Roswell City Council 180 Day Data Center Moratorium Vote

1. Clip 1 · 0:14 Mary Robichaux, Mayor, and Roswell City Council Elected Official In support auto captions, unchecked

   Moratorium Zoning

   Roswell City Council approves a temporary moratorium on new data center applications to allow comprehensive review of municipal zoning standards.

   "LOCAL IMPACT. TONIGHT, THE CITY OF LOCAL IMPACT. TONIGHT, THE CITY OF ROSWELL LOCAL IMPACT. TONIGHT, THE CITY OF ROSWELL APPROVED LOCAL IMPACT. TONIGHT, THE CITY OF ROSWELL APPROVED A CITY OF ROSWELL APPROVED A CITY OF ROSWELL APPROVED A MORATORIUM CITY OF ROSWELL APPROVED A MORATORIUM ON CITY OF ROSWELL APPROVED A MORATORIUM ON DATA CITY OF ROSWELL APPROVED A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS CITY OF ROSWELL APPROVED A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS AND MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS AND MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS AND IT MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS AND IT LANDED MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS AND IT LANDED HIS MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS AND IT LANDED HIS FIRST MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS AND IT LANDED HIS FIRST JOB MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS AND IT LANDED HIS FIRST JOB OR MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS AND IT LANDED HIS FIRST JOB OR CHO IT LANDED HIS FIRST JOB OR CHO IT LANDED HIS FIRST JOB OR CHO EXPLAINS IT LANDED HIS FIRST JOB OR CHO EXPLAINS WHY IT LANDED HIS FIRST JOB OR CHO EXPLAINS WHY THE IT LANDED HIS FIRST JOB OR CHO EXPLAINS WHY THE MOVE IT LANDED HIS FIRST JOB OR CHO EXPLAINS WHY THE MOVE WAS IT LANDED HIS FIRST JOB OR CHO EXPLAINS WHY THE MOVE WAS MADE EXPLAINS WHY THE MOVE WAS MADE EXPLAINS WHY THE MOVE WAS MADE ON EXPLAINS WHY THE MOVE WAS MADE ON THE EXPLAINS WHY THE MOVE WAS MADE ON THE VERY EXPLAINS WHY THE MOVE WAS MADE ON THE VERY NIGHT. EXPLAINS WHY THE MOVE WAS MADE ON THE VERY NIGHT. THE EXPLAINS WHY THE MOVE WAS MADE ON THE VERY NIGHT. THE CITY'S ON THE VERY NIGHT. THE CITY'S ON THE VERY NIGHT. THE CITY'S NEWLY ON THE VERY NIGHT. THE CITY'S NEWLY ELECTED ON THE VERY NIGHT. THE CITY'S NEWLY ELECTED LEADERS ON THE VERY NIGHT. THE CITY'S NEWLY ELECTED LEADERS WERE NEWLY ELECTED LEADERS WERE NEWLY ELECTED LEADERS WERE SWORN NEWLY ELECTED LEADERS WERE SWORN IN. SWORN IN. SWORN IN. >> SWORN IN. >> I SWORN IN. >> I WHERE SWORN IN. >> I WHERE THAT SWORN IN. >> I WHERE THAT OWN SWORN IN. >> I WHERE THAT OWN TO SWORN IN. >> I WHERE THAT OWN TO SHARE. >> I WHERE THAT OWN TO SHARE. >> I WHERE THAT OWN TO SHARE. >> >> I WHERE THAT OWN TO SHARE. >> ROSWELL, >> I WHERE THAT OWN TO SHARE. >> ROSWELL, AS >> I WHERE THAT OWN TO SHARE. >> ROSWELL, AS NEW >> I WHERE THAT OWN TO SHARE. >> ROSWELL, AS NEW MAYOR >> I WHERE THAT OWN TO SHARE. >> ROSWELL, AS NEW MAYOR TAKES >> ROSWELL, AS NEW MAYOR TAKES >> ROSWELL, AS NEW MAYOR TAKES HER >> ROSWELL, AS NEW MAYOR TAKES HER OATH >> ROSWELL, AS NEW MAYOR TAKES HER OATH ALONGSIDE >> ROSWELL, AS NEW MAYOR TAKES HER OATH ALONGSIDE SEVERAL >> ROSWELL, AS NEW MAYOR TAKES HER OATH ALONGSIDE SEVERAL OF HER OATH ALONGSIDE SEVERAL OF HER OATH ALONGSIDE SEVERAL OF THE HER OATH ALONGSIDE SEVERAL OF THE CITY'S HER OATH ALONGSIDE SEVERAL OF THE CITY'S NEWEST HER OATH ALONGSIDE SEVERAL OF THE CITY'S NEWEST COUNCIL THE CITY'S NEWEST COUNCIL THE CITY'S NEWEST COUNCIL MEMBERS THE CITY'S NEWEST COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE THE CITY'S NEWEST COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PLACE THE CITY'S NEWEST COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PLACE GETS THE CITY'S NEWEST COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PLACE GETS YOU THE CITY'S NEWEST COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PLACE GETS YOU SO MEMBERS ARE PLACE GETS YOU SO MEMBERS ARE PLACE GETS YOU SO MUCH MEMBERS ARE PLACE GETS YOU SO MUCH TO MEMBERS ARE PLACE GETS YOU SO MUCH TO MAKE MEMBERS ARE PLACE GETS YOU SO MUCH TO MAKE SURE MEMBERS ARE PLACE GETS YOU SO MUCH TO MAKE SURE LIFE MEMBERS ARE PLACE GETS YOU SO MUCH TO MAKE SURE LIFE GOOD. MUCH TO MAKE SURE LIFE GOOD. MUCH TO MAKE SURE LIFE GOOD. IT'S MUCH TO MAKE SURE LIFE GOOD. IT'S BOUGHT MUCH TO MAKE SURE LIFE GOOD. IT'S BOUGHT EACH MUCH TO MAKE SURE LIFE GOOD. IT'S BOUGHT EACH YEAR."

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2. Clip 2 · 0:47 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked

   Residents and community speakers address Roswell City Council regarding local water, power grid, noise, and zoning impacts.

   "GENERATION. PART OF THE EFFORT IS PATIENTS IN CONSIDERING ANY IS PATIENTS IN CONSIDERING ANY IS PATIENTS IN CONSIDERING ANY DATA IS PATIENTS IN CONSIDERING ANY DATA CENTER IS PATIENTS IN CONSIDERING ANY DATA CENTER PROPOSAL IS PATIENTS IN CONSIDERING ANY DATA CENTER PROPOSAL TO IS PATIENTS IN CONSIDERING ANY DATA CENTER PROPOSAL TO ONE IS PATIENTS IN CONSIDERING ANY DATA CENTER PROPOSAL TO ONE OF DATA CENTER PROPOSAL TO ONE OF DATA CENTER PROPOSAL TO ONE OF THE DATA CENTER PROPOSAL TO ONE OF THE RESOURCES DATA CENTER PROPOSAL TO ONE OF THE RESOURCES THAT DATA CENTER PROPOSAL TO ONE OF THE RESOURCES THAT ARE DATA CENTER PROPOSAL TO ONE OF THE RESOURCES THAT ARE NEEDED THE RESOURCES THAT ARE NEEDED THE RESOURCES THAT ARE NEEDED TO THE RESOURCES THAT ARE NEEDED TO RUN THE RESOURCES THAT ARE NEEDED TO RUN THESE THE RESOURCES THAT ARE NEEDED TO RUN THESE DATA THE RESOURCES THAT ARE NEEDED TO RUN THESE DATA CENTERS. TO RUN THESE DATA CENTERS. TO RUN THESE DATA CENTERS. >> TO RUN THESE DATA CENTERS. >> WE'RE TO RUN THESE DATA CENTERS. >> WE'RE NOT TO RUN THESE DATA CENTERS. >> WE'RE NOT SAYING TO RUN THESE DATA CENTERS. >> WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT TO RUN THESE DATA CENTERS. >> WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT WE >> WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT WE >> WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT WE WON'T >> WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT WE WON'T ULTIMATELY >> WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT WE WON'T ULTIMATELY MAYBE >> WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT WE WON'T ULTIMATELY MAYBE ALLOW WON'T ULTIMATELY MAYBE ALLOW WON'T ULTIMATELY MAYBE ALLOW ONE WON'T ULTIMATELY MAYBE ALLOW ONE OF WON'T ULTIMATELY MAYBE ALLOW ONE OF A WON'T ULTIMATELY MAYBE ALLOW ONE OF A MAN. ONE OF A MAN. ONE OF A MAN. >> ONE OF A MAN. >> ON ONE OF A MAN. >> ON MONDAY ONE OF A MAN. >> ON MONDAY NIGHT, ONE OF A MAN. >> ON MONDAY NIGHT, THE ONE OF A MAN. >> ON MONDAY NIGHT, THE CITY >> ON MONDAY NIGHT, THE CITY >> ON MONDAY NIGHT, THE CITY UNANIMOUSLY >> ON MONDAY NIGHT, THE CITY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED >> ON MONDAY NIGHT, THE CITY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A >> ON MONDAY NIGHT, THE CITY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A 90 >> ON MONDAY NIGHT, THE CITY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A 90 DAY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A 90 DAY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A 90 DAY MORATORIUM UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A 90 DAY MORATORIUM TO UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A 90 DAY MORATORIUM TO ALLOW UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A 90 DAY MORATORIUM TO ALLOW TIME UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A 90 DAY MORATORIUM TO ALLOW TIME TO MORATORIUM TO ALLOW TIME TO MORATORIUM TO ALLOW TIME TO CONSIDER MORATORIUM TO ALLOW TIME TO CONSIDER LAND MORATORIUM TO ALLOW TIME TO CONSIDER LAND USE MORATORIUM TO ALLOW TIME TO CONSIDER LAND USE STANDARDS CONSIDER LAND USE STANDARDS CONSIDER LAND USE STANDARDS RELATED CONSIDER LAND USE STANDARDS RELATED TO CONSIDER LAND USE STANDARDS RELATED TO POTENTIAL CONSIDER LAND USE STANDARDS RELATED TO POTENTIAL PROJECTS RELATED TO POTENTIAL PROJECTS RELATED TO POTENTIAL PROJECTS UTILITY RELATED TO POTENTIAL PROJECTS UTILITY USE RELATED TO POTENTIAL PROJECTS UTILITY USE AND RELATED TO POTENTIAL PROJECTS UTILITY USE AND POTENTIAL UTILITY USE AND POTENTIAL UTILITY USE AND POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL UTILITY USE AND POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES UTILITY USE AND POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AFFECTING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AFFECTING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AFFECTING KEY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AFFECTING KEY RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AFFECTING KEY RESOURCES SUCH ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AFFECTING KEY RESOURCES SUCH AS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AFFECTING KEY RESOURCES SUCH AS THE KEY RESOURCES SUCH AS THE KEY RESOURCES SUCH AS THE CHATTAHOOCHEE KEY RESOURCES SUCH AS THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER KEY RESOURCES SUCH AS THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER THAT KEY RESOURCES SUCH AS THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER THAT RUNS CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER THAT RUNS CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER THAT RUNS THROUGH CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER THAT RUNS THROUGH THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER THAT RUNS THROUGH THE CITY."

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3. Clip 3 · 1:22 Roswell City Council Member Elected Official Opposed auto captions, unchecked

   Moratorium Zoning Power & Grid Water

   Roswell City Council members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.

   "ARE A QUARTER AHEAD OR A COUPLE OF YEARS ARE A QUARTER AHEAD OR A COUPLE OF YEARS AHEAD. ARE A QUARTER AHEAD OR A COUPLE OF YEARS AHEAD. DEREK COUPLE OF YEARS AHEAD. DEREK COUPLE OF YEARS AHEAD. DEREK WOULD COUPLE OF YEARS AHEAD. DEREK WOULD THE COUPLE OF YEARS AHEAD. DEREK WOULD THE LONE COUPLE OF YEARS AHEAD. DEREK WOULD THE LONE RESIDENT COUPLE OF YEARS AHEAD. DEREK WOULD THE LONE RESIDENT TO WOULD THE LONE RESIDENT TO WOULD THE LONE RESIDENT TO SPEAK WOULD THE LONE RESIDENT TO SPEAK ON WOULD THE LONE RESIDENT TO SPEAK ON THIS WOULD THE LONE RESIDENT TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC WOULD THE LONE RESIDENT TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC AT WOULD THE LONE RESIDENT TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC AT THE SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC AT THE SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC AT THE MEETING. SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC AT THE MEETING. LIVES SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC AT THE MEETING. LIVES IN SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC AT THE MEETING. LIVES IN ROSWELL SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC AT THE MEETING. LIVES IN ROSWELL AND MEETING. LIVES IN ROSWELL AND MEETING. LIVES IN ROSWELL AND EXPRESSED MEETING. LIVES IN ROSWELL AND EXPRESSED CONCERNS. EXPRESSED CONCERNS. EXPRESSED CONCERNS. >> EXPRESSED CONCERNS. >> NOTICING EXPRESSED CONCERNS. >> NOTICING THE EXPRESSED CONCERNS. >> NOTICING THE STATEWIDE >> NOTICING THE STATEWIDE >> NOTICING THE STATEWIDE TREND. >> NOTICING THE STATEWIDE TREND. GEORGE >> NOTICING THE STATEWIDE TREND. GEORGE IS >> NOTICING THE STATEWIDE TREND. GEORGE IS ONE >> NOTICING THE STATEWIDE TREND. GEORGE IS ONE OF >> NOTICING THE STATEWIDE TREND. GEORGE IS ONE OF THE TREND. GEORGE IS ONE OF THE TREND. GEORGE IS ONE OF THE STATE'S TREND. GEORGE IS ONE OF THE STATE'S RIDING TREND. GEORGE IS ONE OF THE STATE'S RIDING A TREND. GEORGE IS ONE OF THE STATE'S RIDING A WAVE TREND. GEORGE IS ONE OF THE STATE'S RIDING A WAVE OF TREND. GEORGE IS ONE OF THE STATE'S RIDING A WAVE OF DATA STATE'S RIDING A WAVE OF DATA STATE'S RIDING A WAVE OF DATA CENTER STATE'S RIDING A WAVE OF DATA CENTER EXPANSION. STATE'S RIDING A WAVE OF DATA CENTER EXPANSION. IF CENTER EXPANSION. IF CENTER EXPANSION. IF EVERYTHING CENTER EXPANSION. IF EVERYTHING CONTINUES CENTER EXPANSION. IF EVERYTHING CONTINUES TO CENTER EXPANSION. IF EVERYTHING CONTINUES TO GO, EVERYTHING CONTINUES TO GO, EVERYTHING CONTINUES TO GO, ACCORDING EVERYTHING CONTINUES TO GO, ACCORDING TO EVERYTHING CONTINUES TO GO, ACCORDING TO PLAN, EVERYTHING CONTINUES TO GO, ACCORDING TO PLAN, CAN EVERYTHING CONTINUES TO GO, ACCORDING TO PLAN, CAN ROSS ACCORDING TO PLAN, CAN ROSS ACCORDING TO PLAN, CAN ROSS WILL ACCORDING TO PLAN, CAN ROSS WILL MAKE ACCORDING TO PLAN, CAN ROSS WILL MAKE A ACCORDING TO PLAN, CAN ROSS WILL MAKE A LOT ACCORDING TO PLAN, CAN ROSS WILL MAKE A LOT OF ACCORDING TO PLAN, CAN ROSS WILL MAKE A LOT OF MONEY ACCORDING TO PLAN, CAN ROSS WILL MAKE A LOT OF MONEY ON WILL MAKE A LOT OF MONEY ON WILL MAKE A LOT OF MONEY ON TAX WILL MAKE A LOT OF MONEY ON TAX REVENUES WILL MAKE A LOT OF MONEY ON TAX REVENUES FROM WILL MAKE A LOT OF MONEY ON TAX REVENUES FROM DATA WILL MAKE A LOT OF MONEY ON TAX REVENUES FROM DATA CENTER? TAX REVENUES FROM DATA CENTER? TAX REVENUES FROM DATA CENTER? ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> BUT ABSOLUTELY. >> BUT COULD ABSOLUTELY. >> BUT COULD WE ABSOLUTELY. >> BUT COULD WE BETTER ABSOLUTELY. >> BUT COULD WE BETTER USE >> BUT COULD WE BETTER USE >> BUT COULD WE BETTER USE THAT >> BUT COULD WE BETTER USE THAT LAND >> BUT COULD WE BETTER USE THAT LAND TO >> BUT COULD WE BETTER USE THAT LAND TO SERVE >> BUT COULD WE BETTER USE THAT LAND TO SERVE PEOPLE >> BUT COULD WE BETTER USE THAT LAND TO SERVE PEOPLE AND THAT LAND TO SERVE PEOPLE AND THAT LAND TO SERVE PEOPLE AND ROSWELL THAT LAND TO SERVE PEOPLE AND ROSWELL FOR THAT LAND TO SERVE PEOPLE AND ROSWELL FOR 30 THAT LAND TO SERVE PEOPLE AND ROSWELL FOR 30 YEARS THAT LAND TO SERVE PEOPLE AND ROSWELL FOR 30 YEARS FROM THAT LAND TO SERVE PEOPLE AND ROSWELL FOR 30 YEARS FROM NOW?"

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