City shuts door on data centers

BOMA passes 18-month moratorium against controversial computing industries

Rob Nunley

Jun 09, 2026 - 2 min read

Rob Nunley photo - A capacity crowd once again filled both the city boardroom and an overflow room as the Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted to approve an ordinance establishing a moratorium on data centers and other high-density computing facilities Tuesday night.

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