PETERSBURG, Va. — Some Petersburg residents are pushing back against a proposed 175-acre data center that could be built off Halifax and Squirrel Level Road, urging city leaders to reject the project.
Several residents expressed concerns about the development during a packed meeting at Petersburg Library Tuesday night, particularly regarding rezoning measures that would allow developers to build roads through the Ramblewood neighborhood to access the data center.
“I don’t think it will be good for us at all,” said Nathan Howard, who recently moved to the area. “I live off one of the roads that’s directly going to be affected by the development and by the rezoning itself.”…