Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Manlius
Town board voted 7-0 for a one-year pause on data centers and commercial crypto mines, to give time to update its zoning and town plan.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Clay
Town board paused applications for large data centers, AI computing sites and crypto mines for up to 12 months. No data center has been proposed in Clay; the town wants rules ready as the Micron chip plant grows nearby.
📌 Other · Onondaga County
The county executive started a $500,000 study and a task force (planning, water, health and economic development offices) to help towns decide about data centers. It looks at power, water, sewer, noise, health and zoning, and should take 5-6 months.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Van Buren
Town board held a public hearing on Local Law 2 of 2026, a one-year pause on data centers. Residents who spoke were against data centers; nobody spoke against the pause.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Lysander
Town board unanimously passed a 6-month pause on data centers, after more than 350 residents came out against a possible data center on land off Hencle Boulevard and Oswego Road.
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