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Twinsburg council enacts 12-month moratorium on data-center permits after extensive public comment
Summary
After more than an hour of public comment urging study of water, noise and zoning impacts, Twinsburg City Council unanimously adopted an emergency 12-month moratorium on accepting or issuing permits for data centers as principal uses.
Twinsburg City Council unanimously adopted an emergency ordinance April 14 placing a moratorium of up to 12 months on accepting, considering or issuing zoning or occupancy permits for data centers as a principal use.
Residents filled the council chamber during the audience-participation period to press the council for a pause and deeper study. Will Hollingsworth urged passage of a "full 12-month moratorium" to allow the city time to study cooling systems and water use in modern data centers. Lori Facina told council members that schematics and poster-board evidence show a data center already exists in Twinsburg and urged a permanent ballot measure to prevent future similar facilities. Several…
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