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Winona County asks staff to prepare agenda item on data centers, citing groundwater and transparency concerns
Winona County Board of Commissioners · May 12, 2026
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Summary
Commissioners asked staff to gather information and bring a full agenda item on data centers after members raised concerns about groundwater use for cooling, electricity demand, nondisclosure agreements and public transparency; no policy was adopted but staff will report back.
Winona County commissioners asked planning and county staff to assemble information and prepare a future agenda item on data centers, after members raised land-use and resource concerns.
Commissioner Ward said officials lacked specific standards for data-center…
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