Residents press commissioners for independent study as data‑center concerns mount

Jul 14, 2026

Multiple residents urged DeKalb commissioners to extend the data‑center moratorium and fund an independent health and environmental study. Commissioners debated an RFP and a proposed $150,000 allocation and ultimately withdrew the funding motion for further committee consideration.

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Several dozen residents addressed the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners on July 14, urging the board to protect neighborhoods from large data‑center development and to commission an independent health and environmental study before lifting a county moratorium.

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