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In Farmington, a homeowner battles a data center and lack of information

December 19, 2024
Topics: farmington, data centers, non-disclosure agreement, public records

Nancy Aarestad had lived in Farmington for 22 years, and suddenly found out in April of this year that a data center was being proposed one street over from her three-acre home. Worse, she quickly learned that city officials -- following similar moves involving other data center proposals in Minnesota -- had signed a non-disclosure agreement. A question-and-answer with Aarestad on the struggles she and a citizens group have faced getting public information. ... Continue Reading