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Hunt County officials pledge state outreach and expert study after residents raise water, health and noise concerns over proposed data center
Summary
Residents at a March 25 special session urged Hunt County leaders to block or strictly regulate a proposed data center, warning of water strain, noise, air quality and wildlife harm; commissioners agreed to seek state help, experts and public town halls rather than take immediate regulatory action.
Hunt County commissioners heard more than a dozen residents describe immediate and long-term concerns about proposed data-center development in unincorporated Wheeland and nearby areas, then agreed to pursue state outreach, expert review and public forums rather than attempt an immediate local ban.
At a special meeting on March 25, residents told the court they had learned of proposals only days earlier and asked county leaders to require independent testing and stronger oversight. "I'm more concerned, I suppose, about the county officials being unaware of this until supposedly only two weeks ago," said Carol Davis during public testimony, urging formation of a community task force of local experts, utilities and emergency responders.
Other speakers cited local impacts they said they had observed near similar facilities: construction truck traffic and road damage, night-time light pollution, persistent low-level noise and vibration that residents…
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