This canonical record consolidates 7 source-backed observations without discarding aliases, limitations or unresolved dimensions.
| Operator / developer | Not established in current evidence |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Columbia County, GA |
| Address | Not published |
| Location precision | parcel or bounded site |
| Coordinates | null, null |
| Capacity | Not established |
| Aliases | White Oak Technology Park rezoning RZ260304 |
| Project profile | 4 rows |
|---|---|
| Intent / permits | 0 rows |
| Civic / infrastructure | 3 rows |
The planning commission record identifies the subject property by tax map reference and access road rather than address
Key data: Tax map 019 Partial 002 C; access from Morris Callaway Road; adjacent to White Oak Technology Park with existing data center zoning nearby
Limitation: No street address or lat-long; secondary transcript-based source rather than the county's own case file
The hearing record identifies the reviewing body, a partially named staff planner, and the development authority representative
Key data: Columbia County Planning Commission; "Planner Will" with no surname stated; Development Authority represented by Chaney Eldridge
Limitation: No full name, phone or email for either contact; the Development Authority of Columbia County site was identified but not fetched
The county and developers stated cooling water would not come from wells, and closed-loop cooling was cited, but no supplier was named in either record
Key data: Water consumption would not draw from wells; closed-loop cooling can reduce freshwater use by as much as 70 percent by one estimate; residents' questions about private wells were left unresolved in the planning record
Limitation: Columbia County Water Utility is the presumptive provider but was not named on a fetched page; sewer extension is expected to be handled through standard engineering review
NOT_FOUND — neither the planning record nor the newspaper coverage names the applicant entity, the end-user operator or the electric utility for RZ260304
Limitation: The county's own RZ260304 case file was not located through search this session
Residents pressed planners on Mar 5, 2026 over noise, construction traffic, water/wells, geothermal drilling, buildout timeline, and incentives; the Planning Commission recommended approval with conditions by **voice vote**, sending RZ260304 to the Board of Commissioners for Mar 17, 2026. In the broader Columbia County round, commissioners **disapproved one of three** proposed data centers on Feb 4, 2026 — a partial win for opponents.
Key data: RZ260304 recommended by voice vote 2026-03-05; BOC action 2026-03-17; 1 of 3 county projects disapproved
Status date: 2026-03-17
Limitation: No numeric vote tally; Augusta Chronicle read as a search result.
The parcel (tax map 019 Partial 002 C) is rezoned from **RA and M-1 to DC** (data center district); the county's earlier White Oak application covered **1,945.05 acres** between Harlem and Appling and the Feb 2026 approvals were characterized as "rural rezonings." No agricultural-impact mitigation requirement is mentioned.
Key data: RA + M-1 → DC; broader park application 1,945.05 acres
Status date: 2026-03-17
Limitation: The page does not explicitly state that RA means "Residential-Agricultural"; Augusta Chronicle read as a search result.
The clearest Georgia noise/traffic finding, including an internal inconsistency: the rezoning narrative and the conditions carry **different thresholds — 70 decibels in the narrative versus 65 decibels in the conditions** — and **construction-phase traffic has not been studied**, despite resident estimates of thousands of construction workers and a disputed buildout timeline (public materials say 15–20 years; a county official said five).
Key data: 70 dB (narrative) vs 65 dB (conditions); no construction traffic study
Status date: 2026-03-05
Limitation: Meeting-coverage aggregator; the county's rezoning conditions document was not fetched to confirm which threshold governs.