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EcoVillage of Loudoun County, Virginia is located on 180 acres in northeastern Loudoun County, near Taylorstown. This site was selected after a lengthy search in which 50 sites located in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania were evaluated over several years.
The site was chosen because of these key reasons - which happen to be great selling points for potential buyers:
D.C. metro area market
- Proximity to public transportation (Point of Rocks train station)
- Enough acreage to protect from neighboring development, promote economic initiatives and provide for desired density
- Adequate distance from environmental hazards
- not downwind from major industrial pollution, e.g., Dickerson Power Plant
- no high tension wires within 1.5 miles
- not near radio tower
- no environmental hazards identified on the property
- Favorable county comprehensive plan
- not near planned road expansion
- surrounded by planned residential development
- Favorable zoning
- Proximity to Lovettsville and Leesburg, Virginia
- Adequate water to supply the needs of the community
- Adequate soils
- Presence of streams
- High enough above sea level to mitigate flooding
- Visual beauty
- Organic certification
- Reasonable price
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