PHOTOS & VIDEO: Scenes from protest and open house for Google in Botetourt
Google held a public information open house for its proposed data center campus in Botetourt County, Virginia. Simultaneously, opponents and concerned residents gathered outside Lord Botetourt High School to protest the development.
Google hosted a public information open house at Lord Botetourt High School in Daleville, Virginia, to address community questions about its planned data center campus at the Botetourt Center at Greenfield. This event signals the ongoing progression of the project, inviting local residents to engage with company representatives.
Outside the venue, a group of concerned residents and opponents rallied against the proposed development. Individuals such as David Eileen, Jessica Lavelle of Hollins, Brenda Blackburn of Pulaski County, and Jen Hernandez were identified among the protestors, holding signs and chanting to voice their opposition to the Google data center. The article includes visual documentation of both the protest and the open house.