Data centers in St. Lawrence County, New York
No data center in St. Lawrence County is on the record yet; the page exists because the county has a scorecard row. No county rule about data centers is on the record for St. Lawrence County itself; 2 bodies inside it have a scorecard row, and a pause on new data centers is on the record. The latest decision on the record: Massena Town Board voted down a proposal for a six month moratorium on data centers after a public hearing with 19 speakers (Massena), September 17, 2026.
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What St. Lawrence County has decided
2 bodies, 2 decisions on the recordWhat the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement behind its toggle, newest first, with its source.
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- Cantoncity
The town of Canton imposed a moratorium in July to give a data center committee time to research the issue, July 2026.
1 act on this row
- moratorium adopted
The town of Canton imposed a moratorium in July to give a data center committee time to research the issue
- moratorium adopted
- Massenacity
Massena Town Board voted down a proposal for a six month moratorium on data centers after a public hearing with 19 speakers, reported September 17, 2026.
1 act on this row
- moratorium rejected
Massena Town Board voted down a proposal for a six month moratorium on data centers after a public hearing with 19 speakers.
- moratorium rejected
What happened
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· Massena
Moratorium rejected: Massena Town Board voted down a proposal for a six month moratorium on data centers after a public hearing with 19 speakers. nny360.com local outlet
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· Canton
Moratorium adopted: The town of Canton imposed a moratorium in July to give a data center committee time to research the issue yahoo.com national outlet
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Data centers in St. Lawrence County, New York", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/ny/st-lawrence-county, updated September 17, 2026.
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Data Center Record, "Data center records in St. Lawrence County, New York", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/ny/st-lawrence-county. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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