Terry Smith and her sister, Sherry, have lived at the end of the cul-de-sac on Little Mountain Drive for the last five years.
Smith describes her Virginian neighborhood as friendly, a place where everyone talks to each other, and most importantly, it’s quiet. It was their prized slice of the American dream.
But that’s all about to change, as city officials have proposed building a 900-megawatt data center at Summit View Business Park, which is a mere one-fourth of a mile from Smith’s home in Rocky Mount, near Roanoke…