La Crosse County Enacts 18-Month Data Center Moratorium, Forms Study Committee

La Crosse County Enacts 18-Month Data Center Moratorium, Forms Study Committee

News Clipwizmnews.com·La Crosse County, WI·7/2/2026

La Crosse County has recently enacted an 18-month moratorium on data center development. This decision was discussed by La Crosse County Administrator Jane Klekamp on the Rick Solem Show. A new data center study committee has also been formed.

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La Crosse County Administrator Jane Klekamp confirmed the recent passing of an 18-month data center moratorium during an appearance on the WIZM Rick Solem Show. The county has also established a new data center study committee to further examine the issue.

Klekamp discussed this development alongside other local topics, including efforts to address Wisconsin's declining population, such as a program in Fond du Lac to incentivize people to move to the area. She also touched upon the county's pursuit of state approval for its intergenerational daycare plan and ongoing initiatives to combat homelessness, including the 'Homes for 100' plan and La Crosse's 'Pathways Home' plan.