Stokes县在激烈的反对派中投票决定将祖传土地重新划为数据中心。 Stokes County to vote on rezoning ancestral land for data center amid fierce opposition.

斯托克斯县委员会将于周一就核桃湾农村土地重新划分用于建设大型数据中心进行投票，这引发了居民、历史学家和被奴役者后代的强烈反对。 The Stokes County Board of Commissioners will vote Monday on rezoning rural land in Walnut Cove for a large data center, drawing fierce opposition from residents, historians, and descendants of enslaved people. 该遗址具有历史意义,是Saura人民祖先的土地,是被奴役者居住和埋葬的种植园,被批评者视为神圣和文化上不可替代的。 The site, historically significant as ancestral land of the Saura People and a plantation where enslaved individuals lived and were buried, is seen by critics as sacred and culturally irreplaceable. 尽管ELS开发商声称该项目可产生2 000万美元的年税,并调整计划以限制噪音和用水,但对掩埋地点可能受到的破坏仍然感到关切,因为该公司拒绝解决更广泛的文化保护问题。 Despite developer ELS claiming the project could generate $20 million in annual taxes and adjusting plans to limit noise and water use, concerns remain over potential damage to burial sites, with the company refusing to address broader cultural preservation issues. 数千人签署了反对重新划区请愿书, Thousands have signed a petition opposing the rezoning, citing past wins against industrial projects. 表决时间为星期一下午6时。 The vote is set for Monday at 6 p.m.