COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) — Columbia County leaders announced Thursday that Google will be the sole operator of a planned data center project in Appling, a development officials say will create jobs, grow the local tax base and help reduce the county’s reliance on property taxes.
But not everyone in the community is celebrating the announcement.
Several residents who spoke with NewsChannel 6 expressed frustration and uncertainty about what the project could mean for their rural community…