Walker County, GA: Data Center Moratorium and Property Sale Update
Walker County, Georgia, has a 30-day moratorium on new data center projects in its unincorporated areas, which the Board of Commissioners plans to consider extending by 180 days. The moratorium serves as a planning tool to study data center impacts and develop future policies. A separate property sale to a logistics company is clarified as unrelated to the data center moratorium.
Walker County, Georgia, has initiated a 30-day moratorium on new data center projects within its unincorporated areas, a measure designed to provide the Board of Commissioners with time to research various data center types, assess their potential impacts, gather public input, and formulate new policies or regulations for future developments. The county attorney will guide the Board in considering a proposed 180-day extension to this moratorium.
Separately, the article clarifies that a recent sale of a four-acre county-owned property on Bulldog Drive is distinct from the data center moratorium. The property was conveyed to the Joint Development Authority (JDA) and subsequently sold to BridgTRK, a Chattanooga-based logistics company, which required access to EPB's Quantum Center. Officials from the County, City of Rossville, and JDA had previously agreed the buyer's business concept was suitable for Rossville, and BridgTRK's operations are noted to be water-independent, having no impact on local EPB power customers. This property sale officially closed on July 13th.