September 7–13, 2026
Plymouth paused new data center construction, approved a new wine shop near County Road 101, and updated a police dog-sharing deal with three neighboring cities.
Around the neighborhood. The biggest local move this week: the City Council adopted a moratorium on new data center construction in Plymouth while the city studies how those facilities affect local electricity use, water supply, and the tax base. No new data center permits will be issued during the pause. The council also finalized amended terms on the city's purchase of the property at 13500 26th Avenue North from B & A Holdings. The specific changes to that deal weren't spelled out in public materials, but the amended agreement is now adopted by the council.
At the register. A new wine and beer shop got the green light. Bottle Bodega will be able to sell packaged wine and beer at 1400 County Road 101 North, Suite K5. The Plymouth Civic League also received a one-time license to sell alcohol at a single event on October 9.
Your water. The council hired an engineer to design and manage upgrades to the Central Water Treatment Plant, the facility that treats the water coming to your home. Selecting an engineer is the step that moves the project from planning into actual design work, ahead of construction bids.
Public safety. Plymouth renewed its police dog-sharing agreement with Maple Grove, New Hope, and Robbinsdale. The four cities split the cost of one shared program rather than each running a separate one.
Federally. Two bills signed into law this week have a narrow but real reach. A federal spending transparency law (HR 2069) now requires certain government contracts that were previously hidden from public view to be posted on USASpending.gov, so you can track more of where federal tax dollars go. A disaster tax break extension (HR 5366) lets people who suffered losses in a federally declared disaster deduct a larger portion of those losses through 2027, and keeps wildfire relief payments tax-free. Several other federal bills this week dealt with matters specific to other states or with internal government housekeeping that doesn't change anything here.
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Coming up next week:
Federal floor votes on the horizon. Four federal bills cleared committee this week and are headed toward a full House vote, though no firm floor dates are set for any of them. HR 9342 would lock in free public access to government documents through libraries and online, with no new fees. HR 9327 would have U.S. Customs and Border Protection train shelter dogs as support animals for officers dealing with trauma and grief. HR 9394 would require the Department of Homeland Security to run a large-scale drill within four years to test how well federal, state, and local agencies can respond to a biological attack on the food supply. The Nevada land-transfer bill (HR 2317) addresses roughly 7,800 acres in that state and has no direct effect on Plymouth. These are all still in the queue, awaiting a House floor date.
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