Ordinance to pause data center applications
Leaders in La Crosse County are considering a proposal for an 18-month moratorium on new large data center applications and construction approvals. This follows an existing 18-month pause already in effect within La Crosse city limits, where a committee is studying potential impacts. The county's proposed action would not automatically apply to developments inside the city.
A proposal is set to go before leaders at City Hall tonight in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, concerning an 18-month pause on new large data center applications and construction approvals. The city of La Crosse already has a similar 18-month moratorium in place, during which a committee is actively studying the potential impacts of data center development.
However, the proposed action by La Crosse County would not automatically extend to cover data center developments located within La Crosse city limits. The initiative highlights a local government effort to assess and potentially regulate the rapid growth of the data center industry within the region.