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Over 30 residents spoke — common themes: water, noise, heritage, transparency and distrust of opaque ownership
Summary
More than 30 residents voiced opposition or questions about the proposed data center; recurring concerns included water use and wells, noise and generators, historic sites and community gardens, opaque LLC ownership, and the need to present testimony to the county planning board.
The public-comment portion featured more than two dozen speakers representing a range of local concerns. Several longtime residents and community-garden volunteers asked the developer to preserve a cemetery and the Walls farmhouse; others described the town as a "garden spot" and urged alternatives to industrial use. "I speak for the bees," one resident said, asking the town to consider pollinators and food security.
Multiple residents also sought transparency about the developer and funding chain, asking who ultimately finances the project and noting online searches that led to opaque LLC structures. Others urged neighbors to attend planning-board and county-commission meetings, to draft a town resolution and to organize sustained civic pressure rather than relying on a single meeting.
