# Burlington council approves Motion memo Prioritizing and Expediting Official Plan Review of Data Centres... 6-0

The motion carried 6 to 0, with 1 absent at the Tuesday, July 21, 2026 meeting.

Published: 2026-08-07T19:26:02.031Z
Edition: burlington
Canonical: https://localwire.ca/burlington/2026-07-21-burlington-council-approves-motion-memo-prioritizing-and-expediting-offi
Publisher: Local Wire

## Record

Meeting: Regular Meeting of Council
Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Item: 18.3 Motion memo Prioritizing and Expediting Official Plan Review of Data Centres (ADM-07- 26) a
Result: Carried 6-0

## Report

Burlington council voted 6 to 0, with 1 absent on Motion memo Prioritizing and Expediting Official Plan Review of Data Centres... at its Tuesday, July 21, 2026 meeting. The motion carried.

The motion, as recorded in the minutes:

```
Waive section 38.1 of the procedure by-law to allow item 18.3 Motion memo Prioritizing and Expediting Official Plan Review of Data Centres (ADM-07- 26) as a motion introduced to Council.
```

Every figure above comes from the [official minutes](https://burlingtonpublishing.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=98434) and the recorded vote they contain. The roll call shows how each member voted.

## Sources

[1] Minutes (PDF): Regular Meeting of Council, Tuesday, July 21, 2026 — https://burlingtonpublishing.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=98434
[2] Regular Meeting of Council, Tuesday, July 21, 2026 (City of Burlington eSCRIBE meeting record) — https://burlingtonpublishing.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=51f8f167-22f2-4c54-bb95-1eb42c28016f&lang=English