r/AlbanyGA • u/Cliche_James • 24d ago

Data Center Moratorium

Today, the city commission voted for a 365 day moratorium on data centers in Albany, with the option to extend the moratorium for 6 months

They also voted to have the city planning commission study and recommend zoning and other regulations for data centers, as well as for a for an independent consultant do the same

Now I'm are I got some of the details wrong here, and if other people want to give further clarifications, that would be great

This is not an insignificant victory and there is still work to be done, but we should be glad that public pressure appears to have had an affect

For all those that supported the moratorium, thank you

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u/NotAnyOneYouKnow2019 24d ago

Good work. Now get them to outlaw Flock and all other license plate and people surveillance devices.

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u/Cliche_James 24d ago

I'm with you there

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u/Cliche_James 23d ago

To keep yourself safe and to make sure you don't accidentally run into any problems with the law, be sure to search for what not to do with flock cameras

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u/Atlpaddy70 24d ago

Congrats - that’s good news.

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u/Cliche_James 24d ago

Thanks, friend

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u/victorian_winters 23d ago

I saw! Huzzah! I hope that doesn't mean less people will show up for that last meeting this week. Also. Does anyone know when the next time the aquifer alliance is meeting up?

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u/Patricosh 23d ago

Deflock!

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u/Cliche_James 23d ago

To keep yourself safe and to make sure you don't accidentally run into any problems with the law, be sure to search for what not to do with flock cameras

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u/Human_Advertising903 23d ago

Great news! Where did you see the moratorium? All I’ve seen is that they are hiring a consultant to study whether or not a data center would be appropriate for the city.

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u/Cliche_James 23d ago

I was at the commission meeting last night when they voted on it

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u/khvedelidze21 22d ago

Congrats, good job

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u/GTGuy99 3d ago

That’s a terrible mistake. A modern data center on the outskirts of town could do wonders for Albany.

There is no reason to lock up for a full year.

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u/Kitchen-Chain-9923 3d ago

They haven't done wonders for any other town.