HomeMy Public PortalAbout2023_10_24_R146 Supplemental Appropriations for the Compass Creek Annexation and Projet Aviation, LLC Matter The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia PRESENTED: October 24, 2023
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-146 ADOPTED: October 24. 2023
A RESOLUTION: APPROVING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
COMPASS CREEK ANNEXATION AND PROJET AVIATION,
LLC MATTER
WHEREAS, Council approved a plan for annexation of the remaining parts of
Compass Creek that are not already within the Town boundary, which requires additional
funds to cover legal and expert costs for proceedings before the Virginia Commission on Local
Government and subsequent court proceedings; and
WHEREAS, ProJet Aviation, LLC, filed a complaint in the Loudoun County Circuit
Court for Injunctive Relief on June 27, 2022 for which the Town successfully defended. Projet
has now initiated an administrative proceeding before the Federal Aviation Administration;
and
WHEREAS, the ongoing litigation and administrative proceedings involving ProJet
Aviation, LLC require additional funds for the defense of the Town; and
WHEREAS, a supplemental appropriation of approximately $250,000 from the
Unassigned Fund Balance is required to cover the costs associated with the Compass Creek
Annexation proceedings; and
WHEREAS, a supplemental appropriation of approximately $50,000 from the
Unassigned Fund Balance is required to cover expenses related to defending the litigation and
administrative proceedings involving ProJet Aviation, LLC; and
WHEREAS, the supplemental appropriations, totaling $300,000, will cover the costs
of legal services and allow the Town to continue the proceedings for both matters.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as
follows:
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A RESOLUTION: APPROVING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
COMPASS CREEK ANNEXATION AND PROJET AVIATION,
LLC MATTER
1. A Supplemental appropriation from the Unsassigned Fund Balance is hereby
approved in the amount of$300,000 to the Town Attorney's Office operating budget
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2024 to cover the costs
associated with the proceedings related to the Compass Creek Annexation as well as
the expenses associated with defending the proceedings involving ProJet Aviation,
LLC.
2. All unused appropriations may be carried over to subsequent fiscal years.
PASSED this 24' day of October 2023.
Kelly u k, M r
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
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Clerk of Council