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900+ Tooele residents sign letter to not approve data center ordinance draft
What happened
Residents of Tooele County have signed letters urging officials to delay or reject a proposed data center ordinance, citing concerns about water use, electricity demand, emissions, infrastructure costs, emergency response, and potential risks. The group TooeleCARES is organizing rallies and public comments ahead of a Planning Commission meeting.
Timeline
- KSL 900+ Tooele residents sign letter to not approve data center ordinance draft
- KUTV 2News (YouTube) Tooele County residents push back on proposed data center rules
- KUTV 2News Residents push Tooele County to delay data center rules over water, power concerns
- KJZZ Residents push Tooele County to delay data center rules over water, power concerns
- KUTV 2News (YouTube) Residents push Tooele County to delay data center rules over water, power concerns
- KSL Tooele County Planning Commission votes to table draft of data center ordinance
- KSL's Inside Sources Tooele County Planning Commission tables ordinance on data centers
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Tooele County residents push back on proposed data center rules
— Tooele County residents are pushing back against proposed data center rules, with over 800 people signing a letter urging officials not to approve Chapter 34 as written. Concerns include water use, electricity demand…
Residents push Tooele County to delay data center rules over water, power concerns
— Residents of Tooele County are urging officials to delay a proposed data center ordinance due to concerns over water, electricity, public health, and emergency response. The group TooeleCARES is delivering a letter…
Residents push Tooele County to delay data center rules over water, power concerns
— Residents of Tooele County are urging officials to delay a proposed data center ordinance due to concerns over water, electricity, public health, and emergency response. The group TooeleCARES is delivering a letter…
Residents push Tooele County to delay data center rules over water, power concerns
— Residents of Tooele County are urging officials to delay a proposed data center ordinance due to concerns about water, electricity, public health, and emergency response. The group TooeleCARES plans to deliver a letter…
Tooele County Planning Commission votes to table draft of data center ordinance
— The Tooele County Planning Commission voted to table the draft data center ordinance after over four hours of discussion and public comments, with opposition from residents and TooeleCARES. The commission will revisit…