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1) Motion to reconsider confirmations from the May 20 meeting (motion to reconsider + confirmations)
- Motion: Move to reconsider the May 20, 2025 Board of Supervisors business meeting confirmations (to withdraw one appointment and confirm the remainder).
- Mover: Chair Phyllis Randall
- Second: Vice Chair Michael Turner
- Outcome: Motion to reconsider passed; board then confirmed appointments with an exception (Chair Randall withdrew her nomination to the Community Services Provider seat).
- Vote: Recorded as passed (motion to reconsider: 5-?; final confirmation motion passed; transcript records the board voted and the confirmations were approved). (Details: board discussion recorded at 01:01:13 and 01:04:49.)

2) Consent agenda approval
- Motion: Approve consent agenda including proclamations, housing loan program applications, administrative items and a ratification of tentative agreement for retiree health benefits.
- Mover/Second: Motion made and seconded; recorded by the chair.
- Outcome: Approved by voice vote.
- Vote: Motion passed (recorded procedural approval during meeting). (Transcript reference: consent agenda read at 01:08:47.)

3) Proclamation — National Gun Violence Awareness Day (Resolution R1)
- Motion: Proclaim 06/06/2025 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in Loudoun County (presentation/approval).
- Outcome: Resolution read and approved; county to recognize awareness activities and educate on safe storage. (Transcript reference: proclamation text and presentation beginning at 00:44:07.)

4) Recognition — Loudoun County Foster Parents of the Year
- Motion: Recognize Juan and Joanna Rivas as the Loudoun County 2025 Foster Parents of the Year.
- Outcome: Resolution read; honorees recognized and scheduled for regional Council of Governments recognition. (Transcript reference: read at 00:58:50.)

5) Denial — Milestone Belmont Interchange telecommunications permit (CMPT-2023-11 / LUGI-TBD)
- Motion: Overrule Planning Commission approval and deny CMPT-2023-11 (Milestone Belmont Interchange) on findings of incompatibility/visual impact and nonconformance with relevant location policies.
- Mover: Supervisor Phyllis Glass
- Second: Vice Chair Michael Turner
- Outcome: Motion to deny passed (board vote recorded in the meeting; final count recorded during roll call and declared passed by the chair).
- Vote tally reported in the record as: yes 5, no 3. (Transcript reference: motion, debate and final roll-call sequence at 12,401–12,999 seconds into the record.)

6) Scheduling (Cross Mill Center applications)
- Motion: Move LGGI‑2023‑364 Cross Mill Center land‑use items and related special exceptions to the July 1 Board of Supervisors business meeting for action.
- Mover: Chair Phyllis Randall
- Outcome: Motion carried; item scheduled for July 1, 2025. (Transcript reference: motion recorded at ~13,137 seconds.)

7) Closed session and certification
- Motion: Recess to closed session under Va. Code §2.2‑3711(A)(3) to consider acquisition of properties for public use in the Ashburn Election District; reconvene and certify no formal action taken in closed session.
- Outcome: Board entered closed session and returned; the board certified the closed-session resolution on reconvening.

Notes and caveats: The meeting transcript contains some overlapping roll‑call exchanges and occasional verbal clarifications; tallies above are taken from the transcript where the chair and clerk read or summarized vote counts. Where the transcript omitted a roll‑call line‑by‑line tally, outcomes are reported as recorded by the chair in the public minutes.

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National Gun Violence Awareness Day: The board read and approved a proclamation recognizing June 6, 2025, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in Loudoun County. Scott and other Moms Demand Action representatives addressed the board and noted local activities, including a blood drive kickoff at Inova Dulles and educational outreach on secure firearm storage. The proclamation reaffirmed the county’s support for preventing gun violence and encouraged community awareness activities.

Foster Parents of the Year: The board recognized Juan and Joanna Rivas as Loudoun County’s Foster Parents of the Year. The couple was presented a resolution noting they became approved foster parents in December and had served as foster and respite providers to several children. Department of Family Services staff encouraged community members interested in fostering to attend upcoming informational sessions listed on the county website.

Loudoun Youth Poet Laureate: The board read a resolution recognizing the inaugural Loudoun Youth Poet Laureate program and the county’s first laureate, Krisha Dodiwala, a Briar Woods High School student. The winner read an original poem, and the program’s founder, Jessica Monti, and student ambassadors were recognized. Staff noted applications for the next round will open in September and community workshops will run through the summer.

Design Excellence Awards: The Loudoun Design Cabinet presented the Signatures of Loudoun Design Excellence Awards and displayed winning projects, including Hummingbird Hideaway Treehouse, Birkby House Conservatory and others across categories like contextual design, infrastructure and public spaces. Board members received a commemorative book marking 20 years of the awards.

Each of these items was approved or accepted as read; no substantive policy measures were enacted as part of these presentations.

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Michael Rush, county equity lead, told the Board the report fulfills a directive from the board’s January 2023 equity resolution and that the plan was created with feedback from roughly 4,000 employees and stakeholders. The report highlights six strategic focus areas drawn from that resolution: strategic planning, education and awareness, county operations, equal employment opportunity, data analytics, and community engagement.

Key points staff reported:
- A Loudoun Equity Action Plan (three-year roadmap) has been completed and will guide departmental implementation.
- Nearly 785 county employees and more than 300 county partners participated in professional development offerings on equity and DEIA topics; training satisfaction ratings exceeded 90% in surveys.
- Staff expanded a central digital resource hub and said the county is active in regional DEIA partnerships, including the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) efforts and GARE cohorts.
- Staff completed a two‑year study of segregated schools in Loudoun, with recommendations and proposed next steps forthcoming to the board.
- Work is underway to explore a potential Human Rights Commission; staff will present structure and next steps in a future report.

Supervisor Brian Turner and others asked about measurable outcomes and asked staff to develop outcome metrics. Turner said the report contained many outputs (trainings, resources) and he requested more outcome-oriented measures demonstrating program effectiveness; staff acknowledged the request and said they plan department-level impact plans and dashboards to track progress.

Rush described next steps: full implementation of the equity action plan across departments, department-specific impact plans, development of dashboards and ongoing regional collaboration. Rush thanked the board for its support and described DEIA efforts as part of the county’s commitment to creating access and opportunity for residents and employees.

","Staff presented the county’s FY25 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility annual report and introduced a three‑year Loudoun Equity Action Plan developed with employee input. The report outlines six focus areas, training uptake, regional collaboration and next steps for departmental impact plans and dashboards.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6539310,"Board reviews 2025 state legislative wrap-up: stormwater authority restored, airport noise disclosure system created, LCPS receives $8 million",407,3492000,3899000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3660321-d02a14c23abc2130af3bf0d7e4ebad5f&start=3492&end=3899","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3660321-d02a14c23abc2130af3bf0d7e4ebad5f/thumbnail_3492000.jpg","/articles/6539310/Virginia/Board-reviews-2025-state-legislative-wrap-up-stormwater-authority-restored-airport-noise-disclosure-system-created-LCPS-receives-8-million","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6539310-4401faaaadc022d7e54be02f872f3501/orig.mp4?Expires=1771163636&Signature=ZHpr6LllxAJHybZPXOCJfHZ43Ii0JrsrMccrITqbcnytgMrnd-JjYOxL5cfcoM4cBQoK0RCwy~X0befDbAJ~LhEYHeLSLpaVCmAYSVwJ82~J2Rwtz2I1zNl7xbUAqDmIJTD3~M-wfgQL0Mvk1Bvx-wErmRnL7Q7TFtr3cfo1ZQWbdhDJ-vugGWr89Iw2xQikBg1lP1iV4hDAx2wyfLErKhCf6Zypbwcuz4NRB-mxWdDX9xb~yn-TgiZWqqQuhjO16DRafHF8a5omixqck3mt0RFV0R8QlARDPLmmTRb4z8K~rnpG8GiglP8GS1sHC4ZhI83dZja1mCvEF7AmEInvvA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County staff briefed the Board of Supervisors on outcomes from the 2025 Virginia General Assembly and the final state budget.

Jonathan Freeman, county legislative staff, told the board that all measures the county sponsored were signed. Key items the county highlighted:

- Stormwater authority: Amendments, carried by Delegate Martinez and Senator Perry, corrected unintended language and restored Loudoun County’s authority to enter properties outside municipal separate storm sewer systems to investigate erosion and sediment concerns. The change takes effect July 1.

- Airport noise disclosures: A new statewide approach establishes a buyer-beware link maintained by the Virginia Department of Aviation that allows airports to upload noise-contour maps. Freeman reported that 19 of 66 airports had already posted maps, including Leesburg Executive and Dulles International airports.

- Education funding: The final budget included new state aid for Loudoun County Public Schools; Freeman told the board the county can expect about $8 million in additional state education funding for LCPS.

- Sales-and-use tax exemption study: The budget preserved the existing exemption but directed a joint subcommittee to study the exemption’s provisions; staff said the subcommittee will examine six provisions and return recommendations to the General Assembly.

- Oak Hill state park acquisition: The proposed state acquisition of Oak Hill did not survive the conference report; staff said the county will continue to press legislators to keep the measure on the radar and believes it is in a good position for the next session.

Freeman also summarized broader budget and policy notes, including how amendments and procedural changes affected some items and the county’s plans to work with legislative committees on the sales-and-use tax review. Supervisors asked questions about the Oak Hill appropriation study timeline and several data-center and energy-related bills; staff said some studies and pilot programs are still in early stages and county staff will continue monitoring implementation details.

","County staff reported all Board-sponsored bills were signed by the governor, including fixes to stormwater right-of-entry authority and a statewide airport noise disclosure link. The final state budget included new education funding and a study of sales-and-use tax exemptions; Oak Hill state park acquisition did not make the conference report.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":46,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6539313,"Board denies Milestone’s proposed 150-foot cell tower near Claiborne interchange after residents object",5851,7148000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3660321-d02a14c23abc2130af3bf0d7e4ebad5f&start=7148&end=12999","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3660321-d02a14c23abc2130af3bf0d7e4ebad5f/thumbnail_7148000.jpg","/articles/6539313/Virginia/Board-denies-Milestones-proposed-150-foot-cell-tower-near-Claiborne-interchange-after-residents-object","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6539313-4813260be28310e67d47c3567b007e21/orig.mp4?Expires=1771163636&Signature=iu4Cjy4PAO5C-~8L7a2OffJg9ry4a7DliXwxC9V14Y1xL2QIaMz9eHMSdMO7a~d2IPf2cvStYK7TYRsVTQEsb7VpoluZUNiGroL~OybKb1Kts-lwbTJ6IuZAFkNOfLkC9Q9ZymOKY9oGfeQ14dK~ufqiZFMXD29ZnXEMZNxGwzXqQcU655dOaJg8mBk0C4pt9F~15VSc55vpYEF-5uhg4N0AjSXWHw~fb0eqRZHLIHm1TDX0Syuzlr7mpOyAu3M-072f2u3QWIf6~xlnb5drnVXY~9A298OID0ka0V0UB0~78Ejq1K-oN5Q5kIQYOB~~EDzcmSetMsa5C5QjXfilpw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted to deny Milestone’s application for a 150-foot telecommunications monopole proposed near the Claiborne/Route 7 interchange, citing incompatibility with nearby residences and visual clutter.

Supervisor Phyllis Glass moved to overrule the Planning Commission and deny the application; Vice Chair Michael Turner seconded the motion. After debate among board members, supervisors voted to deny the application.

Neighbors and homeowner associations pressed the board to reject the tower during public comment. James Russell, a Regency at Belmont resident and licensed civil engineer, told supervisors the monopole would stand about 380 feet from the nearest apartment building and “would be intrusive and detrimental to our community,” and submitted community-created renderings showing the tower’s appearance from within the neighborhood. Bob Badger, also a Regency resident and professional engineer, presented Verizon and FCC coverage maps and argued the company had not shown a coverage gap that would justify a new tower. Karen Moscato, another Regency resident, told the board she found evidence that carriers are moving toward fixed wireless service rather than deploying fiber to some new subdivisions and said, “If they’re not laying fiber optic cables, they have to provide the service somehow, and it’s over this fixed wireless service.”

Supervisor Glass said the site was inappropriate because it sits “directly adjacent” to a route where large transmission lines are planned and because the tower would be visible to nearby affordable and multifamily housing with little natural screening. Turner noted rooftop alternatives were available and said the tower would compound existing infrastructure near residential properties. Supervisor LeTourneau said he believed the motion conflicted with a comprehensive-plan policy that encourages co-location in rights-of-way in some cases and therefore could not support denial; other supervisors disagreed.

The board’s decision came after a balloon-test photo set, applicant renderings and resident-created visuals were submitted to the record. Several speakers argued the applicant’s renderings downplayed visual impact by choosing distant vantage points; residents provided alternate vantage images showing the tower’s visibility from their townhome terraces, main entrance and rooftop areas.

The applicant, Milestone, did not have a speaker identified by name in the public transcript; the board thanked the applicant and encouraged discussions about alternative locations that might be less intrusive.

The board did not adopt alternative mitigation conditions at the time of the vote; supervisors emphasized they would prefer cellular infrastructure sited farther from homes or co-located on existing structures where feasible.

The denial leaves unresolved related planning questions about overhead transmission lines along the Route 7 corridor, which several speakers and supervisors referenced. Lansdowne Conservancy counsel Brian Turner asked the board to deny or defer related approvals pending a Virginia Supreme Court appeal on whether overhead routing adequately minimizes scenic and environmental impacts.

Residents and community groups said they will continue to press for undergrounding of major lines where possible and to oppose major vertical infrastructure sited directly adjacent to newly developed residential neighborhoods.

The decision is final for this application; the applicant may pursue alternate locations or administrative appeals allowed under local and state processes.

","The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted to deny Milestone’s application for a 150-foot monopole near the Claiborne/Route 7 interchange, citing incompatibility with nearby residences and visual clutter. Neighbors and homeowners’ groups had urged denial, and supervisors said alternative locations should be pursued.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: key actions from the June 3 Loudoun County Board meeting

Board proclaims National Gun Violence Awareness Day, honors foster parents and names first Loudoun Youth Poet Laureate; design awards presented

County presents first annual countywide DEIA and accessibility report; equity action plan launched

Board reviews 2025 state legislative wrap-up: stormwater authority restored, airport noise disclosure system created, LCPS receives $8 million

Board denies Milestone’s proposed 150-foot cell tower near Claiborne interchange after residents object