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Public commenter urges Board of Education to oppose allowing data centers near Blanquita Valente School
Summary
At a New Brunswick Board of Education meeting, public commenter Charlie Cratabille asked whether the board had been consulted about a proposed Jersey Avenue redevelopment change that would permit data centers near the new Blanquita Valente School and urged community action at an upcoming City Hall hearing.
Charlie Cratabille, speaking during public comment at a New Brunswick Board of Education meeting, said he recently learned of a proposal to change the Jersey Avenue redevelopment plan to allow data centers and urged the board to push back.
"You may have heard of this by now, the proposal to change the redevelopment plan for Jersey Avenue to allow data centers," Cratabille said, adding that a developer is eyeing land near Lincoln Gardens, Lake Street and Mile Run Brook for what he described as a "27,000 square foot data center" that could sit close to homes, businesses and the new Blanquita Valente School.
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