – Industrial Park (PD-IP) zoning district and within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 noise contour. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance. The subject property is approximately 7.07 acres in size and is located south of Harry Byrd Highway (Route 2020) and on the east side of Ashbrook Place in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particu larly described as PIN: 057-47-2346 with an address of 2009 Ashbrook Place, Ashburn, Virginia. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use Place Type)), which designate this area for compact, pedestrian friendly mix of Residential, Commercial, Entertainment, Cultural and Recreational uses at a recommended FAR of up to 1.0.
REVIEW AND RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE NEW FEATHERBED AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT
submitted applica tions for the following: 1) Commission approval to permit a 150-foot-tall Telecommunications Monopole CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE PIN Tax NumberMap EnrolledAcres PIN Tax NumberMap EnrolledAcres 431264518000 /88////////41A 115.48 466393875000 /88/////////6/ 175.61 431479465000 /88//27/////1/ 40 467282312000 /88/////////9/ 2.64 466196389000 /88/////////7A 15.3 501301846000 /88//12/////2/ 12.6 466353459000 /88//17////WL/ 20.44 501304482000 /88//12/////3/ 7.28 ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION PROPOSED MODIFICATION §3-602, R-16 Townhouse/Multifamily Residential, Size and Location. Increase the maximum district size from 25 acres to 58 acres. §3-607(B)(2), R-16 Townhouse/Multifamily Residential, Building Requirements, Multifamily, Building Height. Increase
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§4-808(A)(2), PD-TC Planned Development –Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Generally. Eliminate the requirement for a town green.
§5-1404(B) Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Buffer Yards, Use Buffer Yard Matrix, Table 5-1404(B). Eliminate the buffer requirements along the northern property line.
§4-802(A), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Size, Location and Components, Town Center Core. Reduce the Town Center Core minimum size from 10 acres to four acres.
AUGUST 25, 2022 LOUDOUNNOW.COM PAGE 27 with a two-foot-tall lightning rod at the top of pole inside a 50 by 50 square-foot related equipment com pound in the AR-2 (Agricultural Rural) zoning district; and 2) a Special Exception to permit a 150-foottall Telecommunications Monopole with a two-foot-tall lightning rod at the top of pole inside a related equipment compound in the AR-2 zoning district. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance.
§4-805(A)(3)(a), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Lot Requirements, Town Center Core, Yards, Front. Increase the maximum front yard setback from 25 feet to 35 feet.
§4-808(A)(8), PD-TC Planned Development –Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Generally. Eliminate the requirement for 12 foot side walks in the Town Center Core.
The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District and within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contours, within the QN (Quarry Notification) Overlay District- Loudoun Note Area, and partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District). The subject property is approximately 7.11 acres in size and is located north of Innova tion Avenue (Route 209) and east of Sully Road (Route 28), in the Sterling (formerly Broad Run) Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN 035-27-7033. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Urban Policy Area (Urban Transit Center Place Type)) which designate this area for a range of Residential, Retail, Office, Entertainment, and Community Activity uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of up to 2.0.
The applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s):
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§4-808(D), PD-TC Planned Development –Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Access from Major Roads. Allow the primary access to the district to be from a residential neighborhood street.
§4-806(A), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Building Requirements, Lot Coverage. Eliminate the 0.80 maximum lot coverage requirement in the Town Center Fringe.
§4-808(A)(3), PD-TC Planned Development –Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Generally. Allow for a maximum of up to 100% of the total gross floor area to be devoted to residen tial use.
§4-808(A)(11), PD-TC Planned Development –Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Generally. Eliminate the requirement for above grade parking structures to be compatible with near by building architecture.
§5-1102(D) and Table 5-1102, Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements, Number of Parking and Loading Spaces Required, Parking and Loading Requirement by Use. Reduce the parking requirements to 1.25 parking spaces per residential unit and 0.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of nonresidential uses
KRG Ashburn Loudoun Uptown, LLC of Indianapolis, IN, has submitted an application to amend the concept development plan and amend the proffers approved with ZMAP-2005-0008, One Loudoun; ZMAP-2012-0016, One Loudoun; ZMAP-2013-0009, One Loudoun; ZCPA-2008-0003, One Loudoun; ZCPA-2012-0012, One Loudoun; ZCPA-2013-0006, One Loudoun, ZMAP-2015-0007, One Loudoun; ZCPA-2015-0013, One Loudoun; ZMAP-2018-0005, ZMAP-2018-0006, and ZCPA-2018-0005, One Loudoun in order to: a) to increase the residential density by 1,745 multifamily units for a total residential density in the PD-TC (Planned Development – Town Center) zoning district of a 0.68 Floor Area Ratio (FAR) and to decrease the amount of nonresidential density from 3,598,400 to 2,813,850 square feet for a total non-residential density in the PD-TC zoning district of a 0.52 FAR. The application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance. The Applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance mod ification(s):
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§4-808(B)(2), PD-TC Planned Development –Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Town Center Core. Eliminate the requirement for block frontages to be occupied by pedestrian oriented businesses on the ground floor.
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§4-808(B)(1), PD-TC Planned Development –Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Town Center Core. Eliminate the requirement for blocks in the Town Center Core.
§4-802(A), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Size, Location and Components, Town Center Core. Eliminate the requirement for vertically inte grated buildings.
§4-802, PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Size, Location, and Components. Allow the Town Center Core to be located within 10,000 feet of another Town Center Core.
§5-1303(A)(1), Tree Planting and Replacement, Canopy Requirements, Site Planning. Allow the 10% tree canopy requirement to be calculated based on the land area of the proper ty in lieu of the limits of the rezoning.
§4-806(B)(1)(a), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Building Requirements, Building Height, Town Center Core, Maximum Height. Increase the maximum building height from 60 feet to 85 feet.
ZCPA-2021-0002 & ZMOD-2021-0032 ONE LOUDOUN (Zoning Concept Plan Amendment & Zoning Ordinance Modification)
§4-808(A)(4), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Generally. Eliminate the civic space requirement. §4-806(B)(2)(a), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Building Requirements, Building Height, Town Center Fringe, Maximum Height. Increase the maximum building height to 150 feet §4-808(A)(3), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Generally. Increase the maximum allowable percentage of gross floor area for residential use from 50 percent to 60 percent.
§4-802, PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Size, Location, and Components. Reduce the PD-TC minimum zoning district size from 30 acres to 4 acres.
AllowAND for a Buffer Type 1 along Innovation Avenue and Davis Drive in lieu of a Buffer Type 2.
§5-1403(D) Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks, Road Corridor Buffer Width and Plant Requirements, Table 5-1403(D). Reduce the Type 1 required road corridor buffer width from 10 feet to eight feet.
§5-1403(B) Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks, Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks Matrix, Table 5-1403 (B). Reduce the required building setback from 75 feet to 20 feet and the required parking setback from 35 feet to 15 feet along Innovation Avenue and Davis Drive.
The proposed use requires a Commission Permit in accordance with Section 6-1101 and is listed as a Special Exception use in Table 2-202 of Section 2-202 and under Section 5-618(B)(2).
The subject property is approximately 99.89 acres in size and is located on the north side of U.S. Route 50 and the west side of Carters Farm Lane (Route 627) at 23229 Carters Farm Lane, Middleburg, Virginia, in the Little River (formerly Blue Ridge) Election District. The subject property is more particularly de scribed as PIN: 503-40-4063. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Rural Policy Area (Rural South Place Type)), which designate this area for Open Space, Passive Recreational, Agricultural, Agricultural supportive business, Equestrian facilities, and very low-density Residential uses at a recommended density of up to one dwelling unit per 40 acres or one dwelling unit per 15 acres equivalent for optional Residential clustering in large-lot subdivisions.
§4-805(C)(2), PD-TC Planned Development – Town Center, Lot Requirements, Other yard requirements, Adjacent to Other Districts. Reduce the minimum building and parking setback from 20 feet to 15 feet. AND Reduce the minimum setback for outdoor stor age and loading from 35 feet to 5 feet.
§4-808(A)(5), PD-TC Planned Development –Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Generally. Eliminate the requirement for on-street park ing.
ZMAP-2021-0007, ZMOD-2021-0025, ZMOD-2021-0026, ZMOD-2021-0027 & INNOVATIONZMOD-2021-0028MULTIFAMILY (Zoning Map Amendment & Zoning Ordinance Modifications) Greystar Development East, LLC of McLean, Virginia, has submitted an application to rezone approxi mately 4.8 acres from the R-1 (Single Family Residential) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-TC (Planned Development – Town Center) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to develop a maximum of 415 attached multifamily dwelling units at a pro posed maximum density of 86.46 dwelling units per acre and a maximum 1,500 of nonresidential uses.
§4-808(A)(4), PD-TC Planned Development –Town Center, Land Use Arrangement, Generally. Eliminate the requirement for civic or public uses.
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The subject property is located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, between the Ldn 60-65, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60, aircraft noise contours, and located partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District). The subject property is located in the southwest quadrant of the Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7) and Loudoun County Parkway (Route 607) interchange, and north of Russell Branch Parkway (Route 1061), in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particu larly described as follows: The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use Place Type)) which designate this area for Residential, Nonresidential, and Public/ Civic uses at an FAR of up to 1.0 FAR. Unless otherwise noted in the above notices, copies of the above-referenced amendments, applications, ordinances, and/or plans and related documents may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Gov ernment Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-7770246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies, or electronically at www.loudoun.gov/lola. This link also provides an additional opportunity for public input on active applications. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing docu ments, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meet ings”). In addition, for detailed instructions on how to access documents using LOLA, to request that documents be emailed to you, to receive physical copies of documents, or to arrange a time to view the file at the Loudoun County Government Center, please email DPZ@loudoun.gov or call 703-777-0246 (option 5). Board of Supervisors public hearings are available for live viewing on television on Comcast Government Channel 23 and Verizon FiOS Channel 40, and livestreamed at loudoun.gov/meetings. All members of the public who desire to speak will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. Public input may be provided by electronic means at Board public hearings. Members of the public who wish to provide public input, whether electronically or in person, will be accommodated without advanced sign-up during the hearing, however, members of the public are strongly encouraged to sign-up in advance. For this public hearing, advanced sign-up will be taken after 8:30 a.m. on September 2, 2022, and no later than 12:00 p.m. on September 14, 2022. If you wish to sign-up in advance, call the Office of the County Administrator at (703) 777-0200. Citizens will also have the option to sign-up during the public hearing. Citizens may also submit written comments by email sent to bos@loudoun.gov. Any written comments received prior to the public hearing will be distributed to Board members and made part of the minutes for the public hearing. Hearing assistance is available for meetings in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation as a result of a physical, sensory or mental disability to participate in this meeting, please contact the Office of the County Administrator at 703-777-0200. At least one busi ness day of advance notice is requested; some accommodations may require more than one day of notice.
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Copies of documents related to the public hearing are available for inspection and copying at the Purcellville Town Hall during the hours of 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday, holidays Davidexcepted.A. Mekarski, AICP, Town Manager 8/25 & 9/1/22
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Pursuant to Virginia Code Section 15.2-2507, the Town of Purcellville, Virginia hereby gives notice of a public hearing to receive comments on a proposed amendment to its Operating Budget that exceeds 1%. This amendment is to appropriate funding for the renovations at the leased Police Department facility in the amount of $600,000. The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 in the Town Council Chambers of the Purcellville Town Hall, located at 221 South Nursery Avenue. At this hearing, all persons desiring to express their views concerning the budget will be heard. Citizens will also be able to participate in the public hearing via remote participation. Please check the Town's website for virtual meeting information. Questions about participating remotely can be sent to Diana Hays, Town Clerk at dhays@purcellvilleva.gov.
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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-judi cial 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. Pleaseleesburgva.gov.submityour 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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The Town of Leesburg Board of Zoning Appeals
The Planning Commission will conduct multiple public hearings concerning the proposed Zoning Or dinance 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.
Section 7.04, Landscaping, Buffers, and Screening CR R93ZO Sections 5-1303(B), 5-1400.
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.
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o Buffer Yards, including determination of type of buffer yard required, use of existing vegeta tion and trees, buffer yard types and respective width and plant requirements, and buffer yard location.
o Canopy coverage calculation requirements including use of existing trees and exclusion of certain land areas and features.
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 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.
• 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 con struction site, underwater swimming pool and water feature, emergency, and motion sensing light ing; 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.
o Maximum number of parking spaces permitted.
o 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 require ments (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.
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.
• 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.
• Establish new provisions regarding:
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o Electric Vehicle Parking, including applicability to certain zoning districts and types of devel opment; 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.
• Establish new provisions regarding: o Buffers, Setbacks, and Yards, including, prohibited uses in various setbacks and yards and screening requirements.
• Delete provisions that use glare to regulate lighting.
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o Parking Adjustments, including Zoning Administrator authority to approve an increase in max imum parking spaces allowed or up to a 35% reduction of minimum required parking spaces.
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.
Section 7.05 Light, Noise, and Vibration CR R93ZO Sections 5-652, 5-1501, 5-1502, 5-1503, 5-1504, 5-1505, 5-1507.
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.
The LOUDOUN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a public hearing in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room on the first floor of the County Govern ment Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following:
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• Revise provisions regarding:
o General Landscape Provisions, including implementation of plant unit requirements, and re quirements for landscape plans, permitted uses in buffer yards and road corridor buffers, land scape installation, and maintenance of landscaping.
o Parking Location and Design, including off-street parking facility access requirements and de sign requirements for compact/walkable/urban nonresidential off-street parking applicable to certain zoning districts, parking structures, and parking for recreational and multifamily uses,
Pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 15.2-2204, 15.2-2285, and 15.2-2286, the Planning Commission gives no tice 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, re placing, renumbering, and re-ordaining it as the new Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance (“Zoning Ordi nance Amendments” or “Zoning Ordinance”).
The proposed new Zoning Ordinance has been reorganized and renumbered into Chapters 1-13. Cross-ref erences (CR) to corresponding provisions of the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance (R93ZO) are provided in this notice, as applicable. Proposed amendments may establish new regulations, revise existing regu lations, 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 gram matical errors; and to update formatting and cross-references.
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.
Section 7.02, Reserved for Future Public Hearing Section 7.03, Tree Planting, Replacement, and Preservation CR R93ZO Section 5-1300
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• Revise and consolidate provisions regarding:
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.
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 Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks, including location, siting, and width requirements appli cable 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 General Standards including minimum plant sizes and installation requirements.
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.
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.
o Parking Area Landscaping and Screening Requirements, including respective interior and pe ripheral parking area landscaping requirements regarding applicability of such landscaping, and minimum area, plant types, screening, location, and siting.
o Waivers and Modifications that may be granted by the Zoning Administrator, Board of Super visors, or Board of Zoning Appeals, respectively.
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o Canopy Requirements for different types of applications and developments.
o Applicability of Section to uses and agricultural operations.
o Car-Share Parking, including applicability to certain developments within certain zoning dis tricts; Minimum required number of car-share parking spaces for parking facilities; and reduc tion of required parking spaces for car-share parking spaces located within certain distances of building entrances.
• Revise provisions regarding: o Applicability of the Section and exceptions, and requirements for new vegetative material and use of existing vegetation.
o Applications for modification of the requirements of this Section.
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, light ing 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 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 cov erage, and buildable area are calculated, and structures that are exempt from building height requirements.
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 subcategories: wall signs, window signs, and murals.
Section 8.04, Freestanding Signs
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.
• Revise and consolidate provisions regarding: o General Standards, including undergrounding.
• Clarify that any sign not specifically permitted is prohibited.
• Revise and consolidate provisions regarding Owners Association requirements for any development that contains certain common areas or improvements, exception to Owners Association require ments if the only common element is a private road, Owners Association rights and responsibilities, and review process for Owners Association documents.
• Revise and consolidate provisions regarding:
• Establish new provisions regarding Visibility at Intersections, including Visibility Triangle require ments 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 pri vate roads in other zoning districts through approval of a Zoning Map Amendment.
o Suburban and Urban Policy Area Zoning Districts central water and sewer service require ments.
o Village Parking, including applicability to Village Conservation Overlay District or areas des ignated as Legacy Village Cores under the General Plan; Minimum and maximum parking requirements based on use; Use of certain public, shared, and on-street parking to meet parking requirements; and Additional regulations regarding location, access, and visibility of parking and loading spaces.
• Clarify regulations of “off-premises” signs.
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.
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.
o Group signs into 5 “common zoning districts” categories: urban/mixed use, neighborhood, commercial, employment/industrial, and rural.
• Clarify the following: o Permitted signs are allowed subject to regulations and no other signs are permitted.
Section 8.01, Application of Sign Regulations
• 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.
o Specific Residential Design Type Parking applicable to certain single-family attached and multifamily dwellings, including how tandem, garage, driveway, and on-street parking spaces count towards the parking requirements, and minimum and maximum parking requirements.
o Joint Land Management Area Zoning Districts, including municipal water and sewer connec tion 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.
• Delete Sections 1204(B)(C) and (D) regarding ground mounted bonus multiplier and Table 5-1204(D) Sign Requirements Matrix
o Rural Policy Area Zoning Districts, including maintenance of individual and communal sys tems, 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 Signs approved by a sign permit or sign development plan are subject to its terms.
• Revise regulations for sidewalk signs from 1 sign per tenant to 1 sign per building entry for Com mercial/ Employment/Industrial, Urban/Mixed Use zoning district categories.
CR R93ZO Table 5-1204(D) Sign Requirements Matrix.
• Establish new provisions regarding: o Applicability of the Section and exemptions.
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 Loading Spaces, including applicability to certain uses; Minimum loading space requirements based on gross floor area ranges; and Location standards.
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CR R93ZO Sections 5-1202(B)(C), 5-1204(A).
• Establish new subcategories: ground signs, pole signs, and sidewalk signs.
• 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 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.
CR R93ZO Section 5-1201.
o Limitations on parking and paved parking surfaces within residential yards.
• 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).
CHAPTER 8: SIGNS
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; Addi tional rules for computing parking requirements for uses not listed, accessory uses, and alter ations, expansions, and changes in use; and Applicability to new construction, expansion of existing uses, and existing uses.
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.
• Establish new regulations regarding freestanding signs, which include ground signs, pole signs, and sidewalk signs
Section 7.09, Owners Associations
o Visibility at Intersections, including applicability to certain intersections; Visibility Triangle standards within which no impediment to visibility is to be placed; Visibility Triangle require ments for driveway or alley intersections with roads; and Exceptions to Visibility Triangle requirements.
o Road Network, including general requirements regarding road connections for new develop ment; 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.
Section 8.02, General Sign Requirements
• Establish new attached sign category, which includes wall signs, window signs, and murals.
• Clarify that the regulations apply to all signs and add exemption for government signs.
Section 8.05, Attached Signs
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.
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o Transition Policy Area Zoning Districts public water and sewer service requirements.
• Establish new regulations for signs in PD Districts that they are subject to an approved sign permit and/or sign development plan.
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.
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.
• Delete provisions requiring parking covenants for Zoning Administrator approved parking reduc tions.
o All signs must be secured and not impede visibility.
CR R93ZO Table 5-1204(D) Sign Requirements Matrix.
Section 8.03, Prohibited Signs CR R93ZO Sections 5-1202(A)(D).
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Oversized Vehicle Parking, including applicability to oversized vehicles in certain zoning dis tricts; 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.
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.
o Pedestrian and Bicycle Network, including applicability to certain zoning districts; and Re quirements regarding width, location and siting, underpasses and tunnels, and mid-block pas sageways in certain zoning districts or if certain development features are present.
o General Standards, including location, siting, and screening requirements.
• Revise regulations regarding prohibited sign characteristics.
• Establish new regulations to: o Regulate a sign’s structure and physical parameters and not the sign’s content.
o Adaptive Reuse Standards, including applicability to and eligibility of certain structures; Lo cation, 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.
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, illumina tion, channel letters and animated).
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o Nonconforming Uses, including applicability to principal uses; Prohibition on expansion of nonconforming uses with exception for nonconforming residential uses located within noncon forming 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 nonconform ing use superseded by a permitted use.
• 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.
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Sections 11.04, Zoning Permit & 11.05, Sign Permit CR R93ZO Sections 5-500, 5-1203, 5-1509, 6-1000.
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.
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• Establish regulations allowing the Zoning Administrator to approve requests for reasonable accom modations in accordance with Va. Code § 15.2-2309(2).
• Delete provisions regarding Rezoning Review Schedule.
• Establish that the Director of Planning and Zoning determines minimum submission requirements for zoning applications, including digital submission standards to replace physical media.
Section 8.10, Sign Measurements R93ZO Section 5-1200 Figures 1 through 6. Clarify regulations regarding general sign measurement standards and establish measurement stan dards 10: NONCONFORMITIES AND ADAPTIVE REUSE R93ZO 1-400. Sections 10.01, General Requirements; 10.02, Nonconforming Uses; 10.03, Nonconforming Struc tures; 10.04, Nonconforming Lots; 10.05, Adaptive Reuse R93ZO Section 1-400. Establish new provisions regarding: Special exception approval required for conversion condominiums that do not comply with local regulations.
• 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.
CR R93ZO Section 6-1200.
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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.
CR R93ZO Section 6-1300.
• Establish new regulations identifying required content for applications to establish new or add prop erty to an existing HOD.
• Delete regulations regarding sketch plans.
Section 11.11, Special Exception Review Subsections 11.11.01, Special Exception (SPEX) & 11.11.02, Minor Special Exception (SPMI)
• Revise requirements regarding Placard Notices, providing that an unintentional technical defect will not delay public hearing.
Sections 11.06, Site Plan & 11.07, Subdivision CR R93ZO Sections 6-700, 6-800.
• Incorporate regulations regarding fees (including existing fee schedule as Appendix C), public hear ings, and disclosure of development plans upon new home sale.
• Revise regulations regarding inactive applications, allowing applicant to suspend and reactivate an application and allowing administrative withdrawal for failure to pursue an application.
o Nonconforming Structures, including requirements applicable to the repair or reconstruction of nonconforming structures; Prohibition on alteration or enlargement of nonconforming struc tures 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.
• 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.
• Rename “Historic District Overlay” to “Historic Overlay District”.
• 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 accor dance with Va. Code § 15.2-2286(A)(4).
• 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.
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.
• Incorporate existing regulations regarding criteria for establishment of new HODs or removal of property for an existing HOD.
CHAPTER 11: PROCEDURES
• Revise regulations to separately identify requirements for zoning ordinance amendments, zoning map amendments, concept development plans and amendments, and proffers.
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Section 11.10 Zoning Amendments Subsections 11.10.01 through 11.10.05
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• 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 appli cable provisions of the Code of Virginia.
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• 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.
for freestanding signs. • Delete Section 5-1200 Figure 2 Pole Mounted Signs CHAPTER
• Revise regulations regarding submission, review, and decision for SPEX and SPMI applications and minor changes for approved special exceptions.
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. Digital signs: where permitted, message duration and transition, light sensing devices, auto matic shutoff, owner responsibilities, and required maintenance of digital signs without the need for Sign Development Plan approval or amendment. External illumination and shielding.
• Revise and consolidate procedures regarding the Preapplication process for legislative applications and Completeness Check for submitted applications (formerly “Checklist Review”).
CR R93ZO Section 6-1100.
o Nonconforming Lots, including prohibition on establishment of nonconforming lots with cer tain exceptions; Use of nonconforming lots; and Requirements applicable to boundary line adjustments between nonconforming lots or a conforming and a nonconforming lot, and non conforming lots created by highway realignment or condemnation.
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Section 11.03, Administrative Waivers and Modifications CR R93ZO 1-201(L).
Subsection 11.10.08, Historic Overlay Districts (HODs) – Additional Requirements
Section 11.02, Determination CR R93ZO Section 6-401(C).
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• 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.
Section 11.08, Variance CR R93ZO Section 6-1600.
Section 8.07, Historic Signs Establish new regulations regarding protecting and designating signs as an Historic Landmark, in cluding altering and/or rebuilding.
• Establish new regulations requiring Pre-Review for all commission permits, except for telecommu nications facilities.
• Establish new submission requirements for applications within the Limestone Overlay District (LOD) and Mountainside Overlay District (MOD) to protect natural and environmental resources.
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• 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.
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AUGUST 25, 2022 LOUDOUNNOW.COM PAGE 31 Legal Notices o The documentation required for a mural sign permit application. o The standards of approval the Zoning Administrator must consider in approving a mural sign permit application.
• 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.
CR R93ZO Section 6-1800.
• 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.
• Establish a new rule of interpretation regarding the use of “such as” to mean “including, but not limited to”.
• Delete the following definitions: Recreational Uses. Utility Scale; Emergency; Energy Storage; Entertainment Facility; Establishment; Extractive Industries. Façade; Facility; Farm; Farm Distribution Hub; Flex Building; Food Preparation; Freight. (General); Ground Passenger Transportation (e.g. Taxi, Charter Bus); Ground water Extraction, Commercial. Halo Lit; Heliport or Helistop; Historic Setting. External; Industrial Storage. Legacy Zoning District; Library; Live/Work Dwelling. Machinery and Equipment Sales and Services; Maintenance
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
Subsections 11.11.05, Special Exception for Parking Adjustment; 11.17, Parking Adjustments
and Repair Services; Manu factured 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 Hous ing; 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; Shooting Range, Indoor; Sign, Animated; Sign, Digital; Sign, Feather; Sign, Incidental; Sign, Light Post Ban ner; Sign, Monument; Sign, Mural; Sign, Pylon; Sign, Window; Sign Face; Slaughterhouse; Small Business, Agricultural and Rural; Snack or Beverage Bars; Solar Energy Equipment, Fa cilities 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 Impound ment; Vertical Cost; Virginia Landmark Register. o W: Water Extraction; Wholesale Distribution, Warehousing and Storage; Wood, Metal and 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 [Agri cultural Education or Research]; Agriculture; Airport. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
Subsection 11.11.03, Sign Development Plan
Section 11.15, Appeals CR R93ZO Section 6-1700.
o Identifying factors for consideration for SPEX applications to authorize conversion condo miniums that do not conform to local regulations, as provided in Va. Code § 55.1-1905.
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o Judicial review of BZA decisions to reflect compliance with Va. Code § 15.2-2314.
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CR R93ZO Section 6-1217.
Subsection 11.11.04, Special Exception for Errors in Location
• Revise regulations regarding submission, review, and decision for zoning modification applications.
• 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 To establish a SPEX or SPMI use in a very steep slope area.
• Establish new regulations:
CR R93ZO Section 1-206.
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Section 11.12, Zoning Modification
• Add, delete and revise definitions as appropriate; additional changes to Zoning Ordinance defini tions will be identified in the notice published prior to the second public hearing.
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.
CHAPTER 12: OFFICIALS, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS
o To authorize temporary special events as part of an underlying SPEX or SPMI use.
CR R93ZO Section 5-1102(F). Revise regulations and procedures regarding administrative parking adjustments that may be ap proved by the Zoning Administrator. Establish new regulation requiring special exception for parking reduction of more than 35%.
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o Authorizing HDRC to advise Zoning Administrator on enforcement matters.
o Identifying additional requirements for SPEX applications to authorize lighting that does not comply with lighting standards prescribed in Section 7.05.02.
Section 11.14, Enforcement CR R93ZO Sections 5-1510, 6-500.
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• Add requirement for BZA to act within 90 business days after receiving complete application.
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• Establish new regulations requiring Pre-Review for zoning modification applications.
• Revise and consolidate regulations regarding enforcement of Zoning Ordinance requirements, in cluding Zoning Administrator’s responsibilities, criminal violations, civil violations, and enforce ment of light, noise, and vibration standards.
• Revise regulations regarding submission, review, and decision for special exceptions for error in structure location or errors in very steep slopes.
CR R93ZO Section 5-1504(C).
o Confirming the Planning Commission must elect a Chair and Vice-Chair from its membership.
CHAPTER 13: DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION
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; Agricul tural Structure; Agriculture, Bona Fide; Agriculture Supportive Business; Alternative Lending Institution; Amphitheater; Archery; Area Median Income (AMI); Auction Facility, Livestock. o B: 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; Commercial; Commercial Strip Development; Communica tions Facility; Community Garden; Composting Facility; Congregate Housing; Contributing; Convenience Store (with Gasoline Sales); Covered Activities; Conversion Condominium; Crest; Cultural Tourism. o D: Decommission, Solar Facility; Dinner Theatre; Donation Center; Donation Drop-off Box; Dry Cleaning Plant; Dwelling, Live/Work. o E: Electric Energy Storage,
Sections 12.01, Zoning Administrator; 12.02, Planning Commission; 12.03, Board of Zoning Ap peals (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 To establish new or expand existing stone quarrying operations.
CR R93ZO Section 12-1202(E). Revise regulations regarding submission, review, and decision for, and minor changes to, sign de velopment plan. Revise procedure to provide for review and decision by BZA, instead of recommendation and ap proval by the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors, respectively
• 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.
• Revise regulations regarding what constitutes the official zoning map and clarify where the authori tative data source for locations and boundaries is kept.
Section 11.13, Historic Overlay District (HOD) Review CR R93ZO Section 6-1900.
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The object of this suit is to hold an adjudicatory hearing pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-252 for Marjorie Cruz; and hold a dispositional hearing for review of initial Foster Care Plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-278.2 and 16.1-281 for Marjorie Cruz.Itis
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.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 8.01-316 Case No.: JJ046150-02-00
ORDERED that the defendant Unknown Father appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before September 12, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. (Adjudicatory) and October 11, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. (Dispositional) 8/25, 9/1, 9/8 & 9/15/22
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 8.01-316 Case No.: JJ046453-01-00
It is ORDERED that the defendant Manuel Bardales appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before September 1, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (Adjudicatory) and October 12, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. (Dispositional) 8/25, 9/1, 9/8 & 9/15/22
Loudoun Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Marjorie Cruz Loudoun County Department of Family Unknown/v.ServicesFather
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
Pursuant to Sections 15.2-1427, 15.2-2204, 15.2-2205 and 15.2-2285 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the LEESBURG PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a public hearing on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176 to consider Zoning Ordinance Amendment TLOA-2022-0005 revising the following Sections of the Zoning Ordinance:
The object of this suit is to hold an adjudicatory hearing regarding child protective order pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-253 for Mailin Perez Munoz; and hold a dispositional hearing regarding child protective order pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-278.2 for Mailin Perez Munoz.
TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE 10 DENSITY/INTENSITY & DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS RELATING TO EXTENSIONS INTO REQUIRED YARDS FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
The purpose of the amendment is to clarify and establish that stairs and landings attached to decks accessory to single-family attached, and multi-family dwellings do not require a setback from interior lot Copieslines.and additional information regarding this proposed Zoning Ordinance amendment is available at the Department of Planning and Zoning located on the second floor of the Leesburg Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or by calling 703-737-7920 and asking for Michael Watkins, Zoning Administrator. This zoning ordinance amendment application is identified as case number TLOA-2022-0005. At this hearing all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations should contact the Clerk of the Commission at (703) 7712434 three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711. 8/18 & 8/25/2022
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/ Allzoningordinancerewritemembersofthepublic 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. 8/11, 8/18, 8/25/22
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.
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.Itis 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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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)
Following each meeting, the presentation will be posted on the LCPS website, at https://www.lcps.org/Page/81470.
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)
ABC LICENSE My Home Thai Inc., trading as My Home Thai Bistro II, 19890 Belmont Chase Dr., Ashburn, VA The20147above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA AlCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Wine and Beer On and Off Premisesand Mixed Beverages license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Anuchit S., President Note: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200. 8/25 & 9/1/22
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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.
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 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)
All persons desiring to speak will be given an opportunity to do so at this meeting.
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The proposed zoning amendment is available for review on the Town website at: www.lovettsvilleva. gov. You may also request a copy be sent to you via email by contacting John Merrithew, Planning Director at (540) 822-5788 between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm weekdays, holidays excepted. In the event the meeting is postponed, the public hearing will be convened on the next regularly scheduled meeting at the same time and place.
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The purpose of the amendment is to create definitions for “livestock” and “fowl”, and to establish standards for keeping certain livestock and fowl in Lovettsville. Proposed standards would limit the type and number of livestock and fowl, set minimum lot sizes and setbacks from neighboring properties, and establish requirements for storing feed, disposing of waste, and constructing enclosures.
The LOVETTSVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on the following item at their meeting on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 6 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, Lovettsville, Virginia. Written comments regarding this item can be submitted to clerk@lovettsvilleva.gov by 3:00PM on the day of the meeting. Members of the public may access and participate in this meeting electronically.
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Administrators, educators, and students have made many compromises during the past two pandemic-dominated school years. They’ve been costly compromises. We don’t yet know the true depths of the learning loss, or the programs and resources that will be needed for students to fully recover.
The setbacks students experienced over the past two years are not a reflection on Loudoun schools; the experience is shared in divisions across the nation. But a failure to adequately respond to those needs would fall directly on the shoulders of our local educational leaders.Thepriority must be to comprehensively address the issue, not to downplay its severity.
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PAGE 36 LOUDOUNNOW.COM AUGUST 25, 2022 Norman K. Styer, Publisher and Editor - nstyer@loudounnow.com EDITORIAL Renss Greene, Deputy Editor rgreene@loudounnow.com Jan Mercker, Reporter jmercker@loudounnow.com Alexis Gustin, Reporter agustin@loudounnow.com ADVERTISING Susan Styer, Advertising Manager sstyer@loudounnow.com Tonya Harding, Account Executive tharding@loudounnow.com Vicky Mashaw, Account Executive vmashaw@loudounnow.com Published by Amendment One Loudoun, LLC 15 N. King St., Suite 101 Leesburg, VA, 20176 PO Box 207 Leesburg, VA 20178 703-770-9723 Loudoun Now is mailed weekly to homes in Leesburg, western Loudoun and Ashburn, and distributed for pickup throughout the county. Online, Loudoun Now provides daily community news coverage to an audience of more than 100,000 unique monthly visitors. The Priority Loudoun students return to the classroom this week for what they hope will be the first normal school year since 2018.Gone are home isolations, the long hours of screen time and the masks. Back are non-socially-distanced class collaborations, full access to extracurricular activities and, hopefully, an environment that is focused entirely on providing educational excellence.
As school leaders begin that important assessment they must do so with a critical eye. Particularly at a time when public schools are under fire for myriad grievances, there is clearly a tendency to roll out a positive spin. That’s not how the students’ deficiencies will be identified and corrected.
A Memorial Editor: I have two words that best describes an article featuring the essay “The Important History of The Brave American Veterans Who Sacrificed Their Lives from 1775 to the Current Date for American Freedom” in a recent Loudoun Now … “Awesome job!” However, after reading this again, I thought more about it and quickly came up with two other words: “What’s missing?” Yes, oddly the Loudoun County Courthouse lawn is missing an obvious warItmemorial.hasbeensaid that during this particular war “no county in Virginia that did not witness a decisive battle suffered more than Loudoun.” While locally hundreds of friends and family members chose to take opposite sides of this conflict, dozens of Loudouners died during “some of the darkest parts of American history.” A war that an estimated 620,000 men—roughly 2-pecent of the nation’s population—lost their lives in the line of duty: The Civil War. Perhaps it is time that we install a large, plain, white granite headstone with a simple bronze plague that reads: “In memory of those Loudoun County residents who fought for states’ rights, to preserve the union and to abolish slavery. 1861-1865” — Earl W. Hower, Leesburg Keep Going EV with Buses Editor: Loudoun County Public Schools has wisely applied for the EPA’s Clean School Bus Grant Program for 25 EV school buses. If awarded, it would bring the number of EV school buses in the county to 46. While 46 EV buses are a small percentage of the school district’s approximately 800 diesel buses, it is a beginning for bettering physical health and well-being of our children and grandchildren, for LCPS staff and Loudoun County citizens. Diesel school buses emit four of the EPA’s six worst pollutants for public and environmental health; the four are particulate matter (soot), carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide. These pollutants are factors in cases of asthma, allergies, and other upper respiratory issues. They also exacerbate these diseases.When you stop behind an idling diesel bus while children climb on or off, you are breathing the same dangerous noxious emissions that the children experience. Only last year, a National Resources Defense Council study indicated that a child riding in a diesel bus could be exposed to up to four times the diesel exhaust that a child riding in a car ahead of the bus might be. Riding in the back of a diesel school bus, with windows closed, results in even more exposure to unhealthy emissions. Transport in diesel buses presents an important public health issue for our children, grandchildren, and others. EV school buses, on the other hand, have no tailpipe emissions and thus provide a ride to school free from dangerous exhausts. For this reason alone, LCPS should not buy one more diesel bus. The LCPS must develop a plan for the replacement of all diesel buses with buses
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In an independent poll conducted earlier this year, 78% of Loudoun’s residents agree: People who work in Loudoun should be able to live in Loudoun. First step: We must make intentional investments and apply landuse policies that enable people who work here to live here affordably.
What is the Cost of Housing in Loudoun?
Led by the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties, What is the Cost of Loudoun Housing is part of the Workforce Housing Now (workforcehousingnow.org) community service effort amplifying Loudoun’s voice for workforce housing as the missing ingredient to our community’s prosperity.
Amy Owen
What is the cost of housing in Loudoun? It’s more expensive than we know. To start, we have to examine how housing affects our community’s future. When 45% of Loudoun renters are spending more than 30% of their income on rent, we have to ask, “What is the cost of Loudoun housing”? When 61% of Loudoun’s workforce lives outside of the county, we have to question what are we losing about everything we value when it comes to living in Loudoun County. Loudoun does so much, so well. We rank as one of the healthiest counties in Virginia. Our crime rate is enviable. We have horses, wineries, and breweries in our backyard. We enjoy the convenience of the Smithsonian to the East and countryside to the West. And, for more than a decade, we have been ranked as one of highest income-earning counties in the U.S. Here in Loudoun County, we enjoy quality of life with vibrant neighborhoods and social diversity. Who wouldn’t want to live here? So, what is the cost of housing? When it comes to workforce housing, it’s the cost of our economic sustainability. Just as roads and bridges are causeways for community development, homes are the building block of economic development—assets that will be around for decades. Assets that are homes to the people who fuel and feed our community, our businesses, and its economy.
No one wins when housing becomes so unaffordable in Loudoun that people have trouble holding onto their jobs. No one wins when our teachers, our medical support staff, and first responders can’t afford to live here. No one wins when businesses can’t count on the ingenuity, entrepreneurial spirit, and day-to-day commitment of a local workforce.
Amy Owen has served as president & CEO of the Community Foundation since 2012.
In June, the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties launched a Workforce Housing Now community service campaign amplifying Loudoun’s voice for workforce housing as the missing ingredient to our future economic prosperity.
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Take a moment to visit WorkforceHousingNow.org and meet the good people who wish they could live here and work here. Meet the good people who struggle to make ends meet while they do live here. Meet the good people who wish they could hire all the staff necessary to run their business. Workforce housing is a driver of community outcomes. It catalyzes jobs, talent retention, health, education, and social justice—every aspect underscoring the importance of home.Likemany other community’s tackling this issue across America, we can do this and do this right. Left to its own devices, the market will not solve the shortage of workforce homes. We must build the economic future of Loudoun and elevate this issue by connecting with our friends and neighbors, to our philanthropic community, to our business leaders, and to our elected officials, making this a foundational building block to Loudoun’s economic prosperity. Because workforce housing is foundational.
This is important: Workforce housing is not a conversation about or an initiative around charity. It is a conversation about Loudoun’s legacy as a community and its future economic prosperity.
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THIS concerned about a return to the this year? your at pollsloudounnow.com/ providing our youth a healthier ride to and from school. Any school bus orders for diesel buses need rescinding, replaced by an order for EV buses. EV school buses can provide an important teaching tool to our students about public and environmental health. EV buses are a great show-and-tell for one of the ways Loudoun County Public Schools and the larger community put children’s health first. Children want to be confident that their schools and communities are doing everything in their power to protect them from harm. That confidence grows through actions taken in support of their well-being. As we learn about the dangers of diesel fuel emissions and their effect upon children’s health, will the School Board develop a strategic plan for replacing diesel buses with EV buses? If so, then every EV bus becomes evidence for LCPS actions taken in support of children’s physical health. It will communicate to our children and youth, we have your back. May every child in the LCPS system receive this inherent message as delivered by every new EV school bus: “We have your back.”
BY AMY OWEN, PRESIDENT & CEO, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
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Those results reflect statewide trends. Across Virginia, gaps between pre-pan demic performance in 2021-2022 were much wider among Black, Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students, En glish learners and students with disabili ties, according to the VDOE. Loudoun school administrators high lighted bright spots in the test results in a press release after the results were an nounced Aug. 18. Historically, students in Loudoun County Public Schools have done well compared to statewide scores, and the most recent results reflect that. With the help of specialized instruc tional assistance, Loudoun County stu dents with disabilities and English learners scored higher than similar students across the state. Students with disabilities in Loudoun County last year had a pass rate of 50% in reading, whereas their counter parts within the state had a pass rate of 43%. For math, Loudoun students with disabilities had a pass rate of 45%, com pared to 39% Meanwhile,statewide.Englishlearners had a 36% pass rate in reading compared to a 32% pass rate statewide, and a 40% pass rate in math compared to 36% statewide.
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The outcry from developers also led to a mailed and online marketing campaign from Dulles Landing urging residents to oppose the new noise overlay—which drew a strongly worded response from Letourneau in a newsletter to constituents, titled “Dulles Landing’s Deceptive Cam paign to Build “Unfortunately,Apartments.”thematerial from Dull es Landing is quite deceptive and obfus cates their real intent—to build 600 apart ments at the shopping center,” Letourneau wrote.He wrote it’s “not a secret that Dull es Landing is struggling.” He said he has been trying to help the shopping center since it opened, which he said is hampered by the developer’s decisions not to build access to Rt. 50, the mix of businesses in the shopping center, and inadequate sig nage—with the county having approved new sign plans more than a year ago, but so far no new signs going up.
According to the school division, 34 Loudoun schools increased their pass rates on the reading SOL test by at least five per centage points and 50 schools increased their pass rates in the math SOL test by at least 10 percentage points. Another 34 schools increased their pass rates on the science SOL test by at least 10 points. Ziegler said he is “excited for the future.”
“The bottom line is that in-person in struction matters. When we compare the 2021-2022 data with achievement in 2020-2021—when the majority of our stu dents were learning remotely or on hybrid schedules—we can see the difference our teachers made once they were reunited with their students in their classrooms,” said state Superintendent of Public In struction Jillian Balow in the press release. This year also saw an increase in the percentage of students taking SOL tests. More than 96% of Loudoun students en rolled in an SOL-related course took a state assessment in 2022, a significant increase from the previous year, when VDOE optout waivers resulted in participation rates varying from 67% for reading to 73% for science. Participation rates are now closer to pre-pandemic years when at least 99% of students were tested in every content area, according to the VDOE release.
“While it’s too soon to say that the learning loss brought about by the pan demic has been overcome, or that academ ic life has returned completely to normal, I think these scores reflect the outstanding effort and commitment to excellence our teachers and staff have made on behalf of LCPS students,” Ziegler wrote. “Knowing that we can never be complacent about academic achievement, we will analyze the data and make adjustments as neces sary, and I think these test scores show that Loudoun County Public Schools is head ing in the right direction.” This past school year was the return to in-person learning for all 132 Virgin ia school divisions. A VDOE analysis of statewide data shows a strong correlation between in-person instruction during the 2020-2021 school and higher achievement on the spring 2022 SOLs. For example, 69% of students who experienced in-per son instruction for nearly all of 2020-2021, and 62% of students who experienced in-person instruction for most of 20202021 passed their 2022 math tests, com pared with 39% and 37% who experienced nearly all or mostly remote instruction.
Land Use Planner Michael Romeo from the law firm Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh, which frequently represents large developers in applications to the county, said “there is no publicized or compelling need to change the noise contours at this time.” He argued existing homeowners in the newly drawn high noise zone would not be able to make improvements to their homes, which he said would become non-conforming uses under county zoning. “Even if a creative solution is provid ed to issue permits for additions and decks for these homes, it will not change the fact that affected homeowners will now own nonconforming homes,” he said. “This classification will negatively affect the marketability and sales perception of these homes. And for what purpose?”
“The ‘live, work, learn and play’ plan ning that goes into what can be a worldclass community, that can go away,” said Chris Garland, representing developer Beatty Companies which owns the Dulles Landing shopping center, and referring to the Board of Supervisors’ vision statement for Loudoun to be a place “where every one can be proud to live, work, learn and play.”“That’s going to go away, even though we don’t know what might not come in the future. When is a fifth runway going to be built, that ‘live work learn and play’ is go ing to go away,” Garland said. “…. That’s going to turn into trucks, service, storage and distribution. It’s your choice. You guys can do something about it now, and we are ready to work with you and collaborate.”
PAGE 38 LOUDOUNNOW.COM AUGUST 25, 2022 that also featured concerns from residents living near the airport, representatives from several major developers and related companies in Loudoun urged the commis sion to either recommend the county not adopt the new maps, or to carve out excep tions or grandfathering for their projects.
“If you do support the 600 apartments in this location, then you certainly can let us know, and we may respectfully disagree—but at least now you have the facts,” he wrote. The Planning Commission voted 8-0-1, Vice Chairman Jeff Salmon (Dulles) ab sent, to send the new overlay to a work session for more consideration. n 4 pre-pandemic levels. In science, Loudoun saw a 16-point drop in pass rates during the pandemic, from 88% before the pandemic began. Since last year, Loudoun regained only three points, reaching a 75% pass rate. History and social science SOL pass rates showed the most progress, after drop ping 18 points during the pandemic down to 71% and regaining 10 points this year for an 81% pass rate. In reading, 84% of Loudoun students achieved a passing score in spring 2019. The pass rate dropped five points in 2021 and gained back one point this year. How ever, because there was a less rigorous proficiency standard on the 2021-2022 reading SOL, students appear to have done better than they actually did, according to theBlackVDOE.and economically disadvantaged students in Loudoun also continued to see lower pass rates than their peers. For ex ample, on the math SOL Black students had dropped 26 points from their pre-pan demic 76% pass rate and regained 12 points this year to reach a 62% pass rate. Economically disadvantaged students had dropped 35 points in spring 2021 tests but rebounded by 17 points this year to reach a pass rate of 51%.
“The plan that the Dulles Landing de velopers came up with for the future of the shopping center is to build 600 apartments on what was supposed to be commercial space—actually a restaurant park in their most recent approvals—on their property,” Letourneau wrote. “They say that if they are able to do this, they would potentially be able to finance other parts of the proj ect to bring additional components to the shopping center. I have made it absolutely clear to them—directly—that I am not go ing to support residential development in thatHelocation.”saidthere is nothing from the county government preventing the developer from bringing in the “highly desired recreation, entertainment, dining, shopping, and gath ering spaces for outdoor concerts, farmers’ markets, and community celebrations” mentioned in the mailing, which does not mention apartments.
Representatives from other developers, like Toll Brothers, made similar cases.
“I am extremely encouraged by these results,” Superintendent Scott Ziegler stat ed. “Not only did our SOL scores improve or remain stable, they did so while seeing a significant increase in the number of stu dents participating in SOL testing. I am also heartened that students with disabili ties and English learners scored above the state average on these assessments.”
“The first step in addressing the learn ing loss our students have experienced is to dive into the SOL data at the state, di vision and school levels and identify the instructional supports and interventions students require individually and in the ag gregate to get back on track to grade-lev el proficiency,” said Balow. “This is es pecially critical for our youngest learners who have spent more than a third of their early elementary years without the benefit of in-person instruction.” This fall, VDOE will introduce indi vidualized progress reports for students in grades 1-8 that will allow parents to see where their children are succeeding and where they have fallen behind. The department will pilot the progress reports in selected school divisions before making them available for students and parents statewide.
“The board really buys into that pre-planning to mitigate that risk, so I will say that we’re prepared to weather this construction environment, because the board has placed such a deliberate emphasis on planning for a properly-funded contingency program,” she said. It also helps, she said, that the county government has a reputation for paying its bills on time. She said impacts to the county’s capital plans will most likely be seen in projects farther into the future, beyond the county’s six-year window for funding capital projects. Those projects have less-specific estimates for costs, and supervisors have not yet approved specific funding plans for
“The CIP is a huge cargo ship, where it really takes a lot to slow down and pause capital projects because there’s so much planning,” she said. “The timeframe to design and then execute capital projects is so long that you don’t get a lot of benefit from just stopping projects.”
She pointed out that staff members annually recommend allocating some of the county’s year-end fund balance—unspent funds at the end of a fiscal year, such as from savings from vacant jobs or unexpectedly higher tax revenues—to the contingency fund, conscious of an “ambitious” capital program.
And, she pointed out, the capital budget, which includes everything from roads to fire stations to parks, is based on longterm planning and direction from the county board: “It’s so prioritized and so based on other standing direction from the board, through the comprehensive plan or the Countywide Transportation Plan or the various master plans we have, that at some point we’re going to have to do that project,” she said. “It’s not going to go Theaway.”county, too, has seen some projects go over budget estimates. Bourke said there has been an influx of construction projects and contractors have their pick of projects to bid on. And that is already factored into the county’s budget planning.“Weover the last few years have made a really deliberate effort to build up our contingency planning,” Bourke said. “So we include contingency budgets not only in a central account, but we also include construction contingency in our project estimates to mitigate some of the risks of fluctuation and inflation.”
At that meeting July 12, County Administrator Tim Hemstreet warned supervisors that they will face budget challenges that Loudoun County hasn’t seen in years, as real estate values slow their growth, the massive pandemic-era infusions of state and federal funding stop, inflation drives up prices, and new General Assembly legislation take a bite out of data center taxes—all of which will hit the county government’s tax revenues.
But County Department of Finance and Budget Deputy Director Megan Bourke in an interview Monday said while the county’s day-to-day operating budget may be hit, the capital budget will see less of an immediate impact.
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But the county government, for its part, is already doing that budget work, with long-standing contingency planning and a budgeting process that virtually never stops. County budget staff members began their work on the next annual budget almost as soon as the current fiscal year began and have already held their first meeting with supervisors on the county’s economic and financial outlook and budget priorities for next year.
“Wherethem. I think we’ll see the impact of this environment is likely in the out years of the CIP, whether we have to not add as many projects, or increase the amount of contingency we’re planning for those projects,” she said. n
Grand Sponsor Print PartnerFounder & Producer Strategic Partner ed school staff to consider an alternate method of procurement for some projects, less common than design-build, the typical lowest-cost bid war to build a project that has already been designed. Called “construction manager at-risk,” the alternate method would see a construction contractor brought in earlier in the process, consulting on the project’s design and cost estimates. Once the project is ready to build, the construction company commits to deliver it within a certain maximum price, absorbing any cost overruns beyond that—thus, at-risk. Lewis told the School Board that the staff will be looking into that method as they look for ways to expedite a planned elementary school. Lewis declined to be interviewed for this story through school Public Information Office Wayde Byard. In an emailed response to inquiries, Lewis wrote that school staff members are evaluating construction market conditions to see whether they will need to make any changes to the capital budget.
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