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Leesburg Downtown Development Authority recommends expanding boundaries to city limits
Summary
At its Feb. 18, 2026 meeting, the Downtown Development Authority unanimously recommended that the City Council expand the Authority's boundaries to the city limits and future annexation areas to implement the City Vision. The motion was moved by Authority Member Clint Faircloth and seconded by Veronica Johnson.
At a Feb. 18, 2026 meeting at Leesburg City Hall, the Downtown Development Authority voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council expand the authority's boundaries to encompass the city limits and areas of future annexation.
The measure was put forward after a presentation from Doug Stoner of Foresite Group about the Authority's future role in advancing the City Vision. Authority Member Clint Faircloth moved the recommendation; Authority Member Veronica Johnson seconded, and the motion carried unanimously. Authority Member Patricia Cannon was absent.
Why it matters: expanding the Downtown Development Authority's boundary would allow the authority to operate across a larger geographic area, potentially enabling projects and programs intended to implement the citywide planning goals described in the presentation. The minutes identify the expansion to include both the current City limits and future annexation areas as the recommended scope.
The meeting also handled routine business: the board approved the minutes from its Dec. 17, 2025 meeting (motion by Authority Member Sherri Smith, seconded by Authority Member Clint Faircloth) and later adjourned after a motion from Vice Chairperson Amanda White, seconded by Authority Member Clint Faircloth. All recorded motions were approved unanimously among members present.
The consultant presentation and the board's recommendation are advisory: the action recorded in these minutes is a recommendation to the Leesburg City Council, which must take any formal legislative action needed to change legal boundaries or adopt an ordinance or resolution. The minutes list an executive session and a public forum on the agenda but provide no on-record details in the provided transcript segments.
Votes at a glance: 1) Approval of minutes (Dec. 17, 2025): moved by Authority Member Sherri Smith; seconded by Authority Member Clint Faircloth; outcome: approved unanimously (member Cannon absent). 2) Recommendation to City Council to expand DDA boundaries to City limits and future annexation areas: moved by Authority Member Clint Faircloth; seconded by Authority Member Veronica Johnson; outcome: approved unanimously (member Cannon absent). 3) Adjournment: moved by Vice Chairperson Amanda White; seconded by Authority Member Clint Faircloth; outcome: approved unanimously (member Cannon absent).
The board listed its next Downtown Development Authority meeting for March 18, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at the depot.
