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Residents urge yearlong data‑center moratorium as county pulls item from consent agenda
Summary
Public commenters pushed Rutherford County to adopt at least a 12‑month moratorium on data centers and proposed a 2‑megawatt threshold; commissioners removed the data‑center moratorium from the consent agenda to allow more time for legal drafting and review.
Several residents urged the Rutherford County Board of Commissioners to adopt a moratorium on construction of large data centers, saying the county needs more time to study energy, noise and land‑use impacts.
A public commenter urged commissioners not to adopt a six‑month moratorium and said, “We still want a minimum of 12 months,” arguing longer review is needed to distinguish between server rooms and full data centers and to set a practical 2‑megawatt threshold.
Chair Pro Tem Trey Gooch told the commission that county legal staff needed more time to draft an appropriate moratorium resolution, and moved to remove item 15 — the data‑center moratorium — from the consent agenda. The motion to approve the consent agenda absent item 15 passed by voice vote.
The chair’s office and planning staff said a moratorium draft will move through the planning commission and public‑works committee before returning to the full commission, likely in September or October.
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