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Residents press council for transparency on Microsoft annexation, urge moratorium on data center and investigation of racist mailers
Summary
Several residents urged the council to impose a moratorium on the proposed Microsoft data center citing energy costs and urged the city to investigate racially targeted mailers; speakers also called for clearer public information about annexation decisions.
Multiple residents used the public-comment period to press the Common Council on two related concerns: a proposed Microsoft data center and a wave of racially stereotyped mailings some residents reported receiving.
Douglas Sinuset, a social worker, asked the council to adopt a moratorium on development of the Microsoft data center, arguing it would place excessive demand on the local energy grid and could lead utilities to pass costs to average citizens. "I believe that the development of the data center is going to put in excessive demand on our energy infrastructure," Sinuset said, adding that higher…
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