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Published April 3, 2025 at 3:00PM

As Fredericksburg city officials weigh budget cuts, tax increases, and federal funding uncertainties, one possible source of future financial relief came up during a joint City Council and School Board budget work session: a data center under development in Celebrate Virginia South.

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Prince William County Proposes Data Center Tax Increase Amid Budget Talks

By Uriah Kiser

Published March 6, 2025 at 4:37PM

Village Place Technology Park in Gainesville, approved by the Prince William Board of County Supervisors in 2022

Data centers in Prince William County could see an increase in the tax rate for computers and peripherals used by data centers as the Board of County Supervisors deliberates on the Fiscal Year 2026 budget.

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Fredericksburg Data Center Approval Raises Questions Over Dominion Energy Prioritization

By Uriah Kiser

Published March 4, 2025 at 10:21AM

[Photo: American Public Power Association/Unsplash]

Ahead of the Fredericksburg City Council’s recent approval of a Technology Overlay District (TOD) allowing data centers, concerns emerged about whether Dominion Energy would deprioritize power access for the city if the measure had failed.

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Stafford Pushes for Western Road Network as Tensions Rise Over Regional Bridge Plans

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 27, 2025 at 5:12PM | Updated February 27, 2025 at 5:36PM

Interstate 95 over the Rappahannock River. [VDOT]

As Stafford County leaders push forward with plans for a Western Road Network to relieve congestion west of Interstate 95, tensions continue to rise over the future of a proposed Rappahannock River crossing.

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Fredericksburg Approves Technology Overlay District, Paving the Way for Data Centers

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 26, 2025 at 1:30PM

Fredericksburg City Hall

The Fredericksburg City Council voted 7-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, to approve the Technology Overlay District (TOD), paving the way for data centers in Celebrate Virginia South.

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Stafford County Considers Stricter Zoning Regulations for Data Centers

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 25, 2025 at 11:38AM

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The Stafford County Board of Supervisors is taking steps to change how data centers are permitted.

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Data Center Proposed in Historic Area of South Stafford

By Jazbia Chaudhry

Published February 19, 2025 at 3:30PM

Stafford County has received an application for a rezoning and conditional use permit to construct a data center along Olde Forge Drive between U.S. 17 and the Rappahannock River, reports FXBG Advance.

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$60 Million in Tax Revenue at Stake as Fredericksburg Council Set to Review Data Center Plan

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 18, 2025 at 1:00PM

Fredericksburg City Hall

The Fredericksburg Planning Commission rejected a proposal to create a Technology Overlay District (TOD) allowing data centers in Celebrate Virginia South in a 4-3 vote on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.

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Fredericksburg Planning Commission Rejects Technology Overlay District Proposal

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 14, 2025 at 2:55PM

Fredericksburg City Hall

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‘Snowmen Against Data Centers’: Protesters Push Back on Fredericksburg Development

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 12, 2025 at 11:36PM | Updated February 13, 2025 at 10:14AM

In a unique and chilly demonstration, residents of Fredericksburg gathered Wednesday to protest a proposed data center development near the Rappahannock River by building snowmen.

Organized by the Rappahannock Community Coalition, the “Snowmen Against Data Centers” rally took place just one day after nearly 10 inches of snow blanketed the region. The snowmen were erected on the Mary Washington University Campus, City Hall, and a house off Harrell Road in Stafford County.

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