PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Portage city council is expected to slap a temporary moratorium this week on permits for new data centers and energy storage projects.
They will also set a March 24th public hearing on a more substantial moratorium, that will be in effect through the rest of this year, or until they are able to approve a permanent set of regulations for the two kinds of high tech facilities in place.
Chief development officer Peter Dame says they are taking the action at the request of citizens who expressed concerns about the problems such facilities may cause…