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Daily Digest for
December 12, 2025
Orange County residents urged to oppose permissive data center zoning
The Piedmont Environmental Council is mobilizing Orange County, Virginia residents to oppose a proposed floating Technology Zoning District that would allow large-scale, lightly constrained data center development across the county. The group highlights risks of land speculation, farmland loss, massive power and transmission needs, while supporting special use permits and a ban on potable water for cooling in the draft ordinance.