At a public hearing on an ordinance limiting hyperscale data centers, residents and students told the council they worried about water use, electric‑grid strain, backup generators, noise and long‑term health and environmental impacts.

The Mahwah Township Council adopted Ordinance 2105 to prohibit hyperscale data centers (defined as 50 megawatts and over) across zoning districts pending a planning‑board study; council said the measure is preventative and will be coupled with later regulations on noise, water and other impacts.

Ordinance 2106 would cancel Bond Ordinance 2069 and reduce gross debt by $5,842,500; Ordinance 2107 would appropriate $810,000 from the capital fund balance (including $740,000 for a fire chassis). The packet also proposes settling a Tax Court appeal for Dr. Shervin Mortazavi that reduces property assessments for 2024–2026.

Ordinance No. 2105 would define “data center” and “hyperscale data center” (over 50 MW) and prohibit hyperscale data centers in all zoning districts while the Planning Board studies utility, water, noise and environmental impacts; the Planning Board must report back by June 30, 2027.

A draft ordinance (2105) before the Township Council would define "hyperscale" data centers (greater than 50 megawatts) and prohibit them in all zoning districts until a Planning Board study and Master Plan reexamination addressing utilities, water, noise and environmental impacts is completed (report due June 30, 2027).

Resolution #324-26 would award H2M Associates a contract for construction‑related engineering services tied to a program to replace roughly 8,500 water meters and install an AMI system; the packet includes an H2M proposal with a Township‑funded estimate of $347,900 and an NJIB‑funded scenario totaling $1,055,900.