Advisory Committee backs two-year data center moratorium to allow town study

Oct 1, 2026

The Advisory Committee voted to adopt a temporary moratorium through 01/01/2028 to give the planning board time to study potential local impacts of data centers and consider bylaw changes; staff said the moratorium is proactive and not prompted by a pending proposal.

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The Norfolk Advisory Committee unanimously approved Article 14, placing a temporary moratorium on data center development to allow the planning board to study potential local impacts and consider any future bylaw changes.

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