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Committee member calls data-center claims "fake news," says no contracts with any data centers
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A committee member publicly rejected circulating reports about data centers as "fake news," said they had not visited a data center or signed any contracts, and suggested the public might be confusing data centers with recycling facilities; they referenced prior discussions with local development groups.
A committee member said information circulating about data centers was "fake news" and clarified they had not visited a data center or signed any contracts, seeking to correct public confusion.
The committee member told the meeting that while there has been "a lot of information about data centers," they personally had not inspected one and had only seen small images. "I call it fake news," the member said, adding, "I don't know what it looks like... I never ended up that center." The speaker said accusations that they visited a data center were incorrect.
The member said the governing court has discussed data centers with outside groups, naming "BIDC, the Varsity Industrial development corporation," and noted talks at master associations and the governor's conference. They described widespread discussion of the issue "nationwide, statewide" but emphasized their own limited personal knowledge.
The speaker said they had visited two recycling centers and suggested some people might be confusing recycling facilities with data centers. "I did visit 2 recycling centers... I don't know if the data center looks like a recycling center," they said.
Referring to local collaboration on recycling, the committee member said, "Judge Coke and I out of the county, I worked with him on his recycling... We're teaming up with some of this stuff," and urged continuing efforts to bring more grant funding into the region.
"So I just wanna clear the air there and let everybody everybody know that, as far as I know, we don't have a contract with any data centers that I know of. I have signed them. Let's put it that way. I wanna get that real clear crystal clear," the committee member said. No formal action or contract award was reported during these remarks.
The comments addressed local concern and rumor rather than proposed policy changes; the speaker emphasized discussion with development partners but did not announce any new agreements or next procedural steps.
