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Data centers in Franklin County, Kansas

No data center in Franklin County is on the record yet; the page exists because the county has a scorecard row. No county rule about data centers is on the record for Franklin County itself; Ottawa, inside it, decides new data centers one at a time. The latest decision on the record: Franklin County judge ruled that a data center question will go on Ottawa's November ballot (Ottawa), September 3, 2026.

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No data center in Franklin County yet

No data center is on the record in Franklin County yet. The first published record in Franklin County puts it on the map and in the list here.

The cities in Franklin County on the record (1)

1 of 1 city has a record. A city without one is listed, not linked, until its first published record.

CityProjectsRulesHow it treats data centers
Ottawa01case by case

What Franklin County has decided

1 body, 2 decisions on the record

What the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement behind its toggle, newest first, with its source.

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  1. Ottawacity

    Franklin County judge ruled that a data center question will go on Ottawa's November ballot, reported September 3, 2026.

    kshb.com local outlet

    case by case
    2 acts on this row
    1. referendum

      Franklin County judge ruled that a data center question will go on Ottawa's November ballot

      kshb.com local outlet

    2. referendum

      Ottawa city commissioners took no action on Ottawa United initiative petition for data center ordinance based on city attorney opinion that petition is administrative in nature

      kshb.com local outlet

    Last verified September 3, 2026.

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What happened

  1. · Ottawa

    Referendum: Franklin County judge ruled that a data center question will go on Ottawa's November ballot kshb.com local outlet

  2. · Ottawa

    Referendum: Ottawa city commissioners took no action on Ottawa United initiative petition for data center ordinance based on city attorney opinion that petition is administrative in nature kshb.com local outlet

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Nearby counties with records

34 miles away Johnson County 1 data center on the record 45 miles away Leavenworth County 1 data center on the record 47 miles away Wyandotte County 1 data center on the record 101 miles away Butler County 1 data center on the record

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Data Center Record, "Data centers in Franklin County, Kansas", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/ks/franklin-county, updated September 3, 2026.

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