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What a pleasure to find a reasoned, responsible and balanced coverage of the Botetourt Data Center activities in the Roanoke Times.
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It’s not clear that the county officials had adequate regulations and processes in-place when this all started, however, it appears they got fully involved quickly.
The magnitude of these projects and investments is difficult to process by local standards.
The county and taxpayers deserve a good outcome of environmental sensitivity, major tax relief and good jobs for residents.
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Roanoke Times
TIMELINE: The story so far in the development of the Google data center campus in Botetourt
https://roanoke.com/news/local/business/development/article_c001427b-ad11-4c88-bbd9-30e38d66d525.html
In June 2025, Botetourt County announced that Google had purchased land in the Botetourt Center at Greenfield business park, with the intention of developing it for a data center. It has been more than a year since that announcement, and in that time, more details have been revealed as the project moves forward. Here is The Roanoke Times' timeline of major events in the development of the data center campus, along with its reporting on the issue.
https://roanoke.com/news/local/business/development/article_c001427b-ad11-4c88-bbd9-30e38d66d525.html
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Appomattox $3-BILLION = $3,000,000,000 Data Center
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2026/09/appomattox-3-billion-3000000000-data.html
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Roanoke County Data Center
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2026/09/roanoke-county-data-center.html
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Franklin Co Data Center Shredded
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2026/08/franklin-co-data-center-shredded.html
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