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Data center proposals filed days, hours before Hillsboro moratorium approved

Data center proposals filed days, hours before Hillsboro moratorium approved

News ClipHillsboro News Times·Hillsboro, Washington County, OR·8/8/2026

The Hillsboro City Council approved a four-month moratorium on new data center developments. This decision came shortly after the city received multiple applications for data center projects, with at least one submitted on the very day the moratorium was enacted.

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Gov: Hillsboro City Council
Before Hillsboro’s four-month moratorium on new data centers took effect in July, the city received multiple applications for new developments — including one submitted the morning the city council approved […]