Ellensburg City Council to Consider Six-Month Data Center Moratorium

Ellensburg City Council to Consider Six-Month Data Center Moratorium

News Clipdailyrecordnews.com·Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA·10/3/2026

The Ellensburg City Council agenda includes Resolution 2026-25, which would impose a six-month emergency moratorium on accepting data center building permit and land-use applications. The resolution is scheduled for public comment and consideration at the council meeting.

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The Ellensburg City Council is scheduled to consider Resolution 2026-25 at its October 5, 2026, meeting. The measure would establish a six-month emergency moratorium on the acceptance of building permit and land-use applications for data centers in the city.

The agenda identifies the resolution as an item for introduction and adoption and provides an opportunity for public comment. The meeting will be held at Ellensburg City Hall and streamed online, but the notice does not state whether the moratorium will ultimately be approved.