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Data centers in DeKalb County

Data centers in DeKalb County

Data centers are large buildings full of computer servers. They can bring tax revenue, and they use a great deal of power and water. Since 2025 the county commission has paused new ones in unincorporated DeKalb while it decides what rules should govern them. The pause now runs through March 30, 2027. Here is every step and how each commissioner voted.

Weigh inWhere you stand, and why, goes to your representatives
42votes on the record on this issue
7members of DeKalb County Board of Commissioners decide thisWho decides
Mar 30The pause on new data centers is set to end, March 30, 2027Weigh in before it
The latest recorded vote on this issue, July 7, 2026
Yes6
No1

Official record of DeKalb County Board of Commissioners.

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CountyDeKalb County Board of CommissionersBack before them Mar 30

Who decides this

  • Robert PatrickDistrict 1Not decided yetCallEmail
  • Michelle Long SpearsDistrict 2Not decided yetCallEmail
  • Nicole MassiahDistrict 3Not decided yetEmail
  • Chakira JohnsonDistrict 4Not decided yetCallEmail
  • Mereda Davis JohnsonDistrict 5Not decided yetCallEmail
  • Ted TerrySuper District 6Not decided yetCallEmail
  • LaDena BoltonSuper District 7Not decided yetEmail

Whole board: passed 6 to 1, Jul 7

Latest vote, Jul 7: The board voted 6 to 1 on the pause on new data centers. It passed. It is not decided yet. It comes back before them Mar 30.

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