HomeMy Public PortalAbout1995_03_28_R069 The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
PRESENTED March 28, 1995
ADOPTED March 28, 1995
RESOLUTION NO: 95-69
A RESOLUTION: COMMENTING ON THE DECEMBER 1994 DRAFT OF THE LOUDOUN
COUNTY-WIDE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the Loudoun County Planning Commission is currently considering the draft of a
proposed County-wide Transportation Plan, and
WHEREAS, the Loudoun County Planning Commission has held a public hearing on January
25, 1995; and
WHEREAS, the Loudoun County Planning Commission has requested that the Town of
Leesburg make comment on the proposed draft prior to the Commission forwarding its recommendation
to the Board of Supervisors; and
WHEREAS, town staff has reviewed the draft plan and prepared comments and
recommendations for Town Council consideration and endorsement to the County Planning Commission;
and
WHEREAS, town staff has presented a preliminary review of the draft plan to the Planning and
Zoning Committee on January 17, 1995 and presented specific review comments to the Planning and
Zoning Committee on February 21, 1995; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Committee referred this item to a special meeting of the
Town Council, on March 27, 1995,
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
SECTION I. The attached comments dated February 14, 1995 are forwarded by the Town
Council to the Loudoun County Planning Commission in consideration of the draft County-wide
Transportation Plan.
SECTION II. In addition to Section I above, the Town Council of Leesburg forwards the
following general comments:
A RESOLUTION:
a.
COMMENTING ON THE COUNTY WIDE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Regarding Chapter 3, Long Range Vision, since some of the alternatives originally
presented have raised considerable public alarm, the Town Council recommends that this
chapter be revised to keep of a general nature.
b. Regarding the County-endorsed location for a Western Bypass, since the draft plan was
published, the County Board of Supervisors has changed its position on a preferred
alignment, the Town Council expresses its concern that this policy change was made
unilaterally and proposes that the staffs of both jurisdictions work together to seek to
resolve some of the serious impacts on transportation and land use planning in the Town
of Leesburg due to this proposed alignment.
c. Regarding the Town of Leesburg's independent responsibility for planning, building and
maintaining roads, the draft plan proposes future configuration for a number of roads
in Leesburg that differ from the Town's existing plans. The draft also proposes blanket
policies which are contrary to the Town's policies. Therefore, the Town Council suggests
that the draft County-wide Transportation Plan at least acknowledge that road policies
and standards differ between the Town and the County.
d. The Town Council further encourages a cooperative planning environment between the
Town of Leesburg and Loudoun County with regard to transportation and land use
planning matters.
SECTION III. The manager is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this resolution to the
Loudoun County Planning Commission.
PASSED this 28th day of March, 1995.
Clerk of CounCil
yYames E. Clem, Mayor
Town of Leesburg