City of Alachua, FL Commission Votes 5-0 on Second Reading of a One-Year Data Center Moratorium, Reported Oct. 27
City commissioners in Alachua voted 5-0 on the second reading of the city’s one-year data center moratorium (WCJB, Oct. 27). The earlier first reading passed 4 to 1 (WCJB).
Correction to the dispatch wording: this is the City of Alachua commission, not the Alachua County Commission.
Stage: second reading. Agenda, minutes and ordinance text were not retrieved.
Background: the planning director said no data center project had been proposed in the city and that a property marketed as a possible site lies in unincorporated county land (Alachua County Today).
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Alachua commissioners vote to advance one-year data center moratorium
— WCJB TV20
· Oct 27, 2026
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[2]
City of Alachua approves 12-month moratorium on AI data centers
— WCJB TV20
· Oct 6, 2026
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[3]
Alachua Moves Toward Yearlong Data Center Moratorium
— Alachua County Today
· Sep 15, 2026
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The Cascade Ledger. “City of Alachua, FL Commission Votes 5-0 on Second Reading of a One-Year Data Center Moratorium, Reported Oct. 27.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, October 27, 2026. https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--city-of-alachua-fl-commission-votes-5-0-second-reading-one-year-data-center-moratorium/