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Residents and candidates press Kenosha council to oppose proposed Microsoft data center
Summary
Multiple public commenters at the Jan. 5 Kenosha Common Council meeting urged the council to oppose a proposed Microsoft data center, citing concerns about transparency, local costs, AI safety and surveillance. Speakers asked the city to withhold approvals until residents get fuller project details.
Nicholas Prorock, a candidate for District 9 alderman, told the Kenosha Common Council on Jan. 5 that the city should reject a proposed Microsoft data center and stop signing non‑disclosure agreements that keep details from the public. “If the common council can bring something terrible to Kenosha, like the data center, then a better future for Kenosha is not only possible, it’s here in the present in our hands,” Prorock said…
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