ORANGE COUNTY, Va. – The Orange County Board of Supervisors received a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from a citizen seeking the release of any non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) between the county and potential data center developers and their representatives.
County staff entered into two agreements. Based on advice from the county’s interim legal counsel when the FOIA request was received, the two agreements were initially withheld pursuant to Virginia Code § 2.2-3705.6(3), which provides an exemption under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act for certain economic development records containing proprietary information that were supplied to a public body under a promise of confidentiality.
After considering interim legal counsel’s advice, the Board of Supervisors ordered the release of both NDAs in their entirety. The board remains committed to balancing transparency with its responsibility to protect legally exempt confidential information when appropriate.
As of today, Orange County has not received any applications for a data center development project.
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