Asked the City Manager to work with relevant departments to review the current legal landscape and provide recommendations for how to regulate construction of large data centers in Cambridge

How it started

Mar 26, 2026 · Proposed by Councillor Nolan, Mayor Siddiqui, and Councillors McGovern and Zusy: a formal request from the Council to the administration. Joined at the meeting by Councillor Al-Zubi, added from the floor by motion.

What happened

Mar 30, 2026 · ✅ Order adopted as amended. The Council's request went to the City Manager. (Adopted as amended vv9)

What’s next

⌛ No response on the docket: nothing has been filed back under this request's number. Answers sometimes arrive as other items; this ledger tracks only this one.

The document Agenda item attachment · 2 pages

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Anchorage, AK, Kentucky, and Mesa, AZ; and the National League of Cities has put

together resources for local governments to understand data centers and their impacts on residents; now therefore be it ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with relevant departments to review the current legal landscape and provide recommendations for how to regulate construction of data centers in Cambridge and protect residents and local resources and utilities from their impact; and be it further ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council in a timely manner. In City Council March 30, 2026. Adopted as Amended by

Affirmative Vote of Nine Members:-

Attest:- Paula M. Crane, Interim City Clerk A true copy; ATTEST:- Paula M. Crane

Interim City Clerk

🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Mar 30, 2026