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Survey shows strong local opposition to technology/data‑center development; board plans site visit and workshops
Summary
Staff reported survey results on a proposed technology‑uses ordinance: roughly 327 responses so far with about 80–82% strongly opposed to technological development; top concerns included environmental impacts and rural character. Board scheduled a site visit, public info session and future ordinance workshop.
Staff presented preliminary results from a county survey on technology‑based development and potential data centers. The presenter said the survey had recorded 327 responses toward a goal of approximately 370 for statistical significance; "80 82 percent of respondents strongly oppose technological development," staff reported, and concerns clustered around environmental impacts, water usage, energy consumption and preservation of rural character.
The presenter proposed next steps: schedule a site visit to an existing data center, hold a public information session to share the workshop and survey results and host an ordinance workshop to draft a regulatory approach for public review. Staff also said the most common recommendation was to prohibit technology development countywide or allow it only in limited areas, and that design standards like landscaping, buffers and noise mitigation ranked high among respondents' priorities.
