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Dulles Rail Information Sessions;
Public Input Set for June 4
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The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has scheduled a series of public information sessions on the Dulles Rail project, to be followed by a public input session on June 4, 2012. The informational meetings will be held in an open-house format with Loudoun County staff on hand to answer questions. The meeting dates and locations are:
• Thursday, May 24: 7 to 9:00 p.m., Mill Run Elementary School Gymnasium, 42940 Ridgeway Drive Ashburn, VA 20148
• Wednesday, May 30: 7 to 9:00 p.m., Freedom High School Cafeteria, 25450 Riding Center Drive South Riding, VA 20152
• Thursday, May 31: 7-9:00 p.m., Cascades Senior Center, 21060 Whitfield Place, Sterling VA 20165
• Saturday, June 2: 10 a.m.-12 noon, Loudoun Valley High School Cafeteria, 340 N. Maple Avenue Purcellville, VA 20132
The Board of Supervisors will hold a public input session on the Dulles Rail project at 6:30 p.m., Monday, June 4, 2012, in the Board Room of the Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E. in Leesburg. Speakers may sign up in advance by calling the Office of the County Administrator at 703-777-0200. Advance sign-up is open until noon on June 4, 2012. Speakers may also sign up in person the night of the public input session.
The Board of Supervisors has until July 4, 2012, to decide whether to commit to Phase II of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, which would extend Metrorail into Loudoun County
| Open Burning Ban takes effect May 1, 2012 |
Effective May 1, 2012 all open burning is prohibited within all areas of Loudoun County. This regulation is in effect until September 30th, 2012.
The regulation on open burning is based upon air quality standards developed by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and is enforced locally by the Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office. The DEQ recently changed regulations which apply to several Virginia regions, including Northern Virginia, extending the open burning ban through May and September. These changes were adopted by the Board of Supervisors in February 2011.
• The only allowable burning, without prior approval from the Fire Marshal’s Office, is campfires. Campfires can be no larger than 3 feet in diameter by 2 feet in height and used for cooking purposes, provided they are no closer than 50 feet from a structure
• On a year around basis, open burning (to include campfires) is always prohibited in the town limits of Middleburg, Leesburg, Purcellville, Round Hill and Lovettsville.
Fire Marshal Disclaimer: The Loudoun County Fire Marshal may impose regulations, at any time, based upon complaint, atmospheric or other environmental circumstances, to restrict or extinguish any fire that is otherwise permitted according to these guidelines. Violations and Penalty: Violations of the requirements on open burning may result in a conviction as a Class 1 Misdemeanor. In addition, the responsible party may be held liable for all damages and the costs of firefighting operations.
Questions can be directed to the Fire Marshal’s Office at 703-777-8600 during normal business hours or you may access this information by navigating to the “Fire Marshal” section on the Loudoun County website: www.loudoun.gov/firemarshal
| Planning for College, It is never too early |
Recent research and studies have found that students are waiting until too late to start looking at colleges.Too often, graduating High School students find themselves behind the curve when it comes to college selection. Rising GPA's and SAT Scores have served to make Colleges more competitive than ever. High School students should start considering college admission requirements almost as soon as they enter High School. Some colleges require AP courses in order to enter various schools of study, and others require completion of certain course levels. There are minimum GPA and SAT requirements. If a High School student is not careful, they could find themselves off the necessary curriculum path required to reach the prerequisite courses of their college of choice.
The point at which attending college moves from a conceptual thought to a pending reality often occurs when the student starts doing research on the colleges themselves. Visiting the prospective college campus is highly recommended. Altogether, selecting and being accepted to a college can often be quite an ordeal. A great source for comparison of Virginia colleges is http://www.collegesofva.com. This site is designed as a quick and easy reference guide linking to both student reviews and Collegeboard.com profiles.
Another source that has proved invaluable to many college bound students is online at: www.princetonreview.com . This site offers free registration, and rates the colleges, offers attending student comments, and statistical reports on admission requirements as well as student life. This site also offers the 'Best of', and the 'Worst of' in hundreds of categories. Find out which college ranks 1st in the "DORMS LIKE DUNGEONS" category.
An additional online reference for colleges is: www.collegeboard.com. This site is brought to you by the SAT organization, and here you can register for the SAT's, get your scores, send them to colleges, and get facts about those colleges as well. Both websites offer search engines based on student preferences, and are free for students to use.
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