The Aberdeen City Council voted to extend a moratorium, preventing the construction of data centers within Aberdeen city limits until July of 2027.
The Council made the move following a public hearing Monday, hearing from concerned citizens. The council also wanted to hear from any residents who may be negatively affected by extending the moratorium, but none spoke up.
The council also passed an amendment to the moratorium proposed by councilman Rob Ronayne not only excluding data centers but any new crypto currency mining facilities. Aberdeen City manager Ron Wager explained…
Wager encouraged the council to extend the moratorium not only to continue studying the data center question, but to also provide the city some relief. Currently, Aberdeen is housing temporary employees working on another data center in Ellendale, North Dakota. This has led to a housing crunch in Aberdeen. That project is set to draw down over the next year…
