Oneonta Town Board introduces 12-month moratorium on AI data centers
News ClipWBNG·Oneonta, Otsego County, NY·3/12/2026
The Oneonta Town Board in New York has passed a resolution introducing a 12-month moratorium on the construction of data centers. This comes after a company called Eco-Yotta Inc. purchased a 150-acre parcel of farmland with plans to build an AI data center, which faced opposition from local residents concerned about the potential impacts. The town board took action in response to this community opposition.
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Gov: Oneonta Town Board, Otsego County Legislator
ONEONTA, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Residents and town officials in Oneonta have spent much of the last year in a fight for a parcel of land at 357 County Road 9, which was on track to become a new AI data center. But on Wednesday night, Supervisor Will Rivera and the town board passed a resolution introducing