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Residents press commissioners for limits and transparency amid talk of large data‑center projects
Summary
Multiple speakers urged Harlingen leaders to act on potential large data‑center proposals, raising water, power, health, zoning and transparency concerns and asking the commission to consider resolutions, ordinances or ballot referrals before any formal approvals.
During citizens communication and public hearings several residents urged the Harlingen City Commission to adopt a precautionary posture toward proposed large‑scale data center projects in the region. Commenters said they had read media reports and seen early engagements between private companies (referenced generically and by initials in public remarks) and local utilities and officials. Speakers called for immediate transparency, explicit limits on potable and effluent water sales, and use of zoning and ordinances…
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