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Leesburg staff push for compost program expansion and downtown restaurant pilot using bag‑tax funds
Summary
Town staff sought the commission’s endorsement to expand food‑waste drop‑off capacity, proposing a secondary site at Tuscarora Creek Park and a pilot to use Loudoun County bag‑tax funds to subsidize compost collection for small downtown restaurants; staff estimated roughly $4,500 annually for the new site.
Town staff told the commission that the town’s food‑waste drop‑off program has grown rapidly and that current capacity is constrained.
A recent pickup total reached roughly 1,100 pounds and staff said Liberty Lot is at capacity. To respond, staff proposed constructing an enclosure at Tuscarora Creek Park…
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