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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Scott E. Parker, AICP
Assistant to the Town Manager
sparker@leesburgva.gov
703-771-2771
Leesburg Town Council to Discuss Downtown Improvement
Project at July 12, 2010, Work Session
Leesburg, VA (July 9, 2010) – The Town of Leesburg Town Council will be discussing the ongoing
downtown improvement efforts at its work session on Monday, July 12, 2010. This effort follows
three stakeholders meetings where the Town and its consultant on the project, AECOM, received
significant public input on the direction of the proposed infrastructure improvement projects.
The first stakeholder meeting, held on March 17, 2010, at the Lightfoot Restaurant, was a full-day
series of meetings that started with a survey of all participants regarding their likes and dislikes of
the downtown, as well as where they see the projects going. With that information, AECOM
developed preliminary project designs which were unveiled for the first time at the second
stakeholder meeting on May 13, 2010.
Using the additional input received at the second meeting on the emerging projects, the third
stakeholders meeting was held June 16, 2010. While some disagreements still remain on the
disposition of King Street, consensus is high on a majority of the proposals.
“We have reached a point in our project where the elected officials will weigh in,” said Scott Parker,
Assistant to the Town Manager, and Project Manager for the improvements. “We have received
invaluable input and ideas from the well-attended stakeholder events, and it’s time for the next
step.”
Town staff hopes to have direction soon on a first set of projects to begin final design, with
construction tentatively set to start in 2011. A link to the staff report on the project can be found in
the “Related Docments” section of the project webpage on the Town’s website at
www.leesburgva.gov/index.aspx?page=982.
Information about the Town’s Downtown Improvement Project can be obtained by contacting the
Project Manager, Scott E. Parker, AICP, Assistant to the Town Manager at 703.771.2771, or
sparker@leesburgva.gov.
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