Residents and neighbors were pleasantly surprised last week when the Hanover Board of Supervisors voted 4-3 to deny data center developer Tract’s application to create the Mountain Road Technology Park on Rt 33 adjacent to Henrico County.
Friends of Hanover, a grassroots organization that has been working tirelessly to educate citizens, Hanover employees and decision makers sent the following out via email:
“After hours of public comment, the board voted to deny the Mountain Rd/33 Data Center.
- Prichard/Ashland – No
- Floyd/Chickahominy – No
- Stoneman/Beaverdam – No
- Davis/Henry – No
- Herzberg/Cold Harbor – Yes
- Dibble/South Anna – Yes
- Hudson/Mechanicsville – Yes
This is a huge win for all of us and would not have happened without the one on one meeting, the turnout at rallies, the consistent and sustained public opposition, and letters to supervisors, and the hard work of so many different organizers who have joined forces to fight these data centers.
On CBS6s page you can find full clips of the supervisors comments in support of/against the data center:
https://www.youtube.com/@WTVRCBS6/videos
Here is a couple of news stories about last night:
https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/hanover-county/tract-data-center-vote-may-28-2026
Thank you all for showing up for Hanover — it paid off. “
Neighbors For Change salutes you Friends of Hanover – your work is citizen advocacy at it’s finest!
Sadly, they can’t rest on their laurels as there are more data center proposals in the pipeline for Hanover County. We can’t stop the mess in Henrico’s East End as those have already been approved, but we can help our neighbors to the West.
Follow Stop Hanover Data Centers on Facebook and consider donating to help fund their fight – these folks are doing the work and stopping the data centers!
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