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The data center proposal was voted down on May 27. This index preserves the official records, local reporting, and research used before the vote.

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La Pine Rejects Proposed Data Center Amid Public Outcry

The Source Weekly

www.bendsource.com/news/localnews/la-pine-rejects-proposed-data-center-amid-public-outcry/

Local reporting

A small Central Oregon town shoots down data center development

www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/la-pine-rejects-data-center-central-oregon/

Local reporting

La Pine rejects proposed data center

Central Oregon Daily

www.centraloregondaily.com/news/lapine/la-pine-rejects-proposed-data-center/article_0164cd75-d5ae-47f2-885a-a07a392c141b.html

Local reporting

Residents celebrate as La Pine council votes down Boxminer proposal

ktvz.com/news/2026/05/27/residents-celebrate-as-la-pine-council-votes-down-boxminer-proposal/

Local reporting

City Release: Proposed Data Center

City of La Pine

www.lapineoregon.gov/community/page/city-release-proposed-data-center

Official record

March 11, 2026 City Council agenda packet

City of La Pine

www.lapineoregon.gov/sites/default/files/fileattachments/city_council/page/7819/2026-03-11_joint_council_lprd_packet.pdf

Official record

March 11, 2026 signed City Council minutes

City of La Pine

www.lapineoregon.gov/sites/default/files/fileattachments/city_council/meeting/7819/2026-03-11_signed_city_council_minutes.pdf

Official record

March 25, 2026 signed City Council minutes

City of La Pine

www.lapineoregon.gov/sites/default/files/fileattachments/city_council/meeting/7823/2026-03-25_signed_city_council_minutes.pdf

Official record

May 13, 2026 City Council packet

City of La Pine

www.lapineoregon.gov/sites/default/files/fileattachments/city_council/page/7839/2026-05-13_city_council_packet.pdf

Official record

City of La Pine meetings page

City of La Pine

www.lapineoregon.gov/meetings?field_microsite_tid=22

Official record

Deschutes County Rural Enterprise Zone

City of La Pine

www.lapineoregon.gov/ed/page/deschutes-county-rural-enterprise-zone

Official record

Long-Term Rural Enterprise Zone

Business Oregon

www.oregon.gov/biz/programs/enterprisezones/Long-TermRuralEnterpriseZone/Pages/default.aspx

Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 192 — Public Records

Oregon Legislature

www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors192.html

Active Businesses — ALL

Oregon Secretary of State

data.oregon.gov/business/Active-Businesses-ALL/tckn-sxa6/data

Data Center Advisory Committee Charge

Oregon Department of Energy

www.oregon.gov/energy/Get-Involved/Documents/Data-Center-Advisory-Committee-Charge.pdf

Data Centers and Water Dialogue (Draft)

Oregon Department of Energy

www.oregon.gov/energy/Get-Involved/Documents/2026-03-27-Data-Centers-and-Water-Dialogue-Draft.pdf

Upper Deschutes Drinking Water Assessment, March 2026

www.oregon.gov/deq/wq/Documents/dwpSWAupDeschutes2026.pdf

La Pine National Demonstration Project

Deschutes County

www.deschutescounty.gov/671/La-Pine-National-Demonstration-Project

Septic effects on La Pine groundwater (FS 2007-3103)

U.S. Geological Survey

pubs.usgs.gov/publication/fs20073103

How much electricity does an American home use?

www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=97&t=1

Electricity Demand Growth Resource Hub

U.S. Department of Energy

www.energy.gov/policy/electricity-demand-growth-resource-hub

Clean Energy Resources to Meet Data Center Demand

U.S. Department of Energy

www.energy.gov/oe/clean-energy-resources-meet-data-center-electricity-demand

Most new U.S. data centers are coming to rural areas

Pew Research Center

www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/04/13/most-new-data-centers-in-the-us-are-coming-to-rural-areas/

How Americans view data centers' impact

Pew Research Center

www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/03/12/how-americans-view-data-centers-impact-in-key-areas-from-the-environment-to-jobs/

Proposed data center in La Pine creates crowd at meeting

ktvz.com/news/2026/05/13/proposed-data-center-in-la-pine-creates-crowd-at-meeting/

Local reporting

Proposed La Pine-area data center sparks backlash ahead of council meeting

Central Oregon Daily

www.centraloregondaily.com/news/lapine/la-pine-data-center-opposition-city-council/article_af132654-e738-4f63-8ee7-78045ca7e0c4.html

Local reporting

Hundreds pack La Pine City Hall to oppose proposed data center

Central Oregon Daily

www.centraloregondaily.com/news/lapine/la-pine-residents-oppose-proposed-data-center/article_a20e05c1-f368-43f1-ae26-05d09beb5a88.html

Local reporting

La Pine residents pack meeting to oppose data center

The Bulletin (Bend)

bendbulletin.com/2026/05/14/la-pine-residents-pack-meeting-to-oppose-proposed-data-center/

Local reporting

La Pine Data Center Sparks Backlash

Central Oregon Local Buzz

www.centraloregonlocalbuzz.com/p/la-pine-data-center-sparks-backlash-fire-restrictions-begin

Local reporting

BoxMiner terms and conditions

Hidden Pines, LLC dba Boxminer

www.boxminer.io/terms-and-conditions

Company material

Sunriver Chamber Business Development / SLED

Sunriver Chamber of Commerce

sunriverchamber.com/business-development/

Company material

Rate Increase — effective November 2025

Midstate Electric Cooperative

www.midstateelectric.coop/rate-increase

Official record

Midstate Electric Cooperative

midstateelectric.coop/rate-structure

Official record

La Pine Water and Wastewater Systems Improvements (Award of Merit)

Engineering News-Record

www.enr.com/articles/62162-award-of-merit-water-environment-la-pine-water-and-wastewater-systems-improvements-wwsi-project

Local reporting

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