Marietta data center approved
The Marietta City Council approved a new data center project despite having implemented a six-month moratorium on new data center applications just last month. The project was already in progress and received approval with conditions, including requirements for noise silencers, independent testing, and avoiding the city's municipal water and wastewater supply.
The Marietta City Council recently approved a data center project to be built on I-75 near Delk Road. This approval came last night, just one month after the Council had enacted a six-month moratorium on new data center applications. The approved project was already in the works prior to the moratorium.
The vote by the city council was 5 to 2 in favor of the developer. The approval is contingent on several conditions, including the installation of silencers to mitigate noise, the conduct of independent environmental testing, and the requirement that the data center avoid using the city's municipal water and wastewater supply.
During the council meeting, members heard arguments from both proponents and opponents of the project. Opponents voiced concerns that the data center would not generate positive community benefits and would merely extract wealth. In contrast, supporters argued that the project would position Marietta as one of the leading technology cities in the United States.