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Remington land sale prompts citizen’s call for ethics review over alleged role of local supervisor
Summary
Monica Faye, who sold 20 acres in the Remington area now tied to a proposed data‑center campus, told the board Dec. 11 that a lead district supervisor and a private buyer pressured her to sell at a reduced price and assured her the land could not be rezoned for a data center; she asked the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors for an ethics check.
Monica Faye, a recent property owner in Lee District, accused a lead district supervisor identified in her remarks as Darren and a local buyer, Mark Miller, of pressuring her to sell 20 acres that later appeared in plans for the proposed Remington Innovation Center.
“I did not know at that time that Mark Miller sits on the Loudoun County Planning Commission,” Faye said, recounting months of calls and meetings during which she said the buyer repeatedly pushed her to accept a lower price while assuring her the property would not be rezoned for a data center. She told the board she sold the land under duress while grieving her father and asked the board to conduct an ethics review of all parties involved.
Faye said that at the time of sale she told Darren and Mark she did not want the land used for a data center; she said she was told that Darren, described by her as the “lead district supervisor,” would never approve such a rezoning. She also told the board that Mark Miller had represented the sale as doing her a favor and later attempted a $100,000 post‑closing price reduction.
The board did not announce a formal investigation during the meeting. No county staff or supervisor provided a recorded response on the public record addressing the specific allegations during citizens time. The chair closed citizens time after Faye’s remarks and the board proceeded to other agenda business.
Why it matters: Faye’s statements allege possible conflicts of interest and raise questions about whether a public official or local actors used influence during a private land sale that later dovetailed with a large land‑use proposal. The county has not announced any ethics inquiry tied to the remarks made Dec. 11.
What the transcript shows: Faye repeatedly named Darren and Mark Miller and described conversations, texts and phone calls that she said pushed the sale forward; she specifically requested an “ethics check on everyone and the board.” The transcript does not record any evidence presented to corroborate the claim (documents, emails, or board votes tied to the transaction) and no county official described next procedural steps in response.
Next steps and limits: Faye’s statements are allegations on the public record. The board’s public actions that evening focused on routine consent and public hearings; the meeting transcript records no formal referral to county counsel or an announced review. If county staff or the board launch an investigation, records or a future agenda item would provide official confirmation.
