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County board rejects motion to initiate a data-center ordinance amendment
Summary
The Board voted down a motion to authorize the Land Use Committee to draft a county ordinance regulating data centers, with several members saying it was too early and a pending Senate bill concerning the Mahomet Aquifer noted in discussion.
Chairman Witte asked the Board to authorize the Land Use Committee to prepare a text amendment regulating data centers after receiving two inquiries. Carter said he opposed the motion and "feels the County is not ready for this and that it’s too early," and Hammer agreed more time was needed. Farris noted Senate Bill 4004 addressing data centers and the Mahomet Aquifer was pending in the Illinois Senate. The motion failed on a recorded vote with all members documented as voting Nay.
Board members who spoke said the timing and overlapping actions at other government levels made a county-level text amendment premature. The Land Use Committee will not proceed unless re-authorized at a later meeting.
