Data centers are being built in rural areas throughout the nation. With much of Brunswick County remaining green, local officials are preparing for the centers to hit home.
Several Brunswick County municipalities have recently taken steps to incorporate data center standards into town codes. However, how is the majority of farmland in Brunswick County protected?
Leland and Shallotte officials in the past few months have updated their unified development ordinances to add definitions, regulations and restrictions for data centers. Data centers are allowed as a conditional zoning in both towns…