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Resident urges officials to join 'No Data Centers in the Eastern Panhandle' and to challenge HB2014
Summary
A Berkeley County resident urged county and city elected officials to help repeal or amend HB2014 and promoted a newly organized group opposing data centers; the Commission did not respond during the meeting.
During public comment at the Berkeley County Planning Commission meeting on June 1, Jessica Gibson, a Berkeley County resident, urged county and city elected officials to join a local campaign called 'No Data Centers in the Eastern Panhandle' and to contact counsel to pursue repeal or amendment of HB2014.
Gibson said the group organized in February 2026 and criticized HB2014 for secrecy, suppression and censorship. She encouraged officials to contact legal counsel at steve@newlawoffice.com to become plaintiffs in any effort to repeal or amend the law. "It may be political suicide to join the constituents, but if they do not join, it will be homicide against mother earth and democracy," Gibson said.
Gibson also said the county was highlighted for low voter turnout in the primary and for a perceived lack of political influence. The meeting record does not show any formal response from Commission members to Gibson’s appeal during the June 1 session; no staff report or action related to HB2014 was taken that evening.
Next steps: Gibson’s remarks were entered into the public record and attendees were provided an email contact for the group's legal outreach; no formal referral or Commission action was recorded at the meeting.
