 Instead, the county supervisors are indicating they would prefer the development in Sterling to be a denser, transit-oriented project, even if it takes longer to achieve. Supervisors plan a final vote in September, but they made it clear at a recent public hearing, so long as the proposal includes data centers, they intend to kill it. Two real estate firms floated the idea of building a mixed-use development at the site, not far from the Innovation Center metro station.