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Resident says Ramblewood data center vote "eroded the trust of the citizenry"
Summary
At the Petersburg City Council work session, resident Pam Bingham urged the council to reverse approval of a data center in Ramblewood, citing environmental and water impacts and criticizing post‑decision community engagement. She also faulted the city's tourism outreach.
Pam Bingham, a resident of the Camelot neighborhood, told the City Council that its approval of a data center in Ramblewood has damaged public trust and said she and local environmental groups will oppose the project.
"You all that voted for the data center in Ramblewood, have really eroded the trust of the citizenry," Bingham said during the public comment period. She told council members she is an engineer and not opposed to data centers in principle, but said placing one in a residential area risks water, energy and other environmental impacts. Bingham also criticized the city's tourism materials, saying Petersburg is underrepresented at highway rest areas and asking the city to remedy that outreach.
The comment came during the public‑comment portion of the June 2 work session; council did not take action on the project during this meeting. No administration response to Bingham's specific request was recorded in the transcript.
