Email the Board of Supervisors

Please send a New Year's message to the Board of Supervisors. Ask them to focus in 2007 on the needs of our existing communties, rather than adding more new houses. *** Be sure to include your name and address so you are counted as a Loudoun resident.***

1. Gatherings at Cascades: 600 New Houses

Action: The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on 600 new houses in Sterling on Monday, January 22, at 6:00 PM at the County Government Center.
Proposal: Gatherings at Cascades Rezoning Application
Community: Sterling (map)
New Houses: 600 (active adults/age restricted)
Developer: Potomac View LLC
Top Concerns:

1.	Flipping land zoned for commercial/keynote employment to residential use
2.	Inconsistent with the Route 28 Highway Improvement Transportation District (special tax district to improve Route 28)
3.	County staff report says it "fails to mitigate fiscal impacts, and the design fails to meet the standards of on-site amenities and environmental protection."

Contact: Email the Planning Commission
Links to more information:
More information from the county (scroll down to the bottom)

2. Ridgewater Park: 1,898 New Houses

Action: The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on 1,898 new houses near Leesburg Monday, January 22, at 6:00 PM at the County Government Center. County staff recommends denial of these new houses.
Proposal: Ridgewater Park Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPAM) and Rezoning Application
Community: Leesburg
New Houses: 1,898
Developer: Lansdowne Development/Hobie Mitchell
Top Concerns:

1.	Impacts on the Goose Creek Reservoir (eastern Loudoun's drinking water)
2.	Traffic on Route 7, the Greenway, and local roads in Leesburg and Ashburn
3.	It would change part of the Transition Area to suburban densities and set a dangerous precedent
4.	Too close to the Leesburg Airport and Luckstone Quarry
5.	Loudoun taxpayers will pay over $50 million in capital costs plus operating costs

Contact: Email the Planning Commission
Links to more information:
County staff report

3. Crosstrail: 1,000 New Houses

Action: The Board of Supervisors is continuing to negotiate with the developer, and they will likely take a final vote in the coming months. We'll keep you posted.
Proposal: Crosstrail Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPAM) and Rezoning Application
Community: Leesburg
New Houses: 1,000
Developer: The Peterson Companies
Top Concerns:

1.	Too close to the Leesburg Airport. Building houses on this land hurts the future economic vitality of the Airport.
2.	Flips land zoned for commercial use to residential and retail use. The proposal would change this land from office space to 1,000 houses with regional retail, likely big box stores, and some office space.
3.	Proposed traffic offsets are woefully inadequate and spell gridlock for the southeast quadrant of Leesburg with a negative impact on all traffic in the Leesburg area.

Contact: Email the Board of Supervisors
Links to more information:
County staff report on the CPAM
County staff report on the rezoning

4. One Loudoun: 1,000 New Houses

Action: Just this week on Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors voted 7-2 to approve this proposal. (Read details in the Loudoun Times Mirror and the Washington Post)
Proposal: One Loudoun Rezoning Application
Community: Ashburn
New Houses: 1,000 plus commercial, office, and retail space
Developer: Miller and Smith, The Meridian Group
Changes made to the final proposal:

1.	Number of new houses reduced from 2,400 to 1,000.
2.	The developer changed the phasing of the development to ensure that the commercial space will be built at the same time as the new houses.
3.	The developer proffered the design and construction of an interchange at Route 7 and Ashburn Village Blvd.

Contact: Email the Board of Supervisors
Links to more information:
County staff report

5. Kincora: 1,900 New Houses

Action: We are monitoring this proposal for another town center, and we will let you know when it's time to take action. In the meantime, if you learn anything about this proposal, please let us know.
Proposal: Kincora Rezoning Application
Community: Ashburn
New Houses: 1,900, plus commercial, office, and retail space
Developer: Norton Scott/TRITEC Real Estate
Contact: Email the Board of Supervisors

6. Broad Run Village: 4,313 New Houses

Action: Tell the Board of Supervisors to reject this proposal because it does not conform with the county's growth plan. This proposal is in the area of the Transition Area CPAM, which would have allowed up to 33,800 new houses in an area with no jobs and little infrastructure. The Board of Supervisors said no to the CPAM, and now they should say no this rezoning application.
Proposal: Broad Run Village Rezoning Application
Community: Dulles South
New Houses: 4,313
Developer: Greenvest
Contact: Email the Board of Supervisors

7 . Arcola/GMU/Kennedy: 3,251 New Houses

Action: Tell the Board of Supervisors to reject this proposal because it does not conform with the county's growth plan. This proposal is in the area of the Transition Area CPAM, which would have allowed up to 33,800 new houses in an area with no jobs and little infrastructure. The Board of Supervisors said no to the CPAM, and now they should say no this rezoning application.
Proposal: Arcola/GMU and Kennedy Rezoning Applications
Community: Dulles South
New Houses: 3,251
Developer: Greenvest
Contact: Email the Board of Supervisors

8. Lenah: 1,924 New Houses

Action: Tell the Board of Supervisors to reject this proposal because it does not conform with the county's growth plan. This proposal is in the area of the Transition Area CPAM, which would have allowed up to 33,800 new houses in an area with no jobs and little infrastructure. The Board of Supervisors said no to the CPAM, and now they should say no this rezoning application.
Proposal: Lenah Rezoning Application
Community: Dulles South
New Houses: 1,924
Developer: Greenvest
Contact: Email the Board of Supervisors

9. Westport: 2,858 New Houses

Action: Tell the Board of Supervisors to reject this proposal because it does not conform with the county's growth plan. This proposal is in the area of the Transition Area CPAM, which would have allowed up to 33,800 new houses in an area with no jobs and little infrastructure. The Board of Supervisors said no to the CPAM, and now they should say no this rezoning application.
Proposal: Westport Rezoning Application
Community: Dulles South
New Houses: 2,858
Developer: Toll Brothers
Contact: Email the Board of Supervisors

10. Greenfields: 5,867 New Houses

Action: Tell the Board of Supervisors to reject this proposal because it does not conform with the county's growth plan. This proposal is in the area of the Transition Area CPAM, which would have allowed up to 33,800 new houses in an area with no jobs and little infrastructure. The Board of Supervisors said no to the CPAM, and now they should say no this rezoning application.
Proposal: Greenfields Rezoning Application
Community: Dulles South
New Houses: 5,867
Developer: Greenvest
Contact: Email the Board of Supervisors

11. Braddock Village: 860 New Houses

Action: Tell the Board of Supervisors to reject this proposal because it does not conform with the county's growth plan. This proposal is in the area of the Transition Area CPAM, which would have allowed up to 33,800 new houses in an area with no jobs and little infrastructure. The Board of Supervisors said no to the CPAM, and now they should say no this rezoning application.
Proposal: Braddock Village Rezoning Application
Community: Dulles South
New Houses: 860
Developer:
Contact: Email the Board of Supervisors

Thank you for your support,
Andrea McGimsey
Campaign for Loudoun's Future
http://www.LoudounsFuture.org/
info@loudounsfuture.org