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Jones County begins process for M-3 zoning amid data-center debate
Summary
The Jones County Board of Commissioners voted Nov. 18 to begin creating an M-3 heavy-industrial zoning category for the countys industrial park. Planning officials and residents debated potential impacts of data centers on water, power and local resources; the planning board asked the county to contract a zoning attorney with data-center experience.
Jones County commissioners voted Nov. 18 to open the formal process of creating an M-3 zoning category for the countys industrial park, a change the county says would allow heavier industrial uses than the existing M-2 designation.
The vote to "start the process" followed a request from the countys development authority and discussion among commissioners about protecting agricultural and residential areas. Commissioner Wood said protections and limits are being developed at work sessions and emphasized that "there has not been 1 vote made, on moving forward with anything," noting the board has not approved any…
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