I don't believe anyone is denying Loudoun County residents a stadium. We just want it in a more accessible location than at the intersection of LC Parkway and Rt. 7 where the infrastructure is totally inadequate. I do not want the original plans for the One Loudoun International Trade Center changed and have it become a venue with sports bars, fast-food restaurants, and seasonal, part-time, low-paying jobs. We have enough of those all around Eastern Loudoun. Not enough thought and planning is going into this make-over which the Board of Supervisors hopes to "fast-track" to the top of the pile (of plans waiting in line for approval). How much influence can $67,000 in political contributions buy?

They have to be in a ballpark in 2014 according to this article. There is absolutely nothing at Kincora that would allow them to be there in 2014. The fire and rescue station is being built by the County - there are no roads so this is a non starter. I am sure Kincora will be built, but it sure as heck won't be fore 2014.

Let's keep this to reality - from listening to the public hearing, noise, traffic and light seem like its going to be handled. Don't forget, this request is only moving the ballpark a mile.

Yes! I agree, I would love to drive up the road on a nice evening to catch a ball game or concert.

What are the Hounds supposed to offer coaches and players right now? How can they ask people to move to Loudoun County when they cannot tell them if the stadium will even be approved?
I am positive they are working on plans to get players and coaches once the stadium is approved.
Come on Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission- get this done so construction can start!

I'm with Jim -- you can't have a coach and players without a place to play. It's like asking the county school board who the teachers and principal are for a school that hasn't yet been approved to be built.

the Hounds had a home: Kinkora but they delayed the start date at least 3 times. The Hounds are doing yet another bait and switch , only now they have changed locations from Kinkora to One Loudoun. This is nothing more than a sketchy PR media blitz.

no franchise with plans to play in 2014 would have a player or a coach right now. Any player who is on the Hounds squad in 2014 are definitely playing in 2013 for another team somewhere. Who in the world would sign for 2014, that's just silly.

I'm trying to follow your logic Myth Buster but I'm not tracking. You say the Hounds are a PR machine who keep pulling a bait and switch, ok I get that part- I don't agree with hit but I get what you're saying, my question is why? What good does it do them to put on this "PR Blitz"?

So, Myth Buster, are you saying that the Hounds should have started building at Kincorra, without roads or approvals, in the face of all the legal conflict that has prevented any development at Kincorra? And at the same time, they should have a coach and players sitting around waiting for a field to play on? Sorry, the world doesn't work that way. Kincorra is a myth, and something will eventually get built on that site, but not this year, not next year, and probably nothing like the plans we saw back when Kincorra was real. There has been and will not be any real option to build a stadium there. No stadium, no field, means no players and no coaches. You can't hire a bunch of athletes to sit around and lose their athletic skills while you wait for local government to figure out what they need to do to enable construction in a rapidly growing county.

Nice talking points by the way. Did you focus group the phrase "PR machine"?

HERE, HERE!!! More traffic comes from Potomac Green with there ONE ENTRANCE. They are building condo's now talk about more traffic in the area!

So if the stadium does not get built, the space would be filled by.....offices! Full of people who have cars and do not carpool- and they show up every day at rush hour.
Ballgames may start later in the rush hour but will end later than rush hour so really not a huge impact. Plus, not everyone drives themselves to a game, they have their families and friends with them. If the space were taken up by offices you would have thousands of people driving in and out during rush hour.

The millions of square feet of retail and office, and the thousands of homes, are going to place a heavy burden on traffic patterns. If the stadium doesn't happen we can look forward to all the traffic being on the same schedule as the rest of the congestion. Yay.

Fair point about using the anonymous group's comment in the original story. I would argue that there are clearly opponents who agree with the group (they spoke at the hearing). But point taken. Thanks for weighing in.

The opposition group isn't all that anonymous it's a conglomeration of several HOAs who have decided to be united in their opposition. Since the BoS and Hounds did a bait and switch. The real question is the anonymous nature of the Hounds, again this professional team has no affiliation with any MLB (or minor league) franchise. They have had several "shell" companies VIP, VIP Entertainment & Farren etc, all of which were very heavy campaign donors to several current BoS members.

The Hounds & Fetch splashed on to the Loudoun scene in 2009, with delay after delay. Four years later Loudoun is still no where close to having an actual professional sports team. And the notion Loudoun needs the Hounds for entertainment is hysterical. Wasn't the push for the Silver line is it would help Loudoun residents get down to DC for all sports & concert venues?

DS, sr. Everyone who spoke before the Planning Commission wrote down their names, addresses, and phone numbers for the record. In addition, we all gave our names before speaking. There was no anonymity.

After hearing the questions asked by the Commissioners, I am very confident they did their "homework" and are fully aware of the pros and cons of allowing the zoning change and all the consequences.

That's my point. The BoS "fast tracked" this rezoning application. Farren paid for at least one trip for Chairman York to go to Germany. And VIP donated tens of thousands to nearly all of the current BoS. The whole move from Kinkora to One Loudoun just smacks of buying political influence. Farren and Company (to include their super awesome PR guy, David D'Onofrio) aren't afraid of pulling the trigger on suing anyone who opposes or questions the Hounds.
At the end of the day, imagine buying a $600K home, moving in with your family, only to find out a mutli-use stadium is likely to be approved literally in your backyard. If I purchased a home in One Loudoun, I would be pissed too.

And if I had bought a home in One Loudoun, and found that a stadium is being added, I would be thrilled. Neither of us actually have bought a home there.

Again, how were the Hounds supposed to move into Kincorra, when Kincorra hasn't been able to do anything in years?

Interesting use of divide and conquer. If a couple can't get it together to "fight the power," God help us.

And we, the taxpayers, will be screwed once again if Miller and Smith brings the stadium to One Loudoun. I sure wish I could claim bankruptcy on my house and repurchase it for a fraction of the original price. And a sheriff's substation to be built in One Loudoun? Isn't there one right across Route 7 near the University?

I received an e-mail from Camberly Homes announcing the release of more lots. The homes are close to $700,000 "featuring community elementary school, community recreation center with pool, courts, and fields, central park, town green, amphitheater, pocket parks, paved pedestrian pathways.... You have to dig down into their website to find anything about the stadium--but no promises, of course.

I wonder how many of the new residents along Exchange Street and in all those townhomes know/knew about the possibility of the stadium and all that it entails.