Jackson Review of Anti Growth Ordinance Underway
Jackson data-center ordinance still under review at halfway point of moratorium
Interim Chief Administrative Officer Drew Martin told the Jackson City Council the city is reviewing a newly received draft ordinance to regulate data centers, with roughly half of a 183-day moratorium already elapsed.
Martin gave the update during the council's regular session last week. "Right now, the status is I just received an updated ordinance. We are still reviewing that, and hopefully we will have a public hearing very shortly to go over those changes," Martin said. Martin indicated the council plans to hold one or more public hearings before any vote on the measure.
The moratorium, adopted by the council in July, paused data-center development in Jackson while officials draft permanent regulations. Several residents at Tuesday's meeting pressed for a published timeline and independent studies of water and environmental impacts tied to future data-center projects.
The ordinance review touches on water, utility and property-rights questions that have drawn scrutiny statewide as data centers expand. With the city roughly halfway through its self-imposed 183-day deadline, Tuesday's update offers the clearest public marker yet of whether Jackson will meet that timeline.