Lakeland City Commission to hold first public hearing on proposed data center moratorium

Lakeland considering pause on data center development

Lakeland residents weighed in Monday morning on a proposed data center moratorium as city leaders review Project Swan.

Lakeland City Commission to hold first public hearing on proposed data center moratorium

Lakeland city commissioners are scheduled to hold the first public hearing Monday at 9 a.m. at City Hall on a proposed one-year moratorium on new large-scale computing facilities.

Santa Rosa residents can weigh in Thursday on proposed data center moratorium | Santa Rosa Press Gazette

The hearing comes after Commissioner Kerry Smith introduced the proposed ordinance, which passed on first reading in a 3-1 vote June 22. Commissioner Ray Eddington cast the lone dissenting vote, arguing the proposed 12-month moratorium did not go far enough because he favored a permanent ban. The draft ordinance would halt the county’s acceptance, review and approval of permits, rezoning requests, site plans and other development approvals for s…

Lakeland seeks one-year freeze on new data centers

Lakeland is preparing to suspend approvals for new data centers for up to a year as city officials weigh how the facilities should fit into the city’s long-term growth plans. The proposed moratorium would halt applications for data centers and other large-load customers for 12 months. It would apply both within Lakeland and to projects outside the city that would rely on Lakeland’s electric, water, wastewater or other utility services. The propo…