Judge rules in favor of Wilmington residents in data center lawsuit
A judge has ruled in favor of Wilmington residents in a lawsuit against a data center project involving Amazon, effectively halting the project within city limits. The ruling found issues with the city's prior actions regarding the data center. Residents are also pushing for a November vote to implement robust regulations on data centers.
A judge has ruled in favor of Wilmington residents in a lawsuit concerning a data center project, which involves Amazon and effectively halts the project within city limits. The legal action was initiated by a group of Wilmington residents, who expressed that the process for the data center's approval was too fast and lacked transparency.
According to residents, the judge's ruling indicated that the prior approvals for the data center had issues. Mayor Matrka stated that the city believes the lawsuit was in their favor and that the judge's ruling has set the city on a path to either repeal or ratify measures related to the data center, and to halt action on existing site plans until corrections are made. Residents also signaled a petition for a ballot measure in November to enact robust protections regulating data centers within city limits.