Board of Supervisors, May 12, 2026
Votes on Direction on House Bill 153 data center mandates (option two), 6-0
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
This Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors meeting contained no zoning approvals; the most consequential land-use action was deferring the Gateway Commerce industrial project (case R23-002) back to the Planning Commission for a new public hearing on a 6-0 vote, at the applican…
- Jurisdiction
- Spotsylvania County, VA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 12, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, 6-0
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsDirection
Approved 6-0Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Deferral of Gateway Commerce (Commerce Gateway) to Planning Commission
The Board sent the Gateway Commerce / Commerce Gateway industrial project (case R23-002) back to the Planning Commission for another public hearing because the project has changed significantly since it went through the Planning Commission in November 2024. Deferral requested by the applicant. The project will return to the Board after the Planning Commission hearing. Vote 6 yes (Mr. Lange absent).
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 Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors meeting contained no zoning approvals; the most consequential land-use action was deferring the Gateway Commerce industrial project (case R23-002) back to the Planning Commission for a new public hearing on a 6-0 vote, at the applican…
Key Decisions (4)
Deferral of Gateway Commerce (Commerce Gateway) to Planning Commission
Amendments to Chapter 9 of the County Fire Code (EMS and fire prevention fees)
Direction on House Bill 153 data center mandates (option two)
Consent agenda (proclamations, contracts, public hearing authorizations)
Development Activity (12)
Gateway Commerce (Commerce Gateway)
Industrial
AWS Cosmotech Data Center campus
Industrial
Powerhouse 95 data centers
Industrial
Kalahari Resorts and Convention Centers
Commercial
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Industrial space is extremely tight: Spotsylvania has 7.1 million sq…
Labor
County unemployment runs at the national average of 3.7-3.8%, dipping…
Infrastructure
Multiple data center projects (AWS Cosmotech, Powerhouse 95) are under…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: 3 councilmembers, 6 staff members, the clerk, an attorney, and 4 members of the public.
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