Cortlandville considers ban on data centers

The one-year moratorium would follow similar bans in the region.

Blue signboard for the Town of Cortlandville with its seal and 'Raymond G. Thorpe Municipal Building' text in front of shrubs on a cloudy day

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CORTLANDVILLE, NY (607NewsNow) — A Cortland County town is mulling a moratorium.

Cortlandville is considering adopting a one-year ban on the development of data centers. The moratorium would give the town more time to study potential impacts.

The Cortlandville Planning Board will discuss the ban tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Raymond G. Thorpe Municipal Building. The group will then share its recommendation with the Cortlandville Town Board.

In June, an 18-month ban on data centers and commercial cryptocurrency mining operations was approved in Caroline. The Town of Dryden permanently banned the development of data centers and cryptocurrency facilities in February.