Mason City Council · Nov 3, 2026

Jon
Droscha

Jon Droscha, the incumbent, is running for Mason City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 8 candidates are running for 4 seats.

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About: Mayor Pro Tem of Mason, with a City Council term that ends December 31, 2026.

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01Data center zoning4 sourced positions

Voted yes on adopting Ordinance 266, which created the M-3 Technology Innovation zoning district for data centers (passed 5-2, February 2026).
Council voteMason City Council minutes, February 2, 2026 · Feb 2, 2026 Link How the council voted
Voted no on a 180-day moratorium on Ordinance 266 (failed 2-5, February 2026).
Council voteMason City Council minutes, February 2, 2026 · Feb 2, 2026 Link How the council voted
Moved and voted yes on repealing Ordinance 266 after a referendum petition (passed 4-2, March 2026).
Council voteMason City Council minutes, March 16, 2026 · Mar 16, 2026 Link How the council voted
Voted yes on tabling Ordinance 266 and imposing a 90-day moratorium on data center applications and projects (passed 4-3, December 2025).
Council voteMason City Council minutes, December 15, 2025 · Dec 15, 2025 Link How the council voted

02Data center noise limits1 sourced position

Voted no on lowering a 65-decibel noise limit in Ordinance 266 to 45 decibels (failed 2-5, February 2026).
Council voteMason City Council minutes, February 2, 2026 · Feb 2, 2026 Link How the council voted

03Data center site1 sourced position

Moved and voted yes on authorizing the city manager to represent the city in Public Act 425 negotiations with Vevay Township (passed 4-2, March 2026).
Council voteMason City Council minutes, March 16, 2026 · Mar 16, 2026 Link How the council voted

04Data center revenue1 sourced position

Moved and voted yes on Resolution 2026-22, guiding principles for using new revenue from the proposed data center (passed 5-2, July 2026).
Council voteMason City Council minutes, July 20, 2026 · Jul 20, 2026 Link How the council voted

05Water and sewer rates1 sourced position

Moved and voted yes on a 5% increase to water and sewer commodity charges (passed 5-2, May 2025).
Council voteMason City Council minutes, May 19, 2025 · May 19, 2025 Link How the council voted

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