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Council declines rezoning for proposed East Bay data center after extended public comment
Summary
After an extended hearing with dozens of public comments raising concerns on water use, energy demand, noise and land‑use fit, the Provo City Council voted against a proposed zone‑map amendment to allow a data center overlay at the East Bay site; the implied motion did not pass.
The Provo City Council heard lengthy public comment and a developer presentation before voting down a proposed zone‑map amendment to apply a Data Center overlay to property in the East Bay neighborhood.
Staff introduced the proposal and said the site would use existing on‑site power as available and a closed‑loop cooling system. "What the applicants are looking to do with this data center is have it be one where they're acquiring their power needed to run it from our grid as that power becomes available," staff said during the presentation, and the…
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