Elko New Market adopts one-year moratorium on data centers
The Elko New Market City Council voted to adopt ordinances temporarily prohibiting data centers while staff and consultants study potential impacts including water use, energy demand and noise. The moratorium, allowed under Minnesota statute, gives the city up to one year to draft targeted zoning standards.
The full story
The Elko New Market City Council voted to adopt ordinances pausing the location, establishment and operation of data centers in the city while staff and consultants study their impacts. The motion, moved and seconded during general business, passed by voice vote.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
Keep reading for free
Create a free account to finish this story and see the video, transcript and key details.
Continue with GoogleContinue with emailAlready have an account? Log in