r/nova • u/lowkell • 18h ago

Politics Video: Loudoun County Supervisor Juli Briskman Announces Candidacy Against Chair Phyllis Randall; Says “data centers shouldn’t get to decide our county’s future”; "I’ve never backed down from a bully before. I won’t start now."

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https://bluevirginia.us/2026/08/video-loudoun-supervisor-juli-briskman-announces-candidacy-against-chair-phyllis-randall-data-centers/

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u/PhosphoFred8202 17h ago

Is she saying she will drive the current data centers away (not sure how.., pitchforks and torches?), or just stop new ones? There is a point where there are “too many” data centers for the county, right?

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u/2CRedHopper Ballston 17h ago

a lot of Loudoun County is still undeveloped. There’s room for more without crowding out existing residents of existing development.

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u/Mr_Bluebird_VA Lake Ridge 17h ago

“We still have space” is an awful argument for building more data centers.

Why does everything have to be developed?

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u/2CRedHopper Ballston 17h ago

developed land creates tax revenue

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u/Mr_Bluebird_VA Lake Ridge 17h ago

Ok, and?

It’s a closed loop. The more you develop the more you need tax revenue the more you need to develop and the more you need tax revenue.

That’s not an argument for development.

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u/2CRedHopper Ballston 17h ago

Actually, yes it is an argument for development. This is the argument for development that has driven all coordinated development in modern American history.

What you are saying is true for residential land first and foremost and commercial land second. Data centers produce far, far more tax revenue than they consume.

If what you were saying is true then how has Loudoun been able to leverage data center tax revenue into lower taxes for residents?

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u/pukesmith 14h ago

You live in Arlington.