The Durham County Board of County Commissioners is scheduled to hold a work session today, Aug. 3, 2026, that includes a 60-minute discussion on a draft moratorium regarding data centers, according to the published Legistar agenda.
According to the agenda text, the Board is being asked to provide staff with guidance on the draft moratorium. The agenda also references a public hearing on the matter, though no date for that hearing has been listed in the published record.
The data center item is included alongside a separate agenda item labeled “Comprehensive Plan Consistency Review with EAR Clean Version,” part of the same BOCC work session covering EAR Policy Edits, according to the agenda.
- Meeting: Durham County Board of County Commissioners work session, Aug. 3, 2026
- Agenda item: “Data Center Moratorium Discussion (60min)”
- Per the agenda, the Board is being asked to give staff guidance on a draft data center moratorium
- Agenda references a future public hearing on the moratorium; no date has been published
- Session also includes a Comprehensive Plan Consistency Review tied to EAR Policy Edits
Following today’s work session, according to the agenda, staff guidance from the Board would inform further drafting of the moratorium ahead of a public hearing, the timing of which has not yet been set in the published record.
Residents seeking more information or wishing to comment can consult the official Durham County Legistar agenda page for meeting access details and any instructions on public participation.
Official source: the published record