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Newton County enacts emergency moratorium on data-center applications
Summary
The Newton County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an emergency moratorium halting acceptance of applications for data centers in unincorporated county areas while staff develops zoning text amendments and UDO updates to address noise, water and electricity impacts.
The Newton County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 17 unanimously approved an emergency resolution pausing acceptance of applications for data-center development in the unincorporated county.
The resolution, presented by Shana Applewhite, director of development services, was described as a time‑sensitive emergency measure to allow staff to draft a text amendment and fold data-center regulations into the county’s unified development ordinance. Applewhite told the board the county’s current rules apply only to the Stanton Springs area and that the…
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