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Future government center topic of meeting
The Board of Supervisors will hold a public input session on Nov. 27 in Leesburg on the county's plans to build a new government complex somewhere in Leesburg or elsewhere in Loudoun County.The county wants to build a new and larger municipal center to consolidate its many agencies into one facility and to save the money it now pays to lease office space in Leesburg.
Earlier this year, the county announced it had received 13 proposals from developers to build the center. The board narrowed that list down to five future developments.
Loudoun Station in Ashburn: 43-acre, mixed-use development between the Dulles Greenway and Shellhorn Road next to a future Metro station
Village at Leesburg: 158-acre, mixed-use development at intersection of Route 7 and River Creek Parkway in Leesburg
Moorefield Station: 606-acre, transit-oriented development south of the Greenway at the interchange of Loudoun County Parkway and Ryan Road
Oaklawn: 165-acre, mixed-use community within the Town of Leesburg at the Battlefield Parkway interchange of the Dulles Greenway
One Loudoun: 360-acre, mixed-use town-center project in Ashburn at Route 7 and Loudoun County Parkway
The public input session will be held in the board room of the current government center, 1 Harrison St., S.E., Leesburg, beginning at 7 p.m.
Supervisors do not have to select one of these five as the next home of the government center, Board Chairman Scott York (I-at large) said recently.
Why move? Why not expand the County offices to new buildings that could be built on land that is no more than one or two blocks away from this building. Keeping the County offices in downtown Leesburg is critical to the Town’s economy. Many local businesses that derive a large percentage of their income from County employees and others that visit the County office building will suffer. I eat regularly at Tuscarora Mill, South Street Fireworks, and Jasmine, all located in Market Station. I always see many who work across the street in the County building there also. These are just the tip of the iceberg, I hope the Town Council will wake up and avoid another embarrassment like Wolf Furniture, and other businesses that have been lost because of the anti-business attitude that is Leesburg’s reputation. This is a chance to change that perception.
Posted by jimhaynes
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