Council debates posture on statewide pause for data-center permits
Council members discussed whether Black Duck should adopt a local moratorium on data-center development now that the state and the Public Utilities Commission are studying impacts; some members said state law already delays permitting until the PUC report is finished, while others said local signaling matters.
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Staff raised the idea of an interim moratorium on data-center development and reviewed the state timeline requiring a Public Utilities Commission report before many permits can be issued. One councilor summarized the timeline: "Their deadline is 07/01/2027 to submit the report. So that means the first any entity could issue a permit is 07/01/2028," said Committee member. Other speakers argued that state law already prohibits permits until the PUC completes its study and that local moratoria would be largely symbolic but could influence neighboring jurisdictions.
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