- Loudoun County staff warns that ending “grandfathering” protections for data center projects could lead to lawsuits, cost the county tens of millions of dollars, and draw scrutiny from bond rating agencies.
Loudoun County staff is warning supervisors that ending “grandfathering” protections for data center projects already in the pipeline could trigger lawsuits, cost the county tens of millions of dollars and draw scrutiny from bond rating agencies.
The warnings come in a staff report released ahead of the Board of Supervisors’ meeting Tuesday. Supervisors are set to be briefed on a proposal to end the county’s 2025 data center grandfathering resolution early.
How grandfathering works…