The Board adopted Resolution No. 26‑19 imposing a 12‑month moratorium on special‑use permits for data centers and directed Planning & Zoning to develop regulations addressing taxes, water use, wastewater, tree plans, sound, energy, enforcement and infrastructure.

The board approved preliminary engineering and environmental agreements for the Adams Bypass (DPS-3437) and Hickory Road (DPS-3227) projects and selected preapproved engineers and environmental services (Spies Lewis for engineering; HDR for environmental services). Multiple related resolutions passed unanimously.

The board approved Resolution 26‑19 to impose a 12‑month moratorium on data‑center permits while Planning & Zoning and staff develop county‑specific regulations and coordinate with state guidance; the vote was unanimous.

After multiple residents urged a pause on new projects, the Gage County Board approved an eight-month moratorium on data-center facility permits with the option to extend and separately scheduled a public hearing to consider an 18-month moratorium.

County staff announced a $22,700,000 federal grant, with a $1,000,000 local match, to fund the Clayton and Hickory Road transportation and safety project, including replacement of three bridges and about eight miles of roadway; officials said the award substantially reduces local taxpayer burden.

Supervisors discussed findings from Planning & Zoning and public hearings on data centers, including a proposed 18-month moratorium to allow the county time to craft project-specific regulations; water use and limits of county authority were focal concerns.

Region V Services outlined behavioral-health services, county-match figures and pending grants including a potential SAMHSA award; APACE presented its annual report on developmental-disability services and said it is not requesting county funding.

John Cannon, executive director of the Nebraska Association of County Officials, briefed the Gage County Board on organizational resources, workshops and recent state legislation affecting counties (including LB596 and LB663), and encouraged local engagement with state senators and NACO training opportunities.

The board adopted Resolution 26-07 authorizing the chair to sign the NDOT Project Program Agreement (DPS-3220(7)) for Hickory Road improvements, approved an LPA federal-aid agreement for Project #DPS-34(37) 3220(7), and accepted a Community Based grant of $51,733; all votes were unanimous 6-0.

Supervisors voted 6-0 to accept a four-year contract offer from the Fraternal Order of Police, effective July 1, 2024–June 30, 2028, and then recessed into a closed session for negotiations; meeting minutes record the chair leaving during closed session and the board re-opening at 9:45 a.m.

At its May 13 meeting the Gage County Board accepted a single RFP response from DA Davidson to lead jail project bond financing, approved continuing and amending county contracts (inmate phone services, Codex RFID inmate-management, Summit Food Services amendment), and approved a year-6 buyout and maintenance agreement for the county’s Live Scan fingerprint system with EDEMIA.

At a May 13 public hearing, Beverly Acton described plans to convert a farm building into a commercial assembly building and catering kitchen for events of roughly 150 people; planning and zoning recommended approval and the board closed the hearing and said the permit will be on a future agenda for a vote.

After extended debate and several failed amendment proposals, the Gage County Board of Supervisors approved Resolution 26-05, granting special-use permit 2026-2 for a poultry facility in Nemaha Township; the board rejected a full-perimeter three-row tree-buffer amendment but heard extensive testimony on vegetation as odor mitigation and biosecurity risks.

An applicant seeking a special use permit for an 8‑barn poultry site in northern Gage County described operations, water tests and manure management, while multiple neighbors raised concerns about pond levels, air quality (alleged burning of construction waste), property values, road wear and the potential for further expansions; the board closed the hearing and deferred a vote for two weeks.

CHI Health Saint Mary’s representatives described a $3 million HRSA Rural Communities Opioid Response grant covering Southeast Nebraska and outlined a peer-support program that pairs certified peer specialists with law enforcement to connect people to treatment and wraparound services in rural communities, including Gage County.

After a lengthy debate over water use, tax base and community impacts, the Gage County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously April 1 to send a review of data-center and large industrial-user regulations to the county Planning & Zoning Commission for study and recommendation.

The Gage County Board of Supervisors opened multiple bids and awarded several road projects March 18, requiring firm start and finish dates after prior scheduling problems. The highway department will monitor 50‑calendar‑day per‑site completion windows and may apply liquidated damages for missed deadlines.

Representatives from ISI Solar and local utilities presented a proposal to build an under‑1‑megawatt solar array on property in Gage County, outlining equipment, a vegetation plan and interconnection details; supervisors asked about screening, Buy American rules and grid connection.