Board discusses data-center siting concerns and whether to consider a moratorium
Board members raised concerns about data-center impacts (water use, energy sourcing, environmental effects) and debated whether to consider a moratorium. Members cautioned that statewide preemption or past moratoriums slowed ordinance adoption elsewhere and recommended monitoring other counties.
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Board members raised questions about data centers and whether Edgar County should consider a moratorium. One member urged caution, noting a state meeting in Springfield advising counties to be "very cautious about issuing a moratorium" because extended moratoriums in some places led the state to override local restrictions.
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