Proposed Forsyth data center: Zoning didn't envision 'massive industrial-scale facilities,' lawyer argues

A lawyer involved in the legal challenge of a planned Stokes County data center is urging Forsyth County leaders to avoid a similar fight by rejecting a project proposed for Rural Hall. The lawyer argues that the existing zoning categories do not adequately address a facility of this size and intensity, and that leaders have an important opportunity to evaluate whether the zoning is appropriate rather than simply fitting it into a broad category. Forsyth County Board of Commissioners Chairman Don Martin said he has three primary issues he wants addressed regarding the proposed Rural Hall data center project. The article does not provide details on what those specific issues are. The article suggests there is opposition to the data center proposal, though it does not specify the nature or source of that opposition.