The Jackson City Council rejected emergency enactment of proposed Chapter 17 amendments but approved a first reading and scheduled revised language for a second reading on Aug. 18.
Jackson City Council debated a regulatory framework for data centers on July 6, 2026, and introduced a temporary moratorium for consideration. Available reporting does not establish final passage of the proposal.
Jackson posted notices for a July 27 Finance Committee meeting and a July 28 regular City Council meeting, following finance and zoning-related agenda postings earlier in the month.
Jackson City Council’s July 6 agenda called for a public hearing and introduction of an ordinance that would pause data-center development and expansion until a regulatory framework is approved.
Jackson City Council scheduled consideration of a roughly $3.2 million budget adjustment as property-tax collections trailed projections and a memo set a July 31 deadline to revise the fiscal-year budget.
