Washington Community Debates the Merits of Data Center Project

Government Technology: Community members offered their two cents' worth on the topic of bitcoins and data mining Monday.

A discussion organized by Columbia County commissioners drew about 18 people to commissioners' quarters on Main Street for the evening meeting. Commission Chairman Norm Passmore said the intention was to have a conversation to explore the pros and cons of planning for data centers that can be used for cryptocurrency, such as bitcoin, or for other purposes such as mining data for companies.

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