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Residents raise concerns as commissioners and county counselor discuss proposed Google data center
Summary
Public commenters voiced both support and concern for a proposed Google data center; Counselor Molz provided county updates including proposed figures from Google, and commissioners said they are broadly supportive but want more communication with residents.
Public comment at the April 13 meeting centered on a proposed Google data center, with neighbors and community members offering both support and objections. Lorelei McFarland spoke about concerns tied to the project; Dave Scripsick said the planned site would be built beside his house, land and roads and raised safety and proximity issues. Tate Luce presented pro-development points in favor of the project. "Paul said several people probably the majority of people are for the data center to happen with a small vocal group that are not," a public commenter later summarized at the April 27 meeting.
County Counselor Molz briefed the board with an update that included proposed figures from Google. Commissioners said they generally favor the data center but asked for improved communication between Google and local residents before final decisions are made. The board briefly entered an attorney–client executive session related to the matter on April 13 to discuss privileged legal information; that session ran from 10:29 a.m. to 10:49 a.m. and returned to open session without a recorded formal action on the data center.
