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Champaign County committee approves 9‑month moratorium on large data centers after public comment and scheduling debate
Summary
After public comments for and against data-center development, a Champaign County committee amended a proposed 12‑month moratorium to 9 months (270 days) and approved it, citing the need to give a task force and the Zoning Board of Appeals time to draft and review new zoning standards.
A Champaign County advisory committee voted to adopt a temporary moratorium on new data centers with at least 10,000 square feet of processing area, amending an initial 12‑month proposal to a nine‑month limit.
The committee considered testimony from labor and environmental stakeholders. Kevin Sage, president of the East Central Illinois Building and Construction Trades Council and business agent for Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 149, opposed a long moratorium and urged the county to set clear standards that allow responsible development. “Pressing pause on opportunity altogether does not,” Sage said, arguing that data centers…
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