Quick Summary
Park Falls Manufacturing Data Center Zoning is an ongoing city government story in Price County, Wisconsin
(Zoning & Land Use)
, first tracked on July 12, 2026
and last updated August 04, 2026
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This saga spans 2 published articles.
Published Coverage
1. Park Falls Manufacturing Data Center Zoning
2. Georgetown Ban Data Centers Price County Regulate Park Falls Passed
Timeline of Events
July 13, 2026 — Park Falls Common Council
Public hearing held. 1 public contact during advertising, 1 speaker at hearing, 1 written comment. Council made one additional change. Ordinances adopted by all members present.
July 23, 2026 — City of Park Falls
Ordinances published. Effective July 24, 2026.
August 04, 2026 — Facebook – Positively Park Falls! group
Scott Kluver published Letter #86 explaining ordinances, timeline, and calling out Price County Review for misleading coverage. Posted by Lisa Greenwood-Hoffman.
August 05, 2026 — City of Park Falls
Primary-source PDFs (Letter #86 + both adopted MDC ordinances) downloaded from city site, OCR’d, uploaded to pricecounty.fun, and linked in the Park Falls MDC zoning article’s Sources block.
Meetings to Watch
This story may surface in the following regular meetings:
- Park Falls Common Council – monthly
- Park Falls Plan Commission – as needed
- Comprehensive Plan update process – ongoing
Reporter Notes
Proactive zoning ordinance. No specific data center proposal. Plan Commission drafted June 18. Public hearing July 13. Compare to Delavan MDC (500ft buffer, CUP required). | UPDATE Aug 4: Scott Kluver (City/Zoning Admin) published Letter #86 confirming ordinances ADOPTED July 13 (all council members present), published July 23, effective July 24, 2026. Two ordinances: (1) creates MDC district, (2) establishes standards (noise/light/air quality/water/decommissioning funds). No MDC district exists or planned. Comprehensive Plan survey showed community opposes data centers. Kluver called out Price County Review for misleading article (removed at Mayor request). Former crypto-mining site = non-conforming use. Contact: 715-762-2436, [email protected].
Tracked keywords: manufacturing data center, MDC, zoning, Park Falls, ordinance 26-014, data center
Last updated: August 10, 2026