BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) – Google plans to build a large data center in Botetourt County, and local leaders say the project could significantly change the county’s financial future.
Board of Supervisors Chair Dr. Mac Scothorn sat down for an exclusive interview with WDBJ7 to discuss the deal, including questions about water use, infrastructure costs, taxes, and transparency.
Scothorn said the Google arrangement followed the same process the county uses for all development in its Greenfield Center. He said the county held public hearings and met legal notification requirements, as it does with every industry that comes through that process…