The Chicopee City Council is scheduled to consider referring a discussion on a moratorium for data centers to the Public Works, Utilities and Water Resource Committee, according to the published agenda for the Oct. 20, 2026 meeting.
The agenda item, listed under an order sponsored by Pniak-Costello, would direct council discussion of a potential data center moratorium to the committee for further review, according to the agenda. The same agenda page also references funds to be taken from the Stabilization Fund and a separate application for a new Home Occupation License at an address on Dev[…], according to the posted document.
For Chicopee residents, the matter is relevant because it concerns how the city may regulate the siting or development of data centers, a sector that has drawn municipal attention for its infrastructure and utility implications, according to the agenda listing.
- Meeting date: Oct. 20, 2026
- Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts
- Agenda action: Order to refer a discussion on a data center moratorium to the Public Works, Utilities and Water Resource Committee
- Sponsor listed: Pniak-Costello
- Additional agenda items include a funding reference to the Stabilization Fund and a new Home Occupation License application
Should the council approve the referral, the matter would next go before the Public Works, Utilities and Water Resource Committee for further discussion, according to the agenda. No further timeline or committee meeting date is specified in the published materials.
Residents seeking to engage with this item can attend the Oct. 20, 2026 City Council meeting in Chicopee. The full agenda is available through the city’s official AgendaCenter page for review ahead of the meeting.
Official source: the published record