Palo City Council to vote on data center regulation tonight
The Palo City Council is scheduled to hold the first of three votes tonight on a proposed zoning code to regulate data center development in the rural Linn County community. This discussion comes as the city continues talks with Google regarding the annexation of land for a potential large-scale data center campus.
The Palo City Council is set to discuss and hold the first of three votes tonight on a proposed zoning code aimed at regulating data center development within the Linn County community. The meeting, which will include public comment, is a direct response to ongoing conversations with Google, which has expressed interest in annexing land near the Duane Arnold Energy Center into Palo for a new data center campus.
The draft code, already approved by the city's Planning and Zoning Board, specifies where and how large-scale data centers can be constructed in Palo and details the requirements for rezoning land for such projects. The council meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Palo Community Center Gym, with the data center zoning code hearing expected to begin around 7 p.m.