Edgerton, Kansas, sues citizens trying to put data center ban before voters

Photo: One of three water towers in Edgerton, Kansas – February 20, 2021. Photo credit: JohnTheMetalheadCarGuy00 via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized to fit). Article by Andy Alcock. KMBC – August 20, 2026.

The battle over data centers has taken a new twist in Edgerton. That city is suing citizens trying to stop one in that Johnson County community. Video shows Edgerton City Attorney Todd Luckman serving the lawsuit to Carrie Schmidt and Kimberly Twente at a recent city council meeting. “It has 2.2 million views on Facebook,” Schmidt said. The city of Edgerton is suing the two women after they successfully put together a petition to ban data centers in Edgerton. […]

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