Supervisors debate decommissioning rules but reject amendment
A proposal to add decommissioning requirements — restoration standards, financial assurance, abandonment triggers and a cost-estimate methodology — was debated; some supervisors urged inclusion but a voice vote failed and the board did not add decommissioning language to the ordinance at second reading.
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During second reading of the data‑center ordinance one supervisor proposed an amendment to create decommissioning requirements including restoration standards, financial-assurance levels, abandonment triggers and a cost-estimate methodology. Proponents raised concerns about large facilities' uncertain futures and taxpayer liability if a facility is abandoned. Opponents argued data centers are large industrial buildings similar to other industrial projects and questioned the county's authority to prescribe private long-term plans for landowners.
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