Tonight: Salem city leaders consider AI data center moratorium

SALEM, Or. — Salem City Council will hold a special meeting Monday night to consider a formal pause on any new AI data center development.

The meeting starts at 6 p.m. and will be streamed online.

The city currently has a “pending” application from California company Verrus to build a data center in Southeast Salem. Last week, Gov. Tina Kotek ordered the state to withdraw a land sale for the project…

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