Data center developers remove special use application for data center, approved for light industrial

Data center developers remove special use application for data center, approved for light industrial

News ClipAccessWDUN·Gainesville, Hall County, GA·12/11/2025

Data center developers in Gainesville, Georgia have withdrawn their special use permit application for a data center project called 'Project Turbo' and instead received approval for a light industrial zoning designation. This decision was met with surprise from the hundreds of local residents who attended the county commission meeting.

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Gov: Hall County Board of Commissioners
The Project Turbo data center vote took the hundreds of residents in attendance by surprise: the developers rescinded their special use permit for a data center.