Residents press Kent County to make data centers conditional use and consider a moratorium
Dozens of residents urged the Levy Court to remove 'by right' status for data centers and instead require conditional‑use review, citing concerns about water use, noise, generator operations and transparency; county staff said attorneys are reviewing options and that there are currently no data‑center applications in Kent County.
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A large portion of the Aug. 25 workshop was devoted to public comment about proposed data‑center rules. Residents asked the Levy Court to treat data centers as a conditional use rather than permitting them 'by right,' to prohibit sites served only by private wells, to adopt nighttime noise limits for cooling equipment, and to consider a short moratorium while ordinance language is finalized.
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