Data center and battery storage moratorium

Supported the moratorium, noting many states have enacted similar pauses and pointing to Comstock Township's battery storage project as a case study.

Urged the council to enact the moratorium through year-end, citing a Comstock study on fire risks, toxic emissions, and strains on firefighters and police.

Supported the moratorium, raising concerns about energy consumption, grid strain, water use for cooling, groundwater quality, and limited job creation.

A Vicksburg resident and National Guard CBRN veteran urged the moratorium, citing hazmat response readiness and East Palestine as a cautionary example.