Possible data center on Coleman Road site near Foxborough (north Valdosta)
Also called: Coleman Road site, REZ-2025-11, Foxborough data center
A 719-acre site in north Valdosta was rezoned for light manufacturing in 2025. News reports say data center company DC BLOX has been talking with the landowner under a secret deal (NDA). The county says no data center has applied, and it paused new data centers for 60 days in August 2026.
Where things stand: The 719-acre site was rezoned for light manufacturing in July 2025. Reporters say data center company DC BLOX is in secret talks with the landowner, but the county says no data center application has been filed. A 60-day county pause on data centers began Aug. 25, 2026.
🕒 Latest update (Aug 25, 2026): Lowndes County commissioners approved a 60-day pause (moratorium) on data center applications.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAbout 719 acres on Coleman Road in north Valdosta, next to the Foxborough neighborhood, Unincorporated Lowndes County, Lowndes County
- 🌳 Size719 acres
- 🤐 Secret deal (NDA)Yes. The landowner said at a February 2026 town hall that he signed a secret deal (NDA) with DC BLOX and could not say more.
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Has DC BLOX or anyone else filed plans for a data center on the Coleman Road site? 🙋 I'll find out
- Will Lowndes County adopt a data center ordinance when the 60-day pause ends, and what will it say? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much power and water would a data center here use? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- July 8, 2025Lowndes County commissioners unanimously rezoned about 719 acres on Coleman Road to light manufacturing (M-1), with seven conditions including a 200-foot buffer next to homes.
- Feb 2026At a town hall, the landowner said DC BLOX is the data center company he is talking with.
- March 9, 2026The county said the rezoning is not an automatic approval for a data center; a large project would need a state regional impact review (DRI).
- July 28, 2026At a county information session, officials said no data centers are planned right now and any project must wait for a new ordinance.
- Aug 25, 2026Lowndes County commissioners approved a 60-day pause (moratorium) on data center applications.
Local votes and rules
🗺️ Zoning change
Lowndes County rezoned about 719 acres on Coleman Road to light manufacturing with seven conditions. Data centers are allowed in that zone, so one could be built there, but the county says the rezoning is not an approval of any data center. The county has no data-center-specific ordinance yet and is studying one.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Lowndes County explains data center prospects · Valdosta Daily Times (Lowndes County statement) · March 9, 2026
- Secrecy around data center project in South GA hasn't stopped neighbors' fight · Georgia Public Broadcasting / Ledger-Enquirer · July 20, 2026
- Lowndes County begins conversation on controlling data centers · Valdosta Daily Times · July 30, 2026
- Lowndes County approves 60-day data center moratorium · Valdosta Daily Times · Aug 26, 2026
- Lowndes County rezones Coleman Road property, lays out careful path possible data center development · WALB · March 9, 2026
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