Newberg planners discuss creating data-center code chapter for Old Mill site

Oct 20, 2026

Commissioners debated whether to prepare a data-center-specific code chapter for the Old Mill property after Chair Wright raised the site as a possible location; staff said no active inquiries exist but offered to draft a memo and suggested the commission could request code work.

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Chair Chris Wright raised concerns during commissioner comments that the Old Mill property has been mentioned by others as a potential data-center site and asked whether the commission had any data or code protections in place.

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