Whichever way the Board votes, the work continues.
The June 24 vote sets a direction, not a destination. This page tracks the next steps for each outcome and the public's role in holding the result to account.
The dashboard goes live. The watchdog work begins.
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Resolution drafted (60 days)
County staff draft the binding Net Surplus Resident Relief Resolution per the framework's terms. Public comment period opens.
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Developer escrow terms published
The 15% revenue-guarantee escrow requirement is written into the next data center's proffer conditions. First escrow posted before Certificate of Occupancy.
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Dashboard goes live (FY 2027)
The County publishes the public dashboard: rate revenue, escrow status, 50% resident allocation, and the year-end rate cut amount. Updated annually.
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Coalition pivots to watchdog
The Hanover Framework Coalition transitions from advocacy to accountability. We monitor every data center filing, attend every work session, and publish an annual scorecard.
Stay subscribed. Show up to FY 2027 budget hearings. The fight is over the next 12 months, when the County writes the resolution that determines whether the 50% resident allocation is real or paper.
The vote record goes public. The next pressure point comes.
A weak first vote sets a precedent. We don't let it stand as the ceiling. The path back is shorter than the path there.
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How-they-voted record (within 7 days)
We publish the recorded vote of every supervisor, by district, with the rate each voted for. Constituents in the deciding districts get a clear signal about who to hold accountable.
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Re-introduction (90 days)
A revised framework is filed for the next regular Board meeting, incorporating whatever changed in the June 24 vote and the public record since.
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Next data center on the docket
Every incoming data center triggers a new proffer vote. We treat each as a fresh opportunity to advance the framework, with the June record as the reference point.
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Coalition stays organized
The contact list, the data, and the playbook stay live. A failed vote is a postponement, not a defeat. Henrico took multiple attempts over two years before adopting.
Forward your email list. Show up to the next data center vote. The data on which supervisors to engage is now public, and the coalition is now better organized than the people who won.
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We email once after the vote with the result and the next step. No spam. No follow-up chain.