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Resident says data center tour showed little noise or light; committee adjourns
Summary
A resident told the committee a tour of a data center found little exterior lighting or audible noise and noted workers used earbuds but were not required to wear headphones; the committee then moved, seconded and adjourned by voice vote.
A resident told the committee that a recent tour of a data center showed neither the bright exterior lighting nor the loud noise some had expected.
“The lights we couldn't even see it from, you know, coming in. It was so dim out there and there's what, six data centers and we couldn't even look out and see all the lights,” the resident said, adding that their group visited at night and again during a daytime tour.
The resident also said workers at the facility “wear earbuds, listen to music,” and that “OSHA doesn't require them to wear headphones,” which the commenter presented as an explanation for the lack of visible hearing protection during the tour. The speaker compared the facility's exterior lighting unfavorably with a Safeway parking lot, calling those lights “purple obnoxious lights.”
Following public comments, the chair asked for any additional committee business and, hearing none, asked for a motion to adjourn. A motion to adjourn was made and seconded; the committee conducted a voice vote and the chair declared the meeting adjourned.
The transcript did not specify who made or seconded the motion to adjourn or provide a roll-call tally; the outcome was recorded as a voice approval and adjournment.
