Data center moratorium

Urged passage of the moratorium, stressing Lake Elsinore's recreational identity and concerns about fire, pollution, and water use.

Called the 45-day moratorium a step in the right direction but wished it were longer, and asked for transparency about reports that V22 Investments withdrew its data center option.

Warned that data centers' water demand is a national and regional issue given the shrinking Colorado River, and raised fire risks in the city's brushy environment.

Urged a yes vote on the moratorium, arguing data centers strain water, power, and ratepayers' wallets while offering few long-term jobs.

Presented statistics on data center water use — up to a million gallons a day for large facilities — and urged the council not to consider a data center at all.

Said 45 days is not enough, noting Canyon Lake water hasn't been usable because of PFAS, and asked the council to structure a year-long moratorium.

A Rosetta Canyon resident of eight years, she urged the council to say no to data centers permanently, citing water, pollution, and noise.

Asked the council to keep data centers out, framing the decision in terms of impacts on future generations and clean water.

Thanked the council for the vote and urged them to make the data center ban permanent, arguing the developers only care about money.

Thanked the council for the first step and pressed for a permanent — or functionally permanent — ban, and suggested the city stop using AI-based Flock cameras.

Asked the council to consider a data center moratorium like other cities have adopted, citing water contamination reports elsewhere.

Representing Inland Empire DSA, asked for a moratorium on all data centers, large and small, citing the Utah Strata project and Virginia rate hikes.