Lubbock City Council to hold public hearing on data center petition
The Lubbock City Council is holding a public hearing to consider a citizen-led petition for an 18-month moratorium on new hyper-scale data center development. The group "Save Lubbock" successfully gathered enough signatures to force the council to address concerns regarding water use, power demands, and property impacts. Council members have expressed concerns about the proposed moratorium's compliance with state law.
The Lubbock City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing to consider a citizen-led petition advocating for an 18-month moratorium on new hyper-scale data center development within the city. The petition, spearheaded by the group "Save Lubbock," successfully garnered over 3,900 verified signatures, exceeding the required threshold to bring the measure before the council.
While council members acknowledge the need to address community concerns related to water usage, power demands, and property impacts stemming from data center developments, some have also voiced reservations about certain aspects of the proposed moratorium's compliance with state law. The public hearing precedes the council's final decision on the measure.