[JYO] Leesburg Executive Airport - Your Support Was Great

Team:

Thanks to the support of local pilots, homeowners, and  business people, the 
Loudoun County Board of Supervisors got the message loud  and clear tonight 
that the residential component of the Crosstrails proposal is  incompatible 
with 
the airport. It was clear from the post-hearing comments that  the 
application will not pass without significant changes.

We look  forward to working with the Board in the coming weeks on these 
issues. In the  airport's view, the application remains a good prospect for 
commercial  applications, as long as the developer is willing to rework the 
residential  component.

A special thanks to Don Robb and Bob Hepp for turning out  themselves and 
their employees, the Leesburg Condo Association, several, several  JYO-based 
pilots, our AOPA Support Network rep Jim Firmani, Airport Director Tim  Deike, 
and 
the majority of the Airport Commission for spending a whole bunch of  hours 
at the hearing. Kudos also to the Leesburg Town Council, who came 'en  masse' 
after adjourning their regularly scheduled meeting at Town Hall very  early.

There were over fifty speakers (not counting the staff, the  applicant, and 
the Leesburg Town Council) and less than a handful spoke in favor  of the 
application. A few folks spoke in protest of the Town's non-resident  water 
rates. 
The rest spoke in opposition to the application, fairly evenly  split between 
pilots concerned about the airport and local residents concerned  about 
traffic and utilities.

Thanks again,

Dennis

Dennis B.  Boykin IV
_boykin_dennis@xxxxxxxxxx (mailto:boykin_dennis@xxxxxxxxx) 
Chairman
Leesburg  Executive Airport Commission

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