Data center moratorium
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- Public comments
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- Last 30 days
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Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 20, 2026.
Public comments (5)
The Jackson State SGA president urged the council to make sure any data center moratorium ordinance protects students and residents already hit by water and energy crises.
City Council - Oct 20, 2026 · 4:04 →Asked the council to publish a timeline for the data center regulatory framework, disclose wastewater terms for the Savannah Street plant, and not let the moratorium lapse without enforceable standards.
City Council - Oct 6, 2026 · 3:50 →Demanded a two-year moratorium or outright ban on hyperscale data centers and pressed for independent health, water, energy, and economic assessments and answers on public costs.
City Council - Oct 6, 2026 · 13:40 →An AI technologist said big money is driving the data center rush, cited the state's tax giveaway law and the Southaven lawsuit, and urged a full moratorium.
Special City Council Public Hearing - Jun 22, 2026 · 9:24 →A human rights advocate from Ward 1 asked the council for a moratorium and possibly an outright ban, saying data centers exploit poor, predominantly Black Southern communities.
Special City Council Public Hearing - Jun 22, 2026 · 21:31 →