James Dutton

From my good friend Congressman Brian Jack;

"County Commissioner James Dutton has an incredible track record of success for Spalding County.

I first met Commissioner Dutton in 2023, and in the years since, I’ve always noticed how deeply he cares about enacting President Trump’s America First agenda.

James Dutton has always delivered lower taxes for his constituents, championed conservative values for our community, and made Spalding County a place where business flourishes.

I am proud to endorse my friend, James Dutton, for re-election!"

Thank you for the endorsement Congressman!

Spalding County Data Centers, pt. 2

Enforcement

So, Spalding County has the highest rules restricting data centers in the state, so what? The giant companies can just pay the fines, no matter how high they are they won't really follow the rules!

Wrong!

Spalding County has tied compliance to all our strict rules with the company's certificates of occupancy. That means that if they break our rules they will lose their CoO and thus be forced to close their doors or come into compliance.

This happens automatically (meaning without a future vote from the commissioners), so they can't weasel out of it via unscrupulous means.

How do we know if they are violating the rules?

It depends on the rule.

Most would be enforced by code enforcement (for obvious reasons) but others would be detected by others such as the Spalding County Water and Sewage Authority who would know of they were using more water than they are allowed or the river keepers who would know of their Runoff was causing any issues with the ground water or rivers, etc. All those groups would be closely monitoring any data center to ensure compliance.

Also, those citizens that live close or drive by would be extra sets of eyes and ears to enforce other rules such as the county's noise ordinance or other nuisance laws, which they would report to County Code Enforcement for investigation and citations if needed.

As far as set backs, berm height, planted barriers requirements and the actual building being to code would be planning and zoning and our building inspectors. Together they would ensure they only built according to code and followed all the rules we've set up for them.

The decommissioning rules would be enforced by both code enforcement and planning and zoning as well as the building inspectors who would have to give the final all clear should a data center ever be decommissioned.

In the next post, I'll discuss what some of the rules and restrictions are.

(My son is fine, btw, but he's getting a streptococcus test now so wish us luck!)

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Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Great turn out last night at the meet and greet! Thank you all for showing up and asking questions, your support means the world to me!

Don't forget to get out and vote on May 19th!