Aurora data center moratorium stalls on a 6-5 vote that needed 7

By Adria Iraheta | Denver7

AURORA, Colo. — Aurora City Council shut down an effort to reconsider a data center moratorium amid boos and cries from Aurora residents at Monday night’s meeting.

The motion to suspend council rules failed 6-5 just before midnight. Council members Rob Andrews, Françoise Bergen, Curtis Gardner, Stephanie Hancock and Angela Lawson voted no.

Without the seven votes needed to move forward under current council rules, council members were unable to discuss the moratorium.

It’s the latest setback in a long fight over the 900,000-square-foot Trident data center. The proposed site is just a stone’s throw from homes in Aurora. 

Residents waited hours to make their plea to city leaders Monday night.

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