Virginia Beach City Council votes against data centers

Name: Virginia Beach City Council votes against data centers
Uploaded: 2026-08-19T03:14:10.000Z
Duration: 2 min 1 s
Description: The Virginia Beach City Council has unanimously voted to enact a 12-month moratorium, banning the issuance of any new data center permits in the city. This decision puts a temporary halt on data center development in the area.

News Clip2:01WAVY TV 10·Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City County, VA·8/19/2026

The Virginia Beach City Council has unanimously voted to enact a 12-month moratorium, banning the issuance of any new data center permits in the city. This decision puts a temporary halt on data center development in the area.

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Gov: Virginia Beach City Council

The VB City Council unanimously voted to ban the issuance of any data center permits for at least the next 12 months. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/

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