Georgia House District 121 Rep. Gisler Reviews Bills Introduced In Last General Assembly Session On Data Center At Town Hall Meeting

***Also Suggests Options For Session In January***

Only just more than a handful of people turned out for the Town Hall meeting House District 121 Rep. Eric Gisler called last month to discuss data centers, but he stuck to his plan of reviewing bills proposed in the last session of the General Assembly before stating his position.

The state currently is exempting data centers from paying both state and local sales taxes as a result of legislation passed in 2018 to bring data centers to the state, and Gisler offered that as a beginning point of his review.

Oconee County Commissioners Give Initial Approval To Adding A New Farm To Acreage Protected By Farmland Protection Program

***Concern About Truck Bypass Voiced***

Oconee County is set to add 54.1 acres to the 828.6 acres in the south of the county already shielded from development through its Farmland Protection program, bringing the total number of tracts covered by this type of preservation easement to 15.

Thad Padgett, Chair of the county’s Farmland Preservation Committee, reported to the Board of Commissioners at its meeting on Tuesday (Oct. 27) that the selection committee is recommending that the farm of Darryl Matthews, 2591 Astondale Road, be added to the list of protected properties.