Blount Workshop advances Flock, ambulance resolutions
The Blount County Board of Commissioners’ Workshop Committee advanced a resolution proposing a moratorium on AI data centers, along with a moratorium on large developments. Both measures will be considered by the full commission at its Oct. 20 meeting.
The Blount County Board of Commissioners’ Workshop Committee advanced resolutions proposing a moratorium on AI data centers and a moratorium on large developments during a three-and-a-half-hour meeting. The measures will move to the full board for consideration on Oct. 20, but the article does not identify a specific data center project or developer targeted by the proposed moratorium.
The meeting also included public debate over Flock automated license plate readers and consideration of new county requirements for ambulance providers. Most public commenters opposed the county’s use of the cameras, while commissioners separately advanced a resolution authorizing a public hearing on the technology by an 18-1 vote.