Inver Grove Heights City Council approves data center moratorium

Inver Grove Heights City Council approves data center moratorium

News ClipCBS News·Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, MN·6/26/2026

The Inver Grove Heights City Council has enacted a year-long moratorium on data center construction, a decision that could lead to a lawsuit from a local developer. This action comes amidst ongoing protests and calls from a coalition of residents for state officials to halt data center developments.

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Gov: Inver Grove Heights City Council, state officials
The Inver Grove Heights City Council on Friday voted in favor of a year-long moratorium on data center construction and it could cost them millions. As Conor Wight reports, a local developer is set to sue the group, and a coalition of people are calling for state officials to press pause on the developments.