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On September 2, 2026, Loudoun County’s Department of Building and Development formally “accepted for review” the Eastwind Blue Ridge application, which was submitted under Greenway Engineering. The Paris Mountain Alliance has quickly mobilized to respond to and oppose an application filed as “by-right” under an […]
Photo by Hugh Kenny, PEC. The visualization is based on proposed square footage and heights of structures in the October 2025 pre-application. It does not include parking lots, sidewalks, roads, and other infrastructure. Nearly ten months after completing their pre-application process with Loudoun County, the […]
Clarke and Fauquier Counties do not permit by right non-residential development on the shared mountainside of Blue Ridge and Paris mountains.
I’m here today to speak plainly about what is at stake for public safety and fiscal responsibility in light of the last-minute motions introduced by Supervisor Kershner regarding rural wineries, breweries, and distilleries.
I urge you to strengthen—not weaken—the zoning protections for our mountains.
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) has joined our Protect Paris Mountain Alliance to oppose the development of a boutique resort complex near the intersection of Route 50 and Blue Ridge Mountain Road only a few hundred yards from the Appalachian Trail.
A New York-based developer is proposing to build a “boutique resort” complex near the intersection of Route 50 and Blue Ridge Mountain Road, within a few hundred yards of the Appalachian Trail.
Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains is continuing to actively oppose the construction of the proposed Eastwind Resort Complex, near the intersection of Route 50 and Blue Ridge Mountain Road. Preliminary plans call for a “boutique” hotel with 40 guest rooms across two buildings, an […]