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Stafford board authorizes state performance agreement tied to AWS data‑center incentives despite supervisors’ questions
Summary
The Board voted 6–1 to approve a state performance agreement (VEDP) that formalizes Stafford County’s local match and reporting obligations tied to an Amazon Web Services data‑center project, prompting supervisors to seek more detail on what the state and AWS will use incentive funds for.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors voted 6–1 Jan. 20 to authorize the county’s signature on a Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) performance agreement that ties Stafford County to a state incentive package for Amazon Web Services (AWS) data‑center investment. Liz Barber, the county’s director of economic development (SEG 844), described the county’s role as the local match and reporting partner; Deputy County Attorney Dave Homadel (SEG 928) said the performance agreement commits AWS to specified employment and infrastructure investment thresholds and caps the county’s infrastructure reimbursement exposure at about $39 million against a…
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