Commissioners call for a study panel to draft local rules for data centers

Aug 20, 2026

County economic‑development officials and commissioners agreed to form a small, impartial panel to research data‑center siting, power and water implications and to recommend LDR updates; staff warned current land‑development regulations do not explicitly address data centers.

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Columbia County commissioners and the economic‑development board agreed to assemble a short panel to study data‑center siting and draft recommendations for land‑development regulations that specifically address the facilities' power, water and infrastructure demands.

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