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Council hears petition urging cancellation of Landover data center; members may sign
Summary
A community sign-on letter asking that construction of a proposed data center in Landover be canceled was read at the Jan. 20 Landover Hills council meeting; the council allowed individual council members to sign the petition.
Mayor Jeffrey Schomisch read a community sign-on letter at the Jan. 20 Landover Hills Town Council meeting in which the signers asked that construction of a proposed data center in Landover be canceled. The letter requested organizations, institutions, associations and businesses to sign the petition opposing the project.
Council members decided that individual councilmembers could sign the petition. The minutes do not record a formal council vote on the petition nor any council directive to endorse or formally file the petition on behalf of the town.
The petition was presented during new-business items; the minutes do not include text of the letter beyond its stated request to cancel construction. No developer representatives or written responses from the project proponent appear in the meeting minutes.
The petition will be available to organizations and businesses that wish to sign according to the community letter read at the meeting; the minutes do not specify a deadline or submission process.
