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Residents press council with water, noise and safety questions about proposed limestone-mine data center
Summary
Multiple residents and a written letter urged Norton officials to study aquifer impacts, low-frequency noise from chillers, potential pollutant discharges, and safety risks tied to a proposed data center in a local limestone mine.
Residents urged Norton City Council to require detailed studies and faster answers from the developer of a proposed data center in the limestone mine near Norton and Barberton, raising questions about groundwater, noise, chemical discharges and safety.
A letter from Karen Lynn Miller, read into the record, asked whether studies exist on how drilling several wells would affect the aquifer and nearby private wells within a one‑mile radius; she said the pond behind her home has dropped about three feet during a dry summer. Miller also asked whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has authorized release of used antifreeze to Hudson Run and questioned potential on-site storage of LNG, the risk posed by train derailments and whether the mine could ever be used for hazardous…
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