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King George Planning Commission forwards unfavorable recommendation on Green Energy Ventures height increase
Summary
After extensive public comment and commissioner debate about water use, noise and visual impacts, the Planning Commission voted to forward an unfavorable recommendation on Green Energy Ventures' rezoning and special-exception height requests and found the special exception not in substantial accord with the comprehensive plan.
The King George County Planning Commission voted this evening to forward an unfavorable recommendation to the Board of Supervisors on multiple items tied to Green Energy Ventures’ proposed data center project, including a requested increase in building height and a special-exception amendment. Commissioners cited concerns over building height, cumulative impacts from multiple data centers, water use and potential harm to adjacent agricultural operations.
The decision follows a lengthy public hearing that drew neighbors and local business owners. Neighbors pressed the commission on visual impacts, noise, light pollution and erosion risks. One resident, Darren Colombe, who said his house sits on Bloomsbury Road, called the proposed heights “obnoxious” and said the trees proffered for…
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