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Council advances data-center ban to ballot, directs staff to draft temporary moratorium
Summary
Following staff concerns about definitional and resource issues, the council voted to move a charter question banning new data centers to the ballot and asked staff to prepare a temporary moratorium ordinance to prevent filings before voters decide.
Council discussion on July 20 considered a proposed charter amendment that would prohibit construction or operation of new data centers within Edgewater. Staff warned that definitions and technology could change, recommending an ordinance or temporary moratorium as an interim step. Several council members and residents raised concerns about water, electricity, noise, and long-term impacts of data centers sited near residential areas.
Councilmember (speaker 9) moved to advance the charter question and several council members expressed support; the council also asked staff to prepare a temporary moratorium ordinance for consideration at the August 3 meeting to block permit approvals while the ballot process proceeds. A resident who identified himself as Robert DeVoe urged the council to consider local aquifer and water-resource impacts before permitting such facilities.
The council's direction was procedural: the question will go the ballot and staff will prepare a moratorium ordinance to be drafted and heard at the next meeting. No permit or land-use approvals were changed July 20.
