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Tribal representatives and commenters say Monarch Data Center threatens cultural sites and request consultation
Summary
Speakers including Kyalie No Heart In War, Laurie Tom and Shannon Williams said the Monarch Data Center could threaten Indigenous cultural resources and burial sites and urged formal tribal consultation; speakers asked commissioners to deny the project.
Multiple speakers told the Planning Commission the Monarch Data Center proposal could damage cultural resources and Indigenous burial sites and that tribal consultation had been insufficient. Kyalie No Heart In War, Laurie Tom and Shannon Williams emphasized cultural-history impacts and requested denial of the application.
Commissioners and staff discussed consultation procedure: staff said the applicant needs to request formal consultation because tribes are sovereign nations. Commenters urged that consultation occur before recommendations advance to the Board of County Commissioners. No formal tribal consultation request by the applicant was recorded in the hearing remarks.
