Heated Inver Grove Heights City Council Meeting Ends Before Votes on Data Center Moratorium, Proposed Data Center
The Inver Grove Heights City Council adjourned a heated meeting without voting on a proposed data center moratorium or a specific data center site plan. This decision was made due to new information, including concerns about noise levels, requiring additional review by city officials. Both items have been rescheduled for consideration later in the week.
The Inver Grove Heights City Council abruptly adjourned its Monday night meeting before addressing a proposed data center moratorium and a specific data center development site plan. City officials stated they had received new information late Monday afternoon, necessitating additional review before a vote could be cast on either item.
The meeting, which saw a large and vocal turnout of residents both supporting and opposing the proposals, became heated at times, with attendees reportedly shouting from the audience. The agenda included a third reading of an interim ordinance to study data center impacts and impose a temporary moratorium, as well as a major site plan request for a 54,070-square-foot data center at 5890 Carmen Avenue.
The new information prompting the adjournment reportedly involved questions concerning the proposed project's noise testing and levels. The City Council has rescheduled the consideration of both the proposed moratorium and the site plan request for Friday at 8 a.m., with continued public interest anticipated.