Google’s Sneaky Trick to Sidestep an Iowa County’s Data Center Zoning Rules – Mother Jones

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Google seeks to annex its proposed 545-acre, six-building data center campus in Linn County, Iowa into nearby Palo — a city with no data center regulations. The move bypasses water-use study requirements, economic benefit agreements and full property tax assessments the county developed with Google's own input, killing a $500,000 regional water study.

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Anika Jane Beamer
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