Boone Town Council Approves One-Year Moratoirum on Data Center Consideration

Boone Town Council approves one-year moratoirum on data center consideration

Boone Mayor Dalton George said in a social media post that the one-year moratorium "is as long as we're legally allowed to enact a moratorium. Now, we'll bring forward regulations and prohibitions to prevent a data center from coming to…

Boone Town Council Passes One-Year Data Center Moratorium 5-0; Watauga County Commissioners Move Toward County-Wide Restrictions

BOONE — The Boone Town Council voted unanimously Monday night to enact a one-year moratorium on data center construction within town limits, as nearly 100 residents packed the meeting in support of the measure. The 5-0 vote came after Mayor Dalton George introduced the item and steered it through a public hearing process that began …