A group of Loudoun County residents have formed an “expert committee” in a bid to convince the Board of Supervisors to deny a commission permit that paves the way for the expansion of the AT&T facility on top of Short Hill Mountain.
Supervisors are slated ahead to take a vote on the controversial Short Hill project during their June 23 meeting.
“We've formed a committee with expertise on comprehensive planning, the law of communications technology and environmental issues. It's our objective to offer to the board of supervisors in advance of the June 23rd board meeting a well-researched and documented set of findings that will justify the decision to overrule the planning commission and deny their commission permit,” former Loudoun County Planning Commissioner Al Van Huyck told the board Tuesday night.
Van Huyck's declaration comes after the board voted unanimously in May to delay consideration of a commission permit for the 3.5-acre “utility sub station” AT&T wants to expand at the top of Short Hill Mountain.
