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Pickens County considers 90-day moratorium on new industrial rezonings amid crypto-mine concerns

Pickens County Board of Commissioners · May 6, 2024
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Summary

Commissioners proposed a temporary 90-day moratorium on new industrial zoning applications to allow the county to draft ordinance language addressing potential impacts from large cryptocurrency mining operations and other industrial uses.

The Pickens County Board of Commissioners discussed a proposed temporary moratorium on new industrial zoning applications after reviewing recent cases in neighboring counties where industrial rezonings for large cryptocurrency operations generated noise, heavy power use and…

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