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1,876 records and counting — 58 still ahead across 48 states. Rezoning and power-contract votes surface here before they happen; hearings and town halls while there’s still time to show up. Nothing is ever deleted — what passes into the past stays on the record, so you can trace what was proposed, who showed up, and what it led to.
What’s coming up — and where to show up. Every record cites its primary source.
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Mon
14
Sep 2026
⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting
$717,650.00 on the table
Waite Park, Minnesota
· Monday, September 14, 2026 — in 3 days
The published agenda for this September 14 meeting contains: "DATA CENTER". This is the public record BEFORE the vote — read the document, then show up. Public comment is where cancellations start.
On the record:
“DATA CENTER”
Mon
14
Sep 2026
Vote & Contract
Waite Park, Minnesota
· Monday, September 14, 2026 — in 3 days
Agenda references data center moratorium and regulations under legal services line items.
Mon
3
Aug 2026
Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting
$200 was at stake
Waite Park, Minnesota
· Monday, August 3, 2026 — 1 month ago
The published agenda for this August 3 meeting contains: "DATA CENTER". This is the public record BEFORE the vote — read the document, then show up. Public comment is where cancellations start.
On the record:
“DATA CENTER”
Mon
3
Aug 2026
Past Vote & Contract
Waite Park, Minnesota
· Monday, August 3, 2026 — 1 month ago
Agenda/expense records show legal services billed for 'Data Center Regulations' work.
Mon
4
May 2026
Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting
$10,000 was at stake
Waite Park, Minnesota
· Monday, May 4, 2026 — 4 months ago
The published agenda for this May 4 meeting contains: "Data Center", "DATA CENTER". This is the public record BEFORE the vote — read the document, then show up. Public comment is where cancellations start.
On the record:
“Data Center”“DATA CENTER”“data center”
Mon
16
Mar 2026
Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting
$30,000 was at stake
Waite Park, Minnesota
· Monday, March 16, 2026 — 6 months ago
The published agenda for this March 16 meeting contains: "Data Center", "data center". This is the public record BEFORE the vote — read the document, then show up. Public comment is where cancellations start.
On the record:
“Data Center”“data center”
How the Docket works
Every record here is a dated civic fact — a government meeting with a data-center project on the published agenda, a council vote, a hearing, a rally, a deadline. Upcoming items tell you where to show up; showing up is how towns win. Past items never come off the record: they are the research archive of what was proposed, when, and where. Every record carries a permanent ID and cites its primary source — usually the government’s own published document.
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