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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Forsyth County public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Data Center Moratorium and Regulations
Residents keep pressing commissioners to pause data center rezonings while the county updates its UDO, but the board has declined, citing state downzoning restrictions. Commissioners are instead asking state lawmakers to return local zoning authority over data centers.
Planning & Development Area Plans and Housing Choice
UNC Professor Tyler Mulligan briefed commissioners on the legal limits, funding restrictions, and strategic tools available to counties for addressing affordable housing. Commissioners discussed the complexities of financing, tax foreclosures, and the statutory requirements for public referendums.
Salem Chapel Road Landfill Proposal (F-1671)
Residents strongly opposed a proposed 102-acre landfill on Salem Chapel Road, expressing major concerns over narrow rural roads, heavy truck safety, and well water contamination. The Board of Commissioners ultimately voted 4-3 to deny the special use permit.