Inver Grove Heights City Council meeting cut short before data center vote, residents furious

The Brief

  • The Inver Grove Heights City Council meeting ended in chaos before a planned discussion about data centers Monday night.
  • The meeting was postponed until Friday at 8 a.m., upsetting many residents.
  • Council members said they received “confidential” new information but did not share details.

INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. (FOX 9) Tensions ran high at the Inver Grove Heights City Council meeting on Monday night as plans to discuss a controversial data center were derailed by an abrupt adjournment and shouting from those in attendance.

City council meeting ends abruptly amid public outcry

What we know:

The meeting was set to include a vote on a moratorium on new data centers and a discussion about a proposed 54,000-square-foot data center in town.

But before the council discussed those items, it voted to adjourn the meeting, rescheduling it for Friday morning.

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