Monroe County posts Data Center Planning Guide as educational resource

Aug 5, 2026

The commissioners approved placing a non‑regulatory Data Center Planning Guide on the county website after a presentation from the Planning Commission clarifying the guide is educational and not a regulatory instrument.

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Assistant Planning Director Nate Staruch presented the Monroe County Data Center Planning Guide at the Aug. 5 meeting, describing it as an educational, non‑regulatory document intended to help municipalities and local officials understand data centers and frame land use evaluations in a legally defensible manner.

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