Local votes and rules
🚫 Ban · Unincorporated Bulloch County
Bulloch County commissioners voted 4-3 against a zoning change that would have banned data centers outside city limits. The chairman broke a 3-3 tie, saying a ban could put the county at legal risk. The county's pause stays in place through December 31, 2026 while staff keep studying rules.
⚖️ Court case · Statesboro
A local nonprofit and eleven property owners sued the City of Statesboro and developer 4 AM Development to overturn the Burkhalter Road data center rezoning. They say the 99-megawatt project is right at the 'hyperscale' size the city's own rules were meant to keep out, and that the city did not study traffic, water, wetlands, power or fire safety.
🗺️ Zoning change · Statesboro
Statesboro City Council voted 3-2 to rezone about 26.5 acres at 6539 Burkhalter Road from apartment (R-4) zoning to office/business zoning for a planned 99-megawatt data center by 4 AM Development. Residents have sued to overturn it.
📜 Data center rules · Statesboro
Statesboro changed its development code to allow data centers in its office/business (O) zoning district and to ban very large 'hyperscale' data centers inside city limits.
🗳️ Public vote · Unincorporated Bulloch County
A question about data centers was on Bulloch County's May 2026 primary ballot. A county commissioner said 76% of Republican voters and 78% of Democratic voters were against data centers. The vote was advisory and did not change any law.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Unincorporated Bulloch County
Bulloch County commissioners voted unanimously for a 90-day pause on any action on data centers, plus a separate pause on new residential rezonings. The data center pause was later kept in place through December 31, 2026.
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