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Zoning & Local
Mount Pleasant Plan Commission Backs Microsoft's Amended Site Plan: Seven Data Center Buildings Instead of Nine
On Oct. 14, 2026, the Mount Pleasant, Wis., Plan Commission unanimously backed Microsoft's amended site plan for 12023 Durand Avenue, which shows seven data center buildings instead of nine, with more than a dozen conditions, WPR reported. The plan still goes to the Village Board for a vote.
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Zoning & Local
Anne Arundel County Council Votes 7-0 for Data Center Moratorium Through January 2028
The Anne Arundel County, Md., Council voted 7-0 on Oct. 5, 2026, to pass amended Bill 63-26, replacing a proposed ban on new data centers with a moratorium that WMAR-2 News reports runs to Jan. 31, 2028, and repealing a personal property tax assessment reduction for the facilities.