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Welcome to Hirst Farm, located at the south end of the
quiet town of Purcellville,
Virginia. Just 50 miles from the
Nation's Capital, in the
foothills of the oldest mountain
range on Earth, Purcellville is
the economic hub of western
Loudoun County. Our community is
small enough to know your
neighbors and receive numerous
waves from neighborhood friends
as you walk the trail system of
Hirst Farm.
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Board of
Directors ~
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The next Board of
Directors
Meeting
of Hirst Farm
will be held on
Wednesday,
November 20,
both online
and at the
Purcellville
Train Station
Meetings
of the Board of
Directors are
normally held on
the third
Wednesday of
odd-numbered
months.
2024
Organizational
Meetings are:
November 20, and
the 2024
2024 Annual
Meeting-January
15, 2025
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Interested
in community
amenities?
Capital
Improvement
Committee
Meeting
Next
Meeting TBD
Volunteers
Needed !!
We
are now in the
position to look
at our community
amenities! We need
your help. Please
join the Capital
Improvement
Committee
Hirst
Farm Pond
In 2021, $46,100
is budgeted, and
in 2022 (FY 2023),
$450,000 is
budgeted by the
Town of
Purcellville to
complete our pond
as a wet pond,
though the Town's
engineering staff
believes the
amount budgeted
for FY 2023 could
be reduced to
$200,000 once the
final construction
estimates are in
hand.
At the Town
Council meeting
held on Tuesday,
September 13th,
the Town's
engineering
director gave an
update on the
Hirst Farm Pond
project.
The engineering
director, Dale
Lehnig said that
the Hirst Farm
Pond will be
completed next
year as a wet
pond, not the dry
pond from the
original design
for our community.
Best practices
have changed since
Hirst Farm
construction began
and part of the
grant funding for
this project is
predicated on a
reduction in the
amount of
Phosphorous going
into Goose Creek
in a wet pond
configuration.
A kickoff meeting
for the Hirst Farm
Pond project with
Kimley Horn as the
Town's Engineer
was held on August
31. The
meeting included
Kimley Horn, Town
Staff and Loudoun
County
Staff.
Kimley Horn
outlined their
scope of work and
a general
schedule.
The first step in
this phase of
design will be to
have a
geotechnical
engineer perform
an investigation
of the
embankment.
Future phases will
include a
hydrologic
analysis
verification, pond
model development,
and final
engineering plan
preparation.
Kimley Horn will
focus on
addressing the
remaining comments
from Loudoun
County; they will
work closely with
Loudoun County to
ensure that the
comments are
addressed
appropriately
before a final
submission to
Loudoun County.
Hirst Farm HOA
President Jon
Standley confirmed
with Town staff
that control of
the pond will pass
to our HOA once
construction is
complete. This
means that the HOA
will become
responsible for
pond maintenance.
There is already
about $600,000
allocated by the
Town of
Purcellville to
complete this
project with all
of that sum coming
to the Town in the
form of grants.
Dale Lehnig said
she estimates an
additional $93,000
is needed to
finish the Hirst
Farm
project.
This amount will
cover hardening of
the spillway,
engineering plan
changes, and some
of the cost of
geotechnical
investigations
required by the
County. The Town
and County will
find the funding
needed, relieving
Hirst Farm
homeowners of the
cost to complete
this long-awaiting
improvement to our
community.
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Architectural
Review Board ~
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The Architectural Review Board accepts applications
and meets via
e-mail with in
person
meetings when
requested by
residents.
Typical review
period is
within 2 weeks
of receipt.
Notice:
The ARB is looking for more volunteers. Please use
the Volunteer
Sign-up Sheet
in the Handy
HOA Documents
in the right
hand column to
help out in
your
community!
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Town and
County News ~
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Town of Purcellville
New Cell Tower on
Wastewater
Treatment Plant
Property
The
Town Council
voted on a
finalized
contract with
Wireless Edge
on September
7, 2021. The
new cell tower
will provide
some revenue
to support the
Town's water
fund and
provide much
better cell
service for
the residents
of Hirst Farm.
In April,
2022, the Town
Manager
reported that
one of the
four major
national
carriers is
still moving
forward; the
Lease
Agreement with
Wireless Edge
is in its 2nd
round of
comments and
should be
completed
sometime in
May. Wireless
Edge requested
and received a
Letter of
intent (LOI)
from the
carrier that
they are
diligently
working to
bring the site
to fruition.
In August,
2022, Wireless
Edge conducted
a balloon test
to demonstrate
visibility of
the new tower
from
surrounding
areas.
As of
November,
2024, Wireless
Edge reported
that the
remaining
hurdle to
beginning
construction
is approval of
a grading
permit by
Loudoun
County.
Loudoun
requires a
certified land
disturbance
specialist to
oversee
grading. Once
the grading
permit is
approved, the
construction
permit will be
immediately
issued. The
expected date
for completion
of
construction
is two months
after issuance
of the
construction
permit. After
the tower is
built it
should take
another two
months or so
to mount
carrier
equipment and
go into
service.
Report Town Issues with
New Online Tool
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Did
you know the
Town has an
online reporting
tool where you
can submit
issues that need
to be addressed
by the
staff?
street,
sidewalk,
right-of-way
street light
trash and/or
recycling
sewer /
wastewater
tall grass /
blighted
property
town facility /
property
water
other concerns
The
Online Citizen
Issue Form
is designed to
bring attention
and resolution
to your
concerns.
You will be
allowed to
upload as many
as three photos
to better
clarify the
issue.
Take some time
to be familiar
with the form
and bookmark it
for future
reference.
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Mailing
Address for
HOA Payments ~
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After January 31, 2018
All mailed payments should be sent to:
Hirst Farm HOA
PO Box 62678
Phoenix, AZ
85082-2678
Please use
the Account
Numbers shown on
communications
from Property
Management
People. If
you have any
questions,
please contact
PMP at
703-771-9355.
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Social
Committee ~
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Calling
all clothes
swapper ladies
of the
neighborhood!
The time has
almost come
for our New
Year, New You
Neighborhood
sip and swap!
Date
Set: Sunday
February 11th
3-5pm
400
Gatepost Court
Light
snacks and
beverages
provided by
the community.
Please drop
off a bag or
more of
donations (if
not already)
ahead of the
party
(anytime!) or
on the day of
the event for
swap shopping!
That means any
beautiful
things you
pick out at
the event are
at NO COST!
Ladies
and young
adult ladies
event. (Mostly
ladies
clothes. A few
mens/teen
boys, but not
much)
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