Planning commission recommends text amendment to allow data centers in M‑2, 2‑1 vote after heated public comment
The Jones County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 2–1 to recommend a text amendment that would allow data centers as a conditional use in the M‑2 district, after hours of public testimony raising water, noise, health and transparency concerns. The measure now goes to the Board of Commissioners for final action.
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The Jones County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended a draft ordinance that would allow data centers in the county’s M‑2 industrial district as a conditional use, voting 2–1 after an extended public hearing in which residents and experts pressed the panel for stronger safeguards.
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