🧱 Why the Landover Mall Data Center Is a Bad Jobs Program
The proposed data center at the old Landover Mall site is being sold as a jobs and revenue generator. But let’s be clear: this is a low-density, high-consumption facility that will drain our resources while delivering minimal economic return.
1. Few Jobs, Big Footprint
- Data centers are not labor-intensive. Once construction ends, they require only a handful of permanent employees—mostly IT technicians and security staff.
- For a facility that consumes as much energy as 2,000 homes and millions of gallons of water, the job-to-resource ratio is abysmal.
- Compare that to mixed-use development, retail, or housing—each of which could generate hundreds of jobs and serve actual community needs.
2. Infrastructure Costs Shift to Residents
- These facilities require massive upgrades to electrical grids, water systems, and road access.
- Those costs aren’t absorbed by the corporations—they’re passed on to PG County ratepayers through higher utility bills and taxes.
- This has already happened in South Memphis and parts of Virginia, where residents saw spikes in costs with no meaningful job growth.
3. Tax Incentives Undermine Public Revenue
- Data centers often receive property tax abatements and energy tax exemptions, reducing the county’s revenue base.
- That means less funding for schools, public safety, and transportation—while the facility sits behind a fence, quietly humming away.
- The Qualified Data Center Task Force itself was created to study these risks, including environmental degradation and strain on local infrastructure.
4. Wrong Location, Wrong Priorities
- Landover Mall is inside the Beltway, surrounded by residential neighborhoods, schools, and community spaces.
- This isn’t an industrial zone—it’s a place where families live, children play, and neighbors gather.
- The proximity to the old Redskins stadium and dense housing makes this a terrible fit for a high-consumption, low-yield facility.
5. The Jobs Myth
- The promise of “jobs and revenue” is a smokescreen. These centers are automated, secure, and closed-off.
- They don’t support small businesses, don’t create walkable communities, and don’t offer career ladders for local residents.
- If PG County wants real economic development, it should invest in education, healthcare, green infrastructure, and small business incubators—not server farms.
6. The Danger as Sick Twisted Revenge
Eddward Burrouughs iii and Krystal Oriadha have a mentally deranged grudge against Jolene Ivey. They know the best place to place a data center is in an area with lower population densityand lots of water. Obviously District 8 is far more suitable then District 5, Jolene’s old district and close to her home. But Krystal pushed Fast Edie Burroughs into this lunatic scheme. Souurces close to Waalaa tell me that Krystal is in poor health and sent me this picture to prove it. They say look at her ankles. But they look normal to me. I don’t see any reason to think she is not long for this world.