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Palm Beach County delays review of Project Tango data center after large public outcry
Summary
The Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to postpone consideration of Project Tango, a proposed hyperscale data center, to April 23, 2026, after hours of public testimony raising concerns about noise, power, water and proximity to an elementary school.
The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners on a unanimous vote postponed for further review a proposal for a hyperscale data center known as Project Tango after residents and environmental advocates flooded the chamber to press for additional studies. The board set the return date for April 23, 2026.
Commissioners moved to delay the matter after more than 50 residents and dozens of written submissions asked the county to require independent studies of low-frequency and overall noise, water use and disposal, power demand and grid impacts, and public-health and emergency-response planning. Vice Mayor Woodward moved to set the date; Commissioner Weiss seconded the amended motion. The motion carried 7-0.
Ernie Cox, an attorney representing PBA Holdings and the applicant, told the board that the applicant agreed to a postponement and supported time for additional…
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