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Board approves data‑center application amid concerns about power, community impacts and historic site protections
Summary
The Board approved a data‑center rezoning and associated waivers by a 7‑1 vote after discussion about infrastructure capacity, cemetery protections and community outreach; one supervisor voted against further data‑center approvals pending broader policy review.
The Board of County Supervisors approved a rezoning and related waivers for a data‑center project (item 7M) after extended discussion about infrastructure capacity, historic resources and the need for deeper community review.
Supervisor Weir repeatedly voiced opposition to additional data‑center approvals, saying the county lacks sufficient power generation and transmission and describing the scale of existing data‑center development as unsustainable. "I'm not doing 1 more square foot of data center," Weir said during…
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