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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Monday, May 4, 2020
Media Contact:
Betsy Arnett, Public Information Officer
barnett@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
Compass Creek Properties Brought Into Leesburg Town Limits
Boundary line adjustment adds 122 acres of the Joint Land Management Area to
the Town of Leesburg.
Leesburg, VA (May 4, 2020) – On Tuesday, April 28, 2020, Loudoun County Circuit Court signed
the final order for a boundary line adjustment that increases the corporate limits of the Town
of Leesburg by approximately 122 acres in the Compass Creek area between the Dulles
Greenway and the Leesburg Executive Airport.
This boundary line adjustment, or BLA, is the result of months of negotiation between the Town
of Leesburg, Loudoun County, and the property owners. The properties now within the town
limits include 7.5 acres owned by CC Skating, the owners of the ION International Training
Facility; 8.5 acres owned by the Peterson Companies, the developers of Compass Creek; and
106 acres owned by the Town of Leesburg, immediately adjacent to the Leesburg Executive
Airport.
The ION International Training Facility parcel is now entirely within the town limits. Previously,
the boundary line between the town and the county ran through the facility, which opened in
2019.
A site plan for the development of the Peterson Companies property, along with an adjacent
parcel already within town limits, is currently under review by the Leesburg Department of Plan
Review. The proposed development includes two multi-tenant retail buildings and a restaurant
with drive-through lane, totaling 18,900 square feet, as well as five pad sites. Planned uses for
the pad sites include a hotel, restaurants, and office buildings. The expected General Fund
revenue to the town from this development is an estimated $521,000 per year at full build-out.
“The Town of Leesburg remains a very desirable business location,” noted Russell Seymour,
Director of Economic Development. “By expanding Leesburg’s corporate boundary line, this
action will enable additional local employment opportunities and expand the local commercial
tax base, resulting in a benefit for all Leesburg residents.”
In September 2018, the Town Council adopted a policy to bring the Compass Creek
development into the town boundaries. The property has long been part of the town’s utility
service area, and the town has made significant infrastructure investments to serve the area
with water and sanitary sewer.
Loudoun County’s policy is to allow boundary line adjustments in Compass Creek, if the
property owners consent to be brought into the town. A second BLA to bring the At-Home
store, currently under construction, into the town’s corporate limits is underway.
The Town of Leesburg is pursuing additional boundary line adjustments for the new Walmart
Supercenter and the remaining parcels in the Compass Creek area.
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