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County counselor outlines 18‑month moratorium on data centers and seeks insurance quotes from local providers

Brown County Commission · February 27, 2026
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County counselor Austin Parker presented a draft 18‑month moratorium on data centers, battery storage, solar, chip manufacturing and cryptocurrency projects for study and recommended forwarding county insurance data to the current claims administrator so Amberwell Health and competitors can provide pricing and options.

County counselor Austin Parker told the Brown County Commission that his office has prepared language for an 18‑month moratorium intended to give the county time to study public health, public safety and welfare impacts of certain large projects.

"The moratorium related to data centers, battery energy, battery energy storage systems, solar energy, chip manufacturing, and cryptocurrency," Parker said, explaining the draft would pause permitting and…

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