Open Letter to Loudoun County Board of Supervisors concerning Westpark passive park

The following open letter is the third and final part in a series of articles concerning Westpark development projects. The first two articles can be seen here:

https://patch.com/virginia/lee...

https://patch.com/virginia/lee...

Out of respect for the homeowners privacy, their names will not be published on this platform. The Board of Supervisors will be voting on the final design concept soon, and the public is encouraged to attend and testify at that meeting. The Board's January public hearing meeting is scheduled for Jan. 14, 2026. An agenda has not yet been uploaded for that meeting. You can use this link to check back and see when Westpark is added to the public hearing agenda:

https://www.loudoun.gov/meetin...

Open letter to
Loudoun County Board of Supervisors
Westpark passive park project team

December 4, 2025

P.O. Box 7000
Leesburg, VA 20177-7000

Email: bos@loudoun.gov
Email: Logan.Baird@loudoun.gov
Email: Mark.Novak@loudoun.gov
Email: dtci@loudoun.gov

Dear Chairman Randall, Board of Supervisors members, Mr. Baird and Mr. Novak,

We, the undersigned, respectfully submit this open letter from the communities affected by the Westpark passive park in Leesburg, VA that the Board of Supervisors will soon be voting on. To respect the Board’s time from opening 106 individual emails that would say the same thing, we have collectively signed our names below speaking in one, united voice.

First, we ask your recognition of the following:

That owners of Country Club Green Condominiums were not notified by certified letter of the park plans at the same time other communities were in June 2025, as required by law. This prohibited 200 condominium owners from being aware of both design updates as well as a critical public comment/feedback deadline. It wasn’t until October 10, 2025 that J2 Engineering finally properly notified the Country Club Green Condominium ownership by certified letter after a local resident caught the error and repeatedly requested J2 Engineering correct the error.

That the original certified letter mailed out by J2 Engineering to the Leesburg Country Club single family subdivision was dated June 9, 2025, and the deadline for public comment was June 13. The public had only four days to review and respond, which was insufficient time to thoroughly review all documents, process the information and thoughtfully respond.

That a 57-space parking lot, pavilion and restroom proposed off Clubhouse Drive SW and located 400 feet from the Country Club Green Condominium community is completely incompatible with the residential neighborhood due to anticipated noise, increased traffic and loitering concerns.

That a 21-space parking lot and pavilion proposed on Clubhouse Drive in the Leesburg Country Club single family subdivision, and located 30 yards from the nearest house, is completely incompatible with the residential neighborhood due to noise, increased traffic and loitering concerns.

That a traffic study was not performed by the County’s traffic engineering contractor, Gorove Slade. Instead, the contractor submitted a “traffic statement” in which they self admittedly used times of day and days of the week they knew did not align with anticipated peak usage of the park as justification as to why a more robust, comprehensive and full traffic study was not necessary. Further, the traffic engineer employed by the Town of Leesburg accepted this reasoning and approved the submission, against sound engineering principles, which allowed the project to advance.

That the Westpark planning team has consistently insisted since the beginning of the project that a disc golf course is necessary and needed as part of the park design plan, yet has not provided a statement of justification to the community as to why. Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy asked for this justification statement in a letter sent to the Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure as far back as June 2023.

That Loudoun County currently already has two public disc golf courses and four other disc golf courses and land available for use (Morven Park, Lefty’s Farm course in Lovettsville (by invitation), Salamander Resort course in Middleburg, and Clark’s Run course in Leesburg) with another planned for Veterans Park at Balls Bluff in Leesburg. We do not need a fourth disc golf course in Leesburg.

That numerous regional disc golf courses already exist in West Virginia, Maryland and throughout Virginia available to disc golfers.

That a disc golf course in extreme close proximity to residential homes is substantially unsafe and creates apprehension, fear and anxiety in homeowners, particularly those with children who play in and around their respective homes, ride bikes throughout their neighborhoods or enjoy time with family on park grounds.

That a disc golf course also poses a safety threat to companion dogs, birds and wildlife who also use park grounds.

That a significant part of the Westpark land is a floodplain and that wildlife, Tuscarora Creek, trees and other nature elements should remain undisturbed and in their natural state as part of a “passive park” concept.

That this park project has ballooned in cost from $13 million originally stated to the public in 2022/2023 to $18.9 million as of 2025, before a contractor has even yet been selected, materials bought, construction begun or the project finalized or adopted by the Board of Supervisors. It is critical that the County be good stewards of our tax money concerning this sizeable project.

In recognition of these points, we would ask the Board of Supervisors and the planning team to do the following:

Remove the disc golf course from the park plans.

Remove the 57-space parking lot and picnic pavilion from park plans.

Remove the 21-space parking lot and picnic pavilion from park plans.

We then would ask the Board of Supervisors and the planning team to incorporate the following:

Add a playground to the plans.

Add a large fenced-in dog park to the plans (originally part of the plans but then removed by planning staff).

Add a fishing pier to the plans.

Add bird watching stations to the plans.

Add educational nature signage throughout the park.

In conclusion, we kindly ask that the planning team implement the proper features that truly align with a “passive park” instead of the incredibly encroaching and intrusive design elements that are currently suggested by the team which will disrupt the peace, enjoyment and safety of our homes.

Below are videos illustrating how close and how much of an impact this project would have on the adjacent property owners: