Crook County commissioners voted Dec. 31 to sign a letter opposing an application to purchase approximately 318 acres of state land adjacent to the county airport for a potential data‑center project.

The chair said the city and county had been exploring the parcel for years as strategic land to support airport growth and industrial development. The application, filed by a Delaware‑registered company operating as Triangle Airport Land LLC (Application APP 0065856), proposes a demonstration data‑center use. County staff and the chair said the use would not align with the county’s long‑term industrial and airport expansion plans and likely would require a zone change.

A county representative at the meeting noted the city had submitted a letter of interest in acquiring the property and that both the city and ENCO had asked State Lands to consider the local plans; the county’s letter was brief and framed as opposition to the recent application to protect airport expansion options.

The board moved and seconded a motion to authorize the county to sign and send the opposition letter; the motion passed and staff were directed to send the letter by the application deadline.

Next steps: the county will send the signed opposition letter to the Oregon Department of State Lands. The transcript does not record any additional mitigation measures or negotiations with the applicant.