Residents urge Pitt County to pause AI data-center construction and remove Flock cameras

Sep 15, 2026

More than a dozen public commentators asked Pitt County commissioners to adopt a moratorium on AI/data-center construction and to ban or remove Flock license-plate–reading cameras, citing water use, noise, limited local jobs and Fourth Amendment privacy concerns.

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Dozens of residents told the Pitt County Board of Commissioners they want a pause on artificial-intelligence data-center construction and an end to widespread use of license-plate–reading surveillance.

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