Ordinance Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on Data Centers

Urged the council to take decisive action against data centers and protect community well-being.

Supported the strongest possible data center moratorium to prevent environmental damage and rising utility bills.

Stated that 60 days is insufficient and urged long-term or permanent bans on data centers.

Supported the moratorium and urged strict UDO restrictions on water usage, location, and backup generators.

Called for the longest, strongest moratorium possible to protect Durham residents from big tech impacts.

Highlighted utility rate hikes tied to speculative energy demand from data centers and supported a moratorium.

Voiced support for a moratorium on data centers while expressing disappointment with short speaking times.

Emphasized drought conditions, water stress, and the need for maximum allowable moratorium lengths.

Urged council to defend residents against the environmental and societal harms of data centers.

Supported extending the data center moratorium as long as possible due to widespread negative community impacts.

Urged council to fight against AI power centers that enrich billionaires while increasing utility and living costs.

Cited massive water consumption and skyrocketing electricity prices near data centers, supporting the moratorium.

Argued that data centers extract wealth and impose costs without community benefit, supporting an indefinite moratorium.

As a nurse, urged a preventative approach against environmental and health harms caused by data centers.

Supported a full 32-month moratorium to protect land and water resources from big tech exploitation.

Questioned the economic benefits of data centers and urged prioritizing housing, gun violence, and food security.

Supported a 24-month moratorium and criticized utility rate increases driven by corporate data center demands.

Warned that tech companies will exploit loopholes and urged robust bans and environmental protections.

Expressed strong support for the moratorium as a nurse concerned about respiratory health and massive water usage.

Voiced concerns over noise pollution and inquired about proposed facility locations.

Emphasized unknown risks regarding water discharge, toxic chemicals, and PFAS contamination from data centers.

Raised concerns about drinking water safety and associated natural gas power plants built for data centers.

Warned that data centers undermine affordable housing and strain local water supplies.

Urged council to continue fighting behind the scenes for multi-year moratoriums aligned with county efforts.

Critiqued municipal meeting sign-up procedures and enforcement consistency regarding development proposals.

Highlighted toxic contamination concerns in Durham parks and opposed adding PFAS risks from data centers.

As a computer science graduate, expressed strong opposition to AI infrastructure and its negative societal impacts.

Connected environmental justice history in North Carolina to the urgent need for watershed and land protection.

Called data center development and associated fossil fuel plants a form of environmental racism.

Echoed Warren County environmental justice history and urged passing a long-term data center moratorium.

Urged a two-year minimum moratorium to protect residents from utility rate hikes and hyper-development.

Supported the longest possible moratorium to develop regulations addressing emissions, toxins, and water usage.