The Leesburg Town Council announced on Nov. 10 that the public hearing on TLTPAM202400001, the Leesburg Gateway town plan amendment, has been deferred at the applicant’s request to early 2026 and will be re-noticed under the town’s applicable legal standards.

Heather Gottlieb, a Sycamore Hill resident who signed up to speak at the meeting, urged the council to reject the amendment. "Let's be honest, this proposal was never about serving the people of Leesburg. It's about serving corporate profit," Gottlieb said, adding that the town's Planning Commission voted 6–0–1 to recommend denial.

Presiding official (read by the council chair) said the applicant requested the deferral to conduct additional community outreach and to address concerns raised in recent emails to the town; the council indicated the town will honor that request and re-notice the public hearing when the applicant resubmits.

Gottlieb said the proposal conflicts with Leesburg’s town plan vision for the Eastern Gateway as a mixed-use, walkable innovation district and that data centers are incompatible with surrounding residential, retail and community uses. She said the project would produce minimal employment while imposing traffic, water use and noise on nearby residents.

No formal action on the amendment was taken at the meeting; the applicant-initiated deferral means the council did not hold the public hearing and will consider the item again after additional outreach and public notice.

Next steps: the town will re-notify the public hearing once the applicant schedules it for early 2026, and any new submission will be publicized through the town’s websites and notices.