LEESBURG, VA—A dispute over four historic buildings on the site of a proposed General District Courthouse could doom the venture here.
On Wednesday, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors warned Leesburg that it would move the $54-million project out of the town if it refused to demolish or move four older buildings on the property on Edwards Ferry Road, according to the Washington Business Journal.
The supervisors voted in favor of planning staff's recommended alternative design for the new courthouse at the corner of Edwards Ferry Road and Church Street. However, they were also critical of Leesburg's Board of Architectural Review that wants the county to preserve four historically significant buildings at 106, 108, 110 and 112 Edwards Ferry Road.
"I think this is just not a very reasonable request," said Supervisor Ralph Buona of Ashburn. "Are there any real viable options? We've got to keep the schedule on this. We all know what inflation can do to projects like this."
If the issue is not resolved, supervisors said they would consider building the courthouse on the 672-acre Government Support Center on Sycolin Road south of the town line. See story in the Washington Business Journal.
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