MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Johnson County Commission met Thursday night to vote on a moratorium on Bitcoin mining centers in the county for one year.

The commission ultimately rejected the ordinance, which would have prevented the following, under the County Powers Act: • Adult entertainment defined as adult activities, businesses or ventures that are lewd, lascivious, or explicit in nature • Methadone clinics and/or other facilities where medications for opioid disorders are dispensed • Debris dumping and hauling from other counties or states • New junk yard, recycling center development, unless approved with appropriate fencing, screening and approval by the county commission and business licensing before beginning operation • Cryptocurrency operation and/or data center

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