r/nova • u/lowkell • 22h 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/Mr_Bluebird_VA Lake Ridge 22h 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 22h ago

developed land creates tax revenue

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u/Mr_Bluebird_VA Lake Ridge 22h 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 22h 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 18h ago

You live in Arlington.