Russell Springs officials are considering a one-year moratorium on data centers to allow time to study the issues surrounding such developments.
The topic came up during Thursday night’s city council meeting when Councilwoman Sherri Daniel suggested the city take steps to “nip it in the bud” before efforts to locate a data center within city limits become an issue.
Economic Development Director Jeramy Coffey told the council that the city’s planning and zoning committee held a public hearing a few weeks ago, with a few citizens attending and sharing their opinions.
Coffey said the committee is taking steps toward implementing a one-year moratorium to give planning and zoning officials and the city council sufficient time to review the concerns and questions surrounding data centers.
Data centers were also a topic of discussion during the Russell County Fiscal Court meeting earlier this week.