The Wicomico County Council is scheduled to consider an agenda item addressing how the county processes, reviews, approves, and issues permits, site plans, development approvals, and other authorizations for data centers, according to the official agenda for the council’s Aug. 4, 2026, meeting.
The item, presented by Ms. Tracey Taylor, Director of Planning, Zoning and Community Development, concerns the handling of such authorizations pending the review and adoption of appropriate county regulations, according to the published agenda.
The matter is relevant to residents because it concerns how the county will treat pending and future data center permit and site plan applications while officials work on new zoning regulations specific to data centers, according to the agenda listing.
- Meeting date: Aug. 4, 2026
- Location: Wicomico County, Maryland
- Agenda item type: Council Vote
- Presenter: Ms. Tracey Taylor, Director of Planning, Zoning and Community Development
- Subject: Processing, review, approval, and issuance of permits, site plans, development approvals, and other authorizations for data centers pending adoption of county regulations
According to the published agenda, the council is scheduled to take up this item during its Aug. 4, 2026, meeting. The agenda does not specify further details on the outcome of the council’s consideration.
Residents seeking to engage with this item can attend the Aug. 4, 2026, council meeting or review the official agenda in advance, according to the published agenda posted by Wicomico County.
Official source: the published record