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The Metro Nashville Planning Commission on Thursday recommended passage of two data center bills making their way through the Metro Council.
The legislative debates come as community opposition to data centers in Nashville continues, especially in light of proposals to build the controversial centers next to the Nashville Zoo and on the Fisk University campus.
One bill, led by Metro Council Planning and Zoning Committee Chair Rollin Horton, would establish zoning rules for data centers, which do not currently exist in Metro code. The second, led by Metro Council member Courtney Johnston, who represents the Nashville Zoo and the neighborhoods around it, would institute a moratorium on new data center permits until Metro can establish regulations.