Lawsuit alleges FOIA violations with Google data center agreement in Virginia

News Clip2:19WSET ABC 13·Botetourt County, VA·11/3/2026

A Botetourt County resident has filed a lawsuit challenging the county’s agreement related to Google’s proposed hyperscale data center. The lawsuit alleges county officials violated Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act by failing to adequately disclose the substance of their actions to the public.

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A Botetourt County resident is challenging the county’s agreement tied to Google’s proposed hyperscale data center, alleging local officials violated Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by failing to adequately disclose the substance of their actions to the public. FULL STORY: https://bit.ly/4ewsbD1 _______________ Follow WSET on social media: WSET-TV ABC News 13 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ABC13News WSET-TV ABC News 13 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ABC13News WSET-TV ABC News 13 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abc13_wset/?hl=en WSET-TV ABC News 13 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/Abc-13-wset Subscribe to WSET-TV on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wsetabc1373/featured Watch more top local news stories: https://wset.com/news/local For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.wset.com/ Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://wset.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: newsdesk@wset.com Call the Newsroom: 431.455.5131 WSET is a VA based station and an ABC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to 163 television stations in 77 markets, after pending transactions. Sinclair's television group reaches approximately 38.7% of US television households and includes FOX, ABC, MyTV, CW, CBS, NBC, Univision and Azteca affiliates #wset #wsettv #wsetabcnews13 #trending #localnews #news #datacenter #lawsuit #virginia #google