At a July 7 Swain Commissioners’ meeting data center moratorium committee representative Celia Baker presented commissioners with ongoing first-stage research, including legally preventative options. “You either do zoning and you come up with the types of things that are or are not allowed within the zoning boundaries, or you create a shotgun blast of multiple targeted restrictive ordinances, one covering noise, one covering light, one covering water,” she explained.
“I don’t like the thought of telling somebody what they can do with their own property,” said Commissioner David Loftis.
