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RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER ECRWSS Blue Ridge February2012 LeADeR & Loudoun Today Purcellville Plan: Build A Roundabout ... Then Destroy It – Plans Show Roundabout Will Be Built Then Razed And Replaced At a Later Date – – By Valerie Joyner “The drawing clearly shows Yes, that's the plan for the Southern that the original roundabout Collector roundabout – build it, destroy it and then rebuild it at taxpayer expense has to be completely demol - Main Street ninety-four feet west of the original loca - ished, resized and moved in the tion. As seen in the Town of Purcell- final plan.” ville's drawing on this page, which will be given out at the mandatory Southern be completely demolished, resized and Collector Road (SCR) pre-bidders confer - moved in the final plan. The work also ence on February 7, 2012 at the Town extends across Main Street into the Hall, the original roundabout, which is Gateway Project with lane widening, roundabout to Replace currently being constructed by the devel - median demolition and reconstruction. Proffered roundabout oper of the Purcellville Gateway Project, So why is this happening? Perhaps is located below (east of ) the final some insight into the problem comes roundabout. The original roundabout will from a Virginia Department of be proffered (at no charge to the Town) Transportation (VDOT) email dated May while the second one will be built with 25, 2011. In the email a VDOT official taxpayer money. discusses the two roundabout situations Proffered roundabout Not only will the original roundabout with another VDOT official ... "The be demolished, but much of the concrete developer has a proffer to construct a sin - and asphalt road work being constructed gle lane roundabout at the existing inter - Route 287 will be modified and/or demolished. The section. The way the proffer is written it invitation for bid puts it mildly by saying must be construction and can not be "The project also includes the reconstruc - money paid to the Town." "... Issue The tion and widening of a roundabout at the Town believes that the developer is close intersection of east Main Street and to being ready to construct the one lane Berlin Turnpike. .." The drawing clearly roundabout at the existing intersection. shows that the original roundabout has to Continued on page 7 McDonnell Asks General Assembly to Keep . Uranium Mining Moratorium in Place Wild Loudoun – Issues Directive to State Agencies to Analyze Scientific – and Legal Issues and Report Back Prior to 2013 RICHMOND – Governor Bob particular site in the Commonwealth follows McDonnell is asking the General Assembly a thorough review by the McDonnell to take no action to permit uranium mining Administration of the recent National during its 2012 session, calling instead for Academy of Sciences report that looked the continuation of the state’s moratorium broadly at uranium mining in Virginia. The on uranium mining pending a comprehen - report noted, “At present, there are gaps in sive and on-site study of the issue to be legal and regulatory coverage for activities completed by a newly-created multi-agency involved in uranium mining, processing, state workgroup. The Governor’s directive reclamation and long-term stewardship. that the state work group look further into Some of these gaps have resulted from the the specific issues surrounding mining at a Continued on page 7 School Budget Cuts Subject of Public Hearing – Citizens Speak Out Against Closing Small Western Schools – Winter Weather Ways – Part 1 and Bus Driver Benefits Cuts The Loudoun County School Board room cuts that would, among other things, affect Winter Weather Ways will be presented in heavy coats for added warmth when they go was packed with Loudoun County Public part-time employees. Still others were con - two parts – Part 1 this month and Part Two outside. When the need for food grips them, School (LCPS) employees and residents who cerned about the possibility that budget cuts in March. Reprinted with permission of the they go to the grocer’s store. But what about spoke during the public comments on January would force the closing of western Loudoun Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy. the wild animals that live around us? The 31, 2011. Many of the more than eighty citi - County’s four small public schools – in Aldie, The human animal usually spends the biggest problem for most animals in the zens and employees who signed up to speak Middleburg, Hillsboro and Lincoln. winter in a home with some sort of heating; winter is finding enough food. Wild animals were concerned with the proposed budget Many full-time and part-time employees they put on extra layers of clothing and Continued on page 14 Continued on page 8 “Time For A Code of Ethics” – Page 5 page 2 Blue Ridge Leader & Loudoun Today February 2012 games. While he is the main breadwinner pare and compromise where needed as a of our family and works very long hours couple. In any event, football season is Ask Dr. Mike during the week, I don’t think that means almost over and hopefully through I am everyone’s maid and servant on improved communication you will have Dr. Mike, My neighbor and I commute to Saturday and Sunday. Help! laid the foundation for a more satisfying the DC area for work. He feels that it is – L, in Loudoun County arrangement next year. perfectly fine to illegally use the airport L, Things do seem rather unfair given Dr. Mike, I am a mother of a 14 year old lane on the Dulles toll road to speed up the way you have described them. Of boy. China King in Historic Leesburg is his commute. I, on the other hand, am course, your husband likely has a different our special place for family dinner night honest and my commute time is always so perspective. As the main breadwinner, out, and we recently celebrated my son’s much longer than his. I want to tell him perhaps he feels entitled to do less over the birthday there. We hadn’t been to China how I feel, but I don’t think he will get it. weekend since he contributes so much dur - King in quite some time, and my husband I see him almost every morning when we family to cancer, and I think this is some - ing the week. Perhaps football is very and I were shocked to see that a lingerie leave for work, and it drives me crazy thing that I can be proud of on a personal important to him, and he feels you do not store opened near the restaurant. We knowing what he is getting away with. level, and I can always grow it back. Any respect that. Your problem then is not were especially offended by the very visual – O. in Loudoun County advice on how to handle my husband? about who is right or wrong but rather how store front, which displays several man - O., You choose to live your life by a – H in Loudoun County to communicate better as a couple around nequins draped in sexy lingerie. I don’t moral code that your neighbor does not fol - important areas of need. I think you should mean to sound like a prude, and I under - H., If donating your hair is important low to your liking. The bottom line is, approach your husband with how you feel stand that they have a right to run their to you, you need to make sure your hus - however, that you are going to come across about things – that you feel overwhelmed, business, but do they have to be so graph - band understands the satisfaction it will people in life that do not live up to your that you would really appreciate his help, ic in a family focused town. Needless to bring you. I admire that you are putting same moral standards or code. So, while it that it is important for you and the kids to say, we walked around the block to avoid your vanity aside to help other people, and is true that your neighbor is wrong to break spend time with him over the weekend, etc. exposing our teenage son to that garbage I think if you explain the importance of the law on a daily basis, the real point here I would stay away from arguing points of again after our dinner. your decision to your husband, he would is that it is not your business or responsibil - fact on how unfair the distribution of labor – T. in Loudoun County hopefully be more supportive. Ultimately ity to convert him to your perspective. I has become in the house due to his interest it is your hair and your decision. Only you T., While I appreciate your concerns as par - am sure that it burns you up sitting there in football, as that will likely only lead to can know if the strife between you and ents, Le Tache Couple’s Boutique indeed bumper to bumper in traffic while imagin - his taking a defensive position to argue your husband is worth the personal satis - does have every right to run its business ing your neighbor breezing right by you. I things from his perspective. Instead, I faction you will gain. the way it chooses, which appears to think you should worry less about the would acknowledge that sports are impor - include displaying sexily dressed man - behaviors of others, and instead take com - Dr. Mike, I have been as patient as I can, tant to him and that you will try better to nequins in their store front windows. Your fort in the fact that you are living your life but my husband’s dedication to football is respect his TV time.

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