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Front Royal Council to Discuss Data Center Zoning Ordinance Changes Aug. 3
Front Royal council's Aug. 3 work session agenda includes an ordinance amendment to Town Code §175 on data center definitions and zoning rules.
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Clarksville Connected Utilities Board Reviews Serverfarm Data Center ESA Agreement
Clarksville Connected Utilities board reviewed a Serverfarm data center ESA agreement and a $19.8M budget line at its July 27 meeting, per the agenda.
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Cudahy City Council to Weigh Citywide Ban on Data Centers Aug. 4
Cudahy council set to weigh citywide zoning ban on data centers at Aug. 4, 2026 meeting, per official agenda.
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Sierra County Board to Review Data Center Impact Study Aug. 4
Sierra County supervisors set to review a data center impact study Aug. 4, per the official meeting agenda.
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Morgan County Planning Board Set to Weigh Temporary Data Center Moratorium
Morgan County Planning Board set to weigh a temporary data center moratorium at its Aug. 4, 2026 meeting, per the official agenda.
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Sierra County Board to Review Data Center Impact Study Committee Aug. 4
Sierra County's Aug. 4, 2026 agenda includes an item on its Data Center impact study committee under Resolution 2024-154.
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Wells, Maine to Weigh Retroactive Data Center Moratorium Aug. 4
Wells, Maine agenda for Aug. 4, 2026 lists a vote on a retroactive data center moratorium, per official records.
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Wells, Maine Board Moves to Schedule Hearing on Data Center Moratorium
Wells agenda item schedules Sept. 1 joint hearing on proposed temporary data center moratorium ordinance.
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Durham County Commissioners to Discuss Data Center Moratorium Today
Durham County commissioners hold a work session today on a draft data center moratorium, per the published Legistar agenda.
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Durham County Commissioners to Consider $561,725 Contract Tied to Data Center
Durham County commissioners are scheduled to consider a $561,725 contract tied to data-center language at their Aug. 3 meeting, per the agenda.
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Brunswick, Maine Sets Data Center Workshop for Aug. 3, 2026 Meeting
Brunswick, Maine's Aug. 3, 2026 agenda includes a Data Center Workshop Packet, according to the town's official meeting record.
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Brunswick, Maine Town Council to Hold Workshop on Data Centers Aug. 3
Brunswick Town Council's Aug. 3, 2026 workshop agenda includes a dedicated Data Center Workshop Packet, per official documents.
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Brunswick, Maine Council to Hold Workshop on Data Center Development Aug. 3
Brunswick council's Aug. 3 workshop agenda includes a dedicated data center packet, according to the town's published documents.
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Pacific, MO Council to Weigh Data Center Permit Moratorium Aug. 4
Pacific, MO council set to consider Aug. 4 pause on new data center permits pending land-use studies and public input.
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Kings Mountain Planning Board to Review Data Center Moratorium Aug. 4
Kings Mountain Planning Board set to review data center moratorium update and rezoning case Z-26-5 on Aug. 4, 2026.
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Middletown Council to Weigh Data Centers’ Role in Rising Energy Costs Aug. 4
Middletown council to review data-center demand's role in rising energy costs at Aug. 4, 2026 meeting, per agenda.
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Duval County Board Agenda Listed $386.9M Contract Tied to Data-Center Terms
Duval County School Board's July 28 agenda listed a $386.9M contract item alongside data-center-related language, per the published record.
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Murrysville Council to Vote Aug. 5 on Data Center Zoning Ordinance
Murrysville Council set to consider Chapter 220 zoning amendment defining data centers Aug. 5, per official agenda.
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North Fayette Township to Weigh Data Center Zoning Ordinance Aug. 6
North Fayette Township is scheduled to consider a data center zoning ordinance, Ordinance No. 552, at its Aug. 6 meeting, per the agenda.
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Cleveland, TX Economic Development Board to Consider Dropping Data Centers as Target Industry
Cleveland EDC to consider removing data centers from its target industries list at Aug. 4 meeting, per official agenda.
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Fulton County Commissioners to Consider Resolution Opposing Data Center Tax Breaks Aug. 5
Fulton commissioners set to weigh resolution Aug. 5 urging denial of tax breaks for data center projects, per official agenda.
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Fulton County Board Set to Consider $186,442 Data-Center Contract Aug. 5
Fulton County Board set to weigh a $186,442.91 contract tied to data-center language at its Aug. 5 meeting, per the published agenda.
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Columbia, MO Planning Commission to Weigh Data Center Zoning Rules Aug. 6
Columbia, MO's Planning and Zoning Commission is set to weigh UDC revisions on data center zoning standards Aug. 6, 2026, per the published agenda.
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Wisconsin Rapids Data Center Meeting Turns Heated
Residents demanded answers at a tense Wisconsin Rapids data center meeting. Here's why these fights are popping up nationwide—and what you can do.
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Pahrump Turnout Signals Growing Data Center Scrutiny
A packed county forum in Pahrump shows how data-center proposals are drawing big public interest nationwide.
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Jackson County Legislature to Weigh AI Data Center Siting Rules Aug. 3
Jackson County Legislature to weigh Aug. 3 framework on siting and regulating AI and data center facilities, per agenda.
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Jackson County Panel to Weigh Data Center Siting Rules on Aug. 3
Jackson County's Public Works Committee is set to weigh a framework for siting AI and data center facilities at its Aug. 3 meeting.
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Killeen Council to Weigh Request for Data Center Zoning Rules Aug. 4
Killeen council set to weigh a request for data center zoning rules at its Aug. 4, 2026 meeting, per the city's Legistar agenda.
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Chippewa County Board to Weigh Temporary Moratorium on Data Center Development
Chippewa County board set to weigh ordinance pausing data center development at Aug. 3 special meeting, per official agenda.
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Chippewa County Panel to Weigh Temporary Moratorium on Data Center Development
Chippewa County panel set to weigh Chapter 70 ordinance amendment for temporary data center moratorium at Aug. 3 special meeting.
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Collier County agenda paired data-center language with $7.59M contract
Collier County agenda pairs $7.59M contract with data-center terms; vote outcome not yet confirmed in the public record.
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Milwaukee Zoning Committee to Weigh Temporary Pause on New Data Centers Aug. 10
Milwaukee's Zoning Code Technical Committee is set to weigh a temporary pause on data center development Aug. 10, per the posted agenda.
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Butte County Water Commission to Get AI Data Center Zoning Briefing Aug. 5
Butte County Water Commission set to hear Aug. 5 briefing on AI data center zoning and permitting rules, per published agenda.
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Louisville Committee to Consider Pausing Data Center Use Permits Aug. 4
Louisville committee set to weigh pausing data center and telecom hotel permits pending Planning Commission review, per Aug. 4 agenda.
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Louisville Planning Commission to Consider Data Center Zoning Text Amendment Aug. 5
Louisville Planning Commission set to weigh a metro-wide Land Development Code amendment on data centers Aug. 5, 2026.
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Louisville Planning Commission to Weigh Data Center Zoning Code Change Aug. 6
Louisville Planning Commission set to consider a metro-wide data center zoning text amendment Aug. 6, per the published agenda.
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New Haven Alders to Weigh 12-Month Data Center Development Moratorium
New Haven Alders set to weigh a 12-month data center development moratorium at their Aug. 3 meeting, per the published agenda.
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New Haven Alders Agenda Lists $60,512.54 Item Tied to Data-Center Contract Language
New Haven Alders' Aug. 3 agenda lists a data-center-related contract item tied to a $60,512.54 figure, per Legistar.
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Athens, Ohio Council Committee to Discuss Data Center Moratorium Aug. 3
Athens City Council's Finance & Personnel Committee is scheduled to discuss a data center moratorium Aug. 3, per the published agenda.
MoratoriaOpen the record →
Athens, Ohio Council Committee Set to Discuss Data Center Moratorium Aug. 3
Athens City Council's Finance & Personnel Committee is set to discuss a data center moratorium at Monday's Aug. 3 regular session, per the agenda.
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Athens City Council to Weigh $54,237 Contract Linked to Data Center Item
Athens City Council set to weigh a $54,237 contract tied to data-center language at its Aug. 3 meeting, per the published agenda.
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NRH Planning Commission to Consider Data Center Site Plat on Aug. 6
NRH Planning and Zoning Commission set to weigh a minor plat for the 1.74-acre Tecnol Commercial Data Center Addition on Aug. 6, per agenda.
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Ada, Oklahoma Council to Weigh 12-Month Data Center Development Moratorium
Ada council set to weigh 12-month data center development moratorium and zoning review, per Aug. 3 agenda.
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Holmdel Planning Board to Review Ordinance Banning Data Centers as Land Use
Holmdel Planning Board set to review Ordinance 2026-16, which would prohibit data centers, at its Aug. 3, 2026 meeting.
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Paramus Council to Weigh Resolution on Data Center Ordinance Aug. 5
Paramus council set to weigh data center ordinance resolution at Aug. 5 meeting, per official borough agenda.
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Woodburn Weighs Pausing Data Centers to Catch Its Breath
Woodburn is considering a temporary moratorium on data centers—a common tool towns use to study impacts before saying yes or no.
MoratoriaOpen the record →
Why a Simple Links Roundup Still Matters for Data Center Watchers
A weekly digest of data center news reminds us why tracking the buildout, link by link, matters for communities.
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Amazon Data Center Meeting Packs House With Residents’ Concerns
A crowded public meeting over a proposed Amazon data center shows why locals want more say in these deals, per WUNC News.
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DeepSeek’s 1GW China Plan Shows AI’s Global Power Math
A reported 1-gigawatt DeepSeek campus in Inner Mongolia is a reminder: the AI buildout race—and its power demands—aren't just a US story.
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Italy’s Postal Giant Joins the Data Center Rush—Sound Familiar?
Poste Italiane's planned 70MW Lombardy data center echoes a pattern playing out across the USA: land and power deals struck before the public sees details.
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AI Firm Inks Deal for Power-Hungry Space at 60 Hudson
An AI customer will lease up to 3.8MW at NYC's historic 60 Hudson data center — a small deal that signals a much bigger trend.
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Compass Datacenters Opens Its Doors in Topeka: What It Means
A Topeka open house at a Compass Datacenters facility offers a rare public glimpse inside a data center. Here's why that access matters.
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UK Data-Center Program Left in Limbo — Lessons for US Watchdogs
A UK agency shake-up shows how easily data-center oversight programs can stall when the government office running them disappears.
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DEQ Report Sparks Fresh Push for Data Center Oversight
A new state environmental report is fueling calls for tighter data center rules. Here's what that means for your community.
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Salem Packs City Hall Over Data Center Plans — Here’s Why It Matters
Residents filled Salem's council chambers to testify on a proposed data center. Here's what these fights are usually about — and how to weigh in.
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Texas Recall Push Shows Anger Over Data Center Approvals
Texas residents are collecting signatures to make it easier to recall local officials after data center approvals. Here's why that matters.
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A New Cooling Sensor Signals Data Centers’ Water Reckoning
Parker's new sensor for liquid-cooled data centers is a small part hinting at a big shift: more water and energy flowing through your community's servers.
Water UseOpen the record →
Neighbors Push Back on Meta AI Data Center: Why It Matters
Residents are protesting a Meta AI data center over neighborhood concerns. Here's the plain-language context on what's really at stake.
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Data Centers Are Reshaping Gas Demand — Here’s Why It Matters
AI data centers are driving new natural gas demand, with some projects going off-grid entirely. What that means for your power bill and grid.
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Georgia Residents Rally After Feeling Shut Out on Data Center
About 100 people protested a proposed Georgia data center, saying their council ignored them. Here's why that pattern keeps showing up nationwide.
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