East Hightower Trail data center (Social Circle)
Also called: Dermody data center (per tracker)
Social Circle's city council approved a special use permit in November 2025 for a data center on 96 acres along East Hightower Trail.
Where things stand: Special use permit approved by city council on Nov. 18, 2025.
🕒 Latest update (Nov 18, 2025): Social Circle City Council approved a special use permit for a data center on 96 acres.
What we know
- 📍 Where96 acres along East Hightower Trail, Social Circle, Walton County
- 🏢 Companyunknown
- 🌳 Size96 acres
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What happened so far
- Nov 18, 2025Social Circle City Council approved a special use permit for a data center on 96 acres.
Local votes and rules
✋ Turned down
Social Circle's planning commission voted unanimously against recommending annexation, land-use changes, rezoning and a special use for a 150-acre, 288-megawatt data center at Hawkins Academy Road and Roy Malcom Road. The applicant said the end user was secret under a non-disclosure agreement. This was a recommendation; the city council makes the final decision.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Social Circle's city council voted unanimously for a 90-day pause on new data center applications while it reviewed proposals already in hand.
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Where this comes from
- Social Circle City Council approves new data center · The Covington News / The Walton Tribune · Nov 26, 2025
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