Data center debate in Augusta will rage on
News Clip2:18WJBF·Augusta, Richmond County, GA·7/22/2026
City leaders in Augusta, Georgia are divided over data center development. Commissioners have decided to extend the existing moratorium on new data centers for an additional sixty days, prolonging the debate.
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Gov: Augusta City Commission
Data centers are dividing city leaders as commissioner decide to keep the moratorium on new ones in place for another sixty days