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Clay County attorney reads ordinance to prohibit commercial data centers; residents urge a ban
Summary
At the Jan. 8 public hearing, County Attorney Merinda Woody read an ordinance prohibiting commercial data centers into the public record while four public commenters urged the Clay County Board of Commissioners to bar such facilities; the minutes show no vote was recorded.
The Clay County Board of Commissioners had an ordinance intended to prohibit commercial data centers read into the public record during its Jan. 8 public hearing, and several residents urged officials to bar such facilities, according to the meeting minutes.
County Attorney Merinda Woody read an "Ordinance Prohibiting Commercial Data Centers from operating in Clay County" into the public record; the minutes note an attached ordinance but do not record a vote or formal adoption at the hearing.
Public comment included remarks from Paul Rohs, Michael Benoit, Jim Reach and Amy Price, who the minutes say "supported no Commercial Data Centers in Clay County." The minutes provide names and the stated position but do not transcribe the commenters' full remarks.
The Jan. 8 minutes do not record any motion, second or vote on the ordinance and do not specify subsequent calendar or procedural steps for further consideration. The record attached to the minutes is referenced but the text of the ordinance and any scheduling for future action were not included in the minutes.
