Planning Board backs ban on data centers

Planning Board · Meeting of October 13, 2026

Seekonk Planning Board backed a data center ban and took no stance on state-driven zoning changes. Town Planner John Aubin presented a prohibition using a definition from Holyoke that the Attorney General's Office had already approved, and the board gave it a unanimous positive recommendation after four residents spoke in favor. Resident Barbara Hayden asked for something that says "go away, we don't want you." The board earlier split 3-2, with one abstention, on making no recommendation on seven amendments conforming the bylaw to the state enabling statute.

It also approved site plans for a solar carport at 75 Industrial Way and a building at 1241 Fall River Avenue, and continued a roughly 23,000-square-foot proposal at 30 Industrial Way pending conservation and technical reviews.

In the full story:

• SEEKONK — October 13, 2026 —
• Public hearing: seven zoning amendments to meet the state enabling statute
• Public hearing: prohibiting data centers
• Site plan: 75 Industrial Way solar
• Site plan: 1241 Fall River Avenue
• Site plan: 30 Industrial Way, preliminary review
• Matt's Way acceptance
• Town Planner report
• Member reports and minutes
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,349 words

Source: the Planning Board meeting of October 13, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.