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Board approves internal Wright County energy utility and data‑center policy group
Summary
The board approved creation of an internal working group to study energy utility and data‑center policy and named initial participants including county staff and planning representatives.
The Wright County Board of Supervisors approved the establishment of an internal energy utility and data‑center policy working group and designated initial members during its Aug. 10 meeting. The motion, read from the minutes by the clerk, named Erin Budweck (WCED), Kate Garner (WCED board), Jeremy Abbess (planning and zoning), Dean Kliews (supervisor) and Betty Ellis (supervisor), with one planning and zoning member to be named later.
Clerk (speaker 4) read the motion verbatim and recorded that the motion carried. The group is intended to meet every two weeks initially so staff and board members can work through many unknowns associated with data‑center siting, energy utility considerations and county coordination. The appointment establishes personnel representation from economic development and planning to develop policy options for future board consideration.
