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Residents urge caution on data centers' water and power use; nonprofit founder asks Lowndes County for formal partnership and funding help
Summary
Public commenters warned commissioners that data centers could strain water and power resources and produce noise; Maria Chung Willoughby requested a county liaison and sponsored affiliations to support formal incorporation and grant readiness for her nonprofit, Art of Good.
Several residents used the public-comment period to press the commission on development and nonprofit support.
Mary Rowe, a resident of Jones Lane, asked the commission to pave Green Road from Old Veil Road to the Harrington House and said she had submitted a petition to the county engineer. "I'm asking and pleading that you all pay Green Road," Rowe told commissioners.
Michael Noll, speaking for "Lausanne Citizens Against Data Centers," urged the county to proceed cautiously on data-center proposals. Noll said data centers "use enormous amounts of water," and told the…
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