Hood County pauses Project Red and Project Yellow hearings after widespread resident objections
Residents urged Hood County to reject or tighten the concept plans for two large data‑center projects, citing noise, water, traffic and wildlife harms; developers said detailed engineering remains to be submitted and the court granted a continuance to March 24 while directing staff to update permit rules.
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Hood County Commissioners Court on March 10 held back-to-back public hearings on two concept-plan submittals — called Project Red and Project Yellow — for new data centers on the Wolf Hollow property and nearby tracts and voted to continue both matters to March 24 to allow more technical review. Developers represented by Starwood Digital Ventures presented an overview of the proposals and a team of engineers answered technical questions, while more than two dozen residents and experts testified for several hours about noise, water, traffic, wildlife and historical‑resource concerns.
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