Roanoke residents demand transparency as Wood Haven land sale raises data center fears
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A regional industrial board voted in closed session to purchase property at Wood Haven Technology Park, prompting community outcry over potential data center development; officials say the deal is an initial due diligence step and not a completed sale, with many questions about the developer and future use left unanswered.
- Roanoke citizens question potential data center plans in potential land development WDBJ7
- Sale of land for potential data center approved at I-81/581 interchange Roanoke Times
- Western Virginia Regional Industrial Facility Authority moves forward with potential land sale WSLS
- Residents rely on Freedom of Information Act requests to fight data centers WVTF
- Citizens Continue to Oppose Data Centers pcpatriot.com
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