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Advisory board flags water and infrastructure questions as Bitfarms data-center plan is reviewed
Summary
County planning members and the Open Space Advisory Board raised questions about a proposed Bitfarms data-center near Murray Road — particularly water use, electricity and local impacts — while the County Planning Commission begins a multi-month fact-finding review.
County planning reviewers and members of Carbon County’s Open Space Advisory Board said they are scrutinizing a proposed Bitfarms data-center that would be sited near Murray Road, raising questions about water use, electricity demand and potential impacts on borough residents.
A County Planning Commission member, speaking to the advisory board during its meeting, said the commission is reviewing plans after a recusal by the regular reviewer, Ivan Meiksel. "We have someone else…
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