During a tense meeting in Pulaski County, Arkansas, officials rejected a proposed one-year pause on new data centers, according to the Arkansas Times.
The decision keeps a controversial AVAIO project in Wrightsville moving forward as local concerns about power use, water demand, and rural land use continue to intensify.
What happened?
Many of the people at Tuesday night’s full Quorum Court meeting were Wrightsville residents concerned about a proposed AVAIO Digital facility planned for their community. As the county considered the closely watched data center moratorium, Pulaski County Judge Barry Hyde warned elected officials and residents against disruptions, the Arkansas Times reported.
“This isn’t a participatory event,” he told residents…