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Public raises environmental concerns over data center projects as council accepts IT travel donation
Summary
A public commenter urged scrutiny of the proposed hyperscale data center (Project Anthem) and urged the council to accept an IT director travel donation so staff can pursue oversight and planning; council approved a package of mayor's items that included the travel donation.
During the Tulsa City Council meeting public comment period, Nancy Morin urged city leaders to increase transparency and oversight of Project Anthem, a planned hyperscale data center in East Tulsa, and recommended the council accept a travel donation for the city’s IT director to study municipal uses of AI and data‑center operations.
Morin addressed the council as she discussed John Galchick, identified in meeting remarks as Tulsa’s director of IT and operations and support. She said Galchick had recently participated in an industry executive…
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