Template 6 - Shared Space

Dear School Board Members, For as long as Loudoun Valley Estates, Rosa Lee Carter Elementary, and Rock Ridge High School have coexisted, the land along Broad Run has been one continuous shared space. Kids walk and bike those trails to school. Sports teams use it for practice and games. Teachers hold classes outdoors. Families run the paths on weekends. Neighbors stop and catch up on evening walks. There has never been a fence or a real boundary — because this land was always meant to be shared. This is not just open space. It is the connective tissue between our schools and our neighborhood. It is where this community lives its life. People bought homes here because of this land. They chose Loudoun Valley Estates because the green space, the trails, the proximity to schools, and the character of this neighborhood were exactly what they wanted for their families. And for years, this community has maintained and preserved it — because we understood that this is what it was for. We did not preserve this land all this time for it to be destroyed to serve private data center interests. Loudoun Valley Estates is donating Parcel L — approximately 12.74 acres of this shared green space — to Loudoun County Public Schools. LVE retains maintenance responsibility. The School Board takes title. A permanent conservation easement ensures this land is preserved for educational, recreational, and open-space use. Nothing changes about how the space is used today — it simply becomes protected. This community is proud to make this donation. We are asking you to accept it, and we will support this board publicly for doing so. Thank you for your consideration. Respectfully, [Your Name] Loudoun Valley Estates Resident