The Cave City, Kentucky city council voted down a proposed data center regulatory framework and instead chose to support a moratorium on new data center development, according to the Bowling Green Daily News. The decision leaves the city without permanent rules while the moratorium is in effect, pausing new applications as officials study potential impacts. Cave City joins a national trend of smaller municipalities opting for temporary halts rather than immediate regulation. The council's next steps on permanent zoning or permitting rules have not been announced.