Development

Spoke on behalf of Dragas Associates requesting concurrent advertising for the Beechwoods PUD project.

Objected to a planning waiver that allowed a developer to omit a required stub street, arguing it landlocks his 1.8-acre property and reduces its value.

Thanked the community for raising awareness on data centers and urged clear mapping and citizen engagement on industrial zoning.

Requested clarification on the data center stakeholder committee and volunteered to serve as a citizen representative.

Warned council about the environmental, noise, and water resource impacts of data centers based on experiences in other communities.

Asked for clarification on the formation and member selection of the data center stakeholder committee.

Urged council to reject data centers in the Coastal Virginia Commerce Park due to environmental risks to the Northwest River and Dismal Swamp.

Voiced concern over private stakeholder meetings promoting data centers and urged council to keep data centers out of the city.