Oregon Gov. Kotek stops state from selling land for Salem data center
News Clipopb.org·Salem, Marion County, OR·7/30/2026
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek announced the cancellation of a state-owned land sale in Salem that was slated for data center development. This action directly halts a key step for the proposed project. However, it remains uncertain if the governor's intervention can definitively prevent the data center from being built.
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Oregon Governor Tina Kotek announced Thursday her decision to cancel the sale of state-owned property in Salem. The land was intended for developers planning to build a new data center.
While this action effectively stops the state's involvement in providing land for the project, it remains unclear whether Governor Kotek possesses the authority to completely halt the data center's construction.