1 data center project in Cle Elum City
Who decides here: the City Council of Cle Elum City votes on zoning. The Kittitas County may review big projects too.
In Cle Elum City
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Kittitas County
Kittitas County commissioners voted 2-0 for a six-month emergency pause on land use applications for data centers in unincorporated areas (Resolution 2026-141). The county is making a one-year plan to write rules. A hearing on adding six more months was set for Sept. 15, 2026; the result was not found.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Cle Elum City Council voted unanimously at a special meeting for a six-month emergency pause on applications for data centers and high-intensity computing sites. It came days after Blue Fern Development floated a 20-megawatt, about $200 million data center at the Bullfrog Flats site. It is unclear if the pause applies, because that site has an older development agreement.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Cle Elum City. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Puget Sound Energy Inc. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Washington.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Does the city's pause apply to the Bullfrog Flats site, or does the older development agreement allow it?
- What happened at the Sept. 8, 2026 public hearing?
- Who would use the data center?