Fennimore

1038 Lincoln Avenue
P.O. Box 87
Fennimore, WI 53809-0087

P (608) 822-3251

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Boardman Clark’s Fennimore office has been providing legal services in the areas of municipal law, school law, and public sector employment law for over 30 years. 

Fennimore Services

  • Municipal Law

    Serving local governments, utilities, and other municipal entities in a wide range of legal services from straightforward ordinance drafting to complex project negotiation.

  • School Law

    Counseling school boards and Cooperative Education Service Agencies (CESAs) throughout Wisconsin in legal areas ranging from labor relations and employment to student discipline and special education.

  • Labor & Employment

    Assisting employers in the full life cycle of employment law, from hiring and managing to terminating and advocating. 

The Latest

Wisconsin’s Local Government Response to Hyper Scale Data Centers: An Overview

Municipal Law Newsletter | 08.25.26

Over the past two years, Wisconsin has become a focal point for hyperscale data center development. Projects associated with Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, Oracle, Vantage, QTS, and other developers have generated billions of dollars in proposed investment and unprecedented demand for electric transmission, water infrastructure, and land development. The rapid pace and scale of these proposals has prompted responses from local governments across the state. As of yet, the responses have not led to a state-wide coordinated legislative approach, in contrast to neighboring states such as Minnesota. Instead, counties, cities, villages, and towns are experimenting with a wide range of regulatory and policy tools as they attempt to balance economic opportunity against concerns about growth, infrastructure, and local control.