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Hawkins County Commission bans cryptocurrency mining and data centers in unincorporated county
Summary
The Hawkins County Commission adopted a resolution prohibiting the establishment, construction, expansion and operation of cryptocurrency mining and data center facilities in unincorporated Hawkins County, citing county powers and a 2012 resolution as authority. The measure passed 9–0 on June 22.
The Hawkins County Commission on June 22 approved a resolution prohibiting cryptocurrency mining facilities and data centers in the county’s unincorporated areas. The resolution, moved by Commissioner Robbie Palmer and seconded by Commissioner Glenda Davis, passed by roll call 9–0 with five commissioners absent.
The resolution cites the County Powers Act and references a prior resolution passed Aug. 27, 2012, as the basis for the prohibition. The motion appears in the official minutes as “A RESOLUTION TO PROHIBIT THE ESTABLISHMENT, CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, EXPANSION, AND OPERATION OF CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING FACILITIES AND DATA CENTER FACILITIES IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF HAWKINS COUNTY, TENNESSEE, PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY EXERCISED UNDER THE COUNTY POWERS ACT AND RESOLUTION NO. 2012/08/03.”
The minutes record the vote as: yes 9, no 0, abstain 0, absent 5. The commission recorded the action as a formal roll-call approval; no amendment or dissent is recorded in the minutes.
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