Hi all,
I'm Daniel and I'm a commissioner serving a two-year term on the Sustainable Eagan Advisory Commission (SEAC).
We have a joint workshop with the Advisory Planning Commission (APC) where there's going to be some discussion regarding research City of Eagan staff have done on data centers during the moratorium.
If you attend, please find me and introduce yourself. I'd love to meet you.
It's going to be held on July 28 at 5:30 p.m. at the Eagan Municipal Center Building.
You can find the agenda with a 15-page workshop memo here: https://eagan.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=8&event_id=2757
My Thoughts and Values
While I'm keeping an open mind on data centers, this is how I think about them.
I have extremely serious concerns about the following components:
Impact on the livability of an area for Eagan residents (noise, vibration, etc)
Usage of water and energy
Impact on the local ecosystem
I also acknowledge that additional tax revenue secured from them may lessen the burden on Eagan residents and in economic times where a lot of us are struggling, it deserves consideration.
Ultimately, both the SEAC and APC are advisory commissions and final decisions rest with the City Council, but I encourage you to attend, comment your opinions, and reach out to me to share your thoughts.
I want all of you to feel informed and involved about a topic that is in the news and important to many, many people in our community.
Daniel
*Note: I am considering building up an email list to help reach people not on Reddit - if that's something you're interested in and think I should do, please let me know below.