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ICE hopes to purchase a more than 552,000-square-foot warehouse in Hanover County and repurpose it into a processing facility.

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Staff presented two packets that propose 10 changes to Hanover County's general land use map, including removal of roughly 5,000 acres from the suburban service area. Commissioners and the public debated tradeoffs between protecting rural character, preserving battlefield resources, and retaining land for economic development.

The Hanover County Planning Commission recommended approval of a rezoning and conditional use permit for a 40.75‑acre master plan at Mechanicsville Turnpike and Creighton Parkway that would allow up to 120 townhomes, commercial pads (including a proposed Sheetz) and an option for a self‑storage facility; the applicant pledged $3.5 million in public right‑of‑way improvements and a no‑COs‑until‑VDOT‑acceptance phasing proffer.

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Superintendent Dr. Penicoff told the board the 2026–27 school year opened energetically, reporting roughly 16,540 students enrolled, one teacher vacancy, about 30,760 meals served in week one and daily bus travel of about 9,500 miles. She noted high SOL pass rates and ongoing construction projects.

Benefits staff told the board claims are running about 8% over projection and the FY28 budget will assume a 10% employer-contribution increase; staff also proposed plan-specific premium changes and noted the use of $9 million of fund balance this year and a projected $2.4 million fund-balance deficit next year under current assumptions.

Several residents urged the board to treat hyperscale data centers differently from light-industrial uses, to remove by-right status and require hearings and votes while the county study continues.

Economic Development staff submitted a survey on July 26, 2026 to the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership seeking inclusion of parts of northern Ashland and adjacent Hanover County in anticipated 2028 federal Opportunity Zone designations.

Staff reported Kroger purchased King’s Acres, a developer has Old Greentop under contract for commercial development, Kings Dominion will meet county staff about ancillary property, a Rosendin special-exception public meeting is scheduled Aug. 13 with a Board of Supervisors vote Aug. 26, and Amazon will roll out drone deliveries with a community meet-and-greet on Aug. 27.

Supervisors approved a conditional use permit allowing two warehouses of roughly 125,000 and 108,000 square feet in North Lake Industrial Park with landscape and screening conditions and a required traffic impact analysis finding no turn lanes needed.

Todd Kilduff told the board AllPoints Broadband has increased free speed tiers and reported rising subscriber counts (1,222 in June to about 1,371 recently) while noting remaining private-road and railroad-crossing hurdles; BEAD contracts will add substantially more passings over time.

Multiple residents used citizens time to press the Hanover County Board of Supervisors to slow or reconsider approvals for data‑center projects, saying the Planning Commission downplayed public opposition and relied on outdated reports; they asked the board to strengthen scrutiny and update its information sources.

Multiple residents urged the Hanover County Board to deny or pause approvals for the Iron Horse hyperscale data center, citing potential water use (up to 1,200,000 gallons/day), noise, and tax-exemption loopholes that could reduce expected local revenues.

Hanover supervisors approved a conditional use permit for the Blunt's Bridge Solar project (3 MW on ~26 acres), with 14 staff conditions including 150‑foot vegetative buffers, a $26,070 per‑MW one‑time payment prior to site plan approval, decommissioning and inspection requirements, and limits on lighting and grading.

During citizens' time and the Iron Horse public hearing, multiple residents asked the commission to remove by‑right data‑center allowances and to pause approvals pending a cumulative impact review of water, traffic and grid capacity.

After hours of public testimony and technical Q&A, the Hanover County Planning Commission recommended approval of the Tradeport/"Iron Horse" rezoning with two amendments: a ban on private wells for any use and a proffered cap on maximum water use at 350,000 gallons per day.

A July 1, 2026 memorandum of understanding between Hanover CSB and Hanover County Public Schools formalizes roles for school‑based clinicians, data sharing and metrics (attendance, academics, disciplinary trends) and sets quarterly and annual program review processes.