COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — The Coweta County Board of Commissioners discussed extending the moratorium on data center applications on Thursday.
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The moratorium, which was scheduled to end Thursday, has been in place due to concerns raised by residents about the proposed $17 billion data center.
Channel 2’s Cory James was live in Newnan, where people were already showing up at 6 p.m.
The Coweta County commissioners ended up moving discussion of the data centers to Dec. 16.
Neighbors have expressed worries about the environmental impacts, the size of the building, noise, and water usage, which could involve using six million gallons of water daily.
Residents have voiced their concerns about the environmental impacts and water usage, fearing the project could require six water towers a day to meet its needs.
The proposed data center has been a topic of discussion since last month, when neighbors first raised their concerns.
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