Young orders 90-day data center review
News ClipDaily Memphian·Memphis, Shelby County, TN·10/9/2026
Memphis Mayor Paul Young issued an executive order creating a 90-day working group to develop guidelines for data centers in the city. The review will establish a local framework for regulating future data center development.
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Memphis Mayor Paul Young issued an executive order calling for a 90-day working group to develop guidelines for data centers within the city. The initiative places data center policy under review by city government and is intended to inform future development standards.
The order was reported by Bill Dries of The Daily Memphian, which covers Memphis and Shelby County government and politics. No specific data center company or project was identified in the article.