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Developer defends confidential Marion County data center as residents demand answers
Summary
A developer presentation on a confidential data-center project in Marion County prompted heated public comment; the company said the facility uses closed-loop cooling and will fund required utility upgrades, while residents accused officials of withholding information and demanded public meetings.
Anthony Boler, a project representative who identified himself as a stream manager, told Marion County council members and residents that the confidential data-center project now under review was designed to be "a very safe, clean, secure facility" with minimal local impacts. "The facility will have used a closed blue cooling system, meaning there is no daily water consumption for cooling," Boler said, adding that stormwater would be managed to post-development standards and that mechanical equipment would be enclosed and screened.
Boler also said the developer will "fully fund the required…
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