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Residents raise environmental, noise and utility concerns over proposed multi‑building data center in Appling
Summary
A resident told commissioners that a proposed data-center campus in Appling could span dozens of buildings, require multiple substations and use glycol-based cooling; county staff said a Development of Regional Impact (DRI) was filed and returned to the county with limited external comment so far.
At the June 3 Columbia County meeting, a resident raised questions about a proposed data-center development in Appling, saying the project filing describes dozens of buildings and large power and water needs and warning of potential environmental and noise impacts.
Susan Warren, who said she lives in Appling, said the developer (identified in her remarks as "Camel Crowe," spoken in the meeting) estimates an $11 billion project with 29 buildings and called the proposal an 8,100,000-square-foot development. "This…
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