Inside the Spotsylvania data center debate

1. Clip 1 · 0:29 Spotsylvania Economic Development and Applicant Presentation Developer Representative In support auto captions, unchecked

   Tax Abatements Water Power & Grid Zoning

   Developer representatives and economic development officials pitch capital investment, jobs, tax agreements, and utility infrastructure before Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors.

   "with one extension that means the companies that submitted the zoning applications proposed for the data centers can move forward seeing none please vote motion passes the robust data center project gets the green light from Prince William County's Board of Supervisors the rezoning applications from company's"

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2. Clip 2 · 1:03 Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors Member Elected Official In support auto captions, unchecked

   Tax Abatements Water Power & Grid Zoning

   Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors members review zoning, tax abatement terms, water allocation, and grid capacity during the approval proceedings.

   "come to fruition over the next several decades including dozens of data centers and 2100 acres of land in the Gainesville area making the Commonwealth home to one of the largest concentration of data centers in the world hundreds of residents signed up to speak online and in person for and against the data center project ultimately Board of Supervisors voted along party lines Republicans voting against the proposal"

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3. Clip 3 · 1:49 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked

   Public commenters and local stakeholders raise questions regarding municipal water draw, tax revenue exemptions, power transmission, and long term community impacts.

   "state forest it's impacts to Wildlife climate and clean water um this was a disappointing decision for sure they offer you more than what if anybody else came to buy market rate Beverly Davis you just heard from owns nearly 40 acres of land where the data centers will call home meanwhile at the hearing the companies behind the data center project insist that the notion"

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