The longtime mayor of Menomonie in western Wisconsin says the city won’t be negotiating any development agreements with a firm behind a $1.6 billion data center proposal. The announcement comes after the city council had already annexed and rezoned around 320 acres of farmland for the project. During his “Mayor’s Report” to the council, Mayor Randy Knaack referenced his communication with Balloonist LLC, the company behind the data center proposal. “Last Wednesday, Sept. 17, I drafted a memo and had our city administrator contact Balloonist LLC,” Knaack said. At the time, some of those who voted for the annexation told WPR they didn’t necessarily support the data center and needed more information from developers.