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Staff recommends advancing data center and Agri‑Park annexation for further review after Level 2 analysis
Summary
City staff presented a Level 2 annexation analysis covering roughly 2,903 acres (775 city‑owned; 2,128 private) for potential data centers and an R6 Agri‑Park, estimated utility needs and fiscal impacts, and recommended moving the areas forward in the annexation map process while noting significant policy questions about water, character, and infrastructure costs.
City staff presented a detailed Level 2 analysis Sept. 23 for possible annexation of land to serve proposed data center developments and an R6 Agri‑Park, recommending the Council allow the areas to advance in the annexation review process but flagging multiple policy considerations.
City Administrator Seth Atkinson said the Level 2 areas include about 2,903 acres across 31 full parcels and three partial parcels; roughly 775 acres are city‑owned and 2,128 acres are private land proposed for data center and Agri‑Park development. Atkinson described utility needs and constraints: data center domestic use was estimated at about 40 acre‑feet per year (comparable to a subdivision of roughly 45 homes), while associated power generation facilities could demand between about 220 and 436 acre‑feet per year. Staff…
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