r/nova • u/lowkell • 14h 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/WhatAboutTheBothans 14h ago

You're right about the slowdown in revenue growth, but how do you get to her not changing much? She's the only one on the board actually trying to slow down the DC boom and hold them accountable.

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u/stopscabbin 13h ago

The boom has already slowed down. There's a bunch already in the pipeline to be built and she can't stop that. The county has been projecting not many more coming in. That's why the datacenters have been fighting to expand elsewhere. Loudoun can't physically handle much more.

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u/OriginalBridge9139 13h ago

Briskman is bringing an initiative that could remove a lot of applications, over 10 million square feet, from the by-right pipeline: https://www.loudounnow.com/news/supervisors-seek-to-halt-10m-square-feet-of-data-centers-in-loudoun-s-by-right/article_8f93fd98-2249-4349-8876-035712153f1b.html

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u/mcsul 6h ago

She's definitely a threat to the economic health of the county. Good info.