Palo

On page two, Entitled Iowa Today, we find government notes.

The sub-headline, Google to hold town hall Thursday in Palo.

Also, Marion to cut ribbon at new public safety training site.

People will be able to meet with Google representatives this week for the first time since the company announced its interest in constructing a data center near Palo.

The town hall will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday at Palo City Hall, 2800 Hollenbeck Road.

Notices about the meeting were sent earlier this month to all city residents and those living within one mile of Palo's city limits.

There will be a presentation at the beginning of the event, followed by a series of science fair-style stations where people can visit different tables to learn about different aspects of the project.

The meeting will mark Google's first time publicly discussing the project since Linn County officials announced the company's interest last fall.

They're building the third one in Cedar Rapids.

You know, the moratorium in Linn County did not affect Cedar Rapids, did not affect the City of Palo.

So I just wanted to clarify that.

So these priorities items that we have to look to use our expenditures on, [chuckles] I'm assuming that the, the public will help me prioritize them Uh, and collectively that's a good thing because, again, I wanna know what's important to my constituents.

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First up, the Corridor Business Journal reports Google has announced it's taking next steps towards siting a new data center campus near the Duane Arnold Center in Palo.

After negotiations between Google and Linn County, the tech company announced it would pursue voluntary annexation, uh, of the unincorporated land into Palo city limits, meaning it would not be subject to the county's data center ordinance.

Google will hold a public meeting next week and has launched a new website, palodatacenter.com, to provide information about the proposal.

Another Google data center is currently under construction in Cedar Rapids.

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Google wants a piece of Palo.

That's been all anyone in town could talk about for the past year.

Everyone, that is, aside from the company itself, until now.

The company this week sent out mailers to all Palo residents about an upcoming October twenty-second open house, where Google representatives will discuss the project and answer residents' questions.

"We are genuinely excited about partnering with the leadership and citizens of Palo.

We believe in a collaborative and constructive approach to development, one rooted in open dialogue," reads the letter, which is signed by Google's Vice President of Global Infrastructure and Energy, Steve Walter.

The mailer marks Google's first time publicly confirming the project since Linn's County officials announced the company's interest last fall.