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Residents urge Sussex County to press pause on data centers; commissioners say municipalities hold primary authority
Summary
During public comment at the May 13 commissioners meeting, several residents urged the county to adopt a moratorium on data-center construction and to coordinate guidelines; county counsel and commissioners said moratoria are typically enacted at the municipal level and no county moratorium was adopted.
Multiple residents urged the Sussex County Board of County Commissioners on May 13 to act on proposals for a countywide moratorium on data-center construction, citing environmental and community concerns.
Ken Collins of Andover Township told commissioners that the community rallied to block a proposed data center in his township and urged the board to "adopt a moratorium on data center construction throughout the county without further delay," saying a six-month review period would allow communities to develop common guidelines or prohibitions.
Kathy Brid…
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