With six candidates on the Pine Island ballot, the real issue of a data center looms

With six candidates on the Pine Island ballot, the real issue of a data center looms

PINE ISLAND, Minn. — Like most cities, Pine Island has a host of issues on its plate. Housing growth, property taxes, zoning, street repair and improvement. All of it pales in comparison to the data center, a proposed project that would bring tech giant Google to town in a development known as Project Skyway. With the election coming Nov. 3, three positions — two on the city council, one for mayor — are on the ballot, and how Pine Island residen…