Sarasota joins at least 15 Florida counties pursuing moratoriums.
Original Air Date: July 8, 2026
Host: On Wednesday, Sarasota joined the fast-growing ranks of Florida counties slamming the brakes on data centers. To be sure, the county does not have a lot of open space left, and there are no applications by data center developers. But there has been one inquiry. Noah Lechtenstein reports.
Noah Lechtenstein: At the July 8 meeting in the County Administration Center in Venice, the Sarasota County commission chambers were filled to the brim with residents eager to have their voices heard.
The agenda item that drew many was an update on large-scale data centers…