Judge denies company’s request to end Springfield’s data center moratorium

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -A judge’s ruling on the data center moratorium in Springfield will stand.

According to court records, tech company NSI claims zoning for the property at 2900 South National Ave. allows “data processing services” and the moratorium does not apply. NSI sued city hall, asking the court to let it proceed with its plans.

The lawsuit also contends city planners approved the project before the moratorium was put in place.

Springfield City Council is expected to vote on extending the moratorium at the Nov. 16 council meeting until February.

This ruling did not go in NSI’s favor, but in September another judge stopped a moratorium to allow NSI to build in Benton County. That means county commissioners there can’t enforce the moratorium until a final judgment is made. A court date has not been set in that case

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