Residents urge state testing on landfill injection well and warn about data‑center impacts; county pledges coordination
At the Sumter County May 26 public forum, residents pressed commissioners for air and water testing related to a nearby landfill injection well and raised concerns about potential large data‑center projects. County staff said air/water regulation is held by the state but the board will coordinate sampling and watch data‑center proposals closely.
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SUMTERVILLE, Fla. — Dozens of Sumter County residents used the May 26 public forum to press elected officials about environmental and development issues, focusing on a proposed deep injection well at the Heart of Florida landfill and on whether the county has rules to limit data‑center siting.
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