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Data Center Development

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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 6, 2026.

Public comments (9)

OpposedTaylinOct 6, 2026

Expressed concern about data center noise, PFAS water contamination, and rising electricity rates.

City Council Meeting — October 6, 2026 · 18:12 →
OpposedFelixOct 6, 2026

Stated that most residents oppose the data center due to environmental and energy impacts.

City Council Meeting — October 6, 2026 · 22:02 →
OpposedTaylor KivittOct 6, 2026

Addressed the citizen referendum filed against Title 15 code changes facilitating the data center.

City Council Meeting — October 6, 2026 · 24:50 →
OpposedVinnOct 6, 2026

Expressed frustration that council members were not paying attention and raised noise concerns.

City Council Meeting — October 6, 2026 · 27:40 →
ConcernedTravis MarksOct 6, 2026

Shared IT professional experience regarding server room noise and equipment maintenance.

City Council Meeting — October 6, 2026 · 30:27 →
NeutralJohn HendersonOct 6, 2026

Questioned alternative uses for the proposed data center land.

City Council Meeting — October 6, 2026 · 32:16 →
OpposedMason FillmoreOct 6, 2026

Expressed concern about consumerism, electronic waste, and long-term community impacts.

City Council Meeting — October 6, 2026 · 33:27 →
ConcernedRebecca MarksOct 6, 2026

Expressed concerns about light pollution and dark sky preservation.

City Council Meeting — October 6, 2026 · 1:42:53 →
ConcernedAlan WestmanAug 4, 2026

Asked the council to be cautious and thorough in evaluating data center proposals, specifically regarding energy and resource usage.

Spanish Fork City Council — August 4, 2026 · 45:31 →

News & external sources (6)

Daily Herald

Developer eyes ‘GoldMine’ data center project in Fairfield

In the small Utah town of Fairfield with a population of roughly 180 people — near the border of Eagle Mountain, where some 65,000 people live — a developer wants to build a project named “GoldMine,” which could include hundreds of acres for another data center in the Cedar Valley. The “mixed-use industrial and technology […]

Salt Lake TribuneOct 8, 2026

Most Utahns oppose building more data centers. Here’s what they want done about them.

As the number of planned data center projects seemingly explodes across Utah, most residents aren’t happy with how their elected leaders have handled them.

The Salt Lake TribuneSep 29, 2026

Removing the ‘anxiety’: Data center won’t be built at mouth of Utah canyon

Removing the ‘anxiety’: Data center won’t be built at mouth of Utah canyon The Salt Lake Tribune

The Salt Lake TribuneSep 29, 2026

Removing the ‘anxiety’: Data center won’t be built at mouth of Utah canyon

Removing the ‘anxiety’: Data center won’t be built at mouth of Utah canyon The Salt Lake Tribune

sltrib.comSep 24, 2026

Will a data center join the wind turbines at Spanish Fork Canyon? The city just cleared a path.

Will a data center join the wind turbines at Spanish Fork Canyon? The city just cleared a path. sltrib.com

YahooAug 18, 2026

‘Not interested in being a test site’: Residents oppose potential data center in Spanish Fork

‘Not interested in being a test site’: Residents oppose potential data center in Spanish Fork Yahoo