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Residents urge Carroll County to ban data centers, praise 100-day moratorium

Carroll County Board of Commissioners · April 14, 2026
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Summary

Residents used the public-comment period to urge Carroll County commissioners to pursue a ban on data centers, praised a 100-day moratorium, and called for regional coordination to protect farmland, water and rural character.

Dozens of residents urged the Carroll County Board of Commissioners to pursue an outright ban on commercial data centers and praised what speakers described as a county 100-day moratorium on new data-center projects.

"I want to start just by applauding you all for the 100-day moratorium," said Gabe Eisen of 381 Harrison Road, who described organizing with neighbors and cited a nearby city that recently changed zoning to bar data centers.

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