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n April 9th Elaine Burden presented a check for $50,000 to the Middleburg Town Council on behalf of the members, friends and supporters of Middleburg’s Beautification & Preservation Committee. The funds are earmarked for the purchase of new “dark sky” streetlights, of a design appropriate to the historic architecture of Washington Street, and designed to minimize light pollution. Burden, one of the founding members of the Committee in 1993, thanked all those who had supported their work over the years, especially those who have made their homes and gardens available for fundraisers in support of all the Committee’s projects over the years. Mayor Davis thanked and recognized the members of the Committee present, including Burden, Bundles Murdock, Punkin’ Lee, and Su Webb. Council unanimously passed a formal Resolution of Appreciation expressing the Town’s gratitude to Middleburg Beautification and Preservation, Inc. for their work “to beautify and preserve the community.” Bluemont Concerts
Lilly Dunning, Director of Bluemont Concerts, announced what she termed a “positive potential partnership with Salamander Resort” for the upcoming season. Concert Venues had become a problem, she noted, indicating that she expected to have a detailed plan ready for Town Council’s consideration in time for its April 23rd work session. Noting that the Bluemont Concerts had changed venues in Middleburg six times over the past twenty years, Dunning indicated that she believed the new plan “would be positive for all involved and would solve the problem of rotating venues.” Seven Loaves Steve Plescow, President of Seven Loaves, reported the non-profit provider of food for those in need would participate in the 4th Annual Love Your Neighbor, Feed Your Neighbor Food Drive, scheduled for May 2. Lynette Austin, coordinator of the drive, told Council that in its first year they had collected fifty-five thousand pounds of food; seventy thousand pounds in year two; and ninety thousand pounds last year. All food collected, she said, goes to food pantries in Loudoun County, restocking their shelves “at a time of year when people were not focusing as much on them.” The annual drive, she noted, was a complete community effort, supported by the schools, local faiths and government organizations. Plescow reported that Middleburg’s United Methodist Church had agreed to serve as a collection point. He is also working, he said, with the Middleburg Continued page 15
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