Vernon. The Vernon Township Council unanimously adopted an ordinance prohibiting the construction of new data centers, saying the measure is a preemptive step to prevent large-scale data processing facilities while exempting existing telecommunications and utility infrastructure.
30 Jun 2026 | 05:06
At its June 22 meeting, the Vernon Township Council unanimously passed an ordinance prohibiting data centers from being built in the town.
”It was inspired by the people in Andover who spoke up and said, ‘we don’t want data centers in our town,’” said Vernon Councilman Carl Contino, who authored the Vernon...
