Birmingham Pauses Hyperscale Centers

0:00Birmingham's got drama brewing over data centers, protesters rallied outside City Hall against Nebius and its planned hyperscale project. Mayor Randall Woodfin jumped in with a Tuesday morning news conference, and the city council just passed a six-month moratorium to hit paws on these. Massive builds. This all stems from Woodfin's recent push to limit hyperscale centers to heavy industrial zones only, keeping them away from neighborhoods. Thousands have fired up, especially folks from Otsmore Valley and Priscilla Heights. Neighborhood leaders failed the meeting last week, sharing real worries about noise, traffic and more. Woodfin called their input legit and stressed sitting down to listen. He's turning those concerns into written proposals for a new ordinance set for Deep Council talk soon. A public hearing drops today with community chats rolling on to shape rules that respect growth without disrupting home turf. This has been Birmingham News Today, powered by AI.