HomeMy Public PortalAbout2013_09_10_R107 Initiation of a BLA - Morven Park and other Properties The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia PRESENTED: September 10, 2013
RESOLUTION NO. 2013-107 ADOPTED: September 10, 2013
A RESOLUTION: INITIATION OF A BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENT; MORVEN PARK
AND OTHER PROPERTIES
WHEREAS, the Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation, Inc., a non-profit
corporation which owns approximately 990 acres outside the Town limits within Loudoun
County, known as Morven Park, which is utilized for community and educational events, has
expressed a desire to be within the boundaries of the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has expressed a desire to have the Morven Park property
brought into the boundaries of the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has expressed the potential to also bring Virginia Tech's
Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center into the boundaries of the Town; and
WHEREAS,the Town Council has expressed the potential to also bring a portion of U.S.
Route 15 adjacent to Morven Park, from the current corporate boundary to Tutt Lane, into the
boundaries of the Town; and
WHEREAS, Town staff is directed to engage in due diligence with respect to the
Boundary Line Adjustment concerning Morven Park, Virginia Tech and Route 15 including, but
not limited to, seeking input from the respective property owners and Loudoun County.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia that:
SECTION I: Town staff is hereby directed to bring the information and recommendation
concerning the Boundary Line Adjustment with respect to Virginia Tech and Route 15 back to
Council for consideration.
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A RESOLUTION: INITIATION A OF BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENT; MORVEN PARK
AND OTHER PROPERTIES
SECTION II: The Town of Leesburg hereby authorizes and initiates the process to begin
a formal Boundary Line Adjustment for the properties outlined above.
SECTION III: The Town Attorney is hereby authorized to cooperate with the Attorney
for the County of Loudoun to prepare the Boundary Line Adjustment agreement to be approved
by the Town of Leesburg and Loudoun County.
PASSED this 10th day of September, 2013.
Krlsseen C. mstattd, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
ATT' ' T:
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