Jones County begins process for M-3 zoning amid data-center debate
Nov 18, 2025
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.
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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.
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