Nothing reported in Unincorporated Worcester County yet
Who decides here: the Worcester County Council or Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
County commissioners paused permits for data centers and undersea cable landing stations for 12 months (Resolution 26-18). It covers pending and new applications and puts zoning appeals board cases about them on hold.
📌 Other
Globalinx Data Centers wants to build a cable landing station near the Ocean City airport. It appealed the planning director's ruling that the building is not a public utility, and asked for a special exception. The county's moratorium put these cases on hold.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Worcester County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Worcester County: Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Delmarva Power (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Maryland.