Residents ask for clear rules on Abmore data-center project amid water, sewer and buffer concerns

Jackie Cowens asked the council to keep scrutiny of the Abmore data-center project front and center, saying the project — approved in January 2025 — was not initially zoned industrial and that residents deserve transparency on regulations and mitigation plans. "I'm just really complexed with, perplexed with the water capacity," Cowens said, and she asked whether water and sewer capacity, soil toxicity, noise, light pollution, and decommissioning plans had been analyzed.