City Of Kenosha Common Council

The City of Kenosha Common Council met on November 2, 2026. During citizen comments, residents both opposed and supported the proposed Microsoft data center, with several calling for a moratorium, environmental studies, or a public referendum and raising concerns about power and water use, pollution, noise, and transparency. No council action on the data center proposal was recorded. The council approved a special charge on certain parcels for 2026 bulk-trash removal and approved a notice to extend the city’s lease agreement with Gateway Technical College, a contract with KPH Environmental Inc. for asbestos testing and sampling, and professional services agreements with Delano S. Smith and Chris and E. Harrod. It also approved two right-of-way encroachment agreements. These contract and agreement items passed 13–0.

On public works, the council approved the recommendation to reject bids for Project 26-1575, Fire Station 2 siding replacement, and accepted the completed Project 24-1010 pavement-marking work by Century Traffic LLC, with a final contract amount of $227,778.50; both passed 13–0. The council also approved a finance committee disbursement record, though the transcript’s amount is garbled. Other actions included opting into the Albertsons class-action settlement and approving a two-lot certified survey map.