Loudon County:
“The Loudoun Board of Supervisors rejected Wednesday night a
portion of the Willowsford development group's plans to increase residential
housing on the sprawling southern Loudoun community's grounds. Owners of The
Greens South at Willowsford submitted a rezoning application last year to build
an additional 557 single-family detached residential units, increasing the
development potential from 245 to 802 units.
The board's denial for the rezoning was in line with the
recommendation from county staff, which noted in a report ‘the county’s
budgetary plans have neither anticipated nor programmed additional school
capacity, public facilities and transportation infrastructure necessary to
serve the proposed additional 557 single-family detached residential units.’ Additionally,
the property, located west of Lightridge Farm Road and south of Braddock Road,
falls within the Upper Foley Sub-area of Transition Policy, which serves as a ‘visual
and spatial transition between the Suburban Policy Area to the east and Rural
Policy Area to the west,’ according to staff.
Supervisor Janet Clarke (R-Blue Ridge), who represents the
Willowsford community, voted for the denial, noting the costs associated with
bringing new residents and families – an estimated 1,800 people -- to the
prospective new units. Supervisor Ralph Buona (R-Ashburn), chairman of the
board's finance committee, said approval of the Willowsford application could
set a precedent the county isn't ready for.”
~Writes Trevor Baratko of the Loudoun Times
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