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Big Stone County adopts temporary moratorium on data centers
Summary
Big Stone County Commissioners unanimously adopted Ordinance 02-26, placing a temporary moratorium on new data centers after a public hearing in which no members of the public spoke; the ordinance was adopted at the Aug. 18 meeting.
Big Stone County’s Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted Ordinance 02-26 on Aug. 18, imposing a temporary moratorium on new data centers. The board closed a public hearing that began at 10:00 AM and adopted the ordinance before adjourning at 10:12 AM.
Environmental Director Darren Wilke provided an update on work other counties have done on data center ordinances across the state and the board heard no public comments during the hearing, which was opened by Vice Chairman Jeff Klages and closed at 10:08 AM. The motion to adopt the ordinance (moved by Commissioner Athey and seconded by Commissioner Radermacher) carried unanimously. The ordinance was recorded as Ordinance 02-26; the transcript does not specify an effective date.
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