The Utah city voted against a proposed data center after hearing community concerns about environmental and economic impacts.
The Provo, Utah city council unanimously rejected a proposal to rezone a parcel owned by Timpanogos Tech Center which would have allowed the company to build a data center on land zoned industrial commercial.
As Daegan Beus reports in The Daily Universe, “Many citizens urged the council to delay considering the center until after the city-wide development economic plan is complete.” One resident, who formerly lived in Virginia, home to 15 percent of the nation’s data centers, said the proliferation of data centers in his former hometown led to a lower quality of life and increase in utility bills for local residents.
The council agreed, saying that it will wait until the city finalizes its economic development study in late spring. “I think we just need to move cautiously and ask what will be best for Provo,” said Mayor Marsha Judkins.
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