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Residents urge commission to consider data‑center water savings and highlight TIF risks for a proposed Spruce Road development
Summary
Two residents told the redevelopment commission to consider new water‑saving cooling‑tower designs for data centers and warned that a TIF designation for a proposed Spruce Road mixed‑use project could strain police, fire and school resources by diverting tax revenue.
Two members of the public used the commission's public‑comment period to raise environmental and fiscal concerns tied to proposed local development.
Deborah Durell, who gave her address as 21677 Naughton Road in South Bend, told commissioners that "Microsoft apparently, has initiated installing new designs for their water cooling towers, which, preserve the water that they are having to…
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