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Supervisors reject proposal for large housing development
Living up to campaign promises to curtail development, Loudoun's new slow-growth Board of Supervisors made its first rejection of a request to add hundreds of more homes in Loudoun.On March 4, supervisors voted 8-1 to deny the rezoning application for the 499-home Braddock Village development slated for along Braddock Road west of South Riding. Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio (R-Sterling), who received campaign donations from at least one of the developers behind Braddock Village, was the only board member to vote in favor of the proposal.
Opposed by slow-growth advocates because of the number of homes it would add to the county's low-density Transition Policy Area, Braddock Village originally included plans for 860 homes.
However, to improve their application's chances, the developers, the Nicholas/Farkas Joint Venture and John D.M. Crerar Jr., sliced that number almost in half and also offered to build the county a synthetic playing field for area sports teams.
"It changed along the way in an attempt to get votes," said a skeptical Supervisor Lori Waters (R-Broad Run).
All told, the developers promised the county $20 million worth of infrastructure improvements, including money for roads and land for a future middle school.
"$20 million is a lot of money," said Braddock Village developer John Nicholas. "As a citizen, I am disappointed because Loudoun County will now be paying for those roads and schools."
As expected, slow-growth groups hailed Tuesday's decision.
"We're pleased," said Rebecca Perring with Campaign for Loudoun's Future. "This new Board of Supervisors is showing it is committed to smart-growth in the county."
Contact the reporter at jjacks@timespapers.com
Hospital care for the many Not double hospital care for the few.
Build the hospital in dulles south first then build BRMC
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