en.Wedoany.com Reported - The village of Wrightstown, Wisconsin, will hold a referendum to decide whether to proceed with a data center project proposed by Cloverleaf, a power and land company. After residents expressed concerns about the project, the village board voted to hold a non-binding referendum.

The referendum, scheduled for August 11, will ask whether village officials should move forward with the data center project in the future. The village has approximately 3,300 residents.

Village Administrator Travis Coenen told the Green Bay Press-Gazette that the move aims to gather community input, which will influence how the village board proceeds if a project proposal is submitted in the future. Since the beginning of the year, Cloverleaf has been in discussions with Wrightstown officials about rezoning land to build a data center of up to 1 GW. Although no site has been finalized, residents have expressed concerns about building such a facility during a series of meetings over the past month.

Cloverleaf Chief Development Officer Aaron Bilyeu and Vice President of Power and Utilities Nur Bernhardt met with villagers last week to try to alleviate concerns. According to WeAreGreenBay, Bilyeu told residents that he hoped communication would help the public understand the truth about the current design of the data center, noting that many concerns stem from past data center development standards and practices.

This is not Cloverleaf's first attempt to advance a data center project in Wisconsin. The company is developing a 1,900-acre site near Port Washington, which is reportedly set to be at least partially leased to data center company Vantage. Earlier this year, the company withdrew from a project in Greenleaf, just four miles from Wrightstown, after being told the council considered the data center "not under consideration."

Founded in February 2024, Cloverleaf purchases land for data center companies and collaborates with utilities to upgrade necessary power infrastructure. The company also supports projects in Georgia and Michigan.

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