Palmetto Bay village eyes data center ban

News Clip0:41Miami Real Estate and Community News·Palmetto Bay, Miami-Dade County, FL·8/26/2026

Palmetto Bay, Florida, is considering becoming the first Miami-Dade municipality to enact a full ban on data centers. Vice Mayor Merwitzer is leading the initiative to prevent data center applications before they are submitted. The village council is scheduled to vote on the proposed ban on September 28.

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"🚨 Palmetto Bay, FL could become the FIRST Miami-Dade municipality to fully BAN data centers! Vice Mayor Merwitzer isn't waiting for pressure — he's acting NOW before any applications come in. Council votes Sept 28. images: indysNotHere and GreenGroupMiami #PalmettoBay #DataCenter #MiamiDade #AI "