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Planning Commission Public Hearing

July 23, 2026 · Planning Commission Public Hearing · Virginia · Spring Valley Technology Park

The Planning Commission Public Hearing discussed data centers 42 times at its meeting on July 23, 2026 in Planning Commission Public Hearing · Virginia. Each moment is linked to the meeting record below.

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Where the data center is discussed

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  • on moay the -- tuesday the th I met with tony with regarding e and the african team regarding the spring valley tech application. That's all. commissione ye, on tuesday, JULY 21st, I met within a serate eting, sff regading the spring valleyapplicatn as ell as applcant reesentat…

  • …arding the spring valley tech application. That's all. commissione ye, on tuesday, JULY 21st, I met within a serate eting, sff regading the spring valleyapplicatn as ell as applcant reesentatives regaing th spri valley te pak apication. I met with yestday and today only wi county staff but they are the applicant chapte…

  • …n tuesday, JULY 21st, I met within a serate eting, sff regading the spring valleyapplicatn as ell as applcant reesentatives regaing th spri valley te pak apication. I met with yestday and today only wi county staff but they are the applicant chapte10 procedures preding toght I met with ryan re and staff regar to that a…

  • …spex Spex00 and spex 0011. Itemnumber 6 will beudoun recreati complex, 003, 12, 0013, 0017 and 0033. And the last it will be alegi 24-0074, spring vaey technology, 008, 0009, 00, 00 0136 and 20260004. Okay ti r the blic hearing items. He one zoam 2026-0003, chapter 10ocedures. gi just a send to pull thisp. Thisoka litt…

  • …forward exditious. thk you. mmission fran. thankyou. Do know by recing the size of thbatty storage does that impat at all how this sie, the datacenteritlf, opetes? I to have defer. that's wht thght. The I uld assumedo have backu generats somewhere on this faciliy? They ve anequipmenyd fencedff? The apication proping th…

  • …wi peterson copaniesand ron meyeth. A lae reas why 're back efore you all is becausron is n sitting the table soft priously had a different data center compny th was inrested inthis propty but at applicanor that timate proider haa diferent sign and weneeded design at we re able to op the grade the buding anmake other s…

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  • …hat 's unr specialexception but ifit's some kindf emplment district, don'treally kn whathis icompletelybut I thinat you ed more ployment. A data center only ovides likeight pele 00 people arl inet employment irrespecve of thpeople what e buildi the fility. I'm t sure how it call fuse or the leof what a jmla is suppod t…

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  • …pose? Thmotion ass. Withcooner combs, commiseranks and commissioner keirsent for e meeting. Thk you y we are gog move to our stite 205 24 00spring lley techgy park. We have thaff prestion? Good eveni. My ne allisbritton d m herer the ing valley technoly rappliion. Si publicatioofthe staff reportstafhas receiv as 5: P.M…

  • …u y we are gog move to our stite 205 24 00spring lley techgy park. We have thaff prestion? Good eveni. My ne allisbritton d m herer the ing valley technoly rappliion. Si publicatioofthe staff reportstafhas receiv as 5: P.M. Nit a toof 8 public comments, 66in opition, 15 neraand se in suo. Thsuect prlocated st ofergreen…

  • …structure activithe 50230 lineare apimately.8 leeast e sit thapplicis requesng to rezohe propertyto the strial parzong distris to permit 12 data centertoling 0,000 uare feet,utity stons d one lity energystorage use. Asated with that reqst special xptionsquired for se uses inthp zong dirict the applict quest special exp…

  • …about virtal ever apition in this o d is re and w throut the couny,the yscal apublic benfi of ese prsals can besi ned out. Thre anatttin of spring vaey to reitere,havingerseen thespe oposals nofor 30 s, I reectf submit that you silycannoachieve the agessiobjectives udable objecivs by chair turr d the boar stf anyelse f…

  • …saweare going so ma r nice thin r e county, tas okay les ply thme inple follthe la the unthodoetition presntd by the w york develors of the springvaley techno park think you ly to lo two. The 2019 gera planand the 25 meg of e ard of peisors rding da nters. As know, the nal an veals the enrear under ideration li thin th…

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  • …thiscoun, o have face and suer the consueces owater usa, ectriy usage? E are studies. Aaron ocvich adamantly and vently warni out e dangof datacenter the esel fuelleased in thai thatcan cae harm fo yog to our famili. Just st we yomay have sea video of reprntative exandria osi-cort ldg up s of brn wate ri a coessional…

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  • …o ask e plning ission to kemeanin actio limit the contd expansion ofda centin our un inclg this spring vaeytech park proc dents undetad thatdata center hve brt economic nefits butweare disanted by thsle an state of the growth we ld abonoise, th unghtly ctures, lossof ouop-spaincrease te and por d itis chging tharacter…

  • …ears ago for work d at the time I didn't ay undand the astructurofthe innet or it had a physic place edless to sa do o I'm herebecause this data center willcause irrepae harm e comnity. Itis peent, 's long- sting and evying everodsaid a air poion, noisederuct thforesthe water qualitll of essues will impact geraons af t…

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  • …iof acres famore itle ehere. Thesx ks which oth hardking busiesowners dot ceive cost virgin taays 1.Llio annual rethan local propey tax vee datacenters generate chnology isradly ging. Today,my tiny cell phone s recomputg wer than 3 pounds dep comput. Aray onlymatter fore anothenetechno es the dataceer bule to burs whic…

  • …kyofor thopportunitto eatonigh myname cherylharper heo. Mynae isimo, I am sing hman at inpdence hih hool I amre labout hyudoun nedsto consi spring vaey technolo pk. Hidden deilmake sidenlike me qutn wh isue and wh isbein ma. Thcurreplan for rg vaey tecogy park ilbe creasiposurtomethane, urban dii and ogen ich have gave…

  • …clos to bdiviio anfoing thlogese highvoage lin are most actl0 mers which an healthy stce ay om the ho while the clest homeis 70. Puttg the technology rk near wly ilt scoo e put at sk r addital highta power ne bein built inthe last scho and ho. Thanyou. Myname elzaeth d I vein recedar. I am ki e planng issi to llow the…

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  • …danters. We swe fit, do isri are ted ral ants. you. Than wendy fo hn and li good eveng. Wendgraha I ve in litt ver staes from e prose sing valleytechlogy par myamily hll th communithome for 21 years. Ldoucounty via n for s beaand its sidentke great pride prng wh makes this commspecia. E dot pve e reoning of the spri l…

  • …ace r evything. D I ally this commssio to unanimv denyis applica send a veclearmeagto any tur applicathat es, we undrsta chisgoin to occur. Datacenters argointo hapen. But there a ace and a time them. Thnot thtimeand is is notthe e. Thank yo thank youe. hill, foowe by benjamn. Llowedby drew. Goahea hi, m bre l. I livei…

  • …ia that kes this so mprehsiveplan is not t r docent s a coitmnt to th people udoun unt mili ly on itwhen decing ere to raiseir chn. The propspringvaly techlogy papraythat commit is is notall ae or modestvelopent,it isa ssive dustal rezoni th affectslong te vif thisarea the an could chand whedeveoper proposeda rge engh…

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  • …en it time. Sticto. Thr yorvice thk yorn? Jim fernandefollby ism. owed raymon. Od enin m jim fenandez. Tuly liinthe esates evergrery lo the spring vatechnogy pk. It a ncern. D tre has belo oplempacted at. What I talk out ing that israly said. Ese ojects have expition da thcompanie pay e not the companildin it ta ceersy…

  • …plan, thk yove. k you wiiam shar. ily jnsonfolloweby I'memilson. On b of c. Willbegiwi the ude this request zoneoaf 30res r 3.25 n quarfeet data centers acr12 100-foll buildi hat is125 aces of perous surfa a lage lot neighood th cour tbaks. catis touce Elimine buers and al mechanequipnt next residenes. Is is a ndamenl…

  • …t both to come soommissiocombs d I me on is before hehad to go away. Havfindings r deni for ton with thasaidi ve the anned issionard 240074 spring lleytechnology parecializa02-500 spc excptio 25. ecificce # 50016 and 0004boa supervisr the e recoendtion of sed on the findgs ed atchment 1 tothe JULY 23 2026planning mmiss…

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