{"id":340530,"date":"2026-07-15T04:17:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/340530\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T04:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:17:19","slug":"leon-county-commissioners-approve-18-month-data-center-moratorium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/340530\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon County commissioners approve 18-month data center moratorium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Data center discussions continued for Leon County Commissioners on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">At its<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/06\/10\/commissioners-agree-draft-proposal-pause-data-centers-leon-county\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/06\/10\/commissioners-agree-draft-proposal-pause-data-centers-leon-county\/\"> last meeting<\/a>, the commission voted discuss a proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/07\/10\/leon-county-commissioners-revisit-proposed-data-center-moratorium-next-week\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/07\/10\/leon-county-commissioners-revisit-proposed-data-center-moratorium-next-week\/\">one-year moratorium. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">On Tuesday, commissioners approved an 18-month moratorium on large scale data centers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">They unanimously agreed this will give them extra time to allow them to better understand the impacts a data center could have in Leon County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">More Tallahassee news: <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Commissioner David O\u2019Keefe said he believes the moratorium is something the county will benefit from.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe\u2019ll look back and be very glad that we put this 18 month hold on large scale data, power users and large scale data centers to have time to look at it before we make long-term, permanent decisions,\u201d O\u2019Keefe said. \u201cI think that this is some decision that we\u2019re going to come back to 10 years from now and this county is going to be better off for it.\u201d<\/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\/07\/15\/leon-county-commissioners-approved-18-month-data-center-moratorium\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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