Western Loudoun Recreation Complex

Loudoun County invites members of the public to attend a public information meeting to learn more about the county’s plans for the Western Loudoun Recreation Complex in Purcellville. The Western Loudoun Recreation Complex project includes the design and construction of a new 83,000- square-foot recreation facility with an aquatics center, and a park with up to ten athletic fields on a 142.71-acre site.

The public information meeting will be held Monday, May 6, 2024, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m., at the Franklin Park Performing and Visual Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. The purpose of the meeting is to provide interested residents with an overview of the project, including the estimated project schedule, and information on the public input process. Following the presentation, questions about the project will be answered by county staff as time allows.

Residents will have the opportunity to provide input on the design of the future complex during the meeting on a provided comment form. Comments may also be submitted through the online comment form at loudoun.gov/westernloudounrecreation; by mail to Sean Haislip, Loudoun County Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure, PO Box 7500, Leesburg, Va, 20177; or by email. All comments related to this meeting must be received by June 1, 2024. Please reference “Western Loudoun Recreation Complex” in the subject line.

More information—including a link to sign up for email and text updates on the project—is posted on the Loudoun County website at loudoun.gov/westernloudounrecreation.

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This month, area residents will begin to see design consultants, contractors and equipment on the Western Loudoun Recreation Complex property in Purcellville conducting various surveys, tests, and inspections to inform the design process. For survey and investigative work, residents can expect the operation of tools and machinery on the property, such as a drill and auger, during allowable work hours. 

In addition to investigative work, crews will begin marking utilities, trees, and delineating wetland areas. Mapping the wetlands is critical in the design process because it will provide the exact limits of the most environmentally sensitive areas on the property. The project design team will use this information to avoid impacting the wetlands areas wherever possible.

About the Project

This project provides funding for the design and construction of a new 83,000 sq ft recreation center and park on a 142.71-acre site at 36716 Main Street just outside the town limits of Purcellville.

The recreation center will include meeting/classrooms, administrative office space, gymnasium, kitchen, fitness center, multi-purpose rooms, and a running track. The facility will also include an aquatics center with a competition pool, leisure pool, spa, spectator seating areas, two wet classrooms, splash play area, and associated locker rooms. Additional features on the grounds may include sports courts, rock-climbing wall, outdoor fitness area, and a diving pool.

The park will include up to ten athletic fields – four diamond fields and six rectangular fields. Supporting amenities will include athletic field lighting, fencing, public utilities, parking, access from a public road, groundwater wells irrigation, and landscaping. Additionally, the park will include public restrooms, concessions facilities, staff offices, meeting rooms, storage, scorekeeper and umpire areas, a maintenance facility, picnic pavilions, and bleachers. 

The project will also provide a master plan identifying a potential future 40,000 square-foot Library facility.

More information, including a link to sign up for email and text updates on the project, is posted on the project page.