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Residents press Columbia County on library reconsiderations and data‑center growth at public comment
Summary
Public commenters told commissioners the Columbia County Library System’s reconsideration process failed to follow its collection policy and urged review; other residents criticized county commitments to large data‑center acreage and called for more public engagement and greenway preservation.
Public comment at the Columbia County Board of Commissioners’ April 21 meeting focused on the library reconsideration process and on the county’s handling of large data‑center development.
Karen Parham, speaking from 3421 Hilltop Trail, told the board the Columbia County Library System’s March 31 reconsideration decisions did not follow the system’s collection development policy. She said required written rationales were missing from reconsideration decisions, that the director relied on…
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