Mahaska County supervisors adopt moratorium to study data-center construction, appoint investigative board

Jun 1, 2026

The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously June 1 to impose a moratorium on new data-center construction in unincorporated areas and appointed a seven-member board to study potential impacts; no action was taken on license-plate-reader cameras.

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The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors voted June 1 to impose a temporary moratorium on the construction of data centers in unincorporated areas and created a seven-member board to study the potential impacts.

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