Aurora City Council decides against voting on data center ban
(The Center Square) - A ban against new data centers still hasn't won support from the Aurora City Council despite residents' calls for a moratorium. The council in Colorado's third-largest city voted against a proposal to reconsider its decision against an indefinite ban on data centers. That angered attendees who booed the council during a meeting that began at 6 p.m. Monday and ran until 1 a.m. "You're selling us all out!" a woman in the crowd yelled. Council members voted 6-5 against suspending council rules to consider a proposed data center moratorium that failed in August. The procedural motion needed seven votes to pass, so council members could not discuss or vote on the topic. Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman said at the end of the meeting that the city council would discuss the item again at its next meeting on Nov. 9. At Monday night's seven-hour meeting, numerous Aurora residents…
