The Custer County Board of Supervisors met for less than an hour on Tuesday morning inside the Custer County Courthouse.
Following a public hearing late last month which saw no members of the public coming forward, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to adopt the data center regulations recommended to them by the planning commission.
Ahead of last week’s public hearing, Zoning Administrator Darci Tibbs explained the process that led to the regulations being drafted.
“The purpose of these regulations is to not encourage or attract data centers, but to make sure that if one is proposed in Custer County, we have appropriate standards and safeguards in place to protect the health, safety, and welfare of our citizens, and to protect the ag and rural character of the county,” said Tibbs.”
View the full data center regulation document here: Custer County Data Center Regulations
The board also voted unanimously to put a 12 month moratorium in place regarding battery energy storage systems. This time period was stated to be so that more time could be given to researching them and to work toward regulations, much like the months long process ahead of the adoption of data center regulations.
In board of equalization matters, tax corrections for the years 2023 through 2025 were made to change a stick built home to a mobile home resulting in over $2,000 back to the property owner. A motor vehicle exemption for Custer Care was also approved, at a loss to the county of $16 and change.
Levy allocation requests for the upcoming fiscal year were approved unanimously for all subdivisions.
View the levy allocations here: 2026-2027 Levies Custer County Sub-divisions
County Assessor Elise Taylor came before the board regarding her department’s copier machine, stating that it is starting to show signs of failing. The current copier has been in use since around 2017 or 2018 and is owned, however repairs had become more frequent with parts being harder to find.
Taylor said options of a $143 per month lease or purchase over $7,000 were available. Following a discussion about what budget the copier would have to come from and the fact that budgets were just passed and the copiers health was not a concern presented, discussions about its replacement fizzled out.
A contract between Central Plains Valuations and the county’s assessor’s office was approved, capped at $8,000. The contract was stated to be the same as it had been since 2021. Supervisor Anne Gibbons was the lone vote of no.
With no applications to cross right-of-way received, the meeting was adjourned at 9:52 AM.
