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Saline County adopts temporary moratorium on data centers, nuclear and hydrogen facilities in unincorporated areas
Summary
After public comment and staff briefing, the Saline County Commission voted 4-0 on March 17 to adopt a temporary moratorium—proposed as three years—on accepting applications in unincorporated Saline County for data centers, nuclear power generation and hydrogen-based energy facilities to give the planning commission time to draft regulations.
The Saline County Board of Commissioners voted 4-0 on March 17 to adopt a temporary moratorium on the acceptance of new applications for data centers, nuclear power generation facilities and hydrogen-based energy facilities in unincorporated Saline County.
County administrator Philip Smith presented the proposal as a temporary pause that staff and the county counselor treat as a moratorium, suggesting a three-year period ending March 1, 2029, "so the planning commission can take up each topic" and propose development regulations. "You could shorten it, cancel it, extend it," Smith said, adding the date is adjustable.
The proposal prompted debate among…
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