Bessemer City Council members listen as residents express their concerns about a proposed data center at a meeting on July 15. The council last week amended zoning codes to allow data centers in light industrial areas despite significant local opposition. (Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News)
BESSEMER — The reverend knew what was coming.
As Tuesday’s City Council meeting began, The Rev. Thomas Thrash delivered a prayer that set the stage for the dynamic that would play out in the council chambers…