Morgan Valley Energy Center

Asked the council to decide before December 7 whether the city will supply water to the proposed county power plant, citing peak-day draw figures and the absence of any hydrology study.

Said his questions about the proposed power plant were barred at a public forum and demanded the council hold town halls on water, sewer and permitting before decisions are made.

Demanded, for the fourth time, a publicly noticed meeting on the city's water and sewer role for the power plant, and questioned confidentiality agreements with data center developers.

A farmer living a mile from the proposed gas plant asked the council to slow down and impose a moratorium, citing lack of transparency about water supply, waste disposal, and low-flying aircraft.

A Cedar Rapids landowner said the 3-square-mile project pairs the power plant with large-scale data centers and asked for open discussion of the city's water, sewer and infrastructure commitments — noting people in the ten-mile zone outside city limits can't speak here.

A small business owner pressed the council on transparency, questioned Alliant's claim that public engagement is happening, and asked point-blank whether any council member, staff, or official has signed NDAs related to Morgan Valley, QTS, Google, or other data center projects. No direct answer was recorded.

Warned the project sits in a growing population corridor near Fairfax and Atkins and asked for public understanding of emissions, cumulative impacts, and long-term growth before decisions become irreversible.

Said the proposed power plant near Cedar Rapids is far bigger and further along than residents realize, with city utilities reportedly already coordinating water and sewer service, and called for a genuine public process.