Google hosts open house on proposed Botetourt data center

By Matt de Simone   Google hosted a community open house last Wednesday evening at Lord Botetourt High School, giving residents an opportunity to learn more about the company's proposed data center campus in Botetourt County while opponents of the project demonstrated outside. The event featured informational displays and representatives from Google, Appalachian Power, and project consultants who answered questions about the proposed development, which would be located near the Botetourt Center at Greenfield. The open house came amid ongoing public discussion surrounding the project, with supporters pointing to potential economic benefits and opponents raising concerns about water use, infrastructure...

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