Bloomington voters favor grocery tax repeal, data center moratorium
News ClipThe Pantagraph·Bloomington, McLean County, IL·11/4/2026
Bloomington voters favored an advisory measure calling for a moratorium on large-scale data centers. The unofficial vote does not itself enact the moratorium, but it signals local support for pausing or restricting future data center development.
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Gov: City of Bloomington, McLean County
Bloomington voters supported an advisory measure favoring a moratorium on large-scale data centers, according to unofficial returns from the Nov. 3, 2026, election. The vote was part of a broader local ballot that also included a proposal to repeal the city’s 1% grocery tax.
Because the data center measure was advisory, the results do not themselves impose a moratorium. Further action by Bloomington officials would be required to formally adopt a development pause or related restrictions.