The Butte-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners is scheduled to consider a directive on Sept. 9, 2026, that would instruct the County Attorney to prepare and introduce a temporary moratorium on data center development approvals, according to the published agenda for the Butte, MT meeting.
The agenda item, listed under council business, seeks concurrence from commissioners to move forward with drafting moratorium language rather than approving a moratorium outright at this meeting, according to the published agenda.
The matter is relevant to residents because it concerns whether new data center development approvals in Butte-Silver Bow would be temporarily paused while officials consider longer-term policy, according to the agenda language.
The agenda also references Resolution No. 2026-54 and cites Council Resolution 2024-61, which according to the agenda record was passed on December 19, though the full text of that prior resolution was not included in the excerpted material reviewed.
- Meeting: Butte-Silver Bow Local Government Council of Commissioners
- Date: September 9, 2026
- Location: Butte, MT
- Action item: Council concurrence to direct County Attorney to prepare and introduce a temporary data center development moratorium
- Related documents cited in agenda: Resolution No. 2026-54; Council Resolution 2024-61
- Source: Official meeting agenda, readybuttemt.gov
According to the published agenda, the item before commissioners on Sept. 9 is a request for concurrence to direct legal staff to draft moratorium language, not a final vote on a moratorium itself. Any resulting draft ordinance would follow the standard introduction and consideration process outlined in local government procedure, per the agenda record.
Residents seeking more information or wishing to weigh in on the item can review the full agenda posted at readybuttemt.gov and attend the Sept. 9, 2026 meeting, where public comment periods are typically part of Butte-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners sessions, according to standard meeting procedure referenced in the agenda posting.
Official source: the published record