How data centers are taking center stage in Georgia race for governor
Douglas County Board of Commissioners public hearing on industrial rezoning, electrical substation capacity, and tax incentives for Lithia Springs and Douglasville data center campuses (August 15, 2023).
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How data centers are taking center stage in Georgia race for governor
Douglas County Board of Commissioners · August 15, 2023
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- Clip 1 · 0:33 Douglas County Board of Commissioners Hearing Speaker Developer Representative In support auto captions, uncheckedTax Abatements Water Power & Grid Zoning
Public hearing record before Douglas County Board of Commissioners in Douglasville, GA.
">> The main difference between the two candidates for governor is about how quickly they think data centers should be built. >> This place is virgin forests, a mighty river. >> Marty Knight is fighting a data center on a plot of now overgrown farmland west of Cartersville. She thinks Bartow County is moving too quickly to approve an application to rezone this space to help fill the growing demand for data. >> It contains an endangered species."
- Clip 2 · 1:11 Douglas County Board of Commissioners Hearing Speaker Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedTax Abatements Water Power & Grid Zoning
Public hearing record before Douglas County Board of Commissioners in Douglasville, GA.
">> She is keenly aware that data centers are springing up across Georgia, sometimes to the surprise of nearby residents. Running for governor, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has called for a moratorium on new data centers. This week, she called it a pause. >> I just want us to pause. I want us to gather all the information, factual information, and then make a determination on how we move forward. >> But Bottoms says she has also found that some rural areas want more data centers."
- Clip 3 · 1:48 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
Public hearing record before Douglas County Board of Commissioners in Douglasville, GA.
"properly, property taxes in at at least 70 counties that we've got in this state. I want people to have a voice on that. >> Well, it seems to me they would be placed in industrial parks. >> Knight says she's okay with correctly placed data centers, but not near her family property. >> A data center would turn that it would be unrecognizable and you could never get it back. >> No surprise, Jackson's argument will be appealing to voters in more rural"
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