{"id":303449,"date":"2026-06-11T03:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T03:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/303449\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T03:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T03:10:09","slug":"amid-commission-debate-city-manager-says-tallahassee-cannot-currently-support-a-data-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/303449\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid commission debate, city manager says Tallahassee cannot currently support a data center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Tallahassee commissioners clashed over data center restrictions in a Wednesday meeting. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Commissioner Jeremy Matlow proposed a one-year moratorium for the city of Tallahassee, but City Manager Reese Goad says the city couldn\u2019t have a data center right now even if it wanted to. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThat the city commission is in very good shape because local law does not allow for the data centers. They cannot exist based on the comp plan and land use ordinances,\u201d Goad said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Goad said the city would also have to triple the size of its utilities to support a center. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Matlow\u2019s motion failed 3 to 2, with Matlow and Porter in support of it. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/06\/11\/amid-commission-debate-city-manager-says-tallahassee-cannot-currently-support-data-center\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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