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McPherson County commissioners table data-center zoning ordinance after heated hearing; legal counsel warns limits on county authority
Summary
The McPherson County Board of County Commissioners tabled consideration of a proposed data-center zoning ordinance after a multi-hour public hearing and a legal review that flagged limits on the county's authority to require certain technical studies.
The McPherson County Board of County Commissioners tabled consideration of a draft data-center zoning ordinance after a lengthy public hearing and legal review, saying the county needs time to define what it can legally require from prospective operators.
Commissioners debated a set of 12 studies that zoning board members had proposed for conditional-use review of data centers, including energy-use studies, water-use studies and environmental impact items. Austin, the county's state's attorney, told the board that state law gives the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) authority over electric utilities (SDCL…
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