Residents urge limits on data centers, citing water and environmental concerns
At Hanover County’s October Planning Commission meeting, residents pressed commissioners to curb data center growth, warning about water use, pollution, and long-term blight if facilities become obsolete. Speakers asked how the county can regain control over siting and oversight.
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Cheryl Mathery, a South Anna District resident, told the planning commission she and others oppose additional data centers and urged officials to consider long-term environmental and community impacts. "Yes, data centers can bring in money, but they also affect to us health, water, environment," she said, asking "where you and where we as people regain control over what is happening in our county."
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