The Amherst City Council approved an amendment to broaden the ordinance's definition of "construction" and sent a temporary moratorium on data-center construction to a third reading; the amendment passed unanimously.

Amherst City Council debated a proposed temporary moratorium on data center construction and voted to amend the measure, removing an automatic six‑month extension and setting a firm end‑date; the amended ordinance was sent to a second reading for further review.

The Building & Lands Committee voted 7-0 to forward ordinance 26-38, a proposed temporary moratorium on new data centers in Amherst through June 30, 2027 (with an automatic six‑month renewal in the draft); committee members debated a 2.5‑megawatt carve‑out and whether the renewal should be automatic or require a vote.

The building & lands committee voted 7–0 to send ordinance 26-38, a proposed temporary moratorium on data-center construction (with a 2.5-megawatt carve-out), to the full council; members debated whether automatic six-month renewal should be allowed and asked the law department to refine language.