Residents file lawsuit challenging Pittsboro data center rezoning decision

Social Circle Planning Commission recommends advancement in data center rezoning request

SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. — The Social Circle Planning Commission is narrowly recommending that the Social Circle City Council approve a rezoning request that could bring a 2.5-million square-foot data center, comprising nine buildings, to 338 acres of a 453-acre tract along Interstate 20 between Georgia Highway 11 and Social Circle Road.

Residents file lawsuit challenging Pittsboro data center rezoning decision

PITTSBORO Residents of Pittsboro have filed a lawsuit challenging a recent decision by the Town Council to rezone land for a new data center. The lawsuit targets the Town of Pittsboro, the Council, the Advisory Plan Commission, and Vantage Data Centers, which plans to build on nearly 626 acres of farmland.The plaintiffs argue that the zoning decision is "arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of the Towns discretion" and "unsupported by substantial evi…

Newton County prepared to take legal action to stop data center rezoning

Newton County is prepared to go to court to prevent Social Circle from rezoning property between Ga. Highway 11 and Social Circle Road to allow development of a nine-building data center campus.