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Sunbury mayor urges pause on data-center agreements, proposes time-bound moratorium for study
Summary
Mayor Joe Saint John proposed pausing development agreements and rezoning requests tied to data centers, hyperscalers and AI facilities while staff and outside experts study impacts on the grid, water, environment and community character; a public forum is being planned for June.
Mayor Joe Saint John told a packed State of the City address that Sunbury will seek a deliberate pause on development work tied to data centers and related projects while the city gathers more information.
"We’re going to pause any development agreements related to data centers, hyperscalers, or AI data centers," St. John said, describing the step as a time-bound moratorium meant to “give our staff breathing room to be able to address this.” He said the pause would include rezoning requests tied to those reuses and that the city is targeting a June public forum for broader input.
The mayor framed the proposal as a fact-finding measure rather than an outright ban. He cited concerns residents have raised about energy-grid impacts, water use,…
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