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Rothschild adopts one-year moratorium on data-center development
Summary
Trustees unanimously approved Resolution 2026-04 imposing an initial one-year moratorium on data-center development to give staff time to draft ordinance standards addressing health, safety and nuisance concerns; the moratorium may be extended once for six months under statute.
The Village of Rothschild Board voted unanimously to adopt Resolution 2026-04, which imposes an initial one-year moratorium on new data-center developments while staff and trustees research ordinance standards. Administrator Ryan VanDeWalle said the pause will allow the village to consider standards related to health, safety and nuisance impacts before any new projects proceed.
VanDeWalle described the statutory limits on moratoria: "This moratorium is legally mandated for an initial period of 1 year from the date of the passing of this resolution and may statutorily only be amended one time to allow for an additional 6-month period for the moratorium as a whole." The resolution passed by a 6-0 voice vote. The minutes record that staff will use the moratorium period to prepare ordinance language that could be adopted after the pause ends.
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