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Night: Speak Up for Ashburn's Drinking Water Tomorrow night, the outgoing Board of Supervisors will consider Ridgewater Park at the final public hearing of their term. With a serious drought and a potential Superfund site in Sterling, can we afford to add another threat to our drinking water?
The proposal is for 996 new houses where only 38 houses are currently allowed, and on land that protects Ashburn's drinking water source. Read the concerns of a Lansdowne resident and two Leesburg residents. It's time to send another email to the Board of Supervisors. They voted to keep the existing growth plan for this area, and this proposal is clearly far beyond what the plan calls for.
County staff previously told the Planning Commission that our drinking water is at risk, because there is no chance for toxic chemicals, bacteria, and other pollutants to be diluted before they go right into the water intake.
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Dear Neighbors, I request that you join me in opposing the Ridgewater Park Development application to add 996 homes and almost 500,000 square feet of office park (PD-OP) and other mixed uses in a location very close to our drinking water supply (Goose Creek Reservoir) and not planned for major infrastructure. As a resident in Loudoun County, you can take the following action immediately to oppose this application:
Despite the County Staff’s recommendation for denial, we need to express the public impact and our opposition in full force. In January 2007, only 16 people spoke at the public hearing (6 people opposing). If this application is approved it sets a dangerous precedent that could possibly invite more dense suburban development in the Transition Zone exacerbating the risks/issues/problems. An online forum was also initiated at www.lansdowneliving.com. Thanks for your review of this application and your support in opposing it. Pat DiBari
Dear Neighbors, We are Loudoun County residents who are deeply concerned about the newest proposal. We hope you and your neighbors will be able to attend the December 11th public hearing at 4:00 PM in the Board Room. This Board of Supervisors appears to need “encouragement” until the bitter end. The Planning Commission had so little time to study Ridgewater II that they were forced to send it to the Board without recommendation. No new traffic study was done. No exercising the applicant on proffers, the timing of development/road building, environmental concerns, etc. On December 11th, the Board will be getting a very poorly vetted application. Perhaps because of that, we expect that we will see a great number of changes to the proposal before it lands on the Board’s collective lap. These will be done in such a fashion that the County Counsel will not have time to review nor comment. There will be so many inconsistencies that the Staff will only be able to hit on the most egregious. In short, such sloppy work that no one will have time to forecast any of the implications this request might trigger. We entreat you to (1) send the Board of Supervisors a note about how you would like them to vote and (2) pack the pews on December 11th to show you still care about the future of Loudoun County. Thank you in advance, Judy Gerow and Gigi Robinson --------------------------------------------------------- Sincerely, Rebecca Perring,
Coalition for Smarter Growth ------------------------------------------------------------- |
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