Murray City Council places moratorium for one week on data center applications

Murray's City Council voted Thursday night to place a one-week moratorium on any future applications for a data center.

The Murray Sentinel reported in a Facebook post that Mayor Bob Rogers asked the Murray Planning Commission to review its revised draft ordinance at its regular meeting next Tuesday, and advance it to the city council to hold its first reading in a special called meeting next Thursday.

Council member Wesley Bolin commented on The Murray Sentinel's post saying he agreed with the moratorium and that he is against date centers coming to Murray. 

He said he had hoped for a longer moratorium, but the city was limited in its legal avenues to regulate and control the process of business development. 

Bolin added he is confident the process will result in a strong ordinance that protects Murray and makes sure that data centers will not be part of the future of the community.

Earlier this week, the Murray Planning Commission voted 6-1 to revise its proposed data center regulations rather than send the draft ordinance to the Murray City Council. Residents attending the meeting commented that they wanted an outright ban on data centers, but the planning commission explained that such a move was a responsibility of the city council.


story/photo:  The Murray Sentinel