Camdenton Board of Aldermen to consider pause on data centers

News ClipABC17NEWS·Camdenton, Camden County, MO·5/5/2026

The Camdenton Board of Aldermen is scheduled to consider a proposal for a one-year moratorium on the approval, permitting, and construction of data centers within its city limits. A similar one-year ban is also being considered in Columbia, Missouri. The proposed pause aims to allow the city to review its code of ordinances regarding data centers.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camdenton Board of Aldermen will consider a one-year moratorium on the approval of data centers within its city limits. Aldermen will meet on Tuesday to consider the pause on the permits, approval and construction. Columbia is also considering a similar one-year ban. Meeting documents say the city’s code of ordinances “does