Aurora lawmakers to weigh moratorium on data centers in special session Monday night
Aurora lawmakers will consider an potentially indefinite moratorium on new data center applications during a special session Monday night. Councilmember Amy Wiles proposed the pause, while Mayor Mike Coffman has expressed support amid significant community backlash and calls for stricter land-use regulations.
Aurora City Council members are scheduled to meet in a special session Monday evening to reconsider the city’s approach to data center development. Councilmember Amy Wiles has proposed a potentially indefinite moratorium on accepting applications for new data centers.
Mayor Mike Coffman said he supports pausing new data center development until the city adopts updated regulations. Wiles attributed shifting support for stricter land-use rules to significant community opposition, but the council had not yet voted on the moratorium at the time of publication.