Residents urge transparency on data-center NDAs during public comment

May 5, 2026

During public comment May 4, residents asked Rowan County commissioners to stop signing nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) for data-center projects and to release agreements related to the Long Ferry Road site, saying NDAs hide costs and impacts from citizens.

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Several residents used the board's public-comment period on May 4 to urge greater transparency around potential data-center development and the use of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs).

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