Woodbury City Council Candidates Discuss Data Center Moratorium and Zoning Changes
Woodbury News Net published responses from City Council candidates about their records and priorities. One candidate said the city passed a year-long moratorium on data center development and called for permanent zoning changes requiring conditional-use approval and public hearings for future projects.
Woodbury News Net published a questionnaire featuring responses from candidates for Woodbury City Council, covering local government transparency, public safety technology, taxes, community initiatives and economic development. Several candidates discussed oversight of automated license plate reader cameras and ways to improve resident participation in city decisions.
One candidate said Woodbury had enacted a year-long moratorium on data center development in response to resident concerns. The candidate called for a permanent policy prohibiting non-disclosure agreements and public subsidies for data center developers, along with zoning changes requiring conditional-use permits, public hearings and a City Council vote before data centers could be built or expanded.