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Iroquois County board swears in District 4 appointee, approves temporary moratorium on data centers
Summary
At its April 16 meeting the Iroquois County Board appointed and swore in a replacement for the late Scott Watts, approved a one-year moratorium on new data-center and warehouse developments to allow ordinance updates, and advanced several solar project permits and related decommissioning and landscape agreements.
The Iroquois County Board on April 16 appointed Ken to fill the District 4 vacancy left by the death of Scott Watts and administered the oath of office, confirming the appointee will serve until the first Monday in December 2026 ahead of an unexpired-term election for the remainder of the 2028 term.
The board approved routine business including payroll and claims, and took a unanimous committee recommendation to adopt a temporary one-year moratorium on data-center and warehouse developments to allow county staff and the board time to study effects on the electrical grid, water usage and related ordinance updates.
Planning and zoning work continued on several renewable-energy applications. The board advanced Commerce Street Solar LLC’s…
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