The Browncomn Board of Commissioners is scheduled to meet on Oct. 20, 2026, with an agenda item to schedule a public hearing on an interim moratorium ordinance for data centers, according to the published agenda posted on the CivicClerk platform.
The agenda entry, listed as item 13, is titled “Schedule Public Hearing for Interim Moratorium of Data Centers Ordinance” and is allotted five minutes for discussion, according to the agenda. The item does not indicate that commissioners will vote on the moratorium itself at this meeting, only that they are scheduled to consider setting a date for a future public hearing on the matter.
For residents, the item matters because any eventual moratorium could affect how and where data center projects are permitted or reviewed within the jurisdiction. The agenda does not specify the length of a potential moratorium, its geographic scope, or which properties or applications might be affected.
The Oct. 20 meeting agenda also includes other business items, according to the published document.
- Item 12 (5 mins): Building Repairs — Springfield Shop Cold Storage Addition
- Item 13 (5 mins): Schedule Public Hearing for Interim Moratorium of Data Centers Ordinance
- Item 14 (2 mins): Q3 2026 Budget Report
- A Closed Session is listed following the budget report
- Item 15 (5 mins): Social Services Claims Payments, following a scheduled break
- Item 16: Planning Commission recommendations (details not fully specified in the available agenda excerpt)
According to the agenda, the Board of Commissioners is scheduled to take up the data center moratorium scheduling item during the Oct. 20 meeting. The agenda indicates this action would set a date for a separate public hearing, rather than constitute a vote on the moratorium ordinance itself. No further details on the proposed hearing date or the substance of the moratorium ordinance are included in the published agenda excerpt reviewed.
Residents seeking more information or wishing to participate can consult the full agenda and meeting materials through the CivicClerk portal listed for the Browncomn Board of Commissioners and may attend the Oct. 20 meeting in person to observe the proceedings, consistent with standard public meeting access described in the agenda posting.
Official source: the published record