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Residents press commission on Beckling Building, data center and pathway snow clearing; manager explains data center water and grid work
Summary
Public comments addressed the Beckling Building transfer, concerns about a proposed Perkins Township data center’s water and energy use, and requests to clear the new RAISE pathway after snow. City Manager John Orszak said the data center uses a self-contained cooling system, requires about 1,000,000 gallons for initial fill and will recirculate water, and FirstEnergy/perkins officials are coordinating grid upgrades.
Several residents used the audience-participation portion of the Jan. 12 meeting to press commissioners on local concerns.
Marcia Cooper, a retired physician and Sandusky resident, asked whether a large nearby data center would strain the city’s water, sewer and electrical systems, citing published accounts that data centers can be heavy water and electricity users. City Manager John Orszak addressed the question later in his report: the data center is in Perkins Township, he said, and the facility uses a self-contained…
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