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[quote=Anonymous]To Councilmember Marilyn Balcombe, Capitalism is more important than protecting the community.

https://wamu.org/story/25/10/28/what-a-massive-data-center-plan-means-for-montgomery-county/

Councilmember Marilyn Balcombe, who represents the district where the data center would be built, doesn’t believe the council should change zoning rules retroactively for this proposed development.

“I believe in property rights,” said Balcombe. “When they purchased this land, they had zoning that allowed for this to happen. And so I am very cautious about changing zoning to prohibit something that people have a right to do with their property.”

When asked whether the county had updated noise ordinances to consider data center development, a major complaint in Virginia counties with data centers, she confirmed Montgomery has not. The county’s noise regulations are old, and don’t take into account developments like modern data centers. Still, Balcombe seemed hesitant to impose new restrictions that might complicate this proposed project.

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