PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — Prince George’s County shuts down plans to build a data center at the Landover Mall site. At least for now.
Councilmember Shayla Adams-Stafford helped introduce a resolution to put a six-month hold on the approval process for the project after ongoing community pushback.
County Executive Aisha Braveboy also issued an Executive Order to put a hold on approving data centers in the county.
Advocates have called on County leadership to stop the data center from being built due to environmental concerns and its long-term impact on surrounding neighborhoods.
Taylor Frazier spoke in front of the council on Tuesday, thanking them for the resolution.
“I feel good. I feel like we’re headed in the right direction,” she said, “This is a start, it’s not the end of the