Residents press commission for temporary moratorium on data centers near Hiwassee River

Jul 14, 2026

Multiple residents urged the Bradley County Commission to adopt a temporary moratorium on large data‑center projects after neighbors reported land‑sale approaches linked to Wright Brothers Construction and raised environmental, water and emergency‑services concerns; petition numbers and requests for transparency were presented.

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Several residents urged Bradley County Commissioners to consider a temporary moratorium on proposed large‑scale data centers after neighbors said agents had been approaching property owners near Lower River Road.

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