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  • Why New Kent supervisors rejected a two-year pause on data centers

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📰 News we're reading

• New Kent leaders reject proposed 2-year data center moratorium (wric.com) — New Kent County's Board of Supervisors narrowly voted 3-2 against a two-year moratorium that would have paused new data center applications, choosing instead to keep developing stricter zoning and environmental rules. Supervisors stressed this was not a green light for data centers, but a move to avoid legal risks while crafting strong, defensible protections for residents and resources.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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