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Residents urge Rankin County to probe utility, pollution risks of proposed data center
Summary
Residents told the Board of Supervisors Planning Commission that a proposed data center could raise water and electric bills, strain infrastructure and cause pollution; speakers presented a petition with more than 1,020 signatures and asked officials for guarantees before construction proceeds.
Residents worried about a proposed Rankin County data center urged the Board of Supervisors Planning Commission on Nov. 26 to demand firm answers from utilities and developers about likely impacts on local water and power systems.
Leighton Garth, who said she lives in Crossgates and brought a petition of neighbors, told commissioners that while she welcomes the potential property-tax revenue, the community needs protections against higher utility bills and environmental harms. "I don't want my family and my neighbors' families to subsidize those…
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