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RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER Blue Ridge ECRWSS LEadER & Loudoun Today January 2011 Crooked Run Condemnation Hearing Scheduled for Jan. 11th – By Kelli Grim It was only one year ago that the Town held a public hearing to “quick On January 11, 2011, the Purcellville Town Council will hold a public hearing take” over 2 acres of the Brown’s back on the “quick-take”/eminent domain con - 40 acre parcel of the farm for the Town’s demnation of a portion of Crooked Run preferred alignment of the SCR. “Quick Orchard. The 200 year-old farm carries a Take” powers, which transfer land from “Century Farm” designation and is the private ownership to government owner - only working farm in the Town of ship is a particularly severe form of emi - Purcellville. Portions of the farm are due nent domain, and is one of the most to be condemned to make way for the intrusive powers of a government. It proposed Southern Collector Road (SCR). The condemnation seeks to take immedi - means that the Town can take immediate ate possession of 4 to 7 acres of one 16 title to the land, and parts of Crooked acre parcel of the farm – an action that Run Orchard can be bulldozed and built would cut the farm in two, and place the on as soon as the title is secured. 4 lane portion of the SCR less than 75 Even if the government’s possession feet from the Brown's home. of the property is later judged to be The Town of Purcellville is seeking unwarranted, the owner has no recourse the condemnation even though Sam for compensation for damages that the Brown is involved in a family partition town might have done to the property lawsuit seeking to purchase his brother’s and business. In Crooked Run Orchard’s share of the property. Sam owns 100% of case, planned government activity would the Crooked Run Orchard business, but Crooked Run Orchard’s business continues to thrive and grow – Fall 2010 was particularly busy. include the destruction of dozens of shares ownership of the 16 acres and another mature fruit trees, and the demolition of parcel with his brother. Once he is sole owner of the land, Sam and his wife Uta plan to the large main barn used by the Browns to store all of the farm equipment used for daily fully restore and place their home on the Historic Registry. It was built in 1908, and Sam’s operations. Immediate activity would also remove an existing farm road (the only road pro - father moved into it when he was three months old – the same year Purcellville was incor - viding access to the back 40 acre parcel) and create a development path that would threaten porated. Sam also intends to place the land in Conservation Easement to preserve it in per - significant streams and tree canopies. The Town would not be obligated to pay for any petuity for the enjoyment and education of generations to come. Continued on page 3 Local Farms Partnering With Schools and Loudoun's Central Kitchen – By Valerie Joyner Blue Ridge Supervisor Jim Burton is working on a pilot program is trying to get the producers organized. Both groups program with the Loudoun County School System and would have to guarantee a certain amount of products to buy Loudoun Central Kitchen which would guarantee a certain per - from the local farms and the program would have to start small centage of local farm produce and products to be used for and then expand. The private and public sector would be work - Schools and the Central Kitchen. ing together on this project. There is an indication of support from both groups and the Spring 2011 registration for Upper Loudoun Little League baseball is now open at www.ULLL.org. The cost is $100.00 per child and $160.00 per family. There is a $10.00 Loudoun County Per Player Tax for each child regis - tered. There is one walk-in registra - tion day – Saturday, January 29, 2011 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at the Purcellville Train Station. On the web at www.BRLeader.com page 2 Blue Ridge Leader & Loudoun Today January 2011 Simple Tips for Teen Skin Care By Tiffany Bogaty Clinical Aesthetician at Loudoun Dermatology Associates ... Uncover the Truth About Acne & Teens If you're in your teens, you are just at the right age to start taking care of your face properly. This will help sunscreen with a minimum SPF 15 (or higher) daily. Don't forget to reapply. avoid skin care problems caused by improper habits. It Sun screen come in all different ways now, you can get a mineral SPF in a doesn't take a lot of time, and it doesn't have to be powder or moose form. Look for SPF in make up or tinted moisturizers, you expensive. 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