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Public commenter urges extension of data-center moratorium; county staff updating solar ordinance
Summary
During public comment, a presenter urged Mitchell County to extend its moratorium on data centers, and provided a fact sheet; the commenter also said John Robbins is completing a draft of a county solar ordinance that remains a priority for planning and zoning work.
A public commenter addressed the board during the public-comment period and urged supervisors to extend the county's moratorium on data centers, noting the current moratorium "will come up pretty quick" and said the existing moratorium is set to end at year end. The commenter offered to provide a fact sheet to supervisors and said the data-center issue is a "hot topic" under review by planning staff.
The commenter also reported that John Robbins (working with the planning and zoning commission) is completing the final draft of a solar ordinance and that county staff have been gathering ordinance examples and information from other counties to inform Mitchell County's approach. The board received the comments and adjourned. No formal action on the moratorium or solar ordinance was recorded at this meeting.
The comment was entered into the record for staff consideration; supervisors did not take immediate action during the meeting but acknowledged the topics as active items for planning and zoning staff.
