Nothing reported in Unincorporated Hancock County yet
Who decides here: the Hancock County Board of Supervisors decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Supervisors set aside (tabled) a proposed data center pause. Most want to write a data center ordinance instead, possibly also covering crypto mining, solar and battery storage.
✋ Turned down
The county zoning commission voted unanimously against rezoning county land near Garner for a possible data center. Two members were later disqualified because they live in Garner, so the board must name replacements.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Hancock County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Hancock County: Interstate Power and Light Co. (company) or Prairie Energy Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)) or Boone Valley Electric Co-op (not available).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Iowa.