On Monday, another Red Wine & Blue Network group successfully stopped a data center in their community.
Good Trouble Davie County, a group in North Carolina, banded together with other neighbors to convince their county commissioners to hit pause on a proposed data center in their area. The meeting started in the best possible way: being relocated to a larger venue because so many people wanted to attend.
The group’s leader Misty spoke out alongside her neighbors, many dressed in matching orange DAVIE AGAINST DATA tee-shirts and hats. She warned the commissioners that voting for data centers can be career-ending and the community won’t forget the results of their vote.
In the end, the Davie county commissioners agreed! They voted for a one-year moratorium on data centers to get their ducks in a row and figure out how to ban them from the county in a more lasting way.
“A 600-acre industrial campus of any kind in Davie County is not something that I think we need,” said Commissioner Mark Jones. "I don't oppose development, but there's a time and a place, and this is not the place.”
In a week full of disappointment and heartbreak on the national level, from Graham Platner in Maine to more killings by ICE, this is where we can make a real difference. Just look at that packed auditorium, full of neighbors making their voices heard. Not only that, but speaking to a panel of commissioners who are also their neighbors and also want the best for their community.
It worked in Misty’s county and it can work in yours too. If you’re interested in joining or starting a Red Wine & Blue Network group, you can learn more here!
