Ralls County Commissioners place moratorium on data centers
News ClipMuddy River News·New London, Ralls County, MO·8/25/2026
The Ralls County Commissioners approved a one-year moratorium on data centers, halting economic development applications until September. This decision was made due to intense constituent pressure, bypassing an originally planned special hearing with the planning and zoning commission.
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NEW LONDON, Mo.–The pressure from constituents got so intense that the three members of the Ralls County Commission decided not to wait for a special hearing with the planning and zoning commission in September, as originally planned, and went ahead and approved a one-year moratorium on data centers. The moratorium halts economic-development applications until September...