Residents urge caution on data centers as water and transparency concerns surface
Multiple public commenters told supervisors they are worried about large industrial projects and proposed data centers straining local water supplies; speakers asked for more transparency and public hearings on data‑center proposals and related ordinances.
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Resident Alice Hamers told the board she is concerned about planned or proposed industrial projects—feed lots, an aluminum plant, solar farms and data centers—saying water is scarce in the Willcox and Douglas basins and that the county should involve residents before approving large projects.
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