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Hancock County commissioners say zoning, not county statute, limits moratoriums on data centers; Regional Planning pursues countywide land‑use plan grant
Summary
A March 26 discussion had commissioners explain that county commissioners lack statutory authority to impose a countywide moratorium on data centers and that zoning and municipal authorities control moratoriums; Regional Planning is applying for grant funds to develop a countywide land‑use plan.
At the March 26 Hancock County Board of Commissioners meeting, a discussion of economic development and data centers centered on who has authority to regulate or restrict data-center development.
Meeting participant Deb Stacy asked whether the county commissioners could play a larger role in economic development, saying commissioners and township trustees seemed to lack information.…
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