McMinnville leaders vote for 18-month moratorium on data centers
McMinnville city leaders have voted to enact an 18-month moratorium on new data center projects within the city limits. This decision allows the city time to study the potential impacts of such developments. The moratorium, however, does not affect a proposed Hixson data center project in Warren County, as the county currently lacks regulations to prevent it.
The City of McMinnville has implemented an 18-month moratorium on new data center developments. City leaders approved the freeze following over an hour of public comment during a recent meeting.
The decision provides McMinnville officials with an opportunity to thoroughly assess the potential impacts associated with data center projects. However, this new moratorium will not affect the proposed Hixson data center project slated for Warren County. This is because the Hixson project is located on private land, and Warren County currently has no regulations in place to prevent its advancement.