RE: Penzance 1500 Gateway DATA CENTER project. 22401 residents are still talking about that DATA CENTER industry 'playbook' Slick trick to 'bring out a supporter-packed Council meeting in May'. Twelve of these 'supporters' went to the public comment mic in support of the Penzance project.
These were members of the itinerant carpenters/plumbers union. These are skilled carpenters who have well-paying jobs because they have a good union. They travel from one project site to the next to build DATA CENTERS.
NOT one of them is a resident of the city of Fredericksburg 22401. Mayor Kerry Devine did not do 'due diligence' to ask 4 of these 12 Non-resident speakers to follow Council procedure to 'State your name, address, and ZIP code'.
Sure anyone can speak at the Council mic. But, this 'fakeout' by non-residents to tell us about their support of the lousy Penzance 1500 Gateway project, reminds us of the time that Spotsy, King George, and Stafford residents went to the mic to convince the Fredericksburg 22401 'elected' and constituents that the failing 'Hagerstown Suns' was a 'sweetheart deal'.
We held out for the Fred Nats.
Same goes for this going nowhere 1500 Gateway project. They've been turned down by Planning Commission in July 2025. Regional attorney for DATA CENTERS Charlie Payne came back in Dec 2025, then withdrew their application. It ain't no deal for 22401.
Hurrah!
Good news for sure! The TOD is the only site data centers should be in.
RE: Penzance 1500 Gateway DATA CENTER project. 22401 residents are still talking about that DATA CENTER industry 'playbook' Slick trick to 'bring out a supporter-packed Council meeting in May'. Twelve of these 'supporters' went to the public comment mic in support of the Penzance project.
These were members of the itinerant carpenters/plumbers union. These are skilled carpenters who have well-paying jobs because they have a good union. They travel from one project site to the next to build DATA CENTERS.
NOT one of them is a resident of the city of Fredericksburg 22401. Mayor Kerry Devine did not do 'due diligence' to ask 4 of these 12 Non-resident speakers to follow Council procedure to 'State your name, address, and ZIP code'.
Sure anyone can speak at the Council mic. But, this 'fakeout' by non-residents to tell us about their support of the lousy Penzance 1500 Gateway project, reminds us of the time that Spotsy, King George, and Stafford residents went to the mic to convince the Fredericksburg 22401 'elected' and constituents that the failing 'Hagerstown Suns' was a 'sweetheart deal'.
We held out for the Fred Nats.
Same goes for this going nowhere 1500 Gateway project. They've been turned down by Planning Commission in July 2025. Regional attorney for DATA CENTERS Charlie Payne came back in Dec 2025, then withdrew their application. It ain't no deal for 22401.
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