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Staunton, Virginia

Your new neighbor is a data center…

That means you will get:

  • Higher electric bills
  • Lower property values
  • Worse water quality
  • Constant noise even after construction ends
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Staunton Crossing is a 300-acre, publicly owned site on the west side of Staunton, where Interstates 81 and 64 meet. Its website lists data centers as one of the industries the city wants to bring there.

Data centers use massive amounts of water and electricity. They harm the land and people who live nearby, including those who live miles away.

Electric bills:

Virginia's own legislative watchdog found that unchecked data center growth could add $14 to $37 a month to a typical Dominion residential electric bill. That's up to $444 per year.

Source: JLARC, Data Centers in Virginia (2024)

Property value:

“The people that live next to [proposed data center and other local industrial sites] are obviously not very happy about it, and they’re having a hard time [selling] their property.”

— Jerry Allen, Realtor and member of the Granbury, Texas planning and zoning commission

Source: HousingWire, July 2026

Water:

In Newton County, Georgia, families living near a new data center watched their private wells fill with sediment and run dry. One couple can’t afford the $25,000 to replace their well. They’re now forced to haul in their own water daily.

Sources: The New York Times, July 2025 · Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 2026

Noise:

In Sterling, Virginia, eight on-site gas turbines run around the clock. Neighbors can hear the whine from inside their homes, and some have put mattresses and plexiglass over their windows to sleep.

Source: NBC4 Washington

Right now, data centers are not a permitted use anywhere in Staunton. Before one could be built at Staunton Crossing, the city would have to change its zoning rules, and that decision belongs to City Council.

That means you still have a chance to stop this before it starts. Sign the petition below, and we'll keep you updated on ways you can help.

Sign the petition

Let the city know you don't want a data center at Staunton Crossing. We'll contact you before the meetings and votes that matter, and tell you exactly what to do when it counts.

So we can show City Council how many of us live here.

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Contact the Decision Makers

These are the people who would have to change the zoning rules to allow a data center at Staunton Crossing.

Not sure what to say? Tell them you don't want Staunton Crossing turned into a data center.

Staunton City Council

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Upcoming City Council meetings

These meetings are open to the public. If you'd rather be heard in person, come to one and speak. Regular meetings set aside time for public comment.

Council normally meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month. The city posts each agenda the Friday before, so check it before you go.

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Learn more

Other people are looking into what data centers would mean for this part of Virginia.

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The more neighbors who know, the harder this is to wave through. Send this to someone who lives nearby.

Also in the Valley

Staunton isn't the only place with a data center on the way. Live closer to Craigsville? Sign that petition too.

Craigsville: Sign the Petition

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