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Residents raise concerns about data-center covenants and federal preemption during San Marcos public comment
Summary
Two public commenters urged council to pursue sustainable job growth and expressed worry about data-center projects: one promoted a water-technology cluster; another warned a developer failed to provide enforceable covenants and said state bills could limit local regulation of AI data centers.
During the Aug. 19 work session public-comment period, callers urged the council to pursue economic development in water technologies and voiced skepticism about transparency and enforceability of restrictive covenants on proposed data-center development.
A speaker who identified himself as Davis…
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