Board forms Special Standing Committee to study potential data center impacts

Aug 4, 2026

The Board approved a Special Standing Committee to study and recommend policy on potential data center development; Chair Roen and Supervisor Dryden were appointed as members with Supervisor LeBlanc as alternate.

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The Board approved creation of a Special Standing Committee, under the County's standing committee rules, to study, evaluate, and make recommendations related to potential impacts from data center development in Sierra County. The Clerk-Recorder clarified that the Board's standing committee resolution allows a special standing committee to be appointed for a specific purpose and operate with Brown Act-compliant notices and public participation.

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