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NewlandsetforschooldevelopmentoutsideLeesburg
Wednesday,Apr.11,2012byLauraPeters|12comments|Emailthisstory

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TheDullesGreenway islocatedatthetop rightcornerofthe picturewithSycolin Roadintersectingit. SycolinRoad continuesonthe rightsideoftheland parcel.Courtesy Photo/Loudoun CountyPublicSchools

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MonroeTechnologyCentermaybegettinganewhomeincomingyearsthankstoalarge parcellandpurchasefrombothcountyboards.TheLoudounCountySchoolBoardapproveda 119.26acresitelocatedoffSycolinRoadinLeesburgfor$2.525millionwithfundingmade availablethroughtheBoardofSupervisors. VicechairJillTurgeonsaidtheparceloflandisaveryadvantageoussiteforafutureschool location.Shesaidthatthereislotsofbenefitstothesite,onebeingitscentrallocationinthe county. IhavegonetheremultipletimestomakesurethatIthoughtitwasinthebestinteresttothe countytopursue.Thisisasite,ifeveryoneknows,offSycolinRoadthatisreallylocated betweentwohighconcentratedpopulationareasofLeesburgandAshburn,ChairmanEric Hornberger(Ashburn)said.Easilyaccessiblebetweenboththosemajorareasandgettinga pieceofrealestateofwhichweknowwellover70percentofitisusablefor119acresforthis amountofmoneyisremarkablegivenitslocation. ThelandisdesignatedunderthenewlyapprovedSchoolBoardCapitalImprovementProgram forfiscalyears2013through2018.Thelandwillbeusedforfuturepublicschoolneedsinthe CIPyears. IthasaccessoffSycolinRoadandhaspotentialformultiplethingsincludingoneofthe thingstheboardisdiscussingandwillbediscussingforfuturesitingfortheMonroeTech Academy,Hornbergersaid.WhichIthinkmanyofusareexcitedtolookatandconsiderif thisisthebestlocationforthatandwhatkindofschoolexactlywewouldliketobuildonthis locationandtoserveourtechedneedsmovingforward. Theboardvoted801withKevinKuesters(BroadRun)absenttomoveforwardon purchasingtheland. 2

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