Virginia: Stack receives approval for Gainesville data center

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors has approved a rezoning requestto rezone the land from agricultural to planned business district to enable two data centers to be built. in Gainesville, Virginia. The data centers are expected to total nearly 815,000 sq ft (75,716 sqm) and are permitted to be up to 80 feet tall.

“In the Manassas Museum, we were able to find additional information regarding the Colored Horse Show,” Cameron said. “The applicant did a Phase I [environmental site assessment] and also did a metal detection on the site – they were unable to find any archaeology that linked to the Colored Horse Show or to grandstands on the site. But what the applicant is trying to do by these proffers is preserve the actual history – so part of that is to make sure the history can be told and it can be available to the public.” 

Stack will maintain an "African American Historical Trail" on the site, of which the show grounds will be part. This will include signage and other historical features, such as markets or monuments along the trail.

Supervisor Tom Gordy said of the decision to approve the rezoning, “The applicant has not tried to back out of the other requirements imposed, and this is a good opportunity to have a single place where you can walk to several locations on the trail and experience the history at the locations."