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Council schedules outreach and special meetings to hear data center industry input
Summary
Councilmembers outlined plans to invite data center industry representatives and state regulators to an August 17 presentation, hold a business‑focused meeting on August 31 (5:30 p.m.), and consider a larger public input session on September 14; the effort is meant to gather technical and economic information prior to any policy decisions.
Council discussed a schedule of outreach to data center industry representatives, utilities regulators and state permitting officials to inform potential future policy decisions.
A council member said the August 17 meeting will include a roughly 30‑minute industry presentation and that the city is inviting representatives from potential developers, the state Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Public Utilities Commission and Northwestern Energy. "We would invite people in the data center industry... to reach out to us here at city Hall," the council member said. The council also set a business‑focused meeting for August 31 at 5:30 p.m. and discussed holding a larger public input meeting on September 14 pending a venue that accommodates more residents.
Council emphasized the outreach is informational and intended to gather technical, permitting and economic input before moving toward ordinance or permit decisions.
