Town council voted 6-0 to strike data centers as an allowed use in industrial zones. It does not cancel the special use permit the town gave Amazon in February 2023 for a data center on Blackwell Road.

July 8, 2025Source

⚖️ Court case

The nonprofit Citizens for Fauquier County and town residents sued to overturn the town council's February 2023 special use permit for a 220,000-square-foot Amazon data center on Blackwell Road. A trial was held in March 2026 and final arguments were on June 15, 2026; no ruling had been reported.

March 2023Source

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1 data center project in Warrenton Town

In Warrenton Town

Amazon data center on Blackwell Road (Warrenton)

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Remington Technology Park (Lucky Hill Road)

Convergent Technology Park (south of Remington)

Gigaland data center (Remington)

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