Residents press commissioners for stricter rules after long data‑center hearing
At a lengthy public hearing, residents urged Troup County commissioners to tighten draft UDO rules for data centers — citing groundwater, noise, fire and decommissioning risks — and called for larger setbacks, mandatory decommissioning bonds and limits on crypto mining; the board tabled the ordinance for more work.
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Dozens of residents told the Troup County Board of Commissioners on April 7 that proposed zoning rules for data centers and crypto‑mining facilities are not strict enough, asking elected officials to keep large facilities away from wells, homes and schools.
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