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One commissioner is now pushing back on those claims.\nCalhoun County District 5 Commissioner Chad Bailey said he has seen online statements suggesting commissioners are proposing AI data centers, something he says is not true.\n“We are not looking into data centers and do not want a data center here,” Bailey said.\nTuesday marked the first public meeting discussing a possible 12-month moratorium on large-scale data centers. Commissioner Bailey says they ultimately requested a 30-day delay to strengthen the language in the ordinance before taking any action.\nBailey said the goal is to make any restriction as permanent as possible through updates to the county’s comprehensive plan and land development regulations.\n“We’re looking for a way to permanently ban these through our comprehensive plan and through our land development regulations,” he said.\nBailey also says the county is not the right fit for a large-scale facility.\n“This is a very rural community…we want to protect that,” Bailey said. “We want to protect our environment, we want to protect the way of life that we’re used to living.”\nHe added that commissioners want any ban on large data centers to be permanent, while still protecting current and future economic development opportunities.\nNewsChannel 7 also reached out to Calhoun County Administrator Chelsea Renew, who said the county has not been contacted by any data center developers and confirmed the current commission is not interested in approving large-scale data center development.\nBailey said residents should not be concerned about AI data centers coming to the county anytime soon.\nThe next Calhoun County Commission meeting is scheduled for Aug. 4 at 2 p.m., and commissioners said they are also working to set another workshop date on the issue.\nTo stay up to date on all the latest news as it develops, follow WJHG on Facebook, Instagram, and X (Twitter).\nHave a news tip or see an error that needs correction? 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