Wednesday, July 18, 2012
On Wednesday, the Loudoun Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors have planned a joint meeting about required approvals.
A series of land use applications required to move forward with a high school next Belmont Ridge Middle School in Lansdowne heads to a joint public hearing at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the middle school. The school, called HS-8 on the county’s Capital Improvement Plan, would occupy land consolidated around property the county purchased from the National Conference Center. Constructing the high school will mean removing the existing community park and rearranging the Belmont Ridge Middle site. See the maps at right for detailed views of the site plans. Two entrances are currently planned: the main one from Upper Belmont Place Road, which is an extension of the north end of Belmont Ridge Road; and the other off Kipheart Drive. The proposed site, …
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
No serious injuries were reported following the Feb. 8 accident.
The school bus accident that occurred on Belmont Ridge Road Feb. 8 resulted in less than $200 in damages. One student was taken to the hospital after complaining of soreness, but no serious injuries were reported from the accident. As described in a Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office accident report, as one bus heading southbound on Belmont Ridge came to a stop at the Route 7 traffic signal another bus failed to stop and struck the first bus. According to information provided by Loudoun County Public Schools, the incident involved two buses: B657 and B161. Bus B161 did not require repair, while B657 required $183.14 in repairs. School administrators reported to the scene after the accident and both buses continued on their afterschool routes …
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
A Lansdowne resident makes her case for building a new high school in her community.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Dear Editor, As a Lansdowne resident, fiscal conservative taxpayer and parent of four, I strongly support a high school at the National Conference Center (NCC) site. Those who have been active in the boundary disputes and school site selection for the past several years know that this school site acquisition has been the most transparent in recent history, and has been under consideration for nearly three years now—hardly on a “fast track.” It also may be the most inexpensive yet in terms of long term operating and environmental costs. The only alternative available site would remove prime economic development land from the tax base—in opposition to the best interests of all Loudoun residents. This site selection represents an important …
One readers says a community-centered school makes more sense than Lex 7.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Dear Editor, I’m writing today in support of HS-8 at the National Conference Center site in Lansdowne. I believe strongly that walkable, neighborhood-based schools are highly desirable, strengthen communities and I believe that the NCC site is an excellent choice for the North Ashburn Planning Area. At least 50 percent of the students expected to attend HS-8 could walk to the NCC site reducing the required number of bus trips, and the costs of acquisition, staff, fuel and maintenance for buses as well as the associated carbon emissions that would be required by the Lexington 7 site. The Lexington 7 site for HS-8 ignores existing County planning policy that encourages walkable, neighborhood-based schools, and would require a 100 percent …
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Signed contract, expected soon, starts 120-day due diligence process on $20 million deal.
After multiple meetings, a years long review of sites and the persistent request of another property owner to reconsider, the Loudoun Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Aug. 20 to pay $20 million for a 45.61-acre portion of the National Conference Center from Oxford Capital Group LLC for a high school. Known as HS-8, the proposed school in Lansdowne would offer the most relief to Stone Bridge High School, but would also draw from students currently enrolled at Tuscarora High School in Leesburg. A group of residents – most who said they live near the proposed site – turned out Monday night during the board’s public input session to ask supervisors to approved the purchase. Supervisor Lori Waters (R-Broad Run), who made the motion, said …
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Lansdowne residents concerned about traffic, safety; supporters want community school
Speakers were fairly evenly divided during a public input session Monday night about a proposal to build an Ashburn high school adjacent to Belmont Ridge Middle School in Lansdowne. While an early wave of opposition started the debate, a growing number of supporters joined as the meeting continued through the evening. And judging from the applause, supporters of the 78-acre site appeared to out number their adversaries at the meeting. Supervisor Lori Waters (R-Broad Run) told those in attendance that the proposal was community-driven, and was not brought forward by Loudoun supervisors, the Loudoun County School Board or the property owner. She also said supervisors chose to disclose the option earlier in the land acquisition process than …
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7:54 am on Thursday, July 19, 2012
BCan's point of view is not uncommon and has some merit but I would not use Fairfax county high schools as more than points of comparison, not real yardsticks. They are more diverse in size, facilities and programs than Loudoun and they are not that fantastic as schools. Large Faifax high schools like Robinson (which they call a secondary school because it has grades 7 or 8 to 12 under one roof) … more ›