By Sophie Wyckoff
Publication Date: 2026-10-15 04:27:00
SALIX, Iowa (KTIV) – Conversations continue in Salix, Iowa, over 900 acres of annexed land and plans for a data center project.
Wednesday night, the Salix City Council agenda included three items involving data centers.
One stemmed from the council’s September meeting, when the council discussed a “Memorandum of Understanding” between the City of Salix and Google, which wants to build a data center on the 900 acres of annexed land.
Under the MOU, Google would pay for any independent advisors the council hires to study the data center’s impact. The MOU states the cost couldn’t exceed $150,000 and Google must pay invoices within 30 days. But if the council imposes a moratorium, Google’s payments stop immediately.
First up was a vote on moratorium clarification, followed by the memorandum of understanding and updates from Google.
One agenda item included “affirming and clarifying that the city council has NOT adopted a moratorium prohibiting the construction or development of…
