A plan to build as many as 37 data centers near Manassas National Battleground Park, a historic civl war site, will not go forward following a two-year legal battle initiated by area residents and others who opposed the plan.
Example of ordinary Americans using court litigation to stop massive land use project proposed by developer and approved by the county commission.
The former state elections director filed a lawsuit alleging he was improperly fired after raising concerns about the secretary of state's handling of referendum-signature results and information provided to a court.
Miami County residents formed a coalition with nearly 1,400 Facebook members, attended lengthy public meetings, displayed signs, publicized a recording of commissioners discussing data centers, and continued monitoring local government's decisions on data centers.
Residents demonstrated outside a construction site where seven mature live oaks are slated for removal. They asked the developer to redesign the project and drew attention to the continuing loss of Tampa’s tree canopy.
