Letter Criticizes Clinton Herald Coverage of Proposed Data Center Ordinance
A letter to the Clinton Herald criticizes the newspaper’s coverage of a public hearing concerning a proposed data center ordinance in Clinton, Iowa. The writer says the ordinance required another Planning and Zoning review and raises concerns about alleged violations of Iowa zoning and open-meetings laws.
A letter published by the Clinton Herald discusses the newspaper’s coverage of a public hearing on a proposed data center ordinance in Clinton. The writer says substantial changes to the ordinance required another review by the Clinton Planning and Zoning Commission and notes that council member Janet Turpen voted against setting the hearing for that reason.
The letter also recounts concerns raised by former council member Edward O’Neill, who alleged that the City Council’s process could violate Iowa Code and that possible open-meetings-law violations during the ordinance’s drafting should be examined. The writer primarily criticizes a separate article about allegations involving council members and does not report a final decision on the data center ordinance.