Residents urge commissioners to limit annexations and pause data-center development

Aug 17, 2026

Residents and a Jefferson Township official urged the Fayette County commissioners to require JEDD agreements for annexations and to enact a one-year moratorium on data-center projects in Paint Township while the county updates its Land Use Plan.

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Tom Vanderhorst, Economic Development Director for Jefferson Township, told the Fayette County Board of Commissioners he had submitted a resolution asking the board to deny municipal annexations of Jefferson Township territory unless a Joint Economic Development District (JEDD) agreement is in place. The board acknowledged receipt of the resolution but took no formal action during the meeting.

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