Resident urges county to study and regulate data centers, offers to help draft codes
A county resident identified as Virginia urged commissioners to consider local codes or a short moratorium on bitcoin/data‑center developments, citing noise and water‑use concerns, and offered to help research code language and case studies.
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During public comment, a resident identifying herself as Virginia warned commissioners about bitcoin mining/data‑center proposals and the local impacts she said other communities experienced. She asked whether commissioners had been contacted by developers and urged the county to consider a moratorium or code changes, saying that "there are people who want to do an absolute ban, which is illegal," and offering to assist the county with research and draft language.
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