Residents press county for data-center moratorium; commissioners point to comp-plan and legal process
At a public comment-packed session, residents urged Decatur County to impose a moratorium or ban on data centers over water use, environmental and farmland concerns; commissioners said a moratorium would require drafted ordinance language and legal review and pointed to the comprehensive plan as the appropriate policy venue.
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Dozens of residents urged Decatur County commissioners July 20 to consider a moratorium or ban on data centers, citing groundwater, farmland and environmental concerns, while commissioners said any moratorium requires formal drafting and legal review and that the comprehensive plan provides the county’s guiding policy review.
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