Little Rock Board of Directors Six Month Data Center Moratorium 4 to 4 Tie Vote
On October 20, 2026, a proposed 6 month moratorium on new data centers in Little Rock failed to advance on a 4 to 4 tie vote with one abstention before the Little Rock Board of Directors as Google's 1 billion dollar campus and a second hyperscale project proceed.
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Little Rock Board of Directors Six Month Data Center Moratorium 4 to 4 Tie Vote
Little Rock Board of Directors · October 20, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:39 Kathy Peck, Director, Little Rock Board of Directors Elected Official Opposed auto captions, uncheckedMoratorium Zoning Water
Little Rock Board of Directors deadlocks 4 to 4 on a proposed 6 month moratorium on new data centers.
"STUDY THE IMPACTS OF HYPERSCALE DATA CENTERS IN LITTLE ROCK. THAT WAS THE GOAL OF A PROPOSED MORATORIUM SPONSORED BY DIRECTOR KATHY WEBB, THAT ONCE AGAIN FAILED TO GET ENOUGH SUPPORT. >> AFTER THE 18 MONTH MORATORIUM FAILED. A COUPLE OF ATTORNEYS REACHED OUT TO ME AND SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU PASS A SIX MONTH. IT DOESN'T PROHIBIT YOU FROM PASSING ANOTHER SIX MONTH."
- Clip 2 · 1:07 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
Residents and community speakers address Little Rock Board of Directors regarding local water, power grid, noise, and zoning impacts.
"AND APPROVALS WHILE THE CITY EXAMINED ISSUES LIKE WATER USE, NOISE ZONING AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. BUT CITY OF LITTLE ROCK DIRECTOR KATHY PECK AND PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR BRADLEY JORDAN QUESTIONED WHETHER SIX MONTHS WOULD BE LONG ENOUGH TO COMPLETE THAT WORK. >> THE TASK BURDEN ON OUR DEPARTMENT, IF THIS HAS PASSED, WILL BE PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. >> OTHERS QUESTION WHETHER THE CITY NEEDED ANOTHER LAYER OF"
- Clip 3 · 1:42 Little Rock Board of Directors Member Elected Official Opposed auto captions, uncheckedMoratorium Zoning Water Power & Grid
Little Rock Board of Directors members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.
"AND FEDERAL RULES. HE ALSO WARNED THE MORATORIUM COULD HURT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT THE PORT OF LITTLE ROCK. >> THESE NUMBERS WOULD HAVE KEPT US FROM BEING ABLE TO RECRUIT THOUSANDS OF JOBS AT THE LITTLE ROCK PORT THAT EXISTS TODAY. >> THE DEBATE COMES AS GOOGLE PLANS A $1 BILLION DATA CENTER AT THE PORT OF LITTLE ROCK. THE CITY PASSED ITS FIRST DATA"
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