Supervisors weigh data center moratorium
Clay County supervisors are considering a temporary moratorium on new data center applications, along with wind energy, solar farms, and battery storage projects. This halt is proposed to allow the county to update its zoning regulations. Draft moratorium resolutions were presented to the board at a recent meeting.
Clay County supervisors are evaluating a proposal to temporarily suspend new applications for data centers, wind energy projects, utility-scale solar farms, and battery energy storage systems. The proposed moratorium aims to provide the county with time to update its existing zoning rules.
Steve Hallgren, the county's planning and zoning consultant, presented four draft moratorium resolutions to the board during its regular meeting on August 4.