Wisconsin voters will have a long list of issues on their minds when they fill out ballots in the fall, but one that is developing into a top concern is the data center boom.“There’s so many issues affecting us as a country, but if we’re looking at it locally, I think that the data center is one of the biggest problems that we have right now, and creating regulations will be something that people should really look at,” said Trish Boehlke, a DeForest resident who joined others in her community to block such a development.
Data center projects have been cropping up all over Wisconsin, drawing opposition from residents worried about damage to the environment and the culture of their communities. In this month's spring elections, data centers were already influencing results: In Port Washington, voters approved a referendum that will require voters to approve tax incentives for developers, and in Janesville, a city council candidate who ran on opposing her community’s data center project won big...
RSK: The controversy goes on for data center locations. No pun intended but there must be some common ground here.
Ken Notes: As long as the power flows through Wisconsin, data centers will build here to tap into it. As a community you will need iron clad development agreements and and everything in writing. Also note, when you a building a multi billion dollar project electing a local official or two is not that difficult.
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