A Day that Will Live in Infamy

July 17, 2007 will be remembered as the day that Crosstrail was defeated. Meaning Loudoun County and the Town of Leesburg said “no thank you” to over $42 million of badly needed road improvements. The County also said no thank you to over $200 million in tax revenue over the next 20 years. The community lost an elementary school site. Residents of Leesburg and near by Loudoun lost a proven Town Center concept where they could shop, eat and be entertained in style. The Leesburg Airport lost the opportunity to acquire 40 acres of land for expansion, and the opportunity to finally make this airport financially self-sufficient. (See Train Wreck). The Town of Leesburg lost an opportunity to sell sewer and water service from their new $15 million plant. But most of all, the opportunity to have two million square feet of Class A office space occupied by Fortune 500 companies in our community is gone.

Congratulation to Kelly Burk who made it her sole purpose for the last year to defeat the Crosstrail rezoning. Congratulations to traitor Ken Reid who reneged on his pledge to his Party, and in an even more bazaar move joined with his Democratic opponent, Burk, to defeat Crosstrail. Finally, congratulations to Dennis Boykin, Chairman of the Leesburg Airport Commission, for finally getting his wish for a hobbyist airport filled with little airplanes to match his own toy.