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Council delays data‑center moratorium debate to May 21 after contested exchange
Summary
Council members debated whether to introduce an interim moratorium on data‑center development; after lengthy discussion about economic, environmental and procedural risks, the council voted 8–5 to postpone formal introduction and consideration to the May 21 meeting to allow staff drafting and state legislative activity to conclude.
Members of the Minneapolis City Council held an extended debate on April 23 over a proposed moratorium on the establishment, re‑establishment or expansion of data‑center uses. Authors said the pause would give the city time to evaluate energy, water and land‑use impacts; opponents warned a moratorium could chill investment in downtown recovery and commercial property transactions.
Council Member Chowdhury, the item’s author, said she planned to wait for…
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