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Resident urges protest of Joliet data center, raising electricity and contamination concerns
Village of New Lenox Board of Trustees · March 10, 2026
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Summary
Janet Diaz, who grew up in New Lenox, urged trustees to oppose an 800-acre Joliet data center project she says could strain the electric grid and risk local well water through chemical disposal; she encouraged residents to join a protest and sign a petition.
During the public-comment portion of the meeting, Janet Diaz of Joliet (who said she grew up in New Lenox) addressed trustees about a proposed 800-acre data center in Joliet. Diaz said the project’s operators claim the complex could use as much electricity as all Chicago homes and that officials have not…
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