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The moratorium approved for Charlotte this week is temporary, but the questions it raises about growth and regulation are likely to linger as the political landscape shifts
Groups who supported a data center moratorium packed the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center chamber at a public hearing on May 26. Charlotte City Council voted unanimously to pass the 150-day moratorium on new data center development on Monday (the moratorium does not apply to projects already approved). (Photo by Ashley Fahey/The Charlotte Ledger)
by Ashley Fahey
Charlotte’s pause on building new data centers could represent a sensible step to give the city more time to study and develop regulations.
Or, perhaps, it’s another indication of a more skeptical political posture toward growth and an early move toward tighter regulations and skepticism around new development.
In response to Charlotte City Council’s unanimous vote Monday to enact a 150-day moratorium on new data center projects, leading figures in Charlotte real estate and planning say they aren’t sure which of those interpretations is correct (and say maybe they both are).
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