Residents, emergency officials raise water, wildlife and infrastructure concerns at public hearing on Lansium tax abatement

Residents and local emergency responders urged Taylor County commissioners on Tuesday to scrutinize proposed tax abatement agreements related to a project identified in public materials as associated with Lansium, citing groundwater, wildlife and emergency-services concerns.

Mark Teague, a Taylor County resident and self-described economist, told the court renewable-energy projects and the land uses tied to some developers “are not efficient. They are not economically viable on their own,” and said that wind and solar installations “destroy the landscape” and harm wildlife. "Wind, the power kills birds and bats by the thousands," he said.

Andrew Teague, another nearby resident, described data centers he has observed in the Pacific Northwest and…