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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Strasburg Town Council Election 2026

4 of 8 council seats are on the ballot, with 7 candidates running. Updated Oct 20, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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Nov 3Election Day

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Voters choose up to four of the seven Town Council candidates; the top four vote-getters win four-year terms.

Early voting ends · Oct 31

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What the next council decides

01Project Tallmadge and future data centers4 sourced facts

Where it standsProject Tallmadge, a proposed data center campus in the Strasburg Industrial Park, is going through site plan review as a by-right use under the town's 2014 zoning ordinance.

What's on the tableThe next council will decide whether data centers remain an allowed use by special use permit or are removed from the zoning ordinance.

02Industrial design standards4 sourced facts

Where it standsThe council is reviewing draft industrial use design standards line by line after the Planning Commission recommended them in April 2026.

What's on the tableThe council will decide the final rules on setbacks, buffers, noise, water use and emissions for future industrial projects.

03Contractor offices downtown3 sourced facts

Where it standsIn June 2026 the council voted 4-3 to allow contractor or tradesman offices in the B-H Historic Business District by special use permit.

What's on the tableThe council will rule on special use permit applications for these offices and on a proposed limited-office definition.

04Police surveillance cameras2 sourced facts

Where it standsResidents have asked how the town's surveillance cameras and Flock license-plate readers are used, and police planned a public forum on the systems.

What's on the tableThe council will decide whether to keep the town's camera programs and on what terms.

05Police headquarters and the budget3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe council adopted a $17,146,100 budget for FY2026-27 and is preparing to bid and finance a new police headquarters.

What's on the tableThe next council will oversee the police headquarters financing and construction and write the FY2027-28 budget.

1 note on these statements

All town candidates run as independents, according to Shenandoah County voter registrar Lisa McDonald. Northern Virginia Daily (via Daily News-Record): 2026 Shenandoah County Voter Guide to town elections · Oct 6, 2026

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  1. 1. How should Strasburg handle future data center proposals?

  2. 2. The M-1 industrial district requires a 50-foot front setback. Should that distance be larger?

  3. 3. Should contractor and tradesman offices be allowed in the Historic Business District by special use permit?

  4. 4. Should the town renew its Flock license-plate camera contract?

  5. 5. Should the town borrow up to $6.5 million for the new police headquarters?

Seat the councilSeat the Council →Pick a winner for each open seat and see where the resulting council stands on each issue.On the recordHow the council voted4 council decisions, each member's vote side by side, with a link to the minutes.

Key dates

The seat math

5 stay (not up this year): Brandy Hawkins Boies, Ashleigh Kimmons, Christie Monahan, Jonathan Price, David Woodson4 on this ballot

8 council seats plus a mayor who doesn't vote on council items. The council decides by a 5-vote majority.

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