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Resident urges pause on data centers amid drought, raises long-running water-quality concerns
Summary
During public comment Melinda Music thanked council actions on water and Ericsson, highlighted decades-long TTHM concerns in the town's water, and urged officials to reconsider data center development while drought constrains supply.
Melinda Music addressed the council during the public comment period, thanking officials for actions related to Ericsson and for attempting to protect the town. She told the panel she appreciates their work and stressed the long history of water problems, saying the issue "has been going on for decades."
She urged the council and Pulaski County to be cautious about data-center projects while the region is in drought. "Given the fact that we are in a major drought, I don't think that data centers at this moment are appropriate for Pulaski County or the town of Pulaski for that matter," she said. Music also referenced elevated TTHM levels and urged the town to ensure the problem is fixed; the comment came before the manager and staff described current remediation and design efforts in the manager's report.
