Waite Park Weighs Data Center Moratorium, New Assessment Policy

The Waite Park City Council is considering a temporary moratorium on data center development to research and draft appropriate regulations. This comes after the city discovered it has no existing ordinances governing data centers and their potential demands on city resources like electricity and water. The council is also discussing a formal assessment policy for infrastructure improvements to bring consistency to how residents are charged for projects like street, utility, and storm sewer work.