Heather Fine-Walsh
145:23 - 145:49
"I move to recommend that the Assembly adopt an ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on the acceptance and processing of land use applications and building permits for data centers within Service Area 1, so that review standards specific to this use can be developed. The moratorium would run for 1 year from its effective date, apply only within Service Area 1, and expire automatically unless the Assembly repeals or extends it."
“I move to recommend that the Assembly adopt an ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on the acceptance and processing of land use applications and building permits for data centers within Service Area 1, so that review standards specific to this use can be developed. The moratorium would run for 1 year from its effective date, apply only within Service Area 1, and expire automatically unless the Assembly repeals or extends it.”
- Speaker
- Heather Fine-Walsh
- Timestamp
- 145:23 – 145:49
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- September 11, 2026
From the transcript
Um, I move to recommend that the Assembly adopt an ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on the acceptance and processing of land use applications and building permits for data centers within Service Area 1, so that review standards specific to this use can be developed. The moratorium would run for 1 year from its effective date, apply only within Service Area 1, and expire automatically unless the Assembly repeals or extends it.
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