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Residents press Janesville council for transparency on proposed data center at former GM site
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Residents and organizers urged the Janesville Common Council on Oct. 13 for public release of proposals and greater engagement over plans to build a data center at the former GM/JETCO site, citing nondisclosure agreements and concerns about water and local impacts.
Multiple residents and community organizers used the public comment period at Monday’s Janesville Common Council meeting to press for more transparency and public engagement around proposals to locate a data center at the former GM/JETCO site on the city’s South Side.
Cynthia Caldwell, a South Side resident, said she and neighbors oppose placing a data center anywhere in Janesville. Organizer Angelina Yu, who identified herself with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, criticized nondisclosure agreements she said have blocked public scrutiny of deal…
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