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Resident urges commission to slow AI data-center ordinance; county schedules April 28 public hearing
Summary
A resident and county communications staff reported a surge of public comments opposing a proposed AI data-center amendment over water, power and environmental concerns; commissioners said they have no application on file and scheduled an April 28 evening hearing to gather more input.
Sheena, Franklin County’s communications coordinator, said the county had received 12 additional public comments since an April 1 hearing, bringing the total to 90, and summarized common concerns: “just to vote no,” water usage, environmental impacts and power-supply strain. She also said some commenters felt the proposed revisions did not go far enough on on-site generation.
Resident Valerie Jordan told the commissioners she had researched outside sources and urged caution. Quoting a conservative radio host and online materials, Jordan warned…
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