Lansing Town Board withdraws land-use moratorium proposal - The Ithaca Voice

Howell Township board passes six-month moratorium, but not what opponents wanted

The Howell Township Board unanimously approved a six-month moratorium for the current data center proposal. But a clause in the moratorium has opponents saying it’s not a moratorium at all, that the board instead passed a “pause” with an exception so large that it defeats the ordinance’s intent, and they are gearing up for a petition drive to force a referendum vote. With multiple issues of transparency and signed non-disclosure agreements (NDAs…

Lansing Town Board withdraws land-use moratorium proposal - The Ithaca Voice

LANSING, N.Y. — The Town of Lansing’s moratorium saga has come to an end.  Wednesday night, the Lansing Town Board voted unanimously to withdraw the land-use moratorium that had provoked weeks of debate among town officials and their constituents.  The moratorium would have put a one-year halt on some development in the town as officials rewrite its zoning code. However, some residents felt it would negatively affect small businesses and place a…