Montgomery County seeks policy direction after joint data-center briefing
Sep 16, 2026
At a Sept. 17 joint session, county staff and consultants briefed supervisors and the planning commission on technical, utility, water and zoning issues tied to data centers; board members asked questions but took no formal action and asked for a follow-up work session.
The full story
Montgomery County officials on Thursday held a joint information session with the county planning commission to hear an educational presentation on data centers and land-use options. Presenters from the consulting team said the meeting was meant to establish a common information baseline and emphasized that "no decisions will be made this evening." (S5)
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
Keep reading for free
Create a free account to finish this story and see the video, transcript and key details.
Continue with GoogleContinue with emailAlready have an account? Log in →