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Residents demand moratorium, independent study on proposed Appling data center
Summary
During public comment at the Nov. 4 Columbia County commissioners meeting, residents raised concerns about a proposed large data center in Appling — citing scale, water and power impacts, opaque real-estate deals, and asking for a six-month moratorium and independent study.
Several speakers at the Nov. 4 Columbia County Board of Commissioners meeting urged the board to halt further progress on a proposed data center in Appling and commission an independent study to verify the project’s claimed benefits and impacts.
Alan Wyatt of Citizens for Open Governance told the board the project is "the largest project in Columbia County history," calling it a 2,000‑acre, "$12,000,000,000" industrial complex and saying it would require oversized power and water resources. "If the Columbia County data center is all that the board claims it is, then enact a 6 month moratorium and secure an independent study," Wyatt said.
Other residents raised…
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