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Commission hears multiple data‑center leads and infrastructure updates; landfill staff warn of lithium‑ion battery fire risk
Summary
County staff reported multiple data‑center inquiries, including a new application from Pronghorn Enterprises, and discussed Iron Springs Road coordination using landfill road base. Landfill managers warned that lithium‑ion batteries in waste streams are causing fires and that proper disposal options and costs remain unresolved.
Commissioners received updates on early‑stage data‑center interest and county infrastructure plans, and heard a detailed landfill report about disposal and fire risks posed by lithium‑ion batteries.
On data centers: Terry Palmer (building and zoning) said the county has engaged with three potential data‑center companies and that a conditional‑use application from Pronghorn Enterprises for property on Antelope Springs Road (Jones property) had been submitted. "They are looking at doing a $600,000,000,000 project," Palmer said on the record; staff characterized that number as what the applicant described. Palmer also…
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