St. Joseph Council to visit Altoona data centers as research continues during moratorium
The St. Joseph City Council will visit Altoona, Iowa, to research data centers as part of an existing 12-month moratorium enacted in July. Council members will meet with Altoona city officials to learn about planning processes, challenges, and best practices for data center development.
The St. Joseph City Council is scheduled to travel to Altoona, Iowa, on Friday to conduct research on data centers. This visit is a component of an ongoing 12-month moratorium on data center development that the council previously enacted in July.
Altoona, Iowa, is home to two significant data center facilities, including a 202-acre Meta data center and a 468-acre hyperscale development by Tract. During their visit, St. Joseph council members will engage with Altoona city officials. The primary goal is to gather insights into the planning processes, challenges encountered, and best practices associated with data center development, informing St. Joseph's future policy decisions.