The Milwaukee Common Council is scheduled to consider a substitute ordinance addressing a temporary pause in the establishment and development of data centers at its meeting on October 13, 2026, according to the published Legistar agenda.
The agenda record shows the data center pause ordinance was introduced on March 3, 2026. The same agenda separately lists item 45, file number 260532, a substitute ordinance relating to the 5th Amendment to a Detailed Planned Development, sponsored by Ald. Burgelis and introduced on July 31, 2026.
The matter is relevant to residents because it concerns whether new data center projects can move forward in the city while the council reviews policy on their establishment and development, according to the agenda.
- Meeting: Milwaukee Common Council, October 13, 2026
- Item: Substitute ordinance on a temporary pause in data center establishment and development, introduced March 3, 2026
- Related item 45 (file 260532): Substitute ordinance on 5th Amendment to a Detailed Planned Development, sponsored by Ald. Burgelis, introduced July 31, 2026
- Source: Milwaukee Legistar meeting agenda
The council is scheduled to take up these items as part of its regular meeting agenda. Residents can review the full agenda and any related documents through the city’s Legistar portal ahead of the meeting.
Residents who wish to engage can attend the October 13, 2026 Common Council meeting in person or follow the proceedings through the city’s official meeting portal. Public comment procedures, if applicable, would be outlined in the meeting agenda posted by the Milwaukee Common Council.
Official source: the published record