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Butler Tapped as Leesburg’s New Mayor BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ The Town of Leesburg has a new mayor following a special meeting Monday night. Councilman David S. Butler will slide down the Town Council dais a few seats, as he won the four votes needed to be appointed mayor. He was supported by council members Tom Dunn, Katie Hammler and Suzanne Fox. The vote comes following a debate that lasted almost a

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month on who would be best to fill the seat formerly occupied by Kristen C. Umstattd, who won election as the Leesburg District representative for the county Board of Supervisors in November. Her resignation became effective Dec. 31, and Vice Mayor Kelly Burk has since served as acting town mayor. The matter of appointing a mayor to fill the remainder of Umstattd’s term, which will expire on Dec. 31 of this

year, was first discussed at the council’s Jan. 11 work session. While it seemed to be the will of the majority of the council at that work session that a sitting council member be appointed to the seat, the following night no council member put forward for appointment received the necessary four votes. Another try at a vote was anticipated for two weeks later, but the meetings were cancelled due to the winter storm. Butler and Fox were the ones

Renss Greene/Loudoun Now David S. Butler is sworn in as Leesburg’s new mayor Monday, following a month-long stalemate among council members over who should serve the remainder of former mayor Kristen C. Umstattd’s term.

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BY RENSS GREENE Governor Terry McAuliffe’s proposed budget includes $50 million over two years to help Loudoun County’s largest employment center. The $25 million-per-year supplement, McAuliffe said, will help Dulles Airport push down ticket prices as it struggles to compete with other major airports—and

State funding could buy down ticket prices. Dulles Airport has the second-highest cost-per-passenger to airlines in the country, behind only Newark. local leaders say that includes its sister airport in the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Reagan National Airport. “Dulles Airport is one of Virginia’s premier economic assets, and this critical investment will

make it even stronger,” McAuliffe stated. “This funding will help support 45,000 direct and indirect jobs related to the United [Air Lines] Hub at Dulles and encourage other carriers to provide enhanced air travel offerings.”

Leaders of every political leaning and at every level of government agree that Dulles is essential to Loudoun County and the region. “This airport has to survive,” U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R10) said. “Failure is not an option.” “It’s a fundamentally important economic agent in Loudoun DULLES AID continues on page 30

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Developer Eyes Mason Campus Land Swap BY DANIELLE NADLER AND RENSS GREENE

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David Lohmann, owner of Abernethy and Spencer greenhouses in Lincoln, surveys the damage after 40 inches of snow from the blizzard caused his greenhouse full of spring plants to collapse. The 40-year-old structure was a total loss, but the 110-year-old historic greenhouses survived the record-breaking storm.

Lincoln Community Turns Out to Support Neighbors BY MARGARET MORTON When disaster hits, that’s when you know who your friends are. David Lohmann, owner of Abernethy and Spencer Greenhouses, and Sarah and Asbury Lloyd found out they have lots of friends after suffering devastating losses in two separate incidents. Early on Sunday morning, Jan. 24, the steel girders of a large greenhouse at Abernethy & Spencer Greenhouses collapsed under the weight of the snow. Lohmann was at his home, Springdale, about a half mile down Lincoln Road. “I was checking the cows, about 8:30 a.m., when I heard it,” Lohmann said of the loud cracking noise, followed by sounds of a crash. He ran up the road to find the large structure collapsed on the ground. Last Monday night, the Lloyds suffered a devastating fire at their two-century-old house on Lincoln Road in the village. The couple does not live in the home, but Asbury Lloyd makes a daily trip from Leesburg to check on it. Lloyd drove up on his daily inspection to find his house engulfed in flames as firefighters battled to contain the blaze.

Helping Out Neighbors quickly gathered round to help. The Lloyds are in their 80s and not in good health. The Lincoln Community League set up a fund for the couple and donations are being collected at the Lincoln Post Office. “They were the most fabulous neighbors,” said Amy Oswoski, who has lived next door to the Lloyds for 25 years. She is working directly with the Lincoln Community League to coordinate assistance for the couple. Lincoln-area resident Jean Brown said she talked with Lloyd at his ruined home and is cheered by the financial help neighbors are providing. Checks should be made out to Lincoln Community League, marked for Asbury Lloyd. The League’s newly posted online donation site— crowdrise.com/lcl-asbury—had raised more than $9,600 toward its $40,000 goal as of Tuesday.

Recovering the Nursery Two days after the snowstorm, neighbors gathered at Lohmann’s nursery to help. Brown was impressed by the “veritable bucket brigade” that formed as some 60 village residents helped move anything that could be salvaged from the 40-year-old greenhouse to an empty glasshouse on the property. “It was a big loss,” Lohmann’s general factotum Frank Ellmore said. The structure was not one of the historic 110-year-old glass greenhouses at the nursery, but a 45,000-square-foot steel and plastic structure that is the company’s largest greenhouse. Lohmann said all his spring plantings and tropical foliage were lost in the collapse and the freezing weather, although he is covered by insurance. The building fell as the steel girders crumpled under the weight of the snow. Even though the structure was heated, the snow accumulated so quickly the lower layers could not melt. “It was crazy, it fell so fast—I felt like I was back in New York State,” Lohmann said. On the plus side, Lohmann noted, “not one pane of glass in the historic glasshouses broke.” He’s rebounding. “We will be open for spring, March 1, just as usual, and will have restocked our inventory.” Lohmann is waiting for delivery of a new state-of-the-art greenhouse that will provide more efficient heating and water use. The new greenhouse will be assembled by a large crew coming from northern Ohio, and Lohmann will stock it with semi-finished plants he is buying from the Carolinas. Area growers are helping out as well. Members of the Lincoln Community League and others will return to help get the spring inventory ready for the traditional opening. “We didn’t want to break the cycle of 110 years,” Lohmann said. And it’s a pretty sure bet the nursery’s enthusiastic patrons will be at the door on March 1. For more information, email info@abernethyandspencer.com. mmorton@loudounnow.com

There is a deal in the works to bring to fruition a long-promised George Mason University campus to Broadlands. Thirty-seven acres between Demott Drive and the Dulles Greenway that were donated in 2009 by developer Van Metre Companies for a university campus has since sat vacant—in part, because the General Assembly has not earmarked money to build a campus. But preliminary planning documents show See Page 8 for more about that Van Metre Compathe General Assembly nies wants to cover the bill that could halt plans costs to build 200,000 for a new George Mason square feet of George campus in Loudoun. Mason classrooms and office space on a parcel to the south, along Mooreview Parkway next to the future Ashburn Metro Station. In exchange, the developer is asking for approval to build 200 apartments, parking garages and some retail on that same site. The developer would also build townhouses and multifamily homes on the property along Demott Drive. “It would be a land swap,” said Supervisor Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run), who is helping with the negotiations between the county, developer and the university. “George Mason would give up their 40 acres in exchange for 5 acres and cash in the current application, but that application is not the final one.” Negotiations are underway and details are scarce. When contacted, a planner working with Van Metre on the project said it was too early in the negotiation process to discuss the proposal. The new campus would be 10 times the square footage of George Mason’s current campus in Sterling. A pre-application filed by Van Metre in December indicates that the development company has spoken with Loudoun County Public Schools about setting aside about 15 acres of the site for an elementary school. School leaders have said that land for a school in that area is desperately needed. But the deal may not come easy. It’s still unclear whether the land swap would be threatened by bills in the General Assembly that would limit the types of proffer agreements the county government can accept. The most recent bill has several hard-won exemptions for Loudoun, but does not allow university campuses. It would not apply retroactively, but the agreement between Van Metre, Broadlands Associates LLP, the county, and George Mason isn’t yet complete. “This is more than an opportunity to get a university campus at the Ashburn Metro station using proffers,” Meyer said. “If the bill in Richmond isn’t amended to be able to allow for eduMASON LAND SWAP continues on page 5

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A sign on 37 acres between Demott Drive and the Dulles Greenway in Broadlands has promised a George Mason University campus since 2009. A deal that’s in the works might make the campus a reality, just on a different piece of land.

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A Loudoun Moment Melodie Schilling, age 3, concentrates on her own LEGO creation. She won a prize for correctly guessing how many LEGO pieces were in a jar—she guessed 37 on the dot.

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Hunter Chandler, an 11-year-old Lovettsville resident, gets to work on an extravagant project during LEGO Mania.

Pint-sized scenes like this creation made for fun viewing at LEGO Mania, held at the Lovettsville Community Center last Thursday.

LEGO Mania The Lovettsville Community Center looked like every kid’s—and engineer’s— dreamland last week. The center hosted LEGO Mania, an event for LEGO enthusiasts as young as 3 and as old as 90 to construct miniature scenes out of the beloved bricks. The projects were judged and awards were given. Christopher Schilling and Gavin Graham, both of Lovettsville, won first and second place, respectively, in the 3-5-year old category. Courage Kutch, of Aldie, and Emma Jones, of Lovettsville, won first and second place, respectively, among the 6-9 year-olds. And Ian Heine, of Lovettsville, and Andrew Zielke, of Purcellville, took first and second place, respectively, for those 10 and older. Gene Nazarowitz, age 69, from New York works on constructing a miniature village out of LEGOs at LEGO Mania.

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Loudoun Valley’s Hunter Breaks Fastest Mile Record Drew Hunter made history—again— Saturday when he shattered the national high school record for the indoor mile. The Loudoun Valley High School senior finished the one-mile race at the Armory Track Invitational in 3 minutes 58.25 seconds, surpassing Alan Webb’s 2001 U.S. record by more than a second to become the second American high schooler to break the 4-minute barrier indoors. The indoor record marks another historic feat for the Purcellville teen. In De-

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cational institutions, that won’t be able to happen. So this region will be deprived of a needed higher education institution.” Meyer said developers are excited to bring higher education to their developments, and that university deals are a “win-win.” “This is a model,” Meyer said. “This isn’t just a one-time deal, where developers can proffer a university campus so they aren’t just limited to traditional proffers. Developers are very excited about this, because having a university campus in your development creates a lot of foot traffic.” Supervisors have been critical of limiting proffers, and both supervisors and county employees have been in Richmond fighting the bill. “They’re taking this problem that’s very limited, and instead of targeting it, they’re using this broad net, and they could really have some serious damages that they aren’t thinking about,” Meyer said. dnadler@loudounnow.com and rgreene@loudounnow.com

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mile in U.S. history. In an interview in December, Hunter said it’s been fulfilling to tally so many successes in his final year of high school. “I’m going to go to Oregon for four years and run there, hopefully win some NCAA championships, and hopefully keep running professionally after,” Hunter said. Watch the video, “Meet Drew Hunter,” Courtesy of Aaron Wyche/Viva Loudoun produced by students at the C.S. MonDrew Hunter, a Loudoun Valley High School roe Technology Center in partnership senior, broke another national record with CPTV at LoudounNow.com. Saturday.

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Suspect Sketch Released In South Riding Student Assault The Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office on Tuesday released a composite sketch of one of two suspects who grabbed a South Riding teenager as she was walking home from school last week. According to the report, she was approached from behind by two Hispanic males as she walked in the area of Wakestone Park Terrace around 4:20 p.m. on Feb. 4. One of the suspects grabbed her backpack. The victim yelled and ran home after a brief struggle. The suspects are both described as being in their mid-’20s, five feet, six inches tall, and were wearing dark clothing. One of the suspects was wearing baggy jeans and possibly a red baseball cat. Anyone with any information regard-

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Sterling Man Charged With Assaulting Deputy A Sterling man faces a felony charge after allegedly hitting a deputy who was dispatched to break up a street fight Feb. 4. According to the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office, the deputy was called at 4:17 a.m. last Thursday to the 400 block of East Amhurst Street in Sterling where two people were fighting. One of the subjects approached the deputy’s cruiser and pushed the door as the deputy attempted to get out. The deputy attempted to detain the suspect, who did not follow commands and resisted. During a struggle, the suspect, Richard M. Rubio, allegedly struck the deputy. A second deputy arrived to help with the arrest. Rubio was charged with disorderly conduct and assault on law enforcement, a felony charge that carries a minimum six-month jail sentence.

Lovettsville-Area Shooting Injury Investigated A shooting was reported at a home on Mountain Road near Lovettsville on Monday night. Deputies were called to the home about 11:45 p.m. where a man reported he was unloading a firearm when it unintentionally discharged. He was transported to Winchester Medical Center and treated for injuries described as non-life-threatening. The case remains under investigation.

Thieves Target Unlocked Vehicles in Lovettsville The Town of Lovettsville has had a rash of larcenies over the past 10 days, with items taken from vehicles that were left unlocked. The Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office is working the cases and urges residents to both lock their cars and remove valuables from inside them. Mayor Bob Zoldos advises residents to heed the advice and make sure to take their laptops, tablets and GPS units inside the house or office.

Lansdowne Woman Charged In Domestic Assault A 31-year-old Lansdowne woman was charged with domestic-related assault following an altercation in a Harbor Hills Terrace home Sunday morning. Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office deputies were called to Inova Loudoun Hospital about 11 a.m. where a man was being treated for knife wounds. The injuries were described as non-life-threatening. Following an investigation, Leslin B. Reynosa was charged with assault. She was released on $3,000 bond.

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Grigsby Named Interim Police Chief; Public Input Sought in Selection Process BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ

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LoudounGov State Senate Joins House in Passing Proffer Limitations BY RENSS GREENE The Virginia Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that Loudoun County supervisors and staff have fought since its introduction, and which would limit proffer agreements with developers. Board members and county staff have made frequent trips to Richmond since this year’s session began to try to stop Woodstock Del. C. Todd Gilbert’s (R-15) House Bill 770, which was written by the Homebuilders Association of Virginia. That bill passed the House on Feb. 5. Its Senate counterpart, Senate Bill 549, was introduced by Harrisonburg Senator Mark D. Obenshain (R-26) and Springfield Senator Richard L. Saslaw (D-35.) The bills limit the scope of proffers that counties can ask or accept from developers hoping to rezone and build. Supervisors say it would put the kibosh on creative deals like having Brambleton developers build a library in exchange for higher housing density. Seeing no hope of defeating the bills, county representatives have instead focused on pulling their teeth, creating exceptions in the bill that protect Loudoun’s highest priority interests, including an exception for the tax districts surrounding Metro stations. As the county that accepts the most proffers in the state, Loudoun is the most vulnerable to the bill’s impacts. “Do they understand that we actually have current applications for proffers that would help fund a university campus here in Loudoun, willingly offered by the developer, that this would make illegal?” asked Supervisor Ron Meyer (R-Broad Run) in a board meeting before the General Assembly vote. “Do they realize that stopping a university campus on the Silver Line would fundamentally disrupt our competitiveness, not only in the region, but nationwide?” Meyers referred to an application that would construct a campus of George Mason University near Broadlands on Mooreview Parkway.

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Countybriefs Board Appoints Committee on Committees The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has appointed the Ad Hoc Committee on Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees. Chairwoman Phyllis Randall (D-At Large), Supervisor Kristen Umstattd (D-Leesburg), and Supervisor Suzanne Volpe (R-Algonkian) will serve on the committee. Randall will lead the committee, and the board has specified that all three members will need to be present to conduct business. Supervisors have said the committee on committees will look for efficiency by finding advisory bodies that can be dissolved or combined. Loudoun County has 54 such boards and committees, many of which seldom bring action items or reports to the Board of Supervisors. The appointments were confirmed unanimously Feb. 2.

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Supervisor Ron Meyer (R-Broad Run) rails against bills in the General Assembly that would restrict proffer agreements at the Board of Supervisors meeting Feb. 2.

Among local delegates, Dels. Kathleen Murphy (D-34), James M. LeMunyon (R-67), Jennifer B. Boysko (D-86), and John J. Bell (D87) voted against the measure. Del. J. Randall Minchew (R-10), a landuse attorney, abstained, and Del. Thomas A “Tag” Greason (R-32) did not vote. Only Del. Dave A. LaRock (R-33) supported the bill. He said the bill had been adjusted to watch out for Loudoun’s interests and reached a balance. LaRock owns general contractor LaRock Builders. “We don’t want to make it impossible to develop,” LaRock said. “I think proffers in some areas can go as high as $60,000 per lot, and it can really become prohibitive,” adding, “We need housing to bounce back.” The bill’s senate counterpart was passed a few days later after intense debate. “While some progress has been made to improve the bill, I’m disappointed that SB549 passed the Senate today,” said Leesburg Senator Jennifer Wexton (D-33.) “This legislation will limit Loudoun’s ability to manage growth and maintain our high quality of life, and will further increase the real property tax burden on Loudoun’s homeowners.” Arlington Senator Barbara Favola, whose district includes part of Loudoun, has twice voted for the

bill—once after amending it in the Senate Committee on Local Government, and again on the floor of the Senate. “The bill is not perfect, but it’s something Loudoun could live with,” Favola said. “Could it be better? Of course.” She said her votes are an ongoing strategy to fight proffers limitations. “The reality is, I knew this bill was going to pass, and I wanted to be able to be a player at the table,” Favola said. She plans to amend the bill further after Crossover Day, when the Senate and House each take up the other’s bills. Favola said she would like to include recreational facilities among its exceptions, and revisit the bill’s enactment clause to protect applications that have been filed but not completed. Then, she hopes to amend it again even after it is signed into law. “I’m fully expecting that we’ll be back in 2017 with tweaks and changes and all that,” Favola said. “I’m trying to keep a good relationship with the homebuilders so they’ll be friendly to those changes.” The two bills must now be reconciled before being sent to Governor Terry McAuliffe to be signed into law. rgreene@loudounnow.com

Loudoun County May Accept Passport Applications Loudoun County government staff members may soon be accepting passport applications. If the Board of Supervisors approves Loudoun County Administrator Tim Hemstreet’s recommendation, he will begin training staff in his office and at libraries that volunteer to join in to accept passport applications. Hemstreet said he has introduced this program in two other localities, Tamarac and Miami Beach, FL, where he worked as assistant city manager, before taking the Loudoun post in 2009. Supervisors voted to send the proposal to the Finance, Government Operations and Economic Development Committee for further study.

Loudoun Supervisors to Expand Zoning for Craft Breweries The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution of intent to amend the 1993 Zoning Ordinance that permits craft beverage businesses in many districts at its meeting Tuesday, Feb. 2. The change is the next step in a process begun in January of last year. At that time, the board approved a zoning change allowing limited, agriculture-based breweries in agricultural districts. However, it did not provide a broader use in zoning ordinances for craft breweries and distilleries elsewhere in the county. In September 2015, the board directed county staff to begin work on a zoning ordinance amendment to include craft beverages in other parts of the county. The amendment allows craft breweries and distilleries in non-residential zoning districts in the Suburban Policy Area and corridors along Rt. 28 as a permitted use. The zoning ordinance text amendment will now go to the Planning Commission, which is expected to consider the amendment in March.

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Ryan Ellis Grinds Out a Career in Racing BY CRAIG MURTO Ryan Ellis grinds out a workout at his local gym at least five times each week and plays hockey in an adult league in Winston-Salem, NC. He expects that when he moves back to Mooresville, NC—known as Race City USA—the 26-year-old will again take up boxing. But these activities simply keep the 2008 graduate of Ashburn’s Stone Bridge High School in shape for his passion: driving race cars. And in the second-to-last race of NASCAR’s 2015 Sprint Cup season, Ellis made his debut at the top of his sport. “The weekend was a blast,” Ellis said of his Sprint Cup debut at Phoenix, AZ., in the Circle Sport Racing Team’s No. 33. “I tried to soak in every moment. I had a ton of friends, sponsors, and other guests at the track that weekend so I knew Sunday, especially, was going to be crazy. You never know when the last time you’re going to strap into a race is, so you have to enjoy every minute, especially in a moment like that. It’s tough to balance ‘just enjoying the moment’ with ‘working your butt off ’ to make sure it’s not the last time you strap into a Cup car, but I think I did a good job of it.” Ellis did a good job indeed and

brought the car home in one piece without getting in the way of the championship contenders. A third-generation racer, he nearly won his first championship race at the age of 4 in a car known as a Quarter Midget. He became one of the most successful Quarter Midget racers in Virginia before moving up into Legends Cars, where he also won titles. Following a brief stint as the top rookie at a local track in a NASCAR Late Model, he followed a career in sports car racing and won in the Grand-Am Continental Tire Series event at Daytona International Speedway. “It was weird,” Ellis said “It was my first race in Grand-Am of my rookie season; I didn’t know where to set expectations. It was all kind of a whirlwind and before I knew it I was leading the points championship as a rookie. I wasn’t sure what the future held, but I just knew I had to keep moving forward. I certainly wasn’t thinking I was going to be moving back to the oval racing world at that point.” But since he made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in 2012, he’s been focused on NASCAR, which is primarily oval racing. And being focused for Ellis means putting the marketing degree he received from George Mason University to use. Unlike ball-and-stick sports,

Ryan Ellis, left, with Yama Habibzai, the chief marketing officer of Reston-based ScienceLogic, which signed on to sponsor the Ashburn native’s first Spring Cup entry.

where athletes make the team and get the lucrative commercial endorsements later, race drivers usually have to bring money to the table to get a ride. “Typically, I work and find the sponsorship money and then shop around to find the best deal,” Ellis said. “If I’ve been working with a certain team beforehand, I try and stay loyal to that team, but ultimately it comes down to where the money goes the furthest and is best for the sponsor. There are probably six months of talks before a deal ever comes together and a lot of planning before the car ever hits the track.” The life of a journeyman racer is never certain. Ellis is constantly networking to

secure sponsorship. Across the three top NASCAR divisions, Ellis ran 22 races in 2015 for six Xfinity teams, two Camping World Truck teams, and the Cup debut with Circle Sport. ScienceLogic, an information technology management company based in Reston, sponsored Ellis’s Cup debut at Phoenix and may be interested in doing more in 2016. Ellis is negotiating with a couple of Sprint Cup teams in hopes of making more starts this upcoming season. “But I have to see what happens with this franchise deal,” Ellis said, referring to a proposed “charter” system negotiated with full-time Cup teams that may reduce the size of the starting field and limit the available opportunities for parttime teams and journeyman drivers. And he continues to work for rides in the Xfinity and Truck Series, hoping to run at least 30-40 races in 2016. “The possibilities are endless as always,” Ellis said. “If I’m able to network and find the sponsorship, we could run anything. We could run for a championship in Truck or Xfinity, but it’s all about finding the money. If I’m able to run a full season and be with the same team every week, I would be happy. As much fun as Cup was, I want to make sure I’m doing what’s best for my sponsor and my career.” What that means, I’m not sure. Hindsight is always 20/20, but if I’m able to run a full season, whether it’s in Trucks, Xfinity or Cup, I’ll be more than happy.”

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Leesburgbriefs Beatty Named Controller

Campbell Announces Leesburg Council Run in November BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ Leesburg Town Council members will have some competition for their seats come November’s elections. Potomac Station resident Ron Campbell has announced his intention to seek a council seat. The 15-year town resident said being involved in the community is nothing new to him. Campbell was recently appointed to the town’s Environmental Advisory Commission and had served as a previous member of the town’s Technology & Communications Commission. He is also an active member of the Holy & Whole Life Changing Ministries International Church in Lansdowne, which started an outreach called “Faith Has a Voice” to promote citizen engagement. And that—citizen engagement— is the hallmark of Campbell’s platform, he said. “We need to value more public input and doing things in such a way that our community really feels that we work for them and not ourselves,” he said. Campbell cites tapping into the town’s growing diversity, reaching out to homeowners’ associations, and being more inclusive of the business and higher education communities as some areas where the town can improve with citizen engagement. “We have to be a more respon-

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sive town,” he said. “Leesburg will always be Leesburg in terms of nature and history but how it serves its community has to change.” Being involved in his church’s ministry and previously helping out with local campaigns is what prompted Campbell to throw his hat in the ring this election cycle. “The last four to five years it’s always comes down to who’s going to run and how do you find quality candidates. I saw myself as a great worker behind the scenes, but I felt strongly that it’s probably time for me to really get more involved,” he said. Professionally, Campbell has served in a variety of positions in the higher education and financial fields, including as CEO of an international organization dedicated to

forging partnerships between higher education institutions and corporations. A recent two-time cancer survivor Campbell now serves in a consulting capacity. Campbell and his wife are parents to four grown children and have two grandsons with two granddaughters on the way. He cites his professional background in creating relationships as the reason why he would be a successful contributing member of the council. “There are simple things that can be done to engage people to make a difference,” he said. Campbell cites as examples holding a town job fair and garnering resident feedback on what can be done to create more jobs in Leesburg; and also using the town’s new Diversity Commission as a vehicle to reach out to underserved parts of the town. “As a council our work needs to be beyond Town Hall,” he emphasized. Campbell said he is planning an early March campaign kick-off. There will be three Town Council seats on the ballot in November. The terms of incumbents Tom Dunn and Katie Sheldon Hammler, along with the vacant seat created by Dave Butler’s election as mayor, expire Dec. 31. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

Council Discusses Police, Sheriff Joint Committee KARA C. RODRIGUEZ In an effort to find efficiencies between the two local law enforcement agencies, the Leesburg Town Council on Monday night reviewed topics they want to be addressed in a joint town/county subcommittee. Following last year’s budget deliberations, the council first broached the idea of creating a subcommittee to explore ways that the Leesburg Police Department and Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office can better work together. The panel would be comprised

of two Town Council members, two members of the county Board of Supervisors, the Leesburg police chief, the Loudoun County sheriff and one designee each from town and county government staffs. The council was expected to select its two representatives Tuesday night, after the newspaper’s deadline. On Monday night, council members gave the thumbs-up to several topics they would like to see addressed when the subcommittee begins to meet. Those include: supplemental traffic enforcement; sharing office space so town police officers can move

out of space at Leesburg Executive Airport; shared storage space; sharing the CAD system and records management; co-locating dispatch and communications operations so the two entities can work together; and providing town police officers to the planned county firing range if that project moves forward. The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has already appointed two of its members to the committee: federal law enforcement office Supervisor Tony R. Buffington Jr. (R-Blue Ridge) and former Leesburg mayor Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg.)

Lisa Beatty is the town’s new controller. In her position, she will be responsible for ensuring proper fiscal procedures and internal controls are in place, producing the town’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and overseeing a variety of special projects. Beatty comes to the town staff from the accounting firm Kearney & Company in Washington, DC, where she was an audit readiness/audit liaison manager. Previously, she served as accounting manager for the Millville (New Jersey) Board of Education, assistant school business administrator for the City of Vineland (New Jersey) Public School District and audit manager at Fort, Scott and Associates in Ocean City, NJ. “Lisa brings a good mix of local government and private sector experience to the Town,” Clark Case, Leesburg’s director of finance and administrative services, stated. “The controller plays a critical role on the Town’s finance team and Lisa has already proven herself capable of taking on the challenges of that role.” Beatty holds a bachelor’s degree in Business from Stockton University. She is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in both New Jersey and Virginia, and is a member of ISACA, a global membership association for IT and information systems professionals.

Flag Football Registration Open Registration for Ida Lee Park Recreation Center’s Spring 2016 NFL Flag Football is open and filling up fast. The recreation center is offering two leagues again this year: The House League and the Elite League. Both leagues follow NFL Flag Football rules. The Ida Lee NFL Flag Football House League will be made up of six age groups: 6-7, 8-9, 1011, 12, and 13-15 year-old divisions. Teams will be selected and formed through a draft process after players’ skills have been evaluated at the player evaluation days on March 5 and 6. All players will be outfitted in NFL jerseys and each team will play up to seven regular season games and playoffs to determine division champions. To register, go to www.idalee.org, or contact the front desk at Ida Lee Park Recreation Center at 703-777-1368. Registration ends on Feb. 22. The Ida Lee NFL Flag Football Elite League will consist of four divisions: 10 & under, 12 & under, 14 & under, and 18 & under. The Elite League is a competitive league made up of teams of seven to 10 players that are formed by themselves and must include an adult head coach. The Elite League is an ideal off-season program for tackle football players working on their skill development; flag football tournament teams looking for high caliber competition; and recreational athletes looking for a more competitive outlet. Cost per team is $800 and includes NFL team jerseys, up to seven regular season games, playoffs and practice space. Registration ends March 1. For questions or to register contact League Manager Andrew Kim at 703-771-2778 or akim@leesburgva.gov. Anyone that is interested in volunteering as an NFL Flag Football coach is also urged to contact Kim.

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Students Appeal for Field Equality BY RENSS GREENE Sixth-grader Cathryn Mills had to stand on tip-toe to reach the podium mic at the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. She and more than a dozen other students looked out of place in their hoodies, T-shirts, and polo shirts in the board room, usually the domain of people in business suits, but they were no less well-spoken. “Dominion High School is not supposed to get a turf field until 2022, which is when I’ll be a senior in high school,” Cathryn said. “And if it’s not scheduled to get a turf field until the summer of 2022, I will have already graduated and may never get to see that field.” She and 10 other students and parents asked supervisors to accelerate plans to install artificial turf at the last four high schools in Loudoun with grass athletic fields: Dominion High School in Sterling, Heritage in Leesburg, Freedom in Chantilly, and Briar Woods in Ashburn. The School Board’s current Capital Improvement Program includes synthetic turf and track replacement at Briar Woods in 2022-23, and Dominion, Freedom, and Heritage in 2023-24. The Board of Supervisors funds and approves the School Board’s Capital Improvement Program, a road map for building priorities. This year, the Board of Supervisors faces a challenge, since the School Board’s requested CIP is larger than the funds the county has available. Parents, coaches and students told supervisors that students at these four schools are being left behind. With grass fields unusable at many times of the year, teams are forced to either compete for time inside their school’s gym—a much smaller space—or on other schools’ artificial turf fields. “As a freshman, my team started out the lacrosse season without ever having set foot on an actual playing field,” Dominion student Bryce Griffin said. “Practices for 60 athletes were held in one half of our gym, and that was on days we were lucky enough to get gym time.” The players suffer in competition from not being used to the surface, and suffer in school when practice at odd hours of the night cuts into their sleep and schoolwork, he added. Griffin said during the lacrosse season last year, when the only time available at Evergreen Sportsplex near Leesburg was 9:30 to 10:30 p.m., he averaged 22 hours of sleep during the week. Teams that have been unable to get field time at other schools are paying for field time at Evergreen Sportsplex, but that money comes from parents and booster

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Dominion High School lacrosse player Bryce Griffin addresses the Board of Supervisors, backed up by more than a dozen other students from Dominion and Freedom high schools.

clubs, not schools. Plus, not every team can raise that much money. Seth Blackwell, Dominion girls’ junior varsity lacrosse coach, told the board his team pays $175 per hour to rent field space—which adds up to $7,000 over a season. He told the board about a recent fundraiser, when players raised $600. “I heard in my daughter’s team group chat that the girls were really excited about possibly getting some new Nike pennies, with the cool colors and the patterns and names on the back,” Blackwell said. “We dreaded having to tell them that the funds were paying for three hours of turf at Evergreen.” Janean Buchner, president of the Dominion High School athletic boosters club, told the board the teams have collected more than 550 signatures on a petition. “We’re not asking for an extra advantage or competitive edge,” Buchner said. “We’re simply asking for equivalent facilities and equal access.”

Not So Fast On Artificial Turf Supervisors, although sympathetic, had some difficult truths for the students. Supervisor Suzanne Volpe (R-Algonkian), whose district includes Dominion High School, replied to the complaint that another high school in her district, Potomac Falls, is getting an artificial turf field this year after supervisors agreed to earmark $1.6 million in leftover funds from last fiscal year for the project. “Yes, they will be getting a turf field,” Volpe said. “They will also be getting modular classrooms, because they’ve been suffering from overcrowding for more than a decade without being addressed.” She told the students about the run-down condition of the school, and pointed out that the Board of Supervisors have no say in how the school spends its

money. Still, she said inequities in Sterling are one of the reasons she decided to run for office, and promised she and Supervisor Koran Saines (D-Sterling) would push the School Board during the budget reconciliation process. “I will advocate, I will fight, I will push, I will beg, I will plead, I will do whatever I can to help,” Volpe said. Other supervisors pointed out that the schools have bigger problems to tackle first. Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) said the School Board is “in a tough position.” “For myself and for my School Board member, we’ve made it a priority to try to relieve serious overcrowding in our schools,” Letourneau said. “What is not fair is to have middle schools with student populations projected up to 1,900 students when they’re built for 1,200.” As is, the School Board’s adopted Capital Improvement Program—which supervisors will take up as a funding request later this month—is $57 million more than the supervisors’ self-imposed annual debt issuance limit because of much-needed school buildings. “As we’re talking, we should remember that these things that are being asked for have to be paid for by county taxes,” Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) said. “So I just want everyone to remember that when that time comes.” Still, Mark Bailey, treasurer of Freedom High School’s athletic booster club, promised supervisors the fight was not over: “We will be back, we will have folks from Briar Woods, we will have folks from the other schools. It’s important, we mean it. We’re not going anywhere.” rgreene@loudounnow.com

County Leaders: Schools are Safe as Possible from Mass Shootings BY DANIELLE NADLER A town hall meeting hosted by three parent committees Wednesday took an emotional turn when an audience member asked whether enough was being done to prevent a mass school shooting in Loudoun. The question was directed toward members of the Loudoun County School Board and the Board of Supervisors during the joint town hall, called “Let’s Get Together,” put on by the Special Education Advisory Committee, Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee and Loudoun Education Alliance of Parents. The response: In short, “yes.” The answer School Board Vice Chairwoman Brenda Sheridan (Sterling) gave triggered loud applause from the audience. She said leaders in Loudoun’s schools and law enforcement agencies take student safety very seriously and have the protocols in place to respond to emergencies. When one of her children’s classmates, a Park View High School student, was shot and killed in September on his way to the bus stop, Sheridan said she did not “for a second” worry that her child was not safe. “Those students were in the very capable and well-trained hands of our teachers, our administrators, as well as the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office,” she said. Students were kept in locked classrooms until the suspects had been detained. “It was run so smoothly,” Sheridan said. She stood and leaned closer to the microphone to make her point. “I can’t say it enough: Our students are safe.” School Board member Jeff Morse SAFE AS POSSIBLE continued on page 14

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School Board Vice Chairwoman Brenda Sheridan (Sterling) stresses to those who attend a joint School Board/Board of Supervisors town hall meeting Feb. 3: “Our students are safe.”

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Schoolbriefs Full-Day Kindergarten Bills Blocked in Assembly State legislators’ efforts to pressure Loudoun County to expand full-day kindergarten took a step backwards last week. Two bills drafted by Loudoun lawmakers that would have paved the way for a full school day for every Virginia kindergartener were left in the state House of Delegates’ Subcommittee on Education Innovation on Feb. 2. McLean’s Del. Kathleen Murphy’s (D-34) House Bill 457 would have required that every newly constructed elementary school in Virginia have space for a full-day kindergarten program. House Bill 798 from John J. Bell (D-87), of Chantilly, would have required the three remaining school systems in the commonwealth that do not provide universal full-day kindergarten to develop a plan to do so. Loudoun school leaders have said it would cost another $16.5 million just to hire enough teachers and purchase instructional materials to offer a full day to the 5,121 kindergartners

expected to enroll this fall. That figure doesn’t include the price tag to get the county over its biggest hurdle—building the classroom space to accommodate full-day kindergarten countywide.

Newest Charter School Hosts Open House The public is invited to get to know Hillsboro Charter Academy during an open house Wednesday, Feb. 17. The tuition-free, public school will open in August as Loudoun County’s second public charter school. The open house will serve as the school’s first monthly “Parent Get-Together.” It is an opportunity to tour the school, meet other current and prospective parents, get updates, get questions answered and volunteer to become part of the opening process. Applications for enrollment will be available and accepted at the open house. It begins at 7 p.m. at Hillsboro Elementary School, 37110 Charles Town Pike in Hillsboro. Learn more at hillsborocharter.org.

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(Dulles) agreed that the school system has sufficient protocols in place. All of the school buildings are locked and visitors must show identification before they are allowed to enter. Then, they’re asked to sign in and wear a sticker that indicates they are a guest. But only so much can be done, he stressed. “As a School Board, we cannot prevent mass shootings. If we could put bars around the school, what would we do about school buses? If we put bars around buses, what would we do about bus stops? It’s a sad fact.” Morse noted that the previous night the School Board approved funding for fulltime principals at all schools, a decision he said was about student safety. Four of the county’s schools have part-time principals. Eric DeKenipp (Catoctin) said he’s looked into what it would cost to install bolted locks on classroom doors. “There’s state code against that,” he said, “but I’ll continue to look at other creative steps we can take to try to prevent it.” Debbie Rose (Algonkian) also encouraged people to follow the safety measures that are in place, such as cooperating with office staff when they ask to see an ID before entering a school. “People are sometimes not happy about that, but it’s

the first line of defense. … We need to be respectful of that process.” County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large), who works as a mental health therapist for Prince William County, said it really does take the entire community to prevent tragedies like mass shootings. After an attack on the public, those who know the attacker often look back and acknowledge they saw warning signs. She encouraged parents to be nosy; talk to their children’s friends, follow statements made on social media and monitor any mood changes. “The schools do a terrific job, but it’s also incumbent on the parents and communities to monitor ourselves.” The administration at Loudoun Valley High School commended students for reporting a rumor that a classmate was considering bombing the school. The threat turned out to be unsubstantiated after school resource officers investigated, and a Loudoun Valley student now faces charges for making the threat, according to the sheriff ’s office. Still, it scared dozens of parents into keeping their children home from school. After rumor of an attack went viral on social media, 30 percent of Loudoun Valley students stayed home from school Jan. 19. Loudoun Now Managing Editor Danielle Nadler facilitated the “Let’s Get Together” joint town hall.

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ing considered for the mayor’s post. That motion failed 3-3, with Hammler, Fox and Dunn opposed. Hammler then made a motion to appoint former Town Council member Terry Titus, who served as council member for several terms in the 1970s, as well as for a fourmonth interim appointment in 2012. That motion also deadlocked, with Fox, Butler and Dunn opposed. Hammler made the motion to appoint Butler. She said Butler would make an “effective” mayor, having served on the Town Council for almost eight years and was previously vice mayor. She noted her preference to have a sitting member of the council appointed as mayor, and said she was not able to find four

votes to support herself, Councilman Marty Martinez or Burk, all of whom have also been on the council for several years and were prior vice mayors. On being appointed mayor, Butler said he was “honored that the council has decided to entrust in me the mayorship for the rest of the year.” He stayed mum on his possible plans to run for a full two-year mayoral term in November, but did say he expects to make a decision within the next month. Butler was first elected to the Town Council in 2008 and re-elected to a new four-year term in 2012. His four-year council term would expire this year. Following the vote to appoint Butler, the meeting recessed in anticipation of Clerk of the Circuit Court Gary Clemens’ arrival to swear in Butler as the town’s new mayor. After Butler took the

oath of office, the six-member council found what has been eluding them for a month—a unanimous vote. The council agreed unanimously to advertise for the now open council member vacancy to solicit expressions of interest from members of the public. The motion, made by Hammler, will allow the town to advertise for the open council seat for five business days. An additional special meeting will likely be scheduled next week to make that appointment. The member of the public selected for Butler’s former council seat will serve until Dec. 31. A special election is not needed to fill that seat, as Butler’s council term will be up for election in November’s general elections. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

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Ten Purcellville Residents Apply for Council Seat BY MARGARET MORTON The Purcellville Town Council on Tuesday began narrowing the list of candidates to fill a vacant seat. Ten residents applied for the post. After a lengthy debate last week, the council voted to fill the seat vacated by former Vice Mayor Ben Packard from a pool of all interested residents. Monday was the deadline to apply and the council was expected to narrow the list to four following a closed session Tuesday night, after the newspaper’s deadline. The finalists will be interviewed during a public meeting Feb. 16. The selected candidate will serve on the council until a special election May 3. Packard, who is moving out of town, resigned his post Jan. 12. Since then, the town heard a lot of interest in filling the seat on an interim basis. Several council members said it was important to fill the seat before they get into the meat of the budget this spring. But members last week disagreed on how to fill the position. After lengthy discussions during last week’s meeting, Councilman John Nave made a motion to approve a process that would invite residents to apply for the post, narrow the list in closed session and then interview the four top candidates in public session before making a selection.

Who’s running? ■ Marcos Salinas, Harvest View Court ■ Ryan Cool, Devonshire Circle ■ Rebecca Evans Visna, West J Street ■ Raul Aramayo, Overridge Court ■ James “Doc” Wiley, Glenmeade Circle

“It needs to be fair and transparent for the town to move forward—open it up. It’s the right thing to do,” Nave said. Mayor Kwasi Fraser, also called for open discussion and interviews in the public eye. But Councilwoman Joan Lehr said she was concerned about the short amount of time left to fill the position before the budget season starts. “There’s not enough time to go through a whole [interview] process,” she said. She made a substitute motion, proposing the appointment of Wiley. She noted he was a longtime councilman with a wide experience of budget work and was prepared to accept an interim appointment to help the town. He would not run for a council seat in May, she said. While expressing respect for Wiley, Nave, who was nominated for appointment during his first term on council by Wiley, continued to press for an interview process. Lehr said that under normal circum-

■ Amanda Athilia Kadilak, 419 McDaniel Drive ■ Ron Rise, Burnleigh Court ■ Melanie Fuller, Heartwood Court ■ Kelli Grim, Devonshire Circle ■ Eamon McAdoo Coy, South Nursery Avenue

stances she would support that broader selection process, but there wasn’t enough time. “We could have seven hours of interviews,” she said, explaining that’s why she thought Wiley’s short appointment made sense. It was Lehr’s suggestion that council narrow the interviewees to a top four list. Only Lehr and Councilman Doug McCollum supported the Wiley appointment. Fraser, Nave and Vice Mayor Patrick McConville opposed it and Councilwoman Karen Jimmerson was absent. To better address the budget timetable, McConville brokered a solution in which the council agreed to request all applicants to send in an application and a résumé by the close of business Monday. Lehr requested that in the spirit of fairness, all those who had expressed interest during the past year in serving on the council should also receive the notification. That plan was approved unanimously.

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Two Ballots, Four Council Seats Purcellville voters will have a more intricate voting process than usual facing them May 3. The ballot will feature two separate elections. The first will be a special election to select someone to serve the remainder of former Vice Mayor Ben Packard’s term. Packard, who is moving out of the area, resigned Jan. 12. The second will be the normal town election when voters will select a mayor and three council members. That means four of the town’s six council seats will be on the ballot. Here’s where it gets complicated. Town council candidates may file to run in either the special election or the general election—or they may run in both. If in the latter case, a candidate wins in both elections, he or she may choose to finish Packard’s two years or take a four-year term. If that scenario plays out, voters will head back to the ballot box again for another special election to fill that vacant seat, according to General Registrar Judy Brown. SPECIAL ELECTION continues on page 19

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Townbriefs LOVETTSVILLE Council Expands Events Schedule The Lovettsville Town Council is increasing its events schedule, having gained a reputation for always having “something going on,” according to Mayor Bob Zoldos. After a recent workshop, the council decided to keep the buzz going by expanding to its popular “Movies on the Green” and “Music on the Green” series. Area residents will now be able to enjoy a six-movie summer schedule as well as six concerts, which will run from June through August. Sponsors are needed for the two series, and interest should be expressed to mayor@lovettsvilleva.gov or call the Town Office at 540-822-5788.

Lovettsville Seeks Designated Truck Route Town leaders, the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office and the Virginia Department of Transportation are working on two new transportation initiatives. The town wants to reduce the maximum speed on Berlin Pike inside the town limits to 35 miles per hour and extend the 25 mph zone south of the Town Square past Germanna Drive to address safety concerns near the crosswalks at the Town Square. The town also wants to designate a

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Is Purcellville Loudoun’s Small-town City? Purcellville residents shared their visions for the future of the town during two Planning Commission input sessions Saturday at the Carver Center as the panel undertakes an update of the Town Plan. More than 100 people participated. They were asked to share their views on three subject areas: What do you love about Purcellville? What are the town’s biggest opportunities and challenges? And to redraw zoning districts to reflect the best areas for growth, redeveloping and preservation. On the question, “What do you love about Purcellville?” the top attribute listed was its small-town atmosphere. Others cited friendly people, community spirit, environmental and preservation record, walkability and safe environment, baseball games, Fireman’s Field, the Chapman-DeMary Trail truck route that takes tractor trailers through the Town Square rather than down Loudoun and Locust streets. Mayor Bob Zoldos said many GPS systems direct drivers to take those smaller streets and then the large trucks are unable to make the turns at the end of the street. VDOT will review the requests.

PURCELLVILLE Loudoun Grown Expo Coming Purcellville is gearing up for the annual Loudoun Grown Expo that will be held Saturday, Feb. 27 at the Bush Tabernacle. The event is co-sponsored by the Loudoun County Economic Develop-

and the W&OD Trail. One individual hailed Purcellville as a town with “all the good qualities of ‘city’ life without the clutter.” Another cited “rural vibe with urban access.” A third noted the town’s diversity of people and ideas. Purcellville’s position as the hub of rural wineries and breweries was cited as a positive attribute, as were its small businesses and restaurants. What’s not needed? Participants cited data centers, park and ride lots in residential areas, the Northern Collector Road, and the Vineyard Square downtown redevelopment project. Comments from the session will be posted at planpurcellville.com. Through the website, residents may continue to make comments on the project for another two weeks.

ment Department. This event is a showcase of locally produced meats, dairy products, vegetable and fruits, wines and beer. The 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. event will be managed by Bush Tabernacle manager Phillip Message aided by Daniel Abramson, chairman of the town’s Economic Development Advisory Commission. The town will have a booth at the event detailing the currant comprehensive plan review process, in which residents can submit their views on what the town should look like for the next five years. The event also will include exhibits by local artists, including jewelry and book signings.

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which features opera stars, a dynamic string orchestra, outstanding pianists and a top woodwind quintet. This will be the 22nd season for the concert series, but the first as an independent entity, as the nonprofit incorporated last year and ceased to act under the umbrella of the Waterford Foundation. All performances are held on Sunday afternoons in the Waterford Old School, 40222 Fairfax Street. Subscription registration is open for the season, or concert goers may reserve for individual performances. A season subscription is $115 for adults or $70 for students. The concerts are free for those aged 12 and under who are accompanied by an adult. The season opens March 13 with the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists from the Washington National Opera in recital

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Mayor Kwasi Fraser will seek election to a second two-year term. The terms of Vice Mayor Patrick McConville, Councilwoman Joan Lehr and Councilman John Nave also expire this year. McConville and Nave have said they will run for new four-year terms. Lehr has not yet decided.

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McCoy Douglasson belts a number from the musical “Hairspray.” The show takes the stage at Franklin Arts Center for a second weekend this weekend.

Loudoun Centre Theatre Takes a Risk, Wins Big with ‘Hairspray’ BY JAN MERCKER Brynn Hansen was warned there might be casting challenges to producing the beloved musical “Hairspray” in Loudoun. But the community theater director felt that the play was timely and important, and decided to give it a shot. Produced by Loudoun Centre Theatre, a relative newcomer to the local arts scene, “Hairspray” runs for its second weekend at Franklin Park Performing Arts Center Feb. 12 and 13, after a sellout performance last weekend. The musical, set in 1960s Baltimore, is a perennial audience favorite: A fun show with a serious message. “Hairspray” tells the story of Tracy Turnblad, a plump teen who achieves her dream of appearing on “The Corny Collins Show,” a local TV dance show. She becomes an instant celebrity and uses her fame to launch a campaign to integrate the show. Based on the 1988 John Waters film, the show features a diverse cast, and producers were warned that they might have trouble filling some roles. As with many community theaters, LCT has found that finding talented male actors in general can be tough, and in Northern Virginia, finding actors of color can be equally challenging. “We knew going into this that it might be a little difficult, but we really wanted to do this show,” Hansen said. “We wanted to tell people there’s still a need to accept people. There’s still a need to be conscious that these problems are not going away just because the ’60s are over.” In the end, the play has been an opportunity for talented actors from around the region—including the cast’s African-American members. Michelle Chiles is a teacher who moved to Loudoun last year. For Chiles, who landed the role of Motormouth Maybelle—a Baltimore disc jockey and record shop owner—getting involved with LCT was a chance to get back into acting, a lifelong love, and

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Clockwise, McCoy Douglasson, Alison Lewis, Luke Georgia, Patrick Randolph, Amanda Holsinger and Brigid Randolph practice at a recent dress rehearsal of “Hairspray.” The musical is put on by Loudoun Centre Theatre.

meet people in her new community. “It’s an opportunity to have a discussion and talk about how society was in the ’60s and how things have changed since then,” Chiles said. But Hansen has had to make some minor adjustments because of casting challenges. Rob Smart stars as Seaweed Stubbs, Maybelle’s son who teaches Tracy some dance moves. The script calls for Seaweed to have an entourage of four guys, but in this production, he’s surrounded by girls (thanks to a shortage of male actors). While casting for certain male roles was a challenge and required some hard core recruiting, casting the play’s female leads meant choosing from a wealth of female talent. The show provides a break-out opportunity for 16-year-old Cecilia Bracey of Lovettsville in the starring role. The competition was fierce for the role of Tracy (along with many of the other female roles), but Bracey fit the bill perfectly,

said Brett Hansen, Brynn’s husband who serves as managing director of the nonprofit LCT. “There were a lot of people who wanted to be Tracy … [Bracey] really stood out. She has a fantastic voice. She’s very energetic,” Brett Hansen said. For Bracey, Tracy Turnblad is a “dream role,” and worth every minute of the sixdays-a-week rehearsal schedule. “It’s such a learning experience. I’ve learned so much from this production and the people in it. I think this production is really professional in the way that we’re being treated and the costumes we have and the people that are doing the production,” Bracey said. The production features Sterling’s Amanda Holsinger, 18, as mean girl Amber Von Tussle, Leanna Hall of Winchester as Tracy’s mother Edna (who undergoes a transformation of her own), and DC-based actor Cam Sammartano as Link Larkin, the lead male dancer on “The Corny Collins Show” and Tracy’s

love interest. Sammartano, who has performed in productions around the DC area, said he’s been impressed by the professionalism of the LCT team. “The commute is a lot but I always say for the right role I’ll drive anywhere,” he said. Loudoun Centre Theatre, run by the Hansens and the company’s founder Jeffrey Taylor, launched in 2012 and has performed nearly a dozen productions across the county over the past three years. The founders were looking to develop another source for high quality, family-oriented semi-professional community theater in the area. The company also operates a summer theater camp for young people. And “Hairspray,” which sold out during its first Saturday run, appears to be raising the company’s profile while spreading the message of self-acceptance and inclusion. “We watch Tracy and her mom come to accept who they are. There are so many stereotypes in our world that are not fair, that are not necessary,” Brynn Hansen said. “That’s one thing I love about theater—you’ve got all these different people from all over the place and we’re all different but we get on that stage and we become a family.” jmercker@loudounnow.com “HAIRSPRAY” runs Friday, Feb. 12, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 13, at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Franklin Park Arts Center. Tickets: $15 in advance, $18 at the door. Details and tickets: Visit franklinparkartscenter.org. For more information on Loudoun Centre Theatre: Visit thelct.org.

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Nassim Sultan adds honey to a batch of beer at Lost Rhino Brewing Company in Ashburn. The Lost Rhino Retreat in Brambleton will hold the Febrewary finale on Feb. 27.

What’s Loudoun Breweries’ Favorite Month? Febrewary, Of Course BY BEN BYRNES February is, to many, the inverse of the dog days of summer, when a cool beer seems as fitting as shorts and flip-flops. But for area breweries, this month’s cold winter days bring their own reasons to imbibe in refreshing brews during what the industry calls “Febrewary.” After all, when pronounced correctly, it is a month that sounds like it is made for beer. With Valentine’s Day in the middle, the natural thing for beer lovers to do is devote the entire month to their love of the beverage—not to mention an extra day in February this year to sip suds. Febrewary is a month-long celebration highlighting the local craft beer scene. In addition to rolling out a full schedule of events, Loudoun breweries are tapping their liquid reserves, releasing a slew of new flavors, reintroducing seasonal favorites, and ensuring their patrons won’t miss a drop. Many breweries are concocting the kind of tantalizing flavors that even Aphrodite may be inspired to stop in for a pint. Breweries are expressing their love of beer and good food with Valentine’s Day events, beer dinners, and chocolate and beer pairings at various breweries. Old Ox Brewery will hold Beer My Valentine on Sunday, Feb. 14, when it will serve beers infused with aphrodisiacs. The idea started with a Mexican Hot Chocolate Porter called Kristin’s Passion last year, according to Old Ox Brewery President Chris Burns. “The beer is named for my wife and is designed to be rich, smooth, and sweet with just a little heat.” Since chocolate and chilies are aphrodisiacs, Burns said the beer seemed most suited for a Valentine’s Day release. With great success last year, they decided to add three additional aphrodisiac infused beers to this year’s lineup. “As for the infusion process, we add the ingredients after the beer has been brewed and fermentation is complete,”

Febrewary Events Beer Dinners Feb. 11 – MacDowell Brew Kitchen with Old Ox Brewery (Details: macdowellbrewkitchen.com) Feb. 11 – DC101 DJ Roche airs live show at Old Ox Brewery (Details: oldoxbrewery.com) Feb. 14 – Belly Love Brewing (Details: bellylovebrewing.com) Feb. 13 & 14 – Quattro Goomba’s Brewery (Details: goombabrewery.com) Feb. 29 – Belly Love Brewing (Details: bellylovebrewing.com) Chocolate and Beer Pairings

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VALENTINE’S DAY DANCE FOR SENIORS Friday, Feb. 12, 2-4 p.m.; Senior Center at Cascades, 21060 Whitfield Place, Cascades. Contact: 571-258-3280 The party is open to seniors 55 and up and includes music old and new by DJ Sky Dantinne and light refreshments Tickets are $5 for center members and $7 for non-members. Advance purchase is recommended.

Friday, Feb. 12- Sunday, Feb. 14, 5-9 p.m.; Village at Leesburg. Details: villageatleesburg.com Enjoy free horse drawn carriage rides before or after your Valentine’s weekend wining and dining.

NEERSVILLE VALENTINE’S BREAKFAST Saturday, Feb 13, 8-10:30 a.m., Between The Hills Community Center, 11762 Harpers Ferry Road, Neersville. Contact: 540-668-6504 Bring your sweethearts to a special breakfast including sausage gravy, biscuits, eggs, home fries, pancakes and ham. Freewill offering.

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Enjoy Oatlands’ afternoon tea with a holiday theme. Tea includes seasonal menus with assorted sandwiches, scones with preserves and cream, sweets and a black tea blended especially for Oatlands. Tickets are $29.95 per person plus tax. Advance reservations are required.

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StageCoach Theatre turns the world of musical theater upside-down: Tearjerkers will make you laugh, and songs that once seemed funny will bring a tear to your eye. It’s Broadway as it’s never been celebrated before. $85 ticket price includes dinner and the show. Cash bar for beverages will be available. Advance reservations are required.

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Guests are invited to dress up and have a ball in support of the Waterford Foundation. Evening includes dinner, drinks, live auction and dancing with the Martinsburg Jazz Orchestra. Tickets are $150 per person.

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LIVE MUSIC: THE KENNEDYS Friday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m.; The Gap Stage at the Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro. Details: oldstoneschool.org The husband and wife singer-songwriter duo mixes Buddy Holly-style roots with 12-string jangle and beyond. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door and include light appetizers. Local wine and beer will be available for sale. Concert benefits the restoration of the Old Stone School.

‘HAIRSPRAY’ Friday, Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 13, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.; Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. Details: franklinparkartscenter.org Loudoun Centre Theatre presents the hit musical set in 1960s Baltimore featuring the larger-than-life heroine Tracy Turnblad teaching the city about integration and fair play. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door.

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town, Corcoran Brewing Company will release Ragnar, a Viking ale inspired by the History Channel show “Vikings.” Meanwhile, Old Ox Brewery in Ashburn will release War Red Wagon, in collaboration with the Ashburn Fire Department. And Lost Rhino Retreat in Brambleton will premier spirits from MurLarkey, a Gainesville, MD-based distillery. Undaunted by the task of creating their own lasting and crafty names and flavors that will make their beers unforgettable, Leesburg brewers reached out to one another to create even greater

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Saturday, Feb. 13, 8:30 p.m.; Tally Ho Theatre, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg. Details: tallyholeesburg.com Eagles nostalgia surrounding Glenn Frey’s death has made tickets for this top-notch tribute band a hot commodity. Tickets are $20 in advance, $50 VIP.

LIVE MUSIC: BACON GREASE BAND LUCKETTS BLUEGRASS: DRY BRANCH FIRE SQUAD Saturday, Feb. 13, 7 p.m., Lucketts Community Center, 42361 Lucketts Road, Lucketts. Details: luckettsbluegrass.org

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The ’70s progressive rockers who’ve drawn comparisons to Steely Dan continue to pull in a devoted fan base. The Richard Walton Group opens. Tickets are $29 in advance, $34 at the door.

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Inspired by a fierce loyalty to the most traditional aspects of bluegrass, old time and Southern gospel—along with the humor of band leader Ron Thomason— Dry Branch celebrates 40 years of music making with a return to the Lucketts stage. Tickets are $15 at the door.

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Friday, Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m.; Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Suite 120, Leesburg. Details: smokehouse-live.com Classic rock and more from this MDbased trio. No cover.

LIVE MUSIC: THE DAYS Saturday, Feb. 13, 7 p.m.; Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Suite 120, Leesburg. Details: smokehouse-live.com Check out these Texas-based R&B upand-comers before they hit the big time. No cover.

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SONGS, STORIES & GAS MONEY CONCERT SERIES Saturday, Feb. 13, 7 p.m.; the Barns at Hamilton Station, 16804 Hamilton Station Road, Hamilton. Details: thebarnsathamiltonstation.com The fourth installment of this unique concert series features award-winning folk/Americana artist Andrew McKnight. Ticket are $15 in advance online and $20 at the door.

WITH THE KIDS WINTER EXPLORERS Saturday, Feb. 13, 2:30-5:30 p.m.; Rust Sanctuary, 802 Children’s Center Road, Leesburg. Details: loudounwildlife.org Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and professional National Geographic wildlife photographer Jeff Mauritzen for a winter scavenger hunt while teaching young photographers how to best compose a photo. Bring a camera that your child can easily use. Event is free but space is limited and advance registration is required.

Mewborn to Address Civil War Remembrance Day Dinner The fourth annual Ball’s Bluff Remembrance Day Dinner will be held on Feb. 21 at Algonkian Park Clubhouse. Friends of Ball’s Bluff Chairman Jim Morgan encourages everyone to attend the dinner and presentation by Civil War historian Horace Mewborn, from New Bern, NC. The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Mewborn will speak on the life and career of one of Loudoun’s most famous Civil War era military leaders—Elijah White. The present-day “Lige” White will be on hand Feb 21 to honor his great-grandfather. An Episcopal priest, White will offer a benediction before dinner catered by Great Blue Heron. Morgan is asking FBB members to invite friends, family members or business associates to attend also, noting it will be an enjoyable evening whether or not they are Civil War buffs. The dinner is the major winter fundraiser to support the organization’s care and maintenance of the Ball’s Bluff battlefield. Tickets are $45 each. To RSVP, contact Dale Hook at 703-352-5900 or dhook@nvrpa.org.

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McKnight Performs Saturday in Hamilton

The Ashburn-based favorites offer an energetic performance of fresh, modern country music.

Next up to take the intimate stage at the Songs, Stories & Gas Money concert series is award-winning folk/ Americana artist Andrew McKnight.

IRISH MUSIC AND BREWS Sunday, Feb. 14, 1-4 p.m., Corcoran Brewing Company, 205 E. Hirst Road, Purcellville. Contact: 540-441-3102

McKnight is well known on the Loudoun music scene, but the stage at the Barns at Hamilton Station has inspired performers to dig deeper in their repertoire and more personally revealing in their presentation.

Enjoy traditional Irish jigs, reels and hornpipes played on fiddles, whistles, banjos, guitars and bodhran. No cover.

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Since leaving his corporate environmental engineering career in 1996, McKnight has logged nearly a million miles on tour and released seven recordings.

THE CLARKS Friday, Feb. 19, 8:30 p.m.; Tally Ho Theatre, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg. Details: tallyholeesburg.com

The listening room show is Saturday, Feb. 13, with doors opening at 7 p.m. Ticket are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Go to thebarnsathamiltonstation.com for tickets and more information.

Thirty years and nine albums later, this Pittsburgh-based rock ‘n’ roll band is still cranking out great tunes. Tickets are $17 in advance, $20 day of show. Courtesy Andrew McKnight

LIBATIONS ‘IT’S A PERFECT MATCH’ RESERVE TASTINGS Saturday, Feb. 13, noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.; Sunset Hills Vineyard, 38295 Fremont Overlook Lane, Purcellville. This Valentine’s reserve tasting features some of winemaker Nate Walsh’s best

matches. Participants will taste four different reserve wines. Tickets are $15, $10 for wine club members. Advance registration is recommended.

COUNTRY BRUNCH WITH DELTA SPUR Sunday, Feb. 14, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Suite 120, Leesburg.

STEEPLECHASING PANEL DISCUSSION Sunday, Feb. 28, 2-4 p.m.; National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg. Details: mosbyheritagearea.org The Mosby Heritage Area Association and NSLM host this panel discussion on the history and future of this beloved sport in Virginia’s Piedmont. Tickets are $30 for MMHA or NSLM members, $35 for non-members.

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Announcements Vetock 55th Wedding Anniversary 11 February 1961

Richard and Lydia (Limbach) Vetock were married at Ft. Meyer, Va., February 11, 1961. Richard, from Johnstown, Pa and Lydia, from Mainz-Kastel Germany. They met while working part-time at Children’s Supermart (Toys R’Us), Falls Church, Va. They are parents of three children: Edward, married to Elizabeth (Fairfax, Va), Stanley, (Stockton, Ca), and Doris, married to Dean Allerheilgen (Pensacola, Fl). There are five grandchildren; Nicole, Adam, Lauren, Jacob, Madison, Jada and Silas. The couple settled in Leesburg in 1977 after Richard retired from the US Air Force and then US Government Civil Service. Lydia, a homemaker, loves spending time with children. A celebration with family is scheduled.

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Northern Virginia’s brand of conditional zoning has evolved over five decades as a counterintuitive symbiotic relationship between local governments and developers. Most of the time, the proffer system works out well for both, as well as for the community at-large. When it doesn’t work, a judge usually settles the dispute or the parties simply agree to move on with other plans. Periodically, downstate development disputes find their way to the halls of the General Assembly, where legislators are urged to rein in out-of-control governments making unreasonable demands. Invariably, the conditional zoning authority of Loudoun and Fairfax counties is threatened in the crossfire. Such is the case again this year. For most Virginia legislators, the scale of development that comes before Loudoun’s government leaders is unfathomable. Here in the commonwealth’s fastest growing jurisdiction, some rezoning applications make way for subdivisions that are larger than many towns and some counties. It requires some creativity—and cooperation—to build the public infrastructure and community amenities the future residents will require. Often that involves roads the state government won’t pay for, or new schools and fire stations the local government can’t afford. Development can stop there, or the parties can find a way to share the burden. Loudoun’s proffer system grew in large part from the failure of the state government to keep up with road construction—frequently involving off-site road construction of the type that would be limited by the legislation under debate in Richmond. You think Waxpool Road is congested today? How would it be if area developers hadn’t joined forces to widen it to four lanes? Developers and county leaders have used proffers to address other challenges as well, from Rt. 7 interchanges to parks and libraries. The latest example of mutually favorable proffer creativity is the deal brewing that would result in construction of the long-planned campus for George Mason University in Ashburn. That’s the campus that a developer provided land for years ago, but the General Assembly has never allocated funds to get the project going—and state legislators have no plans to do so in the foreseeable future. Is there a public benefit in allowing a landowner to increase the intensity of development on a property in exchange for building a college campus? That is a decision best left in the hands of local government leaders. They should have the authority to form those partnerships. Can the conditional zoning process be abused? Can proffer demands add unnecessary costs to new homes? Yes, but those issues should be debated in local boardrooms, and even county courthouses if necessary. Restricting use of one of the few legislative growth management tools made available to localities in Virginia is a disservice to both current residents and those hoping to move here.

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Accountability Needed LCPS Workforce Diversity Editor: The Loudoun County NAACP applauds the recent effort by the Loudoun County Public Schools Administration and Dr. Eric Williams to include a personnel specialist, Diversity Recruitment and Consulting Services relating to creating a more diverse workforce in the Loudoun County Public Schools’ budget. As many are aware, the Loudoun County NAACP has for many years repeatedly brought the issue of workforce diversity to the attention of LCPS. We believe our recent efforts, along with those of Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee and individuals both inside and outside LCPS have helped to move this process forward with regard to addressing the glaring disparity between the diversity in the teacher population and the diversity of the student population in Loudoun County. However, the Loudoun County NAACP does not believe that funding a single position and providing diversity training is enough to substantively address

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this critical issue. The Loudoun County NAACP wants to be clear in stating that unless there is more diversity training and accountability, both from an individual and collective basis, on the individual school principals who have the greatest and in most cases the ultimate authority with regard to hiring decisions for teachers at their school; then the proposed efforts will still fall short of the desired goal of increasing diversity among the LCPS teacher workforce. The Loudoun County NAACP believes that any attempt to mask this issue as student achievement is a complete misnomer. The issue here is an employment issue, not one of student achievement. Although the LCPS has claimed that their hiring efforts have resulted in the hiring of the best possible candidates, the Loudoun County NAACP has made numerous lawful requests for data from the LCPS to support this statement. To date, LCPS has been unable or unwilling to provide that data. As we sit today, the Loudoun County NAACP

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believes that the LCPS’ current data could support a prima facia determination of possible employment discrimination. The Loudoun County NAACP believes that the only way to truly determine if systematic or historical bias has played a role in the LCPS’ lack of diversity is to have an outside agency such as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or U.S. Department of Justice to come in and conduct an investigation into LCPS’ hiring practices. Ultimately, the best and least costly way for LCPS to address this matter would be to admit its deficiencies, stop trying to color the issue as one of student achievement or pit the test scores of one racial minority against the other and to work with the community, community organizations and its own organization MSAAC, which has the expertise and knowledge to help LCPS successfully address this challenge. We also recommend that LCPS look at other large school systems in the area and see how they address diversity issue from a policy and staffing standpoint. Insanity has been defined by some as doing the same thing over and over again and expect different results. The taxpayers of Loudoun County pay for a first-class school system that complies with the law; educates our kids and does not discriminate against any group of people. The only way to ensure all three of these goals are met is by hiring good people and making them accountable for their results. The Loudoun County NAACP will continue to work to make sure accountability is shared across the board on this and other issues relating to all employees and all students of LCPS. – Phillip E. Thompson, President Loudoun County NAACP

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County,” agreed Loudoun Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg), noting it provides almost $5 billion a year in direct labor income alone. Supporters say this $50 million will help set Dulles on the right path. Dulles has struggled to compete for major budget airlines and domestic flights, and carries a heavy debt load. Why? It’s complicated.

Debt and Downturn The cost to keep Dulles running is higher because of debt service payments on a heavy debt load reaching back years, including a $4 billion expansion that wrapped up just as the recession hit. “It stems from a number of things,” MWAA spokesman Christopher Paolino said. “It stems from a lot of work that was done on Dulles, improvements, major capital investments—those actually date back, in some cases, as much as 20 years.” Dulles Airport felt keenly the downsizing and conglomeration of the airline industry in the early 2000s, explained Loudoun Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles), whose district includes the airport. At the turn of the new millennium, Atlantic Coast Airlines, based in Loudoun County, operated regional flights for United Airlines, the major anchor of Dulles to this day. United entered bankruptcy in 2002 as it felt the pinch as the airline market shrank and began renegotiating all its contacts. United and Atlantic Coast couldn’t reach an agreement, and Atlantic Coast couldn’t renew the contract. So in 2004, Atlantic Coast’s contract with United expired; that same year, another contract with Delta expired. Finding itself with a large fleet of planes and pilots and no major airline to contract, the company announced it would operate as a low-cost regional carrier, Independence Air, based at Dulles. The new carrier did not last long. It started operations in June 2004, filed bankruptcy in November 2005, and ceased in January 2006. “So they survived maybe two years, then went out of business, and took with them 30 or 40 percent of daily operations of Dulles,” Letourneau said.

Dulles also faces regulatory hurdles. It and Reagan National Airport in Arlington County are both managed by MWAA, but federal regulations and airline contracts have historically pitted the two airports against each other. “They are handcuffed by the government,” Letourneau said. Reagan operates under two unusual restrictions intended to limit airport-related noise and congestion at Reagan National and encourage growth at Dulles: The slot rule and the perimeter rule. The slot rule, which exists at five crowded U.S. airports, limits the number of flights per hour from the airport to ease congestion. The perimeter rule limits the distance of non-stop flights from Reagan National. Both measures are meant to push long-haul business to Dulles, which is further from downtown Washington, DC, but less crowded and has room to grow.

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It was bad timing for Dulles. The airport was going through major expansions when Independence Air shut down. The United terminal (concourses C and D), which Letourneau said was built in the 1980s to be temporary, is still in operation to this day. The airport’s heavy debt service payments, which are rooted in those expansions, drive the cost to airlines—and therefore to airline customers—higher than other regional and East Coast airports. And with a higher cost-per-passenger to airlines, Dulles has a harder time attracting more domestic routes and service, since both airlines and passengers have other, lower-cost options available. Paolino said Dulles has the second-highest cost-per-passenger in the country, behind only Newark.

The problem, Letourneau said, comes when Congress grants exceptions to these two rules—which it has done with alarming regularity. Since 2000, Congress has authorized 54 daily slot exemptions and approved direct service from Reagan to Austin, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, San Juan, Seattle, and Portland. Finally, until 2014, the airports’ contracts with airlines prevented MWAA from sharing debt between the two airports. The new contracts do allow it, but negotiating those contracts was not easy, since it involved getting airlines at Reagan to agree to rules that help Dulles—therefore benefiting United, one of their major competitors. “That’s a very big deal, and it took several years to get to that point,” Letourneau said. The exceptions mean Reagan saps business from Dulles, and the debt segregation meant Reagan also outcompetes Dulles on prices.

A $50M Kick Everyone agrees that Dulles is essential to Loudoun and could use the $50 million, but not everyone agrees with how the governor proposes to go about it. “Most people don’t realize, for every dollar of taxes we send to Richmond, we get 21 cents back,” said Supervisor Suzanne M. Volpe (R-Algonkian). “So if somebody actually wants to help, I think at this point in time, we need to take that

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blowing my drive way and also to Lynn Ramey for keeping it open at the bottom for me. Also, a thank you to my sister and her husband for letting my dog, Jessie, bunk with them for a few nights during this time. I am appreciative, more than you know. – Louise Beaver and Jessie, Leesburg

Hire the Best Editor: As a Loudoun County resident, parent with a child in Loudoun County Public Schools, and an HR professional of over 17 years, I have to say I’m incredibly disappointed. The NAACP needs to mind its own business and go “cry wolf ” some place else.

help, and every single one of us have people in our district that are relying on a job that’s either at the airport or associated with that airport.” But Supervisor Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run) is worried about the precedent of giving taxpayer money to the airport with no strings attached. As local politicians, he said, it’s hard to turn down a check to the local economy, but he wondered if a $50 million check does anything to fix systematic problems at Dulles. “We have to step out of our parochial shoes and realize what this does for our state,” Meyer said. “Are we going to want this sort of thing to happen if the Richmond airport goes through the same issue?” Letourneau argued that Dulles has made structural changes, and the money will give airport managers options. “In this case, the state government is trying to eliminate or reduce the impact of some of the problems that the federal government has caused,” Letourneau said, later adding: “It gives them the flexibility to be able to invest and attract new air services by buying down their fees.” The money could be used in a number of ways, Paolino said. It could subsidize fees to airlines in the near term, acting as an incentive to attract more air service. It could be used to develop other services around the airport. At the end of two years, the airport could be on its way to more hotels on airport property, more concessions inside the terminals, more flights, and more income. “Dulles has a lot going for it in the long run,” Paolino said. “It’s the only major airport on the East Coast that I’m aware of that has room to grow. … This is a potentially short-term challenge, but it could become a long-term challenge if we don’t address it.” rgreene@loudounnow.com

At the end of the day, Loudoun County Public Schools needs to hire the best applicant based on education, background, and skills—not based on the color of their skin or who the NAACP says we need to hire. That’s my child’s education their messing with and we should not tolerate some “entitled” organization, clearly over reaching, telling our schools how to do business. Diversity is wonderful, and if the opportunity presents itself that’s great. If it does not, then that’s unfortunate. I don’t see anyone tearing apart DC schools for not hiring enough white teachers; do you? The situation is what it is. All are welcome to apply male, female, black, white, and disabled. And of all those applicants “the best” will be selected for hire. End of story. If this is all the NAACP has to worry about it absolutely questions the organizations’ purpose, and very existence. — Georgia T. Nuckolls, Leesburg

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