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Data center proposals draw hundreds to San Marcos meeting as residents press council on water, noise and cemeteries
Summary
Dozens of residents and dozens more speakers addressed the City Council on June 3 as several data‑center proposals and a preferred‑scenario map amendment drew sustained opposition over water, noise and an on‑site cemetery.
Hundreds of residents and property owners filled the public‑comment period of the June 3 San Marcos City Council meeting to oppose or support several proposed data centers and related land‑use changes near the city’s southern edge.
The largest proposal on the council’s agenda was from Carson Select Investments and a data‑center operator identified as Sabey Data Centers in public comments, which seeks to annex roughly 785.66 acres southwest of South Old Bastrop Highway and Centerpoint Road and change part of the city’s preferred‑scenario map from “conservation cluster” to “commercial employment‑low.” The council held the required public hearing but took no final zoning action that night.
Opponents focused on water use and environmental impacts. “We are currently in a stage 5 drought,” said Sol…
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