HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Oppidan, a data center developer coming into Ashland, is hearing both residents' and the Hanover Humane Society's concerns over noise and disruptions. Oppidan has an existing data center under construction next door to the humane society and dog-walking trail. It's als o considering building warehouses running further along the trail. The president of the society's board of directors, Alethea White-Previs, says that she, Oppidan and the Oppidan southeast development director, Woodie Williams, discussed a better solution for noise mitigation during an October phone call. "He joined the call with us and told [us] that he had already been reaching out to a couple of sound engineering companies to get proposals for conducting a sound study at our kennel site," White-Previs said. White-Previs says she's optimistic -- especially after Oppidan heard pushback for hours during an October meeting over the impacts to residents and animals without the proper guardrails in place. White-Previs and the humane society are asking for barriers to be installed to help block our noise. She said animals and dogs are already feeling the effects with the data center under construction. White-Previs believes the noise emissions are above 75 decibels (dB), and she would like the sound to be lowered to 60dB, similar to normal conversation. "At the level of about 80dB, canines are affected by sound," White-Previs said. "Our animals have been experiencing some stress, colon issues, shaking -- not wanting to go outside near the trail, not wanting to be walked there." She said some of the details behind how the sound study will be conducted will become clear soon. "We're going to get a signed copy of the agreement that they have, so we can know what terms are and what they're actually going to be conducting at our kennel site," White-Previs said. "We hope that to be done by Thanksgiving, and hopefully we can start implementing the measures before Christmas, or after the holiday, if that's more convenient." 8News reached out to Oppidan for more details. We'll let you know what we learn. ...read more read less