Thank you concerned and dedicated customers for your show of support on Monday. The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has heard from farmers and eaters alike that putting a 4000 student eduplex right next to some of the most successful farms in the county is a BAD IDEA. But, School Board reps are still defending the plan.

The deal is not dead yet.

For those of you late to the story please use email to each Board of Supervisors member and School Board member to register your upset. For those of you that are up to date, please send them another one. I am told by those who know, that these letters are making ALL the difference.

Here is our best local paper coming out in strong support of our cause.

Please visit Wheatlandalliance.org for pertinent information, addresses etc.

Thank you for helping us to continue to thrive.

Last night’s demonstration/public comment at the Board of Supervisors meeting in Leesburg saw a wonderful turnout. 60+ people spoke in opposition to the contract, taking the meeting beyond 9pm.

The video of the meeting can be streamed online or downloaded (large WMV). The audio of the meeting can be downloaded.

Thanks to everyone that showed up for support and to everyone that’s taken the time to contact the board.

Help us save the Loudoun Valley, the agricultural jewel of Northern Virginia Home to Potomac Vegetable Farms, Wheatland Vegetable Farms, Tree and Leaf Farm, Moutoux Orchard, Greenstone Fields Farm, Corcoran Vineyards.

Demonstration on Monday May 4th, 2009 6:00pm
Loudoun County Government Center: 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, VA 20177-7000

We will present our 900 petitions, have a press conference, and have as many people as possible with signs standing in the courtyard and in the lobby of the building. This is to get us fired up for the 6:30 public comment period. We need to have so many people speak to the supervisors that they have to sit there until midnight hearing our concerns. Our goal is to get the Board of Supervisors so upset and embarrassed by this debacle that they pass some kind of resolution or motion that states a school cannot be built on these properties. That will make the sales contract Null and Void. We have two legal opinions that agree with this as our best avenue to stop these schools.

If you can’t join us, please make some phone calls and get BODIES on the site. We have three days to get this together. It’s now or never.

Deluge the Board of Supervisors with emails (bos@loudoun.gov) and calls (comment line 703-777-0115) demanding this land purchase be stopped by any means!

Thanks and see you there!

http://wheatlandalliance.org/