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Islip board adopts temporary moratorium on data center development
Summary
The Town of Islip adopted Local Law No. 5 (02/2026), placing a moratorium on data-center development while the town studies zoning and impacts; the measure passed after the clerk read the proposed law.
The Town of Islip board voted to adopt Local Law No. 5 of 02/2026, a temporary moratorium on the development of data centers in sections of the town. Clerk reading the item identified it as "Muratorium for the Development of Data Centers," and the board moved, seconded and approved the resolution.
The moratorium was presented during the public hearing portion of the meeting and passed without registered public speakers addressing the item. The board closed the hearing and approved the resolution to take effect as a pause on new data-center approvals while staff and elected officials review zoning language and potential impacts to infrastructure and land use.
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