Board meets in executive session, then clarifies data‑center cooling restriction to permit closed‑loop systems
After an executive session for legal and real‑property matters, the commissioners clarified a prior restriction on evaporative cooling at a data center: the ban targeted systems that lose water off‑site, whereas closed‑loop systems with internal re‑condensation are acceptable if water is retained in‑system.
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The Spalding County Board recessed into executive session to consult the county attorney on legal strategy and real‑property negotiations permitted under the Georgia Open Meetings Act (OCGA §50‑14‑3). After returning to open session, commissioners addressed a technical question raised about a prior condition on an approved data center: whether the board had intended to ban any evaporative process or only those systems that consume and lose water off‑site.
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