Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Unincorporated Washington County
Washington County Commission voted 13-2 for a pause on building, running and permitting data centers, including crypto mines, through June 30, 2027. It took effect right away.
📜 Data center rules · Jonesborough
Jonesborough changed its data center rules so that no data center can be built within 1,500 feet of any home. The mayor said this means no data center can go anywhere in town under current zoning, unless land is rezoned for one.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Jonesborough
Jonesborough's Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously passed, on final reading, a two-year pause on bitcoin mines and data processing centers inside town limits, so staff can write town-specific rules.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Johnson City
Johnson City Commission passed a one-year pause on new land use applications and building permits in the heavy industrial (I-2) zone, and a rule that data centers and crypto mines may only go in that zone.
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In Tennessee, cities and towns decide inside their limits. Outside them, the county decides.