Fairfax County Data Center Project Sparks Community Concern
Residents and officials are concerned about a data center project by Starwood Capital Group at the Plaza 500 site in Lincolnia, Fairfax County. Although the project was permitted by right, residents plan to protest ahead of a September 24 public hearing regarding an electrical substation needed to power the facility.
Residents and officials in Alexandria and Lincolnia, Fairfax County, Virginia, are expressing significant concern over a proposed data center development by Starwood Capital Group. The project, located at the Plaza 500 site in Lincolnia, just outside Alexandria city limits, was permitted "by right" by Fairfax County.
Despite the initial permitting, local residents are mobilizing to protest the development. This opposition is specifically directed ahead of a public hearing scheduled for September 24. The hearing will involve the planning commission and focus on an electrical substation crucial for powering the new data center facility.