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Commissioners send proposed data-center ordinance back to zoning board after public questions
Summary
After a lengthy public-comment period and technical questions about power, noise and review authority, McPherson County commissioners voted to return the proposed data-center ordinance to the zoning board for further revision and public outreach.
McPherson County commissioners voted to return the proposed data-center ordinance to the county zoning board for more review and public input following an extended public-comment session and technical questions about electrical service, environmental studies and community impacts.
The measure matters because the ordinance would set local rules for siting large server farms; commissioners and members of the public raised questions about what studies should be required, how the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) review interacts with local zoning and whether additional technical work — including independent engineering input — is needed before local land-use rules are finalized.
At the start of public comment, attorney Bill Macamp, who said he represents the data-center project, told the commission the…
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