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Councilmembers report on community events; mayor summarizes regional data-center discussion
Summary
Councilmembers promoted community garden volunteering and food distribution; Mayor Wallace summarized a Benson meeting about data centers, addressing questions about water and power usage and encouraging residents to review current technical information.
Councilmembers used their reports to brief the council on recent community events. Councilmember Cynthia Butterworth highlighted a busy food-distribution event and called for volunteers at the community garden. Councilmember Debra Trate urged residents to check property assessments and noted potential tax exemptions for seniors and widows.
Mayor Johann R. Wallace reported on a March meeting in Benson about data centers attended by university and utility representatives. Wallace summarized technical points raised at the meeting, including that many modern facilities use closed-loop cooling systems (an oil-water mix) rather than large potable-water withdrawals, and that some data-center developers aim for reduced net water and power footprints. He advised residents to check current technical information rather than relying on earlier reports.
