The Auburn, Massachusetts Planning Board is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Sept. 8, 2026, to consider a proposed one-year moratorium on data center development in town, according to the official meeting agenda published by the Town of Auburn.
The agenda item, listed as Zoning Bylaw Amendment ZA-26-3, is described as being for “the purposes of enacting a one (1) year moratorium on the permitting, construction, expansion, conversi[on]” of data centers, according to the published agenda. The matter is scheduled for discussion as item four on the board’s agenda that evening.
The proposal matters to residents because, according to the agenda, it would pause new data center permitting, construction and expansion activity in Auburn for a period of one year while the town considers the zoning amendment. The same agenda also includes a separate item referencing office space for up to 23 individual tenant spaces and associated improvements, according to the published agenda.
- Meeting: Auburn Planning Board
- Date: Sept. 8, 2026
- Location: Auburn, Massachusetts
- Agenda item: Zoning Bylaw Amendment – Data Center Moratorium (ZA-26-3)
- Proposed action: One-year moratorium on permitting, construction, expansion and conversion related to data centers
- Format: Public Hearing
According to the published agenda, the Sept. 8 session is set as a public hearing on the proposed moratorium. The agenda does not indicate what action, if any, the board will take following the hearing.
Residents seeking to participate can attend the Sept. 8, 2026 Planning Board meeting in Auburn. The full agenda, including the data center moratorium item, is available on the Town of Auburn’s website.
Official source: the published record