Board of Supervisors, September 22, 2026
Votes on Legislative priority: data center local controls and resident protections
What happened
This was a Stafford County Board of Supervisors work session on the 2027 General Assembly legislative program (Resolution R26-160); no final votes were taken, only straw-poll consensus.
- Jurisdiction
- Stafford County, VA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 22, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 8
Legislative priority: support for regional public day schools (K-12)
Board straw-poll consensus (unanimous 'yes') to include support for regional public day schools under K-12 education in the 2027 General Assembly legislative program (R26-160). Work session poll only; no formal vote taken.
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 a Stafford County Board of Supervisors work session on the 2027 General Assembly legislative program (Resolution R26-160); no final votes were taken, only straw-poll consensus.
Key Decisions (8)
Legislative priority: support for regional public day schools (K-12)
Legislative priority: state grant program to assist private well owners
Legislative priority: data center local controls and resident protections
Legislative priority: veterans tax relief reimbursement and data gathering
Legislative priority: offset cost of public improvements for housing on church property (YIGBY)
Veterans tax relief advocacy campaign (advocacy item six)
Direction to consider removing data centers as by-right use in M2 zoning
Direction for legal research on local NDAs with data center developers
Market Signals (6)
Infrastructure
Multiple Stafford County districts (except Garrisonville) are experiencing private well…
Commercial Demand
Data center interest in Stafford has cooled: the board's 750-foot…
Infrastructure
Dominion-built power line infrastructure has opened additional parcels potentially suitable…
Who Spoke (12)
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