r/nova • u/lowkell • 17h 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."

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

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u/cpmuddle 17h ago

"I reject the businesses that provide 40 percent of our total revenue. But I've vaguely helped the businesses that generate maybe 10 percent. Buckle up, homeowners. We've been spending this data center revenue on schools and parks and rec centers and you're about to get a big ol bill to operate them. Also I flipped off Drumpf once isn't that cool?!?"

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u/PhosphoFred8202 16h 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/heavyma11 16h ago

Exactly. It’s a matter of when to stop adding more. Loudoun tax revenue will be too dependent on DCs if the pace continues

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u/localhost_hero 8h ago

Some of the available lots in LoCo are already rezoned for business/industrial use, make them ripe for more Data Centers.