City Council, April 27, 2026
Votes on Proposed Data Center Moratorium (announced hearing order)
What happened
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
- Voted
Meeting Summary
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…
Key Decisions (2)
FY27 DOIT Operating Budget and PEG Access Fund Hearing
Proposed Data Center Moratorium (announced hearing order)
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…
Who Spoke (12)
On the record: the chair, a councilmember, 4 staff members, and a member of the public.
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