Hundreds pack City Hall for Hoku data center hearing, examiner delays decision
News ClipIdaho State Journal·Pocatello, Bannock County, ID·5/15/2026
Hundreds of residents packed Pocatello's City Hall for a hearing regarding the proposed Hoku data center, expressing various opinions, primarily concerns. Due to the significant public input, the examiner decided to delay the decision on the project.
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Gov: Pocatello City Council, Pocatello hearing examiner
POCATELLO — Standing-room only became sitting-room only inside Council Chambers at City Hall Thursday evening, where hundreds lined up to voice their opinions, experiences, fears, desires — but mostly unanswered