No project in Rockford Township, but 2 nearby
Who decides here: the Town Board of Rockford Township votes on zoning. Some townships leave zoning to the county.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Scannell data center proposal near Otter Creek (Monticello)
Monticello, Wright County
106 acres
🕒 May 2025: City approved a comprehensive plan change making 76 acres industrial.
Proposedabout 12 miles awayMonticello Tech Park (Frattalone data center campus)
Monticello, Wright County
547 acres
🕒 Aug 24, 2026: City Council approved a deal making the developer pay the city's review costs.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Wright County
Wright County passed an emergency pause on data center applications in all 18 of its townships, for up to one year, while it writes rules. The vote was unanimous. It does not change rules inside cities like Monticello. A resident workgroup was formed in June.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Rockford Township. - Go to township meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Wright-hennepin Co-op Electric Assn (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Minnesota.