Mayor Lisa Brown creates data center work group
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown has established a data center work group comprising city employees to evaluate potential impacts and offer recommendations during a one-year moratorium. Public testimony before the City Council and county planning commission highlighted calls for transparency and responsibility, with some residents advocating for a permanent halt to data center development.
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown has formed a data center work group composed of city employees from various departments. This group is tasked with evaluating the potential impacts of data centers and providing recommendations to city and county leaders during a currently enacted one-year moratorium period.
The initiative follows public testimony heard by the City Council last night and public comments received by the county's planning commission today. During these public forums, some individuals urged city and county officials to implement a permanent ban on all data center development. However, a consistent theme among the public comments was a strong desire for transparency and responsible decision-making concerning future data center projects. The creation of this work group aims to address these concerns and inform policy decisions as the moratorium progresses.