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Harpersville planning board recommends one-year moratorium on new data centers
Summary
The Harpersville Planning & Zoning Board voted June 15 to recommend that the Town Council adopt at least a one-year moratorium on data centers to allow the town to collect impact research and studies; the motion passed by voice vote and will be forwarded to council.
Board member Della Pender proposed a recommendation that the Harpersville Town Council adopt a moratorium of at least one year on new data centers so the town can collect impact research and studies. Board member Suzanne Bearden seconded the motion, and it carried by voice vote of those present. Chairman David Sanders declared the recommendation passed and to be forwarded to the Town Council.
Pender framed the motion as a pause to gather information rather than an immediate ban intended to be permanent: the board recorded the request for impact studies and research to inform council action. No formal vote tally by name was recorded in the minutes; the transcript reports the motion passed by voice vote with those present in favor.
The recommendation now goes to the Harpersville Town Council for consideration; the planning board does not itself enact moratoria. The transcript does not record substantive debate against the motion, technical studies requested, or a timeline for the council's decision.
The board completed other routine business and adjourned at 6:35 p.m. The council's next work session and meeting were noted; meeting organizers also announced the town offices will be closed for Juneteenth on June 19.
