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Carroll County adopts 12-month moratorium on data processing centers to study water, energy and siting impacts
Summary
After a public hearing, Carroll County commissioners unanimously approved a 12-month temporary deferral on permitting for data processing centers while staff studies water use, energy demand, siting and potential zoning amendments.
Carroll County commissioners voted on Feb. 19 to impose a 12-month temporary deferral on new data processing center applications while county staff evaluates their potential impacts on water supplies, electric capacity and appropriate siting within the county.
County staff opened the public hearing by explaining that "data processing centers are currently not addressed in the Carroll County Zoning Ordinance," and presenting…
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