BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) – Dozens of people packed Tuesday night’s Board of Supervisors meeting in Botetourt County to protest a proposed Google data center in the county—despite the project not appearing on the meeting agenda.
Protesters said they came to make sure elected leaders heard their concerns about the resources required to operate a data center, particularly water use.
One resident said she worries the project could affect nearby water supplies and, ultimately, private wells drawing from the same aquifer…