Event Brief
Rockwood Council OKs data center rules, tax-free budget
Filed: May 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
Summary: Rockwood City Council approved ordinances defining data centers and limiting them to M-1 zoning; officials say no firms have approached yet.
WHO: Rockwood City Council; Jason Jolly and city officials
WHAT: Approved ordinances regulating data centers, including a definition and a first-reading restriction to M-1 light industrial zoning; also approved a tax-free budget.
WHEN: May 19, 2026 at 3:58 PM ET
WHERE: Knoxville, TN
WHY: The council approved the ordinances during its meeting to regulate how data centers are defined and where they may be built.
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