Taylor commissioners press staff on public-notice letters and consider expanding notice radius after data center concerns

The Taylor Planning and Zoning Commission on the evening of a regularly scheduled meeting pressed city staff for faster action on public-notice letters, and agreed to put a discussion item on next month’s agenda to consider tightening local notice rules after neighbors raised concerns tied to a proposed data center.

The issue surfaced during citizen communication when an unnamed resident told the commission the problem has persisted for years. “We've been asking for that for more than 2 years and we get kind of brushed off,” the resident said, adding they had expected a staff report on the issue at this meeting.

Commission Chair Amy Everhart said she had raised the issue on a preparatory call and was told city staff was working with the city attorney. City planning staff told the…