Board of Supervisors Meeting, August 11, 2026
Approved: Resolution recognizing Senator Sturtevant's call for statewide data center moratorium, 4-2
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The Board of Supervisors approved 92% of 108 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Drew Mullins (2 of 31 recorded votes).
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On August 11, 2026, Spotsylvania County approved Resolution recognizing Senator Sturtevant's call for statewide data center moratorium (4-2).
The Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution (consent agenda item 10) recognizing Senator Glenn Sturtevant Jr.'s call for Governor Spanberger to establish a statewide moratorium on data center development, on a 4-2 vote with Supervisors Mullins and Frazier d…
- Jurisdiction
- Spotsylvania County, VA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 11, 2026
- Decisions
- 10 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 4-2
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Approval of agenda additions
Board approved additions to the agenda including a Social Services status update, a resolution recognizing Senator Sturtevant's call for a statewide data center moratorium (added to consent agenda), and resolutions on the vacant Chancellor District seat.
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Key Decisions (10)
Approval of agenda additions
Consent agenda approval (excluding items 9 and 10)
Reimbursement resolution for water and sewer system projects
Resolution recognizing Senator Sturtevant's call for statewide data center moratorium
Sublease at 10300 Spotsylvania Avenue from EGS/Alorica to Kalahari VA LLC
Residential refuse permit program update (work session)
Data center development policy work session (comprehensive plan)
Decline state-supported 2% bonus (Option 1)
Resolution to set special election for Chancellor District seat
Resolution calling for candidate resumes for interim Chancellor District appointment
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Development Activity (5)
Scarlet Energy Battery Storage Facility (Scarlet Battery Storage Facility)
Infrastructure
Crossroads Data Center
Commercial
Costner's Corner Data Center
Commercial
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Market Signals (7)
Infrastructure
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative told the board it cannot power the…
Commercial Demand
Data center demand has driven up the price of industrial…
Commercial Demand
Approximately 12.1M sq ft of committed data center space is…
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Who spoke
36 distinct speakers; 12 identified names.
All speaker roles: 2 Chair, 12 Staff, 9 Public, 4 Clerk, 8 Councilmember, 1 Attorney.
Identified name roles: 1 Clerk, 4 Councilmember, 7 Staff.
Speaker sample: Ed, Staff.
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Zoning terms (14)
158 recorded timestamps
- motion to approve (3 timestamps)
- public hearing (19 timestamps)
- subdivision (5 timestamps)
- approved (38 timestamps)
- industrial (14 timestamps)
- zoning (5 timestamps)
Decision moments (10)
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