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Residents urge Sunbury Council to pause Amazon/AWS data-center approvals, citing taxes, water and noise
Summary
Dozens of residents urged Sunbury City Council to pause annexation and incentive steps tied to a proposed Amazon/AWS data center, raising concerns about large tax abatements, PFAS and wastewater treatment, low-frequency noise from generators, property-value declines and a lack of a binding development agreement.
Dozens of residents voiced opposition to steps that would enable a proposed Amazon/AWS data center during the public-comment portion of the Sunbury City Council meeting on March 18.
"What does this actually bring Sunbury?" asked Annette McMurray (3690 Worthington Road, Genoa Township), who said the city had proposed a community reinvestment area exemption that she described as 87.5% abated for 15 years and 75% for another 15 years and called for independent analysis, enforceable clawbacks and minimum investment or job guarantees.
Residents raised environmental and quality-of-life concerns in a string of comments. A speaker identifying as Dr. Brandon warned that data-center cooling discharges can include biocides, corrosion inhibitors, heavy metals and PFAS; he called for independent testing and comprehensive environmental and public-health studies before approvals…
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