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Residents urge supervisors to block data-center "technology overlay" after town-hall backlash; motion to end process withdrawn
Summary
At a packed New Kent County Board of Supervisors meeting, dozens of residents urged the board to oppose a proposed Technology Overlay District to qualify sites for data centers. A motion to direct staff to discontinue the TOD process was made and later withdrawn after debate; no formal action was taken.
Dozens of New Kent County residents packed the boardroom on April 13 and urged supervisors to oppose a proposed Technology Overlay District, saying the designation would invite large data centers that threaten rural character, increase utility costs and water use, and create noise and environmental impacts.
"Data centers do not belong in New Kent County," Board Chair Mr. Steers said in remarks opening the discussion, adding that the county currently has no development applications for data centers and that he had spoken with officials in surrounding counties who linked an overlay adoption to being "on the map" for data-center developers.
Public commenters across districts pressed the board to stop the TOD process. Tom English told…
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