The Chicopee City Council is scheduled to consider an order on Oct. 20, 2026, that would refer a discussion on a moratorium for data centers to the Public Works, Utilities and Water Resource Committee, according to the published agenda for that meeting.
The agenda item, sponsored by Councilor Pniak-Costello, does not propose an immediate moratorium. Instead, it directs the council’s Public Works, Utilities and Water Resource Committee to take up the topic for further review, according to the official record.
The item matters to Chicopee residents because data centers can affect local utility demand, water resources and municipal infrastructure planning, all of which fall under the jurisdiction of the committee named in the referral. The same agenda packet also includes other business items, including a funding matter drawn from the city’s Stabilization Fund and an application for a new Home Occupation License at a Chicopee address, according to the agenda.
- Meeting date: Oct. 20, 2026
- Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts
- Agenda action: Order to refer a data center moratorium discussion to the Public Works, Utilities and Water Resource Committee
- Sponsor listed on the order: Pniak-Costello
- Other listed items: a Stabilization Fund appropriation matter and a new Home Occupation License application
Under the process described in the agenda, the council’s vote would direct the moratorium discussion to the named committee rather than enact a moratorium outright. Any further committee action, scheduling, or recommendations would follow through the committee’s own process, as reflected in the official agenda.
Residents seeking more information or wishing to weigh in can review the full agenda posted by the City of Chicopee and attend the Oct. 20, 2026 City Council meeting in person. Those interested in the data center moratorium discussion specifically can also follow the Public Works, Utilities and Water Resource Committee for any scheduled follow-up sessions, according to the published agenda.
Official source: the published record