Lowdown from Loudoun: Virginia official shares data center tips with Maryland audience

Loudoun County, Virginia, has one of the highest concentrations of data centers in the world, so when Loudoun County Supervisor Michael Turner shared his tips with Maryland officials at the Maryland Association of Counties meeting, he had a rapt audience.

By: Christine Condon

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: August 13, 2026

Words: 585

Last Updated: 3 days, 2 hours ago

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Michael Turner, a county supervisor in Loudoun County, Virginia, estimates that the public perception of hyperscale data centers has shifted considerably in the last six to nine months — and he isn’t sure why.

Turner, a government official in the county with one of the world’s highest concentrations of data centers with over 250, said constituents calling to ask about them used to be pacified when they learned that their real property taxes were 25% …

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