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Resident urges county to require health-impact study and noise limits for proposed Monterra data center
Summary
Mike Bradley, a Monterra resident, urged commissioners to make building-permit approvals public and to require a health impact assessment and enforceable decibel limits (55 dB day / 45 dB night) for a proposed data center he said would harm property values and local schools.
During public comment, Mike Bradley of the Monterra community told commissioners he opposes the proposed data-center location and asked the county to require detailed public disclosures, a health-impact assessment and strict noise limits. "It will lower my property values," Bradley said, and he described concerns about continuous operational noise, potential air pollution and long-term contamination risks.
Bradley asked the county to publish copies of any building permits approved by the City of Topeka that affect the project (he said the site may be within a three-mile radius that triggers Topeka involvement) and requested estimates for infrastructure upgrades (power, water, wastewater) and associated costs. He proposed enforceable noise limits of 55 decibels during daytime hours and 45 decibels at night at the facility perimeter and asked for sound monitoring and penalties for violations.
