Shelby County town hall focuses on proposed data center moratorium

News Clip0:20ABC24 Memphis·Shelby County, TN·11/9/2026

Shelby County leaders are holding a town hall about a proposed moratorium on data center development in parts of unincorporated Shelby County. County commissioners are scheduled to take a second vote on the ordinance Nov. 18.

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Gov: Shelby County Commission

Shelby County leaders are hosting a town hall at New Sardis Baptist Church to answer residents' questions about a proposed data center moratorium affecting parts of unincorporated Shelby County. The event is intended to explain the ordinance and the approval process.

The Shelby County Commission is expected to take a second vote on the proposed ordinance Nov. 18. No specific data center company or project is identified in the report.