Residents press for mandatory baseline studies and question proposed hydrogen project
In the open public forum, residents asked the county to require baseline environmental studies before hyperscale projects proceed and raised questions about a proposed hydrogen plant's viability and risks, citing records, petitions and potential industrial ties to data-center plans.
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During the open public forum at the Oct. 20 meeting, multiple residents pressed the county to require baseline environmental studies for the West Plains before permitting large industrial projects. Brittany Anderson said she had submitted a Change.org petition with more than 500 signatures and sent framework documents to the planning commission; she called for baseline studies to be mandatory for hyperscale or data-center projects.
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