Commissioner reads 120-day moratorium on cryptocurrency and data-center applications

Sole Commissioner Harold Collins read aloud Resolution R-2026-26, which "enact[s] an emergency moratorium on applications of cryptocurrency sites, data mining sites, and data centers for the duration of 120 days," telling the meeting the measure takes effect April 16, 2026 at 7 p.m. He framed the moratorium as needed "to give Union County the opportunity to review fully the existing ordinance that was adopted in 2023 related to cryptocurrency rights and data mining sites."

The resolution text was read into the record but the transcript does not show a recorded vote at the meeting nor staff directions that would implement or enforce the moratorium beyond reading the measure. The commissioner said he would have staff and "Tommy Hughes" come up to provide details about what is happening in the county; the transcript records a road department presentation later in the meeting but no explicit adoption vote in the provided segments. The article reports the content of the resolution as read; any enforcement steps, regulatory deadlines, or appeal processes were not specified in the transcript.