Southport Planning Board backs 15-month data center moratorium

Mount Airy approves temporary data center moratorium: What it means

City leaders approved a temporary pause on data center development, giving staff and the Planning Board time to draft new regulations.

Southport Planning Board backs 15-month data center moratorium

SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) — The Southport Planning Board is recommending the city pause any possible development of data centers while officials craft regulations they say will better protect residents and businesses. Following a lengthy discussion on Thursday, the planning board voted unanimously to recommend that the Southport Board of Aldermen adopt a 15-month moratorium on new data centers and related industries. If approved, the moratorium would…