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Hundreds of Stafford residents press Supervisors to advance tighter data‑center rules and larger setbacks
Summary
Hundreds turned out at the Aug. 19 Stafford County Board of Supervisors meeting urging the board to advertise a joint public hearing on Planning Commission data‑center recommendations and to adopt setbacks between 500–1,000+ feet from homes, schools and waterways.
Hundreds of residents filled Stafford County’s board chambers on Aug. 19 to press the Board of Supervisors for stricter rules on proposed data‑center development, calling for a joint public hearing with the Planning Commission and larger setbacks of 500 to 1,000 feet or more from homes, schools and sensitive waterways.
Speakers from the George Washington District and other parts of southern Stafford described the scale of applications now pending and warned of impacts on groundwater, the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers, noise and air emissions from diesel backup generators, and property values. “Vote tonight to advertise and hold a joint public hearing with the Planning Commission on the newly revised data‑center standards,” Lillian Swain told the board, urging supervisors…
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