The Butte-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners is scheduled to consider a directive to the County Attorney to prepare and introduce a temporary moratorium on data center development approvals, according to the published agenda for the Oct. 7, 2026 meeting in Butte, Montana.
The agenda item, listed as a request for Council of Commissioners concurrence, would direct the County Attorney’s office to draft moratorium language rather than enact a moratorium outright at this meeting. The published agenda also references Resolution No. 2026-54 and Council Resolution 2024-61 in connection with the item, according to the agenda document.
For residents, the matter is significant because a temporary moratorium, if introduced, would pause new approvals for data center development within Butte-Silver Bow’s jurisdiction while the directive is drafted and considered. The agenda does not specify the duration of any proposed moratorium or the criteria for future approvals.
- Meeting date: Oct. 7, 2026
- Location: Butte, Montana
- Agenda action: Direct County Attorney to prepare and introduce a temporary moratorium on data center development approvals
- Related items cited in agenda: Resolution No. 2026-54; Council Resolution 2024-61
- Agenda source: Butte-Silver Bow Local Government official agenda
According to the published agenda, the commissioners are scheduled to take up the concurrence request during the Oct. 7 meeting. The agenda indicates the item would be held in abeyance, meaning further commission action would follow before any moratorium is formally introduced.
Residents seeking to engage with this agenda item can attend the Oct. 7, 2026 meeting of the Butte-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners. The full agenda, including the data center moratorium directive, is available through the Butte-Silver Bow government’s official agenda center.
Official source: the published record