Local candidate urges moratorium on large AI data centers; commissioners agree to consider
Nick Zateslo, a Tallahassee native and congressional candidate, urged the Leon County Commission to impose a moratorium and tighten land-use rules for large AI data centers, citing noise, heat, water use, diesel generator pollution and short operational job lists. Commissioners signaled interest in following up and the chair said he would offer a one-year moratorium motion later in the meeting.
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At the start of the public-comment period on June 9, Tallahassee native and congressional candidate Nick Zateslo urged Leon County commissioners to adopt a moratorium on large AI data centers and to revise county land-development rules to require tighter review, mandatory community meetings, stronger decommissioning bonds and clearer reporting of developer ownership.
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