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Planning commission adds utility, noise and decommissioning provisions to proposed data‑center rules
Summary
Commissioners voted unanimously to add requirements for utility‑capacity letters, an acoustic study and decommissioning bonds to the county’s draft data‑center standards; staff will forward revised language to the Board of Commissioners for first reading.
The Spalding County Planning Commission voted to expand draft data‑center standards to require utility capacity letters for electricity, water, sewer and natural gas; an acoustic (noise) study prepared by an acoustic engineer; and explicit decommissioning and bonding requirements. The commission adopted the additions unanimously and asked staff to incorporate the language for the Board of Commissioners’ first reading.
Resident Dina Ray, who said she lives on Parham Road, urged the commission to require both noise studies and utility capacity documentation. "We are asking you to have the developer provide an acoustic engineer that will provide sound studies...and provide utility capacity letters for water, sewer, and electricity infrastructure," Ray…
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