The current Board of Supervisors leaves office on December 31, and the developer rush to get projects approved at the last minute has begun. A big, two-part public hearing will be held after Election Day on November 13 and 14. There are over 50 items on the agenda -- including proposals for almost 3,500 new houses.

• Kincora, near Ashburn, would give us yet another town center -- along with 1,376 new houses.
• Braddock Village, near Stone Ridge, would add 860 new houses while opening up the entire Transition Area to suburban development.
• And Arcola Center, at Routes 50 and 606, would add 1,194 new houses and a town center along the traffic-choked Rt. 50, behind the airport.

Please spend 3 minutes and speak up: our taxes and time stuck in traffic are at stake. Our thousands of emails have influenced past votes and continue to influence the Board of Supervisors!

Sincerely,

Rebecca Perring, Coalition for Smarter Growth
On behalf of the Campaign for Loudoun's Future

Kincora: 1,376 New Houses in Ashburn

Tell the Board of Supervisors to say NO to Kincora, a proposal for another town center and 1,376* new houses in Ashburn.

The proposal calls for a town center at the intersection of Routes 7 and 28 -- right across from Dulles Town Center, and just down the road from the recently-approved One Loudoun. How many town centers can eastern Loudoun handle so close to each other?

Our concerns include:

• Town centers are being considered on an individual basis without comprehensive community plans for our eastern communities, like the county is supposed to have done.

• The Route 7 corridor has enough built and planned retail to meet demand for the next 20 years, according to the recent Route 7 Retail Study commissioned by the county.
• This land was set aside for keynote employment, but the developer is planning 1,376 new houses plus commercial, office, and retail space. We don't need to accept 1,376 new houses that will add to our taxes and traffic in order to get the new jobs.

More Information
Kincora website
Summary of outstanding issues (PDF)
Prepared by the Piedmont Environmental Council

*Based on existing data.  County staff has indicated that the application is being revised.  We will provide updated information as available.

Braddock Village: 860 New Houses on Land Zoned for 66 Houses

Ask the Board of Supervisors to say NO to Braddock Village, because it doesn't conform with our county's growth plan and would put the Transition Area at risk. This proposal for 860 new houses on land currently zoned for only 66 houses would be south of Braddock Road, west of Route 659 relocated, and east of Lightridge Road.

The Planning Commission recommended denial of Braddock Village in March 2007.

Our concerns include:

• The Board of Supervisors said no to the Dulles South/Transition Area CPAM, and now they should say no this rezoning application.The proposal is in the same area of the CPAM, which would have allowed up to 33,800 new houses in an area with no jobs and little infrastructure.
• The proposal does not match the vision for this area set forth by our Comprehensive Plan.
• Approval of this proposal would set a dangerous precedent for the Transition Area. It would open the whole Transition Area to suburban development.

More Information
County Staff Report (Word doc)
Summary and Impact chart (pdf)
Prepared by the Piedmont Environmental Council, with excerpts from the County Staff Report

Arcola Center: Can Rt 50 Handle It?

Tell the Board of Supervisors to say NO to Arcola Center, a proposal for a town center and 1,194 new houses near the intersection of Route 50 and Gum Spring Road. The land is currently zoned for commercial and industrial uses, not new houses.

Can Route 50 handle the traffic from 1,194 new houses and a town center that will draw customers from around the region?

Our concerns include:

1. Traffic! The transportation impacts have not been adequately addressed, and Route 50 is already overwhelmed with traffic. Remember VDOT's study predicting gridlock?
2. Along Route 50, there are about 11,000 new houses in the pipeline, and 2.8 million square feet of retail space built and approved but not yet built.
3. The developer has not adequately addressed environmental concerns. County staff has asked for better protections for the streams on site.
4. This project is being rushed through the process. The Planning Commission hasn't given a recommendation yet.

More Information
County Staff Report (pdf, may take a minute to load)
Arcola Center website
Summary of the proposal (pdf)
Prepared by the Piedmont Environmental Council, with excerpts from the County Staff Report

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