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Resident urges Marion County to weigh long-term impacts before approving data centers
Summary
At the March meeting, a Marion County resident warned commissioners that proposed data centers could strain rural infrastructure—raising concerns about electricity demand, heavy water use, noise, light pollution and the effects of tax incentives cited in SB 98.
Laurie Peter, a Marion County resident, urged the county commission to carefully evaluate potential long-term impacts before approving any data center development in the county. Peter told commissioners she has lived in Marion County nearly 18 years and said large modern data centers can place “significant demands on local infrastructure, water resources, and rural communities.”
Peter cited several concrete concerns: increased electric power demand that she said can be comparable to…
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