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Residents press Berkeley County officials for transparency on proposed Falling Waters data center
Summary
During public comment, residents urged county officials to press for transparency and local benefits from a proposed Falling Waters-area data center, citing concerns about higher electric bills, water use, noise and jobs; a county commissioner said permitting is controlled by state law and announced a town-hall.
Public commenters at a Berkeley County Planning Commission meeting pressed officials for more transparency and local protections around a proposed data center near Falling Waters, saying the project could raise electricity rates, strain water supplies and deliver few local, full-time jobs.
"My bill last month was over 1000 dollars, and I really worry that this rate will only increase, making our people even more impoverished," said Caitlyn Dennis, who identified herself as a Morgan County resident, during the commission’s Sunshine Law public-comment period. Dennis said the developer is proposing a roughly "500 plus acre" campus and that residents fear loss of groundwater, recreational tourism value and limited local hiring.
Other speakers echoed those concerns.…
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