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Leesburg Today, March 18, 2010
"The Loudoun Planning Commission is continuing its study of the Kincora project, the much-debated mixed-use development being proposed for the property near the intersection of Rt. 28 and Rt. 7. While far from a final decision, commissioners have focused on what some would call the most important aspects of the application: transportation and land use.
The Kincora application seeks to rezone 336 acres to allow for 5.5 million square feet of uses, including 1,400 apartments and condominiums, 4 million square feet of office use, 500,000 square feet of retail, three hotel sites, a fire-rescue station and a performing arts center.
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Leesburg Today, March 18, 2010
"A push by some landowners to move the planned location of the Rt. 606 Dulles Metrorail station farther to the west to provide better development opportunities for their properties was not enough to convince a majority of the Board of Supervisors that is the best option for the area.
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Leesburg Today, March 19, 2010
"The first two work sessions for the Board of Supervisors to debate next year’s funding levels for county departments and school system, have been a flurry of motions and counter motions peppered with heated debate over the way in which the board should consider cuts and what size budget the county, and its taxpayers, can afford this fiscal year.
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Leesburg Today, March 19, 2010
"It has been acknowledged by members of the Board of Supervisors that one of the top priorities of this year’s deliberations of the Capital Improvement Program is the timing, and funding, of school construction in the Ashburn area. However, the best way to accomplish that goal remains elusive, and county staff members are working under a number of scenarios to help supervisors find the best option.
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Leesburg Today, March 15, 2010
"The public is being invited to speak out on the future of the Rt. 28 corridor during two input sessions this week.
County planners have scheduled two Rt. 28 Stakeholders Workshops as the Board of Supervisors continues its evaluation of land use policies within the corridor.
The workshops will be held from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Friday, March 19, and from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 20. Both sessions will be held at the Claude Moore Park Recreation Center, located at 46105 Loudoun Park Lane in Sterling.
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Leesburg Today, March 18, 2010
"Those interested in joining the county’s open space tax deferral program will have to wait. The Board of Supervisors voted as part of its consent agenda Tuesday to accept the recommendation of the Finance/Government Services and Operations Committee to direct the County Assessor’s Office not to accept any new applications for parcels with fewer than 20 acres until recommendations are received from the Agricultural District Advisory Committee and given final approval by the board."
Leesburg Today, March 18, 2010
"Despite extensive work by its Transportation/Land Use Committee to develop a new procedure to review applications to house farm animals on small rural lots, the full Board of Supervisors Tuesday opted to provide even more flexibility for animal husbandry uses on properties in the AR-1 and AR-2 zoning districts.
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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."
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