Planning Commission keeps draft data‑center rules in active review, requests specific sections on decommissioning and financial assurance

Sep 17, 2026

The Pottawatomie County Planning Commission on Sept. 17 continued revising draft data‑center regulations, asking staff and members to add decommissioning, surety/financial‑assurance language, an annual compliance report and a required water‑usage report before sending a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners.

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The Pottawatomie County Planning Commission on Sept. 17 continued work on draft regulations for large data centers and related facilities, agreeing more substantive language is needed on decommissioning, financial assurance and enforcement before the commission forwards a recommendation to the county commissioners.

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