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Residents urge council to pause and disclose details of proposed data center; petition of 1,368 signatures presented
Summary
At a Feb. 3 Santaquin City Council public forum, residents delivered a 1,368-signature petition and raised pollution, safety and transparency concerns about a proposed data center and associated power generation. Council did not take formal action on the project during the meeting.
Dozens of residents used the council’s public forum on Feb. 3 to press elected officials for more information and review of a proposed data center and associated power-generation facility near residential areas.
Organizers said the petition gathered 1,368 signatures since Thursday, about 64% of which were from Santaquin residents, and asked the council to work with the community on alternatives or stronger safeguards. “I want to know if I need to move my kids, if they’re safe to be there,” Kelsey, the petition organizer, told the council.
Speakers cited multiple worries: a perceived lack of public notice about a change in the project’s scope, potential…
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