City Council, April 27, 2026
Decided: Proposed Data Center Moratorium (announced hearing order)
What happened
On April 27, 2026, Boston acted on Proposed Data Center Moratorium (announced hearing order).
This was a Boston City Council Committee on Ways and Means budget hearing (dockets 0733-0740 and 757) reviewing the FY27 operating budget for the Department of Innovation and Technology (DOIT) and the PEG Access Fund; no votes were taken and no land-use or zoning matters were dec…
- Jurisdiction
- Boston, MA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 27, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Decided
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FY27 DOIT Operating Budget and PEG Access Fund Hearing
Budget review hearing on dockets 0733-0740 and 757 for the FY27 operating budget of the Department of Innovation and Technology and the PEG Access Fund. CIO Santee Garces presented; budget includes reductions, ~$3.7M loss in external funds, personnel up ~$500K, contractual services down ~$750K,...
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Key Decisions (2)
FY27 DOIT Operating Budget and PEG Access Fund Hearing
Proposed Data Center Moratorium (announced hearing order)
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Development Activity (1)
Longwood Place Wi-Fi
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
Boston's primary data center is at 1 Summer Street (co-located,…
Infrastructure
PEG/cable franchise-fee revenue has declined 10-15% annually for the last…
Infrastructure
Boston has reduced households without internet access by about half…
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Who spoke
12 distinct speakers; 6 identified names.
All speaker roles: 6 Councilmember, 1 Chair, 4 Staff, 1 Public.
Identified name roles: 1 Councilmember, 1 Chair, 4 Staff.
Speaker sample: Brian Donahue, Staff.
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Decision moments (2)
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