A debate over data centers in Arkansas took another turn this week after Pulaski County officials announced that a moratorium many residents believed had passed had, in fact, failed.
For those hoping for a temporary pause on new projects, the correction means the county has not stopped new data center applications after all.
According to KARK, Pulaski County Clerk Terri Hollingsworth said Thursday that the May 26 vote by the Quorum Court had been miscounted and that Ordinance 26-I-37, a proposal to temporarily halt new data center development in unincorporated areas of the county, did not receive enough votes to pass…