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13 <br /> John Roberts said that any adjustments to the UDO would proceed as any other <br /> adjustments. He said recommendations would be made to the Planning Board by staff, and the <br /> Planning Board would vote, make recommendations, and those would come to the Board of <br /> County Commissioners. He said that is a months long process. <br /> Slide #6 <br /> Manager Recommendations <br /> The Manager recommends that the Board take the <br /> following actions: <br /> 1) Conduct the public hearing and receive public <br /> comment; <br /> 2) Close the public hearing; and <br /> 3) Vote to Approve the Ordinance to Apply a <br /> One-Year Moratorium on Data Centers as a <br /> Land Use in Orange County. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Bedford, to <br /> open the public hearing. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> PUBLIC COMMENTS: <br /> Laura Love thanked the Board for considering a moratorium on data centers. She listed <br /> the local governments in North Carolina that have already passed moratoriums. She described <br /> how data centers operate, including the typical electricity usage for those facilities. She <br /> cautioned against believing promises made by tech companies, because information given at the <br /> time will be obsolete in the future. <br /> Abby Parcell said governments should resist the false sense of urgency created by tech <br /> companies. She said government can set constraints on how this technology is used. She said <br /> corporations should not dictate that to the public, especially given the consequences to the labor <br /> force, land, water, and electric utilities. She said it is the Board's responsibility to consider the <br /> costs. She encouraged the Board to approve the moratorium. <br />