DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Data Center Moratorium Hearing
The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners debated Commissioner Ted Terry's proposal to extend the county's moratorium on new data center applications for an additional year amid opposition from South DeKalb residents.
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DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Data Center Moratorium Hearing
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners · December 16, 2025
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- Clip 1 · 1:03 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
A South DeKalb County resident testifies against siting hyperscale data centers near unincorporated residential neighborhoods.
"and urging commissioners to not allow these centers in their communities. Take a listen. Under no circumstances should hyper scale data centers be allowed to exist in unincorporated South DeKalb County. Or any predominantly residential area, these facilities release carcinogens into the environment. Our black communities where this would be placed are already overburdened with cancer. The people of DeKalb County say no"
- Clip 2 · 1:51 Ted Terry, Commissioner, DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Elected Official In support auto captions, uncheckedMoratorium Zoning Power & Grid
Commissioner Ted Terry proposes extending DeKalb County's moratorium on new data center applications while comprehensive environmental rules are finalized.
"by 15 minutes, giving residents a total of 45 minutes to come up to the mic and voice their concerns about data centers. Another matter they're set to vote on is extending the moratorium on new data center applications. Now we heard a number of residents. really support a proposal put forth by Commissioner Terry who is pushing to extend that moratorium by an additional year. That's what they're discussing currently"
- Clip 3 · 0:18 DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Member Elected Official Opposed auto captions, uncheckedMoratorium Zoning Power & Grid Water
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.
"Well, Cheryl, that meeting is still underway with data centers at the top of everyone's mind. During public comment, the overall message from residents who packed that room is that they do not want large scale data centers anywhere near their neighborhoods. Now one by one, we saw residents come up to commissioners, address the mic, really stating why they are against data centers and their concerns about large scale and hyper scale data centers. They cited environmental risks,"
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