Board of Commissioners, April 7, 2026
Votes on Informational briefing on data center development in Dakota County
How this board votes
The Board of Commissioners approved 94% of 18 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Liz Workman (1 of 25 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The Dakota County Board of Commissioners held no substantive land-use votes; the meeting was largely ceremonial (Public Health Week proclamation and Public Health Achievement Awards) plus an informational-only presentation on data center development.
- Jurisdiction
- Dakota County, MN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 7, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 3
Informational briefing on data center development in Dakota County
Staff presented an informational-only (non-action) overview of data center development. Discussion covered the Meta hyperscale data center under construction in Rosemount (~706,000 sq ft, DCB1 ~340,000 sq ft, DCB2 ~290,000 sq ft, plus office and warehouse), two existing data centers in Eagan (former Unisys/Iron Gate campus ~300,000 sq ft), water/energy cooling technology, groundwater drawdown projections, and the county's limited role. Meta site includes its own electrical substation adjacent to NSP substation; anticipated completion spring 2027. Assessed value grew from ~$26M (2025, land only) to ~$75.7M (Jan 2, 2026, partial) with projected 2027 value ~$91.78M; total taxes projected ~$2.6M payable 2028. DNR can request pre-application info for data centers using over 100 million gallons of water per year per 2025 legislative changes.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Dakota County Board of Commissioners held no substantive land-use votes; the meeting was largely ceremonial (Public Health Week proclamation and Public Health Achievement Awards) plus an informational-only presentation on data center development.
Key Decisions (3)
Informational briefing on data center development in Dakota County
Proclamation of Public Health Week in Dakota County
Resolution honoring Public Health Achievement Award winners
Development Activity (2)
Meta Data Center (Rosemount)
Industrial
Former Unisys / Iron Gate data center campus (Eagan)
Industrial
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
Data center water demand is a growing concern in Dakota…
Commercial Demand
Up to 10 known data centers (plus unknown NDA projects)…
Infrastructure
The Meta Rosemount data center's tax base is projected to…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 3 commissioners, 5 staff members, and 8 members of the public.
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