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Nassau County creates fact-finding committee to study data-center development
Summary
At staff request, the board approved formation of a fact-finding committee to gather public testimony and expert information on data-center development and report findings to the commission for further hearings or workshops.
Nassau County commissioners approved a resolution to establish a fact-finding committee to study data-center development in the county and to gather public comment and expert testimony.
Staff framed the committee as similar to a prior process used for beach-regulation work: it will hold public gatherings, take testimony and consolidate material into a summary report for the board. On the record, staff said "data center development is a topic on everyone's mind," and commissioners voted to proceed with the committee so the public and experts can inform future policy discussions.
The action charges staff with scheduling meetings and producing a consolidated briefing for the commission; commissioners may use that briefing as the basis for workshops, ordinances or public hearings as they deem necessary.
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