The Fayetteville City Council voted to halt a proposed $6.4 billion data center ordinance on April 15, 2026. They want more facts about what it might do to the environment and infrastructure. This 50-acre project along Dunn Road has split residents. Some want the economic gains. Others worry about water running dry, energy bills climbing, and too much pressure on what the city already has.
The council wants a 90-day window to gather details before deciding anything big. This pause happens while towns across North Carolina wrestle with these same projects, and several have approved temporary stops.
Mayor Mitch Colvin backs the idea but says planning and protection matter. “I believe that technology is here and that you have to have a community that is forward thinking, but responsible. So there’s a way to take advantage of that,” said Colvin according to ABC11…