City Discussing Temporary Moratorium on Data Centers

Data center opponent submits recall signatures targeting 7 elected officials near Ann Arbor

AUGUSTA TWP., MI — An Augusta Township resident who launched recall efforts targeting all seven elected township officials for voting to rezone land connected to a data center project has submitted hundreds of pages of petition signatures to Washtenaw County.

City discussing temporary moratorium on data centers

The issue of data centers goes before the City of La Crosse this month. The topic is on the agenda for Monday afternoon’s City Plan Commission meeting at 4 p.m. at City Hall. READ: La Crosse’s ordinance on a temporary moratorium on data centers The ordinance ties in with La Crosse County’s 18-month moratorium on data centers. If La Crosse’s ordinance passes at the August 13 Common Council meeting, it would let the city work with the county to f…

Falls Township moves to update zoning to curb data centers

Falls officials are initiating a preemptive strike on regulating additional data centers in the township by declaring part of its zoning ordinance “substantially invalid.” The move came this week when board members approved a resolution to review and rewrite a portion of its zoning laws to deal with data centers — something that’s not even mentioned in most zoning books, including the township’s. Board members took the action after a meeting Jul…

Independence Twp. green lights moratorium on data centers

INDEPENDENCE TWP. — At its regular meeting on July 21, the Independence Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved a six-month moratorium on the development of data centers in the township. The resolution also included the direction of Supervisor Chuck Phyle to have the planning commission and other necessary consultants review and evaluate the township’s zoning regulations and develop appropriate standards to govern potential data center d…

Hastings Data Center Moratorium Proposal Heads To August Vote

Hastings is considering a one-year data center moratorium as Minnesota cities debate power use, noise, emissions and local zoning rules.

Kansas City Staffers Recommend AGAINST Downtown Data Center Tower

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