Lowndes Residents Share Opinions on AI Data Center Ordinance

By:Rut Labrada, Arts & Entertainment Editor The Lowndes County Board of Commissioners listened to public input on an ordinance draft that placed restrictions on the building of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers at a regular meeting on Nov. 10. On Nov. 2, the board first released the ordinance draft for public comment, following months of community concern from grassroots activist organization Lowndes Citizens Against Data Centers (LCAD) and other Lowndes residents after a plot of land near Foxborough was rezoned to industrial use in 2025 for a data center. The 26-page document outlines all regulations that must be followed for the construction and operation of AI data centers within the county, including sound, environmental, building and water limitations. Notably, the draft required the data center to use a closed-loop water cooling system, capped the height of a data center at 40 feet, and restricted principal-use data centers to areas zoned for industrial use.

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