Opponents Again Sue Hermantown over Proposed Data Center

Opponents again sue Hermantown over proposed data center

HERMANTOWN — A group of concerned citizens served city officials with another civil suit Wednesday, challenging zoning changes made to accommodate a 1.2-million-square-foot data center that Google proposes to build in the southwest corner of the community. Emma Richtman, a spokesperson for a group called Stop the Hermantown Data Center, said she and like-minded residents allege the city “violated numerous state laws in its clandestine pursuit of…

Citizens' group files lawsuit to block Google's proposed Hermantown data center

Stop the Hermantown Data Center has sued the city of Hermantown to try to block a massive data center proposed by Google. The group alleges the city improperly changed zoning rules and violated state open meeting laws.

Groups sues over data center

The group Stop the Hermantown Data Center filed a lawsuit against the City of Hermantown this week, citing what it called improper zoning changes for a planned Google data center in the city’s southwest corner. The non-profit group of residents claims the city violated spot- zoning restrictions and improperly changed zoning in the Adolph neighborhood to support the project. The group said it is ma...