Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber at Town Hall. Mayor Burt presided. After invocation by Vice Mayor Cimino-Johnson and pledge led by Council Member Steinberg, the council approved minutes, adopted the agenda, and issued three proclamations. Public comments were heard on multiple topics. The council then approved a consent agenda (10 items), a capital funding request to Loudoun County, a water service extension for ADAMS Muslim Community Center, the 2027 General Assembly legislative program, and an appointment to the Thomas Balch Library Endowment Foundation.
All items approved 6-0:
Deputy Director Doug Wagner presented three proposed projects:
Amy Weiss (Director of Utilities) presented: Request for town water only (not sanitary sewer) for the 19838 Sycolin Road parcel in the Joint Land Management Area. Town water line will be extended along Sycolin Road as part of the Compass Creek data center CIP (12-inch line). Estimated demand 1,000 gallons per day; no capacity concerns. Conditions: payment of all fees, connection after town CIP completion, possible automatic flushing device, and coordination with Loudoun County Health Department (current pump-and-haul sewer permit). Applicant Ibrahim Noraldin clarified they plan to eventually connect to Loudoun Soccer’s sewer via easement. Approved 6-0.
Adopted 6-0 with no discussion.
Council appointed Diane Helen Jarris (retired physician, Loudoun History Award recipient) to the board. Approved 6-0.
Um tonight's um town council meeting of um let me find it August twenty-fifth. Um if anyone in the room needs hearing assistance, please see the clerk. Council member uh uh Dr. Semino Johnson will be uh giving the invocation followed by the salute to the flag by council member Steinberg. And um uh council member um let us stand for the pledge uh pledge of allegiance when Mr. Steinberg uh starts his. So um Vice Mayor Semino Johnson. Thank you. Gracious God, we come to together tonight in gratitude for this town for this council and for the work of the people who keep it running. As Labor Day approaches, we remember that this community is built by hands, by the crews who patch our roads and restore our power, by the first responders who answer when we call, by the teachers, nurses, clerks, drivers, farmers, and builders, by the small business owners who open their doors early and close them late. Bless the work of every person here, and let it be honest work, fairly paid and fairly done. We also remember tonight those who are out of work, those working two jobs and still falling short, and those whose labor goes unseen. Give them the relief, dignity, and hope. And to the members of this council, grant clear minds, patient hearts, and the courage to decide what is right for the people you serve, not just what is easy. May our work tonight be worthy of the people who sent us here. Amen. Please rise. Um Mr. Wilts. Um we have two sets of minutes. Uh the work session minutes of July twenty-seventh, two thousand twenty-six. Um do I have a motion to accept those move minutes? Uh Councilmember Steinberg, second. Councilmember Cummings. All in favor indicate by saying aye. And uh those opposed and abstain. So there's two abstain, there's one absent, and there's four four one two. Four zero two. Okay, sorry. That's right. There was no no's. Okay, the regular session minutes of the July twenty-eighth, two thousand twenty-six meeting. Councilmember Macy, second. Councilmember Kirkowski. All in favor, indicate by saying aye. Opposed and abstained. So that's five five zero one. Um adopting the meeting agenda. Do I have a motion? Second. Second. Council member uh Cummings. All in favor, is there any amendments or deletions? All in favor, indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed. That's uh six zero. Um we have uh we have a couple of proclamations tonight. The first one is national national payroll week. So let me read it into the record and then I will ask for a motion.