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Gage County board approves 8-month moratorium on data-center permits after public concern
Summary
After multiple residents urged a pause on new projects, the Gage County Board approved an eight-month moratorium on data-center facility permits with the option to extend and separately scheduled a public hearing to consider an 18-month moratorium.
The Gage County Board of Supervisors voted Aug. 5 to place an eight-month moratorium on data-center facility permit applications, with an option to extend if needed. Supervisor Terry Jurgens moved the moratorium and Supervisor Rex Adams seconded; the procedural call for the question carried 6-1, and the final vote on the motion was 5-2 with Supervisors Rick Clabaugh and Emily Haxby voting no.
The action followed a string of public comments from residents asking for a public hearing and raising concerns about how data centers could affect county economic development. Multiple speakers requested a moratorium on applications while Planning & Zoning and the board study potential impacts. The board also approved a separate motion, carried 7-0, to set a public hearing to review Planning & Zoning’s recommendation for an 18-month moratorium on such permits.
Board members repeatedly framed the moratorium as a temporary measure to give staff and the Planning & Zoning Commission time to review policy and potential ordinance language. The motion as adopted allows county staff and the commission to prepare materials for the public hearing and any subsequent ordinance changes.
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