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Millville mayor presses for ban on data centers, citing water, energy and quality-of-life concerns
Summary
Mayor Dixon urged the commission to adopt land-use rules that would effectively bar data centers, arguing they often come with long tax abatements, limited long-term jobs, large water and energy demands and noise impacts; commissioners and the city solicitor discussed legal limits on a truly "permanent" ban.
Mayor Dixon urged Millville City commissioners to adopt land-use restrictions that would effectively keep data centers out of the city, saying the projects’ fiscal and environmental risks outweigh claimed benefits.
At a commission meeting on May 1, Dixon summarized the city’s review process for a Chapter 30 amendment to the land-use regulations and described why he supports a ban. He said special administrative committees reviewed cannabis and other applications but that policy decisions on land use rest with the full governing body. "There is no recommendation before you," he said, then outlined concerns about data centers’ common incentive packages and long tax abatements, limited long-term employment, water and energy consumption, and noise and environmental…
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