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Board votes to disband Data Center Oversight advisory group after divided debate
Summary
After months of debate over data‑center development and neighborhood impacts, the Board of County Supervisors voted to disband the Data Center Oversight advisory group in a 4–2 vote on Oct. 7. Supporters said the group’s work has run its course; opponents argued residents still need the forum to raise concerns.
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors voted on Oct. 7 to disband the Data Center Oversight advisory group (DCOAG), a volunteer body created to gather resident input on data‑center siting and impacts. The motion passed after a heated exchange among supervisors about the group’s effectiveness and role.
Supervisor Andre Angry, who proposed disbanding the group, told the board the advisory body had completed substantial work and that continuing it was not productive. "They have literally put together a game plan that we have listened to for 2 years and literally these 3 items... we would have had the hearing for the noise ordinance today," Angry said during the meeting. He argued…
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