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2013 SESSION


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 188
Commending South Riding.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 23, 2013

 

WHEREAS, South Riding, a master-planned community in Loudoun County, has provided a place to live that offers small-town charm with access to Washington, D.C., and surrounding areas for almost two decades; and

WHEREAS, because of the natural beauty of its rural setting, South Riding has become one of the most desirable locations to raise a family in Northern Virginia; and

WHEREAS, South Riding conveniently offers pedestrian access to a variety of amenities, such as shops, offices, fitness facilities, and parks, while maintaining the spirit and feel of a small, neighborhood community; and

WHEREAS, South Riding is the largest planned community in Loudoun County; and

WHEREAS, by 2010, South Riding’s 2,100 acres of land had grown from open space to a fully developed community with a population of almost 25,000 residents; and

WHEREAS, Toll Brothers, a renowned Fortune 500 luxury homebuilder, built many of South Riding’s beautiful single-family residences and townhomes; and

WHEREAS, students in South Riding have access to Loudoun County Public Schools, which offer educational programs that rank among the best in Virginia and the nation and provide well-run programs for gifted, vocational and alternative education, and special education students; and

WHEREAS, the South Riding community is served by Little River Elementary School, Hutchison Farm Elementary School, Liberty Elementary School, J. Michael Lunsford Middle School, and Freedom High School; and

WHEREAS, opened in 1997, the South Riding Golf Club draws golfers from all over the region; it was nominated as the best new golf course in 1998 and has been ranked as a top 100 mid-Atlantic golf course; and

WHEREAS, the residents of South Riding make many valuable contributions to a variety of professions, businesses, and community activities throughout the Commonwealth; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That South Riding hereby be commended on nearly two decades of success as a premier master-planned community in Loudoun County; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to South Riding as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the community’s work to provide the conveniences of a town with the spirit of a neighborhood.