The Village of Wrightstown municipal building is seen, May 5, 2026. PC: Fox 11 Online
WRIGHTSTOWN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Community members once again pushed back on data centers at a listening session Tuesday in Wrightstown.
This time, Cloverleaf Infrastructure was in attendance to hear their concerns.
“I’m finding it very frustrating and stressful. At the end of the day, all these companies want to make money. I feel like the deck is stacked against us. We have nowhere near the amount of money to kind of go through all this, any proposal, and kind of fight back every little thing,” said Wrightstown resident Jolene Bennett.
“All the communities that we’re working in, we understand that people have these concerns. So, what we’re seeing here is similar to what we’ve seen in other communities,” said Aaron Bilyeu, chief development officer for Cloverleaf Infrastructure.
Impacts on health and the environment continue to be common worries among Wrightstown residents.
However, residents also addressed issues related to data center developments in Port Washington and Beaver Dam, such as financing structure and 24/7 construction.
“We’re like the next stop on the train. How are all of these people in this community supposed to believe that this is just going to be the magical unicorn where everything just works out perfect?” said Wrightstown resident Nick Sagal.
“The village of Wrightstown has the opportunity to learn from those and take advantage of some of the lessons learned there, and really create a great economic and development opportunity for themselves,” countered Bilyeu.
Transparency was also mentioned as a concern among residents, who specifically noted conversations between the village and Cloverleaf started in January, but the community didn’t find out until months later.
“I understand all developments don’t go before the community, but with this, you acknowledge there’s so much controversy around this. So, get out in front of it, be transparent, tell the communities that you’re talking to them in January and March,” said Sagal.
Bilyeu said Cloverleaf has not acquired any land at this time. Even after Cloverleaf’s presentation and Q&A Tuesday, several community members repeated a message of, “Just say no.”
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