Board of Supervisors, January 29, 2026
Votes on Comprehensive plan work session - data center land use cap
How this board votes
The Board of Supervisors approved 90% of 59 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Drew Mullins (2 of 16 recorded votes).
Parsed from the official meeting recordings. Verify against the official minutes.
See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors held a comprehensive plan five-year update work session (CPA 25-002) at which staff sought direction on major land-use concepts; no zoning entitlements were decided.
- Jurisdiction
- Spotsylvania County, VA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- January 29, 2026
- Decisions
- 13 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Projects in this meeting (3)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsCPA 25-002
Awaiting final voteCPA 25-002
Awaiting final voteCPA 25-002
Awaiting final voteFree sample: decision 1 of 13
Approval of the agenda with resolution on qualified immunity removed
Board approved the meeting agenda after removing the resolution supporting qualified immunity for public officials from the consent agenda to allow tougher language, deferring it to the next meeting. Two items added from bullpen: appointment of Terry Stork to the Economic Development Authority and the qualified immunity resolution (the latter then pulled).
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
The Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors held a comprehensive plan five-year update work session (CPA 25-002) at which staff sought direction on major land-use concepts; no zoning entitlements were decided.
Key Decisions (13)
Approval of the agenda with resolution on qualified immunity removed
Consent agenda approval (items 1-11)
Comprehensive plan work session - Single Oak/Fry Lane PDB expansion
Comprehensive plan work session - Thornburg tourism zone water/sewer extension
Comprehensive plan work session - Thornburg/Jackson Gateway residential hamlet designation
Comprehensive plan work session - Gilman Tract land use designation
Comprehensive plan work session - Lake Anna mixed use scale-back
Comprehensive plan work session - residential density (net acreage) and market-driven flex units
Comprehensive plan work session - Courthouse historic overlay district
Comprehensive plan work session - data center land use cap
Budget adjustment - 2025 GO public improvement bond sale true-up
Removal of satellite voter location
Resolution to convene closed meeting
Development Activity (3)
Kalahari resort (Thornburg tourism area)
Commercial
Commerce Gateway (VEDP site)
Commercial
Wawa at Thornburg
Commercial
Market Signals (7)
Commercial Demand
Spotsylvania has a rapidly growing data-center pipeline: 616 acres under…
Infrastructure
Approved data centers face power-delivery timelines of 3-5+ years (online…
Housing Demand
Local housing affordability is severe: 3-10 acre lots run $900K-$1.5M…
Who Spoke (16)
On the record: the chair, 5 board members, 4 staff members, an attorney, and a member of the public.
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