The Walker County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to extend the county’s data center moratorium by 180 days and create an impact study group.
The Board of Commissioners meeting stretched on for more than three hours. One after another, residents voiced their concerns about the county budget — they delayed its approval to reconsider solutions to a nearly $3 million shortfall — and data centers.
Many during the public hearing said they would rather an outright ban on data centers than kick the can down the road for 180 more days. The board first approved a 30-day moratorium in July.
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