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FALL 2017 • • TODAY• • Lynch Elected to Brookland Supervisor Seat She Will Serve Unexpired Term Through 2019 Rookland District Voters Haveb Elected Courtney D HenricoVOLUME 20, NO. 4 BROOKLAND FAIRFIELD THREE CHOPT TUCKAHOE VARINA FALL 2017 • • TODAY• • Lynch elected to Brookland supervisor seat She will serve unexpired term through 2019 rookland District voters Bhave elected Courtney D. Lynch to complete the final two years of an unexpired term on the When fully completed, Facebook’s Henrico Data Center will comprise five buildings totaling about Henrico County 2.5 million square feet. The project’s first phase, now underway in White Oak Technology Park, will Board of include two buildings and an administrative space (rendering provided by Facebook). Supervisors. Lynch won a special election Henrico updates status: Home to Facebook Nov. 7, with 55 Construction of $750 million data center begins at White Oak percent of the vote. Robert H. “Bob” Witte Jr., who represents Brookland on the Planning eremonial golden shovels have been re- construction jobs to the region and will create BROOKLAND continued on page 3 placed by excavators and other heavy more than 100 full-time positions when its first equipment as work is underway on the phase is complete. CHenrico Data Center — Facebook Inc.’s newest County Manager John A. Vithoulkas noted THIS ISSUE facility to help manage the vast digital informa- that Henrico staff had worked to help Facebook tion generated by the company’s many users hit the ground running, having prepared land- worldwide. disturbance permits in time for the October cer- 3 Quioccasin traffic Clearing and earth work will continue for a emony. few months at a 328-acre site in Henrico’s White “The last 10 months have been special — and adjusts for Regency Oak Technology Park, followed by utility and intense — for Henrico County as we’ve worked redevelopment infrastructure work. The first phase of the project with the Facebook team,” Vithoulkas said. “This — totaling 970,000 square feet and including two announcement is one of the most exciting in our 4 Leaf collection single-story buildings and an administrative space county’s history.” underway — is expected to come online in 2019, according The project’s total investment will reach $1 bil- to company officials. lion, including $250 million for the construction 5 HCTV schedule of solar facilities by Dominion Energy Virginia Investment and impact throughout the state to power the data center 6 Recreation and Parks The onset of construction comes quickly on with renewable energy. Funding for the solar moves headquarters to the heels of the Oct. 5 announcement that Face- facilities will come from a new renewable energy book had chosen Henrico as the site for the $750 tariff, designed by Dominion and Facebook, that Dumbarton building million data center. County officials joined Gov. will allow large energy users to meet their needs Terry McAuliffe, representatives from Facebook through the addition of renewable energy sources. 7 Recreation Roundup and others at the Virginia State Capitol, where Dominion filed the new tariff — Schedule & Library Lineup the governor highlighted the social media giant’s RF, for renewable facilities — with the State Cor- plans for the facility that will bring thousands of FACEBOOK continued on page 2 Henrico Today FALL 2017 1 gallons per day, among other features. and the Commonwealth of Virginia have it all.” “When Henrico invested over $40 million in Key also was the company’s ability to work infrastructure improvements to make White Oak with Dominion Energy to design the renewable the unique park it is today, we believed it would energy tariff and power its facility entirely from yield these kinds of announcements,” he said at renewable sources. the Oct. 5 ceremony. “The Henrico Data Center will be one of the Nelson also pointed to an almost 90 percent most advanced energy- and water-efficient data tax-rate reduction for data centers approved by centers in the world,” she said. the Board of Supervisors in April. The change established a business property tax rate of 40 cents Eighth in the U.S. Henrico officials pose with a rendering of per $100 assessed value for computers and related Facebook is building the Henrico Data Center the Henrico Data Center following the Oct. 5 equipment for data centers, dropping it from the simultaneously with another data center in New announcement in the Virginia State Capitol. previous rate of $3.50 per $100 assessed value. Albany, Ohio, which was announced in August. Facebook is building the $750 million facility in “When the board established the special tax Henrico’s will be the company’s eighth data center White Oak Technology Park (photo courtesy of rate for data centers, we could only hope it would in the United States and 11th total. Kathryn Hurst). yield a $750 million investment like this one,” The Henrico facility will be roughly the same Nelson said. size as data centers in Papillion, Neb.; Los Lunas, FACEBOOK continued from page 1 With the addition of Facebook, nearly 20 data N.M.; and the one under construction in New poration Commission on Oct. 23. Pending SCC centers will be operating in Henrico. Vithoulkas Albany, according to Lindsay Amos, of Facebook approval, filing for the solar projects is expected in noted that with the benefit of the reduced tax rate, public relations. the first quarter of 2018, according to Dominion. assets like White Oak Technology Park and prox- The Henrico Data Center will house tens of A second phase of the project, described in imity to a new trans-Atlantic fiber optic cable that thousands of servers and additional hardware, plans approved by the county’s Planning Com- will connect North America to Europe through Amos said. The infrastructure will help Facebook mission, calls for construction of three additional Virginia, he is optimistic the county will be able accommodate the ever-growing volume of pho- buildings — representing another 1.5 million to recruit more. The businesses provide high-pay- tos, videos, apps and services the company pro- square feet — as well as associated support facili- ing jobs and bring significant and ongoing capital vides to its users, she said. The company counted ties. At that point the Henrico Data Center could investment, the county manager said. more than 2 billion monthly active users as of support as many as 240 full-time jobs. Rachel Peterson, director of data center strat- June 30. When completed, the facility will become egy for Facebook, pointed to Henrico’s quality Amos noted that the Henrico Data Center Henrico’s largest water customer and one of its infrastructure and supportive business climate should make Facebook “even faster” for residents largest taxpayers, county officials said. for data center development as important factors in the region, though she added that the company A 2017 study conducted by the U.S. Chamber in the company’s decision to build in White Oak. often spreads requests across its entire data-center of Commerce estimates that construction of a Other factors included partnerships within the infrastructure. data center similar in scope to the Henrico proj- local community and a strong pool of local talent. “There’s no guarantee that user traffic in the ect would employ close to 1,700 local workers, “We could not be more thrilled to locate our region will be exclusively served by the Henrico providing up to $77.7 million in wages and pro- next data center here,” she said. “Henrico County Data Center,” she said. ducing $243.5 million along the local economy’s supply chain. When completed, such a center could gener- ate $32.5 million annually for the local economy, HINSON COMPLETES according to the U.S. Chamber’s study. SERVICE AS INTERIM BROOKLAND SUPERVISOR Infrastructure, tax rate key Outgoing Brookland District County officials pointed to White Oak Tech- Supervisor Harvey L. Hinson, nology Park and tax-rate changes made earlier second from right, helped this year as factors in helping bring Facebook to dedicate the Junior Achievement Henrico. Finance Park at Libbie Mill Located in eastern Henrico near Richmond Library in October. The U.S. International Airport and the junction of inter- Army veteran, Central Virginia states 295 and 64, White Oak was designed American Softball Association Hall of Fame member and with high-tech operations like data centers longtime county employee was and advanced manufacturing in mind. Tenants tapped as interim supervisor for include Hewlett-Packard, Polykon and QTS, Brookland in February following which currently operates a 1.3 million-square- the death of Richard W. Glover. foot data center in the industrial park. Hinson’s 46-year career with Varina District Supervisor Tyrone E. Nelson Henrico, from which he retired nodded to the county’s investment in infrastruc- in 2007, included service as ture at White Oak, which offers high-speed fiber assistant director of the Planning optic cable from multiple providers, high-capacity Department and 15 years as a electric power designed for large-volume loads deputy county manager. and water service with a capacity of 10 million 2 Henrico Today FALL 2017 BROOKLAND continued from page 1 Mall renovation, than 70 shops and services, remains tinues to help disperse traffic in the Commission, finished second, open during construction, with en- area. with 44 percent of the vote. road improvements trances from Holly Hill Road, Star- Lynch will serve the remain- on schedule ling and Parham. Henrico EDA der of a term that ends Dec. Along the northern side, crews provides support 31, 2019. The Brookland seat Quioccasin traffic impacts are working to create a “signature” To promote the private rein- became vacant early this year expected through spring entrance from Quioccasin, across vestment in Regency, the Henrico with the death of longtime from the Walmart Supercenter. That Economic Development Authority Supervisor Richard W.
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