Town of Cassville, in Grant County, Wisconsin, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on March 12, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "Town of Cassville residents voted 54-3 in March 2026 to authorize 'village powers,' a Wisconsin mechanism that grants townships greater zoning control typically reserved for villages and cities. The vote was specifically motivated by a… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | enacted | March 12, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Grant County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
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Wisconsin context
Wisconsin has 36 documented local actions across 31 jurisdictions in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Wisconsin in this snapshot.
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.