County commission, by 4-3 vote with chair’s tiebreaker, kills proposal for data center ban
The Bulloch County Board of Commissioners rejected a proposed ordinance that would have permanently banned data centers in unincorporated areas of the county. The vote was 4-3, with Chairman David Bennett casting the tie-breaking vote to kill the ban proposal. An existing moratorium on data centers remains in effect until December 31, and a working group is being established to study the issue further.
The Bulloch County Board of Commissioners, by a 4-3 vote, rejected a proposed zoning text amendment that aimed to enact a permanent ban on data centers in the county's unincorporated areas. Chairman David Bennett cast the tie-breaking vote, siding with Commissioners Timmy Rushing, Ray Davis, and Ray Mosley to deny the ordinance change. Commissioners Nick Newkirk, Toby Conner, and Anthony Simmons voted against the motion, seeking to incorporate the ban into the Zoning Ordinance.
Prior to his tie-breaking vote, Chairman Bennett expressed that while the community doesn't need