Niles OKs data center moratorium

Niles OKs data center moratorium

NILES — Residents in opposition of data centers will be able to rest easy for a while, as city officials took action to ease their concerns about one entering the community. City council on Wednesday approved placing a 180-day moratorium on the granting or issuing of new permits for data centers and on the receipt and processing of their applications within corporate limits, and declared an emergency. The moratorium comes after an April 15 pre-m…