The Town of Auburn, Massachusetts has scheduled a public hearing for Sept. 8, 2026, on a zoning bylaw amendment, ZA-26-3, according to the official meeting agenda. The amendment is described in the agenda as being for the purposes of enacting a one-year moratorium on the permitting, construction, expansion and conversion of data centers.
The hearing matters to Auburn residents because it addresses whether new data center development in town would be paused for a defined period while local officials consider zoning rules for the industry, according to the published agenda. The same agenda item follows discussion of a separate matter involving office space for up to 23 individual tenant spaces and other associated improvements, though the moratorium item is listed as a distinct zoning bylaw amendment under item 4 of the agenda.
- Meeting date: Sept. 8, 2026
- Location: Auburn, Massachusetts
- Agenda item: Zoning Bylaw Amendment – Data Center Moratorium (ZA-26-3)
- Stated purpose, per agenda: enacting a one-year moratorium on permitting, construction, expansion and conversion of data centers
- Format: Public Hearing
- Source: Official Town of Auburn agenda, AgendaCenter posting
According to the published agenda, the item is scheduled to be considered as a public hearing during the Sept. 8, 2026 meeting. The agenda does not specify a vote outcome or further procedural steps beyond the hearing itself.
Residents seeking to engage with the process can attend the Sept. 8, 2026 public hearing in Auburn, Massachusetts, as listed on the official town agenda, or review the full agenda posted by the Town of Auburn for details on how to submit comment.
Official source: the published record