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Economic panel eyes data center ban

Economic development panel takes up temporary ban on new data centers for fall Town Meeting. From our own coverage: Economic panel takes up data center moratorium; Housing board weighs $175,000 condo purchase. Also in today's brief (8 items): Select Board meets Monday at Town Hall; Fina…

From Boxborough News

  • Economic panel takes up data center moratorium. Boxborough's Economic Development Committee considered a temporary ban on new data centers for the fall Town Meeting warrant, aiming to give the Planning Board time to write a permanent bylaw before facilities drawing over 5,000 kilovolt-amps could move in.Boxborough News
  • Housing board weighs $175,000 condo purchase. Boxborough's Housing Board considered spending $175,000 from the Affordable Housing Trust on a one-bedroom condo at 196 Swanson Road, weighing whether the trust's roughly $195,000 balance could safely cover the purchase plus closing and legal costs.Boxborough News

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