Franklin County supervisors agree to more discussion on data centers
Franklin County supervisors are holding future work sessions to discuss a proposed data center, dubbed "Project Flash," in the Summit View Business Park. This decision comes after a large community outcry from residents concerned about the project's potential impact on the county's water supply.
The Franklin County Board of Supervisors has committed to future work sessions to discuss the potential impacts of data centers on the county and its residents. This decision followed a significant public outcry, with approximately 200 opponents of "Project Flash," a proposed data center for the county's Summit View Business Park, attending a recent board meeting in Rocky Mount.
While no official plans for Project Flash have been publicly announced, activists utilized state open records laws to discover that the county government has been in discussions with a data center developer since last year regarding this economic development initiative. A primary concern raised by residents and discussed by the supervisors is the data center's potential impact on Franklin County's water supply.