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County Halts New Data Center Proposals While Google Projects Advance
Chesterfield County tightened zoning rules in 2026 to require conditional use permits and public hearings for new data centers, effectively halting additional proposals while three previously approved Google projects continue, with one already under construction.
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Chesterfield proposes cutting car taxes with data center revenue
Chesterfield County's Board of Supervisors deferred a vote on using Google data center tax revenue to cut the car tax rate nearly in half, pushing the decision to September 23.
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Chesterfield launches data center website amid transparency demands
Chesterfield County launched a data center informational website on July 23, 2026, to address months of resident demands for transparency about Google's proposed $9 billion investment in multiple hyperscale data center campuses across the county.