During last night’s Memphis City Council meeting, a 135-day moratorium (versus a 365-day moratorium) on data centers was passed by a vote of 7 to 5.
Crowds packed within the council chambers were frustrated with the results of yesterday’s vote, with many lining up outside City Hall an hour before the 4PM meeting start time holding signs while still adhering to the new clear bag policy enacted after the raucous caused during the proceedings on October 6th.
Additionally, a federal judge lifted the ban placed on Representative Justin J. Pearson and five others from attending further City Council meetings, despite their roles in exacerbating the tensions during the above mentioned proceedings on October 6th.
Data centers remain a heated topic for debate amongst Memphians going into the midterm elections even after this moratorium vote.
