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Residents urge Franklin County commissioners to reject or more tightly regulate proposed hyperscale data centers
Summary
At a county meeting, multiple residents opposed two proposed hyperscale data centers, citing threats to farmland, water supplies, emergency response, property values and a lack of environmental review; speakers asked for setbacks, studies and greater transparency.
Several Franklin County residents used the public-comment period to oppose two proposed hyperscale data centers and to press commissioners for environmental studies, stronger setbacks and clearer information. Speakers argued the projects threaten farmland, local water supplies, emergency response capacity and residents’ health and asked the board not to approve rezoning or permitted-use designations without safeguards.
Multiple residents urged the commission to insist on environmental-impact reviews. Twyla Ashworth asked directly, “Why is not the commission requiring environmental impact studies before approving both data centers?” She also asked whether planning-and-zoning rules might be rewritten to reduce public hearings and who would replace a planning-and-zoning representative currently identified as Mr. McLaren.
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