ALDIE, VA – On an overcast morning in late September, two dozen women gathered for their weekly pickleball game at a $91 million recreation complex in this leafy suburb outside the nation’s capital.
Wearing fitness watches and moisture-wicking skirts, they laughed and cheered over the sound of paddles and wiffle balls. Nearby, children scrambled up a shiny rock wall and ran through a colorful splashpad while parents watched from shaded benches.
Officials say the sprawling park, with its athletic fields, pavilions and tennis courts, is among the many projects built with the help of tax revenue from an industry that has transformed Loudoun County over the past decade: data centers…