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Commissioner urges municipalities to consider ordinances to protect farmland from solar farms and data centers
Summary
At the March 19, 2026 Blair County commissioners meeting, a commissioner warned that solar farms and data centers are encroaching on preserved farmland and urged boroughs, townships and Altoona to consider ordinances to protect agricultural land.
A commissioner at the Blair County Board of Commissioners meeting on March 19, 2026 urged local municipalities to consider ordinances to protect farmland from encroachment by solar farms and data centers.
The commissioner said Blair County has invested in farmland preservation and that recent interest from renewable-energy developers and data-center operators is putting some preserved…
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