A developer is asking the court to allow its proposal for a data center to follow the ordinary review process at the city despite Springfield’s administrative delay on such projects. After a hearing Friday, Nov. 6, the judge took the matter of a preliminary injunction under advisement, promising to rule on the matter as quickly as possible.
Springfield has had an administrative pause in place on all data center proposals since late June. NSI A.1 LLC, managed by Trent Overhue, filed a lawsuit in September against the city claiming the moratorium is invalid and, if found to be valid, does not apply to any ordinary preliminary activities for the project proposed as they are not part of any formal application process…