By Adria Iraheta | Denver7
The Aurora City Council voted 6-5 against a temporary moratorium on data center construction, but passed a separate resolution to establish development standards.
AURORA, Colo. — Aurora’s City Council voted against a temporary ban on data center construction Monday night, even as residents raised concerns about environmental impacts and energy consumption.
The council voted 6-5 to reject an emergency resolution introduced by Council Member Amy Wiles that would have placed a six-month moratorium on data center construction while development standards were adopted. The mayor cast the tiebreaking vote.
Instead, the council passed a resolution introduced by Council Member Curtis Gardner to establish development standards for data centers without the moratorium, following two hours of heated discussion.
Resident Makenna Green said she supported a more measured approach to data center development.
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