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Meriwether County adopts six‑month moratorium on new data center approvals
Summary
The Meriwether County Board of Commissioners adopted a temporary moratorium, effective Feb. 24 through Aug. 23, 2026, pausing acceptance and approval of new data center applications in the unincorporated county while staff evaluates infrastructure capacity and service impacts.
The Meriwether County Board of Commissioners voted Feb. 24 to adopt a temporary moratorium on acceptance and approval of new data center development in unincorporated Meriwether County, county staff said. The moratorium is effective Feb. 24, 2026, and would remain in place through Aug. 23, 2026, unless earlier terminated by the board.
County staff, reading a draft resolution, told commissioners the pause is intended to give officials time to…
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