Council President Lewis to Push Data Center Moratorium

Indy council president proposes data center moratorium after outcry

As the council begins debate on data center regulations, the council president will propose a pause on new facilities after resident outcry.

Council President Lewis to Push Data Center Moratorium

Indianapolis City-County Council President Maggie A. Lewis says she will introduce an amendment establishing a moratorium on the approval of new data centers when the Council’s Metropolitan and Economic Development Committee takes up the city’s proposed data center zoning framework Monday. In a statement Friday, Lewis said she is working with the Council’s leadership team on the amendment, which she framed as a pause to let the Council, the Hogs…