Residents urge Eugene to codify NDA ban, impose temporary moratorium on hyperscale data centers

Sep 29, 2026

Neighborhood leaders and residents urged the council to enshrine the city manager’s informal ban on data-center NDAs into city code and adopt a temporary moratorium on large data centers, arguing the measures would protect transparency and local planning.

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Dylan Thompson, co‑chair of the Friendly Area Neighbors Neighborhood Association, told the council the neighborhood board “unanimously adopted a resolution urging a moratorium on data centers on September 8” and asked the council to write the city manager’s NDA ban into city code so it survives changes in administration.

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