$1 million spent so far on Stafford smart city project
The project to connect Stafford County like never before is well underway.
Dubbed “Smart City Test Bed,” the project to remake the county into the state’s first-ever 5G-connected community is focused on how to reduce traffic, how to predict and detect flooding, and, maybe someday, guide a tourist to get a juicy hamburger at a locally-owned restaurant.
“Smart is bigger than technology,” said Stafford County Economic Development Director John Holden.
Last summer, the county signed an agreement with the Center for Innovative Technology (CIT), Virginia’s quasi-governmental agency, promising to work together to first blanket the area around the county’s courthouse with 5G wireless technology. That work is happening now.
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DHL Supply Chain identified Stafford County as a possible location for a distribution center a year before signaling interest last February.
Stafford was primed to attract this type of project thanks to its location, relatively low cost of land and a change in its tax code for warehouses over 100,000 square feet in 2018.
âThen COVID hit and that only accelerated that very market,â said John Holden, Staffordâs Economic Development and Tourism director.
DHL announced in December that it will spend $72 million to build a 500,000-square-foot distribution facility in Venture Business Park in Stafford. Itâs one of several large warehouses that are either under construction or will be built in the county.
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PROPOSALS for a mobile phone mast near Lerwick Town Hall have suffered another setback after gaining no support from members of Shetland Islands Council’s planning committee.
Lerwick North councillor Malcolm Bell said the 17.5 metre mast would be a “monstrosity” if it was erected in its proposed location at the top of Quendale Lane near Hillhead.
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An appeal on the previously refused plans went in front of the planning committee on Monday and councillors upheld the original decision.
Telefónica, which owns mobile operator O2, had applied to install the mast and associated infrastructure to improve network services in the area.