Harford County Council moves forward with emergency legislation to ban data centers

Name: Harford County Council moves forward with emergency legislation to ban data centers
Uploaded: 2026-05-20T03:26:05.000Z
Duration: 2 min 35 s
Description: The Harford County Council has advanced emergency legislation to ban data center development. They approved amendments to expedite the county executive's proposed ban, simultaneously halting a separate moratorium bill. This action moves the county closer to prohibiting new data centers.

News Clip2:35WMAR-2 News·Harford County, MD·5/20/2026

The Harford County Council has advanced emergency legislation to ban data center development. They approved amendments to expedite the county executive's proposed ban, simultaneously halting a separate moratorium bill. This action moves the county closer to prohibiting new data centers.

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Gov: Harford County Council, Harford County Executive

The Harford County Council moved one step closer to banning data center development Tuesday night, approving amendments to make the county executive's ban emergency legislation and scrapping a separate moratorium bill.

FULL STORY: https://www.wmar2news.com/news/region/harford-county/harford-county-council-moves-forward-with-emergency-legislation-to-ban-data-centers-scraps-90-day-pause