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Chesapeake wants to hear from you on data center rules
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (260+ words) The Chesapeake Planning Department is hosting a series of public input sessions throughout September as the city works to implement new regulations and requirements for future data center projects. CHESAPEAKE — Residents will have three opportunities in September to publicly weigh…...
This Virginia county got rich from data centers; some question ‘At what cost?’ – The Virginian-Pilot
4+ day, 25+ min ago (1530+ words) LOUDOUN — Over the past two years, Virginia’s Loudoun County unveiled a sleek $102 million recreation center with multiple pools and hydro massage chairs. It spent $22 million to convert the estate of former President James Monroe into a park. And it opened…...
Virginia Beach approves 1-year data center moratorium
1+ week, 2+ day ago (198+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — City planners are vetting land use impacts and potential zoning regulations for future data center projects in Virginia Beach. In the meantime, the City Council on Tuesday unanimously agreed to establish a 12-month moratorium on any new data…...
Chesapeake restricts where data centers can be built, asks for legal opinion on ban
1+ week, 2+ day ago (338+ words) CHESAPEAKE — City Council approved new restrictions on data centers Tuesday, adopting an ordinance that requires the projects to receive council approval before construction. The changes would limit data center development to only industrial zoning districts. The original ordinance also allowed…...
Virginia Beach weighs a 1-year moratorium on data centers
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (260+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — Mayor Bobby Dyer’s recommendation earlier this summer to ban data centers in Virginia Beach will be put to a vote Tuesday, but the proposed moratorium would have a time limit. The City Council will decide whether to temporarily…...
Virginia Beach sells land for colocation data center expansion
2+ week, 2+ day ago (317+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — A data center company that connects subsea cables with on-land internet service providers will buy 9 acres in Corporate Landing Business Park to expand its existing services. The Development Authority on Tuesday agreed to sell the land off Dam…...
A data center is coming to Newport News. No, not that kind.
3+ week, 2+ day ago (982+ words) NEWPORT NEWS — Yes, a data center is coming to Jefferson Lab. But it’s not quite what you’re thinking. Federal, state and city officials broke ground on the Jefferson Lab Data Center in June, which will become the home of a…...
Letters for July 28: Congress should be expanding USPS, not dismantling it – The Virginian-Pilot
1+ mon, 23+ hour ago (421+ words) I am a retired postal worker who spent 31 years proudly providing a service for the American people. For more than 250 years, the U.S. Postal Service has been a public agency that processes, sorts and delivers essential mail to every address, no…...
Editorial: Localities can lead by siting data centers in industrial parks
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (670+ words) Virginia localities should follow the lead of James City County and the cities of Chesapeake and Suffolk and explore restricting data centers to industrial parks. Across the commonwealth and the nation, too many of these massive facilities are consuming rural…...
Chesapeake puts 8-month pause on data center applications
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (250+ words) CHESAPEAKE — City leaders are enacting an 8-month pause on all data center applications as they work to adopt new zoning ordinances and a policy to regulate future projects. Tuesday’s vote is the latest action taken on data centers as City…...