BoxMiner representative says project uses closed-loop cooling, will bring technical jobs

May 28, 2026

Jeff Keller, identified at the meeting as representing the proposer, said the project is an AI data center (not Bitcoin mining), uses closed-loop cooling, and estimated about 50 full-time jobs post-construction with pay ranging from $60,000 to $180,000.

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Jeff Keller, appearing remotely and identified in the meeting packet and by attendees as the proposer’s representative, told the council that the planned facility is an AI data center that uses closed-loop cooling and is not a Bitcoin-mining operation. "This has nothing to do with Bitcoin mining," he said during his three-minute turn.

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