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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION,
PRESENTED April 10, 1990
90-70 ADOPTED April 10, 1990
ENDORSING THE ALTERNATIVE MASTER PLAN PROPOSED FOR
STRATFORD; SETTING AN APPROVAL TIMELINE FOR THE STRATFORD
PROFFER AMENDMENTS; AND COMMITTING TO A PURCHASE OF THE
ORCHARD SITE IF AN ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL SITE IS NOT
LOCATED
WHEREAS, this Council considers retention of the cmmty government, including the Board of
Supervisors hearing room and offices, county adrainistrator's office, and the princ, ipal offices of the
agencies and departments of the co~mty now located in Leesburg to be of the utmost importance to
the future of the Town of Leesburg and its relationship with I~udoun Cmmty; and
WHEREAS, NVCommercial has tendered a proposal to the Loudoun County Board of
Supervisors to develop the proposed consolidated county government complex at the Stratford
Planned Development within Leesbur$ and
WHEREAS, this Council supports the Stratford proposal to develop the consolidated county
complex on this property; and
WHEREAS, this Council wishes to reaffn-m its support of the Stratford proposal and convey to
the Board of Supervisors its commitment to provide the county with the most economic site and full
cooperation between the town and county.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
SECTION I. This Council has reviewed the alternative ma~ter plan for Stratford as proposed
by NVCommercial and has authorized a joint public hearing by this Council and the Planning
Commission on April 24, 1990, to consider the revised plan. The Planning Commi~ion and Council
will promptly review this latest proposal, The Council supports relocating the government center
towards Sycolin Road as is shown in this alternative plan.
SECTION II. If the Board of Supervisors selects Stratford for the county complex, the Town of
Leesburg, in order to coordinate its approval process with the county, will agree to 30-day comment
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periods for the government center site plan or alternatively contract processing of site plan approvals
by appropriate county officials and agencies.
SECTION III. By prior resolution, this Co~mcil has endorsed Mayor Sevila's February 23, 1990,
letter to Matthew Slepin of NVCommercial. To provide further assurances to the Board of
Supervisors that a high school site will be available when needed in accordance with the AADPs,
NVCommercial has agreed not to develop or sell this site except to the Town of Leesburg for a
period of ten years if an alternative site acceptable to the county and town has not been located. The
Town of Leesburg agrees to purchase this site from NVCommercial for $1,525,000 (as inflated by the
Consumer Price Index from the date of construction start on the government center) at any time
during this period, if it determines that this is the only site available to meet the tc,wn's high school
site obligation under the AADPs.
SECTION IV. The Council understands that the Board of Supervisors is considerhq~
alternatives to a fully consolidated complex. The Council would a~ceo~ a proposal that would locate
the School Board and a satellite service center outside of the town if the b-l-nce of county functions
are located at Stratford and authorizes the mayor and town manager t~o discuss such alternatives with
the county.
SECTION V. The town manager is authorized to transmit a copy of rids resolution to the
County Board of Supervisors, county administrator, Loudo~m County Board of Education, County
Superintendent of Schools, the Staubach Company and NVCommerci-,d.
PASSED this 10th day of April j1990.
'_3~n Wi To~be~t~. ~r. , Vice-Mayor
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
(~erk 6f C/?~cil
R: Stratford