HERMANTOWN, Minn. — Seating was in unusually short supply at the Hermantown City Hall on Monday night, as councilors took up a rezoning request that could open the door for the construction of a sprawling data center in the rural southwest corner of the Duluth-area community.

Council chambers were filled to capacity, and an engaged crowd gathered to discuss the potential impact of the project.
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