Jack Felton on data centers and the 15 000 signature petition

Name: Jack Felton on data centers and the 15 000 signature petition
Uploaded: 2026-04-05T17:30:09.000Z
Duration: 1 min 13 s
Description: Frederick County residents are actively opposing a data center development and a recently approved zoning overlay to expand it. A petition campaign is underway to collect 15,000 signatures to bring the decision to a public vote. Residents aim to overturn the county council's decision, believing it was a poor choice for the location.

News Clip1:13Everything Frederick LIVE!·Adamstown, Frederick County, MD·4/5/2026

Frederick County residents are actively opposing a data center development and a recently approved zoning overlay to expand it. A petition campaign is underway to collect 15,000 signatures to bring the decision to a public vote. Residents aim to overturn the county council's decision, believing it was a poor choice for the location.

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Gov: Frederick County Council

Jack Felton discussed the contentious issue of data centers in Frederick County, particularly impacting Adamstown residents. He criticized the county council's 5-2 approval of a data center location and an accompanying overlay to expand it, calling it a "poor decision."

Felton highlighted an ongoing petition effort to gather 15,000 signatures by mid-March. The goal is to compel the county council to put the overlay approval on the ballot, allowing the public to vote on its fate and potentially reverse the council's decision. He expressed hope that residents would vote "no" on the overlay, forcing reconsideration by the council.