Social Circle enacts moratorium on data centers

Social Circle enacts 90-day moratorium on data centers; vote on annexations

SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. - Faced with an influx of rezoning and related requests for proposed data centers – massive facilities that process, store, manage and distribute digital data – the Social Circle City Council unanimously enacted a 90-day moratorium on those requests at its Sept. 16 meeting. The council retains the option to extend the moratorium beyond the 90 days approved with the Sept. 16 vote.

Social Circle enacts moratorium on data centers

The Social Circle City Council took steps to slow applications for data centers Tuesday by enacting a 90-day moratorium on rezoning and Special Use Permit applications for the centers.