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Weekly digest: October 18, 2026 (excerpt)
63 formal measures awaiting a vote in 57 towns (data center 48, BESS 8, solar 6, wind 1).
Formal measures awaiting a vote (63)
| Date | Town | Topic · stage | Summary | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | Sterling, CT NEW | data center · PZC 10/19 | PZC weighing a text amendment making data centers prohibited uses. | official |
| 2026-10-19 | Boston, MA NEW | data center · Council hearing 10/19 | Council hearing on Docket #1718: zoning text amendment to prohibit data centers citywide. | official |
| 2026-10-19 | Colrain, MA NEW | solar · PB recommendations to Selectboard 10/19 | Recommend amended solar bylaw section to Selectboard after hearings. | official |
| 2026-10-19 | Salem, MA NEW | wind · Joint hearing 10/19 | Joint Council/PB hearing Oct 19 on roof-mounted wind and solar zoning amendments. | official |
| 2026-10-19 | Stoneham, MA NEW | data center · Town Meeting Article 3 | Article 3: temporary moratorium on data centers. | official |
| 2026-10-19 | Weymouth, MA NEW | data center · Council agenda 10/19 | Temporary moratorium on construction of data centers (item 26-115) before Town Council. | official |
| 2026-10-19 | Hopkinton, RI NEW | data center · Council hearing 10/19 | Council hearing on an ordinance defining data centers and banning them in all zoning districts. | official |
| 2026-10-20 | Braintree, MA NEW | data center · Council hearing (continued) 10/20 | One-year data-center moratorium (zoning text amendment); Council hearing continued to 10/20. | official |
| 2026-10-20 | Chicopee, MA NEW | data center · Referred to council committee | Council referred a data-center moratorium to its Public Works/Utilities committee. | official |
| 2026-10-20 | Pembroke, MA NEW | BESS · Town Meeting Article 4 | Town Meeting Article 4: amend zoning for battery storage facilities. | official |
| 2026-10-20 | Spencer, MA NEW | data center · Referred to PB for hearing | Select Board referred a temporary data-center moratorium to the Planning Board for hearings. | official |
| 2026-10-21 | Trumbull, CT NEW | data center · P&Z text amendment (File #26-34) + Council resolution | Council resolution for a two-year data-center moratorium, plus a P&Z text amendment for a definition and one-year moratorium (File #26-34). | official |
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