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Residents press for strict limits on data centers; council schedules detailed follow-up
Summary
Public commenters and several alderpersons urged a moratorium or stricter controls on large data centers after hearing that the draft zoning code could allow standalone data-center uses as-of-right in some industrial districts; staff said thresholds and reporting options will be drafted and a separate Committee of the Whole on data centers will follow the council transition.
Residents at Sheboygan’s March 24 Committee of the Whole meeting urged alderpersons to place strict limits on large data centers, saying the draft zoning code as presented could allow major computing facilities without sufficient public review or performance standards.
Multiple speakers from the public raised concerns about water use, noise, lighting and the low long-term employment benefits of hyperscale facilities. Mary Dotz said the city should require developers to fund grid upgrades and water/sewer expansions and…
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