Second Waterford data center proposal announced at Washington County Commissioner meeting

MARIETTA – Washington County Commissioners read a letter from Continuum Partners on a proposal for a second data center in Waterford from Todd Esse, adjacent to Project Riverbend. Commissioners also approved a contract through Team Care Health Insurance for a reduction in employee and taxpayer cost and software to streamline Washington County record requests. The letter from Esse stated “Project Crystal” is a proposed data center on Clark Hill Road in Waterford, that will be served by AEP Ohio, like neighboring Project Riverbend and Cipher’s data center in Monroe County. The project will have a potential $1.8 billion investment. Continuum Partners, formerly HashWorks Industries, is an energy and real estate development company, according to the letter. “We’ve heard your concerns, and here is what we’d like to put on the table,” the letter says. The letter then outlines the firm s intentions with cost and encumbrances faced by the county. “The project pays for what the project caus