Ames council orders temporary delay on LightEdge data‑center decision, directs immediate code and utility fixes
After weeks of public comment, Ames City Council voted to impose a temporary delay on LightEdge and other data‑center proposals and directed staff to pursue four immediate actions: define 'data center' in zoning, reconcile electric tariff/code discrepancies, add water/wastewater excess‑facilities thresholds, and strengthen industrial site‑analysis requirements.
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The Ames City Council voted July 14 to temporarily delay any final decision on LightEdge’s request to negotiate a lease at the Ames airport and on other proposed data‑center developments while staff researches and reports back to council.
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