Oldham County fiscal court tables 150‑day moratorium after hours of public comment and legal questions

Oldham County Fiscal Court opened a public hearing and lengthy discussion Tuesday on a proposed ordinance to impose a 150‑day moratorium on the review and approval of data centers and related private‑utility facilities, but the court tabled the measure to allow more legal review and to give magistrates time to consider changes.

Supporters of the moratorium, who filled the courtroom and paused other public comment to attend the hearing, told the court they want time to write definitions and regulations for data centers before any new development is approved. Opponents and some magistrates raised questions about whether the moratorium could legally cover applications already filed and about the county’s exposure to litigation and uninsured damages.

The ordinance under consideration would have imposed a 150‑day pause on the acceptance, processing and approval of “applications related to the establishment, development or expansion of data centers of any size, all private utilities, all private utility…