Johnson County Voter Guide: Meet the Candidates
The Johnson County voter guide profiles candidates for county supervisor and discusses the county's existing moratorium on data centers. Candidates describe differing views on growth, environmental protection, water resources and the county's ongoing study of data center impacts.
The Kalona News voter guide profiles candidates competing for five Johnson County supervisor seats, along with other county offices and a $94.5 million jail and sheriff's office bond referendum. The election follows a state-required shift to district-based supervisor elections.
Data center policy is among the issues discussed by the candidates. Supervisor Chair Rod Sullivan Green says Johnson County was among the first jurisdictions in Iowa, and possibly the country, to adopt a data center moratorium, which remains in effect while the county evaluates its options. Other candidates cite data centers, environmental impacts, water protection and local control as important issues, while candidate Janice Fixmer-Oraiz says the county must better understand their effects on natural resources and economic development.