Residents spoke out in opposition to the project, which the planning commission voted down unanimously. The final vote will come from the board of supervisors in February.
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Agenda Pittsylvania County: Staff recommends denial of reworked Balico data center proposal ahead of Tuesday public hearing and vote
The potential data center developer has resubmitted a scaled-back version of its project proposal that will go before the planning commission Tuesday.
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Then & Now: Axton housing project ‘validated’ by megasite announcement and preparing for construction
Current plans call for the nearly 600-acre development to include 1,900 housing units, plus a grocery store, a hotel and a child care center.
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Agenda Pittsylvania County: Balico, potential data center developer, to hold community meeting for revised project proposal
In November, the company withdrew its initial application after opposition from residents and elected officials.
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Data center proposal in Pittsylvania withdrawn — for now
Balico said it is not abandoning the project and will rework the proposal to address resident concerns.
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Balico promises hundreds of jobs and millions in tax revenue. County supervisors promise to reject their rezoning petition.
Managing member Irfan Ali discussed project plans and answered questions about the potential 2,200-acre data center campus in Pittsylvania.
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World’s largest indoor vertical farming company has opened in Pittsylvania
AeroFarms is part of a larger movement toward controlled environment agriculture.
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Amazon announces 2 more solar farms in Virginia
They will be in Frederick and Pittsylvania counties.
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Grant awarded to train solar workforce in coal counties; more . . .
Briefs: Covid testing set in Pittsylvania County on Saturday. Davis sworn in as Wise/ Norton prosecutor. Alleghany Highlands Economic Development announces new marketing program.
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Below the James, under the earth
Southside is a magnet for mineral prospectors, from copper to gold to uranium. Why is the geology so interesting there?
