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Bloomington residents urge council to block proposed data center, oppose Flock surveillance funding
Summary
Dozens of residents and local experts told the council March 23 they oppose a proposed data center and funding for Flock ALPR cameras and police gas masks, citing water and energy use, limited long-term jobs, privacy and disclosure concerns, and requests for transparent scheduling of the item.
Dozens of Bloomington residents used the council’s public-comment period March 23 to urge the City Council to prevent data centers and to end or reconsider the city’s contract with Flock, a company that provides automated license-plate readers.
Speakers including Steven Jepsen, Chris Gibbons and Catherine Sheck told the council they were concerned about the potential water and energy demands of data centers and about late agenda removals that prevented public comment on items. “I just wanted to point out… the city Facebook page said they had 30% of water loss. Where that water went, no one knows,” Steven Jepsen said as he urged caution before approving large developments.
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