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Residents urge Waco officials to scrutinize proposed 500‑acre data center, citing water and noise concerns
Summary
Multiple residents told the Waco City Council they oppose a proposed InfraKey data‑center development covering more than 500 acres in the county ETJ, citing expected large water use, noise and limited long‑term jobs and asking the council to weigh annexation and utility decisions carefully.
Several residents told the Waco City Council during the hearing‑of‑visitors section that they oppose plans by a company variously referred to in testimony as Infra Key/Infraqui to build a cluster of large data centers on more than 500 acres north of the city.
Mary Beechner, who submitted a petition she said collected more than 1,500 local signatures, said the project would “consume over 500 acres of residential…
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