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Cannon Falls council approves data center conditional use permit and development agreement after hours of debate
Summary
After nearly two hours of public comment and a lengthy staff presentation addressing water, noise and finance, the Cannon Falls City Council on Nov. 5 approved a conditional use permit and a development agreement for the Cannon Falls Technology Park data center by 4-2 roll-call votes.
The Cannon Falls City Council voted 4-2 on Nov. 5 to approve a conditional use permit (CUP) and a companion development agreement allowing a proposed TRAC data center to proceed in the city’s newly annexed industrial park. The measures passed after a long public comment period and a staff presentation that detailed water allocations, noise standards, utility responsibilities and payments to the local school district.
City administrator John (first introduced during the meeting) walked the council and the public through the project timeline and the environmental and regulatory steps taken since October 2024, including an AUAR (alternative urban area-wide review), an EQB notice process and multiple council and planning commission work sessions. He said the council’s CUP includes enforceable conditions tied to MPCA noise limits and DNR oversight where applicable.
On water and capacity, staff said the city’s DNR permit authorizes roughly 250 million gallons per year; the development agreement allocates up to 43 million gallons per year to the…
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