Residents and commissioners push for multi‑stakeholder task force on data‑center rules

Sep 3, 2026

Residents and multiple commissioners urged creation of a cross‑functional task force that includes utilities, technical experts, developers and environmental groups to guide drafting of zoning standards for data centers and related uses during the moratorium period.

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During the public hearing and discussion on the proposed moratorium, residents and several commissioners emphasized a desire for broad stakeholder participation in drafting permanent land‑use rules. Resident Katie Bloom urged that the task force include both city employees and outside stakeholders — utilities, developers, environmentalists and neighborhood representatives — so the city can "build what we do or do not want and where we do or do not want something."

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