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Residents press Clayton County commissioners to tighten oversight as data‑center projects move forward
Summary
At the April 21 Clayton County meeting, multiple residents urged commissioners to enforce a moratorium on data centers and demanded clearer coordination with municipal agencies after blasting and construction activity in Forest Park and nearby neighborhoods.
Several residents told the Clayton County Board of Commissioners on April 21 that the county’s temporary moratorium on data‑center development is being undermined by projects already moving forward in neighboring jurisdictions.
The most pointed testimony came from Zach Parker, a resident who said the county’s pause on siting data centers ‘‘means one thing — you acknowledge the risk. You acknowledge uncertainty. You acknowledge that you were not ready’’ and asked the board what coordination exists between Clayton County and entities such as…
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