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Maryville residents press council on data centers, tax projections and services during packed public-comment period
Summary
Public commenters raised parallel concerns about prospective data centers, tax abatements in neighboring towns, and possible revenue shortfalls while department heads reported routine operational updates including stormwater maintenance and police staffing needs.
Residents at the Jan. 27 Maryville town-council meeting spent significant time addressing two additional substantive topics: proposals for data centers and the town’s fiscal outlook and services.
Multiple residents raised transparency and economic-consequence concerns about potential data-center development. A commenter who identified herself as Marcela (transcript wording garbled) said the town’s advisory committee has met since 2024 and that prior notes and minutes mention possibilities of up to nine buildings yielding…
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