Hermantown council to vote on Google data center tax abatement Monday

The Hermantown City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing before voting on a resolution to approve a development agreement and tax abatement agreement with Google for a proposed data center. This decision follows the filing of a second lawsuit against the City of Hermantown by the grassroots group "Stop the Hermantown Data Center." The group alleges that the city's rezoning of the Adolph neighborhood from a residential area to a business-manufacture zone was conducted in bad faith, asserting these decisions were "arbitrary and capricious" and should not stand. City officials have stated that Google representatives will be present at the public hearing to answer questions regarding the project. The meeting is set for 6:30 PM tonight at Hermantown City Hall, with further updates expected. The news channel also referenced a special report by Dan Wolfe titled "Dateline Data Center" available on their app.