Board restores pulled data-center resolution to Oct. 20 work session after public pushback
After public testimony and a dispute among commissioners over a late amendment, the Washington County Board of Commissioners agreed to place the previously removed data‑center resolution (item G3) on a work session for Oct. 20 with a recommendation to consider formal adoption on Oct. 27; the motion carried by voice vote.
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Vice Chair Jerry Willie told the board he pulled a proposed resolution on large freestanding data centers to give fellow commissioners more time to review late amendments, prompting several residents to urge its immediate public return. Simone Campbell, a resident, told the board the community deserved “to hear you discuss it openly, amend it, and vote,” and asked that the county develop county‑specific recommendations and pause approvals until a review is complete.
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