Council committee passes data center pause
The moratorium passed a City Council committee Tuesday and was added to the body’s full meeting agenda for first reading later Tuesday afternoon. (Samuel Hardiman/The Daily Memphian)
The proposed Memphis data center moratorium would block the issuance of building permits or site plans for new data centers in the city, according to a copy of the ordinance.
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on the intersection of government, public policy, influence and how public dollars are spent.
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