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Major developer faces foreclosure or bankruptcy

By Dusty Smith and Joe Eaton

August 20, 2009

The largest private landowner in Loudoun County, Virginia, Greenvest LC — the focus of a series of bruising development battles — has defaul

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"… do not want to take that big of a loss.” …"

"… representing the firm did not return phone calls seeking information.While Loudoun County, Virginia, is one of the fastest growing counties in the country, its Board of Super …"

An introduction

By Michael J. Zuckerman

August 6, 2008

Land Use Accountability Project: An introduction

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"… ing traffic, new schools, and big box stores, brought about by development.Loudoun County, Virginia, is a case in point. An hour’s drive from Capitol Hill — when traffic …"

A curious process for valuing land in Loudoun County

By Dusty Smith

October 28, 2008

Officials in one of the nation’s fastest growing counties defeated a plan to purchase nearly 100 acres of land, at a cost of more than $200,

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"… aiming the land was worth only about $35,000 per acre for tax purposes.The Loudoun County, Virginia, Board of Supervisors voted 5-4 on October 21 to reject plans that would h …"

The battle for Wheatland

By Dusty Smith and M.J. Zuckerman

June 17, 2009

The Wheatland Manor House was built 35 years before the Revolutionary War. The farmland surrounding it served as a focal point of a small co

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"… ers, preservationists, and politicians wrestle over the future of historic Loudoun County, Virginia.Set in a rural farming district of western Loudoun, the Wheatland Farms pr …"

Dealing 'New Jersey style'

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"… nd-tumble struggle that ended with him in possession of Wheatland Farms in Loudoun County, Virginia.Consider this: As Cangiano prepared to go to settlement on the purchase of …"