05/05/2026 Smithfield Town Council Meeting

Smithfield Town Council · May 6, 2026

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3:15:52

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3:15:52

Opening and invocation

2:12 → 3:20(1m 8s)

Meeting called to order by the presiding council officer; brief invocation and procedural reminders; attendees asked to stand for the pledge and safety/evacuation instructions were read.

Speakers:

Smithfield Town Council on May 36, 2026 adopted a zoning amendment that defines data centers and lists them as not permitted in all zoning districts after a lengthy public hearing dominated by residents opposing proposed data center development; the council also approved an amendment raising the by-right hotel-room threshold in the EGOD overlay from 100 to 150, 3–2.

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