Harmony planning commission approves draft data center ordinance
Harmony's Planning and Zoning Commission approved a sixth-draft ordinance establishing standards for potential data center development, sending it to the city council for consideration. Residents raised concerns about noise, quality of life, environmental impacts and the city's public engagement, although no specific data center project has been announced in Harmony.
The Harmony Planning and Zoning Commission approved a draft ordinance establishing regulatory standards for any future data center development and operations in the Fillmore County community. The proposal will go before the Harmony City Council at its Nov. 10 meeting.
About 50 people attended a public hearing, with roughly 20 addressing the five-member commission. One speaker supported the ordinance, while others expressed reservations about potential data center development, citing noise, quality-of-life and environmental concerns and requesting greater public involvement. The article noted that, unlike a planned Google data center in Pine Island, Harmony has no announced project.