The Greenville village board has approved a one-year data center moratorium, designed to give the village time to examine its effects. The board approved the measure 5-0, intending village staff to review data centers’ effects on health, safety, the general welfare of residents, businesses, visitors and the general public over the next year.

Details of the Moratorium

The moratorium prohibits the building of a data center of 10,000 or more square feet. Existing telecommunications centers greater than 10,000 square feet may stay but structural repairs and alterations cannot exceed 50% of total assessed value of building or structure.

Village President Jack Anderson stated that the purpose of the moratorium is to provide the Village of Greenville with adequate time to assess the impacts and secondary effects of data centers and promote meaningful development and implementation of Greenville General Ordinances with regard to such.

Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.