Council restricts data center development with 12-month moratorium
Malden City Council restricted data center development with a 12-month moratorium, voting unanimously to enact the ordinance that amended zoning codes. City Planner Michelle Romero received credit for swift action preparing the amendments.
City Council · Meeting of June 16, 2026
Malden City Council restricted data center development with a 12-month moratorium, voting unanimously to enact the ordinance that amended zoning codes. City Planner Michelle Romero received credit for swift action preparing the amendments. The Council also approved $150,000 from the Community Preservation Act Fund: $50,000 for Trafton Park Project and $100,000 for Emmanuel Baptist Church restoration, both votes unanimous.
Councillor Stephen Winslow emphasized the city had legal authority to fund religious institution historic preservation separately from religious artifacts themselves. A National Grid petition for Pearl Street poles and underground conduits was tabled at Councillor Paul Condon's request for an on-site meeting with the utility.
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