Residents press Escambia commission to put data‑center ban into code
Residents urged the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners to explicitly prohibit AI/data centers in the county's land development code, saying verbal assurances leave loopholes; the county attorney and planning director said the use is not currently allowable in zoning but stopped short of citing explicit code text.
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At a public forum, multiple residents urged the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners to write an explicit ban on AI/data centers into the county's land development code rather than rely on verbal assurances from the dais.
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