The Vance County Board of Commissioners Chair Carolyn Faines has called for a planning and environmental committee meeting on Monday, Aug. 10 to discuss requirements for a moratorium as part of the ongoing debate about the possibility of a proposed data center on a parcel of land recently rezoned along Hwy. 158 Business.
Commissioner Leo Kelly said he had planned to enter a motion at Monday’s regular monthly meeting calling for a moratorium, but was informed that it would not comply with North Carolina General Statutes.
Kelly recalled last week’s town hall community forum at Bearpond Fire Department, during which he spoke briefly about his opinions surrounding the idea of a data center locating in Vance County. “I was for slowing the process down,” Kelly said following the public comment portion of Monday’s meeting, during which more than a half dozen people signed up to speak – most in opposition to data centers coming to Vance County.
Kelly said the upcoming meeting will be a step toward considering the issues and concerns raised by community members and to see what next steps should be taken.
“I hope that we can reach a decision that will benefit us all,” he said.
Find the reference to the state law at https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/BySection/Chapter_160D/GS_160D-107.pdf
The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. in the commissioners’ meeting room, 122 Young St. and will be streamed on the county’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUMNYAAhyvKx5leijt5iK6Q
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