Residents urge council to slow land sale amid concerns about proposed Page data center

Nancy Walker, who said she lives on Pinto Road with a direct view of the site under consideration, told the Page City Council she and neighbors oppose a proposed data center and urged the council to slow the process and seek broader public input. Walker said the parcel is currently zoned open space and recreation and warned the project could cause “light and sound pollution,” create potential health hazards tied to development infrastructure and depress property values.

“Bringing a data center into Page will have an impact on this quality of life that no amount of potential tax revenue can justify,” Walker said, asking the council to consider placing the question on a ballot so voters can decide.

Michelle Zia, another resident, asked the council to host a town-hall or a forum where proponents could present benefits of the proposal. Zia said online discussion has shown strong opposition but little public information on benefits; she raised concerns about tourism, housing values, business sales and aerial impacts for the community’s recreational and visitor economy.

Council members and staff responded to clarify process questions during the public-comment period but did not take formal action on the proposed land sale at the meeting. Several councilors later discussed the land-sale proposals in an executive-session agenda item, and the council ultimately voted to convene an executive session to receive legal advice and negotiate terms.

The meeting transcript shows residents’ requests for greater transparency and direct public engagement and the council discussed next steps for negotiating potential land sales in executive session. The council did not adopt any ordinance or sale at the meeting; the record shows only public comment, clarifying questions and a later move to executive session to consider negotiations.