Montgomery County officials considering zoning changes to allow for data center
In Christiansburg, Montgomery County (VA), Montgomery County Board of Commissioners and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.
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Montgomery County officials considering zoning changes to allow for data center
Montgomery County Board of Commissioners · June 15, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:26 Montgomery County Board of Commissioners Applicant and Economic Development Presentation Developer Representative In support auto captions, uncheckedWater Power & Grid Zoning Tax Abatements
Substantive hearing record before Montgomery County Board of Commissioners regarding data center siting, utility capacity, and community impacts.
"scale data centers and a change in zoning laws could bring the first to Montgomery County. >> I know there's a bunch of Northern Virginia near my mom's house and um I know when I drive by them I lose signal pretty much immediately and calls drop out and everything like that. But other than that, I don't know too much about it. >> I think that's opening Pandora's box. They could build it somewhere else. I don't want to scare off jobs from here."
- Clip 2 · 0:52 Montgomery County Board of Commissioners Official Deliberation Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedWater Power & Grid Zoning Tax Abatements
Substantive hearing record before Montgomery County Board of Commissioners regarding data center siting, utility capacity, and community impacts.
">> The Brush Mountain facility in Blackburg is technically the only data center, although it is a much smaller scale than hypers scale data centers in Northern Virginia. Currently, the county zoning law does not allow data center facilities as a use. >> I think our um property could be used better in for other things for children, for the community to be able to use instead of being sucked up by the the"
- Clip 3 · 1:20 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
Substantive hearing record before Montgomery County Board of Commissioners regarding data center siting, utility capacity, and community impacts.
"of supervisors meeting opens up the door to bringing a data center to Montgomery County. >> I would want to know what the benefit would be to the community and if it's, you know, going to help or and how it's also might uh negatively impact us. So other than that, I think I would want more information before actually making a judgment. If approved, the planning commission will be asked to quote study,"
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