The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Oct. 20, 2026, to consider a temporary moratorium on certain development approvals for large-scale data centers, according to the published agenda posted on the county’s CivicClerk portal.
The agenda lists the matter under both the Public Hearing and County Manager’s Report sections, identifying the item as “Consideration of Data Center Moratorium” and, separately, “Consider an Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Certain Development Approvals for Large-Scale Data Centers.”
The outcome of the hearing and any vote on the ordinance matters to residents because a moratorium, if considered and acted upon, would pause county approvals for large-scale data center development during the period it is in effect. The agenda does not specify the moratorium’s proposed duration or the geographic area it would cover.
- Meeting: Montgomery County Board of Commissioners
- Date: Oct. 20, 2026
- Agenda items: Public hearing on “Data Center Moratorium”; County Manager’s Report item to consider an ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on large-scale data center development approvals
- Commissioners listed on the agenda include Brenda Perez, Nick Allen, Erie Greene and Paige Roberts, among others named in the document
- Source: Official meeting agenda via Montgomery County’s CivicClerk system
According to the published agenda, the item is scheduled for a public hearing followed by consideration under the County Manager’s Report. The agenda does not indicate whether a vote will occur at this meeting or whether the matter will be referred for further review.
Residents who wish to engage with the process can attend the Oct. 20, 2026 meeting of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners. The full agenda and meeting materials are available through the county’s CivicClerk portal.
Official source: the published record