Franklin County Groups Call for Civility Amid Opposition to Proposed Data Center
Opponents of the proposed Project Flash data center in Franklin County’s Summit View Business Park addressed the Board of Supervisors at a crowded meeting in Rocky Mount. Local Republican groups called for civility as frustration over the project’s secrecy intensified tensions between residents and county officials.
Opponents of Project Flash, a proposed data center at Franklin County’s Summit View Business Park, spoke during a July 21 meeting of the Franklin County Board of Supervisors in Rocky Mount. The meeting drew a large crowd, with some residents expressing anger over what they viewed as a lack of transparency about the project.
The Franklin County Republican Committee and the Proud Patriots of Smith Mountain Lake separately urged residents and local representatives to restore civility amid growing animosity surrounding the possible data center and other local issues. The article does not report a final decision on the project.