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Wilson County residents submit petition, press court for independent water and environmental studies before data‑center development
Summary
Residents told the Wilson County Commissioners Court they oppose proposed large-scale data center and utility energy projects, submitted a petition seeking guardrails, and requested independent water, air and land impact studies and emergency-services coordination before any approvals.
Dozens of Wilson County residents urged the county to require independent environmental and water‑use studies and tighter tax‑abatement guardrails before any large data‑center or utility‑scale energy projects move forward.
"I am formally submitting this petition and respectfully requesting that it be placed on a future agenda so that the court may consider the proposed guardrails outlined within it," Lori Dawn Masturi said, identifying herself as a Wilson County resident and the person submitting the petition. Masturi told the court petition organizers had collected substantial online and handwritten submissions; the verbatim transcript records a series of figures she read into the record ("In just 4 and a half days, we have received 14 21 online submissions... As of today... 1,500 online submissions... after removing duplicate entries... there were 13 85 verified Wilson County…
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