Trustees adopt 12-month moratorium on data centers
Sep 16, 2026
Watersmeet Township trustees voted unanimously Sept. 16 to adopt a temporary 12-month moratorium on data center development while the board studies impacts and funding implications.
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Trustee Simon Zelinski moved and Trustee John Oliver seconded a motion to adopt a temporary moratorium on data centers for 12 months; the board approved the ordinance by unanimous roll-call vote (Yvonne Clark, Paul Kemppainen, John Oliver, Simon Zelinski, Laura Mans). The moratorium is intended to pause new data-center permits while the township evaluates land-use, infrastructure, and fiscal impacts.
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