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Residents press Stafford supervisors for stricter data-center rules, cite water and health concerns ahead of Oct. 21 hearing
Summary
Multiple residents urged the Stafford County Board of Supervisors to adopt stronger data-center standards at an Oct. 21 joint hearing, citing potential impacts on the Rappahannock watershed, large diesel-generator emissions, and disputed county fiscal projections for data-center tax benefits.
A large and sustained block of public comment at the Stafford County Board of Supervisors’ Sept. 16 meeting focused on proposed data-center development and the county’s planned joint public hearing with the Planning Commission on Oct. 21.
Residents urged the board to adopt more stringent standards and disclosure requirements for hyperscale data centers, warning of risks to water supplies, air quality and public health.
"Please pass the new ordinances," Karen Fox told the board, arguing that rapid data-center growth and rising electricity and water demand require "stewardship…
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