The Portland, Maine Housing & Economic Development Committee is scheduled to meet Oct. 6, 2026, to discuss regulating data centers in the city, according to the published agenda posted on the city’s CivicClerk portal.
According to the agenda, the item is listed under Councilor Pious Ali, Chair, and is described as initiating “a preliminary discussion on regulating data centers in Portland.” The agenda states the committee will consider recommending a City Council resolution that would request a Land Use Code text amendment from the Planning Board.
The agenda notes that, according to the published text, there is currently no such code amendment in place — the committee discussion is described as a preliminary step rather than a final action. The outcome of the committee’s discussion is scheduled to be documented in meeting minutes following the session.
- Meeting: Housing & Economic Development Committee
- Date: Oct. 6, 2026
- Location: Portland, Maine
- Chair: Councilor Pious Ali
- Agenda item: Preliminary discussion on regulating data centers in Portland
- Possible action: Recommending a City Council resolution requesting a Land Use Code text amendment from the Planning Board
According to the agenda, the committee is scheduled to take up this item as part of its Oct. 6 meeting. Any resolution recommended by the committee would next go to the full City Council for consideration, and any Land Use Code text amendment would be referred to the Planning Board, per the agenda description. No further procedural timeline is specified in the published record.
Residents seeking to engage with this agenda item can attend the Oct. 6, 2026 Housing & Economic Development Committee meeting. Meeting materials, including the full agenda, are available through the city’s CivicClerk portal.
Official source: the published record