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Residents press commissioners over proposed data campus; board says site is in Porterdale but will study county ordinances
Summary
Residents from neighborhoods near Brown Bridge and Crow raised public concerns about a proposed data campus — citing inadequate notice, potential health and infrastructure impacts, and threats to property values — while commissioners said the parcel is annexed into Porterdale and that Newton County is updating its Unified Development Ordinance to address data‑center siting.
A series of public commenters at the Newton County Board of Commissioners meeting urged the county to halt or more closely review a proposed data campus near Brown Bridge and Crow, which residents said sits adjacent to large neighborhoods and a school. Commenters said they received little or no direct notice, expressed worries about generator noise, lighting, water and power demand, and argued county officials should use zoning and impact review tools to protect neighborhoods.
Annette Austin of the Trelawny…
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