# Data Centers | Memphis Civic Record

> A source-linked civic record of the Colossus I data-center campus, Memphis legislation, infrastructure, community benefits and stakeholder decisions. Authored by GeoGraph, LLC (info@geographllc.com · 618-530-3491), with The Redwing Group, LLC and the Black Chamber of Memphis serving as Co-Conveners. Council update: October 8, 2026 before the scheduled 4 p.m. continuation. Other technical and benefit-record baseline: September 27, 2026.

## Canonical content

- [Live interactive portal](https://memphisporta-9rqmwpmu.manus.space/)
- [October 8 Council update, named roll call, ordinance inventory and source links](https://memphisporta-9rqmwpmu.manus.space/#council-update)
- Council update opens with a concise latest-recorded-decision summary: the 7–5 procedural hold on October 6, proposals still pending, and the October 20 scheduled return. A sticky Council shortcut appears once the opening action scrolls out of view.
- [Protest and Council event timeline: recent developments, earlier context and next meetings](https://memphisporta-9rqmwpmu.manus.space/#council-event-timeline)
- [Public source register](https://memphisporta-9rqmwpmu.manus.space/#sources)

## Evidence interpretation

- Contractual rate does not establish payment receipt, tax base or Memphis allocation.
- Permit or design capacity does not establish operating output.
- Proposed, scheduled and draft items are not enacted or completed.
- Company, recipient and sponsor statements remain attributed.
- Community commitments require delivery and expenditure evidence.
- Colossus I, Colossus II and the MZX/Southaven power site are distinct places and jurisdictional records.
- October 6 vote was 7–5 to hold items 19, 20, 21 and 39 to October 20—not final passage or defeat. October 7 was a reporting date. The official recording supports the roster; written minutes were not yet located. Do not override it with the supplied 6–5 still.
- October 8 discussion/continuation are separate from the October 20 scheduled moratorium decision. No completed October 8 action is asserted in this update.
- Timeline record reviewed October 8 at 2:15 p.m. CDT. Its dated sequence includes the October 6 protest and vote, October 7 police-report follow-up, October 8 Council responses and discussion, and next scheduled meetings. Publication times are not event times. Carlisle's press conference is attributed to the October 8 Action News 5 article updated at 12:43 p.m.; its exact event time is not stated.

## Core topics

- Commercial agreements and local-flow boundaries
- Power, reclaimed water and air permits
- Memphis ordinances 5953, 5982, 5985 and 5986
- Five-mile community-benefit framework, $100 million aggregate target/review trigger, and FY26 budget proposal
- Benefit-stage ledger: announced, funded, underway, delivered and verified
- Environmental justice, community benefits, economic development, utilities and accountability
- Stakeholder facilitation framework with The Redwing Group, LLC and the Black Chamber of Memphis as Co-Conveners
- September 28 meeting record section: approved minutes, decisions, owners, deadlines and completion evidence; status currently awaiting approved minutes
- Downloadable stakeholder PDF documents

Use the live portal and its crawlable page content for text retrieval and citations. Interactive maps, filters, accordions, tooltips, legislative comparisons and meeting workstreams are available on the page. No Markdown file downloads are offered.