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Iowa groups ramp up campaigns for and against data centers
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (1641+ words) For 45 years, Hugh Espey worked with Iowa communities in opposition to large scale livestock operations and pipelines. Now as concern toward data centers mounts, Espey said he sees parallels to the previous fights. Espey is retired from Iowa Citizens for…...
City council passes second and third readings of data center moratorium, hears from prospective developer
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (582+ words) From left to right, Marshalltown City Attorney Steve Leidinger, City Clerk Alicia Hunter, Mayor Mike Ladehoff, City Administrator Carol Webb and Councilor Jeff Schneider hear from public commenters on the proposed data center moratorium during Monday night's meeting. The council…...
Community roundtable -
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (762+ words) On Thursday evening, August 27, the Marshalltown Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a "Community Roundtable" at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum (20 W. State St., 2nd floor), beginning at 5:30. Doors will open at 5, so come early and get a good seat at one of the…...
The importance of conversations
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (1193+ words) I went to Friday's meeting of the Pachyderm Club and enjoyed myself thoroughy! Beyond the fun of writing these articles, this data center analysis has given me the opportunity to meet some very interesting folks and have great conversations about…...
A place to learn -
1+ week, 5+ day ago (642+ words) CONTRIBUTED GRAPHIC A map shows the proposed layout for the U R Energy "HQ" property at 3001 Quarry Road. A mini bitcoin mining facility is shown at the U R Energy HQ property. Jarrod, a GMG High School graduate, has previously…...
Hubbell and annexation
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (730+ words) Two very different topics are vying for my attention right now, so I'm going to write about both: the Iowa Data Center Decision Tool, developed at the University of Iowa, and the meeting of the Marshall County Supervisors that I…...
Marshalltown city council passes first reading of data center moratorium
2+ week, 1+ day ago (964+ words) Last Thursday, the Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously voted to recommend the council's approval of the moratorium and the waiving of second and third readings. Mayor Mike Ladehoff then warned public commenters to keep their remarks focused on the moratorium…...
P&Z Commission unanimously recommends four-month data center moratorium
2+ week, 5+ day ago (943+ words) Layne Pieri, the founder of the Marshall County Data Center Moratorium Facebook page, speaks in favor of a proposed moratorium during Thursday night’s Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at city hall. Marshalltown resident Nancy Adams speaks in favor of a…...
Data centers and local government
3+ week, 1+ day ago (824+ words) On Thursday, Aug. 6, starting at 5 p.m., the Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a hearing on the data center moratorium. That will be followed by a working session on data center topics. The meeting is open to the public. Websites for the…...
Data centers
3+ week, 3+ day ago (512+ words) I support reviewing and clearly defining our zoning ordinance regarding data centers. I have supported that effort from the beginning. While a moratorium is now being implemented, I do not believe one is necessary. Instead, I believe our focus should…...