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The City Council tabled proposed data-center zoning rules in a 4-2 vote, with Councilors Thiele and Mayor Spooner voting against the delay. The council also approved downtown Hill Block condominium plans, childcare zoning in public-institutional areas, several infrastructure contracts, and a $649,900 Viaduct Park ice-shelter contract.
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The data-center proposal is on hold, so the meeting did not establish new rules limiting data centers to heavy-industrial areas or defining what qualifies as a data center. The council approved a planned development for condominiums at 217, 219 and 223 Central Avenue and changes allowing childcare centers in public-institutional zoning areas. It also approved street, concrete, and water and sewer-related work, plus an ice shelter for Viaduct Park that is expected to support a tentatively planned November 2026 rink opening.
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