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Appomattox residents press board for transparency, moratorium on proposed data center
Summary
Dozens of residents told the Appomattox County Board of Supervisors they lack information about a proposed data center, raising concerns about water use, noise, tax abatements, NDAs and decommissioning; the county attorney advised revising zoning safeguards but no new action was taken.
Dozens of residents used the Board of Supervisors' citizen comment period to press for greater transparency and safeguards around a proposed data center in Appomattox County's industrial park.
Faye Coleman, who said her home sits about one mile from the site, asked the board to “put a moratorium in place so that studies can be performed by an independent, nonbiased company,” arguing the Economic Development Authority negotiated the deal without adequate local impact studies. Sarah Ellinger told the board, “What is your contingency plan for this data center? What will happen to a campus that may be obsolete in 5 to 10 years?” and asked…
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