Staff asks board to consider funding site visits to data centers; discussion deferred

Sep 30, 2026

County staff asked commissioners whether to establish a fund to support commissioner and staff visits to data centers for education and review; the board deferred discussion to future meetings and did not add the expense to the FY27 budget.

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A county staff member identified in the transcript as "Mister Donaldson" asked the board for input on establishing a budget to support commissioner and staff site visits to data centers and to pay for associated travel or review expenses. He said the next two meetings would include hearings related to data centers and asked whether the board wanted a fund established to enable site visits.

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