Board backs temporary moratorium on large data centers to study land-use and environmental impacts
Legislation committee recommended a temporary moratorium on large data‑center development to give the city time to study environmental, utility, and land‑use impacts; council members expressed concerns about energy, water use, noise, and workforce effects.
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The legislation committee presented a proposal for a temporary moratorium on data-center development in the city to allow staff and a working group to study environmental and land-use impacts. The committee representative said the moratorium would provide the city time to assess large-scale data-center proposals and their implications for infrastructure and neighborhoods.
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