LOUISA COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) – For about $72 million, Amazon Web Services has purchased about 1,920 acres of land in central Louisa County.
The news, first reported by Tammy Purcell with Engage Louisa, comes as Amazon is in the midst of building two data center campuses within the County. The corporation closed on the property near Northeast Reservoir Creek, most of which previously belonged to the private firm Fisher Chewning, L.C., just this month. According to Purcell, that firm is owned by “former Louisa District Supervisor Eric Purcell; his sister, Virginia Purcell; and their father, attorney and developer Charles Purcell, via trust.”
“Amazon has acquired land in Louisa County to help support water infrastructure needs in the area,” a spokesperson for Amazon told 29News in an email Thursday evening. “Any future considerations for development would involve community input, coordination with local leaders, and transparent public processes.”
Still, the news has been met…
