Comp Plan Decision Time – TPA Residents Prepared for a Fight
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STANDARD PRESORT RESIDENTIAL U.S. POSTAGE CUSTOMER PAID ECRWSS PERMIT NO. 82 WOODSTOCK, VA APRIL 2019 www.blueridgeleader.com blueridgeleader SINCE 1984 Comp Plan decision time – TPA residents prepared for a fight BY ANDREA GAINES sented to the Board of Supervisors by the series of public hearings and work ses- It is hard to understate the enormity Loudoun County Planning Commission sions, to review the draft and either ac- of the gap between the thousands of in- on March 21 is recommending a plan that cept or deny the specific recommenda- dividual Loudoun County residents who seeks, not just to direct the growth to tions of the Commission. A final vote is have expressed their concerns about come, but to give it a place within which expected in early July. Loudoun’s runaway growth, and the to explode. Comprehensive Plan that will be publicly The development community is jubi- ‘Land available for development’ vs. debated this month. lant – while the people and neighbor- ‘quality of life’ With the Silverline Metro on the way, hoods that lie in the path of that growth One of the first indications that the an Urban Policy Area added to the mix, are incredulous, and promising to be out PC would seek to fundamentally change and dozens of data centers on the way, in full force for public hearings scheduled Loudoun’s approach to growth was INSIDE: One big, messy, tax Loudouners knew they were in for a change. for April 24 and April 27. the Envision Loudoun May 2018 draft haven? Go to page 15 But, the draft Loudoun 2040 plan pre- The BOS now has 90 days, through a CONTINUED ON PAGE 17 » Coming to your neighborhood? CALL JOHN. S O L D JOHN CONSTANT 703.585.6278 | [email protected] G E T M O R E . 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APRIL 2019 BLUE RIDGE LEADER & LOUDOUN TODAY | www.BlueRidgeLeader.com 3 Lincoln Elementary School Educational excellence was born here ... and has never left BY ANDREA GAINES One of the most enchanting learning opportunities Lincoln Elementary School has ever pre- sented to its students is what has been known as an “1818 School Day.” As they arrive at school, youngsters don period dress and walk down Lincoln’s main street to the histor- At Lincoln Elementary, all paths lead to academic Students enter Oakdale School for 1818 School Day. COMMUNITY ic 1815 Oak- Local author and illustrator Henry excellence and a stronger community. dale School, a Cole thrills the kids. one-room brick schoolhouse on hand. But, because the sense and maybe what trouble they’d Lincoln student from kinder- the National Register of Historic of educational purpose and to- gotten into recently ... garten through fifth grade ... Places since 1974. getherness that ran through this “I didn’t just have my mom to It makes me smile when I pass Each student gets the biog- place in 1818 ... never left. answer to ... all the parents were a first grader in the hall and I raphy of a boy or girl from the ‘watching out for me,’ said Sara.” say, ‘Good morning, Jack,’ and year 1818 – the children of early ‘The Lincoln mothers rug-braiding Today, as the parents of a he says, ‘You know my name?’ “ Lincoln families such as Brown, network’ daughter who graduated from And, Jenna Alexander, Hunt Janney, Hirst, Purcell, Nichols or When long-time Lincoln res- Lincoln and now attends Blue District PTO President and also Taylor. ident Jean Brown and her late Ridge Middle School, and a son a candidate for Catoctin Dis- With a sense of wonder, the husband Bill’s daughter Sara at- who now attends Lincoln Ele- trict School Board Represen- students assume this child’s Dave Michener talks with a student tended the school, Jean formed mentary, Sara and her husband tative, said, “The minute you identity and get to work – sitting about his science fair project. the “Lincoln mothers rug-braid- Scott Maison say “We still all pull into the parking lot at Lin- on old wooden benches, flipping ing network.” look out for each other’s kids.” coln Elementary, you know you through original Oakdale School relevance to today’s Lincoln Ele- As the ladies braided away, Said Jennifer Reed, a fourth are someplace special ... Every text books, and writing out les- mentary School parents. Not just they shared information about grade teacher, “Lincoln reminds school in Loudoun has a strong sons with hand-made quill pens. because they or their children how their kids were doing in me of why I became a teacher. sense of community, but what This exercise has had special might have experienced it first- school, where they’d be that day, I can see the growth in every CONTINUED ON PAGE 23 » A “Weiner Roast” to cure Makersmiths’ KidWind teams Cystic Fibrosis bring home three awards Two four-student teams sponsored BY JOE LAFIANDRA by Loudoun County’s Makersmiths, The movie “Five Feet Apart,” Inc. competed March 15 at the North- which opened in theaters on ern Virginia Kid- March 22, Wind Challenge tells the COMMUNITY held at Shenandoah COMMUNITY story of two University. They came home with three cystic fibro- awards. Teams in KidWind competi- sis (CF) patients who meet and Coach Diane Painter, and team members: tions are challenged to design and build Soren Ogelman, Katie Choi, Neil Murtha fall in love during a hospitaliza- functional wind turbines, and demon- and Dane Tayler. tion, but are restricted from be- strate their understanding of wind en- ing within 5 feet of each other ergy technology and renewable energy by strict infection control rules issues. for many CF patients. CF is a Makersmiths’ four-member middle degenerative genetic disease school team, known as Wind Overload, that effects the lungs, pancre- received the Blades Award from Domin- as and other bodily organs and ion Energy for best blade development, shortens lifespan. Photo by Angela Wade are going to fight to give them a chance and the Knowledge Award. Maker- This is a movie but, one Northern Vir- L to R: Coach Mike O’Brien, and team at a normal life.’” From that day on, the smiths’ four-member high school team, ginia family with two children that have members Aidan O’Brien, Colin O’Brien, Weiner Family has been fundraising for known as Too HAWT to Handle, won CF have been living with the real-life Andrew Bennett, and Joda Wade. the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Dona- first place for its overall performance in challenges of parenting siblings with tions to the foundation have resulted in the Advanced Challenge Division. the life-threatening disease for the past POWER Conference and Exhibition in the development of new drugs that have The high school team now qualifies 20 years. “It has definitely not been easy Houston, Texas. At that competition, alleviated many of the symptoms and de- for the 2019 national KidWind Chal- keeping siblings 5 feet apart,” said Janet the Makersmiths’ Advanced Challenge structive effects of the disease and have lenge that will be held May 21-23 at Weiner. “When Matt and Melissa were high school team will need to show how helped CF patients to lead a more normal the American Wind Energy Association diagnosed, my husband and I cried and the team members worked together to life. (AWEA) annual tradeshow and WIND- then looked at each other and said ‘we CONTINUED ON PAGE 28 » CONTINUED ON PAGE 28 » 4 BLUE RIDGE LEADER & LOUDOUN TODAY | www.BlueRidgeLeader.com APRIL 2019 CANDIDATES FOR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BLUE RIDGE DISTRICT The Loudoun County Republican Committee will hold a convention on Saturday, May 4 at 10 a.m. with registration from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Two candidates will vie for the nomination for the Blue Ridge District seat for the Board of Supervisors. To sign up as a delegate go to www.LoudounGOP.com and click on Delegate Filing Form. They are due no later than Sunday April 14, 5 p.m. The convention is at Stone Bridge High GOVERNMENT School, 843100 Hay Road, Ashburn. Purcellville resident Tony Buffing- villages, along with the area’s rural, Florian Hauswiesner is challenging plan. Nevertheless, the County keeps on ton was elected in 2015 to the Loudoun historic, and scenic character. Having incumbent Tony Buffington for the BOS spending our tax dollars, tweaking the County Board of Supervisors for the Blue been raised in neighboring and rural Blue Ridge District Republican nomina- design of the station, instead of closing Ridge District. He was raised in Clarke Clarke County, and having graduated tion. Hauswiesner lives in Aldie with his the purchase for an alternative site. County and attended high school in high school in the small town of wife and family. He attended American Had I been on the Board of Supervisors, Berryville.