De Soto Approves Digital Realty Data Center Phase One
In De Soto, Jefferson County (MO), De Soto City Council and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.
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De Soto Approves Digital Realty Data Center Phase One
De Soto City Council · June 15, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:37 De Soto City Council Officials and Speakers Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedZoning Power & Grid Water
Officials and speakers in De Soto, MO address municipal data center zoning, grid capacity, and community impacts.
">> The citizen led petition seeks to block high impact data center development by putting it up to a vote similar to measures we've seen in Edgerton and Ottawa. El Dorado, Kansas successfully placed its petition on this November's ballot. >> The little towns are definitely a target because of the money situation. >> Data center petitions are rippling across the state of Kansas as state statute requires cities that get enough signatures to put citizen led initiatives on the ballot. But because"
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Community members and local officials in De Soto, MO weigh water supply, electricity rates, and neighborhood buffer rules.
"ordinance is administrative or legislative. >> State law protects petitions that would create a new city policy on data centers. But if courts rule that it tries to override an administrative decision made under an existing policy, the petitions don't hold up. If it's legislative, DeSoto's petition could show up on the March ballot next year. >> There could be that we stop some of this from going further. Um and that's that's the hope. >> In a statement, Digital Realty said, "We"
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