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Residents and supervisors press Rock County to study, limit hyperscale data centers
Summary
Residents urged Rock County supervisors to pause or study proposals for hyperscale data centers — citing groundwater, air quality, water use, safety and limited local jobs — while a supervisor said he will seek a ban on nondisclosure agreements tied to such projects.
Residents and several supervisors pressed the Rock County Board of Supervisors to slow or block proposals for hyperscale data centers, raising concerns about groundwater, air and noise pollution, emergency risks and local economic benefits.
Public commenter Tim Cullen told the board that data centers proposed for Polzin Road near Fenwick and the former General Motors plant in Janesville posed “extremely dangerous” risks, including what he described as a two-mile evacuation radius and large inventories of lithium batteries that, if they burn, could emit toxic gases. His remarks drew no technical rebuttal during the meeting.
Other speakers asked the county to take formal steps before agreements are made. Judy Robson of Beloit asked the board or a relevant committee to…
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