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Residents raise environmental and water-quality concerns as Conneaut considers possible data center
Summary
Residents urged caution over a prospective data center near Conneaut’s Industrial Park, citing water-quality, heated-discharge and tax-incentive concerns; City officials said the utility is leading outreach and the city does not yet know the company’s identity.
Several Conneaut residents questioned city leaders on March 9 about a possible data center being pursued in the area, urging caution over potential environmental and infrastructure impacts.
At a public-comment period, Joel Specht asked City Manager David Sanford for the name of the company courting the city and whether local laws would protect the community if the facility caused environmental harm. "If there is a problem, do we have the laws in place to fight some billionaire company?" Specht asked. Sanford replied that the city does not know the…
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