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Jennifer Wexton and her husband, Andrew, react to election results in their Washington Dulles Airport Marriot hotel room Tuesday night. She was the first Democrat to defeat a Republican incumbent in Tuesday's House of Representatives races.

Loudoun Delivers Democrats Landslide Win

BY RENSS GREENE AND DANIELLE NADLER eesburg Democrat Jennifer Wexton ushered the blue wave into Loudoun County Tuesday, returning the 10th Congressional District to her party after it had been considered a Republican stronghold for almost 40 years. Wexton’s landslide win over second-term Republican Congresswoman Barbara Comstock was considered the first incumbent knockout of the midterm election, with Republicans losing House seats across the country.

Wexton beat Comstock with 56 percent of the vote to Comstock’s 44 percent. In Loudoun, Wexton led with 60 percent of the vote to 40 percent. Incumbent Senator Tim Kaine (D), the other Congressional seat on the ballot in Loudoun, won his election by an even wider margin, pulling in 57 percent of the vote statewide and 63 percent of the vote in Loudoun. While Kaine and Wexton won handily overall in Loudoun, their races were tighter in the county’s western districts. Comstock even edged out Wexton in the Catoctin District. Stewart and Com-

stock recorded wins in several western Loudoun precincts, including Lovettsville, Waterford, Hillsboro, Round Hill and Purcellville, but those pockets of support did little to push back the Democratic steamroller. The news of Wexton’s victory—one of the first races called Tuesday evening— was greeted by elated screaming and tears at the Democrat’s election night party at the Washington Dulles Airport Marriott. “I really didn’t anticipate that this race would be called so quickly,” Wexton said after coming onstage.

Surrounded by her family and other Democratic elected officials—many of whom had been elected in the past two years—Wexton thanked her staff and the people who pushed to get her into office. She’s represented Loudoun County in the state Senate since 2014. “I’ve been saying since the beginning of this campaign that change is coming to America, and change is coming to VA10, and that change came tonight,” Wexton said. “But that kind of change doesn’t LANDSLIDE >> 9

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Mayor Kelly Burk, in blue, is surrounded by supporters at a victory party Tuesday.

would make him the second-longest serving Leesburg council member in the last century. Although thrilled with the result, it was a very subdued victory party for the long-time council member, who had been battling flu-like symptoms since the weekend. Reached at home, he admitted, “winning has made me feel better.” Martinez said the victory was a sign that Leesburg residents pay attention to and realize the work that council members are doing and are able to drown out the critics. Neil Steinberg finished second behind Martinez with 15 percent of the vote. It is his second campaign for a council seat. He initially eyed a run in

last November’s special election, but decided to put his campaign on hold ahead of last August’s filing deadline. He instead ran in this February’s special election to fill the unexpired term of Ken Reid, but finished second to winner Joshua Thiel. Now having tasted victory himself, the council member-elect said he was very satisfied with the win. He said his first race laid the foundation for this campaign and was a “great learning experience.” He was effusive in praise for his campaign team which made Tuesday’s victory possible. Although he said he was sad that incumbent Vanessa Maddox, who LEESBURG ELECTION >> 13

Veterans Day Programs Include Reflections on World War I Centennial On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, World War I came to an end. The significance of that armistice 100 years ago—and the service of veterans of all wars—will be highlighted during programs on Sunday. The Loudoun World War I Centennial Committee will hold a special commemoration starting at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, at the historic Loudoun County Courthouse in Leesburg. The program is co-sponsored by the Loudoun County Clerk of the Circuit Court, The George C. Marshall International Center, Morven Park, Mosby Heritage Area Association, NOVA Parks, Oatlands, and Thomas Balch Library. Speakers representing these institutions will share stories of local history and residents during the war. Life on the home front and on the battlefield will be addressed. World War I posters, documents, photographs and artifacts will be on display before and after the program. The morning’s program will end with the laying of poppies at the Loudoun County World War I monument on the courthouse grounds.

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The World War I monument on the Loudoun County Courthouse grounds will be the site of a special Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Sunday. At 2 p.m., The George C. Marshall International Center, in partnership with the Town of Leesburg and Loudoun County, will host the county’s main Veterans Day Commemoration. Major General John M. Epperly will be the keynote speaker. Epperly, a 1989 West Point graduate, is the commanding general of the 29th Infantry Division,

Army National Guard at Ft. Belvoir, a unit that was formed in 1917 just three months after the U.S. entered World War I. Deployed to the Western Front as part of the American Expeditionary Force in 1918, the unit then joined the U.S. First Army’s Meuse-Argonne Offensive. VETERANS DAY >> 5

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It was another stirring victory for Kelly Burk, who was returned to the mayor’s post on the Leesburg Town Council for second two-year term Tuesday night. Burk turned back a challenge from two council colleagues, Ron Campbell and Tom Dunn, to secure her re-election. It was the second three-way race Burk has waged and her margin of victory this go around was substantially higher than in 2016 when she defeated former council member Kevin Wright and then-mayor David Butler with 42 percent of the vote. With absentee ballots still waiting to be counted Tuesday night, she was holding about 59 percent of the total vote. The town’s mayoral contest kicked off in earnest about a year ago, when Campbell was the first to announce he would challenge the incumbent Burk, just 11 months into her first term. Celebrating with supporters at Casa Nostra in downtown Leesburg Tuesday, Burk said she had never run a campaign for an entire year before and credited her campaign team with all the effort to push her over the edge into another term. She said the large margin of victory showed her that “hard work, listening, trying to solve problems are all part of what you’re supposed to do as mayor.” Joining Burk back on the council dais will be top vote-getter Marty Martinez, who secured a fifth four-year term on the council. Assuming he serves out his entire four-year term, his 20 consecutive years on the council

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Bernard Gallahan turned 91 on Oct. 25, but there’s more to note about his life than his experiences living through The Great Depression, Prohibition and the terms of 16 U.S. presidents. Gallahan is also one of 10 brothers born in Neersville who fought in World War II—the record for the largest number of siblings from the same two parents to fight in the war. Seven brothers served in the U.S. Army, two served in the Air Force and one in the Marines. Gallahan, a private first class, fought as a paratrooper with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division in the Mediterranean Theater. Although none of his brothers were killed in combat, Gallahan is the only one alive today. Following his discharge in 1949, Gallahan worked as a brick mason and, for

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Allen Cochran moves his sheep along Foundry Road to a feeding pasture using his sheep dogs. Some Loudoun leaders and conservationists are looking at a program to sell development rights from one area to another to protect the county’s rural reaches.

Loudoun Leaders Look to Protect Rural Reaches with Building Credits

BY RENSS GREENE

onservationists and some elected leaders are working toward a program that would allow landowners in Loudoun’s rural west to sell the rights to develop their property to developers in the east, transferring new home construction from west to east. Loudoun has experimented with similar programs before. Staring in the late 1980s—long before the General Assembly permitted localities to adopt transferable development rights program—some Ashburn-area developers were allowed higher density when they purchased conservation easements to

preserve agricultural land. Later, the county created a Purchase of Development Rights in which public funds were used to buy easements—in theory giving landowners a way to make money from their land’s development potential without destroying farmland or open spaces. But the program has long sat unfunded and idle. Now, a group of conservation activists and lawmakers are working on a formal transfer of development rights program. The state first opened Virginia to TDRs with legislation in 2006. According to a working group that developed an example ordinance for the program, localities were not quick to pick it up, and the state law has been amended

several times since. That working group included many familiar faces in Loudoun—such as land use attorney and former state delegate Randy Minchew, Loudoun’s state lobbyists Jeff Gore and Roger Wiley, and representatives from the Piedmont Environmental Council and neighboring Fauquier County, along with representatives of organizations like the Virginia Farm Bureau, the Home Builders’ Association of Virginia, and the Virginia Association of Counties. Al Van Huyck, a co-founder of the Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition, said a transfer of development rights program should BUILDING CREDITS >> 8

Cochran Mill Road Bridge Reduced to One Lane

Loudoun Mayors Repeat Comp Plan Concerns, Offer Alternative BY RENSS GREENE About a month after a meeting at which the leaders of Loudoun’s seven towns expressed strong concerns about the Planning Commission’s work on Loudoun’s new comprehensive plan, the Coalition of Loudoun Towns is back with some alternatives. Loudoun’s mayors were worried in large part about expanding the Transition Policy Area, the strip of land between the county’s rural west and suburban east, westward. They also worried about the Planning Commission’s plan to meet increased housing demand by allowing more homes in that area.

“We feel strongly, as do 80% of county citizens, that this sets the county on the wrong long-term development path and jeopardizes many of the unique features of the county which make it the special place it is,” reads a letter to the Planning Commission this week signed by the mayors of Leesburg, Purcellville, Round Hill, Hillsboro, Hamilton, Lovettsville, and Middleburg. And in that letter, they said they got pushback from commissioners on that, and “we were challenged with recommending alternatives to meet those planned housing needs through redevelopment and infill within the Suburban Policy Area.” That is what they have done, with

The Loudoun County government’s latest auction of surplus equipment features, a Kubota M4500 four-wheel drive tractor, Toro Workman HD utility vehicles and a Turfco topdresser. The auction also features other large items like commuter buses, passenger vehicles and mobile food tray transfer closets, along with typical office items like chairs, filing cabinets, tables and laptops. Detailed information and photographs of the items for sale are online at publicsurplus.com/sms/ loudoun,va/browse/home. Loudoun County sells selected items online through Public Surplus, which was created specifically for public agencies. Anyone interested in bidding on the items must be registered with the website. Registration is free, however, a 10 percent buyer’s premium is charged to all purchases. Loudoun County government and school employees are subject to bidding limitations under the auction terms and conditions, which are available on the Public Surplus site. The auction will close at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13. More details about the sale of surplus items is online at loudoun. gov/surplus.

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Leaders from Loudoun’s seven towns meet with the Loudoun County Planning Commission during a Sept. 27 work session.

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The two-lane Cochran Mill Road bridge over Tuscarora Creek has been reduced to one lane of alternating traffic until further notice, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. With the reduction, traffic will travel over the center of the bridge. Drivers are asked to be courteous and take turns crossing the bridge. No vehicle weight restrictions are being imposed, but trucks, buses and other heavy vehicles are advised to use alternate routes. A developer is working under a VDOT permit to construct a new two-lane bridge over Tuscarora Creek that will replace the existing bridge. The project is scheduled for completion by next summer.

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Loudoun County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) listens at a meeting with legislators and lobbyists in October.

Randall Plans Rural Summit Loudoun County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) will host a rural summit Friday, Nov. 16, at the Salamander Resort and Spa in Middleburg. Randall said she hopes to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing rural Loudoun County, and come up with ways preserve and maintain it. “Loudoun County is home to a rich agricultural heritage that continues into today. We see it in the robust wine industry Loudoun has cultivated so well, our farm to table restaurants, and farms where our residents can visit to pet animals, and pick and enjoy the fresh fruits and vegetables produced right here in Loudoun,” Randall stated. “This thriving agritourism industry can only exist when it is surrounded and supported by working farms and active agriculture, and we as a county must work with the community to maintain the critical mass of land necessary for rural Loudoun to continue long into the future.”

The summit is open to everyone. Speakers will include experts in rural preservation strategies, state and local government officials, local agricultural business owners, and rural Loudoun activists. Breakfast will be from Mom’s Apple Pie in Leesburg, a lunch break will include a vendor market with a variety of local agricultural products, and local wines will be featured at the end of the summit. The event’s emcee will be Tia Walbridge of the Virginia Agricultural Council, the Loudoun Farm Bureau, associate director of the Loudoun Soil and Water Conservation District, and a small business owner. She has also announced she is running for the county Board of Supervisors. Another panel, on tools in the rural economy, will be moderated by Visit Loudoun President and CEO Beth Erickson. To attend, RSVP to Elizabeth Bennis at elizabeth.bennis@loudoun.gov.

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opments, can allow low density automobile-oriented uses to be recreated as walkable, mixed-use developments that are now in market demand.” The letters gives the example of a 54-acre flex-industrial site on Woodland Road near Cascades Parkway. They say, if redeveloped according to the guidelines for a suburban town center in the latest draft of the new comprehensive plan, that site could accommodate up to 1,565 apartments, with 196 affordable units and more than 3 million square feet of commercial space. “While Loudoun County will continue to see strong demand for new housing, the Coalition of Loudoun Towns opposes any change to the County’s Comprehensive Plan that would satisfy this demand by expanding the boundaries of, or adding density to, the Transitional Policy Area,” the group concluded. “Instead the County should focus on residential growth through the redevelopment of strategic sites in the Suburban Policy Area, including low-density suburban office parks, older low-density multi-family residential, light industrial business parks, and other underutilized lands.”

<< FROM 6 a plan they say could absorb another 8,000 to 10,000 homes in the Suburban Policy Area, without expanding development in the Transition Policy Area or displacing existing homes in the east. That letter says county leaders should not allow expansion or densification of the transition area, because “as long as new greenfield sites are being opened up to new development, developers will have no economic incentive to develop well-located sites in the Suburban Policy Area.” It also argues the county must expand its affordable housing policies by removing exemptions for some types of development. “Only with both of these changes in place can the County return to its original focus of providing a range of housing in the east while protecting the rural west,” they wrote. Instead, they suggested encouraging suburban infill, development, and redevelopment. “Redevelopment of existing light industrial and flex space, as well as suburban office parks and older, low density multi-family devel-

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Building credits << FROM 6 be written into the new comprehensive plan under review now. “[Transfer of Development Rights] makes a lot of sense,” Van Huyck said. “It’s a complicated program to put in place. There’s just a bunch of choices the county has to make.” For example, county supervisors must decide whether to allow direct sales between landowners, or that the county government should buy those credits and resell them. They must also designate sending and receiving zones—where those credits can be sold, and where they can be applied. Loudoun attorney Paul Lawrence, who is drafting an ordinance for Loudoun County, said some localities have made profits reselling those credits. “The idea of what would be the sending areas in the [transfer of development rights] program, it’s pretty easy to reach agreement on that—it would be western Loudoun. … The more difficult subject is what would be the receiving areas, because there’s some people in eastern Loudoun who are concerned about what they call ‘density packing,’” Lawrence said. Those are the concerns that resulted in county leaders abandoning earlier density transfer programs. There is even an idea to somehow sell residential density credits from the west and convert them into commercial or industrial credits in the east. Whether that should happen, and what

that conversion rate would be, Lawrence said he will leave up to county officials. “We’re not going to try to figure out all the detail up front, but leave it to the Board [of Supervisors] and the political process to work out the details,” Lawrence said. He said he is seeing momentum building behind the idea, including among some elected officials. “I support creation of a wellplanned voluntary TDR program in Loudoun as another tool in the box for permanently preserving our rural areas,” stated Supervisor Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge), noting that his top priority is funding a county program to help landowners who want to restrict development on their property pay the cost of recording easements. “However, I do see adoption of a wellplanned voluntary TDR Program as a great addition to that.” Meanwhile, County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) has spoken publicly in favor of a transfer of development rights program several times. But the devil, said Supervisor Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run), is in the details. The Planning Commission removed all references to the purchase of development rights program from the current draft of the new comprehensive plan, and planning commissioners have been critical of the idea. Some supervisors aren’t sure what a transfer of development rights program is. And Meyer said while he’s studied the topic, he’s not sold on it yet. And he said it

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The county needs to build a portfolio of tools that can be used to implement its planning, and this is just one.” — Al Van Huyck, Co-founder of the Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition could throw a wrench in county planning. “While it might sound good to some, in theory, to shift density from the rural west to the suburban east, the problem in practice is that you’re taking zoning that probably won’t be used in the west … and then putting them in places where developers can up density, which is in South Riding and in many places where we’re already seeing huge traffic problems and school overcrowding.” He pointed out that today, when developers want to build more homes than currently allowed, they must go to the county for a rezoning request. Those come with capital facilities payments and proffer agreements to offset the impact of those additional homes on county infrastructure. If a transfer of development rights program doesn’t have a similar payment, the county could fall further behind on roads and schools. And he said the board has demonstrated a willingness to up-zone in

those places where it would want more housing. “The only time a developer would have incentive to use these credits is for density where the Board of Supervisors doesn’t think it’s appropriate anyway, because otherwise developers just come to us for a rezoning application,” Meyer said. He called it “a good talking point for politicians who want to make it seem like they’re trying to preserve western Loudoun.” But he nonetheless said he could support the program, if it meets certain requirements—such as acceptable sending and receiving zones and capital facilities payments. “Does it hurt anything to have a program for transfer of development rights to transfer residential into commercial? No, I’d probably vote for that,” Meyer said. “But is that actually going to do anything? Is it going to move the needle on density in the west?” The program seems unlikely to be included in the comprehensive plan, if at all, until it reaches the Board of Supervisors for review. And there is no majority among supervisors supporting the program yet. Some supervisors reached for interviews declined to comment until they have had a chance to study the idea. “It’s a niche thing,” Van Huyck said. “I mean, it’s one strategic tool. The county needs to build a portfolio of tools that can be used to implement its planning, and this is just one.” rgreene@loudounnow.com

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‘Failure is Never Fatal’ for Comstock News of Comstock’s loss prompted a somber crowd at a watch party at the Hilton Garden Inn in Ashburn to shout “thank you, Barbara” and “we love you” as she took the stage. Although several of the congresswoman’s staff members, family members and supporters were in tears, Comstock held a firm smile.

Kaine Easily Holds On Virginia voters overwhelmingly re-elected Democrat Tim Kaine, who won 57 percent of the vote over Prince William County Chairman Corey Stewart and Libertarian Matt Waters. The former Richmond mayor, Virginia governor and vice presidential hopeful will serve a second six-year term. The race offered voters a stark contrast. Kaine was Democrat Hillary Clinton’s running mate in her bid for the presidency and Stewart was the Virginia co-chairman for Trump’s campaign. Stewart tied his campaign tightly to President Donald J. Trump, who lost the state to Hillary Clinton in his 2016 campaign. And on the campaign trail, both repeatedly reminded voters of the others’ allegiance to those controversial party leaders. The result was the sixth consecutive loss for Republicans in statewide campaigns. Next year, all 140 seats in the General Assembly, where Republicans control the House and Senate, will be on the ballot. In Loudoun, Kaine landed 63 percent of the vote to Stewart’s 35 percent. Even though Loudouners have swayed between supporting Republicans and Democrats, they have repeatedly backed Kaine’s campaigns. The majority of Loudoun voters favored him in his run for governor in 2005 and in his run for U.S. Senate in 2012—plus opted for the Clinton-Kaine presidential ticket over the Trump-Pence ticket in 2016. rgreene@loudounnow.com dnadler@loudounnow.com

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just happen. It happens because of all of you.” She also said the election “sent a message that we are a better nation, that we demand a better nation, a nation where we treat each other with dignity and respect.” “Americans deserve a nation where our children are safe, sick people get the health care they need, immigrants are welcome, schools are successful, and it’s no longer easier to buy a gun than it is to vote,” Wexton said. “That is the America I believe in. That is the America you all worked for, and that is the America that VA-10 just voted for.” Wexton’s celebration attracted some of the biggest names among Virginia Democrats. Gov. Ralph Northam stepped onstage to congratulate Wexton. And he said while Democrats could celebrate Tuesday night, the next morning there would be work to do. He promised that Democrats would reclaim majorities in both houses of the legislature and then win the White House. “We know the blue wave, it was started in 2017, continues to roll across Virginia,” Northam said. “And it is all of you that give us inspiration and hope that tomorrow, Virginia will be just a little bit better than today.” He was joined onstage by his predecessor, former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who also said Democrats’ victories would continue through 2020. “Look at us today,” McAuliffe said.

“It has been the greatest privilege to work with and serve all of you for the past nine years…I can’t thank you enough for that,” she said. She asked her campaign volunteers, staff members and family members to join her on stage, where she thanked them for their support during her five years in the General Assembly and four years in Congress. “Over these nine years we have had incredible, wonderful wins… We lost this fight but we have won so many others,” she said. Comstock listed the federal tax breaks Congress passed last year, improvements made to services for military veterans and their work to combat opioid addiction and inspire young women through her Women in Leadership program. “Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.” Leesburg resident Mike Jones, who stood in the crowd, said he wasn’t surprised when he saw the results come in. “Honestly, I expected it. I like her, but I heard from people in both parties who were disgruntled with her.” He acknowledged that Comstock tried hard to walk a fine line between distancing herself from President Donald J. Trump when many of her constituents are politically moderate, but not going so far as to alienate her Republican base. “She tried to balance it and it didn’t work in her favor,” Jones said. Asked what she would do now, Comstock said she promised her granddaughter that she would take her to Disney World no matter the election results. “So, we’re going to Disney World.”

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“We are a blue state today, folks.” Wexton left the stage to the song “Jenny from the Block” by Jennifer Lopez. Maha Majdoub, co-owner of Twinpanzee Brewing Company where Democrats hosted several campaign events during the campaign, said she was so happy she was “shaking.” “We’re winning!” she declared. “It’s all blue, my friend. The blue wave, we’re winning, we’re winning—we just got Wexton’d.” “I can’t tell you how good it feels,” said Loudoun County Democratic Committee Chairman Al Nevarez. “Thirty-seven years this was in Republican hands. When I first started getting involved with LCDC, this was the one that seemed like it was going to be hardest rock to crack.” At 58 percent, Loudoun saw the largest voter turnout since the 2012 presidential election, when 76 percent of eligible voters cast a ballot. Already other Democrats are lining up to run for the seat she will vacate in the Virginia senate. At least two were at the celebration—state Del. Jennifer B. Boysko (D-86) and consultant and Weekly Bangladeshee newspaper owner Sharafat Hussain.

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‘Drink in the Good Life’ at the Village

County Parks Dept. Coming to Town The administrative offices of the Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, including the county’s Area Agency on Aging, are moving back to Leesburg. Effective Dec. 17, the new address will be 742 Miller Drive SE. All phone numbers will remain the same. The administrative offices, currently located on Ashbrook Place in Ashburn, will be closed for business Friday, Dec. 14, and reopen at the Leesburg address at noon Monday, Dec. 17. For more information, email prcs@loudoun.gov, visit Loudoun.gov/prcs, or call 703777-0343.

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BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ Visitors to the Village at Leesburg can now take their drinks with them. The first Loudoun neighborhood to tap into the new Alcoholic Beverage Control program, the Village launched its “Drink in the Good Life” program this week. Now, visitors can purchase a glass of wine, beer or cocktail from its restaurants and take it with them

In designated areas of the Village at Leesburg development, shoppers and diners will be able to bring a glass of wine, beer or cocktail along in a to-go cup.

as they enjoy walking through the development in designated areas. Drinks will be served in disposable “Drink in the Good Life” cups. They cannot be brought from one restaurant into another. Signage has been placed around the Village to note the designated areas. Visitors are asked to be respectful of retailers that have a “No Alcohol Permitted” sign outside of their store.

Retailers that do allow the cups to be brought into their shops are Luv2Play, Bubbeology, G5 Salon, Potomac River Running, Rocket Fizz, and Spokes Etc. Outside alcohol is not allowed to be brought into the Village or used in the to-go cups. Drinks can be purchased DRINKS IN THE VILLAGE >> 11

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Zoning regulations for the town’s Crescent Design District, which the Virginia Village shopping center lies in, could be changing depending on the outcome of an exercise currently underway by the Form-Based Code Institute.

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Town Council Considers Path Forward for Eastern Gateway, Crescent District BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ Two planning and zoning exercises that could shape both the future development in key areas of Leesburg expect to be before the Town Council for some important decisions soon. The Town Council has continued its work on review of the Eastern Gateway District small area plan. The plan area, for property along East Market Street between River Creek Parkway and the Leesburg Bypass, includes some of the

largest remaining tracts of undeveloped land in the almost-built out county seat. In a recent work session, council members stressed the need for stricter design guidelines in the area, along with more of an emphasis on employment uses. The process has been one closely watched by the development community, with some property owners along the way making known their desires for how they want to see their land develop. Concurrently, work is beginning on possible changes to the form-based code

zoning in the Crescent Design District, a key redevelopment area in town along East Market Street, Catoctin Circle and South King Street north and west of the Rt. 7/15. In August, the council authorized money to engage the Form-Based Code Institute, a panel of experts that will scrutinize the regulations developed by the town to guide zoning in the area almost a decade ago. When it was enacted, the form-based code zoning, which EASTERN GATEWAY >> 11

Downtown Leesburg may look like a bit of a construction zone beginning this week but, fear not—it’s only temporary. Work to install water, sewer, and natural gas service to 32 S. King St. was expected to begin this week. Loudoun Street between King Street and Church Street will be closed to through-traffic from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. each night, Sunday through Thursday. Through-traffic will be detoured onto Royal Street. Construction is expected to be completed before Thanksgiving, Sanitary sewer cleaning was also expected to begin this week. The Utilities Department will be conducting the annual cleaning to remove grease and other debris from sanitary sewer lines to prevent backups. That work will require temporary lane closures. Drivers should exercise caution and follow flagger directions. Sanitary sewer cleaning will be done from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday. Work is expected to be completed by 5 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15. Any questions about the sanitary sewer cleaning may be directed to Lesley McClaughry at 703-7377075.

Tax Bills Mailed The Town of Leesburg’s second-half 2018 real estate tax bills have been mailed to property owners. If you haven’t received it yet, taxpayers should expect to receive their tax bills by the end of this week. Customers can view and pay their real estate tax bills online at leesburgva.gov/customerportal. A service fee is charged for payments made through the customer portal. The due date for second-half 2018 real estate tax bills is Wednesday, Dec. 5. Property owners with questions regarding their real estate tax bills can email realtax @leesburgva.gov.

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Eastern gateway << FROM 10 regulates building design more so than the types of uses inside, was intended to spur redevelopment in the area. However, developers and council members have said the regulations went too far and made development in the area more burdensome and more expensive. The panel from the Form-Based Code Institute has begun holding focus group sessions in town, including one last week with the town’s Planning Commission. Commissioners stressed their desires to see the regulations be less rigid and, perhaps, have the town take the lead on building some of the needed infrastructure, like road and utility improvements. The commission has recommended that the council focus on the Crescent Design District as a priority, though some members of the council recently voiced a desire to finish up work on the Eastern Gateway District first. Town staff members also are gearing up for a comprehensive review and revision to the Town Plan. Planning and Zoning Department Director Susan Berry-Hill is expected to be before the council at its Nov. 26 work session for guidance from the council on how it wants to proceed on those avenues. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

Drinks in the village << FROM 10 from 5 Tara, BurgerFi, Eggspectation, Firebirds, Plaza Azteca, The Conche, and Travinia. They will also be available at the yet-to-open Vino Bistro and ChefScape. The Village becomes the first development in Loudoun to take advantage of the legislation that made the “Drink in the Good Life” program possible. The General Assembly approved a bill last year to allow “lifestyle” shopping developments across Virginia—that are at least 25 acres and have a minimum of 100,000 square feet of retail— to allow its patrons to bring their alcoholic drinks with them as they peruse the development. Among the sponsors of the legislation was former Del. Tag Greason, who represented the 32nd District from 2010 to 2017. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

is driving more money for the county. That’s a really healthy performance for our hotels,” she said. February saw large spikes in hotel occupancy, thanks to many visitors staying in town to participate in marches and demonstrations in Washington, DC. September, on the other hand, was slower than usual, likely attributable to the soggy summer, Erickson said. Over the past 12 months, 9,688 hotel room nights were sold in Leesburg. Direct revenue to the town was estimated at more than $1 million, and

Transient Occupancy Tax revenue is about $85,000. Leesburg also received tourism-related mentions in 70 blogs during fiscal years 2017 and 2018. Going forward, Erickson said the tourism agency staff is eager to see the impacts of two big projects expected to come on line in Leesburg—a new hotel, the Hilton Garden Inn, and the ION International Training Center, expected to open in the Compass Creek development next year. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

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The county seat continues to draw tourism, according to a recent report by Visit Loudoun. Visit Loudoun CEO Beth Erickson appeared before the Leesburg Town Council recently to give an update on the numbers they are seeing for the town. Erickson’s report included figures from November 2017 to October of this year. The hotel occupancy rate has been flat over the past year, but Erickson

quickly noted that 66 percent occupancy was “a very strong number.” There has been continued growth in the average daily rate, or ADR, in Leesburg hovering around 6 percent. ADR measures the average rental income per paid occupied room. ADR, along with a property’s occupancy, helps lodging establishments ascertain their financial performance. Erickson called the ADR growth “oustanding.” “Over the course of the last 18 months, we’ve seen that grow which

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Vance, Hillsboro Council Re-Elected BY PATRICK SZABO Following the approach it’s used for years, the Hillsboro Town Council on Tuesday was voted back in completely through write-in ballots. According to the unofficial tallies with absentee ballots still to be counted, seven-term Mayor Roger Vance was re-elected with 30 votes. Vice Mayor Amy Marasco received 26 votes, Councilman Stephen Moskal received 23 votes, Councilwoman Claudia Forbes received 22 votes, Councilwoman Laney Oxman received 19 votes and Councilman Bill Johnston received 15 votes. All six will serve on the dais until Dec. 31, 2020. Beginning Jan. 1, 2019, Vance will begin his 23rd year on the Town Council and 15th year as mayor. Marasco will be serving a sixth term, while Johnston and Forbes will be serving their second terms. Moskal and Oxman will be serving their first terms on the council, after Moskal was appointed in February to fill a vacancy left by Belle Ware and Oxman was appointed in May to fill a vacancy left by John Dean. “We had over 60 percent turnout here. In all my time here, this was the biggest turnout we’ve had,” Vance said. About a dozen first-time town voters got to ring the school house bell, following a long-held tradition. “It was such a great expression of

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local democracy. There was no political rancor. They were just happy to be here and happy to vote,” Vance said. Moving into next year, the group will need to appoint a new vice mayor to serve for the next two years and will be tasked with progressing the town’s $22.2 million traffic calming and pe-

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destrian safety project, which will install two roundabouts on Rt. 9 at the eastern and western edges of town, sidewalks on each side of the highway, three to four raised crosswalks and about 60 on-street parking bays.

For a third time this year, a seat on the Middleburg Town Council has changed hands. Chris Bernard, a 32-year-old West Federal Retail e-commerce director, won Tuesday’s special election over Kurt Abendschein, a Hunt Country Sotheby’s real estate agent. Bernard got 172 vote to Abendschein’s 130. Bernard replaces interim Councilwoman Bundles Murdock, who was appointed July 12 to fill the vacancy that was left by Bridge Littleton when he became mayor on July 1. He will remain on the council until the term expires on June 30, 2020. The three-year resident manages three in-town businesses— Lou Lou Boutiques, Crème de la Crème and Zest Clothing & Co. His primary goals on the dais are to help bring new businesses to the town and to accommodate the existing ones. Bernard recently helped the town select a firm to redevelop its website and was appointed to the Board of Directors at Buchanan Hall in Upperville.

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also ran on the Loudoun County Democratic Committee-endorsed ticket, might not return to the council, he said he thought it would be a good council moving forward and is eager to get to work in January. Maddox, who finished fourth in the running for three council seats, had the unenviable job of having to campaign twice in the past year, coming away the winner in last November’s special election to fill out the remaining 13 months of Burk’s council term, following her mayoral win in 2016. But this time around she would not be as lucky, but took the high road Tuesday night. “I’m not going anywhere. I’m like a bad rash,” she said to laughs. “I’m going to continue to support the party and the candidates.” With absentee ballots counted, Vice Mayor Suzanne Fox held an 85-vote lead over Maddox. With the possibility of a re-count to confirm the narrow margin, she was not yet ready to wave the victory flag Tuesday, although it appeared she would win another fouryear term with just under 20 percent of the vote. If so, she would be the only Loudoun County Republican Committee-endorsed candidate to win Tuesday. Although initially declaring she would not be seeking any party’s endorsement over the summer, Fox just two weeks shy of Election Day did ultimately accept the LCRC endorsement.

The LCRC also backed Dunn and Kari Nacy. Rounding out the ballot, first-time candidate Nacy finished fifth with 16 percent of the vote. Burk’s challengers, Campbell and Dunn, both have two years remaining on their council terms. Dunn finished second to Burk with 25 percent of the vote, and Campbell trailed with 14 percent. They both said they were undeterred by Tuesday’s result, and were proud of the campaigns they ran. Dunn, who was defeated for a third time in a bid for the mayor’s seat, said his goal of offering a conservative alternative to Burk and Campbell was met, and it was business as usual for him moving forward on the council. “I’ve been doing this for 11 years now,” he said. “I’ve always tried to put the people first in my votes, I don’t get caught up in special interests. Hopefully the new folks on the council will be able to work together and get the people’s work done.” For Campbell, he said he believes his message of running a nonpartisan campaign resonated with voters. Campbell was the only candidate on either the mayoral or Town Council ballot not to seek a party endorsement, following his LCDC-backed campaign two years ago. “We’re disappointed but we’re not discouraged, we’re optimistic that we’ll continue to be the voice of reason and political reason and we’ll work with the new council moving forward to continue to do better for this town,” he said.

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Board Member Suggests Consolidating Some Schools

BY DANIELLE NADLER

s the School Board prepares its multi-million dollar ask for the county Board of Supervisors to fund six years’ worth of capital projects, one board member says it’s time to make better use of available space rather than construct new buildings, even if it means consolidating schools. The School Board is in the process of scrutinizing the Capital Improvement Program Superintendent Eric Williams has recommended for fiscal years 2020 through 2025. The program outlines the planned capital projects for the school system. The superintendent is recommending that the School Board request $833.95 million over the next six years to fund dozens of projects, including three elementary schools, a new middle school, a new high school, several classroom additions, and a student welcome and adult education center. But School Board member Eric Hornberger (Ashburn) said that school leaders could save the county money if they use classroom space that is available in schools in the far east and far west ends of the county. At a Nov. 1 work session, Hornberger suggested the board consolidate Lincoln and Hamilton elementary schools into the nearby Kenneth Culbert Elementary School, rather than spend money on renovations and upkeep at the two smaller and older schools. He pointed out that, on average, elementary schools in western Loudoun are using only 75 percent of their building capacities. Projections show western Loudoun would have enough elementary classroom space through at least 2040, adding just 232 students. Lincoln enrolls 90 students, with some class sizes with as few as nine students, and Hamilton enrolls 186 students. Reassigning the entire school communities of Lincoln and Hamilton to Culbert would still leave Culbert at 92 percent of its building capacity. Hornberger said that with land get-

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Lincoln Elementary School in western Loudoun is the oldest school in the county having opened in 1878. It is also the smallest, with 90 students enrolled this year.

ting more scarce and construction costs on the rise, it’s smart to make better use of the school system’s resources. “So I’m putting this out there to the public…We have the space available, we need to take advantage of it. And we need to not be afraid of (attendance) rezoning, afraid of people throwing socks at us or whatever. It’s our responsibility to look out for the efficiencies of the school system,” he said. “It’s not a matter of picking on small schools because there are some small schools that I think are justified based on their geography. But there are others that may not be.” He also suggested that his board colleagues consider retrofitting existing space at a school in Sterling for the Student Welcome and Adult Education Center rather than build a new $21.3 million building that the superintendent has recommended. Board members agree that the center is needed. The planned 45,000-square-foot

center will provide a centralized location for English Language Learner students’ instructional program and registration needs, as well as adult education classrooms, meeting rooms and office space, freeing up space those programs have occupied in the school system’s administration building. The school system has not found land for the center but has it scheduled to open in the fall of 2023. Hornberger said putting the center in a wing of either Sully or Sterling elementary schools could be a better option. They both sit near other schools and work centers where the families who need the center’s services can more easily access them. Plus, he noted, on average, elementary schools in eastern Loudoun are using only 80 percent of their building capacities. “We need to look at these things and ask is there an alternative approach,” Hornberger said. “If I was sitting on the Board of Supervisors, I would ask is this

justifiable, and I’m sitting here having a tough time with that.” Other board members have not yet weighed in on Hornberger’s suggestions, but Assistant Superintendent for Support Services Kevin Lewis said he would get the board more information on the impacts of consolidating those schools and projects. Hornberger specifically asked that Lewis crunch the numbers and report back to the board how much would be saved if the board followed through with his suggestions. Ahead of adopting the final program in December, the School Board will hold one more public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, at the school administration building, 21000 Education Court in Ashburn. The CIP will then be sent over to the county Board of Supervisors as a formal funding request. dnadler@loudounnow.com

Plan for High School Parking Lot on Catoctin Elementary Campus Gets Pushback BY DANIELLE NADLER For several years, Catoctin Elementary School has been the most crowded elementary school in Leesburg. The 52-year-old building has smaller classrooms than the county’s newer schools, but maintains similar class sizes. But relief seems to be around the corner. As the School Board prepares to adopt its Capital Improvement Program, or CIP—the six-year road map for the school system’s capital projects—senior staff members are recommending that Catoctin and Hutchison Farm elementary schools get three-classroom additions in 2020. Catoctin parents and staff told School Board members at the Nov. 1 public hearing that that’s great news.

But they also pointed out a concern in the staff ’s recommended CIP. That’s the suggestion to build an overflow parking lot for Loudoun County High School students on the Catoctin Elementary campus. Residents who live near the high school have complained for years about students parking on residential streets, leaving little space for people who live there to park. The four people who spoke during last week’s CIP public hearing asked that staff come up with another option. “I think adding additional traffic to our campus, especially young inexperienced drivers—I speak from experience, I’ve had three of them—is especially dangerous for our young PARKING >> 17

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School Leaders Prepare to Vet, Purchase New Social Science Textbooks BY DANIELLE NADLER As part of Loudoun County’s long overdue effort to update its textbooks, school leaders are weighing which social science and global studies books to purchase. The Department of Instruction has begun the five-month process of researching and vetting textbooks and resources ahead of the School Board’s vote in March to adopt new teaching materials. After several years of forgoing refreshing textbooks, the school system this year bought new math books. The problem was that many of them arrived after the start of the school year. During a recent School Board meeting, board Chairman Jeff Morse (Dulles) pointed out this snafu and asked Assistant Superintendent of Instruction Ashley Ellis if the process has been improved. “Yes, we started the process earlier this year,” she said. “We have many lessons learned both on our end and on the publisher’s end.” Last month, the school system issued a request for proposals to textbook publishers and to the Association for American Publishers. By next week, social science and global studies department chairs will pare down resources to exclude those that do not meet Loudoun County Public Schools’ instructional needs and create a short list of resources for further review.

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Loudoun Valley High School Latin teacher Michael Krepich leads a class discussion. Latin is among the courses that school leaders say are long overdue for new textbooks.

Within the next couple of weeks, staff will form a Social Science and Global Studies Resource Steering Committee, which will meet and review the short list of resources and, in January, hear presentations from publishers. By mid-January, the textbooks and resources being considered will be on display in school buildings where they can be viewed and commented on by teachers, administrators, parents and

any other members of the public. The School Board is scheduled to adopt the final teaching materials in late March. Board members thanked Ellis for starting the process to vet and adopt textbooks earlier, but also asked if her team could work on updating more than just one subject area each year. “My concern is we only did one textbook adoption last year because it had been many years since LCPS had done

a textbook adoption. We have a lot of adoptions to do. At this pace, doing just one a year, it will take a while to get through them all.” Ellis said Virginia Department of Education’s textbook guidelines take a lot of time and effort to keep up with, so she recommended that the school system not take on more than one book adoption of a core content area, such as math, reading or social science. But she said her team could consider starting the process to refresh materials for one of the auxiliary subject areas, like world languages. Hornberger agreed that would be a good next step. At the Oct. 9 board meeting, middle school world languages teacher Andrea Weiskopf told the board the world languages textbooks are outdated. She spoke specifically about the Latin textbooks which describe slaves as lazy and not smart. She added, “I have become increasingly concerned about the depiction of enslaved people in the Latin textbook.” Hornberger later said, “The one up for my perspective is world languages. That is the one area I’ve heard concerns about from teachers and even students.” Morse asked Ellis and her team to create a master schedule, to show both the board and the public what book adoptions are coming up and when. “So we can see—and the public can see—long-term that we’re getting into a cycle.” Visit the Social Science and Global Studies Department’s web page at lcps. org/page/515 to follow the textbook adoption process. dnadler@loudounnow.com

Smashing Walnuts Co-Founder Eyes School Board Seat BY DANIELLE NADLER

trict PTA Jenna Alexander, founder of Loudoun County Parents of Gifted Students Chris Croll, Lucketts Elementary School PTA President Amy Tribié, and former School Board member Bob Ohneiser. Those interested in being appointed to the Catoctin District seat must email a statement of interest to School Board Clerk Christine Coleman at clerk@ lcps.org by noon Nov. 26. At 6:30 p.m. that day, the School Board will hold a special meeting to interview potential candidates for the seat and take public comment on the candidates. The board is scheduled to appoint a new board member at its meeting Tuesday, Dec. 4. dnadler@loudounnow.com

Parking << FROM 14 students at Catoctin,” said Judy Wasko, Catoctin’s bookkeeper. She expects high school drivers, who have varied schedules, will likely be pulling in and out of the lot throughout the day. She said the elementary school does not have staff to monitor the lot during the school day when elementary students are out of the building for recess or physical education. Rita Welsh, a first grade teacher at Catoctin, said the area in which the parking lot is proposed is a treasured space for the school community. It is home to multiple trees that former students have planted over the years, as well as a monarch butterfly waystation. “It is an active living science lab that has provided the opportunity to raise and release over 400 monarch butterflies,” Welsh said. In addition to raising concerns about the proposed parking lot, each of the speakers thanked school leaders for considering adding three classrooms onto the school building. “I am thrilled. …We so desperately need this space,” Wasko said. During the board’s work session later that night, School Board member Tom Marshall (Leesburg) said the board could consider leasing parking space from one of the churches that sits near Loudoun County High School. Kevin Lewis, assistant superintendent of Support Services, said he does not recommend the school system broker a deal for an off-campus location, like a church, because it would be difficult to monitor students’ activity there. Marshall asked that Lewis find out from the school system’s attorney whether there would be any legal problems with it, and Lewis agreed. “I understand we would have some liability,” Marshall said, “but we would have liability if they were parked over at Catoctin with respect to the children’s safety.” dnadler@loudounnow.com

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departments and ensuring the school board itself has the tools necessary to manage a complex and multifaceted $1.2 billion school system.” The Millers’ son, Jake, is in fifth grade at Sycolin Creek Elementary School. Jake has also attended the private Loudoun Country Day School and Middleburg Community Charter School, which Mark Miller said has offered him a unique insight into how the various education models work. Miller has worked as a residential and commercial realtor with Long & Foster since 2005. His announcement makes five people who have publically stated they would apply for the post. Others in the running are director of the Hunt Dis-

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A fifth person has lined up to fill the vacant seat on the Loudoun County School Board. Mark Miller, Loudoun realtor and co-founder of the Smashing Walnuts Foundation, said he plans to file to represent the Catoctin District on the board this week. The seat has been vacant since Oct. 26 when Eric DeKenipp resigned with 14 months left in his first term. Miller has served on the Loudoun County Library Board of Trustees since 2011 and has served as its chairman since 2013. He’s served on the county’s Fiscal Impact Committee since 2016 and on the Library of Virginia Board of Trustees since July 2017. In 2013, Miller, his wife, Ellyn, and their daughter, Gabriella, founded the Smashing Walnuts Foundation which raises funds for childhood cancer research. In October of that year, 10-year-old Gabriella died of a rare brain cancer.

In a prepared statement, Miller said of his priorities if appointed to the board, “As a member of the school board, I will focus on providing Western Loudoun community elementary Miller students with the best opportunities to be successful, budgeting responsibly to ensure the system has the necessary tools to create an exceptional school system, fostering improved relationships with the Board of Supervisors, increasing collaboration with the County’s library and Parks & Rec

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Sterling Double Homicide Case Sent to Grand Jury BY RENSS GREENE A 35-year-old man from Alexandria faces indictment on two counts of first-degree murder following an Oct. 31 preliminary hearing in Loudoun County District Court that gave the public its first look into what first responders found when they arrived at the scene of a reported active shooter at a Sterling hookah bar in the early morning hours of May 14. Hassan M. Gailani is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in the shooting deaths of Ahmed S. Osman, 35, of Sterling and Murtada A. Marof, 40, of Herndon, at Pharaoh Café. Gailani’s statements after his arrest suggest he may not have intended to kill one of the people he is accused of murdering. In a press release announcing the arrest, the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office said Gailani was apprehended in his vehicle as he tried to leave the area. But sheriff ’s deputies during last week’s hearing testified that Gailani was outside of his vehicle and already had his hands up when the hookah lounge’s manager pointed him out to them outside of the business.

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Deputy Jordan Leverich, the first on the scene, described finding two people inside laying in a pool of blood “almost on top of each other.” One of them, apparently Osman, was already dead; the other, Marof, was “moaning and rolling around on the ground.” After going back outside to help arrest Gailani—who deputies said was cooperative—Leverich returned to try to give Marof first aid. He said about 20 minutes passed between when he

arrived and when emergency medical providers got there. Firefighter paramedic Tyler Moxley testified that when he arrived, he immediately went to help Marof, made more difficult because Marof, covered in sweat, was “moving rapidly” and ripped off a blood pressure cuff. First responders moved him to an ambulance, but about a minute later, Marof went limp and stopped breathing. Moxley said he never saw him move again. The second on the scene, Deputy Justin Denton, said when he arrived, the hookah lounge’s manager—who he said is familiar to Loudoun deputies—pointed out Gailani, who already had his hands up. Denton and Deputy Gerald Presson arrested Gailani and searched him, finding only a wallet. Presson was wearing a body camera. Much of the audio from that recording is missing or unintelligible, but it captures the first time police questioned Gailani, in the back of Presson’s cruiser after the arrest. In that video, Gailani appears to admit being the shooter, and tells deputies the gun is in the car. Investigators later found a Kel-Tec 9mm pistol in a rented Kia Soul that detective Casey Johnson said was

parked about a half mile away. The key to the Kia was found inside a silver Toyota Camry near the hookah lounge apparently belonging to Gailani. Also in the Kia was a green gym bag containing a plastic gun box and an empty box of ammunition. Detective Mark Bush testified he took Gailani before the magistrate at the county jail. There, he said, Gailani asked about who was the second person who was shot—Marof—and how he was, and his eyes welled up with tears when he was told Marof was dead. He later asked how he could be charged with first-degree murder if he didn’t mean to kill one person. Public defenders asked the court to strike one charge of first-degree murder, arguing Gailani’s actions show he did not mean to kill Marof. Judge Deborah C. Welsh agreed with the prosecution’s argument of “transferred intent,” a legal doctrine that holds that when a person intending to harm one person accidentally harms another, the attacking person is also responsible for unintended victim. Gailani’s case is scheduled to be presented to a grand jury on Nov. 20. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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Teacher Charged with Inflicting Mental Injury A Loudoun County Public School teacher faces a misdemeanor criminal charge after being accused of participating in a relationship with a child that caused or created a mental injury. Lindsay R. Mages, 28, of Aldie, was arrested Oct. 31. The relationship was described as inappropriate but not sexual. Under the charge, investigators allege that Mages was a person responsible for the victim’s care and created or inflicted, threatened to create or inflict, or allowed to be created or inflicted

Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office detectives are seeking information about a sexual assault that happened on Friday, Oct. 19. The juvenile victim reported that she was walking toward Claiborne Parkway on the grounds of Stone Bridge High School between 4:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m., when she was approached by three teenage boys who grabbed her, pulled at her clothing and touched

her inappropriately. The victim later reported the incident to law enforcement on Sunday, Oct. 29. The suspects are described as being 16-19 years old. One suspect was a black male and the other two were Hispanic males. Anyone with any information regarding the case is asked to contact Detective C. Czekaj at 703-777-1021. You may also submit a tip through the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office app.

A man wanted by Prince William County authorities on felony narcotics-related charges was arrested Friday afternoon after he led deputies on a pursuit through western Loudoun. Deputies came into contact with the suspect, Shawn K. Murray, 36, of Gainesville, around 4:30 p.m. Nov. 2. Deputies initiated a traffic stop on Harmony Church Road near Hamilton. Murray attempted to elude authorities as he traveled on Harmony Church Road before traveling south on Rt. 15. During the pursuit, Murray sideswiped one vehicle and rear-ended another in the Gilberts Corner traffic circle, where the pursuit ended. Murray was taken into custody without further incident and charged in Loudoun with felony reckless driving and driving on a revoked license.

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upon the child a physical or mental injury by other than accidental means. Mages was at times responsible for the student outside of school. The relationship with the student occurred between Jan. 1 and Aug. 30, while Mages was a teacher at Discovery Elementary and at Hillside Elementary School. Mages was held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center.

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Meet Bobbi Local Nonprofits Helped My Suffering Child I was in my mid 30s and pregnant with my first child when I went in for an echocardiogram. I knew something was wrong the minute they put me in a conference room after the procedure. Then five people walked in to talk to me. My son, they told me, had severe heart defects and would be facing serious health issues. Ryan was born on March 14 and immediately underwent open-heart surgery the next day. He had a second operation six months later and a third at the age of 3. That seems like more than enough for any one infant to have to handle. But, at the age of 1, we noticed that Ryan’s hands were getting stiff and swollen. His knees and elbows were locking up. He could not crawl. And, his teeth were not coming in. We started taking our baby to all kinds of doctors: orthopedists, allergists, rheumatologists, and geneticists. No one could figure out what was wrong. No parent in Loudoun should have to feel alone when a child is suffering. Courtesy of AlphaGraphics

The Next Chapter My husband and I finally got answers when a geneticist in Delaware made a guess and ran a different test. Three months later, the results came in. Ryan is one of 12 people in the world diagnosed with Torg-Winchester Syndrome or “Disappearing Bone Disease.” His bones in his arms, legs, feet, and hands simply disintegrate over time. This disease has no treatment, no cure—not even a prognosis. Ryan, now 6, has already suffered five broken bones

Bobbi turned to Loudoun County nonprofit organizations to help her son with his rare disease.

and has been in the hospital many times. But, that is by no means the end of our story. Ryan is now completely mainstreamed into public school. He has an aide and lots of adaptive technology, but he is able to interact with his classmates and friends. He is a happy kid, thriving despite his

health issues. Along our journey, we have been assisted by so many people and organizations. One local nonprofit that focuses on helping families with special needs made sure we knew how to apply for the federal assistance we so desperately needed. They also put us in touch with many resources we didn’t know existed. They became a safe haven for us and helped dispel the overwhelming sense that we were in this all alone. I was so impressed with their programs that I actually joined a committee and now donate 20 percent of my income to their organization. I have a whole new perspective on life. We don’t let anyone tell us what Ryan can’t do. And, we don’t think about the future. We don’t let the challenges he faces bog us down. Instead, we focus on all the good we have encountered—all the people and organizations that have helped us—the community that surrounds and supports parents of special needs children. It is such a basic thing: to know that you don’t have to go it alone. Too many special needs families isolate themselves. Won’t you help us inspire them to step out into life and end the need? As part of the Community Foundation’s Faces of Loudoun campaign, Loudoun Now is publishing monthly articles highlighting men, women and children who have found a helping hand when they needed it most. Learn more or donate to help End the Need at FacesofLoudoun.org.

[ NONPROFIT NOTES ] JK Community Farm Yields $240k Worth of Donated Food Loudoun Hunger Relief recently picked up the season’s final crop of produce grown at The JK Community Farm, a nonprofit started this year by JK Moving Services to help alleviate hunger in the community. The final harvest caps off a strong start for the new charitable initiative with donations topping 30,000 pounds of chemical-free produce and an expected 24,000 pounds of protein by the end of the year. The donation is valued at nearly $240,000 and is helping feed thousands.

DryHome Accepting Nominations to Gift a Free Roof DryHome Roofing and Siding, a Sterling-based roofing company, is accepting nominations through the end of the month for its 15th annual Free Roof for the Holidays program. The company is looking for a Northern Virginia-based individual, family or nonprofit in need of a free roof. The free roof will be awarded based on nominations DryHome receives from customers and the public. The nomination window ends Nov. 30 and the winner will be announced in early December. To nominate an individual, family, or nonprofit, fill out the nomination form at dryhome.com or send an email to info@dryhome.com. The nominator should include their name and phone number as well as nominee’s name, address, phone and reason why they are

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Mother-son volunteer teams from Ashburn’s Young Men’s Service League clear the fields at JK Community Farm. They loaded Loudoun Hunger Relief’s refrigerated vans with the last of the season’s vegetables.

being nominated. Since the program’s inception 15 years ago, DryHome has donated more than $150,000 in roofs to the community.

Woofie’s Party Benefits Animal Shelter Pets in their finest holiday attire are invited to Woofie’s fourth annual Paws & Claus Holiday Party from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, to get a professional photo with Santa taken by award-winning pet photographer Ellen Zangla. The cost is $30 per session. All funds raised from the pet photo sessions will benefit Loudoun County Animal Services. The event will also feature pet

and people vendors, holiday shopping, food, a photo booth with costumes, and music. Woofie’s, at 44200 Waxpool Road Suite 137 in Ashburn, offers pet sitting, dog walking and mobile pet spa services. Send an email to woofiesandellen@gmail.com to register in advance.

Scouts Ask for Extra Help in Scouting for Food Effort The Boy Scouts who collect food donations every November through their Scouting for Food project is asking that residents fill plastic grocery bags with non-perishable food to be donated to local food pantries. The scouts from the Goose Creek District went door to door last weekend to place a Scouting for Food sticker

on houses throughout the county. But the scouts are concerned that the high winds may have blown the stickers away. They’re asking that households make an extra effort to place non-perishable food donations at their front door by 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10. The scouts will pick up the food and delivery it to food pantries throughout the county. Items that are most needed are canned protein, such as tuna, chicken and peanut butter; soups and stews; fruit juices; grains such as boxed macaroni and cheese, pasta and rice; oatmeal; low-sugar cereals; and canned fruits and vegetables. The scouts’ goal is to collect 110,000 pounds of food.

Firefighters, Mobile Hope Hold Annual Coat Drive The Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System and the Loudoun Career Firefighters Association are collecting new or gently used and clean coats, scarves, winter hats, gloves and mittens. They are asking that the donated items be dropped off at any fire and rescue station in the county between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays through the end of the month. Donated items can also be dropped off at the administration building at 801 Sycolin Road Suite 200 in Leesburg. All donations will be given to Mobile Hope Loudoun for distribution to local people in need.

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Students Chloe Estrada (John Champe High School), Emma Szabo (Woodgrove High School), and Haley Lawson (Park View High School) spent Monday experiencing a Job for a Day at the Inova Loudoun Ladies Board Birthing Inn.

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Small Business Awards host Susan McCormick; Janelle Arrighi, Casey Peterson, Danielle Robb, David Cole, and Elvi Barcoma of Northern Virginia Orthodontics; and Middleburg Bank executive Dave Leudemann celebrate Northern Virginia Orthodontics’ recognition as Small Business of the Year.

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BY RENSS GREENE orthern Virginia Orthodontics in Brambleton was named the county’s small business of the year at the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Small Business Awards, held Nov. 1 at the National Conference Center. It was the second award of the evening for Northern Virginia Orthodontics, which also won Health and Wellness Business of the Year. Casey Peterson

pointed out the business’s charitable giving—over $1.2 million donated to worthy causes, along with a dollar donated from each cup sold at the nation’s first Starbucks inside a medical office. This year, the company is also forming a nonprofit, the NVO Foundation. “We’ve had the same goals from day one, and that’s been to impact this community not just inside our office, but outside,” said Janelle Arrighi. “We’ve built a culture that is really unlike any other and we’re really proud of it.” The People’s Choice award went to

Tarara Winery. “As we’ve grown we’ve had incredible neighbors and incredible partners that really drive us forward, and it’s those partners that really keep us going, said winemaker and general manager Jordan Harris. And the evening’s other top honor, entrepreneur of the year, went to Amy Owen, the executive director of the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties. CHAMBER AWARDS >> 23

Kovi’s Asian Street Food Coming to Leesburg BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ Food lovers rejoice, as another dining option is coming to Leesburg. Kovi Asian Street Food Kitchen will set up shop at the Battlefield Shopping Center on Edwards Ferry Road early next year. It’s the brainchild of executive chef and Leesburg resident Vi Nguyen. Several years ago, he worked for a company that would take food trucks to brick and mortar restaurants. Nguyen loved the idea of starting off in a food truck—“high return, low overhead” and less risky, he said. He began toying with his own concept, marrying two of his favorite things—street food and Asian cuisine. As he developed the concept, he bumped into Dean Boeving at a mutual friend’s wedding and the two decided to work together. Nguyen would bring his food experience along with Boeving’s background in the finance industry to create Kovi. They launched their first food truck last September, but have since grown into a brick and mortar lo-

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Executive chef and Leesburg resident Vi Nguyen combines street food and Asian cuisine at Kovi Kitchen.

cation in Arlington, with the Leesburg location and an additional one in Tysons Corner to follow. Leesburg is familiar territory for Nguyen. He and his siblings attended Loudoun County High School and his mother operated Xuan Saigon Vietnam-

ese restaurant in town until selling the business in 2014. Nguyen said he’s excited to bring the Kovi concept to Leesburg. “I just know that with the food that’s coming into Leesburg now there’s so many restaurants but nobody is doing what we’re doing—a chef-driven, sustainable concept in a fast-casual setting,” he said. The Kovi concept, true to its name, marries the styles of both Korean and Vietnamese cuisine. Its offerings include the popular Korean barbecue tacos, banh mi sandwiches and the currently trendy poke bowls. The cuisine has quickly developed a solid customer base for Kovi, including some early adopters. “My mom’s from Ecuador,” Boeving said, “and she said it’s the best taco she’s ever had in her life.” Boeving said they expect Leesburg’s Kovi Kitchen to be up and running by March. For more information about the restaurant, go to kovikitchen.com. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

High school students throughout Loudoun County are taking a break from the classroom to get an up-close look at their potential future career. Through the annual Job for a Day program, sponsored by the Loudoun School-Business Partnership, businesses are hosting a total of 300 high school juniors and seniors over two days, Monday, Nov. 5, and Wednesday, Nov. 14. Inova Loudoun Hospital welcomed students Monday, showing them the ropes in various departments, including heart and vascular services, labor and delivery, surgical services, the emergency room, and physical medicine and rehab. The goal of the Job for a Day program is to help students improve employment choices based on experiential learning and increasing awareness of available careers.

Dulles to Add Nonstop Flights to Rome Italian airline Alitalia will offer five weekly nonstop flights from Dulles Airport to Rome Fiumicino International Airport beginning May 2, 2019. Dulles will become Alitalia’s sixth passenger service gateway in the United States. The airline offers more than 3,600 weekly flights while providing connections across the Delta, Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic networks. The Dulles-Rome flights, using Airbus A330-200 aircraft, will depart at 4:15 p.m. Thursday through Monday and arrive at 9:30 a.m. those days. Fare on the flights features regional Italian cuisine and premium wines selected by Alitalia’s official sommelier in collaboration with the Italian Sommelier Foundation. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to alitalia.com.

Wine Kitchen Celebrates Anniversary with Diamonds Wine Kitchen in Leesburg is marking its 10th anniversary on King Street this month, with a giveaway of two one-quarter karat diamonds from Ketterman’s Jewelers. During the month, patrons who order the restaurant’s sparkling BIZ NOTES >> 23

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Elections are taking place for the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency’s county committees in Prince William, northern and eastern Loudoun, and Fairfax counties. Eligible voters started receiving ballots this week. This year’s candidates are incumbent Robin Crabtree, of Haymarket, Kyle House of Kettle Wind Farms LLC in Nokesville, and Akbar Matadar of Lovettsville. County committees serve as a direct link between agricultural communities across the country and the USDA. Producers must participate or cooperate in an FSA program to be eligible to vote in the county committee election. Farmers and ranchers who supervise and conduct the farming operations of an entire farm, but are not of legal voting age, may also be eligible to vote. For more information, go to fsa.usda. gov/elections.

Chamber Forum Puts Focus on Health Care The Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce will try to help business leaders sort out the latest changes and trends in state and federal health care policies, rising insurance costs and Medicaid expansion during a Nov. 14 breakfast forum at the Belmont Country Club. The annual State of Health Care program features a keynote address by Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Services Dr. Daniel Carey and a panel of healthcare experts discussing the primary issues driving the costs and delivery of healthcare access for business and employers. For details and registration, go to loudounchamber.org or call 703777-2176.

Nolan Welcomes Son to Hair Savvy Staff Justin Nolan, the youngest son of Hair Savvy owner Patricia Nolan, has joined the stylists at the full-service salon, established in 1999 at Market Station in Leesburg. Justin specializes in men’s barbering—including precision haircuts, beard and eyebrow trims, and color. “We are so proud to have Justin here as our men’s barber,” Patricia Nolan stated. “He’s worked hard to hone his skills with Dwight Grant of the Grooming Room in Middleburg and received advance education from a top Graham Webb Academy instructor; but he has literally been training for this profession since he was a baby in his play pen watching me style hair at the salon.” Justin is a native of Leesburg and graduate of Loudoun County High School.

<< FROM 22 Owen thanked the chamber for recognizing that nonprofits are also businesses and also entrepreneurial. She noted the Community Foundation has grown from pouring about $150,000 in grantmaking funding into the nonprofit community when it started five years ago to nearly $1 million this year. She closed with a quote from the Talmud: “Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly now, love mercy now, walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.” Chamber President and CEO Tony

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That’s why this event is really about so much more than just awards.” The evening’s other winners include Blue Lion Multimedia, virtual business of the year; EatLoco, destination business of the year; Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit organization of the year; Dominion Tea, main street business of the year; ParkMyCloud, technology innovator of the year; and Comfenergy, superior service business of the year. It was also Blue Lion Multimedia and owner Marty Shoup’s first year producing the event. “I just want to say, please support your community,” Shoup said. “When you do that, everyone wins.”

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Howard remarked that this year’s awards fall during the chamber’s 50th year—five decades that has seen Loudoun transformed from a rural community to one of the biggest technology hubs in the world, and its Chamber of Commerce of the largest in the region. “The credit really belongs mostly to the small businesses and to the entrepreneurs who helped build this community during that item, including many of those that we are here to honor tonight,” Howard said. “Our small businesses and the entrepreneurs that launch them are not just responsible for creating jobs and tax revenues and economic opportunities—they comprise the essential fabric of our community.

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Towns Choose New Top Executives: Davis in Middleburg, Ritter in Lovettsville

BY PATRICK SZABO

fter four months of searching, the towns of Middleburg and Lovettsville last week hired their newest top executives within 24 hours of each other. Middleburg announced Oct. 31 that it had hired Danny Davis, Purcellville’s former assistant town manager, as its ninth town administrator. He replaces Martha Semmes, who will retire Dec. 31 after eight years on the job. On Thursday, the Lovettsville Town Council voted unanimously to appoint Rob Ritter, the former town manager in Chincoteague and Dumfries, as its fifth town manager. He replaces Sam Finz, who retired on July 6 after seven months in the role. Davis, 37, started his work in Middleburg this Monday and is being paid $127,000 annually, which is $19,131 more than Semmes was paid in 2018. He was selected from among a pool of 51 candidates who applied after Semmes announced her retirement plans in late June. “We are delighted to welcome Danny, who has extensive experience in local government and will be a huge asset to the town,” said Mayor Bridge Littleton. Davis said that his first course of action would be to familiarize himself with town history and issues and to help the staff prepare for the Christmas in Middleburg event, which will be held Dec. 1 and should attract thousands of visitors. In the long-term, he’ll be looking to

Catoctin Holiday Art Tour Twenty-two Lovettsville-area artists will open their studios this weekend as part of the Catoctin Holiday Art Tour for visitors to stop in, meet and learn about the artists and purchase some of their work. Art seekers are invited to drive along some of the most scenic western Loudoun roads to visit eight studios, many of which will be serving local food and wine. There is no charge to visit the studios. The tour runs Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information on the tour, go to catoctinart.com.

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Danny Davis, Purcellville’s former assistant town manager, was hired as Middleburg’s ninth town administrator last week.

Rob Ritter, the former town manager in Chincoteague and Dumfries, was appointed Nov. 1 as Lovettsville’s fifth town manager.

come up with creative revenue solutions and will work with the Town Council in its drive to get a new town hall. “That’s a big deal for the town, so that’s going to be a lasting project,” he said. Davis has 15 years experience working in the public and private sectors. He most recently worked as the president of Tribute Assisted Living in Ashburn from September 2017 until June this year, when he stepped down to manage his late father’s estate. Davis’ job there followed his departure from Purcellville as its assistant town manager—a position he held for three years until he resigned in Sep-

tember 2017, four months after the Town Council appointed then-public works director Alex Vanegas as interim town manager to succeed Rob Lohr. Before working in Purcellville, Davis worked with the Loudoun County government beginning in 2004, including as chief of staff to County Administrator Tim Hemstreet from 2010-2015. Davis, an 18-year county resident and a 2013 George Mason University graduate with a master’s degree in public administration, said that he’s excited to get back into local government, TOWN MANAGERS >> 26

Round Hill Council Eyes Formal Room Rental Regs BY PATRICK SZABO Following the nationwide trend of homeowners renting out their homes and guesthouses on Airbnb and other rental sites, the Town of Round Hill might soon jump on the bandwagon and allow its residents to do the same. Town Administrator Melissa Hynes for the past six months has been briefing the Town Council in preparation for a vote that, if passed, would amend the town’s zoning ordinance to allow residents to either put their guests up for free or make money from renting out their properties. Hynes said the amendment would not only benefit residents who need caregivers to live on-site or residents who want to make some extra cash, but it would also give the town a clearer picture of how residents use their properties. “It’s just trying to keep tabs,” she said. The amendment would allow residents to rent out their homes by one of three ways—as a bed-and-breakfast, as an accessory homestay, or as an accessory apartment. A bed-and-breakfast would allow residents to rent out up to eight rooms in their single-family homes, with up

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to two guests per room allowed to stay up to 30 days at a time. To do this, residents would not be required to live on the property. Instead, a manager would need to remain on site.

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Northern Virginia Magazine recently named The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm as the best restaurant in the area, as part of its 50 Best Restaurants 2018 list, which also included Lovettsville’s historic Market Table Bistro as one of four in the Best in Loudoun category. Patowmack Farm came in second on the list in 2017, in addition to being included in Washingtonian Magazine’s 100 Best Restaurants for the last five years. To learn more about the restaurant, go to potowmackfarm.com.

MIDDLEBURG Book Store to Host Book Release For those who missed mystery author Suzi Weinert’s appearance at the Middleburg Library in July, this week is your chance to meet another accomplished mystery author. Second Chapter Books this Thursday, Nov. 8 from 6-7 p.m. will host author Ellen Crosby as she releases the ninth book in her Wine Country Mysteries series, “Harvest of Secrets.” Residents are invited to the event to meet Crosby, discuss her book and enjoy light refreshments. Crosby, a Northern Virginia resident, is also the author of the Sophie Medina series and the novel, “Moscow Nights,” which details her time living and working as a journalist in the Soviet Union during the Gorbachev era. For more information, contact the book store at 540-687-8049 or secondchapterbks@gmail.com.

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Lovettsville Council Advances Road Improvements, Delays Transportation Study BY PATRICK SZABO While the Town of Lovettsville has been updating its road system for the last few years, it’s now realizing that those improvements will cost a bit more than expected. The Town Council last Thursday night voted unanimously to accept $420,000 from VDOT and to direct staff to request a yet-to-be-determined amount from the county to help fund the $2.6 million second phase of its Broad Way Improvements Project. The votes follow staff ’s realization that up to $750,000 would additionally be needed for phase two. Town Engineer Karin Fellers said the increase comes mainly from an overall spike in project costs. “Projects that are coming in for bid are coming in much higher than what everybody is estimating,” she said. “We need to get funding sources and these are the funding sources available.” Although the town applied for $782,000 last November, VDOT offered only 54 percent of the request, up to $97,000 of which it will keep to pay its own expenses. The council voted to authorize former Interim Town Manager Larry Hughes to sign the agreement on Friday and accept that $420,000. Fellers said that although the town now has those VDOT funds and has already budgeted $205,000 and received $330,000 from the county for the project, it’s still short $1.1 million. To make up for this, the Town Council voted to direct staff to apply for additional funding from the county, which Fellers said could amount to $500,000. The town will also apply for $460,000 from VDOT in November 2019 and is expecting to receive an extra $700,000 from the county’s fiscal years 2017-2022 Capital Improvement Program. Aside from the Town Council voting to accept and look for more money to fund Broad Way improvements, a motion to transfer $35,000 from the South Church Street/Pennsylvania Avenue Improvements Project into the fiscal year 2019 budget to fully fund a townwide transportation study also died. Zoning Administrator Josh Bateman recommended that the transfer be made because improvements to those

roads could be put on hold until the transportation plan can better address them. Councilman Mike Dunlap, however, argued that it’s not a good approach to fund the study by taking money from other road projects. “I’d rather have pavement before we collect more paper,” he said. Mayor Nate Fontaine said that he was confused why council members were pushing the study back. He said that the town should have the study performed now so that it can present residents with possible solutions. “I don’t see how doing that in reverse is going to be helpful,” he said. “I’d much rather have the consultants do the heavy lifting and the research and the engineering work for us and then we come to the public and say ‘these are the options.’” Dunlap agreed that while the town will eventually need to have the study performed, it should focus on funding it and other projects via money from external sources rather than by internally transferring money from account to account. The transfer would have gone along with an already-budgeted $25,000 and $5,372 that was previously set aside for non-reimbursable engineering expenses in fiscal years 2019-2020. It would have fully funded a study that the EPR traffic engineering firm requested $65,372 to complete—$20,412 for data collection and analysis, $17,410 for community engagement and $27,550 to implement the report. Although the study won’t move forward yet, Bateman said that the town continues to improve its road system. The 23-home Villages at Lovettsville community will eventually add curbs, gutters, a sidewalk and a stormwater drainage system to South Locust Street and extend Pennsylvania Avenue by 400 feet. The Loudoun West community will also eventually widen West Broad Way, while the Heritage Highlands community is already adding in an extra turn lane and extending the shared-use trail along Rt. 287. “We are making progress on our transportation network,” Bateman said.

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Town managers << FROM 24 where he feels he belongs. “I just love that idea of being a part of community building,” he said. “[Middleburg is] a great town—they have a great council who have a lot of ideas on helping enhance the town.” In Lovettsville, Ritter also started work as town manager Monday and is being paid $103,000. He was selected from a pool of 41 candidates and takes over for Larry Hughes, who acted in the role on an interim basis beginning Aug. 6. “We look forward to Rob’s experience in financial management and in attracting state and regional grant funding for our capital infrastructure projects,” said Mayor Nate Fontaine. Ritter most recently worked as the town manager of Dumfries, a position he held from May 2017 until Aug. 13 this year when the Town Council voted unanimously to fire him. Ritter said that happened because three new council members and a new mayor were elected and “wanted to go in a new direction.” Prior to that, Ritter worked as the town manager in Chincoteague from June 2006 to Nov. 7, 2016, when the Town Council voted unanimously to fire him. Ritter said that a new mayor and council wanting to go in a different direction was the driving force behind that decision, as well.

Ritter, who served on the Dover, DE, City Council from 2001 to 2006, said that his first task would be to meet with town staffers to better understand their responsibilities and to understand the town’s most pertinent issues. “I love working with small towns,” he said. “With the smaller towns, you’re right in the middle of everything.” Ritter cited some of the work he’d accomplished in his previous posts.

Rental regs << FROM 24 more than two guests per room for up to 30 days. In that scenario, homeowners would be required to live on the property for at least 185 days out of the year and obtain an accessory homestay permit from the town. An accessory apartment would allow for residents to choose one of a few ways to use their basements, garages, home additions or small backyard guest homes, which would be required to not exceed 40 percent the size of the property’s primary residence. One option would be for residents to let their family members, caregivers or other visitors stay for free. Residents could also rent out their properties to guests for up to 30 days or for longterm periods. Either way, the number of guests would be limited to three per living space. Residents could also just use their properties for private recreation, like

During his time in Chincoteague, Ritter managed a multi-million dollar downtown redevelopment project and had a fishing pier installed in the town. In Dumfries, he worked to obtain $44.8 million from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority to help fund a $116.5 million project that will widen the eastern side of U.S. Rt. 1 by two lanes, which will keep traffic out of the downtown area. a man cave. “The ultimate goal is to have people make the most use of their house,” Hynes said. The town has been discussing the amendment since it updated its Comprehensive Plan in 2015. Since then, the Planning Commission worked from March 2017 to March 2018 to compile a text amendment package for the Town Council to consider. The Town Council could vote on the zoning amendment at its Nov. 15 or Dec. 6 meeting. If the amendment passes, the Town Council could vote at the following meeting to create a transient occupancy tax to collect from the residents who rent their properties. Hynes said that the tax would be less than the county’s 7 percent rate. Residents renting their properties would also be subject to the town’s business tax, which is set at 16 cents per $100 of annual gross receipts. Hynes said that if the Town Council decides to not approve the zoning amendment, the staff would need to identify the residents who currently

Top executive positions in western Loudoun towns are all now filled, with the Town of Round Hill beating Middleburg and Lovettsville to the punch by promoting Melissa Hynes, the former town planner, to the position of town administrator three weeks before Buster Nicholson resigned. pszabo@loudounnow.com

The ultimate goal is to have people make the most use of their house.” — Melissa Hynes Town Administrator rent out their properties without the town’s permission on websites like Airbnb, VRBO and Realtor.com and ask them to stop. If the amendment does pass, and residents decide to not register their properties with the town, Hynes said that residents in violation would receive an initial notice before any fines are handed down. pszabo@loudounnow.com

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[ TOWN NOTES ] ing its website redeveloped. Town Administrator Melissa Hynes briefed the Town Council last Thursday night on the potential of having a web development firm come in and build a new town website. Hynes said that she would like the council to take action on the project at its next meeting on Nov. 15 because she received a quote from CivicPlus, a web development firm, that expires on Dec. 1. The discussion comes a week after a data breach compromised a still-unknown number of electronic records in the town office. Hynes said the town is filing a claim with the Virginia Munic-

ipal League to recover its losses. Round Hill is the fourth western Loudoun town to tackle a website redevelopment project. Lovettsville and Hillsboro redesigned their websites earlier this year and Middleburg is engaged in the process.

WATERFORD Accomplished Pianist to Perform in Waterford The Waterford Concert Series on Sunday, Nov. 11 from 4-6 p.m. will host a concert by pianist Inon Barnatan at the Waterford Old School.

Music lovers are invited to attend the final concert of the season and enjoy Barnatan’s music, for which he received the Lincoln Center’s 2015 Martin E. Segal Award for young artists of exceptional accomplishment. Barnatan recently completed his third season as the Artist-in-Association of the New York Philharmonic and debuted with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the San Fransisco Symphony orchestras. Tickets to the concert are $35 for adults and $15 for students and free for children ages 13 and less. For more information, go to waterfordconcertseries.org.

Dragon Hops to Host Book Club Meeting Dragon Hops Brewing on Thursday, Nov. 8 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. will host the first meeting of a new book club to discuss author Bill Bryson’s book “A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail.” The novel details Bryson’s 1996 trek along the 2,100-mile trail through his observations of the natural landscape in a comical way. For more information on the book club, go to dragonhopsbrewing.com/dhbevents.

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Paving on 21st, 23rd Streets to End Friday Purcellville residents won’t soon be bothered by paving in the downtown area. The Stuart M. Perry paving company’s milling and paving of 21st and 23rd Streets is slated to wrap up Friday after four days of work. Paving crews will continue to alternate single lanes of traffic down the streets between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. until the paving is completed. The town has reminded residents to drive with caution through the work zones. For more information, call the public works department at 540-338-7440.

ROUND HILL Sheriff’s Office to Hold Western Loudoun Meeting The Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office will hold its western Loudoun area quarterly meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14m at the Western Loudoun Station in Round Hill. Residents are encouraged to attend and discuss with the captain of the western Loudoun service area topics about recent crime trends, traffic safety and other public safety concerns. Additional meetings this month will also be held at the Ashburn Station on Nov. 15 and at the Eastern Loudoun Station on Nov. 28. For more information, go to sheriff. loudoun.gov/lcsocalendar.

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School Veterans Club on Monday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. will host its 19th annual Veterans Day Program in the school’s auditorium. Residents are invited to attend the event to enjoy music by the school’s choruses and hear from guest speakers, including 2003 graduate and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Rob Jones. The club will also collect donations of sweatshirts and sweatpants as part of its “Sweats for Vets” program that provides clothing to veterans at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center. For more information on the event, contact Leslie Bower at 540-751-2400 or leslie.bower@lcps.org.

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Catoctin Holiday Art Tour Saturday, Nov. 10 and Sunday, Nov. 11, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Western Loudoun Details: catoctinart.com Get a jump on holiday shopping and find unusual pieces as artists across Western Loudoun open their studios for a self-guided shopping tour. Check the website for a map and list of participating artists. Courtesy of Marc Sirinsky

Marc Sirinsky’s “Playthings” photography series frames vintage children’s toys against real-life backdrops.

Friday, Nov. 9-Sunday, Nov. 11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Childhood Under a Microscope Leesburg Photographer Marc Sirinsky Goes ‘Microcosmic’

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he incredible freedom and intense loneliness of an ’80s latchkey childhood can be hard to describe. Photographer Marc Sirinsky has spent more than a decade exploring the experience on an abstract level. The Leesburg-based artist is well known in the fine art photo world but keeps a low profile close to home. But with a show at Crooked Run Brewing last summer and a limited-edition printing of his new series “Microcosmic,” word about Sirinsky’s fascinating work is getting out. “All of my work in the last 15 years at least incorporates the ideas of childhood, memory, how we as human beings recall, how we construct our memories and how we construct our own personal histories through our memories which are not always objective,” Sirinsky said. Through microscopic samples taken from meaningful places, Sirinsky, 43, examines his childhood in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, IL, touching on the concepts of risk, physical and emotional injury and parental absence that are so familiar to the Generation X cohort. Sirinsky finds meaning in everything, from grains of sand to a splinter of wood, and these tiny fragments of everyday materials become visually stunning through Sirinsky’s labor-intensive process, using a special microscope to create the images which are then printed on sheets of aluminum. There’s a story behind each one, with a brief title/subtitle format that gives viewers just a taste of each backstory. “I wanted to leave some of it to other people to pull from,” Sirinsky said. His piece “The Trespassers (Eventide)” looks like a supernova but is ac-

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Leesburg-based photographer Marc Sirinsky’s portfolio “Microcosmic” is available in book format following a gallery show in his hometown of Evanston, IL.

tually a grain of sand from a beach on Lake Michigan near Sirinsky’s childhood home where he almost drowned when he and a friend snuck onto the beach after hours. “Crash (Bike Accident)” is the image that got the series going, focused on an especially evocative brick wall that Sirinsky slammed into on his bike as a kid, taking a chunk out of the wall and becoming a spot soaked in memory. “I would walk by it and I would see how much taller I was getting because that spot on the wall kept getting lower and lower to the ground,” he said. Wrapped up in the images are the tough parts of Sirinsky’s childhood: leaving his childhood home after his parents’ divorce and dealing with his mother’s struggles with mental illness as a teen.

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“Those struggles definitely come out,” he said. “There’s definitely an element of melancholy to a lot of my work.” But Evanston is also the site of moments of freedom and happiness and the place where he discovered photography. “I was really enamored with the camera from a young age,” Sirinsky said. “I had a camera in my hand from the time I was 5 or 6 years old.” Sirinsky clearly remembers when a favorite aunt let him take off with her high-end Nikon FE2 35-millimeter camera during a family trip to the zoo in the early ’80s. He also considers himself lucky to have attended a public high school with a high-quality photo lab and skilled photo instructors and was already developing his technical skills before moving on to the University of Michigan to earn a photography degree. Sirinsky has worked as a photo editor for two decades in parallel with his fine art photo track with a long history of gallery shows and publications. He and his family moved to Leesburg in 2009 for his job managing the photo department along with branding and imaging for Chantilly-based publishing company The Great Courses. Sirinsky’s wife, Danielle, also a Chicago-area native and Michigan grad, is a well-known dance instructor in Leesburg, and he jokes that despite his national reputation, locally he’s mostly known as Danielle’s husband. Their daughters, Mia and Lila, now 13 and 10, have spent most of their lives on the East Coast, and Virginia landscapes have featured prominently in some of Sirinsky’s other portfolios. But as he hit his early 40s, Sirinsky was drawn back to Evanston and took SIRINSKY >> 32

Lucketts Store, 42350 Lucketts Road, Leesburg Details: luckettstore.com Get into the holiday spirit with fun new holiday photo ops, more than 50 outdoor vendors, Vanish beer garden, food trucks, and fresh homemade donuts. Admission is free.

Rust & Feathers Holiday Open House Friday, Nov. 9-Sunday, Nov. 11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Rust & Feathers, 14928 James Monroe Highway, Leesburg Details: rustandfeathers.com Search for unusual holiday finds with additional vendors in an outdoor tent, food from Grange and Grub, and art from Laurien Dowdy

Hillsboro Constitution Series Talk Friday, Nov. 9, 6-9 p.m. Hillsboro Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro Details: oldstoneschool.org Constitutional scholar Benedict Lenhart discusses the U.S. Constitution’s equal protection provisions as applied to presidential impeachment as part of a three-part lecture series. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door, $21 for all three lectures, and proceeds benefit the Old Stone School. Food and drinks will be available for sale.

David Norton Annual Autumn Show Saturday, Nov. 10 and Sunday, Nov. 11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Potterosa Gallery, 18005 Kullgren Road, Round Hill Details: davidnortonpottery.com Round Hill potter David Norton invites the public to attend his 31st annual fall show of functional pottery and ceramic sculpture at his studio and gallery in the woods. Visitors will find mugs, casseroles, vegetable steamers, platters, dinnerware, bowls and other pieces.

Glenfiddich Farm Pottery Show and Sale Saturday, Nov. 10 and Sunday, Nov. 11, 10 a.m.-4 pm.

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[ THINGS TO DO ] << FROM 28 Glenfiddich Farm, 17642 Canby Road, Leesburg Details: glenfiddichfarm.com

Wine & Valor at Tarara Saturday, Nov. 10, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tarara Winery, 13648 Tarara Lane, Leesburg Details: tarara.com

Sunday, Nov. 11, 8 a.m.

Tarara honors veterans with a full day of activities, starting with the Patriot Mile race followed by live music, veteranowned food trucks and beer tastings from Ono Brewing. 30 percent of all wine and beer sales will benefit Boulder Crest Retreat. The race begins at 10 a.m., and registration fee is $10.

Loudoun Valley Community Center, 320 School St., Purcellville

Steve George and Friends at Harper’s Ferry Brewing

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The 14th annual Turkey Trot 5K and fun run takes trotters through historic Purcellville with awesome scenery and fun prizes for winners. Registration fee is $35. Walk-in registrations will be taken Saturday, Nov. 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. at LVCC and on race day from 6:15 to 7:45 a.m.

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Don’t miss this chance to check out the historic mansion owned by Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis and learn more about World War I, during which Davis served as governor. Half price admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children and free for veterans.

Friday, Nov. 9 and Saturday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 11, 3:30 p.m. Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville Details: franklinparkartscenter.org

Birkby House, 109 Loudoun St. SW, Leesburg

The Loudoun School of Ballet’s preprofessional contemporary company brings diverse and dynamic choreography to Franklin Park for its annual fall show. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors.

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Lucketts Bluegrass: Big Country Bluegrass

Join western Loudoun’s best farmers, winemakers and food producers for the inaugural Flavors of Fall event. The evening features a farm to table meal prepared by Magnolia’s chef Eric Fox-Nettnin, a silent auction, wine raffle and live bluegrass from Dry Mill Road. Tickets are $75.

Saturday, Nov. 10, 7 p.m.

Flavors of Fall in Western Loudoun Friday, Nov. 9, 6-9 p.m.

Dirt Don’t Burn: A Celebration for Equal Education Saturday, Nov. 10, 12:30-4 p.m. Douglass School, 407 E. Market St., Leesburg Details: edwinwashingtonproject.org

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Lucketts Community Center, 42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg Details: luckettsbluegrass.org Hailing from Virginia’s Crooked Road region, Tommy and Teresa Sells and their band are known for straight-up, no-frills traditional bluegrass. Tickets are $17 at the door.

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Master Singers of Virginia, Northern Virginia’s premier a cappella ensemble partners with the Saturday Morning Brass Project to present a concert honoring the men and women of the U.S. armed forces. The program includes “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” Sousa’s “Washington Post March,” and other patriotic favorites. The concert is free for veterans and active duty service members. Tickets are $30

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The Edwin Washington Project hosts this educational event that celebrates Loudoun County black community’s perseverance during the more than 100 years that they were not offered an equal education. Speakers include County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall, Superintendent of Schools Eric Williams, and historian Larry Roeder. The event is free but donations for the Edwin Washington Project, a nonprofit working to tell and preserve the black community’s historical story, will be taken.

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Potter Richard Busch shows off his functional and decorative mugs, plates, platters, creamer-sugar sets, oil cruets. garlic keepers, and other perfect gifts. Visitors can also take a tour of the kiln shed and studio, check out pottery demos and enjoy refreshments.

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It’s all listening and no talking during the Songs, Stories & Gas Money concerts at The Barns at Hamilton Station’s rustic tasting room.

Wright Opens Songs, Stories & Gas Money Series On Saturday night, the tasting room at The Barns at Hamilton Station Vineyards will be converted into an intimate listening room where singer/songwriter/producer Todd Wright will share tales about some of his varied musical creations. It’s the fourth year for the Songs Stories & Gas Money concert series, presented by Don Chapman and Stilson Greene to spotlight some of the area’s best talent in an atmosphere that allows music fans to better know the artists, even ones they’ve seen perform many times on other stages. Wright again opens the series with a Nov. 10 show from 8 to 10 p.m. Over his 25-year career, Wright has fronted his own pop-rock bands—The Excentrics and Getaway Car—toured with national acts including Pat McGee and Lucy Woodward, and wrote hit songs for national and international recording artists, including Celine Dion. At his Half King studio in Leesburg, Wright works to develop the next generation of musical artists, providing mentorship to upcoming, talented songwriters. This summer, Wright released a new 10-track CD of original recordings. The series continues through March and will feature performances by Taylor Carson, Tommy Gann and Kim Pittinger, Andrew McKnight, Cal Everett, and Mike

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Todd Wright returns as the series opener for the Songs, Stories & Gas Money concert series on Saturday night.

Meadows. Doors open at 7 p.m. for first-come seating. There will be wine and light fare for purchase. Tickets are available for $15 online or $20 at the door. Series passes are available for $75. For details, go to thebarnsathamiltonstation.com.

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Chad Dukes Veterans Day Jamboree Saturday, Nov. 10, 5 p.m. Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com The second annual Chad Dukes Jamboree features terrific tunes from Town Mountain, Sunny Ledfurd, Zephaniah Ohora and Justin Wells. Tickets are $20 in advance. All ticket sales benefit Stop Soldier Suicide Credit: Marco Borggreve

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Waterford Old School, 40222 Fairfax St., Waterford Details: waterfordconcertseries.org Noted pianist Inon Barnatan creates his own suite assembling various baroque era movements by Bach, Handel, Rameau and Couperin, together with four modern movements by Ravel, Adès, Ligeti and Barber, then performs Brahms’ monumental “Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24.” Tickets are $35 for adults, $15 for students and free for children 12 and under.

Details: georgesmillcheese.com Georges Mill’s 2018 barn dance season comes to a close with tasty chili and great tunes with special guests Dave Van Deventer and Brad Kolodner. Suggested donation for chili lovers is $10 for adults, free for children and cook-off contestants. A $5 donation for the band is also suggested.

NIGHTLIFE Live Music: New Athens REM Tribute Friday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m. Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com With a focus primarily but not exclusively on REM’s early albums, New Athens returns fans to the heady days of ’80s and early ’90s alt-rock. The Caligula Blushed Smiths Tribute opens. Tickets are $12 in advance.

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Friday, Nov. 9, 8-11 p.m. B Chord Brewing, 34266 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill Details: bchordbrewing.com With a mix of bluegrass and newgrass tunes, the Dirty Grass players mix traditional vocal harmonies with a jammy improvisational feel that keeps listeners on their toes. No cover.

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Sunday, Nov. 11, 5 p.m. Buchanan Hall, 8549 John S. Mosby Highway, Upperville Details: americanrootsrevival.com The American Roots Revival series, featuring roots rocking women, spotlights Amy Potter and her band The Crooked Angels. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

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Details: thebarnsathamiltonstation.com For the fourth straight year, Stilson Greene and Don Chapman present the beloved intimate concert series at The Barns. November’s performer is noted singer/ songwriter/producer Todd Wright. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the listening room style concert starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door or $75 for a series pass. Wine and light fare will be available for sale.

Old Ox Brewery, 44652 Guilford Drive, Ashburn Details: oldoxbrewery.com As part of an ongoing series from Old Ox and Loudoun County Public Library, Nelson Spruston of the Janelia Research Campus examines humankind’s pursuit to understand the nature of self, from the philosophical discussions of ancient Greece to the modern concepts of neuroscience that unveil the biological basis of self.

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Chicago-based singer-songwriter Joe Goodkin tours the country performing his one-man folk-opera interpretation of Homer’s “Odyssey” along with other original material. Suggested donation is $15-$20 with all proceeds going to the artist. Snacks and drinks will be served. Doors open at 7:30 and music begins at 8 p.m. Email the organizer for the address and further information.

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Nomination Window Open for Loudoun100 Honorees Alimond Studio is asking for nominations for individuals who should be honored at its second Loudoun100 event in the fall of 2019. Loudoun100 nominees can be anyone of any age who lives or works in Loudoun County. Aliyah Dastour, Owner of Alimond Studio and the Founder of the Loudoun100 Project, is asking for unsung heroes, community leaders, or anyone in Loudoun County who has a story or makes a difference. This event will showcase people who the community has not heard from or should honor. Dastour said the event will not focus on what partici-

pants do professionally, but more about what the individual believes, what their motivations are, and the story of how they got to where they are. In 2017, Alimond Studio received 600 nominations and wants to receive 1,000 this year. Each individual will be interviewed on film. The final compilation of personal stories will be featured at the Loudoun100 event in the fall of 2019. Learn more and fill out the nomination form at loudoun100.com. Contact Alimond Studio at 703-6873870 for questions.

the shots that would become “Microcosmic” on two trips home over the course of a year. The series made its debut at a gallery show in Evanston last summer. While back in his hometown for the opening, Sirinsky snagged one final shot, a red-tipped twig from what used to be a tulip patch outside his childhood apartment, the missing piece for the “Microcosmic” book. “I always seem to gain new inspiration from that place because so much good and bad happened to me there— like all people and their upbringing,” he said. Sirinsky’s experimental “Playthings” series, which was the subject of a show at Leesburg’s Crooked Run Brewing last summer, frames vintage children’s toys (a wind-up metal airplane, a plastic dump truck) against real-life backdrops. But like a deserted fairground, there’s an intentional sense of loneliness to these carefully chosen and staged playthings. “Even though it has some big themes in it, I look at that series as my sort of fun diversion series, but it’s still [focused on] memory, childhood,” Sirinsky said. “Even my lighthearted stuff is eerie.” Limited copies of Marc Sirinsky’s “Microcosmic” are available at his website. To order a copy of the book or to check out Sirinsky’s “Playthings” series and other portfolios, go to sirinsky.com

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He was a kind, hard-working, brave, loving and generous man, who always put the needs of others before his own. Dave graduated from Northwestern University in 1958 with a BA in Journalism, earning his MA at the same institution in 1959. He had a successful career in newspaper and magazine operations and publishing at Pioneer Press, The Washington Post, the American Press Institute and the US Chamber of Commerce. Dave was VP, Publishing at the Chamber 1980-1997, There he led a successful redesign and relaunch of Nation’s Business, a highly regarded monthly, small business magazine. Dave was a loving, caring husband, father, brother and uncle, marrying his spouse, Judy, 1961 and raising three sons together. Together, they inspired their family members to work hard in the pursuit of their dreams, and to always give every person an equal opportunity to thrive and succeed. Dave played an active role in his children’s and grandchildren’s athletic pursuits, coaching soccer, baseball and basketball teams and also serving as commissioner of the Reston,

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Lucian [Luke]; and her child, Nicolas Falconer. She is also survived by her mother Marcia Kestner, and her 2 Sisters; Cindy and Missy. A Memorial Reception is scheduled for 10:30 AM on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Road NE, Leesburg, VA 20176. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the American Cancer Society at the above address or https://www. cancer.org/involved/donate.html Charles Franklin Ellmore May 19, 1947 - October 29, 2018 A funeral service will be held Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 2:00 PM Goose Creek Friends Meeting Cemetery 18204 Lincoln Road Purcellville, Virginia 20132 Reception: Sunday, Nov 18, 2018 2:30 PM-4:30 PM

Robert (Bob) Robinson,of Ashburn Virginia died November 2, 2018. Robert was born in Alexandria, Virginia on April 5, 1924. He is survived by his children Michael Robinson (Inga), Stephen Robinson (Lisa), and Joanne Mergens (Steve) his grandchildren; Julia Holmes (John), Laura Keys (Adam), Jacqueline Robinson-Brock (Mike), Rachel Robinson, Danielle Harpine (Chris), Christina Mergens and Matthew Mergens his great grandchildren Vivian Holmes, Adam Keys, Theodore Keys, Kristopher Robinson-Brock, Paison Blake Robinson, and Skylar Harpine. A visitation will be held on Saturday, November 10, 2018 from 10-11am at St. Theresa Catholic Church 21371 St. Theresa Lane, Ashburn, VA and a funeral mass will begin at 11am. Graveside services will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be given to Hospice of Northern Virginia. James L. Towe, M.D., devoted country doctor who loved his patients and the practice of medicine died October 24, 2018. He is survived by his children; Jeanne (Burton) Seitler, Kathryn (Steve) Zumbaugh, James Halsey and Emilie Towe, Larry and Stephanie Towe, and his grandchildren: Steve Zumbaugh, Jack, Craig, Andrew, and Bella Towe. A celebration of Life Open House for Dr. Towe will be held on Sunday, November 18, at the Loudoun Golf and Country Club, Purcellville, Virginia, from 2:30 to 4:30pm. In lieu of flowers, please send gifts in his name to: Foundation Fighting Blindness, 7168 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, Maryland, 21046.

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Required Qualifications: Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field and a minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible experience, in accounting practices and procedures, payroll and benefits management, revenue and accounts payable management; OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the required skills, knowledge and abilities. Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel. Proficiency in QuickBooks strongly preferred. Experience with municipal financial software systems, such a Southern Software, is strongly preferred. Experience as a treasurer, deputy treasurer or controller for a municipality or a non-profit organization is strongly preferred.

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE TOWN OF HAMILTON The Hamilton Town Council will hold a public hearing on November 19, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Hamilton Town Office, located at 53 East Colonial Highway, Hamilton, Virginia for the purpose of receiving comments on, considering, and possibly voting on the following item: SUP-2017-01 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bullets & Beans Coffee Shop (Restaurant, Adjacent to a Residential Use) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A special use permit application submitted in accordance with Hamilton Zoning Ordinance Article 4, Section 6.3.18 for Bullets & Beans, LLC to operate a coffee shop with conditions adjacent to a residential use at 62 East Colonial Highway. This parcel is zoned C-2 and has an approximate area of 0.09 acres. The property is identified by Loudoun County Tax Map Number /37/A/1////96/ and Parcel Identification Number (PIN) 418-20-4547-000. Information regarding this application including conditions is available for review at the Hamilton Town Office, 53 East Colonial Highway, Hamilton, Virginia from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, holidays excepted. All members of the public may appear and present their views pertinent to these matters. David R. Simpson, Mayor Town of Hamilton

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Pursuant to Code of Virginia, as amended, Section 15.2-2507, the Hamilton Town Council will hold a public hearing at the Hamilton Town Office, 53 East Colonial Highway, Hamilton, Virginia, on Monday, November 19, 2018, beginning at 7:00 p.m. to receive comments and consider taking action on a proposed FY2019 budget amendment to increase the Water Fund by $100,000 as revenue from prior year accumulated surplus funds and appropriate $100,000 for public well development costs.

Zoning Text Amendment 18-01 An Ordinance to repeal Article XVII, Part I, Section 245a of the Middleburg Zoning Ordinance pertaining to Maintenance of Historic Structures. The proposal is to repeal language from the Zoning Ordinance that is more narrowly tailored than, and duplicative of, town-wide maintenance provisions that were recently adopted as Town Code Chapter 38. The hearing will take place at the Town Office, 10 W. Marshall Street, Middleburg, Virginia; the file for this application may be reviewed there from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, holidays excepted. Questions may be directed to the Town Planner at (540) 687-5152 or by email at townplanner@middleburgva.gov The Town of Middleburg strives to make its hearings accessible to all. Please advise of accommodations the Town can make to help you participate in the hearing. 11/08/18 & 11/15/18

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November 8, 2018

A Valuable Tool Discussions about creating a Transferable Development Rights program for Loudoun County began in the mid-1970s and have continued with widely varying degrees of enthusiasm over the ensuing decades. Today, the talks may be closer than ever to yielding action. That’s because the concept, this time, is being nurtured by a broad assortment of interest groups and local leaders of often competing political stripes—all seeking a better way to achieve long-standing community goals. Their success in the short run—and the success of a TDR program in the long run—depends entirely on the program’s structural details. Past efforts have died from a common ailment: the inability to overcome the shallow criticisms of “density packing.” Time and again, opponents of the concept successfully created an east-versus-west narrative that made use of this valuable land planning tool politically untenable. A TDR plan that can be viewed simply as taking potential development from your neighborhood and putting it in my neighborhood isn’t going to fly. A properly conceived TDR program is much more than that. It helps achieve several community development goals. While protecting open space in one area, TDRs can be used to create more vibrant neighborhoods and job centers in others. It is up to the program’s designers to balance the incentives that create the win-win scenarios, but there is ample room for that type of creativity. Another important element of TDR programs is that they are voluntary. No landowners would be required to sell development rights from their properties or be required to buy development rights to achieve a reasonable use of their land. And the program is market—not government—driven. There is no taxpayer cost to this development control tool. Yes, the local government could purchase development rights from a specific property if there was a public benefit to do so, but even in that case the rights could be resold to recoup the investment. We know from past experiences that TDRs are a complicated concept to many and one easily undermined by those more willing to take an easy political potshot than to put in the work to develop such a program—one that would be a valuable tool to promote both Loudoun’s conservation and economic development goals.

Corrections The story headlined “Hillsboro Council Presses for Legal Action Against Rockwool Plant” in the Nov. 1 edition incorrectly quoted the town’s resolution. It should have read that “Hillsboro residents and visitors will be harmed by the 392 tons of air pollution that the plant will emit each year.” The story headlined “Loudoun’s Academies Celebrated at a Concept Finally Completed” in the Nov. 1 edition incorrectly quoted School Board Chairman Jeff Morse (Dulles). He said that the Academies of Loudoun currently enrolls 1,550 students, 6 percent of the countywide high school population. Loudoun Now regrets the errors.

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[ LETTERS ] Overwhelming Editor: I wish to express my deepest appreciation to our Loudoun County community who came out in overwhelming numbers for Facing Hate with Faith: A Loudoun Vigil For Pittsburgh in the wake of Saturday’s horrific attack against the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh. Over 750 Loudouners came forward to express solidarity with Pittsburgh, and to give voice in our unequivocal rejection of hate. The presence of our state and local elected officials affirmed our American values, regardless of political persuasion, while the presence of law enforcement underscored the truth that the protection of the law is not limited in its application. The faith communities and leaders who embraced this event helped to make this evening a meaningful statement of what we are about here in Loudoun County. Together we also raised over $2,500, already sent to Pittsburgh to provide survivor support for anyone affected by this tragedy who might have that need. Finally, the special contributions of ADAMS Beat Youth Choir and the St. Andrew Ringers showed the world that Abraham’s children are indeed all family. May we soon see the day when such vigils are no longer needed. — Rabbi David Greenspoon, Congregation Sha’are Shalom

Time to do Better Editor: Let’s do better. That’s what we are asking the Planning Commission to do when finalizing the county’s Comprehensive Plan. After reviewing the latest draft of the plan dated Oct. 23, we want to thank the Planning Commission for including this very important language in their document: “An adequate supply of housing—varied in type and price, both rental and for-sale, and

located near necessary services and amenities—is a fundamental component of a complete, inclusive, healthy, and enduring community.” This reference is vital because it acknowledges what we experience on a regular basis, there is a growing need for affordable housing in our county. Habitat for Humanity knows that safe, decent and affordable shelter plays a critical role in helping families to create a new life cycle; one filled with possibilities and progress. Affordable homeownership opens the door for families, and fosters the confidence they need to invest in themselves, their families and their communities. Surveys of our Habitat homeowners show improved grades, better financial health, and parents who are confident that they can meet their family’s varied needs. Now let’s do better. While there is no one answer to solving housing affordability here in Loudoun County, we need to consider developing a ladder of housing possibilities to provide a diverse solution to the housing needs of our growing community. By including a homeownership subsidy program in this policy, Loudoun County could be extending the ladder of housing options to all. We encourage you to work with the community to find public/ private partnerships to help leverage funding sources which can support the county’s plan to provide a housing continuum and program for action. It’s time to be a better Loudoun County for all who live and work here. — Allison Metzger, President Loudoun Habitat for Humanity

Ridiculous Editor: Believe it or not, the Planning Commission has completely changed the draft plan presented to citizens over the past two years of Envision Loudoun. Citizens were concerned with that plan. But this one is

Loudoun in the First World War:

BY RICHARD GILLESPIE The third of three installments

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Wednesdays. Yet conservation also served the purpose of less pressure on food markets, and consequently, less inflation of food prices. Some young Loudoun women, in particular, Girl Scouts, helped production by picking peaches and apples coordinated with the Women’s Land Army movement. Only the slackers, generally despised, did nothing. Americans were asked by U.S. Food Administrator Herbert Hoover to conserve without rationing, and they did. All the while, they paid much higher income taxes to pay for the war. Patriotism, however, sometimes could be vitriolic. Many of Northern Loudoun’s first settlers were Germans from the Palatine region near the French-German border. During the First World War, those with German or German-sounding names or anyone who spoke German might well be suspect of sympathizing with the enemy. That suspicion made it imperative for such folks—think Lovettsville, for example—to show themselves to be hyper-patriotic Americans. Long-time Loudoun historian Asa Moore Janney recalled as a boy his German-Amer-

ican mother inviting an old German lady from Round Hill down to her Main Street Purcellville home one day; mother indulged the old lady by speaking the tongue of the Fatherland. After Asa Moore told friends about the visit, he soon had to run home from school every day to avoid being beat up. Janney, a “free-range” child by today’s tight standards, also recalled a ditty about the German king painted on an outhouse door behind the lumber mill in Purcellville: “Here’s to the Kaiser, the son of a b---/I hope he’ll have always the seven-year itch/May his thumbs be hammered by a heavy trip hammer/Till his nostrils will whistle The Star Spangled Banner.” Meanwhile, those at home waited anxiously for mail from those over there in the American Expeditionary Force (AEF). What was received—and what was sent from home—was of course censored, and the reality of the situation over there (or even here at home) was never truly made clear to the receiving party. Letters were nonetheless sent by the millions. A number of the American “doughboys” arrived in France just in time

Richard Gillespie is the former Executive Director and current Historian Emeritus of the Mosby Heritage Area Association. Previously, he was a career Loudoun County Public Schools history educator. Now retired, he gives public presentations on Loudoun and the First World War to schools and community organizations. He can be reached at rgillespie@mosbyheritagearea.org. In Our Backyard is compiled by the Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition. For more information about the organization, go to loudouncoalition.org.

n 1917-18, the Wilson administration strove to make American participation in the First World War—the “war to end all wars”—a people’s war, with everyone playing a part. Hundreds of Loudouners were drafted or otherwise served in the military. But the soldiers were not alone in their efforts to defeat Germany and Austria-Hungary. On the home front, Loudouners were met with patriotic messages in the newspapers, on posters that sprouted everywhere courtesy of the federal Committee on Public Information, from “Four Minute Men” (and women) who spoke on citizens’ duties between projector reel changes at local theatres, and in the newsreels moviegoers watched. Loudoun households were urged to buy Liberty Bonds and later Victory Bonds from their National Banks—lend the government money now while you’re making it, get paid back with interest five years down the line when you’ll need it. In the banks where they’d been busy borrowing the year before to expand their fields and consequent agricultural production, now they went as patriotic Americans to buy Liberty bonds. Children and those with less money to spend were encouraged to buy War Savings Stamps, which were available in very small denominations. Everyone was urged to buy them regularly. Gov. Westmoreland Davis, of Leesburg, was photographed with a big smile buying $10,000 worth from a pretty young War Savings Stamps saleswoman. Women and girls were urged to knit standard-pattern socks, sweaters, and balaclavas to go under the new steel Brodie “tin pot” helmets for the boys going over to the cold, wet trenches of the Western Front. The knitters worked under the auspices of the American Red Cross, which organized local committees through Loudoun’s churches and civic groups. Many of Loudoun’s churches still standing from that era saw thousands and thousands of stitches knitted for the boys “Over There.” Some Loudoun women volunteered for more dangerous service with the Red Cross as nurses, phone operators, ambulance drivers in France, and working with the Army and Navy. Mrs. Marguerite Davis of Morven Park, wife of the governor, volunteered as a Red Cross nurse in flu wards in Richmond hospitals. The petite Virginia First Lady also volunteered weekly to pack dangerous ammunition bags at the Seven Pines Ammunition Packing Plant east of the city. It was a time of intense self-sacrifice and patriotism. Meanwhile, homemakers were urged to conserve food through Meatless Mondays, Wheatless Wednesdays, and Sweetless Saturdays—not only to allow more food for our soldiers and European allies’ populations, but to build a spirit of national self-sacrifice. It must have seemed strange to those bringing grain to one of Loudoun’s many mills only to be asked to observe Wheatless

to help stop the last great German offensives of the War in the spring and summer of 1918, fighting just east of Paris. Marine Captain Edward Fuller of Hamilton died with other leathernecks in the famed fight at Belleau Wood in which Americans shocked the Germans by their ability to rapidly learn and adapt at the front. Others, arriving later in the summer, were on hand for America’s St. Mihiel offensive that showed what we could do and the huge Meuse-Argonne Offensive beginning Sept. 26, 1918. These offensives left the trenches behind, converting the war to one of movement for the first time in four years as promised by the AEF’s General Pershing. The Meuse-Argonne offensive is to this day the largest battle in American history, with 1.5 million doughboys facing machine guns, gas, heavy artillery, flamethrowers, and the ever-effective Mauser rifles carried by their German opponents. Despite American pluck and ingenuity, our battlefield casualties were shocking—26,777 Americans killed and 95,786 wounded in one six-week battle between September 26 and Nov. 11, 1918. Some Loudouners never returned home—32, in fact. Some were gassed, some shot, some hit by high-explosive shells. Others fell to pneumonia or the deadly Spanish Influenza that swept both barracks and trenches. They all served their country. They are segregated on the county’s courthouse memorial as they were in life. This fall will bring the 100th anniversary of the large American offensives and the resulting ceasefire on the Western Front—the Armistice—signed Nov.11, 1918 in the Compiegne Forest. To commemorate these events, on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 at 11 a.m., Loudoun’s historic sites will present a joint program on Loudoun and World War I with a number of speakers at the courthouse. We hope you will learn more about this crucial yet all-too-much forgotten war in the coming weeks and take some time to attend the Armistice Day Centennial program. You’ll be able to spend a moment at Loudoun’s First World War memorial outside to remember those who cared, gave, and served a century ago.

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The 25th Amendment BY BEN LENHART Added to the Constitution in 1967, partly in response to John Kennedy’s assassination, the 25th Amendment has been much in the news lately, with stories about its possible use and misuse. The Amendment creates a dramatic process to transfer power to the Vice President (VP)—even against the wishes of the President—if the President is unable to fulfill his duties. This article aims to give a short overview of the history and workings of this important Amendment while staying neutral on politics.

Key Provisions of the 25th Amendment First, the amendment confirms that the VP “shall become President” when the President dies, resigns or is removed from office. While this might seem obvious, it clarifies the original text of the Constitution which somewhat confusingly said that the powers and duties of the office of the President would “devolve to the VP.” The amendment confirms not just that the VP gets those “power and duties” but that he actually becomes the President. Second, the amendment provides that the President gets to nominate a new VP when that office becomes vacant. Third, it sets up a process for situations where the President is unable to handle his duties. It provides that when the President states that he cannot “discharge the powers and duties of his office [for example, due to serious medical issues] … such powers and duties will be discharged by the VP.” So far, so good—none of this is controversial. The controversy— and much of the recent press—comes with the fourth and final section of the amendment, which deals with situations where the President and VP disagree on the President’s capacity to carry out his duties. This section permits the VP to transmit to Congress—even against the will of the President—a statement that the President is unable to discharge his powers and duties. However, to move forward the VP needs the support of a majority of the “principal officers of the

executive departments” (or such other body as Congress may by law provide). Upon such transmittal, the VP “immediately assumes the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.” But the President can fight back. The President can declare to Congress that, in fact, he is able to handle his duties. If such a dispute arises, Congress must quickly hold a hearing, and two thirds of both houses of Congress must agree with the VP for the VP to be the “Acting President.” If the vote falls short, the President retains his office. In short, it is quite hard for the VP to remove the President if the President fights the removal. First, unless Congress sets up another mechanism (which it has not done so far) the VP must convince a majority of the cabinet—all of whom were likely appointed by the President—to agree with the removal effort. Second the VP must then convince two thirds of both houses of Congress that the President is unable to fulfill his duties (in contrast, impeachment requires only two thirds of the Senate).

Actual Use George W. Bush twice invoked Section Three of the Amendment and transferred power to VP Dick Cheney for brief periods (less than a day) while Bush underwent a medical procedure. Ronald Reagan briefly transferred power (under section Three) to VP George W. Bush for similar medical reasons. On several other occasions, usually for medical reasons, presidents have considered invoking Section Three but ultimately chose not to. Section Four—involuntary removal of the President—has never been invoked (although serious consideration was given to invoking it after the 1981 assassination attempt against Reagan, and it was also said to have been considered by certain presidential staff during the latter part of the Reagan presidency). Of course, the Amendment has only been around since 1967. Earlier Presidents—such as Woodrow Wilson or Dwight Eisenhower—experienced periods of incapacity because of severe medical conditions, and Sections

Three or Four most likely would have been invoked had they existed at the time.

Court Cases Unlike most Constitutional issues, very few courts haves interpreted the 25th Amendment. In Clinton v. Jones—where the Supreme Court held that Paula Jones had the right to depose President Clinton in her sexual harassment case—the Court said that the 25th Amendment was “adopted to ensure continuity in the performance of the powers and duties of the office [of President]; one of the sponsors of that Amendment stressed the importance of providing that a ‘at all times’ there be a President ‘who has complete control and will be able to perform’ those duties.” While this case confirms the main purpose of the Amendment, it does not deal with the thorny issue of just how sick, or how incapacitated, a President must be before power is transferred to the VP. This is largely a political question that must be decided by “We the People,” through our congressional representatives. While history provides no clear guide, the answer could be similar to then-congressman Gerald Ford’s description of the test for impeachment: “An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives consider it to be at a given moment in history.”

President Is Incapacitated But VP Takes No Action Imagine a VP—out of loyalty to the President—refuses to invoke the 25th Amendment even though the President is clearly incapacitated and unable to function. The Constitution provides no clear answer: as a formal matter that Amendment can’t be invoked without the VP’s participation. However, a sustained failure of the President to carry out his presidential duties (even for medical reasons) could itself be a reasonable basis for impeachment, which we turn to next.

Relation to Impeachment A future article will take a deep dive

into the world of impeachment, but here is the key difference between impeachment and the 25th Amendment. The former requires a showing that the President has engaged in “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.” In other words, impeachment requires a serious, although not necessarily criminal, abuse of public power or a serious failure to perform the duties of the office. In contrast, the 25th Amendment requires a serious medical disability (mental or physical) that truly prevents a President from being able to fulfill his duties.

Conclusion America fought the Revolutionary War to throw off the English monarchy. America hates the very idea of a king, much less a dictator. Our founding fathers worked hard to create a Constitution that would prevent our President from growing into a “ruler for life”—a de facto king. The Constitution provides many powerful mechanisms for limiting the power and tenure of the President: (1) impeachment; (2) the right of the people to vote a President out of office; 3) the 22nd Amendment, which limits the President to a maximum of two terms; and 4) the many powers of Congress and the Courts to check and balance the President. All of these are part of “separation of powers,” which lies at the heart of the Constitution. Interestingly, the 25th Amendment also creates a path to remove the President, but quite unlike the above examples its goal is not to “check and balance” a corrupt or too-powerful President, but rather just the opposite: to ensure that the person holding the office of the President is capable of fulfilling the immense duties of that office. Ben Lenhart is a graduate of Harvard Law School and has taught constitutional law at Georgetown Law Center for more than 20 years. He lives with his family and lots of animals on a farm near Hillsboro.

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