Loudoun County · Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors Business Meeting, Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026
4:00 PM · Board Room, Government Center, Leesburg · video 7h 51m
What was decided · How each member voted
- 4 Consent agenda approved (7a–7f, 14a, and 14c). · 8-0-1 (Supervisor Saines absent) Sept 1, 2026 Action Report
- 10.a Motion to direct staff to prepare and return with proposed ordinances implementing local authority from House Bills 4 and 854 (2026 General Assembly) died due to lack of second. Sept 1, 2026 Action Report
- 11.a Board directed staff to include conversations and considerations regarding locating one remaining Regional Park called for in the FY 2029–FY 2040 Capital Needs Assessment south of Route 50 as part of a future budget development process (FGOEDC recommendation). · 8-0-1 (Supervisor Saines absent) Sept 1, 2026 Action Report
- 12.a Environmental Commission 2026 Annual Report endorsed (Attachment 1) (TLUC recommendation). · 9-0 Sept 1, 2026 Action Report
- 14.d 2025 Standard CIF, Urban MFA CIF, and By-Size Differential Option adopted as recommended by staff, along with Age-Restricted/CCRC CIF and Roads CIF as recommended by the Fiscal Impact Committee (Attachments 2, 5, and 7), effective on adoption and applying to legislative applications not yet to a Planning Commission Public Hearing. · 8-0-1 (Supervisor Saines absent) Sept 1, 2026 Action Report
- 14.e (Motion 1) LEGI-2025-0012, Golden Substation: CMPT-2025-0005 ratified subject to the Commission Permit Plat dated July 2, 2026, and Findings for Approval (Attachments 1 and 3). · 8-1 (Supervisor Briskman opposed) Sept 1, 2026 Action Report
- 14.e (Motion 2) LEGI-2025-0012, Golden Substation: SPEX-2025-0032, SPEX-2025-0033, & SPEX-2025-0137 forwarded to the December 1, 2026 Board of Supervisors Business Meeting for action. · 5-4 (Supervisors Kershner, Letourneau, Turner, and Umstattd opposed) Sept 1, 2026 Action Report
- 14.f LEGI-2025-0052, R&D Hamilton Academy: SPEX-2026-0005, SPEX-2026-0006, & SPEX-2026-0007 approved subject to Conditions of Approval dated July 15, 2026, and Findings for Approval (Attachments 1 and 2). · 6-3 (Supervisors Briskman, Saines, and TeKrony opposed) Sept 1, 2026 Action Report
- 14.g Proposed 2028–2031 Board term annual compensation structure (Table 4) advertised for the October 14, 2026 Board of Supervisors Public Hearing. · 6-3 (Supervisors Kershner, Letourneau, and Umstattd opposed) Sept 1, 2026 Action Report
- 14.h Substitute motion: County Attorney directed to prepare a memorandum for the October 6, 2026 Business Meeting with a legal opinion on amending the March 18, 2025 data-center grandfathering resolution to add immediate loss of grandfathered status for administrative applications upon adoption; staff directed to bring back a public inventory of every remaining administrative application claimed under the 2025 resolution (location, status, square footage, number of buildings, and whether already grandfathered or still in process). · 9-0 Sept 1, 2026 Action Report
- 15.b (from closed session) Staff directed to prepare a resolution to initiate condemnation and “quick take” proceedings for acquisition of property in the Dulles Election District for construction of Dulles West Boulevard (Northstar Boulevard to Arcola Boulevard), and to advertise the resolution for the October 14, 2026 Public Hearing. · 9-0 Sept 1, 2026 Action Report
Board: Randall (D), Kershner (R), Briskman (D), Saines (D), Umstattd (D), TeKrony (D), Letourneau (R), Turner (D), Glass (D). Member-by-member votes will be listed here from the official record.
Moments worth watching
- 00:15:50
Item 1 Meeting called to order. Post
- 00:19:48
Item 4 Consent agenda is moved. Post
- 01:03:32
Item 14.d 2025 Capital Intensity Factors taken up. Post
- 01:06:01
Item 14.h Data center grandfathering resolution amendment discussed. Post
Times are approximate and open the county’s meeting video (eScribe / Granicus) at that point. Search every spoken word in Find the Moment. Machine transcript (speech-to-text); check the video before quoting.
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On the agenda
Items as listed by the county, with staff reports. Not results.
Ceremonial resolutions (on consent: 7a–7f)
- 7.aResolution recognizing Dr. Elahe Hessamfar (Community Services Board)
- 7.bProclamation: Hunger Action Month (September 2026)
- 7.cProclamation: Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (September 2026)
- 7.dProclamation: Sickle Cell Awareness Month (September 2026)
- 7.eProclamation: Suicide Prevention Month (September 2026)
- 7.fProclamation: Find the Good Day (September 17, 2026)
Action items highlighted in the Action Report
- 14.aAppointments: confirmations
- 14.cAdministrative Items Report
- 14.d2025 Capital Intensity Factors
- 14.eLEGI-2025-0012, Golden Substation
- 14.fLEGI-2025-0052, R&D Hamilton Academy
- 14.gBMI: 2028–2031 Board term compensation structure
- 14.hBMI: Amendment to the 2025 Data Center Grandfathering Resolution
Item 14.h’s original motion (direct staff to prepare an amending resolution for Oct 6) was replaced by Chair Randall’s substitute motion (legal opinion memorandum plus application inventory), which passed 9-0 as amended. Source: Sept 1, 2026 Action Report
The Action Report’s closed-session section lists two identical Dulles Election District property-acquisition motions under Part 1 before the certification and the Dulles West Boulevard condemnation follow-up (15.b). Source: Sept 1, 2026 Action Report