Resident urges proactive rules for data centers, asks town to set standards before applications arrive
A resident urged the Southwick Select Board to adopt local development standards or a temporary moratorium for data centers, citing concerns about water use, noise, electrical demand and community impacts; staff and board members agreed to develop an interdepartmental process before applications arrive.
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Jason Perrone, a town resident, told the Select Board he has heard growing concern across Southwick about data centers and asked the town to set rules in advance rather than responding after an application arrives. "My concern is that we established the rules before we have an application sitting in front of us, and we're trying to figure them out after the fact," Perrone said, and handed the board materials on mitigation standards.
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