Residents question data-center/Bitcoin project and county notification process during public comment

Mar 12, 2025

Public commenters raised concerns about a proposed data-center/Bitcoin operation near Eldora, electricity and water use, tax treatment, and whether the county’s public-notice process was followed. A speaker noted the project was handled as a conditional use permit by the board of adjustment and that environmental health staff were responsible for notices.

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During the public-comment period at the March 12 Hardin County meeting, a resident (Speaker 6, who identified herself in the exchange as 'Julie') raised multiple concerns about a proposed cryptocurrency/data-center operation near Eldora and broader county processes.

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