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Residents urge relocation of proposed data center site, citing water and zoning worries
Summary
Residents at a recent county meeting urged officials to reconsider a proposed data center and associated solar project, raising concerns about water use, soil placement and the broad effects of a zoning change that could permit other industrial uses in the area.
Several residents told commissioners at a recent county meeting that a proposed data center and related solar project should be moved to a different site because of concerns about water use, soil placement and the broader effects of rezoning.
John Nye, a resident who identified himself at the meeting, said he and others were surprised by project details disclosed after planning approval, including plans for natural gas and generator backup. "Once you've made the zoning change, anything that fits in that…
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