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Council asks staff to pursue text amendment to regulate data centers, declines moratorium
Summary
After a staff presentation, councilors favored drafting a text amendment to enumerate data centers (including cryptocurrency mining) as a defined use and possibly prohibit them, rather than pursuing a moratorium; planning-board review is expected next.
The Fletcher Town Council directed staff to move forward with drafting a text amendment to the land-development code to define and regulate data centers, rather than pursuing a moratorium.
Tyler Morrow, introduced to the meeting as the staff presenter, summarized where existing town ordinances treat data-related facilities and noted the national trend of local governments considering moratoria to gain…
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