Linn County Board of Supervisors District 2
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Energy & power plants
Scheetz voted with the other two supervisors to move forward with the Morgan Valley power plant project and was alone in voting against a data center moratorium.
newsKCRG · Aug. 24, 2026Campaign platform says large corporations sponsoring data centers, power plants and potential carbon capture pipelines have recently entered the scene.
campaignRex Meyer for County Supervisor · Oct. 17, 2026+2 moreData centers
Scheetz said he thought the data center moratorium might push companies to pursue projects in small towns with little or no regulation.
newsIowa's News Now (CBS2) · Sept. 6, 2026+3 moreCampaign platform says large corporations sponsoring data centers, power plants and potential carbon capture pipelines have recently entered the scene.
campaignRex Meyer for County Supervisor · Oct. 17, 2026+2 moreProperty taxes & budget
Scheetz said a new property tax reform law will reduce how the county can collect growth in property tax revenue.
newsIowa's News Now (CBS2) · Sept. 6, 2026Said he would address the property tax overhaul's impact on the county budget by setting budget priorities, including strategies like zero-based budgeting or asking each department for across-the-board reductions.
newsThe Gazette · Oct. 15, 2026+1 moreGovernment efficiency & transparency
County biography says he is focused on ensuring government is transparent, accountable, and responsive to working families.
officialLinn County (staff directory) · Oct. 20, 2026Campaign platform says county solutions must be effectual, efficient and managed carefully.
campaignRex Meyer for County Supervisor · Oct. 17, 2026Mental health
County biography lists his priorities as public health and mental health services, infrastructure, local economic development and accessibility of county government.
officialLinn County · Oct. 17, 2026+1 moreSaid he wants to address mental health issues in the county, which he called a serious issue.
newsIowa's News Now (CBS2) · Sept. 6, 2026Housing
Said the Commons on 16th, an 85-unit bridge housing facility with 24-hour staff and on-site support for mental health and medical needs, could potentially end unsheltered homelessness in Linn County.
newsThe Gazette · Oct. 20, 2026Said the data center moratorium provides time to study cumulative water use, water quality and aquifer impacts, and that proposals should disclose cooling systems and maximize use of local labor while avoiding housing shortages that raise property taxes.
newsThe Gazette · Oct. 15, 2026Jobs & economy
County biography lists his priorities as public health and mental health services, infrastructure, local economic development and accessibility of county government.
officialLinn County · Oct. 17, 2026Nothing on file.
Labor & unions
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Said the data center moratorium provides time to study cumulative water use, water quality and aquifer impacts, and that proposals should disclose cooling systems and maximize use of local labor while avoiding housing shortages that raise property taxes.
newsThe Gazette · Oct. 15, 2026Roads & infrastructure
County biography lists his priorities as public health and mental health services, infrastructure, local economic development and accessibility of county government.
officialLinn County · Oct. 17, 2026Nothing on file.
Eminent domain
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Said there are few constraints on siting power plants and transmission lines, which are regulated by agencies with eminent domain powers, and he supports comprehensive-plan updates that allow reasonable land-use decisions.
newsThe Gazette · Oct. 15, 2026Water & environment
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Said the data center moratorium provides time to study cumulative water use, water quality and aquifer impacts, and that proposals should disclose cooling systems and maximize use of local labor while avoiding housing shortages that raise property taxes.
newsThe Gazette · Oct. 15, 2026Schools & education
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Said the public is vocal on issues of excessive taxes and levies, data centers, power plants, and schools, and that taxes are hurting cash-strapped people to the point they are ready to move.
newsThe Gazette · Oct. 15, 2026