Taylor council approves moratorium on data centers

Saline City Council approves one-year 'pragmatic and prudent' moratorium on data centers - The Midwesterner

The Saline City Council last week unanimously approved a resolution, instituting a 365-day temporary moratorium on the approval, consideration or review of new data centers within city limits. The action, taken during the council’s Jan. 12 meeting, addresses the absence of specific regulations for data centers in the city’s zoning ordinance amid a statewide surge in proposals for such facilities, which support artificial intelligence and cloud c…

Taylor council approves moratorium on data centers

A moratorium on data centers is in effect in Taylor for the next year. City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday, Jan. 20, to impose the moratorium on applications, permits or site plans to give city officials time to review the Master Plan and existing ordinances to protect residents from the potential impacts of data centers. “Our ordinances were never written with these developments in mind,” Councilman Gerald Thomas said. No developer has ap…