Reid gets Peterson to withdraw courts expansion proposal

Peterson wirthdraws proposal to house courts after Leesburg's Reid's request

The Peterson Company withdrew their proposal to house the courts expansion at the Crosstrail property near the Dulles Greenway after pressure from Leesburg District Supervisor Ken Reid.

Reid said on his Facebook page : "I am pleased the Peterson Co. withdrew their proposal to provide land to build an entirely new courts complex on the Crosstrail property at Battlefield Pwy. and the Dulles Greenway. I had asked them to withdraw it, and they did. It is now time to move on and have the Town of Leesburg work out regulatory issues with the County so the courts can be expanded in downtown Leesburg."

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Here is Jon Peterson's letter to the Board of Supervisors...

December 4, 2012

Ralph M. Buona, Chairman

Finance/Government Services and Operations Committee

Loudoun County Board of Supervisors

1 Harrison Street, S.E., Fifth Floor

Leesburg, Virginia 20177

Re:       Expansion of the Loudoun County Courts Complex

Dear Chairman Buona:

I am writing to follow up on my letter to you of November 19, 2012 wherein I laid out a proposal to gift to Loudoun County land owned by The Peterson Cos. within the Town at its Crosstrail project.  As I described in that letter, we believe that a relocation of the Loudoun County Courts Complex from its current location in Downtown Leesburg would serve both the County and Town well in many ways, including the potential to create a more efficient and cost effective expansion of the Courts Complex while simultaneously retaining Leesburg’s status as the County Seat.  As I further noted in my letter, there are many other arguments in favor of this relocation.

Since November 19^th, I have had an opportunity to speak with numerous stakeholders on this issue.  They have brought to bear arguments in favor and in opposition to our proposal, and I have appreciated hearing these points.  Their comments further illuminated our understanding of the County’s and Town’s respective needs.

Based on those discussions, it is my conclusion that while a relocation of the Courts Complex to a Town site at Crosstrail has many merits, it has become obvious that capable representatives from both The Town of Leesburg and Loudoun County have extensively evaluated the circumstances surrounding this matter.  In doing so, it appears that the two parties have mutually agreed upon a long term solution that will keep the location of The Loudoun Counties Courts Complex in its existing location in downtown Leesburg.

Given that fact, and given our desire to work with both The Town of Leesburg and Loudoun County to promote both the future economic development potential of Crosstrail and its premier employment opportunities, I must respectfully withdraw our proposal to gift land to Loudoun County for the relocation of the Courts Complex to Crosstrail

 I thank you for your consideration.

Very truly yours,

Jon Peterson

Senior Vice President