Farmington Technology Park (Tract data center campus)
Also called: Tract Farmington
Tract plans up to 12 data center buildings, about 2.5 million square feet, on about 340 acres in south Farmington. The city approved the plans in 2024. Residents and Castle Rock Township sued, but those cases were dropped in September 2026. No company that will use the site has been named.
Where things stand: City approved zoning and plats in 2024. As of late 2025 the city had no building plan for a specific data center. Both resident lawsuits were dropped in September 2026.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 16, 2026): Plaintiffs filed dismissals in both lawsuits, according to the city. The residents' group said legal costs were too high.
What we know
- 📍 WhereFormer Fountain Valley Golf Club land and nearby school district land in south Farmington, Farmington, Dakota County
- 🏢 CompanyTract (Tract Land Development of Colorado)
- 🌳 Size340 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromTract says it is working with Great River Energy and Dakota Electric Association to connect to the grid.
- 💵 Cost$5 billion
- 🤐 Secret deal (NDA)Yes. The Star Tribune reported that Farmington officials signed a secret deal (NDA) with Tract.
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Which company will use the Farmington data centers? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water will the campus use per day, and where will it come from? 🙋 I'll find out
- When will Tract file a building plan for the first data center? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- April 15, 2024City Council approved annexing the land into Farmington (effective April 24, 2024).
- Aug 5, 2024City Council approved the final environmental review (AUAR).
- Nov 4, 2024City Council approved rezoning, preliminary plat and planned development (PUD).
- Nov 18, 2024City Council approved the final plat.
- Dec 2024Residents' group (Coalition for Responsible Data Center Development) sued the city.
- Dec 2, 2024City Council approved the development contract with Tract, 4-1.
- Jan 14, 2025Castle Rock Township sued Farmington, saying the city broke their 2017 land (annexation) agreement.
- May 14, 2025Metropolitan Council approved the city's comprehensive plan change for the site.
- Nov 13, 2025Dakota County court denied the city's motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
- April 20, 2026City approved splitting the final plat into two separate additions.
- Aug 17, 2026Mayor said the city will not adopt a data center pause, because Tract's approvals are already final and a pause would not apply.
- Sept 16, 2026Plaintiffs filed dismissals in both lawsuits, according to the city. The residents' group said legal costs were too high.
Local votes and rules
⚖️ Court case
A residents' group and Castle Rock Township sued Farmington over the data center park. In November 2025 a judge refused to dismiss the case. On Sept. 16, 2026 the plaintiffs filed to dismiss both cases, according to the city. The dismissals still need a judge's final OK.
✅ Approved
Farmington's council approved the rezoning, plan change and planned development for Tract's data center park. The final plat followed on Nov. 18 and the development contract on Dec. 2, 2024.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Data Center (Farmington Technology Park) · City of Farmington · Sept 2026
- Farmington sued by group over plans to build data center · KSTP · Dec 15, 2024
- Coalition for Responsible Data Center Development withdraws lawsuit in Farmington due to litigation costs (summary of Sun This Week) · Blandin on Broadband · Sept 9, 2026
- Farmington officials signed NDA with data center developer Tract · Star Tribune
- Mayor of Farmington talks about situation with local data center (summary of Sun This Week) · Blandin on Broadband · Aug 29, 2026
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