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Council, residents press for details as Nevius data center proposal advances
Summary
Public speakers and councilmembers pressed staff for noise, decommissioning and community-engagement details after a representative urged Independence to treat municipal digital infrastructure as a revenue source for schools and housing. Council said more study and public forums are planned.
A public push for local control over a proposed large data center and follow-up council discussion marked the Jan. 20 meeting of the Independence City Council. Christopher Fielding, representing Fivefold Legacy, urged the city to adopt a "digital landlord" framework that would let Independence license municipal digital infrastructure and direct licensing fees toward local schools and housing stability.
Fielding said his group submitted a white paper and asked the council to schedule a formal review within 14 days. He cited "Missouri law 67-0.185" as the authority to license digital infrastructure and described a licensing regime that would…
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