What Should Grow Along The Metro Line? Urban Land Institute To Present Land Use Analysis Thursday

Loudoun County:

“As a part of the Board of Supervisors-initiated Comprehensive Plan amendment for the area around Loudoun’s future Metro stations, the results of an Urban Land Institute analysis of planned, zoned and existing land use in Loudoun County’s Metrorail Service District will be presented to the public at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 8, in the board room of the county government center, located at 1 Harrison St. SE in Leesburg.

The county asked a ULI Technical Advisory Panel of 10 people representing various fields related to land use and real estate development to conduct an analysis of the area and identify any issues and recommendations. The goal is for the county to determine whether the Revised General Plan provides a planned land use mix within the Metrorail Service District that strikes a desired and beneficial balance between:

• prompt realization of tax revenues to support future Metrorail operations,
• maximizing future employment generation,
• achieving the desired land use pattern, and
• minimizing demands on the county’s transportation infrastructure.”

~Writes  Leesburg Today

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For information on the Silver Line CPAM, go to www.loudoun.gov/silverlinecpam.

Work starts on strategic plan for Rockfish Valley

Nelson County:

“At the Nelson County Planning Commission meeting last week, Director of Planning & Zoning Tim Padalino announced the start of work on the Rockfish Valley Area Plan — a strategic plan for the area suggested by the Nelson 151 business group at a meeting in March.

The organization said the Rockfish Valley needs a strategic plan to prepare for future business development. The plan will be a county planning project, Padalino said. He said a recently formed working group for the project was scheduled to meet last week to discuss the scope of the project, as well as a timeline and budget.

The working group includes Padalino; County Administrator Steve Carter; Nelson County Director of Finance and Human Resources Debbie McCann; clerk of the board of supervisors Candy McGarry; Sara Turner, the secretary of the county administration office; and Director of Economic Development and Tourism Maureen Kelley.

Commissioners Philippa Proulx and Linda Russell said they would like the planning commission to be involved in the planning process. Padalino said county staff is ‘being proactive’ but it might be awhile before they have a draft plan to share.”

~Writes Katherine Lacaze of the Nelson County Times

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