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Gilroy residents urge council to pause Amazon data center approval, cite water and safety concerns
Summary
Multiple residents raised concerns about a planned 218,000 sq. ft. data center (reported approvals in November 2025), asking the council to halt further work, release water-use figures, require an independent environmental review and explain emergency response and groundwater impacts.
Several residents used the Jan. 5 public comment period to press the City of Gilroy for more information and to ask the council to halt or further review a data center project reported to have been administratively approved.
Cindy Smith drew a parallel to the widely publicized Hinkley contamination case and urged the council to "suspend the data center and conduct a current and independent environmental impact report," arguing the community’s drinking-water safety and long-term health should be…
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