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Committee raises water, power and environmental concerns as other counties consider data-center moratoriums
Summary
Members discussed other counties' moratoriums on data centers and raised local concerns about water usage, power demand and environmental impacts, noting that "Not enough information has come from the state level." No county policy change was proposed at the July 15 meeting.
Committee members discussed the county's lack of state-level guidance as several other counties enact or consider moratoriums on data-center development.
The minutes record that members raised concerns about water usage, power demand and environmental impacts, and that "Not enough information has come from the state level." The discussion was exploratory; the committee did not direct staff to draft local regulations or adopt a moratorium at this meeting.
Members agreed there is a need for more information before taking regulatory action. The minutes do not attribute the line about state guidance to a single speaker and do not record a motion on data-center policy.
