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Resident asks county to return vacated parcel; another speaker urges caution on data centers and agricultural impacts
Summary
Darryl Brandt asked the board to return a roughly 1.5‑acre parcel the state released after a gravel‑pit plan was dropped; a separate public comment urged limits on data‑center subsidies and raised concerns about tiling, water pollution and road wear.
Darryl Brandt (S12) told the board he owns a lot near Fontana Park (1244 Fontana Boulevard) and said the state had earlier moved plans for a gravel pit elsewhere; he asked the county to return the parcel and to remove equipment that had been left on the site. Staff said they would consult with secondary-roads staff about the request.
In a separate public comment, a resident (S7) urged the board to consider long-term impacts of tiling, nutrient runoff and the pressure that industrial-scale land use places on roads and local markets. The speaker also objected to bringing data centers to Buchanan County and said data-center operators should not get tax subsidies. "I do not think it's right for data centers to get tax subsidies," the resident said, and asked the board to think ahead and honor planning and advisory recommendations from Planning & Zoning.
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