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Residents urge caution on data centers and local rezonings at Atlanta zoning committee
Summary
Multiple residents told the Zoning Committee they oppose data centers and some rezonings, citing higher utility costs, inadequate neighborhood outreach and retaining-wall safety concerns; the committee closed public comment and moved several items to the Zoning Review Board for hearings.
Residents used the Zoning Committee public-comment period to voice broad opposition to data centers and to question neighborhood outreach on several pending projects.
Amber A. Robinson, City of Atlanta Department of Law, opened the procedural portion by telling the committee: "We would ask that public comment not be concerning a particular paper on the agenda that is pending the zoning review board public hearing." The guidance reiterated that specific-address objections should be given at the Zoning Review Board hearing for items already pending…
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