Beaufort County commissioners to hold public hearing on proposed data center moratorium
Beaufort County Commissioners are set to hold a public hearing on a proposed one-year moratorium for future data center applications. This pause would stop the county from approving or accepting new applications, despite officials stating that no data centers are currently planned for the county. The meeting will take place on Monday, September 14th, in Washington, North Carolina.
Beaufort County Commissioners are scheduled to hold a public hearing tonight to discuss a possible one-year moratorium on data center applications. The meeting will be held in Washington, North Carolina, on Monday, September 14th, at 5:30 p.m.
If approved, the moratorium would prevent the county from accepting or approving any new data center applications for a period of one year. County officials have indicated that no data center projects are currently planned for the county.
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