Board of Supervisors Meeting, September 23, 2026
Votes on Data center-derived tax revenue allocation ordinance, unanimous
What happened
This was primarily a work-session and departmental-update meeting of the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors with limited land-use action.
- Jurisdiction
- Chesterfield County, VA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 23, 2026
- Decisions
- 11 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Deferred, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (6)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsWest Hundred Road
ApprovedSwift Creek Reserve
ApprovedThe Reserve
ApprovedMidlothian Microtel
ApprovedGallimore Accessory Buildings
ApprovedCharleston Landing
Awaiting final voteFree sample: decision 1 of 11
Data center-derived tax revenue allocation ordinance
Proposed amendment to County Code Chapter 9 relative to annual allocation of data center-derived tax revenue. Public hearing was held August 26 and closed; deferred to the November 18 Board of Supervisors meeting. Discussion focused on whether to use data center revenue to buy down the personal property (car) tax and reduce real estate rates versus funding services, parks, sidewalks, fire/EMS, and general fund reserves.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This was primarily a work-session and departmental-update meeting of the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors with limited land-use action.
Key Decisions (11)
Data center-derived tax revenue allocation ordinance
Charleston Landing rezoning at 6700 Magnolia Green Parkway
Round Tray Phase 5 Lot Coverage Modification at 3101 Otterdale Road
West Hundred Road rezoning and adjustments at 3740 West 100 Road
Swift Creek Reserve rezoning at 6010 Cedar Springs Road
The Reserve rezoning and adjustments at 16200 Beach Road
Gallimore Accessory Buildings rezoning and adjustments at 12101 Old Buckingham Road
Midlothian Microtel rezoning at Robious Road
Eminent domain for Otterdale Road at Swift Creek Drainage Improvement Project
Vacation of 10-foot easement crossing Lot 14, Antler Ridge Section 9
FY27 consent agenda (healthcare rates, budget amendments, IST construction contract, Colonial Ridge ownership change)
Zoning Changes (6)
Development Activity (10)
Midlothian Microtel by Wyndham hotel
Commercial
Charleston Landing residential subdivision
Residential
Swift Creek Reserve subdivision
Residential
Market Signals (7)
Commercial Demand
Chesterfield is actively courting large corporate taxpayers (LEGO, Amazon distribution,…
Infrastructure
Fire/EMS coverage gaps are gating insurance costs and development quality:…
Infrastructure
Data center power demand is a bottleneck: Google's filings indicate…
Who Spoke (36)
On the record: 2 chairs, 4 councilmembers, 3 staff members, an attorney, the applicant, the applicant's representative, and 10 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 3 of 3 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
This season: 23 of 24 (96%) forecasts called in this county.
25SN1238 - Swift Creek Reserve Rezoning - Matoaca rezone
25SN1332 - The Reserve Rezoning and Adjustments - Matoaca rezone
26SN2055 - Gallimore Accessory Buildings Rezoning & Adjustments - Midlothian rezone
26SN2080 - Charleston Landing Rezoning - Matoaca rezone
To Consider the Vacation of a 10' Easement Crossing Lot 14, Antler Ridge Section "9"…
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