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Clearfield City Council passes data center moratorium in wake of 'grandiose scale of Stratos'
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Fusion42 · 9 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Clearfield City Council has passed a 180-day moratorium on new data center developments to evaluate their impact and update zoning regulations, triggered by concerns over the scale of the Box Elder County Stratos data center project.
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Your ability to build data centers in Clearfield just hit pause for six months while they rewrite the rules. Use this window to engage on local policies or scout customers facing new development uncertainty.
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