Residents urge moratorium while Taylor County updates code; commissioners agree to consider next steps

Aug 26, 2026

Multiple residents, civic groups and speakers asked the commission to impose a temporary moratorium to allow the county to draft LDR and comp‑plan language, require guardrails and public input before any data-center proposals move forward.

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During the public-comment period, residents repeatedly asked Taylor County commissioners to pause any approvals or processing of potential data-center proposals until the county can adopt explicit land-use rules and guardrails.

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