Grant County board to weigh $700 million bond ordinance; data center moratorium hearing set for Oct. 22
Grant County commissioners are scheduled to consider an ordinance authorizing up to $700,000,000 in taxable industrial revenue bonds for the Great Divide Wind Farm, LLC Project — the largest dollar figure on the board's agendas over the past two weeks. The item was listed for a public hearing and consideration at the board's Oct. 8 meeting.
Minutes from that meeting have not been published, and the agenda does not state the outcome. No vote tally or approval is confirmed in the records available. The same is true of the board's Oct. 6 work session. What follows is drawn from the published agendas only.
$700 million bond ordinance (Oct. 8)
Ordinance No. O-26-04 would authorize the bonds for wind, solar, and battery storage facilities associated with the Great Divide Wind Farm, LLC Project. The agenda lists the item as a public hearing followed by consideration. It does not describe the terms of the bonds, the county's role in repayment, or a schedule.
The Oct. 8 agenda also included a presentation by Site Layer One Data Center.
Comprehensive Plan, street renaming, insurance
Three other items appeared on the Oct. 8 agenda:
- **Resolution R-26-56**, adoption of the 2026 Grant County Comprehensive Plan.
- **Resolution R-26-59**, renaming Agave Street in the Mangas Vista Subdivision to Agave Lane.
- **Grant County Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance Renewal**, listed without a dollar amount.
As with the bond ordinance, the agenda records the items as scheduled for consideration. It does not record what the board did.
Oct. 6 work session: reports, no action items
The board met at 9:00 AM on Oct. 6 for a work session the agenda describes as largely procedural and informational. No ordinances, contracts, rezonings, or fee changes were listed, and the agenda contained no action items.
Scheduled presentations came from the Gila Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees, Chair Seth Traeger, and the Grant County Community Health Council. Quarterly reports were listed from Corre Caminos, Director Kim Dominguez, and the DWI Prevention Program, Interim Administrator Daniel Graves.
Monthly updates were scheduled from Airport, Detention Center, Emergency Management, Fire Management, Finance, Information Technology, Planning & Capital Projects, Public Works, and the Road Department. The agenda also listed a review of a future regular meeting agenda.
Public input was scheduled with speakers limited to five minutes. Request forms are available online and in the County Manager's Office.
Coming up
Board of Commissioners — Oct. 22. Public hearings are scheduled on two items: Ordinance No. O-26-03, a proposed one-year moratorium on data centers and supporting infrastructure in unincorporated areas, and Resolution R-26-60, a public hearing on the Solid Waste Fee for FY 27.
The board is also scheduled to consider an agreement with Locality Media, LLC dba First Due for a software platform at $66,800.00, and an Asset Deletion-Vehicle Auction Listing. A Retirement Service Award for County Manager Webb is listed.
Residents who want to speak on the data center moratorium or the solid waste fee can attend the Oct. 22 meeting; the agenda lists both as public hearings.