Dubuque County supervisors to revise, tighten data center moratorium
Dubuque County supervisors are revising their data center moratorium to ensure its legal validity after the county attorney advised it lacked solid legal ground. The existing moratorium, intended to pause data center development, was found to be legally unsound due to a lack of clear definitions or a specified end date.
Dubuque County supervisors are working to revise and strengthen the county's data center moratorium. The existing moratorium, which was intended to halt data center development while the county crafts a comprehensive ordinance, has been deemed legally unsound by the county attorney. The current resolution lacks crucial elements such as a clear definition of data centers and a specific end date.
The need for revision became apparent last week when the county attorney identified these legal vulnerabilities. The supervisors, including Harley Pothoff and Wayne Kenniker, are now focused on tightening the moratorium to ensure it stands on solid legal ground. An entity named Karis, a national company, has reportedly been looking at land for a potential data center in Dubuque County, highlighting the urgency of a robust moratorium.