Dustin Wolgemuth

Lee County Supervisors Seek Legal Counsel to Draft Data Center Ordinance Amid Controversy

The Lee County Board of Supervisors in Iowa is seeking expert legal counsel to draft comprehensive ordinances for future data center construction, following a one-year moratorium and public outcry over a proposed AI data center in Fort Madison. The county attorney issued a cease-and-desist letter to developer Dustin Wolgemuth, temporarily halting his project and causing him to consider moving to Wisconsin. Residents have raised concerns about the project's potential environmental impacts, resource consumption, and lack of transparency.