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Residents urge Taylor council to tighten zoning rules before more data centers arrive
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Residents urged Taylor council to pause and strengthen zoning rules before approving more data-center projects, citing concerns about water and power demand, noise, generator emissions and long-term reuse of specialized buildings; council heard multiple public comments during the Dec. 11 meeting but took no zoning vote.
At the Dec. 11 Taylor City Council meeting, several residents urged the council to update local zoning and permitting rules before approving additional data centers, saying current rules treat those facilities as generic 'employment centers' and leave neighborhoods exposed to long-term risks.
"If we do not update our zoning now deliberately and thoughtfully, we're letting outside corporations define Taylor's future for us," Sarah Winters told the council, saying data centers can create heavy power and water demands, ongoing noise and heat, and relatively few permanent local jobs compared with their…
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