Paulding County residents press commissioners for moratorium, citing environmental and transparency concerns

Jul 15, 2026

Dozens of residents used the county's public-comment period to urge commissioners to pause approvals of data centers, raising worries about noise, bright lights, water use and a lack of transparency and urging a temporary moratorium until independent studies are published.

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Dozens of Paulding County residents used the meeting's public-comment period to press the Board of Commissioners to halt further data-center approvals until independent assessments on environmental, infrastructure and public-safety impacts are completed and released publicly.

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