Land Rezoned for Potential Data Center Outside Duluth

Land rezoned for potential data center outside Duluth

The Hermantown City Council unanimously approved rezoning for a proposed nearly 2 million square foot data center, despite community pushback.

Hermantown residents oppose data center at council meeting

The Hermantown City Council voted for a zoning change Monday that allows a proposed data center in northeast Minnesota to move forward, but not before dozens of residents voiced opposition to the project. MPR News reports “the 4-0 vote to rezone the property about eight miles west of Duluth came after a marathon meeting that lasted nearly six hours and ended just before midnight. More than 50 residents of Hermantown and nearby communities addres…

Charged debate over Hermantown data center draws crowd

HERMANTOWN — Seating was in unusually short supply at the Hermantown City Hall on Monday night, as councilors took up a rezoning request that could open the door for the construction of a sprawling data center in the rural southwest corner of the community. Council chambers were filled to capacity, and an engaged crowd exceeding 300 citizens spilled out into overflow spaces where members of the public were able to view a video feed of the meetin…

Hermantown approves zoning change for potential data center project

Hermantown City Council voted to rezone 220 acres for the site of a potential data center Monday night.

Hermantown Council Approves Rezone for Potential Data Center

HERMANTOWN, Minn. — The Hermantown City Council has voted 4-0 to rezone land for a potential data center, officially changing the property from residential to business and light manufacturing. While the vote marks a major step forward for the proposed project, city leaders say it’s a rezone only and does not approve the data center itself. The decision came just before midnight Monday, following hours of public comment and protest from residents…

Hermantown approves rezoning for massive data center

Hermantown City Council approved rezoning for a 1.8 million-square-foot data center, marking a major step for what could become Minnesota’s largest data center.