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Residents press council for data-center water transparency as officials defend diesel bus purchase
Summary
A resident urged DeKalb City Council to require reporting on water use and utility impacts for a proposed data center; staff and the transit manager replied that bus procurement decisions favored diesel due to steep cost differences with hybrid/electric options.
At the Feb. 9 DeKalb City Council meeting, resident Amy Dahl used public comment to press the council for stronger local safeguards on a proposed data center’s utility and water use.
"Data centers are also known to be massive water users with no transparency for the communities who depend on that water," Dahl said, asking the council to require…
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