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Residents urge wider and uncapped allocation of AI data‑center tax revenue; raise radius and advisory board concerns
Summary
Residents urged the Memphis City Council on Aug. 5 to expand the geographic scope and remove a proposed cap in a draft ordinance allocating revenue from AI/data centers, and to create a community advisory board to guide spending in heavily impacted neighborhoods.
Several residents addressed the Memphis City Council during public comment on Aug. 5 with concerns about a proposed ordinance governing revenue — described by speakers as tax or community investment revenue — from AI/data centers and related facilities. Dr. Kimberly Owens Pearson urged the council to direct a larger share of revenue to ZIP code 38109, describing the area as the "epicenter" of impacts from a nearby facility. She said the ordinance’s draft allocation — which she said would send 25% to…
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