Compass Creek Annexation Battle Advances

BY NORMAN K. STYER nstyer@loudounnow.com

The annexation battle between the Town of Leesburg and Loudoun County over the Compass Creek development, including a 323-acre Microsoft data center complex, entered a new phase last week with the county filing a 692-page package opposing the town’s expansion effort.

The jurisdictions faced a July 7 deadline to come to terms on a voluntary settlement agreement and avoid a relatively rare adverse annexation trial through the Virginia Commission on Local Government.

The county’s opposition filing sets in motion a series of public hearings and oral arguments likely starting this fall, with a final decision to be rendered by