Residents assail Laro reappointment and press board for transparency on Google, solar projects
Multiple residents used the board's public‑comment period to oppose reappointing county administrator Gary Laro to regional posts and to demand more transparency on the Google data‑center project, industrial solar farms and associated water and traffic impacts.
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Public comment at the Botetourt County Board of Supervisors meeting turned sharply critical of county leadership and development deals, with several speakers urging the board to reconsider appointments and contracts tied to a proposed Google data‑center and to oppose industrial solar projects on farmland.
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