The Newton County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to consider a resolution on Oct. 6, 2026, that would extend an existing moratorium on accepting applications, requests or submissions proposing the development of data centers, according to the published agenda for the meeting in Covington, Ga.
The item, listed as Resolution R-100626A, is one of the matters set for consideration at the meeting. The agenda describes the measure as “A RESOLUTION OF THE NEWTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO EXTEND AN EXISTING MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS, REQUESTS OR SUBMISSIONS THAT PROPOSE THE DEVELOPMENT OF DATA CENTERS.”
The resolution matters to residents because it concerns the county’s current pause on processing new data center development proposals, a pause the agenda indicates the board is scheduled to consider extending rather than ending.
- Meeting: Newton County Board of Commissioners
- Date: Oct. 6, 2026
- Location: Covington, Ga.
- Agenda item: Resolution R-100626A, item 3
- Subject: Extension of an existing moratorium on accepting data center development applications, requests or submissions
What happens next, according to the agenda, is that the Board of Commissioners is scheduled to take up consideration of Resolution R-100626A at the Oct. 6, 2026 meeting as part of its regular agenda process.
Residents seeking to engage with this item can attend the Oct. 6, 2026 meeting in Covington, Ga., or consult the published agenda for the meeting, available through the Newton County government’s AgendaCenter, for further details on how to participate or comment.
Official source: the published record