Category Archives: planning

data center development discussions disclosed

Later this month, Loudoun County will host two public open house-style events for residents to learn about and discuss proposed policy and regulatory changes pertaining to data center development. These events will feature stations dedicated to data center siting and design, substation development, on site energy generation issues, and noise concerns. Staff from the county’s Department of Planning and Zoning will be on hand to speak with attendees personally and the county will capture public input via a series of very brief surveys at each event.

The events will take place from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. on Monday, September 28 and Wednesday, September 30 in Ashburn and Leesburg, respectively. Attendees need only come to one event as the content presented will be identical at both. Unlike traditional town hall or public meeting events, there will be no formal presentation, and attendees may come and go as they wish anytime between 6:00 and 8:30.

This flyer contains the event details in five different languages (English, Spanish, Arabic, Dari, and Vietnamese). More information is available online.

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Sign our petition

We have just learned that the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors is expected to adopt the FY 2023 budget at its business meeting April 5, 2022, so we must move quickly to express our concerns.

Please sign our online Change.Org petition and share with as many people as you can via both email and social media.

With this project moving quickly, your action is needed so that our neighborhood can give a full representation of our opposition to the Board of Supervisor’s proposal.
This week there are 3 opportunities to speak to the BoS. PLEASE consider signing up to speak (either in person or virtually) at one of these meetings:

Sign up in advance (by noon on day of) by calling 703-777-0204.

Stay informed by joining our Facebook Group (search Cardinal Glen of Sterling HOA and request to join), sign up for our Route 7 mailing list, and check back here frequently.

storm water management plan for the Parcel F swale announced

parcel F swale
After 2½ years of working with the county on this, they have at last come back with a proposed design plan for retrofitting the existing swale. Here are the details:

  • The county will retrofit and subsequently assume responsibility for the existing swale from top to bottom (i.e., the entire length, hurray!). We will consequently need to grant them a maximum 20-ft wide easement to do so (more about granting them this easement below). continue reading >>