Martin County schedules second public hearing on moratorium targeting hyperscale data centers

Oct 15, 2026

The county board reviewed an ordinance placing a moratorium on large-scale ("hyperscale") data centers and directed staff to draft changes ahead of a second public hearing set for late October; hosts said the board asked for revisions and additional community input.

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Martin County hosts summarized a board review of an ordinance to impose a moratorium on large-scale, or "hyperscale," data centers and said the board directed staff to make changes before a second public hearing. "They directed staff on some changes that they wanna make coming back for the 2nd public hearing, like you said, the end of October," one host said; the hosts cited Oct. 27 as the return hearing date.

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