EASTON, MARYLAND — The Talbot County Council’s Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, legislative meeting took place in the Bradley Meeting Room, South Wing, Courthouse, 11 N. Washington St., Easton. The county’s Aug. 11 meeting highlights set a public hearing on the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund distribution plan during that meeting, which began at 5 p.m. Star Democrat coverage said Resolution 395 would be open to public comment the same night and did not print a separate start time for that comment.

Resolution 395, introduced Aug. 11, 2026, proposes a twelve-month pause on processing, review, and approval of data-center applications, site plans, permits, and other authorizations while the county writes zoning. It was introduced 3-1 by Vice President Pete Lesher, Lynn Mielke, and Dave Stepp; Keasha Haythe voted not to introduce; President Chuck Callahan was absent, according to Star Democrat reporting and the county’s Aug. 11 highlights. If adopted, the resolution would take effect immediately. It would not ban computer servers that are accessory and subordinate to a lawful principal use on the same property and serve only that occupant. The introduced text lets the Council amend or extend the pause for up to two additional six-month periods. County staff would prepare recommendations for the Planning Commission; the Planning Commission would then recommend to the Council.

A hearing is not a vote. Resolution 395 is not law until the Council adopts it. The county’s pending-legislation page still lists the resolution. There is no Talbot data-center applicant and no site before the county.