Approval of Copper Ridge; Cielo data center campus proposed just east of Town.
Sarah Parmelee
Copper Ridge Data Center Campus Heads to Town Council
On Tuesday, Aug. 15, the Planning Commission vote on Copper Ridge was tied 2-2, with one of the commissioners having recused himself. The data center campus rezoning now heads to the Town Council on Sept. 12 without a recommendation either way, and we are writing to ask you to weigh in with the Town Council before it votes.

Town Planning Commission to Vote on Copper Ridge Data Center Campus on Aug. 15
The public hearing is still open for public comment!

Copper Ridge Data Center Rezoning Tabled Until August 15
The Town of Culpeper Planning Commission moved to hold any decision on the rezoning application until its next regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 15 at 6 p.m.

Copper Ridge Goes to First Public Hearing
The Town Planning Commission will hear the data center campus proposal on Tuesday, July 18 at 6 p.m.
Updates on the Copper Ridge Data Center Campus proposal
On Thursday, June 29, the Town Planning Commission held a nearly two-hour-long work session reviewing new documents from the Copper Ridge Data Center Campus and questioning the applicant.

Yet Another Data Center in Culpeper?
The Culpeper Town Planning Commission is holding a work session on the Copper Ridge application on June 29 at 9 a.m.

Culpeper County Planning Commission rejects Maroon Solar LLC for a third time
This application will go to the Board of Supervisors with the recommendation of denial from the Planning Commission. We do not know when the Board will review the application, although it may be as early as February.

Critical Hearing About the Brandy Station Technology Zone
The Brandy Station Technology Zone is an outdated tax incentive that encourages industrial development such as data centers in Brandy Station, a small community that has significant agricultural and historic resources and lacks the infrastructure to support such industry.

Draft Culpeper Comprehensive Plan puts industry before county residents
On October 19, the Culpeper County Planning Commission is hosting a special session to discuss the second draft, and will likely recommend its approval before sending it to the Board of Supervisors.