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Boxminer pitches 20-MW Reed Road data center; Council asks for formal presentation
Summary
Boxminer proposed a 20-megawatt, closed-loop data center on Reed Road; SLED backed the plan citing an $800 million investment figure, but the Council tabled the item pending a formal presentation and more information.
Jeff Keller, representing Boxminer, presented a proposal to build a 20-megawatt data center in La Pine’s industrial zone on Reed Road, emphasizing the site’s distance from residences and room for expansion. Keller said Boxminer would pay about $3 million to Midstate Electric before operations and estimated the City could receive roughly $20,000 per month in franchise-fee revenue. SLED Economic Development Director Patricia Lucas told the Council that SLED’s board reviewed the project and that the applicant is not requesting a tax exemption; Lucas cited an $800 million investment figure and said SLED recommended the Council approve a sale of property to Boxminer.
Councilors expressed mixed reactions and asked for additional detail before any sale or land-use action. The Council tabled the proposal and requested a formal presentation and further information from the applicant and SLED before advancing land‑sale or entitlements. No formal motion to sell property was taken on March 11.
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