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Virginia Gazette, March 11, 2010
"Despite hundreds of examples to the contrary, there still exist people who believe that unconstrained development pays for itself. The following information published by the Piedmont Environmental Council illustrates the disastrous experience of Loudoun County, the poster child for unrestrained development.
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Leesburg Today, March 10, 2010
"At it’s final public hearing before being reviewed by supervisors and prepared for an up or down vote, plans for a hybrid energy plant received support from residents, although many questioned whether a Comprehensive Plan amendment would be needed to prevent a precedent for development in the Transition Policy Area.
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Loudoun Times Mirror, March 10, 2010
"Loudoun County residents for the first time soon could be consuming electricity produced in their own backyard.
A plan for the county’s first “green” energy power plant has moved to Loudoun supervisors’ April agenda for discussion and possible approval.
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Loudoun Times Mirror, March 10, 2010
"Taxpayers could be footing the bill for construction delays if Loudoun supervisors can’t soon decide whether they want to leave the planned Metrorail station where it is or move it to a location a few hundred feet away."
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Loudoun Times Mirror, March 5, 2010
"Twenty years ago, Holmes Welsh and his brother, Sam, could look out the windows of their neighboring farmhouses and see acres of green.
Together, they made a living on the 270-acre dairy farm near Leesburg their family had owned since the 1760s.
Twenty years ago, the Welsh’s neighbors were also dairy farmers and Loudoun was dotted with nearly 100 dairy farms...Farming in Loudoun isn’t in any danger, said the county’s rural resources coordinator, Gary Hornbaker. It just doesn’t look the same as it used to.
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Leesburg Today, March 10, 2010
"At it’s final public hearing before being reviewed by supervisors and prepared for an up or down vote, plans for a hybrid energy plant received support from residents, although many questioned whether a Comprehensive Plan amendment would be needed to prevent a precedent for development in the Transition Policy Area.
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Loudoun Times Mirror, March 10, 2010
"Taxpayers could be footing the bill for construction delays if Loudoun supervisors can’t soon decide whether they want to leave the planned Metrorail station where it is or move it to a location a few hundred feet away."
Leesburg Today, March 1, 2010
"The Town of Purcellville again found itself subject to a lawsuit Friday when four town residents filed for an injunction to halt work at the Purcellville Gateway project on the former Cole Farm. The residents claim the approved site plan fails to comply with town ordinances.
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Leesburg Today, March 1, 2010
"Plans to build a bridge over the Dulles Toll Road to provide another route for north-south traffic is generating friction between Loudoun and neighboring Fairfax County, as the counties and the Town of Herndon meet to try and decide where to move the planned bridge and make room for construction of a Metro rail station.
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Leesburg Today, February 18, 2010
"Instead of voting on whether staff should evaluate a new location for the planned Rt. 606 Metro station, the Board of Supervisors decided Wednesday the issue needed more vetting and sent the item to a March 2 committee-of-the-whole work session.
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Leesburg Today, February 24, 2010
"The Planning Commission voted 8-1 last week to recommend approval of plans to develop a new regional park along the Potomac River despite vehement opposition from neighbors. Commissioner Gigi Robinson (Leesburg) cast the lone vote in opposition.
If the Board of Supervisors gives final approval to the special exception, White’s Ford Park, at almost 300 acres, will be used for non-motorized boat launches into the Potomac, there will be hiking trails, and, in the second phase of development, a 60-site campground, with up to 10 cabins."
Leesburg Today, February 23, 2010
"It appears that the Loudoun’s first hybrid energy plant is moving closer to reality as county planners and Green Energy Partners reach more of a consensus on the outstanding issues raised during review of the development application.
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Leesburg Today, February 25, 2010
"Attempts to find a middle ground between Lansdowne residents and the property owner who wants to construct a residential development in their neighborhood gained little ground Tuesday night, as homeowners stood firm in their opposition to the plan.
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Loudoun Independent, February 3, 2010
"Virginia’s General Assembly House Transportation Subcommittee voted unanimously to send House Bill 277, which potentially would create plans for a Western Bypass Corridor, to the full House Transportation Committee with a recommendation that it be referred to the House Appropriations Committee due to potential costs... Called the Western Bypass, the road would be a portion of a so-called Outer Beltway, which was first proposed in the 1950s and would encircle Washington D.C., possibly cutting through numerous existing communities, including in Loudoun."
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