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The Council unanimously postponed deciding whether the Archer Datacenters Faribault Campus project needs an Environmental Impact Statement, directed the project proposer to provide additional information, and authorized development of data-center performance standards. The Council also approved a $479,675 bid to replace approximately 63 lead service lines.
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The Council did not make a final decision on requiring an Environmental Impact Statement for the Archer data-center project; it will first receive additional information, and the Council may revisit the issue later. The city will develop more specific operating requirements for data centers. Separately, construction plans were approved for $1,808,950 in Two Rivers siphon improvements, and the lowest bid was accepted for lead service line replacements scheduled to begin in summer 2026 and be substantially completed by the end of December 2028.
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